UNIT 9:

THE POST OFFICE

A. READING
VOCABULARY
1. equip (v) (with) [i'kwip] :
2. advanced (a) [d'v:nst]:
3. spacious (a) ['speis]
4. well-trained (a) [wel 'treind]
5. staff (n) [st:f]:
6. thoughtful (a): ['o:tful]: kind:
7. courteous (a) ['k:tjs] : polite
8. parcel (n) ['p:sl]:
9. surface mail (n) ['s:fis'meil]: letters that sent by road, rail or sea, not by air
10. express (a) very fast[iks'pres]
-> Express Mail Service (EMS): [iks'pres meil 's:vis]
11. competitive rate (n):
12. transfer (n,v) ['trnsf:] : move st/sb from one place, jobto another:
13. speedy (a) ['spi:di]
14. secure (a) [si'kju]
15. Messenger Call Service (n) ['mesind k:l 's:vis]
16. notify (v) ['noutifai]
17. recipient (n) [ri'sipint]: a person who receives sth
18. facsimile (n) [fk'simli]
19. transmit (v) [trnz'mit]
-> transmission (n) [trnz'min]
20. graphic (n) [grfik]
21. press (n): [pres]
22. subscribe (v) [sb'skraib]: pay money regularly to receive or use sth
B. SPEAKING
1. clerk (n)
[kl:k]
2. customer (n)
['kstm]
3. document (n)
['dkjumnt]
4. fee (n)
[fi:]
5. Flower Telegram Service (n)
['flau 'teligrm 's:vis]
6. greetings card (n)
['gri:tik:d]
7. install (v)
[in'st:l]
8. registration (n)
[,redi'strein]
9. telephone line (n)
['telifoun lain]
C. LISTENING
1. capacity (n) [k'psti]
2. subscriber (n) [sb'skraib]
3. upgrade (v) [p'greid]
4. fixed (a) [fikst]
5. rural network ['rurl 'netw:k]
6. digit (n) ['didit]
7. meet (v) : do or satisfy what is needed or what sb asks for
8. demand (n) [di'm:nd]
9. commune (n) ['kmju:n]
10. communal (a) ['kmjunl]

WRITING
1. arrogant (a) ['rgnt]
2. attitude (n) ['titju:d]
3. describe (v) [dis'kraib]
4. director (n) [di'rekt]
5. dissatisfaction (n) [di,stis'fkn]
6. pickpocket (n) ['pikpkit]
7. price (n) [prais]
8. punctuality (n) [,pktu'lti]
9. quality (n) ['kwliti]
11. reasonable (a) ['ri:znbl]
12. resident (n) ['rezidnt]
13. satisfaction (n) [,stis'fkn]
14. security (n) [si'kjurti]
Task 1
Things
Satisfied

Dissatisfied

The opening hours of . Early / on time

the post office
The quality of the
Good / well- equipped / modern
equipment

. Too late / too early

The security
conditions of the post
office
The attitude of the
staff
The prices of the
services
The punctuality of
delivery of letters and
newspapers

. Good security condition

No one keeps motorcycles or bicycles /

pickpockets / Bad security condition

. Polite / helpful / smiling

Rude / arrogant / cold

. Low / reasonable

(Too) high / unreasonable

Always punctual / letters are never lost

Never punctual / sometimes letters and

newspapers are lost

. Bad / poor quality / needs repairing /

backward

* Outline:
1. Heading: address and date of writing
2. Greeting: Dear.,
3. Opening: Give reason for writing
- I have been using...................................
- Now I am writing .............................
+
in response to (s p li) your call for customers to express their satisfaction and
dissatisfaction
+ to express my satisfaction and dissatisfaction with some of the services offered by your post office.
+ to tell you how satisfied and /dissatisfied I am with
+ to tell you that I am satisfied/ dissatisfied with
4. Body:
a. Satisfaction:
+ I am impressed by ..
+ I am satisfied with
+ I have no complaint about .
Conjunctions (First/ second/ finally/ Moreover/ furthermore/ in addition / however
* (However, your post office has some things that may make your customers unsatisfied.)
b. Dissatisfaction:
+ I am dissatisfied with ...
+ I complain about .
Conjunctions:

c. Express your hope to the changes to the services

- I highly appreciate the services youve given.
- I hope that your post office will offer better and better services (will be made a better place)
4. Closing:
-Yours faithfully, .
- Sign your name
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
GRAMMAR
1) DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Menh e quan he xac nh khong the bo i v neu khong co
no, cau se
khong ro ngha.
Ex:

a) The woman is my sister. She is standing over there.

