Customs (Phong tục)

1. Fill in each gap with cross, shake, stand, offer, bow or respect.

(Điền vào từng khoảng trống với cross, shake, stand, offer, bow, hoặc respect.)

Vietnamese Customs

You have to mind your manners when you are abroad. In Việt Nam, for example, it is unusual to kiss on the cheek to say hello. We usually 1) _________ hands or 2) _________ our heads slightly with a smile. If someone invites you to dinner, you should 3) _________ fruit to the host. Don't start eating before the oldest person. This shows that you 4) __________ the elderly. When you are having a conversation, don't 5) ________ your arms or 6) __________ with your hands on your hips; it's impolite in Việt Nam.

Teenagers' school life

(Đời sống học đường của thanh thiếu niên)

2. Complete the email with presentation, after-school activities, exam, homework, lessons and school trip.

(Hoàn thiện email với presentation, after-school activities, exam, homework, lessons và school trip.)

Hi, Brian!

How are you? Are you enjoying the summer holiday? I'm back home in Việt Nam. I had a great time on my exchange trip. In the UK, the summer holiday begins in late July. I was in the year 10 class at the Elmgreen School in London. We had 1) ________ from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. We ate lunch in the school canteen at one o'clock.

The lessons were fun! We did an experiment in chemistry, and we gave a(n) 2) ________ in geography once a week. We also did some 3) _________ every day after school, but I didn't mind. We even went on a(n) 4) _________ to a museum during the last week of school with our history teacher. The next day, we sat a(n) 5) __________ in IT. My grade was good.

I made lots of good friends and we had a great time during break. I also took part in 6) _________ like football and drama. What did you do over the summer?

Write back.

Nam

Natural disasters & Accidents

(Thiên tai & Tai nạn)

3. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

Environmental problems

(Các vấn đề môi trường)

4. Look at the pictures. Complete the newspaper headlines.

(Nhìn vào các bức tranh. Hoàn thành các tiêu đề báo.)

Countable/ Uncountable nouns

(Danh từ đếm được/ không đếm được)

5. Which of the nouns are C (Countable) or U (Uncountable)? Write the plural forms of the countable nouns.

(Danh từ nào là C (Đếm được) hay U (Không đếm được)? Viết dạng số nhiều của danh từ đếm được.)

6. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1.  How __________ subjects do you study at school this year?

A. much

B. few

C. many

D. any

2. I've got ___________ advice for you about giving presentations in front of your class.

A. few

B. a few

C. some

D. much

3. There are _________ after-school activities for the students to choose from at my school.

A. a lot of

B. little

C. any

D. much

4. The flood destroyed most of the buildings and streets in the town, but luckily _________ people were injured.

A. many

B. little

C. few

D. much

5. There are ___________ customs you should know before you go on your trip to Việt Nam next month.

A. a little

B. much

C. any

D. a few

6. Are there _________ clean-up events we can join to make our town more beautiful?

A. some

B. any

C. much

D. little

7. We won't have __________ clean drinking water if we keep polluting the rivers and lakes in our country.

A. much

B. many

C. little

D. some

8. There weren't _________ forest fires in the north of the country last summer.

A. much

B. many

C. some

D. a little

9. Most people have ___________ knowledge of the illegal pet trade facing animals around the world.

A. little

B. any

C. few

D. many

10. I'm not sure where to go on holiday this summer. Can you recommend ___________ interesting places?

A. many

B. little

C. much

D. some

a/an – the – zero article

(a/an – the – không dùng mạo từ)

7. Fill in each gap with a/an, the or – (zero article).

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với a/an, the hoặc không dùng mạo từ.)

FASCINATING NATURE

DID YOU KNOW???

1. _____ Mount Everest is ten times taller than _____ Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building in ______ Dubai.

2. _____ Dead Sea in ________ Middle East is _______ lake.

3. _____ Hoàng Liên Sơn Mountain Range is home to _____ Fansipan, the highest mountain in _____Việt Nam.

4. _____ Sahara Desert in _____ Africa is the largest hot desert in _____ world.

5. _____ Amazon River is the longest river in _____ South America.

6. _____ Bali is _____ island in _____ Indonesia and it is _____ beautiful place with fantastic scenery to admire.

Simple/ Compound/ Complex sentences

(Câu đơn/ Câu ghép/ Câu phức)

8. Fill in each gap with because, if, before, so or although.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với because, if, before, so hoặc although.)

1. In Japan, you should take off your shoes _______ you enter houses.

2. Many students enjoy taking part in after-school activities _______ they are fun.

3. _______ you want to try Vietnamese dishes, you should learn how to use chopsticks.

4. No one was badly injured in the car crash _______ the accident looked terrible.

5. You shouldn't speak loudly in pagodas and temples, _______ everyone can enjoy the peace and quiet.

9. Combine the sentences using the words in brackets.

(Kết hợp các câu sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc.)

1. He didn't enjoy his holiday in Thailand. The weather was so terrible. (BECAUSE)

(Anh ấy không tận hưởng kỳ nghỉ ở Thái Lan. Thời tiết thật khủng khiếp.)

He didn't enjoy his holiday in Thailand because the weather was so terrible.

(Anh ấy không tận hưởng kỳ nghỉ ở Thái Lan vì thời tiết quá tệ.)

Because the weather was so terrible, he didn't enjoy his holiday in Thailand.

(Vì thời tiết quá tệ nên anh ấy đã không tận hưởng được kỳ nghỉ ở Thái Lan.)

2. Betty arrived home from her trip. She sent a 'thank-you' note to her new friend. (WHEN)

(Betty đã về nhà sau chuyến đi. Cô ấy đã gửi lời cảm ơn tới người bạn mới của mình.)

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3. Everyone left the birthday party. Then, Jasmine opened all of her gifts. (AFTER)

(Mọi người rời khỏi bữa tiệc sinh nhật. Sau đó, Jasmine mở tất cả quà của mình.)

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4. Modern life is always changing. Many people enjoy following their traditions. (ALTHOUGH)

(Cuộc sống hiện đại luôn thay đổi. Nhiều người thích làm theo truyền thống của họ.)

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5. Customs are different all over the world. You should learn them before your visit to a new country. (SO)

(Hải quan ở các nơi trên thế giới đều khác nhau. Bạn nên tìm hiểu chúng trước khi đến thăm một đất nước mới.)

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