UNIT 1 MY HOBBIES

G. WRITING
I. Complete the conversation, using the words or phrases given.
A: What is your hobby?
B: Well, I like collecting stamps.
A: How can you collect your stamps?
B (1) ____________________________________________________________
(I/ buy/ post office. I/ also/ ask/ members of family/ relatives)
(2) ____________________________________________________________
(Sometimes/I/ exchange/ stamps/ other people)
A:How do you organize your collection?
B: (3) ___________________________________________________________
(I/ divide/ different groups/ animals/ plants/ birds/ so on)
A:Why do you collect stamps?
B: (4) ___________________________________________________________
(I/ know more/ people/ animals/ plants)
A:What will you do next?
B: (5) ___________________________________________________________
(I/ collect/ more stamps)

II. Make correct sentences from the words and phrases given.
1. When/ you/ start/ hobby?
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2.We/ find/ make/ models/ very interesting/ because/ we/ should/ creative.
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3.I/ think/ future/ people/ take up/ more/ outdoor activities.
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4. My best friend/ not/ like/ mountain climbing/ because/ he/ afraid/ heights.
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5.My sister/ enjoy/ cook/ and/ make/ new dishes/ her own.
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III. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words.

1. What is the price of this watch?
 How much _____________________________________________?
2. What is the price of these beautiful scarves?
How much ______________________________________________?
3. Can you tell me the way to Dong Nai Post office?
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4. Can you tell me the way to the station?
Can you tell me __________________________________________?
5. They are fast typists.
They ___________________________________________________
6. Peter is a hard worker.
Peter ___________________________________________________
7. There are no bottles on the shelf.
There aren’t _____________________________________________
8. We have no time to prepare the speech.
We don’t have ___________________________________________
IV. Use the words and phrases to write a passage.
1. Stamp collection/ be/ interesting hobby.
2. You/ can learn many things, such/ the geography/ a country/ stamps.
3. Postal stamps/ be a source/ interesting facts/ important dates/ every country/ the
world.
4. It/ make stamp collecting/ become very popular.
5. As you look at the pages/ a stamp album, you/ can learn interesting details/ foreign
customs/ arts/ literature/ history/ culture.
6. Their colors/ can make/ you feel relaxed/ happy.
7. Collecting stamps/ can become/ a business.
8. If you are lucky/ finding/ special stamp, it/ will bring/ you some money besides
knowledge/ pleasure.
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UNIT 2: HEALTH
G. WRITING

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I. Write the conversations for each situation to give advice, using the phrases
given. Then practise them with your partners.
Example: (toothache/ eat any more sweet things / go to the dentist✓)
A: What’s the matter?
B: I have toothache.
A: Poor you! You shouldn’t eat any more sweet things. You should go to the dentist.
1.(flu/ be at school / stay at home✓)
A: _____________________________________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________________________________
2.(earache/ go to the doctor ✓/ wait for it to be better )
A: _____________________________________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________________________________
3.(stomachache/ lie down ✓/ eat anything )
A: _____________________________________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________________________________
4.(headache/ read any books / take a painkiller✓)
A: _____________________________________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________________________________
5.(sore throat/ take some medicine✓/ eat any crisps )
A: _____________________________________________________________________
B: _____________________________________________________________________
A: ____________________________________________________________________

II. Make correct sentences from the words and phrases given.
1. We/ keep/ our bodies/ warm/ avoid/ flu/ a cold.
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2. Getting/ enough/ rest/ help/ you/ concentrate/ school.
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3. Vitamins/ play/ important/ role/ our diet.
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4. You/ not/ play/ more/ computer games/ free time.
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5. Doctor/ asking/ Mai/ questions/ about/ health problems.

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III. Can you rewrite the following sentences in correct English?

1. Laughing is not good with health.
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2. Some people have a very bad habit in littering in public.
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3. People who live in a dusty area often suffer on diseases.
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4. In prevent flu, we should keep our hands clean, out feet warm.
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5. She has a sore throat yesterday.
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IV. Write a paragraph (100 - 150 words) to talk about HOW TO KEEP A
HEALTHY LIFE?
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UNIT 3:COMMUNITY SERVICE

G. WRITING
I. Use the words and phrases to complete sentences.
1. The lakes/ are full/ rubbish. We should/ ask our friends/ clean them this Sunday.
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 2. The hurricane/ was terrible. Many houses/ are destroyed/ many people became
homeless.
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3. They are cold/ hungry. They have/ live/ the street this winter. We should ask
people/ help them.
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4. We/ can cook meals/ bring them/ homeless people.
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5. We can ask people/ donate warm clothes/ help them/ rebuild their houses.
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6. Yesterday I/ go to school late because I/ miss the bus.
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7. Do you like/ work with children/ or with elderly people?
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8. It’s good/ donate blood because you/ can save people’s lives.
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II. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.
1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it.
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2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it.
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3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it.
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4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben.
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5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework.
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6. They/ have/ lunch/ but they/ not have/ dinner.
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7. I/ download/ some songs/ but I/ not listen/ to them.
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IV.Complete the sentences about you.
1.I like to take part in volunteer work because I think ____________________________
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2.I think we should help street children in our city because ________________________