---> The woman who is standing over there is my sister.

b) The man is my teacher. She saw him at the post office yesterday.
---> .
c) She works for a company. It produces cars.
.

---> ..
d) The girl lives in our neighbourhood. Her parents are working in a post office.
---> .
* CHU Y:
(1) WHO, WHOM va WHICH co the c thay bang THAT
(2) WHOM co the c thay bang WHO
Tom tat cong thc:
DANH T

CHU T

TUC T

S
HU

Ngi

WHO/THAT WHO(M)/THAT

Vat/.vat

WHICH/THAT

WHOSE

2) NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Menh e nay co the c lc bo (khi o cau van con ro ngha) va
thng
c tach khoi menh e chnh bang dau phay ,. Ta dung menh e
quan he
khong han nh khi:
Trc danh t thng co : this, that, these, those, my, his, her va danh t
rieng.

Ex:

My father is a doctor. He is fifty years old.

---> My father, who is fifty years old, is a doctor.

Mr Brown is a very nice teacher. We studied English with him.

--->
* CHU Y: KHONG dung THAT trong menh e nay.
Exercise1: Join the sentences, using relative pronouns
1. The meeting was interesting. I went to it.
->..
2. I like the dress. She was wearing it.
->.
3. We dont like the stories. They dont have happy endings.
->..
4. The milk was very good. We had it this morning.
->
5. Thank you very much for the gift. You gave it to me last time.
->
6. The book was too expensive. I wanted to buy it.
->
7. The girl is really intelligent. We admire her
Vocabulary
abroad (adv)
arrest (v)
brave (a)
break into (v)
burglar (n)
coward (n)
design (v)
destroy (v)
first language (n)
French (n)
German (n)
injured (a)
north-west (n)
pacifist (n)

['br:d]
['rest]
[breiv]
[breik]
['b:gl]
['kaud]
[di'zain]
[di'stri]
[f:st 'lgwid]
[frent]
['d:mn]
['indd]
['n:'west]
['psifist]

rebuild (v)
release (v)
rent (n)
shoplifter (n)

['ri:bild]
[ri'li:s]
[rent]
['p'lift]

steal (v)
tenant (n)
waitress (n)
war (n)

[sti:l]
['tennt]
['weitris]
[w:]

UNIT 10:

NATURE IN DANGER

A. READING
I. Before you read
Once (adv)
cheetah (n) ['ti:t]
scatter (v) ['skt]
estimate (v) ['estimeit]

nc ngoi
bt gi
can m
ln vo
tn trm
k hn nht
thit k
ph hy
ting m
ting Php
ting c
b thng
hng ty bc
ngi theo ch ngha ha bnh
ti xy dng
th ra
tin thu
k cp gi lm khch
mua hng
n cp
ngi thu/mn
bi bn n
chin tranh

panda (n) ['pnd]

II. While you reading
VOCABULARY
1. the human race (n) ['hju:mn'reis]: all people, considered together as a group:
2. species (n) ['spi:i:z]
3. exist (v) : [ig'zist] to be present in a place or situation
4. planet (n) : ['plnit] the world
5. human being (s) (n) ['hju:mn 'bi:i]
6. affect (v) ['fekt]
7. agriculture (n) ['griklt]
8. pollutant (n) [p'lu:tnt]
9. respect (n) [ri'spekt]
10. habit (n) ['hbit]
11. result in sth : [ri'zlt] lead to
12. consequence (n) ['knsikwns]
13. rare (a) [re]: not common
14. be in danger (exp) ['deind]
15. extinct (a) : no longer existing
16. endangered (a) [in'deind(r)d]
17. protect(v)
18. prohibit (v) [pr'hibit] forbid, prevent
19. destruction (n) [dis'trkn]
20. interference (n) [,int'firns]
21. survive (v) : continue to live or exist
22. offspring (n) [':fspri]
23. co-exist (v) : [kou ig'zist] : exist together
B. SPEAKING
1. threaten (v) ['retn]
2. fur (n) [f:]
3. skin (n) [skin]
4. pet (n) [pet]
5. hunt (v) [hnt]
6. capture (v) ['kpt]
7. recreation (n) [,rekri'ein]
8. cut down (v) [kt daun]
9. wood (n) [wud]
10. fertilizer (n) ['f:tilaiz]
11. pesticide (n) ['pestisaid]
12. cultivation (n) [,klti'vein]
13. discharge (v) [dis't:d]
14. discourage (v) [dis'krid]
15. encourage (v) [in'krid]
Task 3
Modal talk
A: It is said in the newspaper/ on TV that people are killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food
B: Thats why endangered animals are destroyed.
A: What should we do to protect endangered animals?
B: I think killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should be banned.
Structure
A: It is said in the newspaper/ on TV that _______
B: Thats why _____________
A: What should we do to protect __________?

