UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL

A-STANDARD CURRICULUM
I. PRONUNCIATION: /əʊ/ and /ʌ/
1 – Lý thuyết

/əʊ/ judo going homework open

/ʌ/ brother Monday mother mouth

1. Âm /əʊ/
1.1. “o” thường được phát âm là /əʊ/ khi nó ở cuối một từ

Examples Transcription Meaning

Go /gəʊ/ Đi
No /nəʊ/ Không

1.2. “oa” được phát âm là /əʊ/ trong một từ có một âm tiết tận cùng bằng một hoặc hai phụ
âm
Examples Transcription Meaning
Coat /kəʊt/ Áo choàng
Road /rəʊd/ Con đường

1.3. “ou” có thể được phát âm là /əʊ/

Examples Transcription Meaning

soul /səʊl/ Tâm hồn

dough /dəʊ/ Bột nhão

1.4. “ow” được phát âm là /əʊ/

Examples Transcription Meaning

know /nəʊ/ Biết

slow /sləʊ/ Chậm

2. Âm /ʌ/
2.1. “o” thường được phát âm là /ʌ/ trong những từ có một âm tiết và trong những âm tiết
được nhấn mạnh của những từ có nhiều âm tiết.

Examples Transcription Meaning

Come /kʌm/ Đến, tới

 Some /sʌm/ Một vài

2.2. “u” thường được phát âm là /ʌ/ đối với những từ có tận cùng bằng u + phụ âm.

Examples Transcription Meaning

But /bʌt/ Bối rối, lúng túng

Cup /kʌp/ Cái ô

2.3. “oo” thường được phát âm là /ʌ/ trong một số trường hợp như

Examples Transcription Meaning

Blood /blʌd/ Máu, huyết

Flood /flʌd/ Lũ lụt

2.4. “ou” thường được phát âm là /ʌ/ đối với những từ có nhóm “ou” với một hay hai phụ âm

Examples Transcription Meaning

Country /ˈkʌntri/ Làng quê

Couple /ˈkʌpl/ Đôi, cặp

2 – Practice
Task 1. Put the words in the correct columns according to pronunciation of the underlined
part.

go road homework no

soul mother slow going

Monday open coat month

brother uneasy dough judo

but unhappy blood know

cup come mum country

/əʊ/ /ʌ/
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

Task 2. Complete with the words given. Then saying the sentences aloud.
Brother homework slowly road goes countryside Mum upset
1. He _______________ to the museum on weekend.
2. The _______________ to my school is narrow.
3. My _______________ likes playing football after school.
4. Where’s my dog, ___________ ?
5. Have you finished your ______________, Tom?
6. My grandparents live in the _________________ .
7. Susan got bad marks today. She was ______________.
8. Drive more ______________ , please!

Task 3. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. son B. hold C. some D. won
 2. A. novel B. horse C. morning D. immortal

3. A. bowl B. old C. son D. slow

4. A. nut B. bun C. hurry D. full

5. A. blood B. soon C. moon D. spoon

II. VOCABULARY
1 - Lý thuyết

NEWWORDS TRANSCRIPTION TYPE VIETNAMESE

1. activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ (n) hoạt động

2. art /ɑːt/ (n) nghệ thuật, mỹ thuật

3. bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkl/ (n) xe đạp

4. backpack /ˈbækpæk/ (n) ba lô

5. binder /ˈbaɪndə(r)/ (n) bìa hồ sơ

6. boarding school /ˈbɔːr.dɪŋ ˌskuːl/ (n) trường nội trú

7. calculator /ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)/ (n) máy tính

8. classmate /ˈklɑːsmeɪt/ (n) bạn học

9. compass /ˈkʌmpəs/ (n) com-pa

10. creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ (adj) sáng tạo

11. diploma /dɪˈpləʊmə/ (n) bằng, giấy khen

12. equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ (n) thiết bị

13. excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ (adj) phấn chấn, phấn khích

14. folder /ˈfəʊldə(r)/ (n) bìa đựng tài liệu

15. greenhouse /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/ (n) nhà kính

16. ink bottle /ɪηk’bɒtl/ (n) lọ mực

17. international /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/ (adj) quốc tế

18. interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ (n, v) phỏng vấn

19. judo /ˈdʒuːdəʊ/ (n) môn võ judo

20. knock /nɒk/ (v) gõ (cửa)

21. locker /ˈlɒkə(r)/ (n) tủ có khóa

22. mechanical pencil /mə’kænɪkl’pensl/ (n) bút chì kim

23. notebook /ˈnəʊtbʊk/ (n) vở

24. overseas /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ (n, adj) (ở) nước ngoài

