Unit 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION

III. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Delegates expressed strong …………………….. (oppose) to the scheme to build a new airport in the suburb
2. She looked with ……………………..(proud) at the result of her work.
3. I’ve been ……………………..(employ) for six months. I have to find work at once.
4. ……………………..(poor) prevented the boy from continuing his education.
5. Nowadays there are many children lacking their ……………………..(parent) care.
6. His ……………………..(honest) is well-known, he won’t deceive you.
7. The head injury from the car accident ……………………..(deaf) her for life.
8. This part of form is not ……………………..(apply) to foreigner students.
9. You have to admire her single-minded ……………………..(determine) to learn English
10. I admire his passionate ……………………..(believe) in what he is doing.
11. Although I ……………………..(like) you whistling, I have to admit you do it very well
12. At this club we have a very large and active ……………………..(member)
13. He is extremely ……………………..(profession) in his approach to his job.
14. We should help people who cannot work properly because of illness or ……………………..(disable)
15. The meeting brought together scientists of all …………………….. (nation)

IV.

V. Add one letter to any place of each word to form another word with its definition given.
1. rise →……………… lift or move sth to a higher level.
2. lose →……………… shut sth
3. wit →……………… stay where one is until sb comes or sth happens
4. bind →……………… unable to see
5. chat →……………… an illustration giving clear information about sth that changes over a period of time.
6. oil →……………… the upper layer of earth in which plants and trees grow
7. say →……………… remain or continue in the same place for a long or short time
8. beak →……………… an interval between periods of work
9. heat →……………… the organ in one’s chest that pumps blood through the body
10. kill →……………… the ability to do sth

VI. Find 12 nouns in the following word square.

A P R O V I N C E T
C L H R I C V N U O
O T A C L A S S D W
M D M H L P T H I N
M B L P A I C L S Q
U R E S G T C I T Y
N G T H E A T E R C
E A K O F L D Y I V
D S U B U R B I C M
C O U N T R Y Z T B

VII. Fill each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Many blind and partially sighted youngsters are being (1) …………………….. (advantage) at school and
college. Insufficient resources, training and support are denying such children access to the (2) ……………………..
(nation) curriculum. These youngsters should be fully included in all activities if they want to play an equal role in
society.
While the (3) ……………………..(govern) and local authorities had made progress, there were still significant
gaps in services. Too many still have to wait for specialist (4) ……………………..(equip), course materials they can read
or are simply left out of (5) ……………………..(act) wrongly regarded as ‘inaccessible’. Many teachers struggle with (6)
…………………….. (adequate) resources.
In total, 23% of pupils who attend school said they were often given (7) ……………………..(educate) materials
in a format they cannot read. Over 30% had received test papers in an inaccessible format and 44% said their sight
problem had had a great (8) ……………………..(affect) on the GCSE subjects of their (9) ……………………..(choose).
Approximately 60% of secondary pupils found geography, science and technology harder because of their sight (10)
……………………..(difficult)

VIII.
Unit 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION

I. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.

suspicious determination exhibition opposition effort

photography refund disabled passions resolved

1. Politics and philosophy were his lifelong …………………………

2. The photographs will be on ………………………… until the end of the month.  
3. She has a great ………………………… to succeed.
4. The accident left him severely …………………………
5. My mother has a very ………………………… nature
6. You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make any ………………………… with people.
7. She's doing an evening class in …………………………
8. I took the radio back to the shop and asked for a ………………………….
9. The couple ………………………… their differences and made an effort to get along.
10. There is a lot of ………………………… to the proposed changes.

II. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B

A B
1. to learn a. how to do something
2. to work b. money to the poor
3. to welcome c. new courage to blind people
4. to give d. in poor conditions
5. to live e. a school for the blind
6. to explain f. on farms all day
7. to have g. an educational program for children
8. to wait h. how to read and write
9. to found i. children with a variety of disabilities
10. to provide j. different kinds of tests
11. to bring k. for hours at the school
12. to help l. visitors to the class

III. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets

1. Delegates expressed strong …………………….. (oppose) to the scheme to build a new airport in the suburb
2. She looked with ……pride..(proud) at the result of her work
3. I’ve been ……………………..(employ) for six months. I have to find work at once.
4. ……………………..(poor) prevented the boy from continuing his education.
5. Nowadays there are many children lacking their …parental..(parent) care.
6. His ……………………..(honest) is well-known, he won’t deceive you.
7. The head injury from the car accident ……………………..(deaf) her for life.
8. This part of form is not …applicable…..(apply) to foreigner students.
9. You have to admire her single-minded ……………………..(determine) to learn English
10. I admire his passionate ……………………..(believe) in what he is doing.
11. Although I ……………………..(like) you whistling, I have to admit you do it very well
12. At this club we have a very large and active …membership…..(member)
13. He is extremely …professional…..(profession) in his approach to his job.
14. We should help people who cannot work properly because of illness or …disability..(disable)
15. The meeting brought together scientists of all …nationalities..(nation)

IV. Choose the word that does not belong to the same group.
1. A. laborer B. teacher C. interpreter D. typewriter
2. A. mute B. deaf C. clever D. dumb
3. A. town B. school C. district D. commune
4. A. ill B. sick C. injured D. healthy
5. A. success B. failure C. achievement D. breakthrough
6. A. lesson B. family C. lecture D. discussion
7. A. poor B. hungry C. difficult D. miraculous
8. A. get B. offer C. supply D. provide
9. A. seven B. fourteen C. thirty D. twenty-one
10. A. severe B. wonderful C. remarkable D. miraculous

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VI. Find 12 nouns in the following word square.

