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UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING

A. VOCABULARY:
I. Word form:
1. She tried to attract the waiter’s ____________. (attend)
2. The news caused great ______________ among her friends. (excite)
3. That’s one of the less ___________ aspects of her personality. (attract)
4. Diet and exercise are ____________ important. (obvious)
5. They were discussing the problems of Western ___________. (social)
6. The company provides advice and __________ in finding work. (assist)
7. She is always polite and _____________ towards her employees. (consider)
8. They told me _______________ that I had got the job. (informal)
9. We wait for a political solution that is ___________ to all parties. (accept)
10. We aim to help students make more informed career ___________. (choose)

II. Multiple choice:

1. An article in the newspaper __________ my attention.
A. attracted B. had C. held D. pulled
2. Dolphins use sound _____________ with each other.
A. communication B. for communicative
C. to communicate D. of communications
3. Chest pains can be a warning ________ of heart problems.
A. gesture B. signal C. view D. notice
4. She has a very _______ manner, which can seem unfriendly.
A. informal B. formal C. formality D. informality
5. He already knows he has a job so the interview is a ___________.
A. formal B. formally C. formality D. formalize
6. Jeans are not _________ for a formal party.
A. possible B. good C. acceptable D. appropriate
7. She offered me practical ________ with my research.
A. assist B. assistant C. assistance D. assisting
8. I enjoy __________ with other students.
A. socializing B. social C. socialization D. socially
9. Team sports help to develop a child’s ________ skills.
A. socializing B. social C. socialization D. socially
10. I’m ________ at the next station.
A. getting in B. getting by
C. getting down D. getting off
11. She has the _______ to be a great dancer.
A. ability B. possibility C. quality D. manner
12. All the single rooms are the _________ size.
A. similar B. equal C. same D. like
13. A _______ woman is needed to take care of two small children.
A. confident B. faithful C. polite D. reliable
14. If anything urgent comes _______, you can contact me at this number.
A. across B. up C. by D. round
15. Computers are now ______ to be essential in the business world.
A. considered B. described C. meant D. defined
16. Try and ______ on the bright side- the worse may never happen.
A. see B. think C. look D. consider
17. After dinner, the President got up to _______ a short speech.
A. hold B. make C. provide D. tell
18. Why are you so ________ to your mother?
A. rude B. angry C. generous D. thoughtful
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19. He _______ a hand in greeting.

A. rose B. gave C. raised D. lifted
20. He is not ________ to stay out late.
A. let B. allowed C. made D. forbid

B. READING:
Exercise 1: Read the following passage and then answer the questions below by choosing A; B; C or D
Most young couples have meals regularly in their parents’ home with little or no pay, and give their children to the
care of old couple free of charge. Investigations have shown that parents of many young couples don’t mind providing
meals and caring for their children. However, this practice should not become an accepted social custom. The old couples’
expense of food has already increased while young couples spend more on clothing and furnishing and less on food . If this
trend continues, many young couples might take these privileges for granted and become more dependent. It is not right for
young couples to make use of the old couples’ love, not only because our nation is well- known for its special respect paid
to the elderly, but also because the young must become independent. What young parents should do is to become more
considerate towards their old parents. After years of hard work, they are worthy of such consideration.
1. Most married young couples _______________.
A. live with their parents
B. have meals regularly in their parents’ home for they have little or no fees
C. have not become independent completely
D. pay no respect to the elderly
2. The writer thinks it is ______ for old couple to provide meals or care for their married children
A. wrong B. right
C. an accepted social custom D. understandable
3. According to the passage, young couple should _____________.
A. spend less on clothing or furnishing and more on food
B. look after their children themselves
C. be less demanding and more caring towards their old parents
D. pay for the meals they have in their parents’ home.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. What troubles young people most is that no one will look after their children except their own parents.
B. The reason why young couples depend on their parents to different degrees is that their income is smaller.
C. Old couple should give money to their children instead of providing meals or caring for them
D. It would be natural that if young couples went on depending on their old parents they would have to provide meals and
care for their children when they get married.
5. This article is particularly written for _________________.
A. old couples B. both young and old couples
C. young couples D. young couples’ children

