UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

VOCABULARY
1. Getting started
- Foreign (adj): thuộc nước ngoài - Pen pal (n) bạn qua thư
2. Listen and read
- correspond (v): trao đổi thư từ - peaceful (adj): yên bình, yên tĩnh
- modern (adj): hiện đại - atmosphere (n): không khí
- impress (v): ấn tượng - pray (v): cầu nguyện
- beauty (n): cảnh đẹp, vẻ đẹp - vacation (n): kỳ nghỉ
- friendliness (n): sự thân thiện - at the end of … vào cuối …
- Mausoleum (n): lăng - abroad (adv): ở hoặc ra nước ngoài
- museum (n): viện bảo tàng - depend on (v): phụ thuộc vào
- temple (n): đền, điện - keep in touch (v): giữ liên lạc
- Temple of Literature (n): Văn Miếu - be different from: khác với
- park (n): công viên - area (n): diện tích, khu vực
- lake (n): hồ - recreation (n): sự giải trí, tiêu khiển
- mosque (n): nhà thờ Hồi giáo - worship (n): sự thờ phụng, tôn kính
- Primary school (n): trường tiểu học - all the above: tất cả những điều nói trên
3. Speak
- Introduce (v): giới thiệu - quiet (adj): yên tĩnh
- interesting (adj): hấp dẫn, thú vị - church (n): nhà thờ
- capital (n): thủ đô - especially (adv): đặc biệt là
- industrial (adj): thuộc công nghiệp
4. Listen
- restaurant (n): nhà hàng - pond (n): hồ, ao
- downtown (n): khu phố chính - park-keeper (n): người trông công viên
- go through (v): đi qua - sign (n): ký hiệu, bảng hiệu
- catch (v): bắt, bắt kịp - Mexico → Mexican:
- close to (adj): gần với - exactly (adv): chính xác
5. Read
- religion (n): tôn giáo
- in addition: ngoài ra
- be divided into: được chia thành - Buddhism (n): Đạo Phật
- region (n): khu vực, miền - Hinduism (n): Đạo Ấn, Ấn Độ giáo
- separate (v): tách rời ra, phân ra - national language (n): quốc ngữ
- comprise (v): bao gồm - simply (adv): một cách đơn giản
- tropical (adj): nhiệt đới - widely (adv): một cách rộng rãi
- climate (n): khí hậu - instruction (n): sự hướng dẫn
- unit of currency (n): đơn vị tiền tệ - primary language (n): ngôn ngữ chính
- consist of (v): gồm có - secondary school (n): trường trung học cơ sỏ
- population (n): dân số - compulsory (adj): bắt buộc
- Islam (n): Đạo Hồi - second language (n): ngôn ngữ thứ hai
- official (adj): chính thức
6. Write
- outline (n): đề cương, dàn bài - mention (v): đề cập, nhắc đến
Language focus
- Ghost (n): ma - go shopping (v): đi mua sắm
- monster (n): quái vật - make a cake (v): làm bánh
- concert (n): buổi hòa nhạc - hang (v): treo
- camp (n): buổi cắm trại - swimming pool (n): hồ bơi
- play (n): vở kịch - soccer match (n): trận bóng đá
- farewell party (n): tiệc chia tay - hometown (n): quê nhà
- Youth and Young Pioneer Associations: - badly (adv): xấu, tồi tệ
Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong
 UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
I/ NEW WORDS
1. friend (n): người bạn
friendly (adj): thân thiện, thân mật
unfriendly (adj): không thân thiện
friendliness (n): sự thân thiện
unfriendliness (n): sự không thân thiện
friendship (n): tình bạn, tình hữu nghị
friendless (adj): không có bạn bè
befriend (v): đối xử tốt, giúp đỡ
2. impress (v): gây ấn tượng, tạo ấn tượng
impression (n): ấn tượng
impressive (adj): ấn tượng
impressionable (a): nhạy cảm
impressively (adv): ấn tượng
make a deep/strong/good impression on sb: tạo
một ấn tượng sâu sắc/mạnh/tốt đối với ai
