2. Read Lowri's post. Who is perfect in her family?

(Đọc bài đăng của Lowri. Người nào là hoàn hảo trong gia đình của bạn ấy?)

A house, not a hotel!

by Lowri, 11

“You don't help at home!” “You spend all your time with your friends - we never see you!” “This is a house, not a hotel!” My parents often say these things to my sister Cara and me.

But they don't say anything about George's bad habits! George sleeps all day – he doesn't do anything! When my parents come home in the evening, George wakes up, washes and gets something to eat. After that he goes out and doesn't come back all night!

In the morning when I leave for school, George walks back into the house and falls asleep. But my parents never say to George, “This is a house, not a hotel!”. In fact, Mum says he's the perfect cat!

Exercise 1. Complete the table with the verbs in blue in the Days and Nights Quiz. Then listen and check.

(Hoàn thành bảng với các động từ màu xanh trong Câu đố Ngày và Đêm. Sau đó lắng nghe và kiểm tra.)

Exercise 2. Read the Days and Nights Quiz. Are the sentences True or False? Compare with a partner using the Key Phrases.

(Đọc Câu đố về Ngày và Đêm. Những câu sau Đúng hay Sai? So sánh với bạn của em dùng Key Phrases.)

Exercise 1. Look at the photo. Choose and write a title a-c for the text. Then read the text and check your idea.

(Nhìn bức ảnh. Chọn và viết một tiêu đề a-c cho bài đọc. Sau đó đọc và kiểm tra ý kiến của em.)

a. Big family, big problems (Gia đình  nhiều con, nhiều vấn đề)

b. An easy life for the Radfords (Cuộc sống nhẹ nhàng cho gia đình Radfords)

c. Happy house (Ngôi nhà hạnh phúc)

Sue and Noel Radford have got 22 sons and daughters and they've also got six grandchildren. It's a big family, and they're very organised.

Noel gets up at 4.45 a.m., has breakfast and goes to work. The children get up at 6.45 a.m.

Sue works at home. Her older daughter sometimes helps with the housework. The younger children don't help. They watch TV with their brothers and sisters. Sue doesn't watch TV a lot. The Radfords don't usually go to restaurants because it's expensive.

The young children normally go to bed at 7 p.m., the older ones at 8 pm. or 9 p.m. and their parents go to bed just before 10 p.m.

Exercise 2. Read the Skills Strategy. Then read and listen to the text and choose the correct words.

(Đọc chiến lược kỹ năng. Sau đó đọc và nghe văn bản và chọn các từ đúng.)

1. Noel has breakfast / doesn't have breakfast with his family.

2. The younger children help/don't help their older sister.

3. They have dinner at a restaurant/ at home.

4. The parents often / always go to bed after the older children go to bed.

Exercise 1. Look at the programme for Special days at Highfield School. Check any new words. Which activities interest you? Which don't interest you?

(Nhìn vào chương trình cho những ngày Đặc biệt tại Trường Highfield. Kiểm tra bất kỳ từ mới nào. Những hoạt động nào em quan tâm? Em không quan tâm đến cái nào?)

2. Read the text again and choose the correct answer.

(Đọc lại văn bản và chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

1. Has Paul's mobile got a good camera?

a. Yes, it has.                 b. No, it hasn't.

2. Have Ben's cousins got a parrot?

a.Yes, they have.         b. No, they haven't.

3. Has Maria got a present for her dad?

a. Yes, she has.            b. No, she hasn't.

Reading

1. Michael and Ben are friends. What is a typical school day of theirs? Listen and read to find out.

(Michael and Ben là bạn bè. Một ngày ở trường điển hình của họ là gì? Nghe và đọc để tìm ra đáp án.)

School days in the UK

Michael gets up at 7:30 a.m. and has his breakfast. His best friend, Ben, lives next door, so they walk to school together. They are in the same class at Greenwood Primary School. There are 30 students in their class. All students wear a school uniform.

The students have registration at 8:45 a.m. and lessons start at 9:00 a.m. There is a short break at 10:30 a.m. and a lunch break at 12:30 p.m. Michael brings a packed lunch from home, but Ben buys a hot school dinner from the canteen.

In the afternoon, there are lessons again from 1:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. When school finishes, Michael and Ben have football practice because they play for the school team. At 4:30 p.m., Michael and Ben walk back home.

Michael takes a shower and does his homework. He has dinner at 7:00 p.m. with his family. Then, he chats online. He goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.

2. Read the text and decide if the sentences are R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn't say).

(Đọc văn bản và quyết định những câu sau là R (đúng), W (sai), hoặc DS (không được nói đến).)

