4. Read the text again, including the missing sentences. Are the sentences true (T) or false(F)? Write the paragraph (A-E) which contains the answer.
(Đọc lại văn bản, kể cả những câu còn thiếu. Các câu đúng (T) hay sai (F)? Viết đoạn văn (A-E) có chứa câu trả lời.)
1. Steven wanted to sail to the Canary Islands. T or F? ◻
Paragraph? ◻
2. Steven’s nightmare started four days into the trip. T or F? ◻
Paragraph?◻
3. Steven managed to get some useful things from the sinking yacht. T or F? ◻
Paragraph? ◻
4. Steven ate birds and fish in order to survive. T or F? ◻
Paragraph? ◻
5. Steven didn’t reach the Caribbean. T or F? ◻
Paragraph? ◻Đoạn văn hoàn chỉnh:
Alone at sea
[A]
On 29 January 1982, Steven Callahan left the Canary Islands in a small yacht. (1) He was planning to sail to the Caribbean. But a week later, during an awful storm, something (probably a whale) hit the yacht and made a huge hole in it. (2) Water was coming in and the boat was sinking fast. He had to act quickly!
[B]
Steven got into an inflatable life raft and just had time to get a sleeping bag, a first-aid kit, some food, maps, and a torch from the yacht before it sank. He also managed to get a copy of a book called Sea Survival. (3) It contained lots of useful information about surviving at sea. But he couldn’t rescue the radio from the yacht.
[C]
(4) Alone in the life raft, Steven travelled slowly across the Atlantic Ocean. His food ran out after a few days so he had to survive by catching sea-birds, fish and flying fish. He drank rain water which he caught in the raft.
[D]
After about two months at sea, the raft was 3,000 km from the place where the yacht sank. (5) Some men were fishing near Steven’s raft. But unfortunately they didn’t see him. He was beginning to think that he might not survive. He was starving, exhausted, weak and very thin.
[E]
Finally, after 76 days, some fishermen took Steven to the island of Guadeloupe. After his terrifying experience, he was finally in the Caribbean!
Tạm dịch:
Một mình trên biển
[A]
Vào ngày 29 tháng 1 năm 1982, Steven Callahan rời quần đảo Canary trên một chiếc du thuyền nhỏ. Anh ta định đi thuyền đến Caribê. Nhưng một tuần sau, trong một cơn bão khủng khiếp, một thứ gì đó (có thể là một con cá voi) đã va vào du thuyền và tạo ra một lỗ lớn trên đó. Nước tràn vào và thuyền đang chìm nhanh. Anh phải nhanh chóng hành động!
[B]
Steven đã vào một chiếc bè cứu sinh bơm hơi và chỉ kịp lấy túi ngủ, bộ sơ cứu, một số thức ăn, bản đồ và một ngọn đuốc từ du thuyền trước khi nó chìm. Anh ta cũng đã tìm được một bản sao của một cuốn sách có tên Sea Survival. Nó chứa rất nhiều thông tin hữu ích về việc sống sót trên biển. Nhưng anh ấy không thể cứu chiếc radio khỏi du thuyền.
[C]
Một mình trên bè cứu sinh, Steven chậm rãi chèo qua Đại Tây Dương. Thức ăn của anh hết sạch sau vài ngày nên anh phải sống bằng nghề đánh bắt chim biển, cá và cá chim. Anh ta uống nước mưa mà anh ta hứng được trên bè.
[D]
Sau khoảng hai tháng lênh đênh trên biển, chiếc bè cách nơi du thuyền bị chìm 3.000 km. Một số người đàn ông đang đánh cá gần bè của Steven. Nhưng tiếc là họ không nhìn thấy anh ta. Anh ta bắt đầu nghĩ rằng anh ta có thể không sống sót. Anh ta đã chết đói, kiệt sức, yếu ớt và rất gầy.
