Read the sentences aloud, paying attention to the numbers. Then listen again and decide whether the sentences are true or false. Write T or F and correct the false sentences. 1 When a Russian space capsule had a major problem in 1971, the cosmonauts died in less than 30 seconds.2 In 1966, a scientist passed out after 15 seconds in a vacuum.3 The scientist passed out for 27 seconds.4 In the 1960s, Randy Gardner stayed awake for more than 250 hours.5 After staying awake for so long, Randy Gardner...
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Read the sentences aloud, paying attention to the numbers. Then listen again and decide whether the sentences are true or false. Write T or F and correct the false sentences.
1 When a Russian space capsule had a major problem in 1971, the cosmonauts died in less than 30 seconds.
2 In 1966, a scientist passed out after 15 seconds in a vacuum.
3 The scientist passed out for 27 seconds.
4 In the 1960s, Randy Gardner stayed awake for more than 250 hours.
5 After staying awake for so long, Randy Gardner then slept for almost 50 hours.
1. When a Russian space capsule had a major problem in 1971, the cosmonauts died in less than 30 seconds.
(Khi một khoang vũ trụ của Nga gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng vào năm 1971, các phi hành gia đã chết trong vòng chưa đầy 30 giây.)
=> F
Thông tin: Three Russian cosmonauts diedin 1971 when their space capsule had a major problem atan altitude of 168 kilometres. The pressure inside the capsule dropped to zero and the crew died after 30 to 40 seconds. (Ba nhà du hành vũ trụ người Nga đã chết vào năm 1971 khi khoang vũ trụ của họ gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng ở độ cao 168 km. Áp suất bên trong viên nang giảm xuống 0 và phi hành đoàn chết sau 30 đến 40 giây.)
2. In 1966, a scientist passed out after 15 seconds in a vacuum. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đã bất tỉnh sau 15 giây trong chân không.)
=> T
Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. He passed out after 15 seconds and he woke up when the pressure inside the room returned to normal. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây. Anh ta bất tỉnh sau 15 giây và tỉnh dậy khi áp suất trong phòng trở lại bình thường.)
3. The scientist passed out for 27 seconds. (Nhà khoa học bất tỉnh trong 27 giây.)
=> F
Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây.)
4. In the 1960s, Randy Gardner stayed awake for more than 250 hours. (Vào những năm 1960, Randy Gardner đã thức hơn 250 giờ.)
=> T
Thông tin: That’s 264 hours. (Đó là 264 giờ.)
5. After staying awake for so long, Randy Gardner then slept for almost 50 hours. (Sau khi thức quá lâu, Randy Gardner sau đó đã ngủ gần 50 giờ.)
=> F
Thông tin: His first sleep after those 11 days lasted almost 15 hours. (Giấc ngủ đầu tiên của anh ta sau 11 ngày đó kéo dài gần 15 tiếng.)
Read and listen to the article again. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences. 1. The writer doesn’t believe that there are advantages to being kind.2. Daniel Black and the boy both got the medical treatment they needed.3. Receiving money changed Glen Jamess life.4. The rice ATMs distributed an unlimited amount of rice each time. CHANGING THE WORLD WITH KINDNESSSometimes a spontaneous act of kindness can change another person’s life. Read about these incredible people and their action...
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Read and listen to the article again. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences.
1. The writer doesn’t believe that there are advantages to being kind.
2. Daniel Black and the boy both got the medical treatment they needed.
3. Receiving money changed Glen James's life.
4. The rice ATMs distributed an unlimited amount of rice each time.
CHANGING THE WORLD WITH KINDNESS
Sometimes a spontaneous act of kindness can change another person’s life. Read about these incredible people and their actions that helped to make the world a better place for someone else.
IN BRITAIN
Life can't be easy for musician Daniel Black. After a cycling accident in 2009, the doctors told him that he couldn’t walk or play the guitar. He had saved £22,000 for his intended expensive surgery when he heard about a young boy who also needed surgery to allow him to walk. Daniel told the boy's family that he would donate all his money to the boy’s surgery. The little boy was then able to walk again.
