Read the text about the place where Hank lives. Choose the best answer.

MY SMALL TOWN

My name is Hank. I live with my grandparents in a small town. My grandparents and I often walk to the big park in front of our house at weekends. Many people go there every morning to do exercise or enjoy their free time. After school, my grandma and I sometimes go to the supermarket to buy food and drinks. There is a cinema next to the supermarket and opposite the car park. I enjoy watching films, so I often go there with my friends on Friday evening. We sometimes go to the night market to eat some street food. My favourites are fried sausages and pancakes. You can also find some food stands in front of the cinema every night. For me, my small town is so beautiful and peaceful. Let’s talk about your towns!

Lost in the old town! (Lạc trong phố cổ)

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Phong: Wow! We're in Hoi An. I'm so excited.

Nick: Me too. It's so beautiful. Where shall we go first?

Khang: Let's go to Chua Cau.

Phong: Well, but Tan Ky House is nearer. Shall we go there first?

Nick & Khang: OK, sure.

Phong: First, cross the road, and then turn left.

Nick: Fine, let's go.

Phong: Wait.

Khang: What's up, Phong?

Phong: I think we're lost.

Nick: Look, there's a girl. Let's ask her.

Phong: Excuse me? Can you tell us the way to Tan Ky House?

Girl: Sure. Go straight. Take the second turning on the left, and then turn right

Phong, Nick & Khang: Thank you.

2. Find in the conversation the sentences used to make suggestions.

(Điền vào bài hội thoại những câu được dùng để đưa ra lời đề nghị.)

Example: Let's go to Chua Cau!

(Ví dụ: Chúng ta hãy đến Chùa Cầu nhé!)

3. Read the conversation again. Put the actions in order.

(Đọc lại bài hội thoại. Đặt các hành động theo thứ tự.)

a. The girl shows them the way to Tan Ky House.

b. Nick, Khang and Phong arrive in Hoi An.

c. Nick, Khang and Phong decide to go to Tan Ky House.

d. Nick, Khang and Phong get lost.

e. Phong asks a girl how to get to Tan Ky House.

4. Find and underline the following directions in the conversation.

(Tìm và gạch chân những hướng dẫn chỉ đường sau đây trong bài hội thoại.)

A. turn right

B. cross the road

C. turn left

D. go straight

E. take the second turning on the left

Now match these directions with the diagrams below.

(Giờ thì nối những chỉ dẫn này với sơ đồ bên dưới.)

An audio guide to a place

(Bài hướng dẫn đến một địa điểm)

3. Nick is listening to an audio guide to Hoi An. Listen and fill the blank.

(Nick đang nghe bài hướng dẫn đến Hội An. Nghe và điền vào chỗ trống.)

CITY TOURS!

Let's start our tour in Hoi An. We are in Tran Phu Street now. First, go to Ong Pagoda. To get there, go (1)_________along the street for five minutes. It's on your left. Next, go to the Museum of Sa Huynh Culture. Take the (2) _________turning on your left. Turn (3) _________and it's on your right. Finally, go to Hoa Nhap Workshop to buy some presents. Turn left and then right. It's (4) _________Tan Ky House.

Reading

1. Read Khang's blog. Look at the words in the box then find them in the text and underline them. What do they mean?

(Đọc nhật ký trên mạng của Khang. Nhìn các từ trong khung sau đó tìm chúng trong văn bản và gạch dưới chúng. Chúng có nghĩa là gì?)

KHANG'S BLOG

Friday, December 23rd ...

MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

I live in the suburbs of Da Nang City. There are many things I like about my neighbourhood.

It's great for outdoor activities because it has beautiful parks, sandy beaches and fine weather. There's almost everything I need here: shops, restaurants, and markets. The people here are friendlier, and the food is better than in other places.

However, there are two things I dislike about it: there are many modern buildings and offices; and the streets are busy and crowded.