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3.So far I have donated _____________________________________________________
4.Last month I help _______________________________________________________
5.I feel more confident after joining a charitable organization because ________________
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6.In order to make our school green and clean, my classmates and I have _____________
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7.One of my classmates comes from a poor family, so I have _______________________
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8.I decided to volunteer to clean the street up because ____________________________
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9.I think we can help elderly people by ________________________________________
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10.I believe that volunteers are the happiest people because ________________________

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UNIT 4:MUSIC AND ARTS
G. WRITING
I. Complete sentences with too or either.
1. We often go to the library on Sunday afternoon, they..................................
2. Susan can speak Japanese, Tom ...................................................................
3. Minh didn't see the train, Nga.......................................................................
4. Hoa will fly to Hong Kong next month, and her mother ..............................
5. The pineapples aren’t ripe. And the durians ................................................
6. March is hot, and May .................................................................................
7. The boys shouldn’t smoke cigarettes and the girls .......................................
8. I don’t know how to use a computer and my friends ...................................
9. She likes eggs, and her brothers ..................................................................
10. They stayed at home last night, and their children .....................................
II. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
1. Mr Pike teaches history of arts. Mrs May teaches history of music.SAME
SUBJECT
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2. This bike is 800,000 VND. That bike is 600,000 VND (PRICE ... DIFFERENT)
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3. Linda didn’t go to the concert show last night. Susan didn’t go to the concert
show last night. (EITHER)

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4. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (AS ... AS)
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5. Mr. Owen speaks English. Mrs. Phan speaks English. (SAME LANGUAGE)
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III. Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence above.
1.This room is larger than the one at the end of the corridor of the art gallery.
The room at the end of the corridor of the art gallery is not _________________________ .
2.I think action films are more exciting than romance films.
In my opinion, romance films are not __________________________________________ .
3. Salvador Dali’s paintings are different from Picasso’s paintings.
Picasso’s paintings are not __________________________________________________ .
4.I am interested in comic books, and my brother is also interested in comic books.
I am interested in comic books, and my brother is _______________________________ .
5.My mother doesn’t like thrillers. I don’t like them.
My mother doesn’t like thrillers, and I don’t ____________________________________ .
6.She takes photographs and collects coins as hobbies.
Her hobbies are __________________________________________________________ .
7.“Chèo” or “Cảilương” are considered some kinds of traditional opera in Viet Nam.
Viet Nam has some kinds of _________________________________________________ .
8.My sister sings better than me.
I don’t sing ______________________________________________________________ .
9.Ballets and modern dance are quite different.
Ballets and modern dance are not ____________________________________________ .
10.The project was shorter than we thought at first.
The project was not as _____________________________________________________ .
IV. Write a letter to invite a friend to a circus, using the following cues.
Dear Nam
1.I/ happy/ hear/ that/ you/ your family/ well.
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2.You/ remember/ circus/ we/ see/ last year?
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3.Circus/ coming/ again/ our city.
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4.My father/ tickets/ circus.
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5.We/ you/ go/ us.
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7.We/ meet/ 7 pm/ outside/ theatre.
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8.Show/ begin/ 7.30 pm.
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9.I/ hope/ we/ good time/ together.
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10.I/ look forward/ see/ you/ there.
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Have a good day!
Regards,Tuan
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UNIT 5:VIETNAMESE FOOD AND DRINK
G. WRITING
I. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.
1. Somebody might have stolen your car.
A. Your car might have been stolen.
B. Somebody might have been stolen your car.
C. Your car might be stolen.
D. Your car might have be stolen by somebody.
2. They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad.
A. The owner of the house is thought to go abroad.
B. The owner of the house is thought to have been going abroad.
C. The owner of the house is thought to have been gone abroad.
D. The owner of the house is thought to have gone abroad.
3.She started work three months ago.
A. She had been working for three months.
B. It is three months since she started work.
C. She is working here for three months now.
D. It’s three months that she worked for.
4. My career as a teacher began 14 years ago.
A. I have started teaching for 14 years now.
B. For 14 years have I been a teacher.
C. I was a teacher for 14 years.
D. I have been a teacher for 14 years now.
5. It has always been my ambition to become a famous artist.
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 A. I want to become a famous artist as soon as possible.
B. Always in my life do I want to become a famous artist.
C. I have always dreamt of becoming a famous artist.
D. Dreaming of becoming a famous artist, I always have that ambition.
II. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words.
1. Tim is better at English than Susan.
→ Susan isn’t_________________________________________________
2. We spent five hours getting to London.
→ It took _____________________________________________________
3. Listening to music gives him pleasure.
→ He enjoys _______________________________________________
4. She is more beautiful than her younger sister.
→ Her ____________________________________________________
5. They began studying English in 2004.
→ They ___________________________________________________
6. You ought to go to school now.
→ It’s time ________________________________________________
7. My father works as a teacher at a high school.
→ My ____________________________________________________
8. We can’t afford to buy the car.
→ The car is _______________________________________________
9. People say that he beats his wife.
→ He is said to _____________________________________________
10. She bought that house in 1990.
→ She has _________________________________________________

III.Make questions with “How much” or “How many” and the cues given.
1.water/ you/ drink/ every day?
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2.students/ in you class?
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3.hours/ you/ sleep/ every night?
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4.money/ you/ have/ in your bag or pocket?
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5.subjects/ you/ study/ at school?

