Iig Ed To3

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY
UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
In cooperation with IIG VIETNAM
Course 2
TOEIC 3
For internal use only

2021
Table of Contents
LESSON 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 2
LESSON 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 16
LESSON 3 ....................................................................................................................................... 39
LESSON 4 ....................................................................................................................................... 57
LESSON 5 ....................................................................................................................................... 80
LESSON 6 ....................................................................................................................................... 93
LESSON 7 ..................................................................................................................................... 115
LESSON 8 ..................................................................................................................................... 134
LESSON 9 ..................................................................................................................................... 160
LESSON 10 ................................................................................................................................... 173
LESSON 11 ................................................................................................................................... 197
LESSON 12 ................................................................................................................................... 212
TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 1

LESSON 1
Review: ED Basic 3 – Unit 5
ED REVIEW AND ORIENTATION

I. Grammar Review (Basic 3 – Unit 5)
TRẠNG TỪ CHỈ CÁCH THỨC
Hầu hết các trạng từ chỉ cách thức (diễn tả một hành động được thực hiện như thế nào) được
thành lập bằng cách thêm "-ly" vào cuối tính từ:
Vd: clear  clearly, wonderful  wonderfully, clever  cleverly,
Nếu tính từ đã kết thúc bằng "-ly" (ví dụ: FRIENDLY, LONELY) thì chúng ta phải tạo một cụm
trạng từ.
Vd: "She spoke to me in a friendly way."
Chú ý: Có những từ có dạng tính từ và trạng từ y hệt nhau: EARLY, LATE, FAST, HARD, LEFT,
RIGHT, WRONG, HIGH, LONG.
Vd: This is an early train. (tính từ)
I'm afraid the train will leave early. (trạng từ)
PRACTICE
Task 1: Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word in brackets in such a way that
it has a similar meaning to the sentence above it.
Example: Jonathan was stupid. (behaved)
 Jonathan behaved stupidly.
1. The drink had a strange taste. (tasted)
........................................................................................................................
2. The dog slept. (asleep)
........................................................................................................................
3. The young woman was polite. (spoke)
........................................................................................................................
4. The train was late. (arrived)
........................................................................................................................

5. The film’s ending is dramatic. (ends)
........................................................................................................................
6. Polly gave an angry shout. (shouted)
........................................................................................................................
7. Billiards is a game for indoors. (indoor)
........................................................................................................................
8. The clown amused people. (amusing)
........................................................................................................................
Task 2: Vicky is telling Rachel about a dream she had. Choose the correct forms.
I had a (0) strange/strangely dream last night. I was in a garden. It was getting (1) dark/darkly,
and it was (2) terrible/terribly cold. My head was aching (3) bad/badly. I was walking out of the
garden when (4) sudden/suddenly I saw a man. He was sitting (5) quiet/quietly on a seat. He
seemed very (6) unhappy/unhappily about something. He looked up and smiled (7) sad/sadly at
me. I don’t know why, but I felt (8) curious/curiously about him. I wanted to talk to him, but I
couldn’t think what to say. I just stood there (9) foolish/foolishly.
THÌ TƯƠNG LAI

Để miêu tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai, có thể dùng một số thời động từ sau: thì
tương lai đơn (will + V), thì tương lai gần (be going to + V), thì hiện tại đơn (present simple) và
thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (present continuous). Cụ thể cách dùng các thì trên với ý nghĩa tương lai
như sau:
1. WILL
ILL được dùng để diễn đạt một ý kiến ch uan ho c diễn đạt một uyết đ nh, lời hứa, ni m
tin ho c một lời đe d a v tương lai. Đây là lý do vì sao ILL thường đi theo các cụm từ như "I
hope...", "Do you think...", “She believes”, “He threatens”...
Vd: "Do you think she will like these flowers?"
2. BE GOING TO

BE GOING TO được dùng để nói v sự thật và kế hoạch khách uan và đã được xác đ nh trong
tương lai.
Vd: "Look at those clouds! It's going to rain!"
3. HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN
Đôi khi chúng ta sử dụng thì Hiện tại Đơn (xem khóa Basic 2) để nói v các hành động và sự việc
"xác đ nh" đã được lên l ch ho c s p xếp theo một thời gian biểu chính thức trong tương lai.
Vd: "The President leaves for Japan on Monday."
"When does the next bus arrive?"
4 HIỆN TẠI TI I N
Chúng ta thường sử dụng Hiện tại Tiếp diễn (xem khóa Basic ) để nói v các kế hoạch và uyết
đ nh cho tương lai gần. Cách dùng này thường được sử dụng với các động từ chỉ chuyển động
(ví dụ: arrive, come, go, leave, sail, visit )
Vd: "I'm leaving early today; I have a headache."
"Are you visiting your mother tonight?"
"I'm not waiting any longer; he's half an hour late already!"
PRACTICE
Task 3: Complete the conversation. Use will, be going to or a present tense. Choose the best
form. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.
Peter: Hello. Where are you going?
Polly: To my evening class. I’m learning Swedish. And next week (0) I’ll have (I / have) a chance
to speak it for real. ( ) . (I / go) to Sweden for three weeks. (2)
. (I / leave) on Friday. (3) . (I / visit) some friends there.
Peter: (4) . (that / be) nice.
Polly: ell, I’d better hurry. My lesson (5) . (start) at half past seven, and it’s
twenty-five past seven now.
Peter: OK. Come and see me when (6) . (you / get) back from Sweden.
Polly: Thanks. (7) . (I / send) you a postcard.

Task 4: Choose the correct answer for each space.
1. A: Could I have a word with you, please?
B: Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train .. in fifteen minutes.
a) is going to leave b) leaves c) will leave
2. A: Have you decided about the course?
B: Yes, I decided last weekend. .. for a place.
a) I apply b) I am to apply c) I’m going to apply
3. A: I’m trying to move this cupboard, but it’s very heavy.
B: ell, .. you, then.
a) I help b) I’ll help c) I’m going to help
4. A: Is the shop open yet?
B: No, but there’s someone inside. I think .
a) it’s open b) it’s about to open c) it will open
5. A: Do you mind not leaving your papers all over the table?
B: Oh, sorry. I’ll take them all with me when
a) I go b) I’ll go c) I’m going
6. A: It’s a public holiday next Monday.
B: Yes, I know. .. anything special?
a) Are you doing b) Do you do c) Will you do
Task 5: Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1. You say you’re getting a coach at nine. hat time is it getting to London?
2. I’ll give Polly the news. I’ll tell her when I’ll see her this evening.
3. Rupert looks really tired. He’s about felling asleep.
4. e’ve arranged to go out. We meet in town later.
5. I’m going to Spain next week. I send you a postcard.
6. I’m going to get to the airport early. I can read a book while I’ll be waiting.
7. I feel a bit tired, I go to lie down.
8. Why not come to the party? All your friends shall be there.

9. There’s been a bomb warning. No one can go into the building until the police will have
searched it.
II. Grammar Orientation (Basic 3 – Unit 6)

THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TI I N
Thì uá khứ tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong uá
khứ, ho c một hành động đang xảy ra trong uá khứ thì có một hành động khác xen vào.
Vd: Last night, when I was seeing the film on TV, Pat arrived home.
Câu khẳng định: *CHỦ NGỮ + AS/ ERE + ĐỘNG TỪ + ing...+
Vd: "She was eating when I arrived."
Câu phủ định: *CHỦ NGỮ + AS/ ERE + NOT + ĐỘNG TỪ + ing...+
Vd: "He wasn't sleeping when the phone rang."
Câu hỏi: *(TỬ ĐỂ HỎI +) AS/ ERE + CHỦ NGỮ + ĐỘNG TỪ + ing...+
*TRẢ LỜI: YES/NO + CHỦ NGỮ + BE (NOT)]
Vd:
"What were you doing at 10 o'clock?" - "I was walking the dog."
"Who was Pat looking at?" - "She was looking at Kim."
PRACTICE
Each of these sentences has a mistake. Correct the errors.
Example: The hotel were very quite.
 The hotel was very quiet.
1. It was peaceful, and the birds were sing.
2. I washed my hair when the phone rang.
3. You come to the club last night.
4. It taked ages to go home.
5. We tried to keep quiet because the baby sleeping.
6. As I was watching television, the man was suddenly running away.
7. We pass a petrol station two minutes ago.
8. Everything was seeming OK.

9. Where bought you that bag?
10. When I heard the alarm I was leaving the room immediately.
SENTENCE BUILDING
Write meaningful sentences using given words.
1. My/ father/ not / have/ time/ today/ so/ maybe/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden/
tomorrow.
______________________________________________________________________________
2. My/ mother/ clean/ floor/this morning.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Mary/ have/ dinner/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant/ tonight.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ “ hen/ train/ leave?”/ .
______________________________________________________________________________
5. My/ student/ promise/ she / draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture/ me.
______________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY BOOST
Words / Phrases Your notes
Take a photo
Wonderful (adj)
Excellent (adj)
Unforgettable/ Memorable (adj)
Dinner/ Garden/ All-night/ Fancy-dress

party

Decorated with
Balloon / Candle/ Birthday cake (noun)
SPEAKING PRONUNCIATION
DIFFICULT SOUNDS
Students should differentiate the ways to pronounce these pairs of sounds:
/ʌ/ - /æ/
/ð/ - /θ/
/dʒ/ - /tʃ/
/ʒ/ - /ʃ /
Sounds How to pronounce Example

/ʌ/ To create the /ʌ/, the body of the uncle /ˈʌŋkl/ ankle /ˈæŋkl/
tongue is relaxed and set low in the but /bʌt/ bat /bæt/
mouth. The sides of the tongue lightly fun /fʌn/ fan /fæn/
touch the bottom teeth during the cut /kʌt/ cat /kæt/
formation of the sound. The jaw is kept begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ began /bɪˈɡæn/
in a neutral position, and the lips are
relaxed.
/æ/ To create the /æ/, the jaw drops and
the tip of the tongue presses into the
bottom front teeth. The body of the
tongue rounds upward.
/ð/ To create the /ð/, put the tip of your the /ðə/ thin /θɪn/
tongue against the back of your upper this /ðɪs/ throw /θrəʊ/
teeth, produce a little air flow and let that /ðæt/ thank /θæŋk/

your vocal cords vibrate other /ˈʌðə(r)/ author /ˈɔːθə(r)/
/θ/ To create the /θ/, the blade of your smooth /smuːð/ birth /bɜːθ/
tongue against the lower part of the
back of your upper teeth and produce
an air flow. Do not let your vocal cords
vibrate.
/dʒ/ To create the /ʤ/, air is briefly joke /dʒəʊk/ choke /tʃəʊk/
prevented from leaving the vocal tract junk /dʒʌŋk/ chuck /tʃʌk/
when the tip of the tongue presses lunge /lʌndʒ/ lunch /lʌntʃ/
against the back tooth ridge while the surge /sɜːdʒ/ search /sɜːtʃ/
sides of the tongue press against the
upper side teeth. The sound is aspirated
when the air is released with friction.
The vocal cords vibrate during its
production.
/tʃ/ To create the /ʧ/, air is briefly
prevented from leaving the vocal tract
when the tip of the tongue presses
against the back tooth ridge while the
sides of the tongue press against the
upper side teeth. The sound is aspirated
when the air is released with friction.
The vocal cords do not vibrate during
its production.
/ʒ/ To create the /ʒ/, air is forced between genre /ˈʒɒnrə/ ship /ʃɪp/
a wide groove in the center of the front vision /ˈvɪʒn/ nation /ˈneɪʃn/
of the tongue and the back of the tooth leisure /ˈleʒə(r)/ sure /ʃʊə(r)/
ridge. The sides of the blade of the beige /beɪʒ/ fish /fɪʃ/

tongue may touch the side teeth. The
lips are kept slightly tense, and may
protrude somewhat during the
production of the sound. The vocal
cords vibrate during its production.
/ʃ/ To create the /ʃ/, air is forced between
a wide groove in the center of the front
of the tongue and the back of the tooth
ridge. The sides of the blade of the
tongue may touch the side teeth. The
lips are kept slightly tense, and may
protrude somewhat during the
production of the sound. The vocal
cords do not vibrate during its
production.
STRESS
Rules Example
In nouns and adjectives with two syllables, the stress Nouns/ Verbs
usually falls on the first syllable. Adjectives
CONduct conDUCT
For verbs with two syllables, the stress usually falls on the
INcrease inCREASE
second syllable.
PERmit perMIT
For nouns that end in -ion, -sion, -tion, or -ic, the stress will NAtion, conVERsion,
be on the syllable right before the suffix graduAtion
For verbs with -ize or -ate suffixes, the stress will be on the SPEcialize, anTIcipate

first syllable of a three-syllable word or the second syllable
of a four-syllable word
For words ending with -cy, -ty, -phy, -gy, or -at, the stress deMOcracy, phoTOgraphy,
will be on the third syllable from the end: uniVERsity
PRACTICE
Task 1:  Track 1
Listen to each consonant sound and word. Circle the word that you hear. Then listen to the
audio again and repeat all of the words.
1. thin then 8. Esther stare
2. laughed raft 9. she’ll zeal
3. sip zip 10. watch wash
4. clothes close 11. fans vans
5. junk chunk 12.veer we’re
6. lunch lunge 13. zinc sink
7. blight bright 14. tan than
Task 2:  Track 2
Write down whether each underlined word is used as a verb or a noun. Try to pronounce the
word. Then listen to check your answers.
1. You really need to learn how to conduct yourself in a meeting.______________________
2. There are several important projects coming up.__________________________________
3. We have to address the problems to avoid issues later._____________________________

4. They import most of their auto parts.___________________________________________
5. He set a new sales record last month.___________________________________________
6. e’ve made most of our money in produce.______________________________________
7. Business is set to increase next year.____________________________________________
8. She decided to contest the decision to fire the people._______________________________
Task 3:  Track 3
Look at the words and analyze the suffixes. Underline the syllables that you think are
stressed. Then listen to the audio to check your answers. Listen to the audio again and repeat
the words.