B: I think ___________
C. LISTENING
1. preserve (v) [pri'z:v]
2. contain (v)
3. scenic feature (n) ['si:nik 'fi:t]
4. approximately (adv): nearly
5. devastating (a) ['devsteiti] : destructive
6. maintenance (n) ['meintnns] : act of maintaining
7. completely (a) [km'pli:tli]: total
8. protect (v) [pr'tekt]
9. vehicle (n) ['vikl; 'vi:hikl]: cars, trucks..
Task 2
Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
National parks are to protect and (1) ...................the natural beauty of land. They (2)............... a variety of
scenic features. There are (3) .................. national parks in the UAS and (4)................of people visit it every
year. Many national parks are in (5) ................of being destroyed. (6) animals in national parks are
(7).. or (8).. .for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are (9)..down for (10)..Large areas of
national parks also experience (11)..fires caused by careless people. The increasing number
of visitors is (12)........ the parks due to the population from their (13)If these problems are not
solved, many national parks will be completely (15)..
C. WRITING
abundant (a)
area (n)
bone (n)
coastal waters (n)
historic (a)
island (n)
landscape (n
location (n)
stone tool (n)
tropical (a)
Useful sructures
Location

['bndnt]
['eri]
[boun]
['koustl 'w:tz]
[his'trik]
['ailnd]
['lndskeip]
[lou'kein]
[stoun tu:l]
['trpikl]

di do, phong ph
din tch
xng
vng bin duyn hi
thuc lch s
hn o
phong cnh
a im

nhit i

-. is located in /on ..
-iskm north/south/east/west from Y

Special features

- The park is characterized by / It is famous for

Total area

Its total area is about/ It covers.. /It has a total area of.

Animals
and plants

-Many kinds of plants/animals live here/can be found here. - There is/ are species of/ kinds of / sorts of
-It is home to

Historic features

- Archeologists found
- The park is not only.but also
- People/scientists found.in

D. LANGUAGE FOCUS
RELATIVE PRONOUNS WITH PREPOSITIONS
1. The man is my uncle. You talked to him yesterday.


2. The song was interesting. We listened to it last night.

..
3. Mr Mason apologized for the mistake. We complained to him.
->..
4. The baby becomes a strong youth now. Mrs.Tam looked after him 20 years ago.
->.

CHU Y: CH dung WHOM hoac WHICH sau gii t.

i vi cm ng t c nh look after, fill in, give up, to be interested in thi

gii t khng c t trc i t quan h whom v which
Eg. The food which Im much bored with is instant noodle
Exercise 1
1. The flat is in an old part of the city. I have just moved to this flat

2. The local market sold excellent local produce. The newspaper wrote about it

3. We were unable to get tickets for the concert. The Browns went to this concert

4. The shop is closed. I bought the shoes from it.

->
Vocabulary
[bleim]
li
blame (v)
[kn's:n]
quan
tm, bn tm
concern (v)
[f'milj]
que
familiar (a)
[fn'tstik]
hay, hp dn
fantastic (a)
[giv

p]
u hng
give up (v)
[h:f]
hip
half (n)
['mid'wei]
na ng
midway (adv)
[ou]
mc n
owe (v)
[e]
chia s
share (v)

UNIT 11:

SOURCES OF ENERGY

VOCABULARY
A. READING
1. source (n) [so:s]
2. energy (n) ['endi]
3. fossil fuel (n) ['fsl fjul] :coal, oil, natural gas

4. reserve (n) [ri'z:v]

