1. Write the words or phrases given in the box next to their meanings. 

(Viết những từ hoặc cụm từ được đưa ra trong các khung bên cạnh ý nghĩa của chúng.)

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in 1. 

(Hoàn thành câu với các hình thức đúng của từ ở bài 1.)

1. Some ethnic groups have strange ___________ such as walking on fire to prevent natural disasters.

2. The Vietnamese people still follow the ___________ of giving lucky money to children during the Tet holidays.

3. The ao dai, cheongsam, kimono and sari are women's ___________ in some Asian countries.

4. Many ethnic groups find it difficult to ___________ their own language or preserve their culture.

5. People living in a(n) ___________ society should learn to respect and understand different cultural values.

6. Migrants may lose their cultural identity as they become ___________ into the new community.

1. The following phrases are spoken in slow careful speech and in fast, connected speech. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the underlined sounds.

(Các từ ngữ dưới đây được nói trong bài phát biểu cẩn thận chậm và nhanh được kết nối. Lắng nghe và lặp lại. Hãy chú ý đến cách phát âm của các âm thanh được gạch dưới.)

1.

a. great culture shock 

b. great culture shock 

2.

a. good cook 

b. good cook 

3.

a. garden gate 

b. garden gate 

4.

a. essay on culture 

b. essay on culture 

5.

a. express your opinion 

b. express your opinion 

6.

a. quiz show 

b. quiz show

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or present perfect continuous.

(Đặt động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.)

1. I (clean) ___________ the whole house. Does it look nice and tidy?

2. For many years, the villagers (try) ___________ very hard to bring back the old custom.

3. That tower (stand) ___________ on top of the hill for 300 years.

4. My father (work) ___________ in the garden all morning. He (plant) ___________ a lot of tulips and roses.

5. They (go) ___________ to Hue to attend the festival there and won't be back until next week.

6. I (not finish) ___________ reading the book about Thai culture yet, so I can't answer your questions now.

2. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets, using repeated comparatives. 

(Hoàn thành các câu sau đây bằng các hình thức đúng của các từ trong ngoặc đơn, sử dụng so sánh hơn lặp đi lặp lại.) 

1. My father's cooking is getting (good) __________ as the years go by.

2. A lot of people are migrating to the city to look for work. The cost of living there is becoming (high) __________.

3. It's getting (difficult) __________ to find a job these days.

4. The race car was running (fast) __________ when it crashed into a tree.

5. With the development of the Internet, (few) __________ people send greetings cards on special occasions.

6. The practice of using (many) __________ chemicals to improve crop yields is harmful to people's health.

3. Use the information in the table to complete the sentences with repeated comparatives. 

(Sử dụng thông tin trong bảng để hoàn thành các câu có so sánh hơn lặp đi lặp lại.)