3. beauty (n): vẻ đẹp, cái đẹp
beautiful (adj): xinh đẹp
beautifully (adv): hay
beautify (v): tô điểm, làm đẹp
4. correspond (v): trao đổi thư từ
correspondence (n): việc trao đổi thư từ, thư tín
correspondant (n): phóng viên
corresponding (adj): tương ứng
5. visit (v): thăm viếng, tham quan
visit (n): chuyến viếng thăm
pay a visit to…: thăm viếng
pay sb a visit: thăm ai
visitor (n): khách tham quan
6. enjoy (v): tận hưởng, thích
enjoyable (adj): thú vị
enjoyment (n)
7. peace (n): hòa bình, thanh bình
peaceful (adj): thanh bình, yên bình
peacefully (adv)
8. difficult (adj): khó, khó khăn
difficultly (adv): một cách khó khăn
difficulty (n): sự khó khăn
have difficulty (in) doing something: gặp khó
khăn trong việc gì
have no difficulty doing sth: không gặp khó khăn
trong việc gì
9. depend (on) (v): lệ thuộc, phụ thuộc
dependent (on) (adj)
dependently (adv)
dependant (n): người sống lệ thuộc người khác
dependence (n): sự lệ thuộc
independent (of) (adj): độc lập, tự lập
independently (adv)
independence (n): nền độc lập, Độc lập
10. religion (n): tôn giáo
religious (adj): thuộc về tôn giáo
11. region (n): vùng, miền
regional (adj): theo vùng, miền
12. nation (n): quốc gia
national (adj): thuộc quốc gia
nationally (adv) = nationwide: khắp quốc gia
international (adj): quốc tế
internationally (adv) = worldwide: khắp thế giới,
quốc tế
13. tropics (n): vùng nhiệt đới
tropical (adj): nhiệt đới
14. compulsion (n): sự bắt buộc
compulsory (adj): bắt buộc ≠ optional: tự chọn
15. interest (n,v): sự quan tâm, quan tâm đến
interesting (adj): thú vị
uninteresting (adj): không thú vị
interested (in) (adj): thích, quan tâm
16. office (n): văn phòng
official (adj): chính thức
officially (adv): một cách chính thức
17. active (a): năng động, lanh lẹ # Inactive (a): không
năng động, lanh lẹ
Activity (n): hoạt động
Activate (v): làm hoạt động
Actively (adv): một cách tích cực, hăng hái
18. inform (v): báo, khai báo, nói cho ai biết
information (n): thông tin
informative (a): cung cấp nhiều kiến thức, nhiều
tài liệu
19. separate (v): làm tách rời, tách ra
separation (n): sự ly thân, cách ly
separate (a): riêng biệt
separable (a): có thể tách rời # inseparable (a):
không thể tách rời
separately (adv) : một cách cách ly
20. populate (v): cư trú
population (n): dân số
populated (a): thuộc cư trú
21. special (a,n): đặc biệt
specialize (v): chuyên về, chuyên môn hóa
specially (adv): một cách đặc biệt
specialist (n): chuyên gia, chuyên viên
 I. Câu ước
1. Ao ước ở tương lai: mong muốn điều gì đó xảy ra hoặc muốn người nào đó làm điều gì.
S1 + wish(es) + S2 + would (not) + V (bare – infi.)
Ex:
I wish you wouldn’t leave your clothes all over the floor.
I wish I would be an astronaut in the future.
I wish you would stop smoking
Lưu ý: Chủ ngữ của “wish” không thể cùng chủ ngữ với “would” do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng “could”.
Ex: I wish I could attend your wedding next week.
2. Ao ước ở hiện tại: diễn đạt mong ước về 1 điều không có thật và không thể thực hiện được trong
hiện tại
S1 + wish (es) + S2 + V (past simple)
Ex:
I wish I was rich (I’m poor now)
She wishes she could swim ( She can’t swim)
*Lưu ý: “would” không được dùng diễn đạt mong ước về hiện tại, nhưng chúng ta có thể dùng could.
Ex: I feel so helpless. I wish I could speak the language.