IN THE US
Glen James, an unemployed and homeless office worker, did something both honest and kind. The police said that he decided to return a bag with $ 42,000 in it to the owner. A man called Ethan Whittington read about Glen and started a campaign to collect money forhim. Ethan said that anamazing 160,000 was raised and Glen's life hasn't been the same since.
IN VIET NAM
In March 2020, Hoang Tuan Anh, a Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for the poor during the Covid 19 lockdown. The machine distributed a 1.5 kg (3.3lb) bagful of rice from a small silo. The team said that people in need still had access to food and resources during the pandemic.
These stories may persuade you that when you spread a little kindness, there may not be a personal benefit, but you could encourage people to be kind to you, too.
Read and listen to the article again and write true or false. Correct the false sentences. 1. Helen Keller had a good sense of smell.2. She says theres a connection between smells and memory.3. A person with a normal sense of smell can become a professional perfumer.4. James Bell failed his first smell test at the perfume company.5. Lucy could smell everything when she was a baby.
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Read and listen to the article again and write true or false. Correct the false sentences.
1. Helen Keller had a good sense of smell.
2. She says there's a connection between smells and memory.
3. A person with a normal sense of smell can become a professional perfumer.
4. James Bell failed his first 'smell test' at the perfume company.
5. Lucy could smell everything when she was a baby.
Read the article. What is Fairtrade? MAKE BANANAS FAIRBananas are the most popular fruit in the world. British people love eating bananas, but they don’t grow in the UK and have to be transported. So how it is possible that a banana only costs eleven pence in supermarkets?1. The reason is that the farmers often get very little because the companies who buy bananas want to make big profits. Life isn’t easy on a banana plantation. The farmers work long hours and can...
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Read the article. What is Fairtrade?
MAKE BANANAS FAIR
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world. British people love eating bananas, but they don’t grow in the UK and have to be transported. So how it is possible that a banana only costs eleven pence in supermarkets?
1. The reason is that the farmers often get very little because the companies who buy bananas want to make big profits. Life isn’t easy on a banana plantation. The farmers work long hours and can get harmed by dangerous pesticides.
2. Fairtrade is an international movement that tries to help farmers and workers in developing countries. Fairtrade products include items like bananas, coffee, sugar, cocoa and rice. When you buy a product with Fairtrade label, you know the farmers received a fair price and worked in good conditions.
3. Foncho, a Fairtrade banana farmer in Colombia who belongs to a farmers’ co-operative. 'We experienced very difficult times when we weren’t in Fairtrade,’ he says. Today, as a Fairtrade farmer, he gets a minimum price for his bananas and his co-operative also gets the Fairtrade premium. This means he can build his family a house and support them.
4. Therefore, next time you are shopping in the supermarket, look for the Fairtrade label. If enough people choose to buy Fairtrade goods, more companies will pay the farmers a fair price.
Fairtrade is an international movement that aims to help farmers and workers in developing countries by ensuring they receive fair prices for their products and work in good conditions. It is a system that guarantees a minimum price for products like bananas, coffee, sugar, cocoa, and rice. When consumers buy a product with the Fairtrade label, they can be confident that the farmers received a fair price for their goods and worked in favorable conditions. The Fairtrade premium also provides additional support to farmers and their communities. By choosing to buy Fairtrade goods, consumers can contribute to creating a market where more companies pay farmers a fair price.
I. Read the article about living like people sixty years ago and say if the sentences are True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t say (?). Put a cross (X) in the correct place in the table. SentencesTF?1The family lived like people in the nineteenth century. 2They stayed in the house for two weeks. 3Emily hated the TV programmes because they were black and white. 4Emily watched a lot of comedy programmes. 5Emily’s favourite part of the experience was going to school. 6Emily loved the food beca...
