Giải VBT tiếng Anh 6 VNEN unit 11: Our greener world

A. Phonetics

1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. energy                              B. electricity

    C.  effect                               D. environment

2. A. pollution                          B. solar

   C.  symbol                             D. reason

3. A. charity                              B. exchange

    C.  channel                           D. character

4. A. president                         B. sea

    C.  reuse                               D. design

5. A. wrap                                 B. racket

    C.  manner                           D. space

Answer:

• 1. A. energy             2. B. solar
• 3. D. character       4. B. sea       5. D. space

2. Put the words in the box into two groups.

Answer:

B. Vocabulary &Grammar

1. Match each half sentence in column A with a suitable one in column B to make a meaningful sentence.

Answer:

1. c. It's necessary that we should protect the environment. 
2. a. Natural resources are limited so we should save them. 
3. e. If people use public transport, there will be less pollution. 
4. d. I'm disappointed that people have spoiled this area. 
5. b. Polluted air is one of the many problems we have to solve.

2. Circle A, B, C or D for each picture. 

	He will be late for…………if he doesn’t start at one. A. the bus B. the train C. the taxi D. the lorry
	2. We can……..things like plastic bottles and cans  A. reduce B. cook C. do D. reuse
	Unless we stop……………., we can’t prevent floods and other natural disasters.  A. polluting the air B. recycling bottles C. cutting down the trees D. planting trees
	If we…………………water, a lot of fish will die. A. recycle B. pollute C. drink D. save

Answer:

• 1. B. the train                                 2. D. reuse    
• 3. C. cutting down the trees       4. B. pollute

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

1. If I see him, I (give) ……….him a lift.

2. If I find your passport, I (telephone) ………….. you at once.

3. If he (read) ………… in bad light, he will ruin his eyes. 

4. Someone (steal) ………… your car if you leave it unlocked.

5. If he (wash) ………….. my car, I’ll give him £10. 

6. They’ll be very angry if she (make) …………. any more mistakes.

7. If he (be) …………… late, we’ll go without him.

8. If you are late, they (not let) ……………… you in.

9. If I lend you £10, when ……………….. you (repay) …………….. me? 

10. If I tell you a secret, …… you (promise) ……….. not to tell it to anyone else?

Answer:

• 1. will give            2. will telephone      3. reads
• 4. will steal          5. watches               6. Makes
• 7. Is                      8. won’t let
• 9. will ............ repay   10. will ................promise

4. Fill each blank with a word in the box.

1. It’s important to……… our skin from harmful effects from the sun.

2. We have to do everything to ………….the environment.

3 ………., paper and glass can be recycled.

4. We should plant more …………… in our city.

5. Some factories ……….. empty bottles and cans.

6. We shouldn’t ………… forests.

7. Some animals in the world are in …………… now.

8. Don’t throw ………………… in the streets.

9. People are doing a lot of things to damage the ………………..

10. We are destroying wild ………………..and plants.

Answer:

• 1. protect        2. save            3. Metal
• 4. trees           5. recyde        6. damage
• 7. Danger      8. Rubbish     9. environment
• 10. animals

C. Reading

1. Put a word/ phrase from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often (1) … small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away. In this way, (2) … very hard rocks are worn away by the wind.

When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them down the (3) …. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea.

Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very (4) … of its soil. The roots of plants help to (5)… the rocks and soil in place. Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus, forests and grasslands (6) … to slow down erosion.

Even where the land is (7) … covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the melting snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. As a stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (8) … thousands of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed.

• New words: erosion (n):    sự xói mòn    

• grain (n): hạt      strick (v): va mạnh   

• worn (v) mòn    bare (adj): trần trụi

Answer:

• (1) picks up      (2) even      (3) hillsides
• (4) little            (5) hold       (6) help
• (7) thickly       (8) After

2. Read the passage and then answer the questions.

We are destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is too much smoke in the air in many cities in the world. We are cutting down too many trees. We are burning the forest. We are also destroying lots of plants and animals. Many areas of the earth are wasteland. Farmers in many parts of the world cannot grow enough to eat. In some countries there is too little rice. The earth is in danger. Save the Earth!