Reading

Gareth Bale Gareth Bale is a great footballer. He usually gets up early at 7:00 a.m. and goes to the gym. After that, he takes a shower and then he eats breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., Gareth goes to football practice. Gareth always has a lunch break at about half past one and then continues training. He has Spanish lessons twice a week. On the field, Gareth often scores goals. His nickname is 'the Welsh Wizard'. Gareth is tall and runs very fast. When Gareth doesn't have training or a match, he plays computer games and watches DVDs or sports matches on TV. He plays golf, too. He also helps different charities that help children. His family is very important to him and he likes spending time with them.

1. Look at the picture. Say three things you think Grareth Bale does every day. Listen, read and check. 

(Nhìn bức tranh. Nói ba điều em nghĩ Gareth Bale làm mỗi ngày. Nghe, đọc và kiểm tra.)

2. Read the text. Match phrases (1-3) to phrases (a-c) to make sentences.

(Đọc văn bản. Nối cụm từ (1-3) với cụm từ (a-c) để tạo thành câu.)

3. Complete the sentences.

(Hoàn thành các câu.)

1. Gareth goes to football practice __________.

2. People call him __________.

3. In his free time, he __________.

4. He likes spending time __________.

Reading

4. Read the text and decide if the sentences are R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn't say).

(Đọc văn bản và quyết định xem những câu sau là R (Đúng), W (Sai) hoặc DS (không được nói đến).

Hi Nam!

My name is Luke and I'm happy to be your new e-friend! I'm 11 years old and I live in London in the UK. I go to Maxwell Secondary School. My favourite subjects are Geography and History I don't like Art because I'm not good at drawing!

In my free time, I hang out with my friends in the park. We play football and ride our bikes. However, we don't go to the park every day! On rainy days, we play video games and listen to music at my house

What do you do in your free time?

Write back.

Luke

5. Complete the sentences in the quiz with One word. Tick the sentences that are true for you. Go to page 111 and check.

(Hoàn thành các câu trong câu hỏi với một từ. Đánh dấu câu đúng với em. Đến trang 111 và kiểm tra.)

ARE YOU an early bird or a night owl?

2. Read Part 1 of the text and check your answer to Exercise 1.

(Đọc phần 1 của văn bản và kiểm tra câu trả lời của em ở bài 1.)

Life on the International SPACE STATION

Part 1. The International Space Station orbits the Earth every ninety minutes. There are normally three to ten astronauts on the station and they work there for six months.

3. Read Part 2, 3 and 4 of the text and choose one heading for each part.

(Đọc phần 2, 3 và 4 của văn bản và chọn một tiêu đề cho mỗi phần.)

Part 2.

Astronauts have very small cabins and they sleep in sleeping bags. Many astronauts have problems sleeping. It's noisy and it's hard to stop moving. Washing is also difficult - you can't take a shower. Astronauts eat three times a day. There isn't much fresh food and a lot of the food is instant - you just add hot water.

a. Noise in space               b. Not an easy life                   c. Free time

Part 3.

Astronauts work about eleven hours a day. They do experiments, write reports and talk to scientists on Earth. Sometimes they do spacewalks to check the space station. They also exercise about two hours a day. At weekends astronauts clean the station.

a. Hard work                    b. Walking in space                  c. A busy routine

Part 4.

There is also time to relax. There are often astronauts from different countries on the station and the atmosphere is great. Astronauts watch films, read, listen to music, browse the Internet, chat with friends online or play cards. But their favourite activity is watching our beautiful Earth. It's never boring!

a. Free time                      b. A boring life                        c. Hard work

1. Read Erik's first post quickly. In pairs, answer the questions.

(Đọc nhanh bài đăng đầu tiên của Erik. Theo cặp, trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Which country is Erik from?

(Erik đến từ đất nước nào?)

2. In your opinion, is Tromsø a fun city to live in?

(Theo ý kiến của em, Tromsø có phải là thành phố vui nhộn để sống không?)

2. Read Erik's second post. In pairs, say what things are different in Việt Nam.

(Đọc bài đăng thứ hai của Erik. Theo cặp, nói những điều khác biệt ở Việt Nam.)

Post by Erik, 23 November at 21.12

My day

I wake up at seven o'clock, have a shower and then have breakfast: bread, cheese and yoghurt. After that I go to school.

School starts at eight thirty every day. We have lunch at eleven o'clock and at two o'clock we go home.

After school I do my homework - I'm in Grade 7, so there's a lot of homework now! My parents come home at four o'clock and then we have dinner - meat or fish and potatoes. After that I often meet my friends and we play computer games. In winter I usually stay at home because it's cold and dark. We read or we chat by the fire. I go to bed at ten o'clock.

In Norway school starts at eight thirty. In some areas in Việt Nam it starts at seven thirty.

(Ở Na Uy trường học bắt đầu lúc 8 giờ 30. Ở một số khu vực ở Việt Nam trường học bắt đầu lúc 7:30.)

4. Listen again and write True or False.

(Nghe lại và viết Đúng hoặc Sai.)

