1. Complete the forum posts with the given words.
(Hoàn thành các bài viết trên diễn đàn với các từ đã cho.)
Do you go to school in an unusual place or make an unusual journey to get there? If so, tell us about it below.
Julia_D5
I go to an international school on the other side of Tokyo. Tokyo is a huge 1 city and I have to catch a train, then the underground, then a bus to get to school. It takes nearly two hours and I hate it.
Sonia_16
My family lives on a very small 2 _____, so I get a boat every day to get to school. I can't be late because there's only one boat in the morning.
Bret@home
Australia is a huge 3 _____ and my parents own a farm hundreds of kilometres from the nearest big town. There's no secondary school in our little community, so I have all my lessons online.
pinky
I go to school near Cape Town in South Africa and about 20km from my school is the point where two 4 _____ meet - the Atlantic and the Indian. I think our school has the most beautiful location in the world.
8ball_16
I go to school in Istanbul, which is famous for being the only city in the world where two 5 _____ meet. My school is in Asia, but when I look out of the window, I can see Europe.
hellokaty 14
Everyone has heard of the famous 6 _____ in our city, but most people don't know that the city is also called Niagara Falls. In fact, my school is called Niagara Falls High School!
Kid_16
My family lives in Dubai, very close to the 7 _____. It hardly ever rains, but we regularly have storms - sand storms! When that happens we have to stay indoors, so it's impossible to get to school.
Yola
My parents own a restaurant high in the 8 _____ and I have to get a cable car down to
the town to get to school every day. Sometimes, if it's really windy, I just have to stay
at home ;)
*Nghĩa của từ vựng
waterfall (n): thác nước
island (n): hòn đảo
oceans (n): đại dương
city (n): thành phố
country (n): quốc gia
mountains (n): núi
desert (n): sa mạc
continents (n): lục địa
Bài hoàn chỉnh
Julia_D5
I go to an international school on the other side of Tokyo. Tokyo is a huge city and I have to catch a train, then the underground, then a bus to get to school. It takes nearly two hours and I hate it.
Sonia_16
My family lives on a very small island, so I get a boat every day to get to school. I can't be late because there's only one boat in the morning.
Bret@home
Australia is a huge country, and my parents own a farm hundreds of kilometers from the nearest big town. There's no secondary school in our little community, so I have all my lessons online.
pinky
I go to school near Cape Town in South Africa, and about 20km from my school is the point where two oceans meet - the Atlantic and the Indian. I think our school has the most beautiful location in the world.
8ball_16
I go to school in Istanbul, which is famous for being the only city in the world where two continents meet. My school is in Asia, but when I look out of the window, I can see Europe.
hellokaty 14
Everyone has heard of the famous waterfall in our city, but most people don't know that the city is also called Niagara Falls. In fact, my school is called Niagara Falls High School!
Kid_16
My family lives in Dubai, very close to the desert. It hardly ever rains, but we regularly have storms - sand storms! When that happens, we have to stay indoors, so it's impossible to get to school.
Yola
My parents own a restaurant high in the mountains, and I have to get a cable car down to the town to get to school every day. Sometimes, if it's really windy, I just have to stay at home ;)
Tạm dịch
Julia_D5
Tôi học ở một trường quốc tế ở phía bên kia Tokyo. Tokyo là một thành phố lớn và tôi phải bắt tàu, rồi tàu điện ngầm, rồi xe buýt để đến trường. Phải mất gần hai giờ và tôi ghét nó.
Sonia_16
Gia đình tôi sống trên một hòn đảo rất nhỏ nên hàng ngày tôi phải đi thuyền đến trường. Tôi không thể trễ vì buổi sáng chỉ có một chuyến tàu.
Bret@home
Úc là một đất nước rộng lớn và bố mẹ tôi sở hữu một trang trại cách thị trấn lớn gần nhất hàng trăm km. Không có trường trung học nào trong cộng đồng nhỏ bé của chúng tôi, vì vậy tôi học tất cả các bài học trực tuyến.
pinky
Tôi học ở trường gần Cape Town ở Nam Phi, cách trường tôi khoảng 20km là nơi giao nhau của hai đại dương - Đại Tây Dương và Ấn Độ Dương. Tôi nghĩ trường của chúng tôi có vị trí đẹp nhất trên thế giới.
8ball_16
Tôi học ở Istanbul, nơi nổi tiếng là thành phố duy nhất trên thế giới có hai châu lục gặp nhau. Trường của tôi ở Châu Á, nhưng khi nhìn ra ngoài cửa sổ, tôi có thể nhìn thấy Châu Âu.
hellokaty 14
Mọi người đều đã nghe nói đến thác nước nổi tiếng ở thành phố của chúng ta, nhưng hầu hết mọi người không biết rằng thành phố này còn được gọi là Thác Niagara. Trên thực tế, trường của tôi có tên là Trường Trung học Niagara Falls!
Kid_16
Gia đình tôi sống ở Dubai, rất gần sa mạc. Trời hiếm khi mưa nhưng chúng ta thường xuyên có bão - bão cát! Khi điều đó xảy ra, chúng tôi phải ở trong nhà nên không thể đến trường được.