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase among A; B; C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Usually people don’t suddenly quit talking, say good-bye, and leave each other abruptly; ending a conversation
normally (1) ____ some time. This (2) ____ two kinds of interactions: pre-closings and closings. Pre-closings are phrases
that signal the end of a conversation; closings are phrases that explicitly end the conversation. There are some people (3)
_____ it is difficult to end a conversation. The problem is that they usually ignore the signals that end the conversation.
With close friends this doesn’t usually (4) ____ any severe difficulties; but with people we do not know well, it is
considered (5) ____ to ignore pre-closing. Closings, like greetings, are commonly (6) ____ for exchanges with no literal (7)
____. People who are together everyday say goodbye at the end of the day or week. When leaving a party, (8) ____always
find the host or hostess to say thank you and goodbye. People who are leaving each other permanently or for a long time
shake hands or embrace, depending on their (9) _____. If you are in an unfamiliar situation and (10) _____ what to do,
watch other people or ask.
1. A. gets B. takes C. has D. enquires
2. A. involves B. connects C. relates D. affects
3. A. whom B. that C. with whom D. who
4. A. do B. cause C. make D. create
5. A. polite B. necessary C. impolite D. unnecessary
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6. A. used B. spoken C. said D. expressed

7. A. idea B. thought C. theme D. meaning
8. A. friends B. companies C. guests D. associates
9. A. relationship B. acquaintance C. sentiment D. emotion
10. A. ask B. wonder C. demand D. suggest

C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. attract B. clap C. hand D. assistance
2. A. obvious B. across C. common D. polite
3. A. wave B. instance C. signal D. attention
4. A. social B. appropriate C. show D. come
5. A. prefer B. perfect C. nerve D. discover
6. A. friendship B. depress C. evolve D. forget
7. A. enthusiastic B. base C. decide D. coughs
8. A. conservative B. reserved C. months D. sympathetic
9. A. share B. harm C. laugh D. smart
10. A. psychological B. arrive C. combine D. confide

II. STRESS: Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others
1. A. attract B. social C. signal D. noisy
2. A. common B. party C. person D. polite
3. A. teacher B. simply C. approach D. whistle
4. A. accept B. across C. toward D. waiter
5. A. friendly B. instance C. schoolyard D. suppose
6. A. sentence B. number C. demand D. survey
7. A. because B. matter C. conduct D. decide
8. A. beauty B. obliged C. support D. attempt
9. A. garbage B. active C. people D. secure
10. A. hurry B. weekend C. response D. follow

III. GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH

1. IMPERATIVE:

Direct speech Indirect speech

He said to me, “Open the door, please” He told me to open the door.
He said to me, “Please open it.” He told me to open it.
He said to me, “Don’t open it.” He told me not to open it.
SAY(S) TO / SAID TO TELL(S)/TOLD to–V
WOULD YOU MIND ASK(S)/ASKED +
COULD YOU PLEASE ORDER(S)/ ORDERED NOT to–V
PLEASE BEG(S)/BEGGED…

2. STATEMENTS:
Introductory verb in past tenses
He said, “They will come.”
He said to me, “She was late”
He said to me, “She has gone”
He told me, “They go by bus”
He told me, “She goes by bus”
He told me, “She went by bus”
He said (that) they would come.
He told me she had been late.
He told me she had gone.
He told me they went by bus.
He told me she went by bus.
He told me she had gone by bus.
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****OTHER CHANGES:
A. Adverbs of time or place:

 now  then  ago before

 here there  this that
 these those  today  that day
 tonight  that night  tomorrow  the
following day
 yesterday  the day  next week  the
before /the previous day following week
 last (week / month / year /  next (week/month/ year /
Sunday) Sunday)
 The (week / month / The following (week /
year / Sunday) before. month / year / Sunday)
 yesterday morning the  Tomorrow morning
morning before The following morning

B. Personal pronouns, possessive adjectives:

* Ngôi 1  Đổi cùng ngôi với chủ từ giới thiệu:
- He said to her, “I will go with you.”
 He told her that he would go with her.
*Ngôi 2  Đổi cùng ngôi với túc từ giới thiệu:
- He said to her, “You will go with me.”
 He told her that she would go with him.
*Ngôi 3 Không thay đổi :
- He said to me, “They will go with you.”
 He told me that they would go with me.

