1 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges. Then practise reading them.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi trao đổi sau đây. Sau đó thực hành đọc chúng.)

1.

Teacher: Did you hear about the wildfires destroying animal habitats in Australia?

Student: Yes, it's very ___________.

A. exciting

B. worrying

C. entertaining

D. encouraging

2.

Tom: You look sad. ___________?

Sarah: No, but I just read an article about the declining population of polar bears. It's very worrying.

A. How are you getting on

B. Has anything happened

C. How are you

D. Are you happy

3.

Mia: I'm still working on my speech. And I'm so worried about speaking in front of the whole class.

Adam: ___________

Mia: Yes, if you could look at my draft, it'd be great. Thanks, Adam.

A. What's the matter?

B. Is there anything I can do to help?

C. You'll be fine.

D. Do you feel better now?

4.

Jake: ___________ You look worried.

Rachel: My dog's missing. I couldn't sleep last night.

Jake: I'm sure Rex will come back. He probably was a bit bored and went on a fun adventure.

A. What's the matter?

B. You seem upset.

C. How are you getting on?

D. Sorry to hear that.

5.

Teacher: Did you go to the animal rescue centre?

Samantha: Yes. I did. ___________ to see so many abandoned pets. I think I'll join their volunteer team.

A. It was amazing

B. I was nervous

C. I regret going

D. It was so sad

6.

Mum: Did you have a good time at the zoo?

John: Not really. ___________ that were kept in cages there. Wild animals shouldn't be forced to live in artificial habitats. It's very cruel.

A. I was disappointed about the animals

B. I felt sorry for all the animals

C. I was scared of the animals

D. It was interesting in the animals

7.

Ben: I heard you moved house. ___________ in your new home?

Jen: I am still unpacking! There's so much to do before the place starts feeling more like home.

A. What's on your mind

B. How are you getting on

C. Has anything happened

D. What do you think?

8.

Rachel: Sorry to hear that you were in hospital. ___________

Peter: Yes, thanks for asking.

A. What happened?

B. How are you getting on

C. Are you feeling better now?

D. You look worried.

2 Talk about the threats facing rhinoceros and propose some solutions. Use the following notes to help you. You can start your talk with the sentence below.

(Nói về những mối đe dọa mà tê giác phải đối mặt và đề xuất một số giải pháp. Sử dụng các ghi chú sau đây để giúp bạn. Bạn có thể bắt đầu bài nói của mình bằng câu dưới đây.)

Threats facing rhinos and solutions to protect them

Rhinoceros are critically endangered animals: the population of all five species of rhinos has declined dramatically.

• Threats: habitat loss caused by human activity, poaching for their horns, climate change

• How to protect rhinos: restore and preserve habitats, stop poaching, introduce harsher punishment for rhino hunters, encourage community-based conservation programmes that provide alternative livelihoods to local people, run education and awareness campaigns about the importance of rhino conservation

Rhinoceros, one of the oldest and most iconic animal species on the planet, are critically endangered animals....