3. Ao ước ở quá khứ: diễn đạt mong ước về 1 điều xảy ra trong quá khứ hoặc diễn đạt sự hối tiếc về 1
điều gì đó đã không xảy ra
S1 + wish(es) + S2 + V (past perfect)
Ex:
I wish I hadn’t failed my exam last year. ( I failed my exam last year)
She wishes she had had enough money to buy this car. (she didn’t have enough money to
buy this car)
*Lưu ý: - Chúng ta có thể dùng “could have + part participle) để diễn tả mong ước về quá khứ
Ex:
I wish I could have been at the wedding, but I wass in Ha Noi
thin - fat (người) / thick (vật)

II. Used to: Thói quen thường làm gì trong quá khứ
1. Cấu trúc “used to” :
- “used to” diễn tả 1 thói quen hoặc 1 trạng thái trong quá khứ mà không còn lưu lại ở
hiện tại.
Ex:
When I was a little boy, I used to go fishing
I used to smoke a packet a day but I stopped two years ago.
I used to drive to work but now I take the bus
- Be used to + V-ing/ Noun: Diễn tả 1 thói quen trong hiện tại
Ex:
He is used to swimming everyday
They’re always lived in hot countries so they aren’t used to the cold weather here.
- Get used to + V – ing/ Noun: Thích ứng với cái gì
Ex:
He gets used to working at night.

EXERCISE: Use “used to” or “be used to”

1. They are used to /used to go to Da lat in Summer.
2. They are used to / used to playing soccer in the park.
3. I am used to / used to getting up early.
4. Tom is used to / used to .do his homework in the evening.
5. Lan is used to / used to writing to Maryam.
6. He is used to / used to work at night.
7. Did they use to /Are they used to watching T.V?
8. Is she used to / Did she use to playing badminton?
9. My father is used to / used to come home late.
10. She is used to / used to go swimming in the afternoon.
EXERCISE: Rewrite the following sentences with “used to”:
1. They lived in Ha Noi some years ago. ………………………………………………
2. John stopped smoking ……………………………………………………………………………
3. Miss Chi taught us English when we were students 
……………………………………………………
4. Ronaldo was a football player 10 years ago …………………………………………………………
5. My father often took me to the city when I was a child
……………………………………………………………………………
6. He was a secretary for my company ………………………………………………………
7. Linda is no longer late in class.Linda used………………………………………………………
8. Her brother no longer smokes cigarettes. Her brother used …………………………………………
9. He often fed the pigs when he was young. He used ………………………………………………
10. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.
 There used ………………………………………………………

III. TEST YOURSELF 1

<I> Pronunciation.
Find the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the others
1/ a. invite b. pick c. ticket d. kitchen
2/ a. lock b. shock c. block d. program
3/ a. bad b. sad c. day d. catch
4/ a. greet b. teeth c. deer d. knee
5/ a. sign b. high c. sit d. mind
<II> Find the one choice that best completes the sentences
<A> Vocabulary.
6/ I love this city ! The sights of it make a deep _____ on me.
a. impress b. impressed c. impressing d. impression
7/ Miss Hoa is very ______. She goes to church every morning.
a. religious b. religiously c. religion d. religioner
8/ My pen-pal and I have corresponded for over 2 years and we really enjoy our______
a. friend b. friendly c. friendship d. friendily
9/ The ______ religion of Malaysia is Islam.
a. office b. official c. officer d. offician
10/ Like VietNam, Malaysia is a _____country.
a. tropical b. tropie c. tropies d. tropically
11/ The Malaysia unit of currency is the______ .
a. riel b. dollar c. ringgit d. pesco
12/ We often have a summer______
a. holiday b. vacation c. semester d. a and b are correct
13/ You can take part in sports activities or not that depends on you. It’s _______
a. optional b. forceful c. compulsory d. required
14/ Mai is a Buddhist. She often goes to ______to pray.
a. church b. pagoda c. temple d. mosque
<B> Grammar & structures.