C. Động từ giới thiệu trong statements – questions:

*say(s) to  tell(s) / ask(s) *said to  told / asked

D. Một số trường hợp không thay đổi thì của động từ trong trích dẫn :
*Động từ giới thiệu ở thì hiện tại, hiện tại hoàn thành, tương lai (say/ have said / will say)
*trích dẫn diển tả một sự thật hiển nhiên.
*trích dẫn có năm tháng quá khứ xác định.
*trích dẫn là If loại 2 – 3, hoặc có các động từ : had better, would rather, had + V3, ought to, might, could, should …

3. QUESTIONS:

A. Yes- No questions
He said, “Will they come?” He asked if they would come.
He said, “Was she late?” He asked if she had been late.
He said, “Has she gone?” He asked if she had gone.
He said, “Do they go by bus?” He asked if they went by bus.
He said, “Does she go by bus?” He asked if she went by bus.
He said, “Did she go by bus?” He asked if she had gone by bus.
B. Wh-questions
1. He said, “When will they come?” He asked when they would come
2. He said, “Why was she late?” He asked why she had been late.
3. He said, “Where has she gone?” He asked where she had gone.
4. He said, “How do they go there?” He asked how they went there.
5. He said, “How does she go He asked how she went there.
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there?”
6. He said, “How did she go there?” He asked how she had gone
there.
7. He said, “How far is it?” He asked how far it was.