1. Why can’t we swim in the seas and rivers?

……………………………………………………………………………….

2. Is there too much smoke in the air in many cities in the world?

……………………………………………………………………………….

3. What are we doing to our environment?

……………………………………………………………………………….

4. Why can’t farmers in many parts of the world grow enough to eat?

……………………………………………………………………………….

5. What do you think we should do to save the earth?

……………………………………………………………………………….

Answer:

• 1. Because they are too dirty. 
• 2. Yes, there is. 
• 3. We are destroying the earth. We are cutting down too many trees. We are burning the forests. We are also destroying lots of plants and animals. 
• 4. Because many areas of the earth are wasteland. 
• 5. I. think we should stop cutting down trees, burning the forests, destroying plants and animals.

2. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

I live in (1) … small village called Henfield. There (2) … about 600 people here. I love the village because it is very quiet and life is slow (3)…easy. The village is always clean – people look (4)… it with great care .The air is always clean , (5)… .

It is much (6) … friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that we have not got many things to do (7) … the evening - we have not got any cinemas or theatres. The other thing is that people always talk about one another and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still (8) ….. village life to life in a big city.

1. A. a              B. an           C.  the

2. A. have        B. is            C.  are 

3. A. but          B. and        C.  or

4. A. after        B. for         C.  at

5. A. also         B. too        C.  so

6. A. most       B. as          C.  more

7. A. in             B. on         C.  at

8. A. like          B. prefer   C.  love

Answer:

•  1. A. a          2. C. are       3. B. and

• 4. A. after    5. B. too       6. C. more

• 7. A. in        8. B. prefer

D. Writing

1. Write full sentences using the words and phrases given

1. They / enjoy / stay / a farm / during / summer vacation.

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. We / live / happier and healthier life / if / keep / our environment / clean.

………………………………………………………………………………………

3. We / shouldn’t / throw / rubbish / the street.

………………………………………………………………………………………

4. The students / our school / often / collect / waste paper / their mini project.

………………………………………………………………………………………

5. My aunt / have / small garden / and / she / grow / flowers / vegetables.

………………………………………………………………………………………

Answer:

• 1. They enjoy staying on a farm during their summer vacation. 
• 2. We11 live a happier and healthier life if we keep our environment clean. 
• 3. We shouldn't throw rubbish on the street. 
• 4. The studens in our school often collect waste paper for their mini project. 
• 5.  My aunt has a small garden and she grows flowers and vegetables.

2. Rewrite the sentence so that its meaning stays the same.

1. They intend to make this beach a clean and beautiful place again.

=> They plan ………………………………………………………….

2. The students started to collect old clothes for their charity programme last week

=> The students have ………………………………………………………

3. We make the air dirty because we use the car all the time.

=> If we use ………………………………..……………………………

4. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss my train.

=> Unless I leave …………………………………………………………..

5. I won’t be able to do anything unless I have a quiet room.

=> If I don’t have …………………………………………………………..

Answer: 

• 1. They plan to make this beach a clean and beautiful place again. 
• 2. The students have collected old clothes for their charity programme since last week.
• 3. If we use the car all the time, we will make the air dirty. 
• 4. Unless I leave now, I'll miss my train. 
• 5. If I don't have a quiet room, I won't be able to do anything.

3. Complete each of the following sentences with your own words.

1. We can’t use water in this well because …………………………......

2. It’s quiet and peaceful in the country so many people ………………………….

3. Unless you study hard, you ……………………………………………………

4. ……………………………….. public transport is a good way to reduce ………

5. We’ll have to go without John if he doesn’t ……………………………………

Answer:

• 1. We can't use water in this well because it is polluted. 
• 2. It's quiet and peaceful in the country so many people prefer to live there. 
• 3. Unless you study hard, you will get bad marks. 
• 4. Using public transport is a good way to reduce traffic jams and air pollution. 
• 5. We'll have to go without John if he doesn't arrive soon.