WRITING PRACTICE WRITING SIMPLE SENTENCES
BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE

S (Subject) V (Verb) O (Object )
- Tells who or what is - Describes an action, a - Receives the actions of the verb
doing the action state, or a feeling - Examples show a noun, pronoun,
- Usually a noun or adjective, adverb, and prepositional
pronoun phrase following the verb
CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION
Used to begin
Capitalization (capital letter) - All sentences
- All proper nouns
Often includes
Punctuation - Period (.)
- Comma (,)
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Rules Example
A singular subject takes a singular verb. The book is on the table.
A plural subject takes a plural verb. My children like playing football.
A plural verb is used with two or more subjects Jane, Mary and I are good friends.
when they are connected by and.
The verb in an or, either/or, neither/nor or not Not only you but also he is wrong.
only – but also sentence agrees with the noun or Either my father or my brothers are going to sell
pronoun closest to it. the house.
In sentences beginning with here or there, the There are no schools in this area before
true subject follows the verb. liberation.
Here comes the bus.

wPRACTICE
Task 1: Write meaningful sentences using given words.
1. My/ father/ not / have/ time/ today/ so/ maybe/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden/
tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________
2. My/ mother/ clean/ floor/this morning.
___________________________________________________________
3. Mary/ have/ dinner/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant/ tonight.
___________________________________________________________
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ “ hen/ train/ leave?”/ .
___________________________________________________________
5. My/ student/ promise/ she / draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture/ me.
___________________________________________________________
Task 2: Underline the subject and verb in each sentence. Tell if each sentence is SV, SSV, or
SVV
Example: My parents are retired and live in Washington. SVV
1. It never rains in Portland. ________
2. My brother and sister live in California. ________
3. The man in the boat bought a raincoat. ________
4. Her children always do their homework and eat their vegetables. ________
5. The books and the CDs are hers. ________
6. The blonde woman in the office is the president and loves her job. ________
Task 3: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.

1. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often.
2. Either the cups or the glasses (are-is) in the dishwasher.
3. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work.

4. There (is-are) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.
5. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party.
6. Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes) the trained elephants.
7. Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise.
8. The committee (work-works) hard for better schools.
9. There (is-are) many things to do before the holidays.
10. The jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts.
11. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects.
12. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here.
13. The United States (is-are) a country of contrast.
14. A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor.
15. The family (is-are) occupied with their individual problems.
Task 4: Find out ONE mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. In my spare time I enjoy listen to music and reading storybooks.
2. When I was a child, I live in Bucharest.
3. You putting the card in the machine and the money comes out here.
4. People need a stadium to sport. It can be used for entertainment.
5. I was born in Singapore, so I‘ve lived in Kuala Lumpur since I started work.
6. At the moment I take a short course at a language school near my house.
7. I have not been to a single-sex school, but I feel that it is more easier for a teacher to teach in
a single-sex school.
8. The party was really excited.
9. My teacher said me I needed to work harder.

LESSON 2
ED REVIEW TEST 1 (Time Allocated: 20 minutes)
SPEAKING READING ALOUD A SENTENCE
SENTENCE STRESS
- You should use stress to give more emphasis to the words that naturally carry meaning in
sentences - the content words.
- Function words, or the words in a sentence that are used to give grammatical structure, don’t
usually receive as much stress unless the speaker wants to give some sort of contrast or
emphasis.
INTONATION
- Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's
impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words.
- Listen to somebody speaking without paying attention to the words: the 'melody' you hear is
the intonation.
Intonation in different kinds of sentences
Kinds of sentences Intonation Example

Wh-word questions Falling hat’s the time? 
Yes/No questions Rising Have you got a pen? 
Statements Falling He lives in the house in the corner. 
“chat” – falling;  
Question-tags
“check” - rising You're from Poland, aren't you?
Lists Rising, rising,    

rising, falling The stall sells ribbon, beads, elastic and
buttons.
Task 1:  Track 4
Listen to the sentences as you read along. Underline the words that receive the most stress.
Then listen and practice.
1. The correct numbers are 13 and 17, not 30 and 70.
2. We strongly suggest that you back up your computer files at the end of the day.
3. Our genealogists will conduct a very thorough search of your family tree.
4. On the new schedule, you will see that the bus departs on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
5. Your estimated wait time to speak to a representative is ten minutes.
6. The parking spaces are clearly marked “visitor.”
Task 2:  Track 5
Listen and mark the phrasing of each sentence with rising  or falling  intonation marks.
Then listen again and repeat to practice. Be careful to model the phrasing you hear.
1. We will need ushers, ticket takers, and box office staff at the theater this weekend.
2. At this time, there is no one available to take your call. Please leave a message after the
beep.
3. Our number is 202-555-4567. Please call if you have any problems.
4. Because the application forms were late, we’ll need to adjust the start date.
5. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers before the movie begins.
6. In conclusion, we’d like to thank all of our guests for their participation.

Task 3:  Track 6
Do these questions have rising or falling intonation? Write  for rising intonation or  for
falling intonation. Then listen to check your answers and practice.
1. What do you think?
2. If Friday is not a good day, can we meet on Saturday?
3. I’m sorry, could you repeat that, please?
4. e didn’t hear that. hat did he say?
5. What did John bring to the party?
6. How can I help you today?
7. Is this your first day here?
8. Have you sent the latest market reports?
Task 4:  Track 7
Listen to the audio as you read the sentences. Mark the rising intonation with . Mark the
falling intonation with  .
1. They have not yet determined what the problem was.
2. Would you like the three-month or the six-month plan?
3. Do you know what time it is?
4. You wouldn’t have an extra pencil, would you?
5. Would you mind closing the window?
6. When you need a reliable copy service, Tip Top Copy Shop has everything you need.

TOEIC LISTENING & READING
 Grammar Practice: Negation and Parallel Structures
1. Negation: Phủ định

 No vs. Not
 No được dùng như tính từ, đứng trước danh từ: no time, no choice
 Not được dùng như một trạng từ, đứng trước tính từ và động từ: not going, not busy
 Main and Auxiliary verbs: Động từ chính và Trợ động từ
 Nếu trong câu đã có trợ động từ khuyết thiếu (will, shall, can, would…), thêm
not/never vào đằng sau trợ động từ khuyết thiếu đó để thể hiện sự ph đ nh.
He will arrive today.  He will not arrive today.
You should eat there.  You should never eat there.
 Nếu trong câu không có sẵn trợ động từ khuyết thiếu, thêm trợ động từ do/does/did
+ not trước động từ chính để thể hiện sự ph đ nh.
She knows him.  She does not know him.
They live in Chicago.  They do not live in Chicago.
 Non-finite verbs: Động từ không giới hạn
 Động từ không giới hạn là loại động từ không thay đổi hình thức dù cho ch ngữ có
ở thì hay hình thức nào.
 Các loại động từ không giới hạn:
Động từ nguyên thể to V (Infinitive): to offer, to sing, to learn
Danh động từ đuôi V-ing (chức năng như danh từ) (Gerund): jumping, singing,
working
Hiện tại phân từ (Past participle): been, gone, worked
 Ph đ nh: đ t từ ph đ nh trước các động từ không giới hạn
He prefers taking the bus to work. (động từ không giới hạn: taking)  He prefers not
taking the bus to work.
Knowing what to do, he just stood still. (động từ không giới hạn: knowing)  Not
knowing what to do, he just stood still.

 Lưu ý:
 Tránh sử dụng 2 lần ph đ nh trong cùng 1 câu.
She does not have no money. (Incorrect)
She does not have any money/She has no money. (Correct)
 Không sử dụng kết hợp từ ph đ nh với các từ như hardly, seldom, scarcely, lest,
unless.
We could not hardly understand the situation. (Incorrect)
We could hardly understand the situation. (Correct)
2. Parallel Structure: Cấu trúc song song

 Cấu trúc song song giữa các từ.
He his handsome, honest, and has a lot of money. (Incorrect: các tính từ đang được
dùng để miêu tả nhân vật (handsome, honest), “has a lot of money” là cụm động từ 
phải đổi thành tính từ “rich”)
 Cấu trúc song song giữa các cụm.
You may answer the question either in English or Korean. (Incorrect: đằng trước cụm in
English đang được sử dụng  You may answer the question either in English or in
Korean.)

 In-Class Practice: TOEIC Listening  Tracks 8-11

Questions 62 - 64 refer to the following conversation and voucher.

Questions 92 - 94 refer to the following tour information and schedule.

 HOMEWORK: TOEIC Reading

LESSON 3

I. Grammar Review (Basic 3 – Unit 7)
ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN THỂ SAU TÍNH TỪ VÀ TÂN NGỮ
1 Động từ nguyên thể (to-infinitive) thường được dùng sau một số tính từ sau:
- Các tính từ diễn tả phản ứng và cảm xúc như: glad, sorry, sad, delighted, pleased, happy,
afraid, anxious, surprised, shocked...
Vd: Tom was surprised to see you. (Tom ngạc nhiên khi thấy bạn.)
- Một số tính từ thông dụng khác như: right, wrong, easy, difficult, certain, welcome, careful,
important, interesting, lovely, ready, lucky, likely, good, hard, dangerous, safe...,
Vd: It's interesting to talk to you. (Nói chuyện với bạn thật là thú v .)
- Các tính từ trong cấu trúc với “enough” và “too”.
Vd: He is too difficult to understand. (Anh ấy thật khó hiếu.)
2 Động từ nguyên thể (to-infinitive) sau tân ngữ: Khi động từ chính trong câu là ngoại động từ
(cần theo sau bởi một tân ngữ), và nếu đằng sau tân ngữ đó là một động từ, thì đôi khi động từ
thứ hai sẽ chia ở dạng nguyên thể có 'to'. Cấu trúc này thường được sử dụng để nói v thái độ
ho c tác động c a ch thể thứ nhất đối với ch thể thứ hai.
DẠNG THỨC:
*CHỦ THỂ + ĐỘNG TỪ + CHỦ THỂ 2 + Động từ nguyên thể có 'to'+
Một số động từ chính (Động từ ) có cách dùng như trên là: tell, allow, ask, expect, invite,
would like, need, order, pay, remind, teach, want.
Vd: I told Maggie to write that letter last week.
The teacher allowed the students to go home early.
Fred asked me to lend him some money.
We'd like you to work with us.
The boss told me to work harder.

PRACTICE
If any sentence below are correct, put a tick () next to them. If any are wrong, correct them.
1. Carol isn’t enough patient to work as a teacher. _____
2. I got there too late seeing the manager. _____
3. I hope to start driving as soon as I’m seventeen. _____
4. I’d really like visiting New York one day. _____
5. You’re not enough old to work here. _____
6. TV and Internet ads will persuade people to buy our new footwear. _____
7. I expect to be home after nine o’clock, so go ahead and have dinner.
Don’t wait for me! _____
8. The weather seems being better. What about a picnic this weekend? _____
9. We require our employees taking safety training courses. _____
10. I chose him to give the presentation. _____
II. Grammar Orientation (Basic 3 – Unit 8)
VERB-ING OR TO VERB
Một số động từ có thể được theo sau bởi cả động từ nguyên thể (to-V) lẫn danh động từ (V-ing)
nhưng khi đó sẽ có sự khác biệt v ý nghĩa.
[remember / forget + danh động từ - gợi nhớ v uá khứ+
Vd: "I remember seeing the Beatles in 1970."
"I'll never forget meeting you in Rome last year."
[remember / forget + động từ nguyên thể có 'to' - hành động trong tương lai+
Vd: "I’ll remember to give him the message tomorrow."
"Don't forget to feed the chicken this evening!"
[stop + danh động từ - để kết thúc hay từ b một hành động+

Vd:"We stopped dancing because we were tired."
[stop + động từ nguyên thể có 'to' - để b t đầu một hành động mới+
Vd: "I stopped to tie my shoelace."
[try + danh động từ - thử làm việc gì, thực hiện một hành động để xem kết uả như thế nào.+
Vd: "If you want to make perfect tea, try heating the pot with some boiling water before
putting in the tea."
[try + động từ nguyên thể có 'to' – cố g ng làm việc gì, xem việc đó có thể thực
hiện được không]
Vd: "I tried to stroke the cat, but she ran away before I could touch her."
[like + danh động từ - thích thú làm gì]
Vd: "I like eating chocolate."
"I like reading novels."
[like + động từ nguyên thể có 'to' - nghĩ rằng làm việc gì là khôn ngoan, đúng đ n ho c thú v +
Vd: "I like to brush my teeth after meals."
"I like to answer business letters immediately."
[used to (quá khứ) + động từ nguyên thể - đ cập đến một thói uen ho c trạng thái trong quá
khứ mà không còn nữa ho c đã thay đổi+
Vd: "I used to smoke 50 cigarettes a day before I stopped."
"We used to live in Washington; now we live in Montreal."
"My father used to have brown hair, but now he is bald."
[be used to hoặc get used to + danh động từ - nghĩa là coi một việc gì là bình thường ho c trở
nên uen thuộc với một việc gì+
Vd: "I'm used to driving on the left now, but when I first came to Britain it felt very
strange!"
"I can't get used to being a grandmother; I feel so old!"
"Don't worry; you'll get used to having grandchildren."