A P R O V I N C E T
C L H R I C V N U O
O T A C L A S S D W
M D M H L P T H I N
M B L P A I C L S Q
U R E S G T C I T Y
N G T H E A T E R C
E A K O F L D Y I V
D S U B U R B I C M
C O U N T R Y Z T B

VII. Fill each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Many blind and partially sighted youngsters are being (1) …disadvantaged….. (advantage) at school and
college. Insufficient resources, training and support are denying such children access to the (2) …national..(nation)
curriculum. These youngsters should be fully included in all activities if they want to play an equal role in society.
While the (3) …government..(govern) and local authorities had made progress, there were still significant gaps
in services. Too many still have to wait for specialist (4) …equipment..(equip), course materials they can read or are
simply left out of (5) …activities..(act) wrongly regarded as ‘inaccessible’. Many teachers struggle with (6) …
inadequate….. (adequate) resources.
In total, 23% of pupils who attend school said they were often given (7) …educational..(educate) materials in a
format they cannot read. Over 30% had received test papers in an inaccessible format and 44% said their sight problem
had had a great (8) …effect..(affect) on the GCSE subjects of their (9) …choice..(choose). Approximately 60% of
secondary pupils found geography, science and technology harder because of their sight (10) …difficulties..(difficult)

VIII. From the definitions given below, complete the crossword

1. a person who teaches at school 1 T E A C H E R

2. unable to hear at all or to hear well. 2 D E A F
3. the state of being ill in the body or mind 3 I L L N E S S
4. damage sth or make sth weaker 4 I M P A I R
5. an instance of sb showing and explaining how sth
5 D E M O N S T R A T I O N
works or is done
6. the ability to see 6 S I G H T
7. the ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering 7 E
without complaining 8 D
8. sb’s son(s) and daughter(s) 9 I
9. unable to see 10 S
10. a person who was or is at the same class as sb 11 A
at school 12 B
11. a system of reading and writing or blind people, 13 L
representing the letters of the alphabet by raised 14 E
dots which they can read by touching them.
15 D
12. state of being disabled
13. a group of students taught together
14. greet sb arriving in a place
15. unable to speak

philosophy the study of ideas and beliefs about the meaning of life
severe (adj) extremely bad or serious
get on/along: to have a particular amount of success
get on/along with sb; get on/along (together) to have a friendly relationship with sbproposed
courage (n) People should have the courage to stand up for their beliefs.
delegate ['deligit] (n) người đại biểu, người đại diê ̣n
opposition [,ɔpə'zi∫n] (n)
suburb ['sʌbə:b] an area where people live that is outside the central part of a town or city
deceive [di'si:v] (v) lừa dối, đánh lừa, lừa đảo, lừa gạt: to try to make sb believe sth that is not true: to
trick
The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones
applicable ['æplikəbl] (adj) có thể dùng được, có thể áp dụng được, có thể ứng dụng được
xứng, thích hợp: affecting or relating to a person or thing: relevant to sb/sth
to be applicable to something
single-minded (adj) có hoă ̣c tâ ̣p trung vào mô ̣t mục đích, ý đồ duy nhất; chuyên tâm: having one clear aim or goal which you are determined to
achieve
passionate ['pæ∫ənət] (adj) say đắm, nồng nàn; nồng nhiê ̣t, thiết tha: showing or feeling very strong love or sexual attraction: Joe is
passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much) .
believe
belief
admit
member
membership
profession
professional
approach
disable
interpreter
breakthrough
miraculous
remarkable
illustration
interval
organ
miraculous [mi'rækjuləs] thần diê ̣u, huyền diê ̣u, kỳ lạ, phi thường
amateur ['æmətə:]
tournament ['tɔ:nəmənt]
partially ['pɑ:∫əli] (adv) không hoàn chỉnh; cục bô ̣, mô ̣t phần 2. mô ̣t cách không vô tư; thiên vị
access
curriculum
youngsters
be included in
play a role in
govern
authorities
significant
specialist
equip
adequate
Approximately
instance
annoyance

Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.

poor, primary, gifted, proud, miraculous, great, healthy, amateur, difficult, different

1. The ………………….. aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.

2. She was too …………………..to buy clothes for her children.
3. They were very …………………..of their daughter’s achievements.
4. It is very …………………..to climb this mountain in winter.
5. She is wearing a…………………..dress every time I see her.
6. The tournament is open to …………………..as well as professional players
7. The area of forest that has been destroyed is very …………………..
8. The children are well-fed, active and …………………..
9. She has won many prizes in musical contests because she’s a …………………..artist.
10. The way he climbed the mountain was …………………..; no one else had done it that way
VOCABULARY
primary
gifted