15/ It’s very kind_____you to help us. Thanks a lot
a. for b. to c.with d. of
16/ The hospital building is divided_____four sections
a. in b. into c. to d. about
17/ Did he ____ live in the country when he was young?
a. use to b. used to c. get used to d. be used to
18/ Tam wishes his father____here now.
a. is b. were c. will be d. would be
19/ What is pity! Lan can’t come with us. We all wish she _____
a. would b. should c. could d. can
20/ I wish I _____get good marks for the coming exam.
 a. can b. could c. should d. will
21/ When I was a child, my family______ go to Dalat for summer vacation.
a. are used to b. get used to c. use to d.used to
22/ He is a small boy. He has to depend ______his parents.
a. on b. to c. with d. for
23/ Maryam was really impressed ______ the beauty of the city.
a. of b. by c. with d. for
24/ We were having dinner when the telephone______ .
a. ring b. ringing c. rang d. was ringing
25/ I wish I were a little taller. I______too short.
a. am b. was c.were d. would be
26/ Tom wishes he could help his sister with her homework, but he______
a. could b. can c. couldn’t d. can’t
27/ What do you do? I ______
a. have a party b. am a worker c. play tennis d. will go out
28/ She arrived______ four o’clock ______ the afternoon.
a. at / on b. in / in c. at / in d. on / in
29/ He was a tennis player when he was young. He_____tennis when he was young
a. plays b. used to play c. has player d. likes to play
30/ My sister is studying hard______her exam.
a. in b. for c. at d. to
31/ I used to go to school in the afternoon, but now I _____any more.
a. don’t b. do c. didn’t d. did
32/ It rained heavily while I_____ last night.
a. sleep b. slept c. sleeping d. was sleeping
33/We wish he could go to the cinema with us. But he ____. What a pity!
a. can b. can’t c. could d. couldn’t
34/ I_____school at the age of six in the countryside.
a. start b. had started c. started d. starting
35/ I have studied English _____ more than three years.
a. for b. in c. since d. at
36/ Hurry up! We don’t have enough time. If only we______more time we could take some more photographs.
a. had b. have c. had had d. would have.
37/ _____ does it take to get to Liverpool from here?
a. how high b. how long c. how much d. how often
38/ I have a pet dog and my friend______too.
a. have one b. has it c. has one d. have it
39/ Every afternoon she ______for a walk in the garden.
a. will go b.is going c. goes d. have gone
40/ Each of the football players ______ over 150 pounds.
a. weigh b. weighs c. are weighing d. weights
<III> Identifying mistakes.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
41/ She wishes he will stop making noise when she is working.
a b c d
42/ Tom uses to wear glasses, but he doesn’t now.
a b c d
43/ This book consists about three parts: introduction, development and conclusion.
a b c d
44/ Mai and me would like to join the English speaking club.
a b c d
45/ During the game, the rain starting so we had to stop suddenly.
a b c d
46/ When will you spend your summer vacation? In Nha Trang.
a b c d
47/ He is not enough tall to reach the top shelf. He wishes he were taller.
a b c d
48/ There is an English examination in Friday November the twentieth.
a b c d
49/ He speaks French so I couldn’t understand. I wish I could understand him.
a b c d
50/ Childs mustn’t cross busy streets which are full of traffic.
 a b c d
<IV> Reading comprehension.
Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T)or FALSE
(F).
Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia. It is a
member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's total area is
1,904,443 sq km. Like Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys tropical climate.
The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting of 100 sen.
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big cities are
Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang... The population in 2004 was about 238,500,000. Indonesia is the
world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. Islam, which is over eighty
per cent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In addition, there are other religions
such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism...
The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides, about 300
other languages and dialects are spoken. English is increasingly used as the language of business.
1. Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia. _____
2. All the countries in Southeast Asia enjoy tropical climate. _____
3. Islam is the only official religion in Indonesia. _____
4. There are more people in Indonesia than in the USA. _____
5. Indonesia is one of the countries of ASEAN. _____
6. The Indonesian unit of currency is sen. _____
7. Islam is the most common religion in Indonesia. _____
8. Bahasa Indonesia is the only language spoken in Indonesia. _____
IV. TEST YOURSELF 2
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. Malaysia is divided ________two regions.