[E]
Cuối cùng, sau 76 ngày, một số ngư dân đã đưa Steven đến đảo Guadeloupe. Sau trải nghiệm đáng sợ của mình, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng đã ở Caribê!
|
1. F Paragraph A |
2. F Paragraph A |
3. T Paragraph B |
4. T Paragraph C |
5. F Paragraph E |
1. Steven wanted to sail to the Canary Islands.
(Steven muốn đi thuyền đến quần đảo Canary.) => FALSE => Paragraph A
Thông tin: “Steven Callahan left the Canary Islands in a small yacht. He was planning to sail to the Caribbean.”
(Steven Callahan rời quần đảo Canary trên một chiếc du thuyền nhỏ. Anh ta định đi thuyền đến Caribê.)
2. Steven’s nightmare started four days into the trip.
(Cơn ác mộng của Steven bắt đầu bốn ngày sau chuyến đi.) => FALSE => Paragraph A
Thông tin: “But a week later, during an awful storm, something (probably a whale) hit the yacht and made a huge hole in it.”
(Nhưng một tuần sau, trong một cơn bão khủng khiếp, một thứ gì đó (có thể là một con cá voi) đã va vào du thuyền và tạo ra một lỗ lớn trên đó.)
3. Steven managed to get some useful things from the sinking yacht.
(Steven xoay sở để có được một số thứ hữu ích từ chiếc du thuyền đang chìm) => TRUE => Paragraph B
Thông tin: “Steven got into an inflatable life raft and just had time to get a sleeping bag, a first-aid kit, some food, maps, and a torch… a copy of a book called Sea Survival”.
(Steven đã vào một chiếc bè cứu sinh bơm hơi và chỉ kịp lấy túi ngủ, bộ sơ cứu, một số thức ăn, bản đồ và một ngọn đuốc…một bản sao của một cuốn sách có tên Sea Survival.)
4. Steven ate birds and fish in order to survive.
(Steven đã ăn chim và cá để tồn tại) => TRUE => Paragraph C
Thông tin: “He had to survive by catching sea-birds, fish and flying fish.”
(Anh phải sống bằng nghề đánh bắt chim biển, cá và cá chim.)
5. Steven didn’t reach the Caribbean.
(Steven đã không đến được Caribe) => FALSE => Paragraph E
Thông tin: “After his terrifying experience, he was finally in the Caribbean!”
(Sau trải nghiệm đáng sợ của mình, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng đã ở Caribê!)
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
1. Read the opening paragraph of a story. Why does the narrator notice the tall man?
(Đọc phần mở đầu của câu chuyện. Tại sao người kể chuyện lại chú ý đến người đàn ông cao lớn?)
With my backpack in my hands. I stepped off the train onto the crowded platform. It was 7.30 in the evening. People were hurrying home. A mother and her two young children were sitting on a bench. The mother was talking to the boy, but he wasn't looking at her. The girl was singing quietly and playing with a toy. Around them, travellers were shouting greetings, waving goodbye, carrying heavy bags or running to catch trains. A very tall man was standing completely still near the exit. Why was he wearing summer clothes in this weather?
And why was he looking straight at me?
1. Read a short extract from a story. Where is Harry at the start of the paragraph? Where is he at the end?
(Đọc một đoạn trích ngắn từ một câu chuyện. Harry ở đâu ở đầu đoạn văn? Cuối cùng thì anh ấy ở đâu?)
(1) A cold wind was blowing and large dark clouds were moving across the sky. (2) A hundred metres from the cliffs, the boat was rising and falling with the waves. (3) Harry took off his jacket and his jeans and put them into the water and began to swim. (4) Then he climbed down into the water and began to swin. (5) As he was getting near the boat, he heard a shout. (6) He held his breath and dived under the waves.
1. Read the text. Find the name of the person in the photo. Do you agree with the theory at the end? Why?/ Why not?
(Đọc bài văn. Tìm tên của người trong bức ảnh. Bạn có đồng ý với ý kiến cuối bài không? Tại sao/ Tại sao không?)