PRACTICE
Task 1: Underline the correct form of the verb.
1. I forgot lock / to lock / locking the door when I left home this morning.
2. I’d recommend use / to use / using the same design company again.
3. My brother encouraged me visit / to visit / visiting the new museum.
4. We waited two hours catch / to catch / catching the next train.
5. I quit smoke / to smoke / smoking last year.
6. I forgot meet / to meet / meeting her in Paris last year.
7. She offered buy / to buy / buying me lunch.
8. I invited Dr. Yamaguchi give / to give / giving a presentation at the conference.
9. Would you mind close / to close / closing the window; it’s cold in here.
10. I won’t remember phone / to phone / phoning Carolina if I’m really busy.
11. I regret tell / to tell / telling you that you’ll not get promotion this time.
12. I have tried contact / to contact / contacting her many times but she didn’t answer the
phone.
TRẠNG TỪ CHỈ TẦN SUẤT

PRACTICE
Task 2: Reorder the words to make complete sentences.
always she at six up gets
 She always gets up at six.
1. for late always I am class .
 ...............................................................................................................................
2. meet ever hardly we .
................................................................................................................................
3. what work you usually time do finish ?
................................................................................................................................
4. morning in the hungry I am never .
................................................................................................................................
5. often I read don’t the newspaper .
................................................................................................................................
6. restaurants sometimes expensive to go we .
................................................................................................................................
7. wine good usually very is this .
................................................................................................................................
CHỦ NGỮ GIẢ “IT”

"It" thường được dùng như một đại từ để tránh l p lại danh từ đã được đ cập trước đó. Tuy
nhiên, cũng có trường hợp "It" đứng trước "TO-BE" để làm ch ngữ mà không thay cho danh từ
nào ở câu trước. Trong trường hợp đó “It” có thể dùng để nói đến thời tiết, thời gian ho c một
đi u kiện nào đó nói chung. Khi đó, ta g i “It” là CHỦ NGỮ GIẢ. Ch ngữ thật c a câu chính là
động từ/hành động nằm sau tính từ, ho c cũng có thể được ngầm hiểu trong câu (vd: là thời
tiết, ho c thời gian, v v).
Có thể thêm chức năng nữa c a “It” là dùng để nhấn mạnh một bộ phận trong câu. Ví dụ:
My mother talked me into joining the army.
 It was my mother who talked me into joining the army.

Vd:
It is difficult to say what time I will get home. (Khó mà nói được mấy giờ tôi sẽ v nhà.)
It is disappointing that Tom can't come. (Thật thất v ng vì Tom không thể tới.)
It is warm and sunny today. (Hôm nay trời n ng ấm.)
It was p.m when Mary arrived home last night. (Tối ua Mary v nhà lúc h đêm.)
PRACTICE
Task 3: Reorder the words to make meaningful sentences
1. raining/ so/ could/ go/ picnic/ the/ for/ is/ today/ it/ we/ not/ out/.
........................................................................................................................
2. find/ hard/ read/ map/ phones/ I/ it/ mobile/ to/ the/ on/.
........................................................................................................................
3. hot/ usually/ it/ summer/ is/ in/.
........................................................................................................................
4. was/ performance/ such/ was/ wonderful/ a/ it/ everyone/ up/ that/ to/ her/ applaud/
stood.
........................................................................................................................
5. email/ is/ to/ it/ her/ interesting/ read/.
........................................................................................................................
SENTENCE BUILDING
Combine these sentences using “It” without changing their meaning.
1. This soup is very hot. We can't eat it.
_____________________________________________________________
2. These oranges taste amazing, especially right after they are picked.
_____________________________________________________________
3. This morning is very cold. e couldn’t go swimming.
_____________________________________________________________
4. She can’t carry the heavy box upstairs. It’s impossible.

_____________________________________________________________
5. It was very late. She couldn’t go home.
_____________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY BOOST
go shopping
go sightseeing
do gardening
grow flowers and vegetables
do nothing
have a line-in
invite/ have friends around
talk to somebody on the phone
ring somebody
go to the cinema

SPEAKING QUESTIONS 1-2: REQUIREMENTS & COMMON ERRORS
1. REQUIREMENTS
- For Questions 1 and 2, you will read a text aloud. A short text will appear on the screen.
- You will then have 45 seconds to look it over and get ready to speak. After that, you will
have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
- Each text is written in common everyday language and is the type of thing that is
normally spoken, such as:
• Announcements • Advertisements
• Introductions • Phone messages
• News reports
- Texts may be about such topics as:
• Office issues • Sales • Education
• News • Shopping • Transportation
• Cultural events • Housing issues
- You will be evaluated on:
• Pronunciation
• Intonation and stress
Example:
 Track 12: Question 1 - 2: Read a text aloud
Directions: In this part of the test, you will read aloud the text on the screen. You will have 45
seconds to prepare. Then you will have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
2. COMMON ERRORS
2.1. Identify errors

 Track 13. Listen to an examinee’s speeches and identify pronunciation errors. Note down
the errors in the following space.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2.2. Avoid errors

In order to avoid those errors, we need to practice pronouncing individual sounds, making
correct stress and intonation (Look at Step-by-step Tips), as well as reading aloud the passage in
speech units.
Below are a number of guides and practices on speech units.
a.  Track 14. As we speak, we group words into units depending on meaning and
emphasis. Listen and notice how this speaker divides up what he is saying:
// I can remember // as children // we were rather naughty // once // we stuck a picture // of
an elephant // on the back of Dad's coat // before he went out // of course he couldn't see it //
so // he didn't know why everyone was laughing at him // until he got to work // and took it off
//
b.  Track 15. Although there are no rules about how we divide speech into units, some
words are more likely to go together than others in order to help make sense of the message.
For example:
- [// we stuck a picture// of an elephant//] is more likely than:
[// we stuck a // picture of an elephant//] or [// we stuck a picture of // an elephant//]
- [// until he got to work// and took it off//] is more likely than:
[// until he got to// work and took it off//] or [// until he got to work and took// it off//]

c.  Track 16. Sometimes the division of speech into units can make a difference in
meaning:
(i) // we were rather naughty // once // we stuck a picture // of an elephant //. . .
(ii) // we were rather naughty once // we stuck a picture // of an elephant //. . .
In (i), 'once' goes with 'we stuck a picture of an elephant' and shows that the speaker is giving
an example of the many times they were naughty. In (ii), 'once' goes with 'we were naughty'
and suggests that we were naughty only one time.
(iii) // before he went out// of course he couldn't see it//
(iv) // before he went out of course// he couldn't see it//
In (iii), 'of course' goes with 'he couldn't see it' and means that it is obvious that he couldn't see
it. In (iv), 'of course' goes with 'before he went out' and means that it is obvious that we stuck it
on his coat before he went out.
d.  Track 17. When we want to emphasize words in order to draw particular attention to
them, we can put them into very short speech units:
// we were rather naughty// or for emphasis: // we were rather// naughty//
// on the back of Dad's coat// or for emphasis: // on the back// of Dad's// coat//
2.3. Practice
Practice 1:  Track 18

Practice 2:  Track 19
WRITING QUESTIONS 1-5: REQUIREMENTS & COMMON ERRORS

1. REQUIREMENTS
Directions: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With
each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You
can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will
be scored on
 the appropriate use of grammar, and
 the relevance of the sentence to the picture
You will have 8 minutes to complete this part of the test
TIME
00:08:00

2. CHECKLIST AND COMMON ERRORS
Criterion Checklist
 ONE sentence to describe each picture
 Including BOTH key words or forms of BOTH key words
 Grammatically correct
 Varied word forms are used correctly
 Capitalizing & punctuating correctly
 Relevant to the picture
 Meaning is clear or is not interfered
Task: Use the checklist to identify mistakes in these sentences

1.
walk / dog
Sampler: The Browns is walking along the forest with an intelligent dog under the sun.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2.
horses / through

Sampler 1: The horses still run outside though the road has full of snow
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Sampler 2: The two horses, which are running through the snow, look very smart.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3.
talking / during
Sampler 1: A Teacher is talking to his students during the physical lesson

 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Sampler 2: The PE teacher keeps talking about soccer during the playtime of his
students although they do not interested in it.

 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Sampler 3: There is a child who is standing and listening to the teacher talking to
the others.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4.
party / cake

Sampler 1: Some children are going to eat a cake at the birthday party.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Sampler 2: The children are joining a birthday party of Katy, who is blowing her
birthday cake candles.

 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5.
cold/ since
Sampler 1: Since Adam started the fire, everyone did not feel cold any more.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Sampler 2: All the people in the picture are wearing warm cold since the weather is
very cold outside.
 Error(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

LESSON 4
SPEAKING QUESTIONS 1-2: STEP-BY-STEP TIPS
1. STEP-BY-STEP TIPS
 Step 1: Scan the entire text before reading so you have an idea of the content.
 Step 2: Read clearly and in a voice that can be easily heard & understood
 Step 3: Remember to pause for commas and periods.
 Step 4: Be sure to use appropriate intonation that matches the meaning of the
sentences and show speaker’s attitude/ feeling
 Step 5: Be careful to pronounce the words correctly.
Following is the criteria you will be marked on and some tips to help you maximize your score
on each criterion.
Criteria Tips Examples
Pronunciation When practicing this part, check the Some confusing sounds
dictionary all the time for IPA /θ/- thank vs. /ð/- bathe
pronunciation of difficult
and /dʒ/-bridge vs. /ʒ/- massage
confusing sounds. Never pronounce
/dʒ/- jump vs. / j/- you
any words based on your guess or on
/ʒ/- massage vs. /z/- zoo
its spelling.
Intonation Listing:
- Listing: A, B, and C (up, up, down) We have African, European, and

Asian dishes to serve you.
- Statements and information Statement & information questions:
questions: rising – falling.
Are you ready to buy a home, but not
sure if you can afford it? We are here

to help everyone fulfill the dream
of owning a new home.
- Yes/No questions: rising at the end Yes/No questions:

of the question.
Would you like a cup of coffee?
Stress - Stress on content words: noun/ She will drive her car to the nearest
negative auxiliary verbs/ main station.
verbs/ adverbs/ adjectives. Noun Verb
- DO NOT stress on function words: Record vs. Record
prepositions/ articles/ auxiliary
Contest vs. Contest
verbs/ pronouns/ conjunctions.
Project vs. Project
- Word stress: Word stress may vary
Subject vs. Subject
if its part of speech is changed
2. PRACTICE
 Tracks 20-22. Apply the step-by-step tips you have learned to read the texts below. Then
listen to the sample and practice more at home to improve your reading.
1. ith our special “Get ready for summer’ schedule, you get use of the swimming
pool, sauna, and weight room, and also three months of exercise classes at 25

percent off the regular price. The offer also includes special prices on sports clothing
in our store.
2. Mary, this is June from Styles by Diana. I’m calling about your appointment with
Charles next Monday. I’m afraid we’re going to have to change it. Charles had a
bicycle accident on Friday and hurt his arm. Unfortunately, it’ll be a couple of weeks
before he can return to work. Do you want to wait till then to make a new
appointment? If not, then Michelle or I can do your hair this time. Could you call me
in the next couple of days to let me know what you’d like to do? I’m sorry if this
causes any inconvenience.
3. First of all, I’d like to thank you for your interest in Plasmo Industries. I hope that
today’s tour will give you a good idea of the kind of projects we’re working on. The
factory tour should take about one hour and a half. Please feel free to ask any
uestions as we go. e’ll be going through the clean area of the factory first, so I
have to ask you to put on these coveralls over your clothes, and also these hair nets
to help to keep dust out of the equipment and the work environment. Thank you
very much.