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I. Read the article about living like people sixty years ago and say if the sentences are True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t say (?). Put a cross (X) in the correct place in the table.
Sentences
T
F
?
1
The family lived like people in the nineteenth century.
2
They stayed in the house for two weeks.
3
Emily hated the TV programmes because they were black and white.
4
Emily watched a lot of comedy programmes.
5
Emily’s favourite part of the experience was going to school.
6
Emily loved the food because the ingredients were all fresh.
7
Emily thought that the fast food they ate was delicious.
Life in a Nineteen-Fifties House
As part of a recent TV programme, a twenty-first-century family spent two weeks living in the same way as people in the 1950s. One month after filming in the specially designed house finished, we talk to Emily, one of the children, about her experience.
Q: What was the most difficult part of the experience?
A: I think it was the TV. I know it sounds strange, but the TV was very small and the picture was black and white, not colour. I didn’t mind that, really – I didn’t notice it after a while, but the programmes themselves weren’t great. Compared to today’s shows, they seemed very boring. My dad watched loads of the comedy shows and loved them. They didn’t seem very funny to me.
Q: And what about the best thing?
A: The school was fun and it seemed easier than my normal school, but I suppose what was most enjoyable was the food! I know that Mum and Dad had to spend a lot of time making it, but what we ate was so healthy. We had very little fast food, just a few chips, and there was no tinned or frozen food either, really. I felt so good after eating it.
Read the article again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). T F 1. About 70 million people will live in cities by 2050. 2. Smart cities use modern technologies to save time and provide better services. 3. City dwellers will be able to grow vegetables underground or in roof gardens. 4. Space for walking and cycling will be replaced with computer-controlled transport systems.
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Read the article again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
1. About 70 million people will live in cities by 2050.
2. Smart cities use modern technologies to save time and provide better services.
3. City dwellers will be able to grow vegetables underground or in roof gardens.
4. Space for walking and cycling will be replaced with computer-controlled transport systems.
Listen again and write true or false. Correct the false sentences. 1. Speaker 1 thinks that having money is the most important thing.2. Speaker 2 has been to university.3. Speaker 3 is ambitious.4. Speaker 4 thinks education is important.
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Listen again and write true or false. Correct the false sentences.
1. Speaker 1 thinks that having money is the most important thing.
Speaker 1: Life is about enjoying yourself! (Sống là tận hưởng!)
I want to get a job in a shop or something, then I can earn a bit and enjoy myself a lot! (Tôi muốn có một công việc trong cửa hàng hoặc cái gì đó, kiếm ít tiền và tận hưởng!)
2. False
Thông tin:
Speaker 2: I'm definitely going to take some time out before I go to university (Tôi chắc chắn sẽ dành thời gian nghỉ ngơi trước khi vào đại học) => có nghĩa người này chưa học đại học.
PART A : LISTENING I. Listen to the passage and tick T(true) or F( false). TF1. Many poor people in developing country don’t have electricity. 2. Biogas is not available in rural areas. 3. Biogas creates smoke. 4. Biogas is costly. 5. In the future, wind and sun will be used instead of non-renewable energy II. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer. 1. The most common traffic problem in cities around the world is …………. . A. traffic congestion( sự tắ...
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PART A : LISTENING
I. Listen to the passage and tick T(true) or F( false).
T
F
1. Many poor people in developing country don’t have electricity.
2. Biogas is not available in rural areas.
3. Biogas creates smoke.
4. Biogas is costly.
5. In the future, wind and sun will be used instead of non-renewable energy
II. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. The most common traffic problem in cities around the world is …………. .
A. traffic congestion( sự tắc nghẽn)B. traffic lampsC. traffic laws
2. São Paulo in Brazil has …………. .
A. a large population B. good record ( ghi chép)C. the worst traffic jams
3. Big cities often suffer from serious congestion ………….
A. every dayB. in the rush hourC. in the evening
4. The major cause of the problem is …………….. .
A. increase in populationB. poor-quality roadsC. narrow roads