5. power demand (n) ['pau di'm:nd]
6. exhausted (a) [ig'z:stid]
7. alternative (a) [:l't:ntiv]: can be replaced
8. nuclear energy (a) ['nju:kli 'endi]
9. geothermal heat (n) [,di:ou':ml hi:t]: power from the earth
10. available (a) ['veilbl]
11. windmill (n) ['winmil]: power from the wind
12. sailboat (n) ['seilbout]
13. dam (n) [dm]
14. release (v) [ri'li:s]
15. solar energy (n) ['soul 'endi]: power from the sun
16. solar panel (n) ['soul 'pnl]
17. plentiful (a) ['plentifl]: having a lot of
18. infinite (a) ['infint]: unlimited
19. potential (a) [p'tenl]
20. make use of (exp)
B. SPEAKING
1. abundant (a)
2. convenient (a)
3. enormous (a)
4. harmful (a)
5. hydroelectricity (n)
6. nuclear reactor (n)
7. radiation (n)
8. renewable (a)
9. run out (v)

['bndnt]
[kn'vi:njnt]
[i'n:ms]
[h:mful]
[,haidrouilek'trisiti]
['nju:kli [ri:'kt]
[,reidi'ein]
[ri'nju:bl]
[rn'aut]

C. LISTENING
1. resource (n) [ri'so:s]
2. renewable (a) [ri'nju:bl] # renewable (a)
3. vital (a) ['vaitl/]for
4. ecologist (n) [i'kldist]
5. ecology (n) [i'kldi]
6. replace (v) [ri'pleis]
7. grass (n) [gr:s]
8. fertilize (v) ['f:tilaiz]
9. fossil fuel (n) ) ['fsl fjul]: ) (coal, oil, natural gas)
10. unlimited (a):[n'limitid]: infinite
11. include (v): consist of
D. WRITING
as can be seen (exp)
[si:n]
chart (n)
[t:t]
consumption (n)
[kn'smpn]
follow (v)
['flou]
make up (v)
['meikp]
show (v)
[ou]
total (a)
['toutl]

c th thy
biu
s tiu th
theo sau
chim (s lng)
ch ra
tng s

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS

RELATIVE CLAUSES REPLACED BY PARTICIPLES OR TO INFINITIVES

Participles : present participles (V-ing)
Past participles : (V3/ed)
To infinitive (To V)
RELATIVE CLAUSES REPLACED BY PARTICIPLES
Eg 1. The woman is my aunt. She spoke to you yesterday.
->
->..
Eg2: Do you know the lady who is drinking coffee over there?
->..
Note:
Eg 3: I like reading short stories which were written by Nam Cao.
->..
Eg 4: The boy who was awarded by the headmaster is one of the best students in this school
Note:
=> Note: 1. B a t quan h ( who,which, that)
2. Bin i ng t
V-ing (dng ch ng)
V3 /ed (dng b ng)
2. RELATIVE CLAUSES REPLACED BY INFINITIVES
Eg 1: Yuri Gagarin was the first man who flew into space.
->.
Eg 2: John is the only one who can solve the math problem
->.
Eg 3: This is the second novel which was written by this famous writer
->.
=> Note: ..
..
.
.
.
Exercises 1:
Reduce these sentences by using participles or to infinitives
1. Dont let me be the last person who knows your emotion.
2. Who is the girl that is waiting outside?
3. Have you read the book that was written by Nguyen Du?
4. The road which connects Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city is called Number 1.
5. The man who sat next to me on the train looked gentle.
6. The man who saved me from the lake was very brave.
7. The steam engine which was invented by James Watt opened a new period in human development history.

8. The man who was caught by the police last night was a notorious criminal.
Vocabulary
apartment (n)
['p:tmnt]
cn h
cancer (n)
['kns]
ung th
catch (v)
[kt]
bt c
cause (n)
[k:z]
nguyn nhn
conduct (v)
['kndkt]
tin hnh
experiment (n)
[iks'periment]
cuc th nghim
extraordinary (a)
[iks'tr:dnri]
l thng
fence (n)
[fens]
hng ro
locate (v)
[lou'keit]
nm
overlook (v)
[,ouv'luk]
nhn ra
park (n)
[p:k]
cng vin
photograph (n)
['foutgr:f ; 'foutgrf]
bc hnh
present (v)
[pri'zent]
trnh by
progress (n)
['prougres]
s tin trin
publish (v)
['pbli]
xut bn
reach (v)
[ri:t]
t ti
research (v)
[ri's:t, 'ri:s:t]
nghin cu
surround (v)
[s'raund]
bao quanh

UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES

VOCABULARY
A. READING
1. Asia [ei] (adj):
-> Asian [ein]:
-> The Asian Games (n):
2. Intercultural (a) [int'kltrl] : between cultures
3. Multi-sport event ['mlti sp:t] (n): event in which many sports are played
4. solidarity (n) [,sli'drti] Ex: We must show our solidarity with them
5. Promote [pr'mut (v): develop
6. Advance [d'v:ns] (v): go before others:
7. Athlete ['li:t] (n): vn ng vin
- Athletics (n): running and high jumping are called athletics
8. Official ['fil] (n):
9. Facilities [f'silti](n): equipment that are provided for a particular purpose:
10. aquatic sports (n) ['kwtik sp:ts] connected with water
11. weightlifting (n) ['weit'lifti]
12. shooting (n) ['u:ti]
13. Wrestling ['resli] (n): mn u vt
14. hockey (n) ['hki]
15. squash (n) [skw]
16. rugby (n) ['rgbi]
17. fencing (n) ['fensi]
18. mountain biking (n) ['mauntin baiki]
19. Enthusiasm [in'ju:zizm] (n): strong feeling of interest: s hng hi, s nhit tnh
Ex: He never lost his enthusiasm for training athletes
20. Appreciate ['pri:ieit](v): value: nh gi
Ex: Your help was greatly appreciated
21. A variety [v'raiti] of + sth: many different kinds of the same thing:
Ex: He left for a variety of reasons
Exercise: Choose the best answer

bronze
1.
When(n)
were the 1st Asian Games held?
[brnz]
A. 1951 (n) B. 1954
karatedo
C. 1955
D. 1957
2. When
silver
(n)were the 2nd Asian Games held?
['silv]
A. 1954
B. 1958
C. 1955
D. 1953
st
3. How C.
many
athletes and nations took part in the 1 Games?
LISTENING
A.
497-10
B. 498-11
C. 489- 11
D. 9,919- 44
1. coming live [laiv]
nd
4.
which (n)
sports
events were added at the 2 Asian Games?
2. In
freestyle
['fri:stail]
A.
Boxing,
shooting
& wrestling B. wrestling
C. weghtlifting
YuKo (n):
D.
basketball
and boxing
3. record
(n) ['rek
:d]th
5.
Where
were
the[d
13im'neizjm]
Asian Games held?
4. gymnasium (n)
A.
Japan (n) ['dB.
India
C. the Philippines
D. Thailand
5 gymnast
imnst]
th
6.
How
many
countries
took
part
in
the
14
Asian
Games?
6. gymnastics (n) [,dim'nstiks]
A.
B. 44
C. 38
D. 23
Lee11
Bong Ju
7. jumper (n)
8. high jump (n) ['haidmp]
B. SPEAKING
9. long jump
(n) ['l'dmp]
Vichai
10. crash (v) into
11. bar (n) [b:]
12. land (v)

ng
v karat
bc

D. WRITING
advertise (v)
equip (v)
hold (v)
promote (v)
recruit (v)
stadium (n)
upgrade (v)
widen (v)

['dvtaiz]
[i'kwip]
[hould]
[pr'mout]
[ri'kru:t]
['steidim]
[p'greid]
['waidn]

qung co
trang b
t chc
qung b
uyn
sn vn ng
nng cp
m rng

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
apply for (a job) (v)
book (v)
diamond (n)
flight (n)
modern (a)
repair (v)
ring (n)

['plai]
[buk]
['daimnd]
[flait]
['mdn]
[ri'pe]
[ri]

xin vic
mua v trc
kim cng
chuyn bay
hin i
sa
chic nhn

Grammar
Omission of relative pronouns (lc b i t quan h)
Ex1: I like the diamond ring. Mary is wearing it.
S

---> (a) I like the diamond ring which/that Mary is wearing.

---> (b) I like the diamond ring Mary is wearing.

Ex2: The man is my teacher. She saw him at the post office yesterday.
S V O
---> (a) .
---> (b)
Exercise 1:
Circle the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted
1. This is one of those pens that has both lead and ink.
2. Do you know Ed Jones, who works at the auto dealership?
3. You may order any entree that you like.
4. I need a car that has good gas mileage.
5. Is this the book which you were looking for?
6. That unicycle is the most dangerous toy that Stefan has ever owned.
UNIT 13:

