Read the fact file and check your answers to exercise 2. What do you think is the most interesting or surprising fact?

                                                               Hue Citadel

* Located on the northern bank of the Perfume River, the Imperial City of Hue was not only the administrative centre but also the royal residence of the Nguyen Dynasty.

*Its construction began under the reign of Emperor Gia Long in the early 19th century and it was completed during the reign of Minh Mang, involving huge expenditure and the recruitment of tens of thousands of labourers.

*The Citadel comprises three concentric walled areas: the Citadel (Kinh Thanh), the Imperial City (Hoang Thanh) and the Purple Forbidden City (Tu Cam Thanh). The entire square-shaped complex with a perimeter of nearly 10 km is enclosed within the outer walls which are 6.6 m high and 21.5 m thick.

* Gates were built into the Citadel walls - four on the south front side and two on each of the other sides.

*During the Nguyen Dynasty, there used to be more than 100 buildings dedicated to specific functions such as palaces for worshipping deceased royal family members, royal government ministries and residential quarters. The Purple Forbidden City was reserved exclusively for the emperor and his close family.

*The restoration work is currently under way to restore the splendour of this iconic site.

*Hue Citadel was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

2. Complete the compound nouns in the fact file with the words below. Use a dictionary to help you. Then listen and check your answers.

(Hoàn thành các danh từ ghép trong hồ sơ dữ liệu với các từ bên dươi. Sử dụng từ điển để giúp bạn. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra bài làm.)

GLOBAL WARMING

Fact file

> The Earth is heating up. The average (1) _____ temperature is 0.75°C higher now than it was 100 years ago.

> When we burn (2) _____ fuels, they give off (3) _____ gases like carbon dioxide (CO2). This causes (4) _____ warming.

> We have cut down over 50% of the Earth's (5) _____ forests in the last 60 years. These are important because they remove CO2 from the atmosphere and add oxygen. They are also home to over half of the world's plant and animal species.

> Some scientists believe that by 2050, about 35% of all plant and animal species could die out because of (6)  _____ change.

> (7) _____levels are rising and the polar (8) _____ caps are melting.

> Scientists say that fossil fuels like coal and gas may run out by the year 3000. So we need to develop alternatives, such as (9) _____ energy and nuclear energy.

Read the Recycle! box. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Then listen again and check.

Dialogue 1

1 The ______________ (sympathetic) you are, the (good) you'll be at the job.

2 I don't think idealism is ______________ (useful) as patience.

3 These days they have to work ______________ and______________ (long) hours.

Dialogue 2

4 I think that ______________ (important) quality is punctuality.

5 You'll certainly be______________  (popular) if you can laugh at things.

Dialogue 3

6 I think patience is less ______________ (important) physical courage.

7 Which do you think is______________(useful) quality of the three?

Read the magazine quiz and complete the table with the words in blue. Listen and check.

1. You are in a restaurant and you ask the waiter to bring you the most unusual dish on the menu. When the dish arrives, what do you do first?

- Smell it.

- Feel it.

- Look at it closely.

- Ask someone about it.

- Taste it.

2. Which two of these things do you prefer?

- The taste of a delicious meal

- The sight of a beautiful sunset

- The smell of flowers in the summer

- The feel of a warm bed on a winter's night

- The sound of beautiful music

3. What do you think about books?

- I like to hold and smell them when they're new.

- I like the covers and photos.

- I really like recipe books. I can almost taste the food when I read them.

- I prefer audio books or listening to stories.

4. Choose the two conditions which you think are most difficult.

- Colour-blindness, when you can't see some colours.

- Tone-deafness, when you can't sing or play instruments very well because you don't have a 'good ear'.

- ‘Anosmia', when you can't smell anything or taste very little.

- Losing sensation in some of your toes or fingers.

5. Which two of these activities do you prefer to do to relax?

- Watch TV

- Have a warm drink

- Listen to music

- Exercise and then have a shower or a bath

Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then watch or listen and check. Which pendant does Sammy buy?

Sammy: I’m looking for jewellery for my ¹ __________ What do you think of this pendant? It’s real gold.

Grace: Oh, it’s nice, but it’s quite ² ____________.

Sammy: I like the size of it, but it’s a bit too ³ ____________.

Grace: Wow! It’s, like, £70! I mean, it’s not as ⁴ __________ as that silver one.

Sammy: Oh yes, I much prefer that one. It’s Mum's style.

Grace: Which one is ⁵ _________?

Sammy: OK, let’s see. Right, the silver one is much ⁶ _________ expensive. It’s only £30.

Grace: Well, get that one then.

V. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. There are 2 extra words you don’t need.

1.      Clint Eastwood’s _________________ is the most sympathetic in the movie.

2.      Filming began on _____________________.

3.      The program attracted millions of __________________.

4.      We had a little ___________________ yesterday.

5.      It was difficult to understand the _________________ dialect.

6.      He saw many ______________________ to be hopeful.

VI. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (38) ________ as stunts, are usually (39) ___________ by the stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (40) _________ can crash a car, but if you’re shooting a film, you have to be extremely (41) _________ sometimes stopping (42) _____________ in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (43) __________ in the production an expert stuntman is (44) _______________ to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (45) __________ the wishes of the director, (46) ____________ he will usually only do this in the (47) __________ of safety.