A very important day for Andrew is 31st December.  - True

(Một ngày rất quan trọng cho Andrew là 31 tháng 12. - Đúng)

1. Andrew has a meal at 8 p.m. ______

(Andrew dùng bữa lúc 8 giờ tối.)

2. The dances are usually slow. ______

(Các điệu nhảy thường chậm.)

3. Andrew watches the fireworks in the street. ______

(Andrew xem pháo hoa trên đường phố.)

4. There are a lot of fireworks. ______

(Có rất nhiều pháo hoa.)

5. Andrew visits his brother's house. ______

(Andrew đến thăm nhà anh trai.)

6. Andrew goes to bed at 2 a.m. ______

(Andrew đi ngủ lúc 2 giờ sáng.)

1. Read the text. Choose the correct words.

(Đọc văn bản. Chọn từ đúng.)

The school (1) closes / doesn't close when there is snow. 

The journey is (2) easy / difficult. 

A cold walk to school for the children of Oymyakon 

Oymyakon is a village in northeast Siberia, Russia. It's very cold.

In Oymyakon, the school only closes when the temperature is -52°C! The children often walk in snow, but it's dangerous to be so cold. 

In summer, the day is twenty-one hours long, but in winter, it's only three hours long. It's dark when the children walk to and from school. 

The children get up early and it's important to wear lots of clothes to keep warm. They wear their school uniforms and they put on jumpers, boots, hats, scarves, gloves and coats. 

At school, the children all have classes and in the break, the boys and girls play, or chat with friends. When school finishes, it's time to start their long and difficult journey again.

2. Read the text again. Write True or False.

(Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Viết đúng hoặc sai.)

Oymyakon is in Russia. True

(Oymyakon ở Nga.)

1. The children go to school in the snow.

2. A day in Oymyakon is twenty-one hours long in winter.

3. The children walk to school in the dark. 

4. The children don't wear school uniforms.

3. Read the text again. Complete the sentences with one word from the text.

(Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Hoàn thành các câu với một từ trong văn bản.)

The journey to school in Oymyakon is colder than in other places in the world. 

(Hành trình đến trường ở Oymyakon lạnh hơn những nơi khác trên thế giới.)

1. The school is ____ when it is -52°C. 

2 It's ______ to be very cold. 

3. The children wear lots of ______ to keep warm.

4. In the morning the children get up _____

5. When the children have a break, they ______ with their friends or play.

1: * Read the text and match to complete the sentences.

(Đọc văn bản và nối để hoàn thành câu.)

MO FARAH

(Date of birth: 23^rd March, 1983/ Place of birth: Somalia, Africa)

Mo Farah is a great athlete. He is a double Olympic champion runner and holds the British record for the 1,500 m the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. He usually gets up early and eats breakfast at 7:00 a.m. Then, he starts his training. He has a break for lunch and eats pasta with chicken. After lunch, he does more training until he has dinner at 8:00 p.m

Athletes like Mo do a lot of training to become champions. Every week, Mo runs up to 135 miles. He hasn't got any days off; he even runs on Sundays. When he wins a race, he does the ' Mobot ', a move that his fans copy as they celebrate with him.

When he hasn't got training, Mo spends time with his family. He has got children: 3 daughters and 1 son.

2: ** Decide if the sentences are R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn’t say)

(Quyết định và trả lời nếu các câu là R (đúng), W (sai) hoặc DS (không nói)))

1. Mo Farah is an Olympic champion.

2. He only does training in the morning

3. Mo sometimes runs in a gym

 3: *** Answer the questions.

(Trả lời câu hỏi)

1. When is Mo’s birthday?

__________________________________________

2. Which British records does he hold?

­­__________________________________________

3. What time does he have dinner?

_________________________________________

4. How many children has got?

_________________________________________

 1. Complete the blog with the words below.

(Hoàn thành blog với các từ dưới đây.)

My day

I'm a swimmer. I love (1) it! A swimmer needs to do a (2) _____ of practice and my days are very busy, (3) ____ every morning I get up at 5.00 - yes, 5.00! I (4) ____ have a big breakfast but I drink a cup of tea. (5) ____ my dad takes me to the swimming pool. I get there (6) ____ 5.30 exactly. I train for two and a half hours. Then I have a shower and dad takes me home again. I have a big breakfast with the family at 8.30. (7) ____ that I cycle to school. Lessons (8) ____ at 4.30. (9) ____ I go swimming again for an hour and a half, from 4.45 to 6.15. (10) _____ swimming I go home and have dinner. I (11) ____ my homework in my room and then, at about 8.00, I watch some TV or play some computer games. I go to bed early, at 9.00, (12) _____ I’m tired and it's 5.00 again the next morning! I swim a lot (13) ____ I want to be a famous swimmer! My day

2. Read the blog again and complete the table.

(Đọc lại blog và hoàn thành bảng.)