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IV. Use the words and phrases to complete the text.

EATING HABITS IN VIET NAM
1. Meals/ Viet Nam - lunch or dinner - must/ include rice. Traditionally, Vietnamese
meals/ prepared by wives or mothers and the whole family/ is expected/ eat.
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2. However, families now may have only one meal a day at home, and it may not
include all the family members.
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3. Tastes, cooking methods, and dishes/ be different among the 3 regions: the North,
the Central,/ the South. Nowadays, these differences/ become small.
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4. When family/ not have time to prepare meals, they/ eat out. Employees/ have
lunch somewhere/ by the work places.
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5. Since Viet Nam/ opened/ doors to foreign investors, more foreigners/ have
stayed/ worked in Viet Nam.
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6. As/ result, more foreign restaurants/ been opened in Viet Nam, especially/ big
cities.
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7. Young people/ Viet Nam now like fast food because/ its conveniences.
Vietnamese fast food shops/ been opened, and the most successful/ food chain/ is
Pho 24.
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8. In recent years, there/ been more Vietnamese fast food chains such/ Bun Bo Hue
3A3.
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UNIT 6: THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN VIET NAM

G. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the
first sentence.
1. People invented the wheel thousands of years ago.
→ Thewheel ................................................................................................
2. My father waters these flower every morning.
→ These flowers .........................................................................................
3. People use computers all over the world.
→ Computers ..............................................................................................
4. Are they building a statue of Chu Van An?
→ Is ............................................................................................................ ?
5. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
→ Fiona .......................................................................................................
6. They keep many ancient things in museums.
→ Many ancient things ...............................................................................
7. Do four busy streets surround the Temple of Literature?
→ Is ............................................................................................................ ?
8. People make many famous films in Hollywood.
→ Many famous films .................................................................................
9. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
→ The dinner...............................................................................................
10.I do all my homework on my computer.
→ All my homework...................................................................................
II. Turn these sentences into passive voice.
1. The bill includes service.
→ .................................................................................................................
2. Nana chooses the book carefully.
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3. We don’t use that room.
→ .................................................................................................................
4. They grow fruits in California.
→ .................................................................................................................
5. These jeans attract many young people.
→ .................................................................................................................
6. People don’t use this road very often.
→ .................................................................................................................
7. I wash the dishes in the evening.
→

III.Write the sentences about the Temple of Literature and the Imperial Academy,
using the cues given.
1.Temple of Literature/ built/ 1070/ at the time/ Emperor Ly Nhan Tong.
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2.In 1076/ Imperial Academy/ Vietnam’s first national university/ built/ within/
Temple of Literature.
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3.It/ a learning centre/ teach/ Vietnam’s mandarin class.
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4.The university/ function/ more than 700 years/ 1076 - 1779.
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5.During that period/ 2,313 doctors/ graduated/ Imperial Academy.
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6.There/ 82 stone tablets/ names and origins/ 1307 doctors/ corresponding to/ 82
royal examinations/ 1442 - 1779.
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7.Emperor Tran Minh Tong/ invite/ Chu Van An/ the principal/ the Imperial
Academy.
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8.If/ you/ visit/ temple/ beginning of the year/ or/ May/ you/ see/ many students/
come/ rub/ the tortoise heads.
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9.They/ believe/ it/ bring/ them good luck.
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10.2010/ the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets/ recognise/ UNESCO/ a Memory/ World.

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 IV. Write a report about how to make a trip to the Temple of Literature and the
Imperial Academy, using the cues given.
Location: 10 minutes away from HoanKiem Lake by bus
Address: 58 QuocTuGiamSweet, Dong Da District, Hanoi.
What to see:
• five courtyards after going through the main gate
• Khue Van Pavilion in the second courtyard
• the Doctors’ stone tablets in the third courtyard
• Thai Hoc House in the last courtyard, used as the Imperial Academy.
Opening hours: 8.30am - 11.30am and 1.30pm - 4.30pm every day except Monday and
national holidays
Tickets:10,000VND/ ticket
1.The Temple of Literature and the Imperial Academy is about _____________________
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2.It is located at ___________________________________________________________
3.When you enter the main gate, you can see____________________________________
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4.The Temple of Literature opens at___________________________________________
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5.The ticket costs _________________________________________________________

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