VOCABULARY Animals

(TỪ VỰNG: Động vật)

Exercise 1. Complete the words in the sentences.

(Hoàn thành các từ trong câu.)

1. What do you think this animal is? It's got long ears and a white tail. -  It's a r----- .

2. This small creature lives in and out of the water. It can jump. – It's a f---!

3. The animal has got eight arms and it lives in the water. -  Is it an o------?

4. What is this animal? It lives in a hot place and it can walk far without water. –  It's a c----.

5. We think this creature is beautiful. It can fly. - Is it a b--------?

6. These creatures live only in the water. They can swim fast. - They're f---. 

READING The ugliest animals?

(ĐỌC: Những động vật xấu xí nhất?)

Exercise 2. Choose the correct words and complete the text.

(Chọn từ đúng và hoàn thành văn bản.)

Mountain gorillas

There are only about 900 gorillas now in the world and they are one of the (1)……….. animals in Africa. For many people, the gorillas aren't pretty or (2)……….. - some people say they have (3)………..  faces. It's true, they are a (4)………..  colour - black or grey - and they aren't (5)……….. creatures like butterflies.

But they are some of the most interesting animals in the world. If we protect these amazing creatures, they can become (6)……….. again.

1. a. rarest                  b. most common          c. most colourful

2. a. common              b. dull                          c. beautiful

3. a. colourful              b. ugly                         c. rare

4. a. beautiful              b. rare                          c. dull

5. a. dull                     b. colourful                 c. ugly

6. a. more common     b. rarer                         c. uglier

LANGUAGE FOCUS Superlative adjectives

(NGỮ PHÁP: So sánh nhất của tính từ)

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with a superlative adjective.

(Hoàn thành câu với so sánh nhất của tính từ.)

1. This village isn't noisy. It's one of................(quiet) places in our country.

2. I like that Italian restaurant - they have...................... (big) pizzas in town!

3. The museum in our capital city is fantastic. It's one of.................. (interesting) museums in the world.

4. They never go to that swimming pool. It's............... (bad) swimming pool in the area.

5. This office building is horrible. It's ................ (ugly) building in the city.

6. Do you like this park? - Yes, it's one of.......................(beautiful) parks in the country.

7. There are a lot of rats in the world - they are one of........................ (common) animals.

8. We like that American actor. He is..................... (good) actor in Hollywood.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Amazing animals                

(TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGHE: Những động vật đáng kinh ngạc)

Exercise 4. Listen to the radio programme about polar bears. Write True or False.

(Nghe chương trình phát thành về gấu bắc cực. Viết Đúng hay Sai.)

Polar bears can .... .

1. grow to 290 kilos

2. see colours

3. jump two or more metres out of the water

4. run up to fourteen kilometres an hour

5. swim for days

6. survive a year without food

LANGUAGE FOCUS can for ability. Questions with How ...?

(NGỮ PHÁP: “can” để chị khả năng. Câu hỏi với How…?)

Exercise 5. Write questions and short answers with can.

(Viết câu hỏi và câu trả lời ngắn với “can”.)

1. Freddie / swim /?

……………………………………

……………………………………

2. Anna and Kate / swim /?

……………………………………

……………………………………

3. Freddie / speak French/?

……………………………………

……………………………………

4. Anna and Kate / speak French /?

……………………………………

……………………………………

5. Freddie / play basketball/?

……………………………………

……………………………………

6. Anna and Kate / play basketball /?

……………………………………

……………………………………

Exercise 6. Complete the questions with How and one of the words.

(Hoàn thành các câu hỏi với How và một trong số các từ.)

1. .............can a whale swim? - Thousands of kilometres.

2. ……... is your older brother? – One metre eighty-five.

3. ................can a wolf run? – Sixty kilometres an hour.

4. .................. is an ostrich? - More than 100 kilos.

5. .............pandas are there in the zoo? - Two.

6. .............are these animals? - There are only fifty in the world now.

SPEAKING Asking for permission

(NÓI: Hỏi xin phép)

Exercise 7. Complete the dialogue with the words. There are five extra words.

(Hoàn thành bài hội thoại với các từ. Có 5 từ bị thừa.)

Helen: Mum.

Mum: Yes, Helen?

Helen: Is it (1)…………. if I go to Sarah's house for an hour?

Mum: No, I'm (2)…………...you can't.

Helen: But Mum, why not? Her house isn't far.

Mum: I'm sorry, (3)…………. it's late and you've got school tomorrow.

Helen: Oh, OK. Can (4)…………. go to her house on Saturday then?

Mum: Yes, of course you  (5)…………. .

Helen: Great. (6)…………...., Mum.

WRITING Animals in danger

(VIẾT: Động vật bị nguy hiểm)

Exercise 8. Order the words to make sentences.

