UNIT 4

I, DIALOGUE AND NEW WORDS:

1, historic (adj): quan trọng có tính lịch sử
2, historical (adj): thuộc về lịch sử, thuộc về quá khứ
3, cross (v): đi qua đường, sang đường
4, to be lost: bị lạc
5, hurry (v): nhanh lên, khẩn trương lên
6, statue (n): bức tượng
7, square (n): quảng trường
8, railway station (n): sân ga
9, cathedral (n): nhà thờ lớn
10, memorial (n): đài tưởng niệm
11, temple (n): ngôi đền
12, art gallery (adj): phòng tranh, triển lãm tranh
13, palace: cung điện
14, narrow (adj): chật hẹp
15, fantastic (adj): tuyệt vời
16, convenient (adj): thuận tiện >< inconvenient: không thuận tiện
17, sleepy (adj): buồn ngủ, buồn tẻ
18, peaceful (adj): yên bình
19, quiet: (adj): yên tĩnh
20, incredible (adj): không thể tin được
II, STRESS: Trọng âm
1, Nguyên tắc trọng âm 2:
Ôn lại nguyên tắc trọng âm 1 và 2
Bài tập ứng dụng
1, Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the
others:
1, A. narrow B. boring C. incredible D. palace
2. A. memorial B. gallery C. statue D. peaceful
3. A. cathedral B. historic C. machine D. temple
4. A. modern B. expensive C. convenient D. amazing
5. A. funny B. polite C. noisy D. friendly
6. A. terrible B. quiet C. polluted D. fantastic
7. A. hotel B. building C. welcome D. famous
8. A. beautiful B. interesting C. busy D. pagoda
9. A. weather B. delicious C. traffic D. seafood
10. A. minute B. present C. museum D. comfortable
II, PRONUCIATION: Phát âm /i:/ và /i/
1, Put the words in the correct column:
exciting, cheap, historic, sleepy, expensive, convenient, peaceful, police,
noisy, friendly

/i/ /i:/

2, Say the words aloud and decide which is pronounced /i/ or /i:/:
live , leave , hit , heat , sit , seat , ship , sheep , tin , teen ,
mill , meal , Tim , team , chip , cheap
3, Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. film B. city C. nice D. police
2. A. big B. wide C. quiet D. exciting
3. A. cheap B. sleepy C. near D. peaceful
4. A. heavy B. sea C. team D. street
5. A. noisy B. expensive C. house D. post
6. A. peaceful B. pleasure C. sleepy D. cheap
7. A. exciting B. quiet C. wide D. terrible
8. A. shops B. theatres C. streets D. parks
9. A. narrow B. crowd C. now D. about
10. A. teens B. see C. coffee D. street
IV, GRAMMAR: Comparison – So sánh
1, Tính từ là gì? (What is adjective?): Tính từ là các từ dùng để miêu tả đặc
điểm, đặc trưng, tính cách của người, vật hay sự kiện nào đó. Tính từ để bổ
nghĩa cho danh từ. Tính từ thường đi sau động từ “tobe” hoặc trước danh từ
(noun – n)
Ví dụ: This girl is intelligent.
This intelligent girl is my best friend.
2, Một số ví dụ về tính từ: nice, big, small, long, short, confident, intelligent,
clever, smart, silly, happy, thirsty
3, Tính từ ngắn: Là tính từ có một âm tiết hoặc 2 âm tiết có chữ “y” ở cuối:
VD: 1 âm tiết: big, small, short, tall, strong, cold, hot
2 âm tiết có chữ y ở cuối: happy, friendly, hungry, angry, lovely, thirsty,
pretty.
4, Tính từ dài: là tính từ có 2 âm tiết trở lên
VD: dangerous, confident, curious, modern, comfortable, talkative, dependent
SO SÁNH HƠN – COMPARATIVE
1, với Adj ngắn: adj-er + than (với adj có đuôi y ở cuối, ta chuyển y dài
thành i ngắn rồi thêm er – adj- ier + than)
VD: She is shorter than her brother.
My house is smaller than your house
The baby is hungrier than me
The dog is lovelier than the tiger.
2, Với adj dài: more adj + than
VD: Mai is more confident than Giang
The lion is more dangerous than the cat.
Nam is more intelligent than Duc
3, Các trường hợp đặc biệt cần phải học thuộc
No. Adj Comparative
 1 good better
2 bad worse
3 quiet quieter
4 narrow narrower
5 simple simpler
6 many/much more
7 little less
8 clever cleverer
9 far farther/further