Exercise 1: Multiple choice

1. “My children don’t understand German,” said the woman.
A. The woman told me her children didn’t understand German.
B. The woman told to me her children didn’t understand German.
C. The woman said me her children didn’t understand German.
D. Both A and C are correct.
2. She said to Mary, “I never forget the good time we had last year.”
A. She told Mary she never forgot the good time they had last year.
B. She told Mary she never forgot the good time they had had the following year.
C. She told Mary she never forgot the good time they had had the year before.
D. She told Mary she never forgot the good time we had had the year before.
3. I said to him, “I think only you can understand and help me.”
A. I told him I thought only him can understand and help me.
B. I told him I thought only he can understand and help me.
C. I told him I thought only he could understand and help me.
D. I told him I thought only he could understand and helped me.
4. The man said, “I hope it won’t rain tonight.”
A. The man told that he hopes it wouldn’t rain that night.
B. The man told that he hoped it wouldn’t rain that night.
C. The man told me that he hoped it wouldn’t rain that night.
D. The man told to me that he hoped it wouldn’t rain that night.
5. Mr. Pike said to Mary, “I didn’t meet your father yesterday.”
A. Mr. Pike told to Mary he didn’t meet her father the day before.
B. Mr. Pike said to Mary he didn’t meet her father the day before.
C. Mr. Pike told Mary he hadn’t meet her father the day before.
D. Mr. Pike told Mary he hadn’t met her father the day before.
6. Mrs. Brown says: “I don’t allow smoking in my room.”
A. Mrs. Brown tells us she didn’t allow smoking in her room.
B. Mrs. Brown tells us she didn’t allow smoking in my room.
C. Mrs. Brown tells us she doesn’t allow smoking in her room.
D. Mrs. Brown tells us she don’t allow smoking in my room.
7. She asked, “Did you know them, Tom?”
A. She asked Tom if he knew them.
B. She asked Tom if he knew us.
C. She asked Tom if he had known them.
D. She asked Tom if he had known us.
8. Tom asked Mary, “Did you phone me yesterday evening?”
A. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the day evening before.
B. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the evening before.
C. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous evening.
D. Both B and C are correct.
9. The man asked, “Have you read this book, my son?”
A. The man asked if I had read that book.
B. The man asked my son if he had read that book.
C. The man asked his son if he had read that book.
D. The man asked his son if he read that book.
10. Mary asks, “Do you know how far the swimming pool is, Peter?”
A. Mary asks Peter if he knows how far the swimming pool is.
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B. Mary asks Peter if he knows how far the swimming pool was.
C. Mary asks Peter if he knew how far the swimming pool is.
D. Mary asks Peter if he knew how far the swimming pool was.
11. “Do you know her address, John?”, said they.
A. They asked John if he know her address.
B. They asked John if he knows her address.
C. They asked John if he knows their address.
D. They asked John if he knew her address.
12. “How old are you?” the policeman said.
A. The policeman asked me how old I am.
B. The policeman asked me how old I was.
C. The policeman asked her how old she was.
D. Both B and C are correct.
13. “What’s your name?” he said to me.
A. He asked me what is my name.
B. He asked me what my name is.
C. He asked me what my name was.
D. He asked me what was my name.
14. They asked, “Where is your school?”
A. They asked me where my school was.
B. They asked her where her school was.
C. They asked us where our school was.
D. All are correct.
15. Bill says to me, “Where will you go tomorrow?”
A. Bill asks me where I would go the following day.
B. Bill asks me where I will go the following day.
C. Bill asks me where will I go tomorrow.
D. Bill asks me where I will go tomorrow.
16. “Listen to me carefully” he said to us.
A. He said to us to listen to him carefully.
B. He said to us to listen to me carefully.
C. He told us listen to him carefully.
D. He asked us to listen to him carefully.
17. Helen said to me, “Please lend me your dictionary till 5 o’clock tomorrow.”
A. Helen said to me to lend him my dictionary till 5 o’clock tomorrow.
B. Helen said to me to lend her my dictionary till 5 o’clock the following day.
C. Helen told to me to lend her my dictionary till 5 o’clock the following day.
D. Helen told me to lend her my dictionary till 5 o’clock the following day.
18. He told me, “Don’t call me a champion”.
A. He told me not to call me a champion.
B. He told me not to call him a champion.
C. He told me not call me a champion.
D. He told to me not to call him a champion.
19. “Don’t discuss this question now,” said the chairman.
A. The chairman asked not discuss that question now.
B. The chairman asked not to discuss that question now.
C. The chairman asked us not to discuss that question then.
D. The chairman asked us not to discuss that question now.
20. “Shall I bring you some tea?” he said.
A. He offered to bring me some tea.
B. He asked if he should bring me some tea.
C. He said to bring me some tea.
D. He told to bring me some tea.
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Exercise 2:
1. John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word mean
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
2. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave
C. not behaving D. did not behave
3. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. must D. had
4. She said I _______ an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
5. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
6. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried
C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried
7. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday B. two days ago
C. the day before D. the next day
8. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I
C. if was I D. if I was
9. I _______ you everything I am doing and you have to do the same.
A. will tell B. would tell
C. told D. was telling
10. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen
C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
11. Peter said that he had lived in London four years _______.
A. ago B. before C. later D. then
12. The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go now B. he must go now
C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
13. The teacher told Joe _______.
A. to stop talking B. stop talking
C. stops talking D. stopped talking
14. She said she _______.
A. was tired last night B. was tired the night before
C. had been tired last night D. had been tired the night before
15. Emily said that her teacher _______ to London _______.
A. will go / tomorrow B. went / tomorrow
C. would go / the next day D. had gone / the next day
16. She told the boys _______ on the grass.
A. do not play B. did not play
C. not playing D. not to play
17. She asked _______.
A. where was her umbrella B. where her umbrella was
C. where were her umbrella D. where her umbrella were
18. Jason asked me _______ me the book the day before.
A. if who gave B. if who has given
C. who had given D. that who had given
19. Robert said that his father _______ to Dallas the year before.
A. goes B. went C. has gone D. had gone
20. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
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A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going

