Unit 8 : Places

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1. How long does it take you to go from your a. Ys, there is one over there. 1-
house to the Dong do cinemon foot?
2. Why do you need a phone card, Mary? b. Please go straight ahead and turn to the 2-
right, sir.
3. I would like some envelopes, Miss. c. It’s about 500 km, I think 3-
4. Is there a post office near here, Mai? d. It takes me about ten minutes. 4-
5. Can you tell me how to get to the Hang Co e. Here you are, Madam. 5-
station, Miss?
6. How far is it from Nha Trang to Ho Chi f. Because I often phone my family. 6-
Minh City?
Nam : Excuse (1) … . Are there any post (2) … near here, Mai?
Mai : Yes, there is (3) … in Hoang Dieu Street.
Nam : Could you show (4) … the way to it?
Mai : Go to that intersection and take the street (5) … the right. The post office is about 500
meters far (6) … the intersection. But do you want (7) … post a letter, Nam?
Nam : Yes, I want to post a letter (8) … my pen friend in Great Britain.
Mai : Well, let’s go (9) … . I also want to buy some envelopes (10) … stamps.
Nam : Do you (11) … post a letter to a friend?
Mai : No, I want to post some letters to my uncles and aunts (12) … Da Lat.
Nam : How (13) …. is it from Da Lat to our city?
Mai : About three hundred (14) … fifity kilometers.
Nam : Do you sometimes visit your uncles and aunts (15) … your summer vacation?
Mai : (16) …, I do. And I go there (17) … coach.
Nam : How (18) …. long does it take you to go there by coach?
Mai : About six (19) ….

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

11) 12) 13) 14) 15)

16) 17) 18) 19)

1. There is a railway station … here.
A. about 1 km far B. is 1 km far from here
C. about 1 km is far from D. about 1 km far from
2. How far is it from your house … ?
A. to school B. until your school C. into your school D. to your school
3. There is a restaurant … the supermarket.
A. on the left of B. on the left C. in the left of D. by the left of
4. It … from my house to my school by bike.
A. often takes me 10 minutes to go B. often takes me 10 minutes go
C. is taking 10 minutes to go D. often takes me 10 minutes going
5. The bank is … our school.
A. near B. next C. far D. over

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1. Ba? / railway / show / you / me / way / the / to / Hang Co / station, / could / the
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2. is / me. / there / hotel / here, / near / Miss? / excuse / a
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3. Ha Noi, / is / far / it / Ho Chi Minh / to /Hoa? / how / from / City
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4. from / does / long / it / take / you / go / Hai Phong / by / Ha Noi / train, / how / does / to / Minh? / to
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5. Hai Phong / kilometers / one / it / about / hundred / two / from / Ha Noi. / to / is / and
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6. bike. / our / go / us / it / takes / ten / to / from / house / to / zoo / the / by / often / minutes
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7. a / is / the / between / bank / a / and / museum. / bookstore
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8. some / to / need / buy / envelopes / stamps. / I / and
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1. Hoa wants to buy some new shirts from the supermarket. (What)
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2. These envelopes and stamps cost ten thousand dongs. (How much)
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3. Yes, I go to post a letter to my pen friend in Great Britain. (Do)
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4. Lan needs to go to the railway station. (Where)
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5. It takes 15 minutes to go from her house to the school. (How long)
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6. No, our school isn’t near a market. (Is)
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7. It’s 600 meters from Chi’s school to her mother’s office. (How far)
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8. Lucy needs to buy a phone card because she often phones her parents. (Why)
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1. Excuse / there / shop / near / here?

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2. Could / tell / how / get / supermarket?
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3. How / it / your school / to / cinema?
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4. Do / want / post / letter / your / friend?
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5. Why / you / want / buy / phone card?
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6. It / 2 km / from / my house / to / zoo
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7. How / does / cost / post / a / letter / in / country
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8. I / would / stamps / Britain / envelopes
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1. How much does this phone card cost?

A. It costs 200,000 dong. B. It costs 200,000 dongs.
C. It will cost 200,000 dongs D. It is costing 200,000 dongs.
2. How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noi?
A. About 2 days to go by train. B. Yes, about 2,000 kilometers.
C. It is very far. D. About 2,000 kilometers.
3. How long will it take you to go from Viet Nam your country by plane?
A. About 5 hours. B. No, it won’t take more than five hours.
C. It will take a lot of time. D. It will take many hours.
4. Why do you need a lot of stamps and envelopes?
A. I often send letters to my friends. B. I want to send a letter to my friend.
C. Because I often send letters to my friends. D. I will send a letter to my friend.
5. Where is your school?
A. Yes, it is between the museum and the bookstore.
B. It is at the museum and the bookstore.
C. It is under the museum and the bookstore.
D. It is between the museum and the bookstore.

Hi, I (1) …. Jack. I’m a new pupil here (2) …. Many things are strange to me. I often ask the way
(3) …. the places I need to come such (4) …. post offices, museums, cinemas … The people in this city
(5) …. Very kind to me. They are ready to shoe me (6) ….. way yo those places. I live with my uncle in
a small house next (7) …. a supermarket on Tran Phu Street. It is about 2 km (8) … my house to my
school and it often (9) …. Me 10 minutes to go from my house to my school by bike. I enjoy (10) …..
life here very much.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Hello. We are Minh and Phuong. We are from Dong Nai. Many things in Ho Chi Minh City are
new and strange to us. We know the way to our school but we must ask the way to other places such as
post offices, cinemas, parks … The people here are nice. They always show us the way to the places we
need to come. We live with our aunt in an apartment near the Ben Thanh market. It is about 1 km from
our aunt’s apartment to our school and we can get to our school in 15 minutes on foot. We are happy to
live and learn in this city.
1. Where are Minh and Phuong from?
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2. Are many things in Ho Chi Minh City new and strange to them?
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3. Which places do they know to get and which places don’t they know how to get to?
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4. Where do they live?
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5. How far is it from your aunt’s apartment to their school?
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6. How long can they get to their school on foot?
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1. It takes about 26 hours to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by train.

A. How long does it take you to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by train?
B. How long people go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by train?
C. How far is it from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by train?
D. How long does it take to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by train?
2. It’s about 102 km from Hai Phong to Ha Noi.
A. How far is from Hai Phong to Ha Noi?
B. How long is it from Hai Phong to Ha Noi?
C. How far is it from Hai Phong to Ha Noi?
D. Is Hai Phong far from Ha Noi?
3. You must go to that intersection and turn left.
A. Could you show me the way to the Huu Nghi Hotel?
B. Do you know the way to the Huu Nghi Hotel?
C. Can you go to the Huu Nghi Hotel with me?
D. Can I take thw way to the Huu Nghi hotel?
4. Yes, there is one on Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue.
A. How many bus stops are there on Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue?
B. What is there on Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue?
C. What are the bus stops on Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue like?
D. Is there a bus stop on Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue?
5. Our school is near Hoan Kiem Lake.
A. Is your school near Hoan Kiem Lake, Nam?
B. Where is your school, Nam?
C. How far is your school from Hoan kiem Lake, Nam?
D. How long is your school from Hoan kiem Lake, Nam?

1. Excuse me. Is there a souvenir shop in Hang Bai Street, Minh? 

2. The post office is next by the book store. 

3. How long is it from Hue to Nha Trang? 

4. It often take me 15 minutes to get there. 

5. I would like send this letter to mu uncle in Can Tho. 

6. How many change will Chi receive? 

7. Where do Lan parents live, Thanh? 

8. I need buy some stamps and envelopes. 

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