(Sắp xếp các từ để tạo thành câu.)

1. live / pandas / the mountains / of / in / China

Pandas… .

2. 160 kilos / adult pandas / weigh /to/up/ can

Adult pandas… .

3. in/ panda / now / danger / is/ the

The... .

4. creatures / one / it's / rarest / the / in / of / world / the

It's… .

5. is / problem / worst / the / human activity / like / farming

The... .

6. can/you/ information/get/ websites / from / as / such / Save the Panda!

You… .

VOCABULARY School subjects

(TỪ VỰNG: Các môn học)

Exercise 9. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences with school subjects or school words.

(Nhìn các bức ảnh. Hoàn thành các câu với các môn học hay từ chỉ trường học.)

1. I like s------.

2. This is my school n-------.

3. We love g--------.

4. She's good at m----.

5. H----- is my favourite subject.

6. I-- is interesting.

READING Schools project

(ĐỌC: Dự án trường học)

Exercise 10. Choose the correct word.

(Chọn từ đúng.)

1. Our project is about a special.....school. It goes along the river.

a. private                     b. primary                    c. boat

2. That's a.................school. Students live there.

a. boarding                  b. private                     c. primary

3. The school in the photo is a very expensive.............school for older students.

a. boat                         b. private                     c. primary

4. This is a………….. school. Young children come here every day.

a. primary                    b. secondary                c. boarding

5. These students here are over eleven years old. It's a…………....school.

a. primary                    b. boat                         c. secondary

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present continuous: affirmative and negative

(NGỮ PHÁP: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: khẳng định và phủ định)

Exercise 11. Write affirmative or negative sentences using the present continuous.

(Viết câu khẳng định và phủ định sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.)

1. I/ study / two languages ✓

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2. the students / wear / school uniforms x

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3. he / chat / to his best friend ✓

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4. she/ run/ for the school bus x

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5. we / have / a break from the lesson ✓

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6. I / learn/ a musical instrument x

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VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Verbs: Studying a language

(TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGHE: Động từ về việc học ngôn ngữ)

Exercise 12. Listen to Jack talking about his learning strategies and tick (✓) the correct boxes.

(Nghe Jack nói về chiến thuật học tập và đánh dấu vào ô đúng.)

My learning strategies - Jack Thompson

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present continuous: questions

(NGỮ PHÁP: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: câu hỏi)

Exercise 13. Order the words to make questions.

(Sắp xếp các từ để tạo thành câu hỏi.)

1. students / those / having / are/ break/ a/ ?

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2. words / are/ we/ new/ these / learning/ ?

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3. making / Eva / some / is/ notes/ ?

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4. you/ running / why / school/ to/ are/ ?

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5. are / animals / where / going / those /?

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6. what/ Robert/ going/ now/ is/ ?

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Exercise 14. Complete the sentences using the present continuous or present simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn hoặc thì hiện tại đơn của động từ.)

1. My dad often ............... in the sea when it's hot.

2. We've got an exam tomorrow, so we ......... now.

3. ...............you................... history? - Yes, it's my favourite subject.

4. Tom and Dan...............in our street. Their house is in the next town.

5. James is in his bedroom. ...............he...............his homework?'

6. Yasmin...............to school by train every day.

7. David has got his phone in his hand. He...............to the teacher at the moment. 

SPEAKING Asking for help when you're studying

(NÓI: Nhờ giúp đỡ khi bạn đang học)

Exercise 15. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A-D) for each answer.

(Đọc bài hội thoại và chọn câu trả lời đúng. Viết chữ cái (A-D) cho mỗi câu trả lời.)

Luke: Hi Ben. (1)……………..

Ben: Oh, I'm reading my French notes. You're good at French. (2)……………..

Luke: Car? It's 'voiture'.

Ben: Sorry? (3)……………..

Luke: Yes, it's ‘voiture’!

Ben: (4)……………..

Luke: V-O-I-T-U-R-E.

Ben: Great. Thanks, Luke.

WRITING An email about your school

(VIẾT: Thư điện tử về trường em)

Exercise 16. Complete the text with the words. There are five extra words.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các từ. Có 5 từ bị thừa.)

Hi Ivan,

I'm very (1)……….that you can come to Scotland and visit our school next week.

Firrhill High School is a (2)……….school with 1,200 students. My house is in the centre of  Leith, (3)………. . I go to school on foot.

Classes here always start at 8.30 and (4)………. at 3.30. There's a (5)……….at 10.30 and lunch is at 12.45. Some subjects like English and maths are (6)………. . We need to study them. Other subjects like languages are (7)……….. I like languages so I study Spanish and German.

Write soon,

Jamie