Study the words in blue in the quiz. Which are nouns and which are verbs? Write the noun and verb forms for each word. Listen and check.
director (n) direct (v)
2 Identifying the part of speech is helpful in working out the meaning of a word. Study the way the academic words in bold are used in the examples and write the correct part of speech, noun (N), verb (Vb), adjective (Adj) or adverb (Adv) for each one. 4 compared with previous generations ......... 5 Results revealed that... 8 3... in two rural and two urban locations......... 2 The present study was conducted... 1 The walking school bus concept originated in 1998.
Use the word school and the words in the box to make compound nouns. Listen and check. Which types of school can you see in the photos?
boarding school
boarding holidays home leavers mixied primary rules secondary single-sex uniform |
boarding school; school holidays; home school
school leavers; mixed school; primary school
school rules; secondary school; singer-sex school
school uniform
Match the verbs in blue in the text with the noun forms in the box. Listen and check.
an aim a ban a blief a boycott a campaign a donation an end a proposal a protest a signature a supporter a volunteer |
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We want to protest about the commercial hunting of turtles for their shells and the pollution in their natural habitat. We aim to raise awareness about sea turtle conservation on Con Dao Island, Viet Nam.
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1. campaign - a campaign
2. donate – a donation
3. volunteer – a volunteer
4. sign – a signature
5. protest – a protest
6. aim – an aim
7. ban – a ban
8. believe – a belief
9. boycott – a boycott
10. propose – a proposal
11. end – an end
12. support – a supporter
Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type (1, 2 and 3). Which type has the most examples?
LEARN THIS! Compound nouns a. Compound nouns are nouns formed from two words. 1. noun + noun (bathroom, safety barrier) 2. -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio) 3. adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard) b. We usually write compound nouns as two words, but sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or with a hyphen (make-up). Check in a dictionary. c. The stress is usually on the first word. |
Type 1: flood lights, football pitch, mountain range, tennis court, safety net, sea shore, tennis player. tower block.
(Loại 1: đèn pha, sân bóng đá, dãy núi, sân tennis, lưới an toàn, bờ biển, người chơi tennis, tòa tháp.)
Type 2: swimming pool.
(Loại 2: bể bơi.)
Type 3: main road.
(Loại 3: đường chính.)
=> Type 1 has the most examples.
(Loại 1 có nhiều ví dụ nhất.)
Read the magazine quiz and complete the table with the words in blue. Listen and check.
Hearing | Hearing | Smell | Taste | Touch |
sound |
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
Tham khảo
Hearing (thính giác) | Sight (thị giác) | Smell (khứu giác) | Taste (vị giác) | Touch (xúc giác) |
sound (âm thanh), listening (nghe), tone – deafness (điếc giai điệu), have a good ear (có tai thính), listen (nghe) | look (nhìn), clour–blindness (mù màu), see (thấy), watch (xem) | smell (ngửi) | taste (nếm) | feel (cảm giác), hold (cầm/ giữ), losing sensation (mất cảm giác) |
GAME. Word games
Work in groups. Think of six nouns related to each of the topics below, in which three nouns are countable and three nouns are uncountable. The group that comes up with the correct six words first wins.
- Leisure time
- Living in the mountains
Leisure time (Thời gian rảnh)
Uncountable (Không đếm được): fun (niềm vui), walking (đi bộ), cooking (nấu ăn), swimming (bơi), information (thông tin), patience (sự kiên nhẫn), ...
Countable (Đếm được): film (phim), book (sách), tree (cây), experience (kinh nghiệm), picture (tranh), ...
Living in the mountains (Sống trên núi)
Uncountable (Không đếm được): thunder (sấm), snow (tuyết), heat (nhiệt), wind (gió), light (ánh sáng), water (nước), ...
Countable (Đếm được): radio (đài), photo (ảnh), tomato (cà chua), crops (nông sản), house (nhà), forest (rừng),...
Complete the table with the infinitive and past simple forms of the verbs in blue in the quiz. Then listen and check.
How GOOD is your MEMORY?
1. What was the last film that you saw?
2. When was the last time that you ate in a restaurant?
3. When did you last go to a circus or a zoo?
4. Where and when did you first ride a bike?
5. Who taught you English at primary school?
6. How old were your parents on their last birthdays?
7. What was the last music that you heard?
8. When did you last make something to eat?
9. What mark did you get in your last English exam?
10. At what age did you first have a mobile phone?
11. What did you do on your last birthday?
12. Who spoke to you first at school today?
13. Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?
14. How many people gave you presents last year? What were they?
15. How many people did you buy presents for last year? What were they?
Infinitive | Past simple |
see; eat; go; ride; teach; are; hear; make; get; have; do; speak; leave; give; buy | saw; ate; went; rode; taught; were; heard; made; got; had; done; spoke; left; gave; bought |
Read and listen to the online forum. Check the meaning of the phrases in blue. Which do you think are good ideas for a healthy life?
Where do you see yourself in ten years’ time?
Decklen
I see myself finishing university first. Then I'm going to get a good job, settle down and have a family. Can't wait!
Earlybird
Why do people tie themselves down? Why not take some time out? Go travelling while you're young!
DeeLee33
That's what I think! I don’t want a good job. I want to have fun. I'll take up a sport like karate or skydiving and enjoy myself. In two years, I hope that I'll be doing my black belt, and I'll be happy.
Earlybird
Me, too! I'm going to travel around Australia and teach myself to surf.
Marcus
Where are you going to earn money to get to Australia?
Earlybird
I'm going to start up my own business, make a million dollars in two years, and then I'll retire young and travel the world. Why waste time working all your life?
Marcus
I think it’s important to look after yourself — but what about others? I'd like to get involved with a charity and spend some time abroad helping people.
DeeLee33
I totally agree. Good luck with that, Marcus!
settle down: ổn định, an cư lập nghiệp
have a family: có một gia đình
tie themselves down: tự trói buộc mình xuống
take some time out: dành thời gian ra ngoài
have fun: vui vẻ
take up a sport: tham gia một môn thể thao
enjoy myself: tự tận hưởng
travel around: du lịch vòng quanh
earn money: kiếm tiền
start up my own business: bắt đầu một sự nghiệp kinh doanh của riêng mình
make a million dollars: kiếm một triệu đô la
retire young: về hưu sớm
waste time: lãng phí thời gian
look after yourself: chăm sóc bản thân
get involved with a charity: tham gia một tổ chức từ thiện
spend some time abroad: dành thời gian ở nước ngoài
- I think taking up a sport, looking after yourself, getting involved with a charity and spending some time abroad helping people are good ideas for a healthy life.
Look at the photo. Who was this man? Why is he family? Read the text and check.
Aicolaus copernicus was a famous astronomer. He was born in 1473 in torun. He came from a rich family and had three brothers and sister.
Copernicus studies theology and language - he spoke five languages! Later he began to study astronomy, medicine maths . At that time, people thought that the earth was the centre of the universe, and that the sun went round the earth . But copernicus said that the earth went round the sun. He wrote about his idea in his famous book de revolutionibus. The book appeared a few months before he died in 1543.
Look at the text again. Underline all the verbs in the part simple. Which verbs are regular ? Which verbs are irregular?
Match the irregular part simple forms in the text with the base forms bolow.
1. Be was/were
2.come 7. Go
3. Have 8. Say
4. Speak 9. Write
5. Begin
6. Think