Unit 1 – MY NEW SCHOOL I. Find the word which has a different sound in part underlined.
III. Write positive and nagative sentences with the present simple or the present continuous.
– Hoa / ride to school / every day (+) Hoa rides to school every day. – They / have breakfast / now (-) They are not having breakfast now.
1/ My friends / go to school by bus. (-) 2/ The library / open at 7:30 AM. (+) 3/ Students / have a break / right now. (-) 4/ I / study English / at the moment. (+) 5/ Look! Our parents / wait outside. (+)IV. Choose the best option (A, B or C) to each space. 1. Every morning, I always …… to school at 6.30 and …… home at about 11:30. 2. While I …… at school, my Mum …… to the market. 3. At break time, I …… to the library and …… books. 4. I usually …… to school by bike, and my mother …… to work by motorbike. 5. When I …… books, I always …… very happy.V. Find one odd word A, B, C or D. Then read them aloud.
VI. Put the verbs in brakets in the correct tense form. 1. School (finish) ……… at 4.30 p.m every day. 2. Listen! ……… they (sing) ……… in the classroom? 3. – Where ……… you (be) ……… , Phong? – I’m upstairs. I (do) ……… my homework. 4. My family like (spend) ……… our summer holidays at the seaside. 5. It’s warm today. I (not want) ……… (stay) ……… at home now. What about (go) ……… swimming in the river? 6. ……… you often (eat) ……… lunch in the school canteen?VII. Put a word from the box in each space to complete the following passage.
library work students schoolyard name love break beautiful understand forty
The ……… of my school is Luong The Vinh Secondary school. It is a ……… school. There are about eight hundred ……… and more than ……… teachers in my school. They ……… very hard so that we can ……… the lessons well. My school’s ……… is very big. You can see all kinds of books in it. We also have a very large and clean ………. Students play all kinds of games during their ……… time. My school is not big, but I ……… it very much.
VIII. Read the passage and then choose the best answer.
My name is Quang. I am in class 6A1 at Nguyen Du School. It is a small school on Nguyen Du street. My classroom is on the second floor. There are 40 students in my class. My form teacher is Miss Mai. She teaches us English. All of my classmates are really kind and hard-working. We always finish all homework at home. Every day, we start classes at seven o’clock and have a 20-minute break at thirty-five past eight. My school has a small schoolyard so the students usually stay in class or sit in the canteen at break time. After that, we are back to our room and finish class at half past eleven.
Choose the best answer: 1. Which floor is Quang’s classroom in? 2. What subject does Quang’s form teacher teach? 3. What is NOT true? 4. What time does Quang have break time? 5. What do the students usually do at break time?
IX. Read the conversation and answer the questions.Mr Green: Hey, Tom. How’s your first week at the new school?Tom: It’s great. But I was a bit nervous at first.Mr Green: Why were you nervous?Tom: The teachers are all new to me, most of my classmate are new too.Mr Green: Are they friendly to you?Tom: Ah, yeah. They are all nice to me.Mr Green: What subjects did you have today?Tom: Well, we had maths, geography and computer studies, my favourite subject.Mr Green: Oh, good. So everything is going well at school?Tom: Right. I had a good first day. And… Dad, can I join the judo club at school? I like to do judo.Mr Green: Yeah, Ok, if you like. But don’t forget to do your homework.Tom: I won’t. Thanks, Dad.
Questions: 1. Why was Tom nervous at first? 2. What are Tom’s teacher and friends like? 3. What is his favourite subject? 4. What club does he want to join? 5. Is Tom having a nice first week at his new school?
X. Choose the correct word A, B and C for each of the gaps to complete the following text. What do you do if you want to …(1)… a book in a library? If you know the author’s …(2)…, go to the author catalogue. Find the title of the book …(3)… check the shelf mark. Make a note of this before you look …(4)… the appropriate shelf. If you do not know the author’s name, go to the …(5)… catalogue. If there …(6)… no title catalogue in the library, go to the subject catalogue. Check all the titles which are under the …(7)… you want. Then check the appropriate card, as with the author catalogue. Next look for the book on the shelf. Let the librarian stamp it …(8)… you take it out of the library. If the book isn’t on the shelf, ask the librarian to get it for you.
II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D. Then read them aloud.
III. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentences above. 1. I don’t have a bookshelf in my bedroom. There …… 2. We have a sink, a fridge, a cooker and a cupboard in our kitchen. There …… 3. The notebook is on the book. The book …… 4. The dog is in front of the microwave. The microwave …… 5. My favourite room in the house is the living room. I like ……IV. Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. untidy are not near next on his bag An’s bedroom is big but messy. There …(1)… clothes on the floor. There is a big desk …(2)… the window, there are dirty bowls and chopsticks …(3)… it. He usually puts his school …(4)… under the desk. His bed is …(5)… to the desk, and it is also …(6)…. There is a cap, some CDs and some books on the bed. An’s Mum is …(7)… happy with this, and how An is tidying up …(8)… room.
V. Read the passage and choose the best word (A, B or C) to put in each space. I am a …(1)… in a house. Every day, members in the family take a …(2)… in me. They brush their teeth, wash their …(3)…, and …(4)… dressed every morning. I usually get wet on my floor. Who I am? I am a …(5)….
VI. Read the email and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each question.
III. Reorder the words to make sentences. 1. magazine / it /my / is / favourite. 2. my grandma / visiting / and / am / I / grandpa. 3. the / play / evening / inside / kids / in / the. 4. you / what / going / do / tomorrow / are / to ? 5. long / have / monkeys / arms / legs / and.