HOBBIES

A. READING
VOCABULARY
1. hobby (n)['hbi]:
2. accomplished (a)['kmplit]: skilled, well-trained
3. guitarist (n)/gi't:rist/:
4. simple tune[tju:n]:
5. admire (v)/d'mai/:
6. accompany (v) ['kmpni]: play a musical instrument with another singer or musician piano.
7. modest (a)/'mdist/: humble, small
8. tank (n)/tk/:
9. avid (a)/'vid/= eager
10. collect (v)
-> collection (n)
-> collector (n)
11. discarded (a)/disk:did/= get rid of, remove
12. indulge in/in'dld/:allow oneself the pleasure of
13. for a while : = for a moment
14. occupied (a)/'kjpaied/: to be busy
-> keep someone occupied:
B. SPEAKING
book stall (n)
broaden (v)
category (n)
classify (v)
climb (v)
exchange (v)
hero (n)
mountain (n)
name tag (n)
organize (v)
overseas (adv)

pen friend (n)

politician (n)
postman (n)

[st:l]
['br:dn]
['ktigri]
['klsifai]
[klaim]
[iks'teind]
['hirou]
['mauntin]
[neim tg]
[':gnaiz]
[,ouv'si:z]

[,pen'frend]
[,pli'tin]
['poustmn]

quy sch
m rng (kin thc)
loi, hng, nhm
phn loi
leo, tro
trao i
anh hng

ni
nhn ghi tn
sp xp
nc ngoi
bn qua th t
chnh tr gia
ngi a th

C. LISTENING
1. fairy tale (n) ['feriteil]
2. get fed up with (v)
3. continually (adv) [kn'tinjuli]
4. available (a)
5. enable (v) [i'neibl] (O to v): make sb able to do
6. bygone (a) ['baign]: past
7. gigantic (a) [dai'gntik]: very big, very great
8. Jungle (n): tropical forest
9. cope with (v) [koup]: face with
10. otherwise (conj) ['waiz]
11. ignorantly (adv) ['ignrntli]: lacking knowledge
12. profitably (adv) ['prfittbli]

D. WRITING
guideline (n)
imaginary (a)
plan (n)
real (a)

['gaidlain]
[i'mdinri]
[pln]
[ril]

hng dn
tng tng
k hoch
c tht

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
CLEFT SENTENCES (Cu ch)
Cu ch c dng nhn mnh mt thnh phn ca cu nh ch ng, tc t hay trng t
1. Nhn mnh ch t (Subject focus)
Eg 1: My brother collected these foreign stamps.
It was my brother who collected these foreign stamps.
Eg 2: Mr Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

Eg3: Her absence at the party made me sad.

Note: .

2. Nhn mnh tc t (Object focus)

Eg 1: The boy hit the dog in the garden

Eg 2: I met Daisy on the way to school.
..
Eg 3: My brother bought an old motorbike from our neighbor.
.
Note: .

..
3. Nhn mnh trng t (Adverbial focus)
Eg 1: She bought him a present at the shop
.
Eg 2: We first met in December.
.
Eg 3 Phan Thanh Gian was born in this village.
..
Note: .
..
Rewrite the following sentences
1. She bought the car from Tom.
..
2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Harding yesterday.
..
3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
...
4. My teacher helped me a lot of with my study last semester.
..
..
5. Your carelessness caused the accident

Vocabulary
frighten (v)
postcard (n)
presence (n)
present (n)
repair (v)
stranger (n)

UNIT 15:

['fraitn]
['poustk:d]
['prezns]
['preznt]
[ri'pe]
['streind]

SPACE CONQUEST

VOCABULARY
A. READING
Before you read
1. space (n) ['speis]
2. conquest (n)
3. set foot on (exp) [set fut]
4. fly into
While you read
1. lift off (v) ['lift':f]
2. orbit (n) [':bit]
3. last (v) [l:st]
4. cosmonaut (n) ['kzmn:t]
5. astronaut (n) ['strn:t]
6. weightlessness(n) ['weitlisnis]
7. enormous (a)
8. react (v) [ri:'kt]
9. psychological tension(n) [,saik'ldikl 'tenn]

lm khip s
bu thip
s hin din
mn qu
sa cha
ngi l

10. technical failure (n) ['teknikl 'feilj]

11. telegram (n) ['teligrm]
12. venture (n) ['vent]
13. feat (n) [fi:st]
B. SPEAKING
artificial (a)
carry out (v)
launch (v)
manned (a)
mark a milestone (exp)
satellite (n)

[,:ti'fil]
['kri'aut]
[l:nt]
['mnd]
['mailstoun]
['stlait]

nhn to
tin hnh
phng (tu v tr)
c ngi iu khin
to bc ngoc
v tinh

C. LISTENING
1. congress (n) ['kgres]
Kennedy
2. challenge (n)
3. NASA (n) ['ns] (National Aeronautics [,er'n:tiks] and Space Administration [d,minis'trein])
Appolo
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
4. spacesuit (n): a suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
5. portable (a) ['po:tbl]
6. pressure (n) ['pre]
7. experiment (n) [iks'periment]
8. reminder (n) /ri'maind/
9. achievement (n) ['ti:vmnt]
10. mission (n) ['min]
11. return (v) [ri't:n]

