Read tge passage. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Living in Scotland
Scotland is the uk's most northern country and has around 790 islands off its coasts - 130 of which have people living on them. Scotland is well known for its stunning landscapes, beautiful beaches and lochs, which are fresh water lakes. There are over 600 square miles of lochs in Scotland including the most famous one, Loch Ness.
It has a population of just over five million people which is about 8.5 per cent of the whole UK population. Over 2 million of these live on Glasgow and Edinburgh, and almost half of Scotland's population live in the Central Belt, where both the largest city (Glasgow), and the capital city (Edinburgh) are located.
Scotland also hosts one of the biggest arts festivals in the world. This is commonly known as the Edinburgh Festival but is actually made up of a number of different festivals which happen at different times of the year, though many do take place in August and September. Many people have heard of the Fringe Festival, but there are also the International Festival, the Film Festival, the Children's Festival and the Edinburgh Mela which is an intercultural festival.
Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Scottish people inhabit on over 1/6 of ít all islands. ...........
2. Scotland's population is over 1/10 of the whole UK population. ............
3. People in Scotland prefer living in other areas to big cities. ............
4. There are 2 common months for Edinburgh Festival. ............
5. There won't be any special events exclusively for kids in the Festival ............
Rewrite the sentences given about the Thai traditions and customs, using the following expressions. You can add some words or make changes
where's a tradition that
according to the tradition
follow the tradition of
break with tradition by
have the custom of
1. Visitors should dress nearly in all religious shrines and temples, and never enter in sheeveless shirts.
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2. Never climb onto a Buddha image to take a photograph or do anything that might indicate a lack of respect.
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3. A monk is not allowed to touch money, so if a man wishes to give money to a monk , be must place it in the bowl.
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4. The "wai" - a slight bow with the palms together and the fingertips touching the face - is a way of showing respect or thanks, but you can smile of nod.
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5. Shoes should be removes when entering a private Thai home as a sign of respect.
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6. You should never point your feet at someone or an object as this is considered disrespectful.
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7. It is considered very rude to touch people on the head, but now you can touch young children on their head.
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8. You can use the word "Khun" as the best way to address someone and it is used in front of the name, usually the first name.
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Read the passage and complete with the correct prepositions.
We send our children (1)............ school to prepare them (2).......... the time when they will be big and will have to work (3)......... themselves. They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know and understand what others tell them. They learn foreign languages (4)......... order to be able to benefit (5) ........ what people other countries have written and said, and in order to make people (7)......... other countries understand what they themselves mean. Nearly everything they study (8)........ school has some practical use (9)............ their life. We go to school (10).......... all to learn how to learn, so that, when we have left school, we can continue to learn.
Put the verbs in blackets in the correct verb form.
1. ________________ (you/be) free next Sunday?
2. I (collect) _________ a lot of stamps from other countries so far.
3. Nam's friends often (give) __________ him stamps from other countries.
4. My brother hats (do) _____________ the same things day after day.
5. we (not begin) _____________ to learn for the test yet.
6. My parents like (live) _______in the coutryside. I think they (move) ________ to our hometown next year.
7. My sister (practice) ___________ the guitar twice a week.
8. Sydney Opera House in Australia (finish) __________ in 1973.
9. The motobike looks clean . (you/wash) _______________ it?
10. Tom (call) __________ his boss yesterday.
11. Huong Pagoda Festival (visit) _______ by thousands of tourist during the first three months of the Lunar New Year.
12. My uncle (move) _______ to Da Lat in 2005.
13. Some flowers (buy)__________ for his mother on her birthday yesterday.
14. The students in that university (teach) _______ by famous professors and lecturers.
Viết các đọan văn:
a, Cảm nhận về bức tranh phog cảnh Đèo Ngang.
b, Phân tích tâm trạng của tác giả trong bài thơ "Qua đèo Ngang"
c, Cảm nhận về tình bạn cao đẹp trong bài thơ "Bạn đến chơi nhà"
Trong đọan có sử dụng: quan hệ từ, từ đồg nghĩa, từ trái nghĩa (Gạch chân)
Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films
4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.
5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly
Look at these underlined words in the text. They all have spelling mistakes. Write correctly.
1. This is a photo of my friend, Stephanie.
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2. She's 18 and she's French. She lives in a village near Toulouse. She studys engineering at university.
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3. She has short black hair and very dark eyes. She is inteligent and funny, but sometimes she's a bit sad too.
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4. She loves music and she likes writting songs. She can play the guitar very well and she has a beautifull voice.
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5. I like her because she's allways there when I need her.
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