Read and answer the questions

        Jazz and blues are 2 important types of African American music

     People from Europe and America brought Africans to America as slaves before and during the nineteenth century. These Africans brought their music with them. After the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), the African American people in the United States were not slaves anymore. Their African American music became famous. It started in the South, in Louisiana and Mississippi. Then it traveled to the North. This music became the blues and then jazz.

     The Blues and jazz became very popular in the twentieth century. A person who "sings the blues" feels sad. Usually he or she lost something - a person, or maybe money or a job. Blues songs express sad feelings, sometimes in a funny face. People played the blues first with only 1 or 2 instruments, for example, a guitar, a harmonica, or sometimes a piano. Sometimes they sang without any instrument. Some famous blues musicians and singers are Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker and B.B. King named his guitar "Lucille".

     Jazz came soon after the Blues. Composers added more musical instruments. Jazz can be happier than the blues and it can be faster too. Sfamous jazz musicians arre Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Wynton Marsalis.

1. When did Blues and Jazz become very popular?

2. Which appeared earlier, the Blues or Jazz?

3. Which can be faster and happier, the Blues or Jazz?

4. Do you like music? What kind of music do you prefer?

Fill in each blank with the structures of comparative, superlative or (not) as ... as of the adjectives given in brackets

     The New Orleans Carnival is (1. not/big) ................ the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, but it is (2. famous) ................ carnival in the USA. It is (3. colorful) .............. the carnival in Rio de Janeiro and it is (4. exciting) ................ event in New Orleans every year. The weather in New Orleans is (5. not/good) ............... that in Rio de Janeiro, but people are (6. friendly) ................ The carnival season lasts for 2 weeks but (7. busy) ................ time is the last 5 days. The carnival is (8. big) ............... and (9. exciting) .................. than ever during these 5 days. It is (10. good) ................ time to visit New Orleans!

Give the correct forms of the words in capital

1. Tra Giang is one of the most famous .............. of Vietnam. Many people love her.              ACT

2. I think that good knowledge of arts and music is a ............... for anyone.              NECESSARY

3. Water puppetry ................ in the villages of the Red River Delta.           ORIGIN

4. The DAN BAU is a Vietnamese traditional ................ instrument.           MUSIC

5. ................ is the art of taking and processing photographs.                 PHOTOGRAPH

6. I don't like pop music because it is not as ................ as rock and roll.    EXCITE

7. Peter has received a letter of ................ to see a water puppet show this Sunday.                    INVITE

8. Mai wanted to share her ................ with other people.                PLEASE

Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between 2 and 5 words

1. Could you lend some money to me until the weekend? from

Could I ............................... you until the weekend?

2. It can be very worrying when you owe money to the bank. debt

It can be very worrying when you .................................. to the bank.

Write one word in each gap

                                                       eBay

One of (1) ............. websites that has been very successful in recent years is eBay. On eBay, people take things that belong (2) ............. them and offer them for sale. Other people offer (3) .............. amount of money, and (4) .............. person who offers the most money wins the item. They then pay (5) .............. the item (6) .............. cheque orr credit card. It's (7) .............. simple idea, but it's become a very popular way of buying and selling. Even if you only have a (8) .............. of money, you can often find something you want on eBay. Most of the items are (9) ............... good condition, and eBay has a (10) .............. of happy users.

Combine into one sentence with "too" or "either"

1. They can play table tennis. We can play table tennis.

2. He sings love songs very well. His sister sings love songs very well.

3. I write diary every night. My mother writes diary every night.

4. My father doesn't drink beer. My mother doesn't drink beer.

5. She is swimming in the pool. Her children are swimming in the pool.

Rewrite the sentence so that their meanings stay same

1. Tim is better at English than Susan. → Susan isn't........................................

2. We spent 5 hours getting to London. → It took..................................................

3. Listening to music gives him pleasure. → He enjoys.............................................

4. They began studying English in 2004. → They have............................................

5. My father works as a teacher at a high school. → My father is.................................

6. I can't afford to buy the car. → The car is.........................................

Rewrite the sentence so that their meanings stay same

1. What is the price of a bowl of beef noodle soup?

How much.................................................................

2. There is sugar in many kinds of food.

Many kinds................................................................

3. We haven't got any tomatoes.

There aren't...............................................................

4. My sister likes chicken in the menu.

Chicken is.................................................................

5. There is beef and chicken in the menu.

The menu.................................................................

6. I like salad best.

Salad is....................................................................

7. The market does not have any carrots.

There........................................................................

Read and decide if each statement is True (T) or False (F)

     Have you ever heard about a country in which chickens fly into your mouth and candy grows on trees? And no one can say where the country exactly is. This beautiful country is called the Land of milk and honey. Houses are covered with pancakes, there are doors and walls made of bread. Each house is surrounded by a fence made of sausages. From all wells sweet juice if flowing. Everybody who wants to drink fruit juice just needs to keep his mouth under the well pipe and can drink as much as he likes.

     On the trees there are many colourful candies and baked rolls, under the trees there are streams of milk and hot chocolate. Biscuits float in those streams. If you want to eat them, just call their name "biscuits".

     Besides kinds of sweet food, there is lots of other food. For example, geese, ducks, chickens, and turkeys are flying around in the air. All of them are fried. If you want to eat them, just call their names and they will fly into your mouth.

     Now you know how life is in the Land of milk and honey. There is a high wall around this country, and if you want to go in or out, please contact Doraemon or Nobita.

1. The land of milk and honey is located in America.

2. The wells in the land are full of fresh water.

3. Besides candies, there are baked rolls on the trees.

4. Food like geese, chickens, ducks, and turkeys are located in the shelves.

5. Geese, chickens, ducks, and turkeys are fried.

6. If you want to go to the Land of milk and honey, let's contact Doraemon or Nobita.