D. WRITING
appoint (v)
biography (n)
leap (n)
MSc
(Master of Science)
mankind (n)
pilot (n)
quote (n)
resign (v)
step (n)
Useful language

['pint]
[bai'grfi]
[li:p]
[,em es 'si:]
['m:st v 'sains]
[mn'kaind]
['pailt]
[kwout]
[,ri:'zain]
[step]

b nhim
tiu s
bc nhy
thc s khoa hc
nhn loi
phi cng
li trch dn
t chc
bc i

- from ..to
- receive from
- resign ..from
- be known as
- work as
* Preposition :
- at, on, in, with, from , to
* Tenses:
- Past simple tense
Complete the following sentences
1. Neil Armstrong / be / famous American astronaut. He / known / the first person / walk / the moon.
2. He / born / 5th August, 1930 / Wapokoneta, Ohio.
3. /1949 / 1952, he work / a pilot / the United States Navy
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. COULD
Eg 1: When I was six, I could drive a bike.
.
.
.
2. BE ABLE TO: c hnh thc qu kh l was / were able to + V1,
Eg 2: The fire spread through the building quickly but we all were able to escape.
Eg 3: The player hurt in his leg, but he was able to play to the end.
.
.
.
.
* Tag question :
Tag questions: la cau hoi ngan chung ta them vao cuoi cau noi trong khi am thoai e xac
nh chac chan thong tin mnh a biet
* Form: Statement, tag?
1. Positive sentence , negative tag?
Ex: You can ride a bike, cant you?
Ex: Ann passed her exam, didnt she?
2. Negative sentence, positive tag?
Ex: You cant swim, can you?
Ex: Tracy wasnts at work, was she?
Mt s cch dng cu hi ui
1. To be , modal verbs (can, could, would, should, must, will.), has/have/had +v3/ed
Eg: 1. He is a teacher, isnt he?
2. They are having dinner, arent they?
3. She can swim, cant she?
4. He has learnt English for ten years, hasnt he?
5. Children shouldnt wine, ..?
6. She isnt married, .?
7. The thief must have stolen the bicycle, ?
Note:
2. Ordinary verbs (ng t thng)
Eg:
a. Nam goes to school every day, doesnt he?
b. They didnt see their old teachers, did they?
c. She saw John yesterday, .?
Note..

..
some special cases (nhng trng hp c bit
Statement
,
tag question
I am
-> arent I?
I am not
-> am I?
Lets .
-> shall we?
There..
-> ..there?
Eg: There are two pens, arent there
1. Trong cu khng nh (Positive sentence) c cc t nh never, seldom, rarely, hardly, nobody, none =
no one, nothing, no, neither, scarcely, barely, never......phn ui th khng nh (positive tag)
Eg: She never gets angry, does she?
2. Ch ng l cc t: anyone, anybody, no one, none, nobody, someone, somebody, everyone,
everybody, neither, these, those...th phn ui l they
Eg: Someone tasted my coffee, didnt they?
3. Ch ng l cc t nothing, something, everything, this, that ...th phn ui l it
Eg: Everything will be all right, wont it?
4. Mt s cu mnh lnh ta dng ui will you
Eg: Open the door, will you?
Exercise 1: Change the following sentences into tag questions
1. It is raining now, ?
2. They have got three children,?
3. Keep silent,?
4. Lets dance,.?
5. No one likes drinking a lot of wine, .?
6. I think thats an interesting novel, ..?
7. Lan is a good student, .?
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences, using could, couldnt or be able to
1. My mother speak 5 languages.
2. The whole house was on fire, but he ________ escape
3. She was a very clever girl. She ________ write at four.
4. I dont know if Ill ________ find that place. I dont have a map and I dont know the area.