 Grammar Practice: Infinitives and Gerunds
1 Infinitives: Động Từ Nguyên Thể

 Sử dụng động từ nguyên thể (to V) sau những động từ như: agree, decide, expect,
happen, pretend, promise, manage, tend
Ví dụ: She agreed to perform her new songs at the opening of the café.
 Sử dụng động từ nguyên thể (to V) sau những cụm động từ sau:
advise/allow/expect/forbid/want/force/tell sb to do st
Ví dụ: The teacher allowed the students to take a break.
 Sử dụng động từ nguyên thể không có to sau những cụm động từ sau:
have/let/make/feel/see/hear/smell/find sb do st
Ví dụ: The mother let her son play in the garden.
 Các đại từ đứng sau động từ nguyên thể (to V): me, him, her, us, them & it.
Ví dụ: expect him to help her, allow them to do it
2 Gerunds: anh Động Từ

 Sử dụng danh động từ (V-ing) sau những động từ sau: avoid, can’t help, deny, feel like,
give up, imagine, mind, postpone, enjoy
Ví dụ: The man denied stealing the money.
 Có những động từ có thể theo sau bởi cả dạng nguyên thể (to V) và danh động từ (V-
ing): remember, forget, stop, regret & try
Trường hợp nào sử dụng động từ ở dạng nguyên thể (to V)/danh động từ (V-ing) phụ
thuộc vào nghĩa c a từ đứng trước.
Ví dụ: Remember to do st: nhớ làm đi u gì đó vs. Remember doing st: nhớ đã làm gì đó
Remember to turn off the lights before going to sleep.
I remember turning off the lights before going to sleep.
 Khi danh động từ (V-ing) được sử dụng như danh từ, cần thêm các tính từ sở hữu đằng
trước (his, her, my, their, our, your, its): enjoy their singing, mind my smoking

 In-Class Practice: TOEIC Reading

Questions 13 through 14 refer to the following e-mail.

Questions 15 through 16 refer to the following memo.

Questions 17 through 18 refer to the following text-message chain.

 HOMEWORK: TOEIC Listening  Tracks 23-26

LESSON 5
Review: ED Intermediate 1 – Unit 1

THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH VÀ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH TI P DI N
Cách sử dụng
Giải thích Ví dụ
1. 1. Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành để nói v một hành  I’ve read a book about elephants.
động đã hoàn thành và muốn nhấn mạnh đến (I finished the book.)
kết quả c a hành động.  She’s written an article.
(She finished the article.)
Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn để nói v một  I’ve been reading a book about elephants.
hành động chưa hoàn thành và muốn nhấn (I’m still reading it.)
mạnh đến quá trình tiếp diễn c a hành động  She’s been writing an article.
(She’s still writing it.)
2. 2. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành thường được dùng để I’ve read a lot about it.
nói v :  I’ve been to Africa twice.
- Ai đã làm việc gì được bao nhiêu phần  She’s written three articles.
- Ai đã làm việc gì được bao nhi u lần  I’ve been reading books on elephants for 2
- Ai đã làm được bao nhiêu cái/thứ months.
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn được dùng để
 I’ve read that book twice.
nói v sự việc gì đã xảy ra được bao lâu.
NOT I’ve been reading that book twice.
 Chú ý: Thường không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
khi nói v số lần hoàn thành một hành động.
3. 3. Đôi khi có thể sử dụng cả Thì hiện tại hoàn  She’s studied elephants for 2 years.
thành và Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn. Ý nghĩa Or she’s been studying elephants for 2 years.
c a chúng v cơ bản như nhau. Đ c biệt khi đi (Trong cả 2 câu, cô ấy đ u b t đầu h c v loài
với những động từ như live, work, study, teach voi 2 năm trước và hiện tại vẫn tiếp tục h c.)
khi sử dụng cùng “for” và “since”.

PRACTICE
Task 1: Write the correct form of the present perfect to complete these sentences.
1. Have you ever been to Rome? (you / ever / be)
2. I’ve seen this film before. (I / see)
3. in an office. (she / never / work)
4. in an airplane. (I / never / be)
5. to Germany? (he / ever / be)
6. my parents? (you / meet)
7. in the theatre? (you / ever / work)
8. to all the capital cities of Europe. (she / be)
9. this book. (I / read)
10. that new film about aliens? (you / see)
Task 2: Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect continuous form of the
verbs in brackets. Use short forms where possible.
Mandy: Hi Matt. How are you? hat ( ) (you / do) recently?
Matt: Oh, hi Mandy! ell, (2) (I / study) for my exams.
Mandy: That sounds boring! (3) (you / work) hard?
Matt: Very! Basically, (4) (I / just / sit) at my desk in my
bedroom for the past three weeks and (5) (I / not / go)
out at all. (6) (I / work) with Michael, my best friend,
some of the time, though, so at least I’ve had some company. How about you?
Mandy: ell, my mum and (7) (I / paint) my bedroom for the
last few days. That has been fun! And (8) (we / also /
plan) our summer holiday.
Matt: Great! Where are you going?
Mandy: ell, I haven’t decided yet. (9) ( e / look) at different
places to see which we like best.

Matt: I’m sure you’ll have a great time, wherever you go. Oh, by the way,
( 0) (I / think) of having a party when I finish my exams.
Would you like to come?
Mandy: Sure! That would be great!
Task 3: Circle the correct words or phrase.

1. I think I’ve heard / been hearing that song before.
2. They haven’t arrived / been arriving yet, but they should be here soon.
3. You’ve written / been writing that email for over an hour. How long is it going to take
you?
4. Have you talked / been talking on the phone since eight o’clock?
5. Jo has already invited / been inviting Shirley to dinner.
6. I’ve read / been reading an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven’t finished it yet.
7. Have the boys played / been playing computer games since this morning?
Task 4: Use the given words to write an email to Ted.

Dear Ted,
1. I / write / you / London.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. I / be / here / a week / and I / enjoy myself / very much.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. So far / I see / most of / important historic places.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. I usually / spend / several hours every day / in museums and galleries.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. The hotel / I stay / be / lovely / but / be very expensive.
_____________________________________________________________________
6. so I plan / move / cheaper one / rest / my stay.
_____________________________________________________________________

7. Tomorrow / I take / trip through Kent / which / I look forward to.
_____________________________________________________________________
8. I hope / you be / OK.
_____________________________________________________________________
See you soon,
Richard
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Use the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous tense.
1. The last time we went to a concert was over a year ago.
 e haven’t..........................................................................................
2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.
I ..........................................................................................................
3. He started investigating the case a week ago.
 He has..................................................................................................
4. This is the most romantic story I have ever read.
 I have never.........................................................................................
5. I’ve never tasted pizza before.
This is ..................................................................................................

VOCABULARY BOOST
Economics (noun)
Politics (noun)
Visual Art (noun)
Physical Education (noun)
Information Technology (noun)
Philosophy (noun)
Psychology (noun)
Term/ Semester (noun)
Get a grant
Lecture (noun)
Take/ Make notes

SPEAKING QUESTIONS 1-2: PRACTICE
PRACTICE READING ALOUD A PARAGRAPH

Task: Read aloud the texts below. For each text, you will have 45 seconds to prepare. Then you
will have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
1. Welcome to sunny Yorktown and thank you for joining us today at our first national New
Marketers training conference. Please make sure to check in at the booth so that we can
record your attendance. The trainers will be on hand to conduct tours of the facilities. You
will be given a training handbook and a new employee packet. At the end of today’s training
session, we’ll be handing out surveys. Does anyone have questions?
2. Are you ready for an adventure? Extreme Sports Center offers the latest in adventurous
outdoor sports-skydiving, hang gliding, scuba diving, or rock climbing. We can expedite the
process of getting you a scuba diving permit and train you to dive in just a few intensive
sessions. Our specialized training sessions with expert instructors will give you all the basics.
We also organize packages for extreme sport vacations. So wherever you want to go, we’ll
take you there! Go Extreme!
3. Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Faraway Spa and Resort. e’s like to call your
attention to a few important items. Make sure you register at the front desk and pick up our
room keys and introductory packets. Next, you will receive a complimentary certificate for
dinner ar your gourmet restaurant. Diner will be served ar 6p.m and 8p.m. in your room,
you will find a robe, towels and a gift basket of roducts, such as bath soaps and lotions.
Please feel free to contact us if you forgot to bring any personal items with you. We hope
you dind your stay at Faraway Spa and Resort relaxing and enjoyable.
4. Have you ever been late for work or an appointment because you couldn’t find a parking
space? If you said yes, then Stop and Park in the answer to all your parking problems. Just
call us or go online and tell us your car size and model, give us the address of your
destination, and your estimated time of arrival. e’ll find a parking space for your car

within walking distance and hold it for you until you arrive. For your parking needs, Stop
and Park is your best bet!
5. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the county fair! It’s wonderful to have you here
today as we celebrate the 120th anniversary of our city. We commemorate this day with
great pride. Please make sure you visit the exhibits and game booths. Later today there will
be competitive events, such as our famous pie-baking contest. I strongly suggest that you
get over to the pie table early, or there might not be anything left. It is also my pleasure to
introduce you to our mayor, Mr. James Moon. Mr. Moon will lead us in singing our national
anthem. Then we’ll begin the festivities.
6. Attention all staff. There will be a fire drill today at 3:30. When the alarm sounds at this
time, please leave your place of work and go downstairs and out into the plaza. In the event
of a fire, the elevators will not operate, so you must use the stairs. In the plaza, wait for
instructions to return to the buildings. This will be done by floor number, beginning with
floor 6, then floor 5, and so on.
7. If you look at the graph, you’ll see two peaks in production last year – one in March and on
in July. And the reason isn’t hard to find. In the three years since we began production of
our current model, these were the only months in which work was not interrupted by any
mechanical failure. ell, we can’t guarantee that everything will always work smoothly, but
we have now decided to train some of our own staff in maintenance. This means that in the
future we will not waste time waiting for outside help to arrive.

WRITING QUESTIONS 1-5: STEP-BY-STEP TIPS & PRACTICE
WRITING TEMPLATE
1. A good response
• is relevant to the photo;
• includes one sentence only;
• uses the two provided words correctly in terms of grammatical structure and word meaning.
2. General steps
• Brainstorm how the words can be used to describe the picture.
• Decide what your subject and main verb will be.
• Nouns will always be provided in the singular form, and verbs will always be provided in the
base form. You can change these forms if you want.
3. Step-by-step tips
Step 1. Ensure a basic sentence structure
S (Subject V (Verb) O (Object )
- Tells who or what is - Describes an action, a - Receives the actions of the verb
doing the action state, or a feeling - Examples show a noun, pronoun,
- Usually a noun or adjective, adverb, and prepositional
pronoun phrase following the verb
Step 2. Use correct capitalization and punctuation
Used to begin
Capitalization (capital letter) - All sentences
- All proper nouns

Often includes
Punctuation - Period (.)
- Comma (,)
Step 3. Use correct verb tense
Photo types Verb tenses Sentence Examples

constructions
Photos with Present Subject + verb + - The men are eating pancakes.
action continuous object - The woman is talking to the clerk.
Photo with Simple present There is/ are + - There is some milk in the glass.
no action subject - There are several books on the table.
Step 4. Use prepositions and modifiers to give details
Use Useful language/ structure Examples
Use prepositions Common prepositions: in, on , at, beside, - The woman at the desk
to talk about next to, under, behind, in front of is busy.
where people - The table next to the

and things are door is empty.
- Adjectives modify nouns - A boat is floating down
a peaceful river.
Use modifiers to Common adjectives: Large, huge, small,
describe other tiny, peaceful, few, many, abundant, nice, - They are looking
words and give pleasant, fantastic, attentive, new, old, attentively at the
details modern, classic pictures.
- Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and - The tired man is

other adverbs sleeping in his seat.
- Participles can be used as adjectives
+ Present participles (Regular verb + ing):
modifies a noun that is the cause of an
experience
+ Past participles (Regular verb + ed):
modifies a noun that is experiencing
something
Step 5. Use function words
Function word types Usage Examples
Coordinating - connect two clauses - The man enjoys
conjunctions watching movies and

- ideas connected by the conjunction
the girl enjoys reading
And, but, or, yet, for, nor, receive equal emphasis
books.
so
Subordinating - connect an independent clause and - She is having some
conjunctions a dependent clause drink while looking
outside.
Time/ location: after, - express the relationship between
before, when, while, two clauses - There are many cows
where in the farm where the

- ideas in the first clause more
kids are playing.
Cause/ Effect: because, important than the idea in the
so, so that, why second clause

PRACTICE WITH STEP-BY-STEP TIPS
1. Step-by-step instruction
POSE / WHILE
Step 1: brainstorming separate words which possibly function in one of these following
positions:
Subject Verb Object Other details
Step 1 the man take a picture/ photo of - mountain
two girls/women - mountain view
count with his fingers - Hollywood Sign
2 girls pose for picture - balcony
smile
stand

Step 2: Use correct capitalization and punctuation:
Step 2 The man take a picture/ photo of - mountain
count with his fingers - Hollywood Sign
Two girls pose for picture - balcony
smile .
stand
Step 3. Use correct verb tense, usually present continuous to describe action:
Step 3 The man is taking a picture/ photo of - mountain
is counting with his fingers - Hollywood Sign
Two girls are posing for picture - balcony
are smiling
are standing
Step 4. Use prepositions and modifiers to give details:

Step 4 The man is taking a picture/ photo of - mountain
two happy background
girls/women - with a great
is counting with his fingers mountain view
Two beautiful girls are posing for picture - Hollywood Sign
are smiling happily - on a balcony
are standing .