A. to B. on C. in D. into
2. Her religion is Islam, so she often goes to the ________ to pray.
A. church B. pagoda C. temple D. mosque
3. Mary was really ________ by the beauty of Hanoi.
A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed
4. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million.
A. population B. separation C. addition D. introduction
5. Mathematics and Literature are ________ subjects in high schools.
v A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious
6. It’s very kind________ you to say so!
A. in B. to C. for D. of
7. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ________?
A. of B. to C. with D. in
8. Vietnamese people are very ________ and hospitable.
A. friend B. friendless C. friendly D. friendship
9. They were welcomed by friendly ________ in Vietnam.
A. air B. matter C. impression D. atmosphere
10. I wish Susan ________ harder for her examination.
A. will work B. worked C. has worked D. works
11. What were you doing when he ________?
A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming
12. It seems difficult for us ________ abroad at the moment.
A. go B. to go C. went D. gone
13. There used ________ a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
14. I come from Vietnam so I am not used to ________ on the left.
A. drive B. drove C. driven D. driving
15. Although we are far away from each other, we still ________
A. keep in touch B. say hello C. keep together D. keep on
16. Music and painting are ________ subjects.
A. option B. optional C. optionally D. optioning
17. The children are playing ________ in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happily C. happiner D. happiness
18. I wish they ________ here tomorrow.
 A. will come B. would come C. come D. came
Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
19. Maryam was really impressed ________ the beauty of Hue.
20. It seems difficult ________ me to meet her now.
21. He doesn’t depend ________ his parents.
22. If you have any trouble, ask ________ help.
23. This guidebook is full ________ useful information.
24. We still keep in touch ________ each other although we live away ________ each other.
25. He will go to China ________ the end ________ this week.
26. She went out ________ saying a word.
27. What do you often do ________ the weekends?
28. She was born ________ 15th September..
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
29. They used to ________________ swimming in the afternoon. (go)
30. He wishes he ________________ a doctor. (be)
31. Is Lan used to ________________ to Maryam? (write)
32. They ________________ their work yet. (not finish)
33. I wish they ________________ here tomorrow. (be)
34. I would rather you ________________ the test well. (do)
35. It’s time we ________________ the bus. (catch)
36. Is Lan used to ________________ up early? (get)
37. I wish they ________________ here next time. (be)
38. It’s time we ________________. (go)
Make sentences with “ wish” based on the given situation:
39. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now. _______________________________________________
40. The naughty boys always draw on the wall.  ______________________________________________
41. I’d like my father to give up smoking.  _______________________________________________
42. He doesn’t help his mother with housework.  ____________________________________________
43. I can’t swim.  _______________________________________________
44. My friends often go on camping trip without me.  _______________________________________
45. I must go now.  _______________________________________________
46. He always goes to school late.  _______________________________________________
47. My brother is too short to play basketball.  _______________________________________________
48. I don’t have enough money to help you.  _______________________________________________
Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
49. John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.
 John used _______________________________________________
50. How long is it since you saw Tom?  When ________________________________________
51. He can’t pass the examination.  He wishes________________________________________
52. We can’t go out because of heavy rain. We wish ________________________________________
53. I don’t like you to come to class late. I’d rather you________________________________________
54. What a pity! He can’t come here.  I wish________________________________________
55. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends.They used___________________________________
56. I’m sorry, I can’t help you. I wish________________________________________
Read the information, then answer the questions:
THAILAND
1.Location:Southeast Asia 5.Unit of currency: baht
2.Area:513,115 sq.km 6.Capital city: Bangkok
3.Population:over 62 million 7.Oofficial religion: Buddhism
4climate:tropical 8.National language: Thai
1.Is the climate in Thailand different from the one in Vietnam?
-> …………………………………………………………
2.What is the official religion in Thailand?
-> …………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Name the capital of Thailand? -> …………………………………………………………
4.What is the population of Thailand?-> ……………………………………………