Write the words in bold in the correct columns.

7hen practise reading the

sentences.

1. The Jzoin was crowded with people.

2. He usually how breakfast beture brushing his teen h.
3. Is it true that you’ve triad your best?
4. The brove Young mcin an across ‹ he street fo snve the rid.
5. The little girl was crying far an ice cream.
6. F-rom Cl CliStonce. the tree looks like on umbrella
7. The crane stepped on its egg and broke it.
8. 6rod had to try hard not to cry in front of his friends.

1 Motch the phrases with the correct picfures.

a. do the washing-up b. do the foundry c. put ouf the ruDDlsh
d. do tha heavy lifting a. do tha cooking t. lay the table
g. clean the house h. shop fo
groceries

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.
Choose fhe best answers to complete me sentences.
¥. She doa• two iobs at the some fime oS she is fhe moin of the family.
A brec›dwlnner B. homemaka C. houseJfe D. bread maker
2. She’s such a good wife. She's her husband through dlfflcult times.
A taught B. left C• supported D. provident
3. It’s not easy for some tenm-graden to get Into high school
A. works B. routlnas C. timas
1. Jim's main is home is to.keep the house clean.
A. right B, honour C. port D, responsibility
5. homily are important bacaure they teach children what is right or wrong in life.
A. bonds B. valuas C. holidays D. connecflons
d. Doing housework D«ngs graat to chilclren as it helps them cIevak›p necessary

A benafifs B. hard work C. results D. practices

7. He’s a mon Of sfforig. ,. Ha aM'ays fights far what 1s right and you con ‹eiy on him.
A. health B. character C. bonds D. Inguenoe
6. when allmembers ofthefamMy shorg housework the fomty wiiibacome sitorigar.
A.)oys B. happlness C. I& D. bonds

Complete the sentences using the words or phrases In the box

1. Dolng chores as a famlly wlll help strengthen

2. Preparing and cooking meals are some of the.essenflal
for teans.
a. Instead of giving me answers to quasiiona my parents
always me to think far

1. The kids deeply thelr grandfather for hls great knowledge about the wold.
5. Sarah is @n} gif. She never chaots in exams.
&. His parents give him full for his choice of School.
7. Klndness and responslblllty are two thot many parents want to teach to thelr
children.
8. I’m lueky to have such a(n} lx.other WhO always gives me halp when I need It.

Granmar.
Complete tne sentences using tne oorrecl p‹asent simple or present
continuous
forms of me verbs in brackets.
1. Nick and Dove Islfj their porenh twlce a monfh.
 2. You can’t talk to mv grondfathe now. He (watch) the evenlng news.
x.|contshopTorgocer1efiooayTheocolhom(notopen) onsndoy
4. Lan sometimes (meet) har friends after school.
5. Be quiet! My younger brolhar (slucly) for his exam.
a. Chik (looks . sfiesseo. Decause he book) for a new JoD.
7. Anna often (walk) to won Dut her husbond {ortve) her to he offlce this
morning.
8.What you (cook) † The food smelt so good!

J lhere a o mistake in eoch sentence. Rnd and conect it.

1. Hi, Anna! Where clo you go?
1. WhOt clo you to right nOw?
3. be children are wanting to hove a rest now.
4. I‘m seelng you’re wofking vary hard.
5. Sometimes my clod is cooking a good maaJ for tha whola family.
6. I’m thinking that's a great ictaa.
r. I can't go out wlth you tonight. I work on an Important project.
8. My uncle Is havlng a Dlg house in the clry centre.

Ckoose the bast onswem to camplele the sentences.

1. Nam: _ of taklng a course in life skllls.
Lan' That’s a good idao! Thara's a good life skills canhe naor my house.
A.will thlnk B. am thlnklng C. thlnk
2. Blom' What for?
Lan: My glosses. Do you see them anywhere†
A. clo you look B. ore you looking C. will you look
3. JVom: _ that you hove a new bog.
Lan' Yes. It’s a birthday peasant.
A. am seeing B. will see C.see
4. Blom What’s tha mattar? Are you OK?
Lan: Not earn. . well.
& am not feeling B, won't feal C. cIon't feet
5. /'/om: What‘s your father’s oD?
Lan: He as a TV reporter.
/L is working B. works C. will work
b. Nam Has Tom found a naw house?
Lan: Not yet. Ha with us until he finds one naar his university.
A. stays B. stayed C. Is staying
 z. Num: Do you like MD's new
song’? Lan: No, not very It Is too sod.
much. C. think
A, am thinking B, will
think
6. Nom: Where’s youi slster*
Lan: She her hair at the
moment.
C. will wash
A. washes B. Is washing

' Reading
1 gsod the faxt and chooce fhe best answers.
Family tlme is when fomty members do things (1) Ways of spending tamI!y time
oie cliffaerrf for different family fiorn taking a family (2) in a nice alga avary year or
planning a family movle night every week, to having one (3} together eveiy
day. Sama famines spencl time togothar just by having regular family meetings. Family
rriambers consit together to (4) Important Issues and make declslons or just hove
casual chart. flame peop\e may thhk ft is US. fa everyone in the Emily to get
together. However in many cases, pcxenh as well as ohJdran hova to adjust their own
fima1obies to make
(6) to be wlth theft fomlly. Fomlly tlme Is Important as ft helps make the bonds
bafween family members (7) and cfeotas foncl mamorios of happy expariances.
1. A. together B. oifferently C. slm!larIy D. for others
1. A cousa & vocation C. photo D, responsibility
3. A. lunch B. dinner C. breakfast D. meal
1. A. dluss B, argue C. lough cut D. anjoy
5. A. Ample B. Interesting C. hard D. funny
6. A. axcusas B. friencls C. lima D. monay
7. A, special B, stronger C. weaker D. natural