Yesterday, sixteen-year-old Hector Turner began his attempt to become the youngest Briton to complete a 242 km 'ultra-marathon' across the Sahara Desert. On the same day, Geordie Stewart, a twenty-year-old university student, set off for Everest. He wanted to be the youngest Briton to achieve the 'Seven Summits' challenge - climbing the highest mountain on each continent. Last year, Mike Perham circumnavigated the world alone by boat at the age of seventeen. Why do today's teenagers feel this need for exploration and adventure? Why do they want to have wild experiences? Mike Perham has a theory: ‘Kids dream more than adults.’
2. Complete the table with words from the text in exercise 1.
(Hoàn thành bảng với các từ trong bài đọc trong bài tập 1.)
|
noun |
verb |
|
(1) |
attempt |
|
completion |
(2) |
|
Achievement |
(3) |
|
(4) |
Need |
|
(5) |
explore |
|
(6) |
experience |
|
dream |
(7) |
1. Look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? Choose from headlines a, band c.
(Nhìn vào những bức ảnh. Bạn nghĩ bài đọc nói về điều gì? Chọn từ các tiêu đề a, b, c.)
a. Tourists’ fishing trip disaster. (Thuyền đánh cá của hành khách gặp nạn)
b. How to protect sea creatures. (Làm cách nào để bảo vệ các loài sinh vật biển.)
c. Fish rescues sailors. (Cá giải cứu các thủy thủ.)
2. Read the first paragraph of the text. Did you choose correctly in exercise 1? How do you know?
(Đọc đoạn đầu của bài khóa. Bạn có chọn đúng tiêu đề trong bài tập 1 không? Sao bạn biết điều đó?)
3. Read the Reading Strategy. Then read the text, focusing on each gap and thinking about what might happen next.
(Đọc Chiến thuật Đọc hiểu. Sau đó đọc bài khóa, tập trung vào mỗi khoảng trống và nghĩ xem chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra tiếp theo.)
4. Match sentences A-F with gaps 1-5 in the text. There are one extra sentences. Do any of the sentences match your ideas from exercise 3?
A. So Dan and Kate started to swim as fast as they could towards land.
B. The captain helped them as they climbed onto dry land.
C. He gave them water and food, and stayed with them until the police arrived.
D. So they did, and a few minutes later, the boat disappeared under the waves.
E. Out of the water at last, they lay down and rested.
F. But they couldn't get out of the water here.
A dream holiday turned into a nightmare for an American brother and sister, Dan and Kate Suski. During a fishing trip in the Caribbean, their boat sank.
The weather wasn't brilliant that day, but Dan had caught a huge fish! He was trying to pull it onto the boat when the captain realised water was coming into the cabin. The boat was sinking last. The captain used his radio to send a message for help. Then he shouted, ‘Jump out!’. (1) _____. They were about 15 km from land.
The captain said that help was coming. The weather was now awful, but they were wearing life jackets. After an hour, the captain and the Suskis lost each other, and there was no sign of rescue. (2) _____. They were both thinking the same terrifying thought: sharks!
A helicopter appeared, but nobody saw Dan and Kate in the water. Day turned to night and the Suskis swam for fourteen hours. Finally, they saw some cliffs; they were near land! (3) _____. There were dangerous sharp rocks. By now, they were exhausted. Eventually, they reached a sandy beach. (4) ____.
Then they found a town and picked some green bananas. Finally, they met a young farm worker (5) _____. He also gave them some tragic news: the captain was lost at sea. After a few days in hospital Dan and Kale were fine. Their story had another happy ending: a rescue boat found the captain after 23 hours on the water!
5. Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.
(Đọc lại bài khóa một lần nữa. Những câu sau đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F.)
