Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn những đáp án đúng.)

1. There are twelve wards/provinces in my district.

2. We spoke to the friendly/historic local people our trip to a village in the UK.

3. Hà Nội is one of the biggest cities/villages in Việt Nam.

4. I would love to spend the summer in a noisy/calm village in the countryside.

5. I love the countryside because it has beautiful scenery/traffic.

2. Fill in each gap with entertainment, countryside, buildings, pollution or scenery.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với entertainment, countryside, buildings, pollution or scenery.)

1. Quang likes taking photos of the beautiful                           at the beach.

2. Life in the city is exciting because there’s a lot of              .

3. I prefer life in the                             . It’s quiet and relaxing.

4. My friends suggested moving away from the city and going somewhere without                       

5. The                            in New York are very tall.

Grammar

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn hoặc Hiện tại tiếp diễn.)

1. It often                      (rain) a lot in my hometown in spring.

2. We                 (go) on a day trip to Hạ Long City tomorrow.

3. Tom               (not/spend) much time in the city.

4.                      (they/visit) the museum at the moment?

5. They                          (not/like) living in the countryside.

4. Put the adverbs of frequency into the correct places.

(Đặt các trạng từ chỉ tần suất vào đúng chỗ.)

1. The first train                        is                     at 6 a.m. It never arrives late. (always)

2. John               buys                 souvenirs on his trips. (rarely)

3. I                     go                    to the beach on holiday because I don’t like swimming. (never)

4. Big cities                   are                   crowded and noisy. (usually)

5. Tim               takes                photographs of the countryside. (often)

5. Put the verbs in brackets into infinitives (to- infinitive, infinitive without to) or -ing form.

(Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng nguyên thể (có to hoặc không to) hoặc dạng -ing.)

1. We suggest                (walk) along the river to enjoy beautiful scenery.

2. Jane hopes                 (visit) Hà Nội next year.

3. He prefers booking train tickets online                    (save) time.

4. You should               (take) your coat.

5. They don’t let visitors                       (eat) in the museum.

Pronunciation

6. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

(Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với những từ còn lại.)

1.

A. shopping                 

B. popular                    

C. province

D. before

2.

A. changes                   

B. rises                         

C. lives

D. chooses

3.

A. cooks                      

B. laughs

C. loves                   

D. stops

Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.

(Chọn từ có trọng âm khác với những từ còn lại.)

4.

A. prefer    

B. traffic          

C. busy

D. city

5.

A. beautiful        

B historic   

C. interesting        

D. scenery

Listening

7. Listen and complete the gaps (1-5).

(Nghe và điền vào chỗ trống (1-5).)

Invercargill

Location: 1)                 of New Zealand

Features: the busy city life and the 2)                          countryside

Population: 3)              people

Nickname: ‘The City 4)                       and Light’

What to see/do: visit the parks end gardens, enjoy the sunshine, go for a walk on the beaches, go shopping at

The night markets, meet the 5)                        local people

Reading

8. Read the blog entry and decide if the statements (1-5) are R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn’t say).

(Đọc blog và quyết định xem các câu (1-5) là R (đúng), W (sai) hay DS (không nói tới).)

Hi readers,

Sorry I didn’t write last month because I moved to the countryside. Let me tell you all about it. I live in Cẩm Thanh, a quiet village in the south east of Hội An City, Việt Nam. There aren’t many people here. In fact, it has a population of under 10,000. It is one of the most peaceful villages in the country. There aren’t many things to do, but it has some beautiful scenery. I love going for boat rides on the Thu Bồn River near my house. I also love breathing the clean air here because it makes me feel relaxed. Also, there is no heavy traffic. In fact, the only sound comes from the birds in the trees. There are lots of fishermen and they fish in the river every day. I really like living here. Why don’t you leave a comment below and say what the place you live is in is like?

1. Trang lives in a village.

2. Cẩm Thanh is crowded.

3. There is a river in Cẩm Thanh.

4. There is a lot of pollution in Cẩm Thanh.

5. Trang usually talks to the fishermen.

Writing

9. Imagine you moved to the countryside/city. Write a paragraph about your place (about 80-100 word). Include its name, location, population, what to see and do and your comment.

(Hãy tưởng tượng bạn chuyển đến vùng nông thôn/thành phố. Viết một đoạn văn về địa điểm của bạn (khoảng 80-100 từ). Bao gồm tên, vị trí, dân số, những gì để xem và làm và bình luận của bạn.)

Everyday English

10. Match the sentences (1-5) with (a-e) to make exchanges.

(Nối các câu (1-5) với (a-e) để tạo nên các câu đối đáp.)

1. What do you think about life in the countryside?

2. What do you think about life in the city?

3. There are both good things and bad things about the city and the countryside.

4. There isn't much entertainment in the countryside.

5. Life in the city is stressful because there is heavy traffic.

a. It can be unhealthy because there is a lot of pollution.

b. Yes, there are.

c. But there are lots of shops and malls, so it can be convenient.

d. It can be healthy because there is clean air.

e. I agree. Life there can be boring.