2 Beod the lent and deoide whether the statements ore frue {7} or lube {7).

In \ 977 Governor RouJ Castro signad a paper suggesfing thot August 7, 1977 wqs
American '. Family Day. One year later Governor Bruce Bobbitt signed fhe day inta law as
an official . Arkono hoiloay. Ame5con Fomlly Day Is now celebrated across the Unlted
States on the
4 first Sunday in August. it encourages people to enjoy tha wCtrming summer rlays with
t those dearest to them. Principally the day encourages famllles to spend time wlth one
* another. Unlike some olher family holidays, people do not give gifls on this clay. Instead.
: they celebrate the day bY focudng on famlly relatlonshlps. Peooe believe that the best
: glft one can give thair families is thernsalvas. So on this clay people enjoy being wifh
thair j fomllles. The most common actlvltles family memDec often do together Include
playlng
. gamas outdoors a going forq walk in Jhe pork matching a movie, visifing grandparents
and b4nglng them a plcnlc lunch. Some fomllles enjoy taking an art class together vldting
, a musaum or trying out a new recipe and gettmg Ihe whola family involved in Ihe
 cooking. Whatever people cio, the most important thlng should be thot they do It wlth
their 1amllies.
” Americans love mm Fomtly Day because It remlnds them to express thelr love to their
family anal helps strenglhan thair family Donds.
•. Aclapted from. h f/nationoIda ycaIenda‹.com/arnen’can-I ’iy•dafi
 Speaking
1 Compzefe me converso0ons by oimling ftse best onewezs. Then prootise
reading them.
1. Fan: Nam, do you think famly rouflnes are necessary?
Jyom: Yos. each family should hove somo routines to help Duild strong
family bonds.
l'fTI IOt siJrB JI\Ot $. i ElTDri@ly Deliev6 ROI
C. I agree that D. I hope that
aon: what do you think oDout the British family vClte Of Detng truthful qncl honesf2
Tom: , ”ft's one of the first things parents should teach Iheir children.
A. In their opinion B, in a nutsh&l
C. In my own way D. In my oplnlon
3.
Fan- Nom, do you think parents would help mair chilclren dO their homework?
Num- Well, parents should let thelr children to fhair homework by
Ihemse1vos so they can Decome Independent.
A. I don’t thlnk B. I wkh that
C. I believe thot D. I hope that
Fan: Do you thlnk teens should learn how to cook'?
Well, they can learn It when they start thelr own fomilles. As teens,
they should sp•and all thair time on study.
A. I suppose that B. I hope mot C. I doubt thot D. I agm that

2 alk obo«i wm children should or mould not do housework. use me

ideas in fhe boxes and odd your own. ybu con start the fold wtlfi the
senlenoes below

- neod tmeto sMdy

- braok or damage tangs

'I fhink children should / should not do house' ark /br a number of eosora. Est. .
7
 Writlng
use fhe verbs In their eonect forms and odd some words where necessary
to moke meaningful sentences.
. Mr Thonh / hate / do / housework / Dut / he still / clean / the house / once / week.

2. I / have / a holiCioy / my faml|y / |n Mol Chau / now. / We / spenci / ouf summe‹

holioaYs here / every yaar.

3. It / be / important / children / learn / some life skills / home.

4.Parents / hava / taach / their children / ba honest and show respect to older
paopla /
on early age.

5. Jane / think of / apply / another Job. / She / thlnk / he present Job / De / &rlng.

6. Doing housewo x / help / chiio en / learn / take care / themselves.

7. Famry outines / connected / chroren s health / academic achievement.

6. Chlioren / shouicl / learn / choose / rlght / kind of clothes / right occasion.

2 Complete the small with the phrases or eloucos in the box.

W ara vary close once supportive of aach olher
B. me wlfe is the homemaker
C. whlch Include grandparents, parents, children and sometimes gieat grandparents
D. raally hope Jhis helps
E. and let me know how It goes
F. listen to ther Instructions and follow their advice
G. but five with thelr ]D&fBFiC
H. to he ut from you
 H› $tmCy,

IL s good ( Yes, of course. f can help with youf homework project on family in
Viet Nam.
You know family plays on important role ir' the life of Vietnamese people, and family
DondS Cire usually strong. Fblended fCimilie8. . o e popular In Viet Norr'., Th ee
or even four generCitions live unde one ooh to fake cCire o| each other. Young people
don t move out when they reach the age of T 8. f. .J even afte they get mCirr‹ed
And it ”5 not common fo oid pesple to live alone or in a nrirsin¿ home. Hou*ehoio chores
are shared by everyone in the family, but the husband is usually the breadwinner and
ñ . Children are taught to show raspec t to their grandparents, f\•› . Parents
often spend heir free time helping Chair children with their framework or giving them
oov›ce on behaviour. So you chin see whet fern iY members in Vi+i Nam .;
Abo've is some info mo lion abouI Vietnamese homilies. I " Good luck wifh your
u o!ee t, Wfite soon (•^‘

3 Write o gorogroph {\10 - 150 words} obout one ol your family routines. Use
the following questions oa cues for your writing.
1.Whotifiheroune?
2. How c|l en / when do You do i1*
3. What ore the activifies? What does each family mcmDcr do?
4. How oo You feel oDoul lhe outine?