F. LANGUAGE FOCUS
contact (v)
figure (n)
hurt (v)
jacket (n)
leg (n)
mirror (n)
try on (v)

['kntkt]
['fig]
[h:t]
['dkit]
[leg]
['mir]
['trai'n]

UNIT 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A.. READING
VOCABULARY
Before you read
man-made (a) ['mn'meid]

lin lc
con s; hnh
lm au, au
o vt
chn
gng
th (qun o)

wonder (n) ['wnd]

While you read
1. pyramid (n) ['pirmid]
2. Egyptian (a, n) [i'dipn]
3. Egypt (n) ['i:dipt]
4. Pharaoh (n) ['ferou]: a king in ancient Egypt.
5. tomb (n) [tu:m]
6 burial (n) ['beril]
7. chamber (n) ['teimb]
8. treasure (n) ['tre]: Jewels and precious objects
9. belongings (n) [bi'loiz]
10. base (n) [beis]
11. surpass (v) [s:'p:s]
12. theory (n) ['iri]
13. construction (n) [kn'strkn]
14. spiral (a) ['spairl]
15. ramp (n) [rmp]
16. proceed (v) to progress
17. enclose (v) [in'klouz]: surround or shut in something
18. plateau ['pltou]
19. mysterious (a) [mis'tiris]

A. SPEAKING
builder (n)
giant (a)
opinion (n)
transport (v)

['bild]
['daint]
['pinin]
['trnsp:t]

ngi xy dng
khng l
kin
vn chuyn

B. LISTENING
1. visible (a) ['vizbl]
2. moon (n)
3. man-made wonder (n) ['mn'meid] ['wnd]
4. magnificence (n) [mg'nifisns]
5. significance (n) [sig'nifikns]
6. world heritage (n) ['heritid]
7. UNESCO (n): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
8. dynasty (n) ['dinsti]
9. stretch (v)
10.ancient (a) ['einnt]
11. stone roadway (n) ['roudwei]
12. Beijing

C. WRITING
architecture (n)
brief (a)
central Vietnam (n)
consist of (v)
dedicate (v)
god (n)
illustrate (v)

in honour of (exp)
marble (n)
sandstone (n)
statue (n)
throne (n)

tower (n)

[':kitekt]
[bri:f]
['sentrl]
[kn'sist]
['delikt]
[gd]
['ilstreit]
['n]
['m:bl]
['sndstoun]
['sttju:]
[roun]
['tau]

kin trc
ngn gn, vn tt
min Trung Vit Nam
bao gm
dnh cho ( tng nh)
v thn
minh ho
tng nh (t lng tn
knh)
cm thch
sa thch ( do ct kt
li thnh)
tng
ngai vng
thp

Task 2
Outline
Brief introduction
Last year I visited
My visit to
Details.
The Ponagar Cham
Towers..
Conclusion.
My visit / tour to
Useful structures
have a brief tour to ....... in . = S.Os visit to .. includes a brief to
Ex: I had a brief tour to Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh.

=My visit to Quang Ninh last year included a brief to Ha Long Bay.
one of the most beautiful examples of The Cham architecture: (mt trong nhng hnh mu p nht
ca kin trc Chm)
Consist of = include: bao gm
Be located : to lc
Be dedicated to :dng hin cho
Be built in honor of S.O : c xy dng tn vinh (ai )
Each is holding a specific object, illustrating the Buddhas power: mi ci (cnh tay) cm mt vt
no tn vinh sc mnh ca c Pht
Tenses
The past simple
+ The present simple
+ The passive voice

D. LANGUAGE FOCUS
This special passive structure.
People/they+think/say/suppose/believe/consider/ report.....+ that + clause.
Ex1: People say that he is a good doctor.
Sa Va
Sb Vb

->
->
Ex 2: People think that he stole my car.
Sa
Va
Sb Vb
->..
->..
Ex 3: People think that he is living in Ha Noi.
Sa Va
Sb Vb
->.
->..
Ex 4: People believe that the robber has worked in the bank
Sa Va
Sb
Vb
->.
->..
Note: ................................................................................................................................
..
..
..
..

Exercise:
Rewrite the following sentences in two ways.
1. They say that John is the brightest student in class.
->.
->..
2. They think that he has died a natural death.
->.
->..
3.They declared that she won the competition.
->.
->..
4, It is known that she is a good swimmer.
->People.
->She..
5. People think that she is travelling in Asia.
->.
->..
Vocabulary
escape (v)
homeless (a)
prisoner (n)
puppy (n)
report (v)
strike (n)
suppose (v)
wanted (a)

[is'keip]
['houmlis]
['prizn]
['ppi]
[ri'p:t]
[straik]
[s'pouz]
['wntid]

chy thot
v gia c
t nhn
ch con, cn
bo co
cuc nh cng
cho l
b truy n