7.      a. remarked     b. known         c. referred        d. named

8.      a. performed    b. given           c. fulfilled       d. displayed

9.      a. Everyone     b. Someone     c. Anyone        d. None

10.  a. detailed       b. exact            c. direct           d. strict

11.  a. right             b. left               c. up                d. down

12.  a. period          b. minute         c. part              d. stage

13.  a. let                b. taken           c. drawn          d. called

14.  a. over             b. against         c. through        d. across

15.  a. despite         b. so                 c. although      d. otherwise

16.  a. interests       b. needs           c. purposes      d. regards

VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

The television set is an indispensable house item today. It now takes up its familiar place as the local point of the living room. The television set is one of the best ways to get the latest news and to watch films.

The television set was not fully electronic when it was invented. Its screen actually has a small motor and a small lamp. The picture was blurry and it was only about the size of a business card.

It was in 1953 in Europe when many people first started owing a television set. They bought a television set for the sole purpose of watching coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Only a few thousand people were allowed into Westminster Abbey.

Another significant event was the moon landing in 1969. Again, millions of people around the world watched as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and planted an American flag. This time event was broadcast in color. The program was much more realistic than the previous ones.

17.  Many people need the television set today as it ____.

A.    allows them to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

B.     enables them to find out what is happening around the world.

C.     is an electronic item.

D.    let them see things in color.

18.  Television sets in the past ________.

A. were not so clear.   B. were very bulky.

C. ran on electricity.    D. showed pictures that were full colored.

19.  Why do you think the sale of television set rocketed in Europe in 1953?

A.    Television sets became more affordable.

B.     People wanted to watch the moon landing.

C.     People wanted to watch the crowning of the Queen.

D.    People wanted to watch live coverage of events around the world.

20.  People around the world watched Neil Armstrong ______ in 1969.

A.    travel to the moon.

B.     sit on the moon.

C.     put a flag on the moon.

D.    take the American flag away from the moon.

21.  From the passage, as television sets improved, _______.

A.    the colors on the screen became lighter than before.

B.     more realistic programs were showed.

C.     people could watch events earlier than before.

D.    an event watched on TV looked more like the actual event than that was happening.

VIII. Combine the two sentences using because, so, and, but and although.

53.  She doesn’t eat pork. She doesn’t like it.

54.  The girl helped me a lot. She didn’t know me well.

55.  They worked very hard. They all passed the final test.

56.  My teacher didn’t come to my class today. He was ill.

57.  Tim plays the guitar. He also sings in the band.

58.  Many students in his class love him. He is very helpful.

59.  We got up early this morning. We stayed up late last night to do the homework.

60.  My sister is very intelligent. She gets a lot of gifts from her teachers.

IX. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

61.  Game show/ this month/ test/ your knowledge/ world heritage.

62.  Many people/ work/ hard/ today/ produce/ good/ program/ television.

63.  My brother/ I/ dream/ become/ pilot.

64.  Many young people/ prefer/ watching TV/ reading books.

65.  There/ be/ many/ exciting/ program/ VTV3.

66.  We/ often/ read/ book/ watch/ favorite/ program/ free/ time.

Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen and check. What does Louise want the government to do? Does Hugo agree with her in the end?

Louise: Hi, there. Would you mind helping me with a ¹____________?

Hugo: What's it about?

Louise: It’s about what types of recycling people do every day. We believe we must recycle our ² ____________ and we want the government to make it necessary everywhere.

Hugo: But don’t people already recycle?

Louise: Unfortunately, not ³ ____________ does, as people can choose not to recycle. If the government made it necessary, this would lead to everyone recycling their rubbish.

Hugo: But won't this perhaps be too difficult to ⁴_______________?

Louise: The main reason for recycling is to save the planet. It might need a lot of ⁵_____________, but it’s definitely worth the ⁶ _______________.

Hugo: I suppose you're right. OK, I'll answer your questions.

Match the words in the box with photos A-J. Listen and check. Which careers would you like to do a course in? Rate them from 1 to 10 (1 - like the least, 10 - like the most).

Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then watch or listen and check. What's Nell's problem? What does Dalsy advise Nell to do?

Daisy: Hi, Neil. Is anything the ¹____________? You look really ² ______________.

Neil: I'm really concerned about the engineering course I’m doing. It’s too ³ ___________ and I'm really not enjoying it. I know I’m not going to pass.

Daisy: Have you spoken to your teachers about it?

Neil: No. I'm so worried, I haven't told ⁴ _______________. What would you do if you were me?

Daisy: My advice is to get help now. If you don't, things will only get ⁵____________.

Neil: I don’t know what to do. I think an apprenticeship would be better for me, but it’s too ⁶_____________ now.

Daisy: Don’t panic. It’s never too late, but you need to speak to someone about it.

Neil: You're ⁷ ______________. I'll go and talk to my teacher now. Thanks, Daisy.

Daisy: No problem.