Replace any words to make your own conversation

A. Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.

(Nghe và đọc. Sau đó lặp lại đoạn hội thoại và thay thế các từ có màu xanh lam)

1. Have you been to the natural history museum recently?

No, I haven’t been there “since last May”. Why?

(for a long time / since I went for a class trip)

2. There’s a new dinosaur exhibit there. “I’ve been twice” and I’ve learned a lot.

Oh, like what?

(I’ve seen it twice / I’ve been there two times)

3. Well, they have a dinosaur called a Stegosaurus. It’s “really interesting”.

A Stigosaurus? You mean there’s a dinosaur named after me?

(fascinating / pretty cool)

4. No, Stig. It’s a Stegosaurus. Anyway, it’s brain was only the size of “a walnut”!

Oh, that’s not what I imagined!

(an egg / a golfball)

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C. Complete the sentences. Write "for" or "since".

(Hoàn thành các câu. Viết "for" hoặc "since")

1. I've been part of the fossil research team _________ three months.

2. Jason hasn‘t written any research articles _________ he became a professor.

3. Penny has been a member of the Science Club _________ two years.

4. The museum has had the skeleton on display ___________1998.

5. Archeologists have known about the footprints in the cave __________ six months.

6. Researchers haven't discovered any fossils in the area __________ last year.

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D. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs. Then listen and check your answers.

(Hoàn thành các đoạn hội thoại với dạng đúng của động từ. Sau đó lắng nghe và kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn)

1. Quinn: (1) __________ you __________ (watch) the news last night?

Michael: No, why?

Quinn: There (2) ___________ (be) a cool story about fossils. In the past few weeks, some schoolchildren (3) ___________ (found) some interesting-looking rocks. They (4) _________ (give) them to some scientists. It turns out they were dinosaur fossils! The scientists (5) _____________ (not come across) anything else since then, but they are still looking.

2. Jake: Hi, sorry I'm late. How long (6) ____________ you _____________ (be) here?

Fumiko: It’s OK. I just got here two minutes ago. So, what movie do you want to see?

Jake: How about that one? It's about aliens who come to Earth and live as humans.

Fumiko: Um, you know, in the past few months I (7) _____________ (see) three science fiction movies. Can we watch something else?

Jake: I(8) _______ (see) the other movies last week. Let’s try somewhere else.

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E. Work with a partner. Student A: Turn to page 136. Student B: Turn to page 138. Ask and answer questions to complete the missing information.

(Làm việc cùng đối tác. Học sinh A: Lật trang 136. Học sinh B: Lật trang 138. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi để hoàn thành thông tin còn thiếu)

Student A: You and Student B have the same information, but some parts are missing. Ask and answer questions to complete the missing information.

Dawn Tyson has lived (1) ___________ (where?) for over 50 years. Dawn has had a quiet life. She got married (2) ___________ (when?). She has worked at thee supermarket since 2002. On the night of August 4, she heard (3) __________ (what?) outside. She went outside to investigate. She saw a large hole in her backyard. A large reddish rock was in the hole. She called (4) ____________ (who?). They showed the rock to some scientists. They said a meteorite landed in Dawn's yard. A meteorite is worth a lot of money. The local museum paid $75,000 for Dawn's rock.

Student B: You and Student A have the same information, but some parts are missing. Ask and answer questions to complete the missing information.

Dawn Tyson has lived in Dayton for over 50 years. Dawn has had a(1) _________ (what kind of?) life. She got married at age 24. She has worked (2) __________ (where?) since 2002. On the night of August 4, she heard a loud noise outside. She went outside to investigate. She saw (3) ___________ (what?) in her’backyard. A large reddish rock was in the hole. She called the police. They showed the rock to (4) ____________ (who?). They said a meteorite landed in Dawn's yard. A meteorite is worth a lot of money. The local museum paid $75,000 for Dawn's rock.

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