Yola
Bố mẹ tôi có một nhà hàng trên núi cao, hàng ngày tôi phải đi cáp treo xuống thị trấn để đến trường. Nhiều khi gió to quá mình phải ở nhà thôi ;)
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Vocabulary
Geographical features (Các đặc điểm địa lý)
1. Fill in each gap with Moutain, Waterfall, Caves, Dunes, Valley or Bay. Then listen and check.
(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với Moutain, Waterfall, Caves, Dunes, Valley hoặc Bay. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
4. Complete the newspaper headlines (1-8) with Hurricane, Ice Caps, Floods, Heatwave, Wildfire, Sea Levels, Drought and Landslide. Then listen and check.
(Hoàn thành các tiêu đề báo (1-8) với Hurricane, Ice Caps, Floods, Heatwave, Wildfire, Sea Levels, Drought và Landslide. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
1. Choose the correct option.
(Chọn phương án đúng.)
1. We couldn't see the sky. There were so many trees growing above us in the desert/ jungle/ swamp/ grassland.
2. Extreme wildlife/ warming/ conditions/ weather is causing many problems.
3. We had a terrible wildfire/ flood/ landslide/ heatwave last summer with temperatures of 40°C for 3 weeks.
4. Rising ice caps/ droughts/ sea levels/ hurricanes causes a lot of problems for people living in coastal areas.
5. Each person must reduce their carbon effect/ air/ gas/ footprint in order to help stop global warming.
6. I use only organic/ energy-efficient/ reusable/ plastic cups to help the environment.
7. Pollution in the oceans has threatened the lives of many pond/ marine/ swamp/ desert animals.
8. Historians think the castles/ pyramids/ terraces/ statues are of different Hindu gods.
9. Ayutthaya was the capital birthplace/ site/ city/ ruin of Thailand centuries ago.
10. The historical society tried to raise/ select/ organise/ communicate money to save the old clock tower.
11. The steel/ glass/ marble/ clay railway bridge is a historical landmark in the city.
12. The tower/ lighthouse/ mausoleum/ temple guides ships in and out of the bay.
2. Complete the diagram with the underlined words in the quiz. Then listen, check and repeat.
(Hoàn thành sơ đồ với các từ được gạch chân trong bài kiểm tra. Sau đó nghe, kiểm tra và lặp lại.)
2. Choose the words in the box to fill in the blank.
(Chọn các từ trong khung để điền vào chỗ trống.)
1 Sahara ______ is one of the driest places in the world.
2 Polar bear in ______ is on the verge of extinction due to illegal hunting.
3 The area of ______ worldwide has reduced remarkably in recent years.
4 Another word for logging is ______.
5 Problems related to the environment should be tackled on a ______ scale.
6 Young generation should ______ in protecting the environment to make the world a better place to live in.
1. Complete the words in the sentences. Some letters are given.
(Hoàn thành các từ trong câu. Một số chữ cái được đưa sẵn.)
1 The best place to eat seafood is in one of the restaurants on the c___t overlooking the sea.
2 The water in the b___y is much calmer than the water in the open sea.
3 With the hills on either side of you, follow the river along the bottom of the v___y until you reach the village.
4 Before you can begin climbing the high mountains, you have to cross the lower f___s on horseback.
5 The c___e in Thailand is tropical, which means it is hot and humid for most of the
year.
6 Residents are being evacuated before the h___e hits the area tomorrow. Winds of up to 120 km per hour are expected.
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
(Chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành câu.)
1 A lot of holidaymakers choose to visit Ha Long Bay to admire the (breathtaking / archaeological) view of the natural beauty here.
2 The complex (geological / authentic) structure of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park makes it one of the most outstanding tourist attractions in the country.
3 Sa Pa Town attracts a lot of tourists each year thanks to its (magnificent / forgettable) scenery as well as rich cultural diversity.
4 Ba Thê Mountain, located in An Giang Province, is one of the most popular (archaeological / magnificent) sites of Việt Nam.
5 Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex boasts its (magnificent / authentic) beauty of nature under the blue sky.
Vocabulary
Geographical features
(Đặc điểm địa lý)
1. Complete the crossword.
(Hoàn thành ô chữ.)
1. Fill in each gap with desert, grassland, swamp, jungle, ponds or ocean.
(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với desert, grassland, swamp, jungle, ponds hoặc ocean.)
Hi everyone!
Here are some photos from my trip to amazing Vietnam!
Bạc Liêu City is famous for its shrimp 1) ______
Vietnam borders the biggest 2) ______ on Earth: the Pacific
Đồng Lâm 3) ______ is in Lang Son Province in Northern Vietnam. The locals call it the land of rainy and dry seasons. In the rainy season, it is flooded with water.
See the U Minh 4) ______ in the Mekong Delta in southwestern Vietnam.
The sand dunes of Mui Ne, which the locals call the "little 5) ______ " are quite unique.
Explore the 6) ______ on top of the limestone rocks in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