Bài tập thực hành

I. Write the comparative for of these adjectives.
1. strong stronger than
2. crowded more crowded than
3. tall ___________________
4. noisy ___________________
5. pretty ___________________
6. happy ___________________
7. short ___________________
8. big ___________________
9. modern ___________________
10. friendly ___________________
11. good ___________________
12. bad ___________________
II. Use the words and write comparison.
Example: France/ Italy. (large)
France is larger than Italy.
1. Scotland/ Athens. (cold)
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2. Chinese/ English. (difficult)
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3. Jennifer Lopez/ Madonna. (pretty)
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4. Football/ volleyball. (good)
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5. A novel/ a short story. (long)
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III.Write sentences, using the comparative of the adjectives.
Example: I/ my brother/ thin.
I am thinner than my brother.
1. This book/ that one/ good.
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2. The weather here/ the weather in my hometown/ hot.
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3. A mouse/ a cat/ small.
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4. A radio/ a television/ cheap.
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5. The sun/ the moon/ big.
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6. A mountain/ a hill/ high.
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7. A child/ a man/ young.
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8. A lake/ a sea/ small.
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9. Your hair/ my hair/ long.
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10. French food/ English food/ good.
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IV. Complete the following sentences with the comparatives of the adjectives.
l. This chair is than that chair. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is than mine. (large)
3. Love is than money. (important)
4. Iron is than wood. (heavy).
5. My Physics course is than my Math course. (difficult)
6. The Nile River is than the Mississippi. (long)
7. The dog is than a cow. (intelligent)
8. My mother's cooking is than my father's. (good)
9. My father's cooking is than my mother's. (bad)
10. This dress is than that one. (pretty)
11. A horse is than a man. (strong)
12. A rose is than a weed. (beautiful)
V. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
l. Which river is , the Red River or the Mekong River? (long)
2. Which country is , China or Viet Nam? (big)
3. Which animals are , dogs or dolphins? (intelligent)
4. Which animals are , cats or horses? (fast)
5. Which is , water or oil? (heavy)
6. Which month in Viet Nam is , October or December? (cold)
7. Which language is , Chinese or English? (difficult)
8. Which city is , London or Rome? (old)
9. Which city is , New York or Paris? (big)
10. Which mountain is , Mount Everest or Mount Fuji? (high)
VI. Write sentences using the words or phrases given.
Example: Her new school/ big/ her old school.
Her new school is bigger than her old school.
l. My father/ old/ Uncle Hung.
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2. She/ tall/ her mother.
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3. Winter/ cold/ spring.
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4. Ha Noi Opera House/ big/ Hai Phong Opera House.
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5. A house in the city centre/ expensive/ a house in the suburb.
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6. My neighbourhood/ crowded/ your neighbourhood.
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7. Travelling by train/ comfortable/ travelling by coach.
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8. Mai/ young/ her sisters.
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9. Hue/ historic/ Hoi An.
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10. Living in the country/ peaceful/ living in the city.
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VII. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Our theater is than our cinema. (big)
2. Museums are than art galleries. (interesting)
3. The market is than the shopping centre. (cheap)
4. The amusement park is than the swimming pool. (noisy)
5. The French restaurant in our town is than the Italian restaurant. (expensive)
6. Sundays are than Saturdays. (boring)
7. My mum is than my dad. (busy)
8. My new school is than my old school. (modern)
VIII. Complete the second sentence with the correct form of the opposite adjective.
1. The museum is bigger than the art gallery.
 The art gallery the museum.
2. The sports centre is more expensive than the swimming pool.
The swimming pool the sports centre.
3. The market is older than the shopping centre.
The shopping centre the market.
4. The skate park is noisier than the amusing park.
The amusing park the skate park.
5. The food here is worse than my cooking!
My cooking the food here!
6. The kitchen is darker than the living room.
The living room the kitchen.
7. I'm quieter than my brother.
My brother I am.
8. My computer is newer than my mobile phone.
My mobile phone my computer.
IX. Read the following passage, and then answer the questions.
London and Rome are the two old cities in Europe. Rome is older than London, it is about 800 years
older than London. But London is bigger than Rome in area and population. In general, London is colder
than Rome in winter and cooler than Rome in summer. Rome is wetter than London and nearer the sea
than London.
Notes: - area = diện tích
- in general = nhìn chung
- Europe = châu Âu
l. Which city is older?
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2. Which city is bigger in area and population?
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3. Is London hotter than Rome?
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4. Which city has got more rain?
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5. Which city is nearer the sea?

X. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1)
it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (2) it with
great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much friendlier here than in a city because everyone
(3) the others, 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 Northville. One thing is that we have not got many
things to do in the evening; we haven't got (4) cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people
always talk about (5) , and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in
a big city.
1. A. so B. although C. because D. but
2. A. for B. at C. up D. after
3. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
4. A. little B. some C. any D. few
5. A. others B. other C. another D. one another