Review 2 Language

Pronunciation

1. Read these tongue twisters (Đọc những nhóm từ khó phát âm sau)

1. A cheap ship trip.
2. Mr Tongue Twister will list the best forests to visit.
3. We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

Vocabulary

2. Find in the box the opposites of the words. Write them in the spaces provided (Tìm từ trái nghĩa với các từ trong khung. Viết chúng vào chỗ trống cho trước)

1. small      
2. noisy    
3. cheap              
4. low
5. sad        
6. hot        
7. unimportant    
8. clean    
9. boring

3. Choose the correct word for each of the definitions (Chọn từ đúng cho mỗi định nghĩa)

1. An area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it. square/supermarket
2. The first person visiting your house at Tet. relative/first footer
3. Water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height. waterfall/lake
4. A building, or a room in a building, where you can buy goods or get services. school/shop
5. A building where objects of historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept. theatre/museum
6. An area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants. desert/rocks
7. To hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion. wish/greet
8. Children often receive it in red envelopes at Tet. lucky money/new clothes
9. A raised part of the Earth's surface, much larger than a hill. forest/mountain

4. Write the words in bold from 3 in the correct group (Viết các từ in đậm trong phần 3 vào đúng nhóm)

• Places in a village, city or town: square, supermarket, shop,  school, theatre, museum
• Natural wonders: waterfall, lake, desert,  rocks, forest, mountain
• New Year festivals: relative, first footer, lucky money,  new clothes, greet, wish

5. Rewrite the sentences, using the comparative or superlative of the adjectives in 2 above, without changing the meaning (Viết các câu sau, sử dụng dạng so sánh hơn và dạng so sánh nhất của tính từ ở phần 2 phía trên, không làm thay đổi ý nghĩa)

1. Sweden is much colder than Viet Nam.

-> Vietnam is much hotter than Sweden.

2. The Andes is longer than all the other mountar ranges in the world.

-> The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.

3. A motorbike is often cheaper than a car.

-> A car is often more expensive than a motorbike.

4. Hoi An is quieter than Ho Chi Minh City.

-> Ho Chi Minh city is noisier than Hoi An.

5. The air in the countryside is often cleaner than that in the city.

-> The air in the city is often more polluted than that in the countryside.

6. Ba Be Lake is bigger than all the other natural lakes in Viet Nam.

-> Ba Be Lake is the biggest lake in Vietnam.

6. These are some tips from CEOP, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, a UK police agency (www.ceop.police.uk), about Internet safety. Choose should or shouldn't to complete the sentences (Đây là một vài mẹo từ trung tâm bảo vệ trực tuyến và chống bọc lột trẻ em (CEOP), một cơ quan cảnh sát ở Anh (www.ceop.police.uk), về an ninh mạng. Chọn should hoặc shouldn't để hoàn thành các câu)

• When you're going online, creating your webpage, or chatting with someone on the Internet...
• You (1) should/shouldn't remember that people you don't know are strangers. You (2) should/ shouldn't remember that not everyone is who they say they are.
• You (3) should/shouldn't keep your personal information private. You (4) should/shouldn't give away your secrets, like where you live or the school you go to ...
• You (5) should/shouldn't be nice to each other online.
• If you feel worried about something happening online, you (6) should/shouldn't tell an adult you trust.

7. Complete the text with will/ won't (Hoàn thành đoạn văn với will/ won't)

This year we (1. be) _won’t be_  at home for the New Year. It (2. be) _will be_  different! We (3. celebrate) _will celebrate_  Tet in Singapore, where we (4. spend) _will spend_  three days in the city and two days in Sentosa. Mum says we (5. visit) _will visit_Universal Studios, and have a Night Safari at the zoo. Do you know what it is? We (6. take)_will take_  a tram ride and see the tigers and lions right beside us! We (7. go)_will go_ to Chinatown to see how the Chinese there celebrate the New Year. We (8. cook)_won’t cook_ banh chung this year - I (9. miss)_will miss_ it, but i'm sure we (10. have) _will have_ lots of fun!

Everyday English

8. Choose the best replies for the questions. (Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất cho các câu hỏi)