IV. Read the definition and write the words. 1. This person gives a lot of attention to what he/ she is doing so that he/ she does not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something. c areful 2. This person has original and unsual ideas. c………… 3. This person is always doing a lot of work. h………… 4. This person is not angry if he/ she has to wait. p………… 5. This person likes sports and doing sports. s………… 6. This person likes talking very much. t…………
V. Read the passage and choose the best word (A, B or C) to each space.
One of my new ……(1)…… is Yuri. She ……(2)…… from Japan. She ……(3)…… big black eyes, brown ……(4)…… and a beautiful ……(5)…… . It’s bright and warm. She is ……(6)…… friendly and ……(7)…… . Yuri always ……(8)…… me whenever I ……(9)…… any difficulty. I teach ……(10)…… some Vietnamese, too.
VI. Read the passage about Nga and her best friend, then choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each question. My name is Nga and my best friend is Lan. She is my classmate. We are both in grage 6 at Lam Son Secondary School. Lan lives next to my house. Every day, my father takes us to school on his motorbike, and we come home on foot in the evening. She is an intelligent girl. Her favourite subject is math, and she is really good at it. Mine is English. We usually help each other with our homework. Whenever i am sad, Lan always tells me stories to make me happy. I feel really lucky to have a best friend like Lan.1. How old are Lan and Nga? 2. How do they go to school? 3. What is NOT TRUE about the passage? 4. What do they usually help each other? 5. What does Lan do to make Nga happy?
II. Find the word which has a different sound in part underlined.
III. What are these places? Write the words in the spaces.Example: 0. It’s a place where we go to walk, play and relax.
1. It’s a place where we borrow books. ………… 2. It’s a place where we watch a fifm. ………… 3. It’s a place where we go to buy stamps or send mail. ………… 4. It’s a place where we can look at paintings. ………… 5. It’s a place where they sell medicines, soap and make-up. …………IV. Find one odd word A, B, C or D. Then read them aloud.
V. Choose the best option (A, B or C) to each space. 1. David is more …… than Peter. 2. My sister plays the piano …… than my brother. 3. The pink flower is …… than the yellow one. 4. His story is …… than theirs.VI. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in the box.bad cold important dangerous good 1. It’s …… in the north of Viet NAm than in the south. 2. Is a snake …… than a dog? 3. Doing our homework is …… than reading a novel. 4. She’s not very happy. Her exam results are …… than her sister’s. 5. Let’s go to Da Lat. The weather’s …… there than that in Ho Chi Minh City.
II. Choose the words in the box to make sentences, using superlativesbig cold deep high long 1. Mount Everest is one of the …… mountains in the world. 2. The Nile is the …… river in the world. 3. Russia is one of the …… countries in the world. The weather is still cold in summer. 4. The blue whale is the …… animal in the world. 5. The Pacific Ocean is the …… ocean in the world.
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Bangladesh is the (wet) …… of the three countries: Vietnam, England and Bangladesh. 2. The Sahara is the world’s (hot) …… desert. 3. Loch Lomond in Scotland is the (large) …… freshwater lake in Great Britain. 4. Lake Erie is (small) …… than Lake Huron. 5. Mount Everest is 8.848 meters (high) …… 6. The Amazon River is (long) …… than Mekong River. 7. Fansipan is the (high) …… mountain in Vietnam. 8. Travelling by bus is (cheap) ….. than by taxi.
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each statement. Da Nang is one of the most peaceful cities in Viet Nam with a lot of beautiful beaches. This is a wonderful place for those who love seas and enjoy fresh air. Life here is not so busy as that in Ho Chi Minh City. It is not only a beautiful city but also a safe place to live in. Every evening, after work, you can easily catch the sight of families riding to the beach, leaving their motorbikes on the seaside and jumping into the water. They are not afraid of losing their motorbikes. They believe that their vehicles will still be there when they come back. There is no beggar here and the air is fresh. Another good thing is the food. If you love seafood, Da Nang will be the right choice. The food here is very fresh and the price in cheaper than that in Ho Chi Minh City. 1. Da Nang is a good place for sea lovers. 2. The life in Da Nang is busier than that in Ho Chi Minh City. 3. There are beautiful mountains in Da Nang. 4. It is not expensive to buy seafood in Da Nang City. 5. Da Nang is not only peaceful but also beautiful.V. Read the passage and choose the best word ( A, B or C) to put in each space. Hoi An is one of the (1)…… towns in Viet Nam. It (2)…… on the lower section of the Thu Bon river. It is a very beautiful town with a lot of colorful (3)…… which are hung (4)…… the town. Hoi An is famous for one- (5)…… tailoring. Customers order clothes (6)…… the morning and get them in the (7)……. The price is not really (8)……. If you want to find the place of the (9)…… time, Hoi An is a (10)…… choice.VI. Read about Da Nang City and answer the questions. Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people. The Han River flows through the city. The city part on the east bank is newest and more spacious. The city part on the west bank is more crowed. There are five bridges across the river. The Han River Bridge is the newest one now. The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam. Da Nang has many beaches. Among them, Non Nuoc Beach is one of the beautiful beaches in the world. But walking in the street on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang. There are not many trees so there are not many shadows. It is often very hot at noon.Questions: 1. What is the population of Da Nang? 2. Which part of the city is more spacious?? 3. Which part of the city is more crowed? 4. Which bridge is the newest? 5. What is Non Nuoc Beach like?