1. Dan was the first person to see that there was a problem with the boat.
2. The boat sank before Dan and Kate could jump into the water.
3. A helicopter saw Dan and Kate in the sea, but it couldn't rescue them.
4. When Dan and Kate reached land, they couldn't get out of the water at first.
5. There was nobody on the beach when Dan and Kate got out of the sea.
3. Read the invitation and reply. They answer the questions.
1. What time does the party begin?
2. What are the first activities?
3. What does Lisa suggest?
Hi Bess,
I'm having a party on the beach to celebrate the end of term. It's on Sunday 20 July and starts at 3 p.m. In the afternoon, we're going to try two different water-sports: jet-skiing and kite surfing. It's going to be a lot of fun! In the evening, we're having a BBQ on the beach, with loads of food and music too. Please let me know if you can come.
Lisa
PS My dad is doing the BBQ, so you don't have to bring anything.
Dear Lisa,
Thank you so much for your invitation. It sounds like a great way to celebrate the start of the school holidays. Unfortunately, I can't make it because I'm going to be in France with my parents.
We get back on 27 July. It would be nice to meet up some time. Why don't we go to the cinema?
I hope you enjoy the party!
Bess
1. (Reading) Read the text. Circle the correct option (a-d).
(Đọc bài khóa. Khoanh tròn câu trả lời đúng (a-d).)
Lost in Australia
When eighteen-year-old student Sam Woodhead left college, he decided to have a gap year and go travelling before joining the army. Sam was already a fit long-distance runner, but he thought backpacking in Australia was great training for his future.
Sam arrived in Central Queensland and found a job on a cattle farm in the middle of the countryside. One Tuesday morning, soon after his arrival, he decided to go for a run. But Sam made some mistakes. He took a heavy backpack but only one bottle of water, and he didn't plan a route. After only two hours, he finished his water and realised he was lost. The temperature was close to 40°C, and he was soon exhausted. After four or five hours, he decided to stop and spend the night in the outback.
The next morning, Sam didn't report for work. His employers checked his room. His backpack and running shoes were gone, but his mobile and wallet were there. They called the rescue services and Sam's family. The rescue services sent helicopters to the area to try to find Sam, but there were a lot of trees so it was difficult for the pilots to see a person on the ground.
1. Sam went backpacking because
a. he didn't know what to do with his life.
b. he didn't like being a student.
c. he wanted to become fit.
d. he thought it would be good for his career plans.
2. Sam got lost because
a. he didn't prepare well.
b. his map was incorrect.
c. the weather suddenly changed.
d. he wasn't well.
3. Sam's employers realised Sam was lost when
a. he called them from his mobile.
b. they saw that all his money was gone.
c. his family rang to speak to him.
d. some of his things were missing.
4. The rescue services
a. called Sam's family.
b. started to look for Sam by helicopters.
c. spent the night in the outback to look for Sam.
d. set out to find Sam before Sam's employers phoned.
1. USE OF ENGLISH: Read the text about BASE jumping and choose the correct answers (a-c)to complete gaps 1-5.
(Đọc văn bản về BASE jumping và chọn câu trả lời đúng (a-c) để hoàn thành khoảng trống 1-5)
| 1 a alike | b like | c similar |
| 2 a However | b Otherwise | c Instead |
| 3 a part | b place | c off |
| 4 a thanks | b because | c according |
| 5 a invented | b decided | c thought |
BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is (1)____ to sky-diving, but there are important differences. Firstly, the jumps are much lower – usually no more than 600 metres. And secondly, there is no aircraft. (2)____, participants jump from some kind of bridge, building or cliff. The first BASE jump took (3)____ in 1912 in New York when Frederick Law jumped from the Statue of Liberty. In the 1960s and 70s, the sport became more popular, partly (4)____ to film-maker Carl Boenish. He made documentaries about BASE jumping and also (5)____ of the name. He died in 1984 while he was jumping in Norway. BASE jumping is a thrilling experience but it is very risky too.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
1.
A. excited
B. exciting
C. pleasure
D. thrilled
2.
A. been
B. to being
C. to be
D. being
3.
A. confusing
B. confused
C. confuse
D. confusion
4.
A. surroundings
B. settings
C. atmospheres
D. situations
5.
A. in
B. off
C. of
D. back