C. we were going D. that we were going

Exercise 3:
1. I ______ for losing my temper.
A. apologize B. suggested C. said D. order
2. The President ______ the proposal as expensive and impractical.
A. said B. criticized C. asked D. proposed
3. They ______ in what part of Hanoi there have been great changes since 1954.
A. asked B. ask C. beg D. begged
4. He ______ going out for a drink.
A. suggested B. asked C. told D. said
5. Nobody ______ whatever she is talking about.
A. asked B. says C. knows D. commands
6. Another passenger came in and ______ that seat was taken.
A. ask if B. asked if C. said if D. told if
7. Janet’s boss _______ her not to forget to post those letters.
A. forced B. told C. remembered D. agreed
8. He ______ my proposal as unrealistic.
A. thought B. dismissed C. advised D. said
9. He _______ me to go to see the doctor.
A. advices B. had advised C. remind D. advised
10. ‘He’s down here!’ she ______ to Alison.
A. shouted B. tells C. warned D. accused
11. Joan ______ asking her father for his opinion.
A. told B. suggested C. reminded D. banned
12. The foreman had ______ us that the paraffin might explode.
A. accused B. denied C. proposed D. informed
13. He __________ knowing about the plan.
A. accused B. denied C. agreed D. informed
14. I’ve ______ to help Sarah move house this weekend.
A. accused B. denied C. agreed D. informed
15. Bob ______ me on my new hairstyle.
A. suggested B. complimented C. laughed D. shouted
16. He was __________ of failing to pay his taxes.
A. accused B. denied C. agreed D. told
17. The waiter ______ whether we would like to sit near the window.
A. inquired B. denied C. showed D. informed
18. I ______ how James is getting on.
A. said B. wanted to know C. wonder D. required
19. He ______ to take them to court.
A. asked B. threatened C. suggested D. required
20. We ______ them that there was a bull in the field.
A. suggested B. said C. inquired D. warned

Exercise 4:
1. “Open your books and read silently”, he said to us.
He told....................................................................................................
2. “Get up early and do some exercise”, the doctor said to her.
 The doctor advised.................................................................................
3. “Please give me a little water”, he said to us.
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 He begged..............................................................................................
4. The teacher said to us, “Be quiet, and look at the blackboard !”
 The teacher.............................................................................................
5. The teacher said to his pupils, “Study carefully for the coming exam.”
The teacher .............................................................................................
6. “Don’t come home late,” the father said to the kid.
 The father told........................................................................................
7. “Don’t worry, my daughter!,” said my mother.
My mother...............................................................................................
8. “I was at Jane’s house last night.”, said Paul
Paul.........................................................................................................
9. “I’ll come and see you next month.”
Peter said.................................................................................................
10. “I saw Jane talking to someone at this bookstore yesterday.”
Ann told Peter ........................................................................................
11. “I’ll never do it again.”
Ben..........................................................................................................
12. “I’ve never seen such a big pheasant.”
 She told me............................................................................................
13. “You are too lazy, Peter.”
Mrs. Brown.............................................................................................
14. “Do you like bananas?” said the host
 The host asked us...................................................................................
15. “Didn’t Rosie look wonderful?” asked Peter.
Peter asked..............................................................................................
16. The students asked, “Why do we have to take all these tests?”
The students asked..................................................................................
17. “What is she talking about?”
He asks me ..............................................................................................
18. “What time did you get up yesterday?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................
19. “Did you tell him the truth?”
She asked me ..........................................................................................
20. “Where on earth have you been all this time?”
She asked him.........................................................................................
21. “If I were in your shoes, I would apply for that job”, she said to me.
She advised ................................................................................................
22. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings”, Peter said to me.
Peter apologized (for hurting your feelings)............................................
23. “You were lying”, said Carol to Jane .
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Carol accused (that she had been lying) .................................................

24. “I think you shouldn’t be so selfish, Ben.”, she said.
She advised ............................................................................................
25. “Where would you like to sit?”, she asked .
She .........................................................................................................
26. “You should have told us in advance”, they said to John.
 They criticized ......................................................................................
27. “I did not break the vase,” he said.
 He denied .............................................................................................
28. “Shall we buy Tom a new air-conditioner as a present?”, Peter said.
Peter suggested .......................................................................................
29. “Yes, I felt hurt by what he had said.”, she said.
She admitted to.......................................................................................
30. “Let’s go out for a change”.
 She suggested ........................................................................................