Step 5. Use conjunctions to connect ideas:
Step 5 The man is taking a picture of two beautiful women WHILE they are posing and
smiling happily on a balcony with a great mountain view of Hollywood Sign in the
background.
2. Examples of high-scored sentences

a. A boat is floating down a peaceful (descriptive adjective) river past a suspension bridge
(prepositional phrase).
b. A boy, wearing checked shorts (present participle), is fishing at a large river (prepositional
phrase).
c. At the back of the cows (prepositional phrase), there is an old brick (descriptive adjectives)
windmill with a small (descriptive adjective) door.
d. A woman in a business suit (adverbial phrase of manner) is looking away from the computer
she is working on (restrictive clause).
e. There are many (descriptive adjective) rows of small (descriptive adjective) plants in the soil
where a farmer is going to plow (adjective clause).
f. They are walking barefoot in shallow water (prepositional phrase) along the shore
(prepositional phrase) so (function word) they do not get their shoes wet.

LESSON 6
PRACTICE READING ALOUD A PARAGRAPH

Task: Read aloud the texts below. For each text, you will have 45 seconds to prepare. Then you
will have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
1. Marcus’s store three-day sale kick-off begins Friday (Nov.21) and includes women’s
designer and couture clothing, handbags and shoes, and men’s clothing and shoes. Save as
much as 40 percent off big-name designer duds. Store’s card users save an additional 5
percent. This is at the La Cantera store on La Cantera Parkway at Loop 1604.
2. Attention, please. Now, bad weather is causing many changes. Unfortunately, this situation
will have an effect on some of our flights. Flight 359 to L.A has been canceled and will be
rescheduled tomorrow. Flight 650 to Indonesia has been rescheduled and will now leave at
11p.m. If you belong to one these flights, I hope you will check the changes again.
3. Registration is open until Friday for a three-day workshop with Santa Fe artist - Gasali
Adeyemo, who will share the printing and dyeing techniques of his native Nigerian Yoruba
culture. Participants will leave with fabric they’ve dyed using three techni ues. The
workshop is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Feb. 20th to 22nd. Cost is $240 for the three days.
Space is limited. Call Southwest School of Art & Craft at 210-224-1848 or email
trodriguez@swschool.org for more details or to register.
4. Do you have a cat that tends to be on the mischievous side or one that’s sweet and mellow?
Enter their photo online in ichita Paws’ “Naughty or Nice” contest for a chance to win one
of two $50 gift cards to a local pet store. Go to the website for entry instructions and a

sneak peek at other cats will be featured in The Eagle on Feb. 2, the register users can vote
online for their favorites.
5. e’ll take you live to Incheon where a birthday blowout is under way, celebrating the
Incheon Bridge’s opening ceremony. You can check out the fireworks, it’s also enjoying a
gorgeous lighting scheme there. The bridge is going to be a power symbol of Incheon City,
also a symbol of South Korea. It is a suspension bridge about 12,343 meter long and stands
for the fifth longest bridge in the world. And more surprising thing is it just took 4 years to
build. So, happy birthday to Incheon Bridge.
6. As the prices of household expenses like gas and groceries continue to climb, many families
are cutting back on eating out. However, if you’d still like to enjoy an occasional meal out
with your family or spouse, try out with coupons before you cut out the fun of dinning out.
It isn’t hard to find good coupons for restaurants you like if you know where to look. You
can find discounted prices for these books at www.coupon.com in the Restaurant Coupon
section.
7. Well, last time I told you we do have a new typhoon to talk about, this one is typhoon Sara
located right down here just to the east of Singapore. I want to give you the most current
coordinates with this: it is only 74 km per hours, gusting up to 93 now. It’s several days
away from making landfall, but we need to watch this carefully. I have seen many times in
the past when this track changed as we went into the forecast periods. So, as you can see, it
starts to veer up to the northeast and could be affecting the southern part of Brunei.

 Grammar Practice: Tenses – Các Thì
1. Thì Hiện Tại:

 Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả các thói quen, công việc hàng ngày ho c các sự vật/việc luôn đúng.
He takes the subway to work every day. (Thói quen hàng ngày)
 Hiện tại tiếp diễn (is/are – V-ing): diễn tả một thói quen, tình huống đang diễn ra nhưng
chỉ mang tính chất tạm thời.
He is taking the subway to work. (Trong thời điểm hiện tại)
 Hiện tại hoàn thành (have/has – V-ed) diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ
nhưng để lại hậu quả/ảnh hưởng đến hiện tại.
Các từ/cụm từ hay xuất hiện trong thì hiện tại hoàn thành: just, yet, for, since, ever,
never, first time, second time, this week…
He has just cut himself. (Sự việc đứt tay đã xảy ra và vẫn có thể thấy được hậu quả là
việc chảy máu/tay đang được băng bó.)
2. Thì Quá Khứ:

 Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả một hành động đã xảy ra và đã chấm dứt trong quá khứ.
She traveled in Europe. (at some time in the past)
 Quá khứ tiếp diễn (was/were – V-ing): diễn tả một thói quen, tình huống diễn ra tại một
thời điểm trong quá khứ nhưng chỉ mang tính chất tạm thời ở thời điểm đó.
She was travelling in Europe. (last summer, for one month)
 Quá khứ hoàn thành (had – V-ed): diễn tả một hành động đã xảy ra trước một thời
điểm trong quá khứ.
She had traveled in Europe before she decided to study there.
3 Thì Tương Lai:

 Sử dụng will để diễn tả một hành động sẽ diễn ra ngay lập tức.
OK. I will accept your offer.

 Sử dụng be going to để diễn tả các kế hoạch đã được lên sẵn từ trước.
They are going to buy drinks for the party.
 Sử dụng thì hiện đơn để diễn tả các hành động diễn tả trong tương lai trong các cấu trúc
if, the moment, when …
We will start the moment he arrives.


Questions 7 - 9 refer to the following conversation.
7. What does the woman imply when she says “I wasn’t

expecting you”?
(A) She does not have time to talk to the man.
(B) She thought someone else was coming.
(C) She has not prepared materials for a meeting.
(D) She is honored the man has visited her.
8. What problem does the man mention?

(A) An art installation has been damaged.
(B) Some renovations were delayed.
(C) A project is going over budget.
(D) Some equipment is unavailable.
9. What will the woman most likely do next?

(A) Make a schedule
(B) Attend a meeting
(C) Change a design
(D) Join a project

Questions 95 - 97 refer to the following broadcast and map.


LESSON 7

I. Grammar Review (Intermediate 1 – Unit 3)
CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
Dạng thức:
TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Thì/thời Dạng chủ động Dạng bị động
Thì hiện tại đơn They always invite Grandma. Grandma is always invited.
(Present simple)
Thì HT tiếp diễn My aunt is doing the washing-up. The washing-up is being done by
(Present continuous) my aunt.
Thì HT hoàn thành My cousin has sent the The invitations have been sent by
(Present perfect simple) invitations. my cousin.
Thì quá khứ đơn They invited Uncle Adrian. Uncle Adrian was invited.
(Past simple)
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn My uncle was cleaning the car. The car was being cleaned by my
(Past continuous) uncle.
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành Our neighbors had taken the The twins had been taken to the
(Past perfect simple) twins to the zoo. zoo by our neighbors.
Cách sử dụng:
1. Dạng b động được sử dụng khi:
 Chủ thể (agent) (người hay vật thực hiện hành động) không rõ ho c không quan tr ng.
 Trong văn cảnh, ch thể c a hành động đã rất rõ ràng.
 Khi muốn tránh nh c đến ch thể.
 Khi muốn nhấn mạnh đối tượng c a hành động
2. Sử dụng từ “by” khi muốn nh c đến ch thể c a hành động. Nh c đến ch thể c a hành
động khi:

 Cần giới thiệu những thông tin mới, cần thiết v ch thể.
 Khi muốn ghi nhận ai là người tạo nên cái gì.
* CHÚ Ý! Hầu như không cần nh c đến ch thể c a hành động trong câu b động. Vì vậy không
cần nh c đến ch thể khi không cần thiết.
PRACTICE
Task 1: Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Write BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE words.
1. Will they send the letters first class? sent
ill ...................... first class?
2. I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. is
I’m not sure if ...................... in China.
3. Someone told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. made
Someone told me that ...................... in the UK anymore.
4. Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? fed
Are ...................... three times a day?
5. Mr. Jones is ill, so he won’t give us a geography test today! be
Mr. Jones is ill, so ...................... a geography test today!
6. Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? she
as ...................... to hospital in an ambulance?
Task 2: Choose the correct verb forms in this news report about a storm.
Millions of pounds’ worth of damage (0) has caused/had been caused by a storm which (1)
swept/was swept across the north of England last night. The River Ribble (2) burst/was burst its
banks after heavy rain. Many people (3) rescued/were rescued from the floods by fire-fighters,
who (4) received /were received hundreds of calls for help. Wind speeds (5) reached/were
reached ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads (6) blocked/were blocked by fallen trees,
and electricity lines (7) brought/were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without
electricity. ‘Everything possible (8) is doing/is being done to get things back to normal,’ a
spokesman (9) said/was said.

II. Grammar Orientation (Intermediate 1 – Unit 4)
MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ
1. Sử dụng mệnh đ quan hệ để nhận dạng ho c  I know the woman who lives there.
thêm thông tin v danh từ ho c đại từ không  Rome is a city which attracts tourists.
xác đ nh như someone, someone, something,  Someone who has a lot of friends is lucky.
another and other(s).
Mệnh đ quan hệ đứng ngay sau danh từ
(ho c đại từ) mà nó bổ nghĩa.
2. Mệnh đề quan hệ có thể được dùng để nối  I have a friend. + He loves to shop.
hai câu đơn với nhau. = I have a friend who loves to shop.
 My friend lives in Rome. + She paints.
= My friend who lives in Rome paints.
3. Đại từ quan hệ có thể là chủ ngữ c a mệnh
đ quan hệ. Khi đó có thể là:  I have a friend who/that lives in Mexico.
 Who ho c that thay cho người (that ít trang  New York is a city which/that never
tr ng hơn who) sleeps.
 Which ho c that thay thế cho vật ho c nơi  He’s the man whose dog barks all day.
chốn (that ít trang tr ng hơn who)
 Whose + noun thay thế cho tính từ sở hữu
4. Đại từ quan hệ có thể là tân ngữ c a mệnh

đ quan hệ. Khi đó có thể là:
 Whom, who ho c that thay thế cho người  She’s the writer whom/who/that I met
(whom trong văn phong thân mật, that ít this morning.
trang tr ng hơn who). Có thể lược b đại từ  She’s the writer I met this morning.
quan hệ trong văn phong thân mật.
 Which ho c that thay thế cho vật (that ít  I read the book which/that she wrote.
trang tr ng hơn which)  I read the book she wrote.

 Whose + noun thay thế cho tính từ sở hữu.  That’s the author whose book I read.
CHÚ Ý: Trong văn phong nói và viết thân mật,  He’s the writer that I work for.
giới từ thường đứng cuối mệnh đ . Khi đó cũng  He’s the writer I work for.
có thể lược b đại từ quan hệ. Trong văn phong  He’s the writer for whom I work.
trang tr ng, giới từ thường đứng đầu mệnh đ  That’s the book about which I told you.
quan hệ. Trong trường hợp đó chỉ có thể dùng
đại từ whom và which (không dùng who ho c
that)
PRACTICE
Task 1: If a word in bold is correct, put a tick (). If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly.
1. November 5th was the day which Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament .
2. There were none of my favorite biscuits left when I had a cup of tea, that was really
annoying ..
3. I’ve just got a new webcam that takes really clear pictures. .
4. The Godfather was made by Francis Ford Coppola, who’s daughter is also a film director....
5. Can you think of any reason why Cathy should be angry with me? .
6. Here’s a photo of the hotel where we stayed in when we were in Beijing.
7. How do you think the first man whom walked on the moon felt? .
8. This is the first occasion on which the leaders of these two countries have met.
9. He is a person for who very few people feel much sympathy. .
10. The moment which the hero suddenly appears from behind a tree is the best moment in
the whole film. .
11. I met a man which had a dog with only three legs. .
12. My new school, who I moved to about a month ago, seems like quite a friendly place.
.