25 pencil case /ˈpen.səl ˌkeɪs/ (n) hộp bút

26. pencil sharpener /ˈpen·səl ˌʃɑr·pə·nər/ (n) gọt bút chì

27. pocket money /ˈpɑː.kɪt ˌmʌn.i/ (n) tiền túi, tiền riêng

28. poem /ˈpəʊɪm/ (n) bài thơ

29. private tutor /praivət’tju:tə(r)/ (n) gia sư riêng

30. remember /rɪˈmembə(r)/ (v) nhớ, ghi nhớ

31. rubber /ˈrʌbə(r)/ (n) cục tẩy

32. ruler /ˈruːlə(r)/ (n) thước

33. school supply /’sku:l sə’plaɪ/ (n) dụng cụ học tập

34. surround /səˈraʊnd/ (v) bao quanh

35. textbook /ˈtekstbʊk/ (n) sách giáo khoa

36. Maths /mæθs/ Môn Toán

37. Literature /ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/ Môn Ngữ Văn

38. Biology /baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ Môn Sinh học

39. History /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ Môn Lịch Sử

40. Geography /dʒiˈɒɡ.rə.fi/ Môn Địa lý

41. Physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ Môn Vật lý

42. Chemistry /ˈkem.ɪ.stri/ Môn Hoá học

 Word formation

Words Related Transcription Meaning

action (n) /ˈæk.ʃən/ hành động

actor (n) /ˈæk.tər/ diễn viên

Act (v)
actress (n) /ˈæk.trəs/ nữ diễn viên

activity (n) /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ hoạt động

artistic (a) /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ thuộc nghệ thuật

Art (n)
artist (n) /ˈɑː.tɪst/ nghệ sĩ

creation (n) /kriˈeɪ.ʃən/ sự sáng tạo

creator (n) /kriˈeɪ.tər/ người sáng tạo

Create (v)
creative (a) /kriˈeɪ.tɪv/ sáng tạo

Equip (v) equipment (n) /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/ thiết bị

exciting (a) /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/ lý thú

Excite (v)
excited (a) /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ phấn khích

national (a) /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ thuộc quốc gia

Nation (n) nationality (n) /ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/ quốc tịch

international (a) /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ quốc tế

interviewer (n) /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː.ər/ người phỏng vấn

Interview (n.v) người được phỏng
interviewee (n) /ˌɪn.tə.vjuˈiː/
vấn
Task 1. Look and write the words.

1_________________ 2_________________ 3_________________

4_________________ 5_________________ 6_________________

7_________________ 8_________________ 9_________________

Task 2. Read and answer the questions.

School of the Air
Many of us may be surprised to hear the name "School of the air", but there are over ten of them in
Australia. Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory. The school
provides an educational service for about 120 children living in Central Australia.

Students of this school live far from each other, so they don't have normal lessons in classrooms,
but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They
have to work five or six hours a day, five days a week. They send their work to the teachers and
discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by
post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.

1. Alice Springs School of the Air teaches children in

A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don't have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word "them" in the first paragraph refers to
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Schools in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning
Task 3. Choose the word(s) that doesn’t belong to the group.
1. A. subject B. Maths C. History D. English

2. A. board B. pencil case C. school bag D. music

3. A. textbook B. creative C. pencil sharpener D. compass

4. A. tutor B. calculator C. student D. teacher

5. A. judo B. classroom C. library D. school yard

Task 4. Match the words or phrases on the left with their meaning on the right.

1. classmate A. a person who is or was in the same class as you at school or college
2. history B. the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals
3. boarding C. a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are
school suitable for a job or course

4. biology D. a teacher who teaches a child outside of school
 5. interview E. a school where students live and study
6. pocket money F. the activity of painting, drawing, and making sculpture
7. private tutor G. all the events that happened in the past
8. art H. an amount of money that parents regularly give
to their child to spend as they choose

Answer: 1. _____, 2. _____, 3. _____, 4. _____, 5. _____, 6. _____, 7. _____, 8. _____,

Task 5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words or phrases from the box to complete the
sentences below.

history interview school suply international overseas

1. He has an ___________________ next week for the manager’s job.

2. Her favourite subject is __________________ because she loves learning events in the past.

3. She was the boss of a large ____________________ company.

Task 6. Give the correct word form of these words in brackets.

1. My father always lives a very _____________________ life. (act)

2. Richter is not a conventional painter: he is an ______________________ who happens to use

paint as a medium. (art)

3. There are some _____________________ but noone is qualified enough for the job. (interview)

4. The children were wearing traditional ___________________ costume. (nation)

5. Can you tell the students how to use the __________________? (equip)
 B – SKILLS TIME
I. SPEAKING
Task 1. Fill in blanks to complete the questions.
1. _______________ is your name?
2. How ______________ are you?
3. Where do you ______________ from?
4. Have you ______________ any siblings?
5. What ____________ do you start school in the morning?
6. What is your ___________ subject? Why do you like it?
7. Tell me something about your _____________ subject.
8. Tell me something about _____________ neighbourhood.
Task 2. Work in pairs to ask and answer the questions.

Say at least three things when you answer the

Tell me something about … question

Task 3.
Here are some pictures that show you different school subjects.
Do you like these different school subjects? Say why or why not?

3. Answer the questions.

Do you think learning English is easy?
Do you think learning Maths is boring?
Do you think learning P.E is important?
Do you think learning Biology is difficult?
Do you think learning Geography is interesting?
Which of these school subject do you like best? Why?
Do you prefer learning alone or in a group? Why?

II. LISTENING
For each question, choose the correct answer.

- Read the questions carefully.

(For example: In question 1, it’s asking about
the girl, not the boy or his mum.)
- Listen carefully until the end of the
conversation

1. Where’s the girl going this afternoon?

2. Which is the new desk?

3. How will they get to their tennis class?

4. Which woman is Laura’s new English teacher?

5. What might Harry do if it rains on Saturday?