Task 2: Write one word in each gap. Do not write “that” and do not leave any gaps blank.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. The gardener has planted some trees.
Some trees .
2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
Some advice
3. Fleming discovered penicillin.
Penicillin ..
4. There was a man at the party. He was wearing a blue coat.
There was .
5. The book is on the table. It has a blue cover.
The book .
VOCABULARY BOOST

Shower (noun)
Humidity (noun)
Boiling (adj)
Freezing (adj)
Breeze (noun)
Hurricane (noun)
Spell (noun)
Go for a picnic
Go sightseeing
SPEAKING QUESTION 3: REQUIREMENTS & COMMON ERRORS

1. REQUIREMENTS
For Question 3, you will describe a photo with as much detail as possible. A photo will appear
on the screen. You will have 45 seconds to look it over and get ready to respond.
Then you will have 45 seconds to talk about the photo. You will describe the people, objects,
and activities that you see. The photo for Question 3 will focus on some type of everyday
activity in a common context, such as:

• Leisure time • Shopping • Home
• Dining and entertainment • Travel • Sports
You will be evaluated on:

• Pronunciation
• Intonation and stress
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Cohesion of ideas
 Track 31. Question 3: Describe a picture

Directions: In this part of the test, you will describe the picture on your screen in as much detail
as you can. You will have 45 seconds to prepare your response. Then you will have 45 seconds
to speak about the picture.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
2. COMMON ERRORS
2.1. Identify errors
Look at the picture and read the following responses. Give comments on each. What are the
common errors in those responses?

Scripts Comments
In this picture, we can see maybe an
Indian market. The man who is sell the
vegetables, the Indian woman is buying
some vegetables. We can see some
1 carrots, cucumbers, onion and everything.
So I think this market is the same as in
Vietnam market.
This folder seem to be a (inaudible) an

2
open market. What I can see first in the

picture is the man and a woman. The man
on the left is wearing a t-shirt, a blue t-
shirt, he has a piece of clock on his hand.
Perhaps, he is looking at something at his
table. And the woman on the right is
browsing some vegetables which she is
appealing to buy.
In this picture I can see there are two
people, a man and a woman. A woman
you can see, I can see that the woman is
choosing some fruits and she’s wearing a
dress. And she’s holding a purse in her left
hand and the right hand I can see she’s

3
choosing some fruits and the man is
choosing something to buy for the
woman. And behind them I can see there
are many people going around and they
can be in a market and buying something
for themselves. And I think the woman is

choosing some fruits for herself.
This picture is the scene of the market.
There are 2 people. They are at the
vegetable store. The man is the sell
person, woman is the customer. The
4 woman is look properly hard to choose
some vegetable to buy. There were lots of
vegetables like carrots, cucumbers,
tomatoes, purple (inaudible), some corn.
That’s all.
Common errors:
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2.2. Avoid errors

a. Which details in the picture should be included in the response? List them and write one
expression to signal each detail.
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b. Read again the scripts in 1 and complete the following table.

Script 1 Script 2 Script 3 Script 4
Number of
sentences
Number of details
included
Types of details
described
Types of details to
be added
In what way can you better your response?

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c. Work in groups. Describe again the picture. Your response should

- cover all major details;
- have at least 7 sentences, including compound sentences and relative clauses
- include some descriptive adjectives
Use the checklist below to analyze and better your response.
2.3. Practice
Work in groups. Take turn to describe pictured given by the teacher. Your response should
- cover all major details;
- have at least 7 sentences, including compound sentences and relative clauses
- include some descriptive adjectives
Use the checklist below on the next page to analyze and better your response.
* Of all the criteria, you should pay attention to the “variety of structures”. Read the examples
below to better understand how this criterion is evaluated.
- In the following response, only one structure is used even it contains some sentences:
In this picture, the man is looking at some vegetable. The woman is choosing some bulbs. Many
people are going around buying something.
- In the following response, four structures are used:
In this picture, I can see a crowded vegetable market. In the background, people are going
around, browsing the products. In the foreground, a woman who is wearing traditional Indian
clothes is choosing some bulbs while the seller is attentively looking at his stall.

Checklist for question 3
Criteria Guiding question Example Answer

Is the response clear  Yes
Pronunciation enough to be understood?  Yes, to some extent
 No
Does the response include The picture in 1 depicts a
topical vocabulary? List market, so the topical
them. Are they accurate? vocabulary can be: buyer,
seller, customer, browse,
retail, look for, cash, etc.
Vocabulary
Does the response include full of vegetables,
descriptive adjectives? List cautiously choose some
them. Are they accurate bulbs, crowded market
Does the response include (See the example at the

variety of structures*? List bottom of this page)
them.
Grammar
Does the response show  Yes

any error that impedes  No
communication?
Is the response relevant to This response is irrelevant:
the picture? If not, which The man is choosing some
sentence is irrelevant? fruits for the woman.
Content
Does the response leave
out any detail? If yes, is
the left-out detail
important?

WRITING QUESTIONS 1- 5: PRACTICE
Activity 1: Use step-by-step tips, which were introduced in the previous section, to describe the
following pictures.
Activity 2: After finishing all 5 pictures, exchange your work with a partner sitting next to you.
Use the following Checklist to check your partner’s work and figure how to improve the
sentences.
Criterion Checklist
ONE sentence to describe each picture

Including BOTH key words or forms of BOTH key words
Grammatically correct
Varied word forms are used correctly
Capitalizing & punctuating correctly
Relevant to the picture
Meaning is clear or is not interfered

Picture 1:
FISHING / AT

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

Picture 2:
TOGETHER / TABLE

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

Picture 3:
BESIDE / CHATTING

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

Picture 4:
SING / LIGHT

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

Picture 5:
PASS / TRAIN

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

LESSON 8
SPEAKING QUESTION 3: STEP-BY-STEP TIPS & PRACTICE
STEP-BY-STEP TIPS
1. Suggested steps
 Step 1: Scan the photo: what information will you need for the response?
 Step 2: Brainstorm (key words such as Nouns/ Verbs) quickly when you see the image
 Step 3: Think about what you want to talk about and how to express it
Speech content Structure Examples

1. Introductory - In this picture, I can see + phrase In this picture, the man is
sentence giving a presentation (to a
- In this picture, Subject + Verb group of students).
- This is an image/ a picture of + phrase In the picture, we can see

three kids (playing on the
ground).
This is an image of a music

festival on a city street.
2. Location - Subject + be+ preposition+ place They are in a lecture hall.
They may be in the

playground.
3. Objects: - In the background/foreground, Subject + In the background, children
background, Verb. are riding their bikes around
foreground, the fountain.
position. - We can see a/an + noun + in the
background/foreground.
4. Characters - Subject + be + preposition + place. The man and the woman are
wearing formal clothes.
- Subject + be+ V-ing + (preposition + place).
5. Actions - Subject + be+ V-ing Some people are about to ski
down a hill.
- Subject + be+ about to +V

When giving your answers, you may use some following useful language to give effective
answers:
More useful language
Useful language Examples

There + be There are some customers waiting to be served
There is/are + noun +V-ing (in restaurant).
There is/are + noun +V-ing + preposition +
place
Verb tenses: present continuous/ present The people in the background are working.
simple
Everyone looks serious.
Relative clauses (full from and contracted A woman, who looks like a merchant, is putting
form). some food on the counter.
The man sitting on the left side of the bench has

a blue and gray bag.
Descriptive language: The old Italian woman is walking very slowly.
- Opinion – Size – Age – Shape –
Color – Origin – Material – Purpose The couple is standing in a fully furnished room.
– Noun (OpSAShCOMP)
- Adverb + Adjective + Noun The woman is walking so slowly. The man is
- Verb + Adverb/ Adverb +Verb patiently waiting for her.
Probability and Possibility: She is most likely talking to her boyfriend.
- Modals: may/might, could.
- Adverbs: possibly, probably, likely, He might be waiting for someone who is late.
certainly, perhaps, maybe. Maybe it is a classroom.
- I think/ In my opinion/ It seems/ It
appears/ It looks like+ Subject + It looks like he is talking about his company

Verb. vision to attract investors.
Compound sentences The speaker is wearing a short-sleeve shirt,

FANBOYS (For/ And/ Nor/ But/ Or/ Yet/ cotton pants, and a watch, and he is smiling at
So). the audience.
Conjunctive adverbs: Accordingly/ She is at a wedding; therefore, she is dressed up
Therefore… beautifully.
2. Creating personal template

For each part of the answer, choose ONE phrase or structure in the set of phrases provided and
fill in the table below to make your own speaking template.
*Note: Students will always have to use their ‘personal template’ when practicing and taking
the test.
PERSONAL SPEAKING TEMPLATE – QUESTION 3
Speech content Structure
1. Introductory sentence
2. Location
3. Objects: background,
foreground, position.
4. Characters
5. Actions
2. Practice

1.
2.

 Grammar Practice: Relative Clauses – Mệnh Đề Quan Hệ
Mệnh đề quan hệ là mệnh đ có chức năng cung cấp thêm thông tin.
Đứng đầu và làm nhiệm vụ chủ ngữ trong một mệnh đ quan hệ có thể là:
 đại từ quan hệ (relative pronouns): phân biệt/cung cấp thêm thông tin v một đối
tượng, sự vật, sự việc nào đó.
 trạng từ quan hệ (relative adverbs): cung cấp thêm thông tin v đ a điểm, thời gian,
cách thức, lý do.
Vị trí c a mệnh đ quan hệ là đứng ngay sau đối tượng, sự vật, sự việc . được cung cấp thêm
thông tin.
1 Relative ronouns: Đại Từ Quan Hệ

 Who, which, that:
Who là đại từ quan hệ chỉ người. Which là đại từ quan hệ chỉ vật. That là đại từ quan hệ
có thể dùng cho cả người và vật, đ c biệt trong so sánh nhất và sau các từ như all,
everything, nothing, the only …
Ví dụ: The woman is a singer. She lives next door.
 The woman is a singer who/that lives next door.
I only want to do one thing now. I want to travel.
 The only thing that I want to do now is to travel.
 Which:
Đại từ quan hệ Which có thể được dùng để cung cấp thêm thông tin cho cả mệnh đ
trước đó. Cấu trúc: Mệnh đ chính, which . .
Ví dụ: John did not pass the test, which disappointed his father. (Không phải bài kiểm tra
hay John làm cho bố John thất v ng mà việc John không thi đỗ khiến bố thất v ng.)
 Whose
Đại từ quan hệ Whose dùng để chỉ sự sở hữu, thường thay cho các từ như his, her, their
ho c sở hữu cách ‘s.

Ví dụ: The man is my uncle. His car broke down.
 The man whose car broke down is my uncle.
 What (= the thing that/which)
Đại từ quan hệ What khác với các đại từ quan hệ khác là nó không đứng ngay sau một
danh từ nào đó.
Ví dụ: He belives what he hears. (= He belives the thing that/which he hears.)
2. Relative Adverbs: Trạng Từ Quan Hệ

When, Where, How & Why
 Làm rõ v m t thời gian: the day/month/year/time… + when
Ví dụ: I remember the day (when) we met.
 Làm rõ v m t đ a điểm: the hotel/park/place … + in which/where
Ví dụ: This is the park in which/where we met.
 Làm rõ v m t cách thức: the way/how
Ví dụ: I still remember the way/how we met.
 Làm rõ v m t lý do: the reason + why
Ví dụ: I still remember the reason (why) we met.


Questions 13 through 14 refer to the following letter.

Questions 15 through 16 refer to the following article.



LESSON 9

CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG VỚI TÂN NGỮ GIÁN TI P
Ví dụ Phần giải thích
(a) Someone gave Mrs. Lee an award. I.O. – indirect object (tân ngữ gián tiếp); D.O.
I.O. D.O. = direct object (tân ngữ trực tiếp)
(b) Mrs. Lee was given an award. Cả tân ngữ trực tiếp và gián tiếp đ u có thể là
(c) Someone gave an award to Mrs. Lee. ch ngữ c a câu b động
D.O I.O. (a), (b), (c) & (d) đ u có cùng ý nghĩa.
(d) An award was given to Mrs. Lee. Chú ý trong câu (d): Khi tân ngữ trực tiếp làm
NOTE: Trong tiếng Anh-Anh thường b từ “to”. ch ngữ, từ “to” luôn đúng trước tân ngữ gián
tiếp.
PRACTICE
Task 1: The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or
phrase.
1. Every year, several prizes are giving to the best student. ................
2. When the pizza was delivering, it was cold. ................
3. You will be telling when you can come in. ................
4. That song doesn’t played on the radio very often, is it? ................
5. Your money was stealing out of your bag? ................
6. We haven’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday. ................
7. That film won’t have shown in our local cinema for a long time. ................
8. I will be picked up from the station on Saturday? ................

Task 2: Laura is writing to a friend. This is part of her letter.
Someone broke into our house at the weekend. The burglar took some jewelry. But
luckily he didn’t do any damage. A very nice young police officer interviewed me.
Detectives found some fingerprints, and the police computer identified the burglar.
Police have arrested a man and are questioning him. But they haven’t found the
jewelry.
Now complete the passive sentences in this conversation. Use a phrase with BY only if it adds
information.
Laura: Our house (0) was broken into at the weekend.
Melanie: Oh no!
Laura: Some jewelry ( ) .. But luckily no damage
(2) .
Melanie: Did the police come and see you?
Laura: Yes, they did. I (3) .
Melanie: I don’t suppose they know who did it.
Laura: Well, amazingly they do. Some (4) ., and the
(5) . A man (6) . and
(7) .
Melanie: Wonderful!
Laura: There’s only one problem. The (8) .
HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH VÀ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN

Thì hiện tại hoàn thành Thì quá khứ đơn
Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: just, ever, never, Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: yesterday, last
already, yet, always, how long, so far, for, night/week/month/year, ago, then, when, in
since, recently 1972 etc.
1. Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành được sử dụng 1. Thì Quá khứ đơn để nói hành động ho c
để nói v các hành động ho c trạng thái trạng thái đã kết thúc tại một thời điểm
vừa xảy ra tại một thời điểm không xác cụ thể trong quá khứ.
đ nh trong quá khứ. I bought this car ten years ago.
I have bought a new car. (When did he buy it? Ten years ago)
( hen did he buy it? e don’t know)
=> (unstated time)
2. Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành được sử 2. Thì Quá khứ đơn để nói hành động ho c
dụng để nói v các hành động b t đầu trạng thái đã kết thúc trong quá khứ.
trong quá khứ và còn tiếp tục xảy ra ở I was a clerk for seven years.
hiện tại. (He isn’t a clerk now, he is a
I have been a clerk for two years. businessman)
(He is still a clerk)
PRACTICE
Task 1: Decide which word is correct.
0. I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read it ?
A. done B. for C. just D. yet
1. Ben writes very uickly. He’s finished his essay.
A. already B. been C. for D. yet
2. hat are you going to do? I don’t know. I haven’t decided
A. just B. long C. since D. yet
3. I’ve to London. I went there in June.
A. been B. gone C. just D. yet

4. Have you done any skiing?
A. ever b. for C. just D. long
5. My boyfriend hasn’t rung weeks,
A. for B. last C. since D. this
6. I haven’t seen that coat before. How have you had it?
A. already B. for C. long D. since
7. The girls have to cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock.
A. already B. been C. gone D. just
8. I haven’t seen my parents last Christmas.
A. already B. before C. for D. since
9. This is the first I’ve ever lived away from home.
A. already B. since C. that D. time
10. This program must be new. I’ve seen it before.
A. ever B. never C. since D. yet
Task 2: Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be
there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary HAVE or
HAS out of the sentence and write it in the space.
0. Susan has lost her keys. She can’t find them anywhere. 
00. Christopher has hurt his hand, but it’s OK now. has
1 The directors have arrived half an hour ago, but they didn’t stay long. ______
2 It’s raining, and Peter has left his umbrella home. ______
3 It’s a long time since your friends have last visited us. ______
4 None of you have called me for weeks. Aren’t we friend anymore? ______
5 We can play tennis now. The others have finished. ______
6 The company has bought some land, but then they sold it. ______
7 The computer isn’t on now. Someone has turned it off. ______
8 Tessa has posted the parcel. It’s on its way to you. ______
9 Several bombs have gone off in the city center. It has happened an hour ago. ______
10 Simon has left. He and Oliver have left after lunch. ______

Rewrite these sentences in two ways so that they mean exactly the same as the sentence
printed before them.
1. We have sent Samuel a postcard.
Samuel ...............................................................................................
A postcard ..........................................................................................
2. They will give me a new chance.
I .........................................................................................................
A new chance ......................................................................................
3. My father sold the Simpsons the garden.
The Simpsons .....................................................................................
The garden .........................................................................................
4. We have showed his parents the letter.
His parents .........................................................................................
The letter ............................................................................................
5. We buy students millions of books each year.
Students .............................................................................................
Millions of books ................................................................................

VOCABULARY BOOST

Classical music
Pop/ rock music
Composer
Songwriter
Artist
Inspiring
Touching / moving
In good / bad mood
SPEAKING QUESTION 3: PRACTICE
PRACTICE
Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can. You will have 45 seconds to prepare your
response. Then you will have 45 seconds to speak about the picture.
1.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

2.
RESPONSE TIME
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3.
RESPONSE TIME
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4.
RESPONSE TIME
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5.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

WRITING QUESTIONS 1-5: PRACTICE
Task 1
In this task, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will
be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms
of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will be score on
 the appropriate use of grammar and
TIME
00:08:00
1.
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WINE / OUTSIDE
2.
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PUSH / SIDEWALK
3.

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FLAMENCO / COSTUME
4.
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DINING / DATE
5.
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DRAWING / TEACHER
Task 2

TIME
00:08:00
1.
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DOCTOR / HOLD
2.
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SCREEN / DURING
3.

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BAKERY / REGISTER
4.
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CHEF / VEGETABLES
5.
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PLUG / COMPUTER

Task 3

TIME
00:08:00
1.
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SIT / COUPLE
2.
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KID / SWING
3.

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COMPUTER / SIT
4.
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ALONG / SKATE
5.
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SON / HELP

LESSON 10
SPEAKING QUESTION 3: PRACTICE
Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can. You will have 45 seconds to prepare your
response. Then you will have 45 seconds to speak about the picture.
1.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
2.
RESPONSE TIME
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3.
RESPONSE TIME
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4.
RESPONSE TIME
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5.
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6.
RESPONSE TIME
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7.
RESPONSE TIME
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 Grammar Practice: Passive Voice – Thể Bị Động
Thể bị động là cách thức tạo câu trong đó đối tượng ch u tác động được nhấn mạnh và đưa lên
đứng đầu câu.
Ví dụ: The children prepare breakfast every morning. (Ch thể thực hiện hành động: The
children, Đối tượng ch u tác động: breakfast)
Breakfast is prepared by the children every morning. (Đối tượng ch u tác động trong
câu được đảo lên đầu nhằm nhấn mạnh đến hoạt động the children làm mỗi sáng là make
breakfast.)
Trong tiếng Việt, thể b động có thể được tạo ra bằng cách thêm từ bị ho c được trước động từ.
Ví dụ: chuẩn b  được chuẩn b ; phạt  b phạt.
Trong tiếng Anh, công thức để chuyển câu ch động sang câu b động là:
Chủ ngữ Động từ Tân ngữ
Chủ ngữ mới Động từ ở dạng bị động (by Tân ngữ mới)
Peter collects coins.
Coins are collected by Peter.
Bước 1: Xác đ nh tân ngữ trong câu (đối tượng ch u tác động c a ch ngữ) rồi chuyển lên đầu
làm ch ngữ.
Bước 2: Xác động động từ trong câu (hành động mà ch ngữ thực hiện lên tân ngữ) rồi chuyển
sang thể b động.
Cách chuyển động từ từ dạng ch động sang thể b động:

 Xác đ nh: (1) thì c a động từ (hiện tại – đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành, quá khứ - đơn, tiếp
diễn, hoàn thành .); (2) dạng nguyên thể c a động từ
 Chia động từ to be theo thì tương ứng với thì c a thể ch động.
 Chuyển động từ từ dạng nguyên mẫu sang dạng quá khứ phân từ
 Động từ ở dạng b động: to be + quá khứ phân từ
Ví dụ: Sean is writing a letter to the school.

 Xác đ nh: (1) thì c a động từ (hiện tại  Xác đ nh: (1) thì c a động từ: hiện tại
– đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành, quá khứ tiếp diễn, (2) dạng nguyên thể c a
- đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành .); (2) động từ: write
dạng nguyên thể c a động từ  Chia động từ to be theo thì tương
 Chia động từ to be theo thì tương ứng với thì c a thể ch động: is being
ứng với thì c a thể ch động.  Chuyển động từ từ dạng nguyên mẫu
 Chuyển động từ từ dạng nguyên mẫu sang dạng quá khứ phân từ: written
sang dạng quá khứ phân từ  Động từ ở dạng b động: is being written
 Động từ ở dạng b động: to be + quá khứ
phân từ
Bước 3: Xác đ nh ch ngữ c a câu (ch thể thực hiện hành động), thêm by đằng trước ch ngữ
rồi chuyển cả cụm by + chủ ngữ xuống cuối câu.
Lúc này ch ngữ c a câu sẽ đóng vai trò là tân ngữ.
Nếu ch ngữ c a câu không phải là sự vật/đối tượng cụ thể mà là những từ như people,
somebody, he, she… thì có thể không cần nh c đến trong câu b động.
Ví dụ: Somebody donated the money to the hospital.
 Money was donated to the hospital.
LƯU Ý:
1. Một câu phải có tân ngữ (đối tượng ch u tác động) mới có thể đổi sang thể b động.

Ví dụ: The ship disappeared. (Ch ngữ: The ship, hành động: disappeared & không có tân ngữ 
không thể chuyển câu sang thể b động)
2. Đối với các động từ make/tell/ask, thể b động: to be made/told/asked to do st

Ví dụ: The teacher made the students work very hard.
 The students were made to work very hard by the teacher.
3. Đối với các động từ thuộc v giác uan như see/observe/hear, thể b động:
 to be seen/observed/heard to do st: các hành động l p lại hay theo thói quen.
The geese were observed to fly south every autumn. (habitual action)
 to be seen/observed/heard doing st: hành động nào đó đang diễn ra
The geese were seen swimming in the pond. (in-progress action)
4. Bên cạnh giới từ by, các giới từ at & with cũng có thể được sử dụng trong câu b động.
At: be alarmed at, be surprised at
With: be pleased with, be satisfied with, be covered with, be (pre)occupied with
At or With: be delighted at/with, be disgusted at/with


Questions 7 - 9 refer to the following conversation and list.
Oversized Bags and Luggage

Bags heavier than 32 kilograms $15
Baby strollers $25
Instruments longer than 100 centimeters $35
Sports equipment $45
7. Where is the woman traveling to?

(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Rome
(D) Madrid
8. Look at the graphic. What fee will the
woman pay?
(A) $15
(B) $25
(C) $35
(D) $45
9. What does the woman ask the man to do?
(A) Assign her an aisle seat
(B) Waive a ticketing charge
(C) Put her on a later flight
(D) Give her a return trip ticket

Questions 7 - 9 refer to the following advertisement.


LESSON 11

DẠNG BỊ ĐỘNG VỚI ĐỘNG TỪ KHUY T THI U
 Dạng thức
Câu khẳng định:
Subject + modal + be + past participle
- The crew will be replaced next month.
Câu hỏi Yes/ no
Modal + subject + be + past participle?
- Will it be replaced? – Yes, it will./ No, it will not.
 Các động từ khuyết thiếu khác với câu bị động
Cách sử dụng Ví dụ
1. Sử dụng will/be going to ở dạng b It will be launched very soon.
động để nói v kế hoạch cho tương lai. Or It is going to be launched very soon.
2. Sử dụng can ở dạng b động để nói v
khả năng ở hiện tại The blastoff can be seen for miles.
Sử dụng could ở dạng b động để nói v It could be seen very clearly last year.
khả năng ở hiện tại
3. Sử dụng could, may, might and can’t ở It could be launched very soon.
dạng b động để diễn tả khả năng khách French scientists may be invited to participate.
quan ở tương lai. Plants might be grown on board.
It can’t be done.
4. Sử dụng should/ought to/had The crew should be prepared to work hard.
better/have (got) to, need to and must Crew members ought to be given a day off.
ở dạng b động để diễn tả: Privacy had better be respected.

 Lời khuyên Reports have to be filed.
 Sự cần thiết Everyone must be consulted.
PRACTICE
Task 1: A press conference is being held. Give the correct form of the verbs.
0 Reporter: Can this new drug prolong human life?
Professor: Yes, we believe that human life can be prolonged by the drug.
1 Reporter: Are you going to do any more tests on the drug?
Professor: Yes, further tests .soon.
2 Reporter: hat .the drug .?
Professor: It will be called Bio-Meg.
3 Reporter: Can people buy the drug now?
Professor: No, it .by the public yet.
4 Reporter: Do you think the company should sell this drug?
Professor: Yes, I think Bio-Meg .to anyone who wants it.
Task 2: Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words provided.
1 The manager always welcomes new employees.
New employees are always welcomed by the manager. .............................................................
2 They’re building a new supermarket near the church.
A new supermarket .......................................................................................................................
3 They fought the battle in 1623.
The battle ......................................................................................................................................
4 Someone was cleaning the windows while I was here.
The windows ................................................................................................................................
5 Someone has moved my desk!
My desk ........................................................................................................................................
6 They are taking the refugees to a camp outside the village.
The refugees..................................................................................................................................
7 Someone had signed all the documents before I arrived.

All the documents .........................................................................................................................
8 They were questioning us and searching our vehicle at the same time.
e .and our vehicle ...............................................................................................
9 They will post our letters when the ship arrives at the next port of call.
Our letters ....................................................................................................................................
10 They are opening the case again because they’re not satisfied with the verdict.
The case ........................................................................................................................................
MỆNH ĐỀ TRẠNG NGỮ

1. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian (when, as soon as, before, until, while)
- I’ll phone you when we get to the hotel.
- They waited until the building had been evacuated.
- I’ll call you as soon as I am ready.
- I’ll finish this before I leave.
- Fred phoned me while I was cooking dinner.
2. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ mục đích (so that)
- She’ll save money so that she can buy an MP3 player.
3. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ điều kiện (if, unless)
- If I have enough time, I will help you
- Unless I have enough time, I won’t help you
4. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ sự đối lập (Although/ though / even though)
- Even though/ although she’d put on sun cream, Catherine got burnt.
- Catherine got burnt, though she had put on sun cream.
5. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ nguyên nhân – hệ quả (because, as, since)
- “ hy do you have to move to another house?”
- “Because/ since/ as this one is too far from the train station”

MỆNH ĐỀ DANH TỪ
Một mệnh đ là một cụm ch - v .
Mệnh đ danh từ đóng vai trò như một ch ngữ ho c tân ngữ. Nói cách khác, mệnh đ danh từ
được sử dụng giống như một cụm danh từ.
1. Mệnh đề danh từ bắt đầu bằng that.
- I think that he is a good actor.
Tân ngữ c a “think”
- That she doesn’t understand spoken English is obvious.
Ch ngữ c a câu
2. Mệnh đề danh từ bắt đầu bằng một từ để hỏi
Where I don’t know where she lives
What I couldn’t hear what he said
When Do you know when they arrive?
Who I wonder who is at the door.
Whose I wonder whose house that is
What time Do you know what time we will start?
Which I don’t know which hat I should take
Why I don’t know why you did so
How How you will solve that problem is none of my business
3. Mệnh đề danh từ bắt đầu bằng whether or if
If I don’t know whether/if she will come
Whether I wonder whether or not she will come
Or I wonder whether she will come or not
Whether she will come or not is unimportant to me.
PRACTICE
Task 1: Complete the sentences below with appropriate conjunctions. In some sentences,
more than one conjunction is possible.
1 I’m sorry I wasn’t here earlier but I came as soon as I could.

2 I’m staying in all weekend I can get my work done.
3 He’d like to be an actor his father would like him to be a lawyer.
4 I’ll meet you you like; I don’t mind where it is.
5 I won’t believe you I’ve seen it for myself.
6 She seems happy she can’t find a job.
7 I didn’t feel very well, we decided to leave early.
8 The money was hidden no-one could find it.
9 I’ll come with you we don’t stay late. I need to be up early tomorrow.
10 I like him, I sometimes find him very irritating.
Task 2: Complete each of the following sentences with a noun clause.

1 He feels angry.  It’s not surprising (that) he feels angry.
2 She has resigned from her job.
 It’s a shame ..................................................................................................................................
3 You don’t trust me.
 It’s annoying .................................................................................................................................
4 You are feeling better.
 I’m glad .........................................................................................................................................
5 She’s upset.
 I’m sorry ........................................................................................................................................
6 He didn’t get the contract.
 He told me ....................................................................................................................................
7 It’s a fair price.
 He believes ...................................................................................................................................
8 You’re leaving.
 He has guessed .............................................................................................................................
9. She’s been a fool.
 She agrees .

Complete each sentence by changing the question in parentheses to a noun clause
1. (Where is the nearest post office?)
 Do you know..................................................................................................
2. (What time did she call?)
 Ask Tom .......................................................................................................
3. ( hy is the earth called “the water planet”?)
Do you know ..................................................................................................
4. (Who won the tennis match?)
I wonder .........................................................................................................
5. (Can birds communicate with each other?)
Do you know .............................................................................................................
VOCABULARY BOOST
Break down
Main road
Rush hour
Brake hard
Crash into
Badly injured
Badly damaged
Traffic jam
Pedestrian

Task 1: Read aloud the texts below. For each text, you will have 45 seconds to prepare. Then
you will have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
1. Now, the United States, the last 24 hours, we’ve seen more in the way of damage
from several thunderstorms and some reported so far across into Texas and up into
Oklahoma. You could see in the last few hours still some very, very active
thunderstorms across those central-southern plains. Widespread damage, as four
tornados reported, is expected today. This whole system has to work its way into the
Southeast – very warm, moist air ahead of those weather systems.
2. Feeling crabby lately? It could be you aren’t getting enough sleep. ork, household
responsibilities, and child care can make sleep difficult to come by. Factors in other
unexpected challenges such as financial worries, layoff, relationship issues, or illness,
and quality sleep may be even more elusive. You may not be able to control or
eliminate all of the factors that interfere with your sleep, but you can create an
environment and adopt habits that encourage a more restful night.
3. Do you have a favorite picture of one of our country’s nation park, memorials or
monuments? People are blessed with the beauty and splendor of our protected
national parks, monuments and memorials. Upload your photos before February 6.
Then come back again and again to view new entries and cast your vote for the best
picture. One vote per user per day! Voting begins February 7 and ends February 10.
Task 2: Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can. You will have 45 seconds to
prepare your response. Then you will have 45 seconds to speak about the picture.

1.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
2.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

3.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
4.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
5.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

WRITING PRACTICE
Task 1: Look at this extract from a learner’s letter to a penfriend There are 11 mistakes in it.
Find them and correct them. The first one has been done for you.
Task 2: Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO words.
. Sarah’s smart phone is very similar to her father’s smart phone.
 Sarah’s smart phone is nearly the same __________________ her father’s smart phone.
2. The Italian restaurant is cheaper than the Greek restaurant.

 The Italian restaurant costs __________________ than the Greek restaurant.
3. Nick joined a gold club a year ago.
 Nick __________________ a member of a golf club for a year.
4. There are only a few swimming pools in my town.
 There aren’t very __________________ swimming pools in my town.
5. There are three tennis courts at the sports centre.
 The sports centre __________________ three tennis courts.
6. The Greek restaurant has a lovely garden.
 At the Greek restaurant, __________________ a lovely garden.
7. Covent Garden is close to Oxford Street.
 Covent Garden is not __________________ Oxford Street.

8. Soccer is a very easy game to learn.
 It is not very __________________ to learn how to play sport.
9. Making your own muesli doesn’t take you too long.
 It doesn’t take you too long __________________ your own muesli.
10. He prefers playing soccer to play rugby.
 He likes playing soccer __________________ playing rugby.
Task 3:
of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will be scored on
TIME
00:08:00
1.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
PEOPLE / LINE
2.

________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
OUTSIDE / WALK
3.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
DISH / SERVE
4.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
TOURISTS / BRIDGE
5.

________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
TALK / BUS STOP
Task 4:
of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will be scored on
TIME
00:08:00

1.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
GROUP / STAND
2.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
LOOK / STORE
3.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
WATER / MAN

4.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
PHONE / BUS
5.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
WOMAN / SLEEP

LESSON 12
PRACTICE
Task 1: Read aloud the texts below. For each text, you will have 45 seconds to prepare. Then
you will have 45 seconds to read the text aloud.
1. Good morning, everyone, and welcome aboard our Discover Chicago tour bus. Our first stop
will be Navy Pier. The Pier opened in 1916 and was a busy shipping port in its early days.
Now the pier has been turned into a large shopping and amusement area. You’ll have plenty
of time to look around during our stop there.
2. Now, anyone can book a tee time - and lodging, if desired - on the golf page on the
Michigan.org site, found under the outdoors link. We have improved our website recently.
Once there, you can search by region, course or date. Say you’ve suddenly got Friday
morning opening and a hankering to drive north. The site will tell you what tee-times are
open where, and then let you book from there. Incredibly, the state has 850 golf courses to
choose from.
3. Attention please! Passengers who bound for Hillsville, Roseville and Billington on the six-
twenty express train, we have a sudden change in the departure schedule. Due to the heavy
snow in those areas, these trains won’t be able to depart today. Instead, we are planning to
resume the service tomorrow morning. Passengers, please come to the information desk to
change or cancel your ticket. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Task 2: Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can. You will have 45 seconds to
prepare your response. Then you will have 45 seconds to speak about the picture.

1.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
2.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
3.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

4.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45
5.
RESPONSE TIME
00:00:45

 Grammar Practice: Participles and Participle Clauses
PARTICIPLES: Phân Từ
 Phân từ là một dạng thức c a động từ có thể được dùng như một tính từ (an adjective)
ho c cấu thành nên thì (verb tense)/thể b động c a động từ (passive voice).
 Phân từ tồn tại ở các dạng: hiện tại phân từ (present participle, V-ing) và quá khứ phân
từ (past participle, V-ed)
 Lưu ý: hiện tại phân từ (tiring) và quá khứ phân từ (tired) đ u có thể đóng vai trò như
tính từ nhưng nghĩa c a chúng lại tương đối khác nhau.
Dùng quá khứ phân từ (tired) để nói v cảm xúc/thái độ c a ai đó.
Ví dụ: I was really tired during the flight. (cảm thấy mệt m i)
She’s interested in history. (thấy hứng thú)
Dùng hiện tại phân từ (tiring) để tả đối tượng, sự vật ho c tình huống nào đó mà khiến
chúng ta có những cảm xúc nhất đ nh.
Ví dụ: It was such a long, tiring flight (so I was bored).
I had a really interesting book about history (so I was interested).
PARTICIPLE CLAUSES: Mệnh Đề Phân Từ

 Mệnh đề phân từ là một dạng mệnh đ được tạo thành bởi ho c hiện tại phân từ
(going, reading, seeing, walking…) ho c quá khứ phân từ (gone, read, seen, walked….).

Mệnh đ phân từ thường được sử dụng khi phân từ trong mệnh đ phân từ và động từ
trong mệnh đ chính có cùng một chủ ngữ.
Ví dụ: While the kids were waiting for their mom, they played in the playground.
 Waiting for their mom, the kids played in the playground.
(Phân từ trong mệnh đ phân từ “waiting” với động từ trong mệnh đ chính “played” có
cùng ch ngữ là “the kids”.)
 Mệnh đề phân từ hiện tại (V-ing) được dùng để diễn tả
 hai hành động/sự kiện điễn ra ở cùng một thời điểm
He suddenly went out. He shouted.
 He suddenly went out shouting.
 một hành động/sự kiện xảy ra khi một hành động/sự kiện khác đang diễn ra.
She hurt herself while she was cooking dinner.
 She hurt herself cooking dinner.
 lý do cho một hành động nào đó.
He felt tired. He went to bed early.
 Feeling tired, he went to bed early.
 Mệnh đề phân từ quá khứ (V-ed) được dùng để rút ng n một mệnh đ b động.
The house was blocked by trees. The house was not easy to find.
 Blocked by trees, the house was not easy to find.



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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

In cooperation with IIG VIETNAM

For internal use only

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 1

ED REVIEW AND ORIENTATION

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 2

THÌ TƯƠNG LAI

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 3

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 4

Task 5: Correct the errors in the following sentences.

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 5

II. Grammar Orientation (Basic 3 – Unit 6)

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 6

Unforgettable/ Memorable (adj)

Dinner/ Garden/ All-night/ Fancy-dress

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 7

Balloon / Candle/ Birthday cake (noun)

Sounds How to pronounce Example

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 8

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 9

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 10

2. laughed raft 9. she’ll zeal

3. sip zip 10. watch wash

4. clothes close 11. fans vans

5. junk chunk 12.veer we’re

6. lunch lunge 13. zinc sink

7. blight bright 14. tan than

1. You really need to learn how to conduct yourself in a meeting.______________________

2. There are several important projects coming up.__________________________________

3. We have to address the problems to avoid issues later._____________________________

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 11

5. He set a new sales record last month.___________________________________________

6. e’ve made most of our money in produce.______________________________________

7. Business is set to increase next year.____________________________________________

8. She decided to contest the decision to fire the people._______________________________

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 12

BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE

CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 13

Task 3: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 14

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 15

ED REVIEW TEST 1 (Time Allocated: 20 minutes)

SPEAKING READING ALOUD A SENTENCE

Intonation in different kinds of sentences

Kinds of sentences Intonation Example

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 16

1. The correct numbers are 13 and 17, not 30 and 70.

5. Your estimated wait time to speak to a representative is ten minutes.

6. The parking spaces are clearly marked “visitor.”

3. Our number is 202-555-4567. Please call if you have any problems.

TOEIC Comprehensive | Course 2 17

1. What do you think?

2. If Friday is not a good day, can we meet on Saturday?

3. I’m sorry, could you repeat that, please?

4. e didn’t hear that. hat did he say?

5. What did John bring to the party?

6. How can I help you today?

7. Is this your first day here?

8. Have you sent the latest market reports?

1. They have not yet determined what the problem was.

2. Would you like the three-month or the six-month plan?