Posted by Khang at 4:55 PM

2. Read Khang’s blog again and fill the table with the information.

(Đọc lại blog của Khang và điền thông tin vào bảng.)

3. Read Khang’s blog again. Then answer the questions.

(Đọc lại blog của Khang. Sau đó trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Where is Khang’s neighbourhood?

(Xóm của Khang ở đâu?)

2. Why is his neighbourhood great for outdoor activities?

(Tại sao xóm của Khang thích hợp cho các hoạt động ngoài trời?)

3. What are the people in his neighbourhood like?

(Con người ở xóm Khang như thế nào?)

4. How are the streets in his neighbourhood?

(Những con đường ở xóm bạn ấy như thế nào?)

1. Look at the photos. What do you think are the answers to questions 1-3? Read and check.

(Nhìn các bức ảnh. Em nghĩ câu trả lời cho câu hỏi 1 – 3 là gì? Đọc và kiểm tra.)

CITY ON THE SEA

Imagine a five-star hotel with fantastic food and comfortable rooms. Imagine a square, shops, cinemas and theatres. Imagine all of these things on one very big ship: Oasis of the Seas.

More than 2,000 people work on Oasis of the Seas, and there are cabins for 6,360 passengers. That's a lot of people, and they eat a lot of food in the ship's twenty cafés and restaurants. There are 250 chefs!

It's the first ship with a park. It's called Central Park and it's got fifty real trees and 12,000 plants. If you like sports, there are also five swimming pools and there's an exciting sports area with a climbing wall. If you prefer reading, there's a library, but relax - there isn't a school on the ship!

1. Is there a school and a library on the ship?

2. Are there any swimming pools?

3. How many cafés and restaurants are there on the ship?

2. Read and listen to the text. What other symbols are on a map?

(Đọc và nghe văn bản. Những ký hiệu khác trên bản đồ là gì?)

MAPS

A map is a representation of a place. It's got a scale and a legend. A scale of 1:100,000 means that one centimetre on the map equals 100,000 centimetres, or one kilometre, in the place.

There are some symbols in the legend. An area with green trees is a forest, and a blue line is a river. A black dotted line is a path. There is a small black triangle and a number for a hill. The number - for example 112 - means that the hill is 112 metres high. Red lines are roads, and a railway is a black line with smaller lines on it. A black circle on a railway is a train station. A red area is a city or town. Next to the red area is the name of the city.

3. Look at map A and choose the correct words.

(Nhìn vào bản đồ A và chọn từ đúng.)

1. Complete the letter using the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành bức thư sử dụng những từ trong khung.)

Dear Ha,

Let’s (1) ______________ on Sunday evening at Quynh Café on Tran Quang Dieu Street. There’s a post office on the corner of the street. The café is next to the post office. There’s a cinema opposite the café (2) ______________ we can see a film after we have coffee.

To (3) ______________ to the café, take bus (4) ______________ 8 to Truong Thi Street. Get off at the bus stop in front of a park. Go along the street (5) ______________ you get to the traffic lights and then turn right. Take the first (6) ______________ on your right. Go straight ahead – just about 500 metres and it’s on your left.

See you there!

Khang

2. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following text.

(Hãy chọn đáp án đúng A, B, C hoặc D cho mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành văn bản sau.)

Oak City is a great city. There’s so (1) ______________ to do! There are cinemas, parks and discos. It’s got some great clothes and music shops (2) ______________.

Oak City is very modern and beautiful. There aren’t any (3) ______________ buildings and there’s some beautiful (4) ______________ around the city.

Is there any pollution in Oak City? There isn’t much pollution (5) ______________ there isn’t much traffic. Everyone travels (6) ______________ bike and walks, so there aren’t many accidents.

3. Read the email and answer the following questions.

(Đọc bức thư điện tử và trả lời câu hỏi.)

Dear Phong,

I’m sorry I couldn’t write to you earlier because I was very busy. Now, we’re staying in a small hotel near a shopping area in District 10. Near my hotel, there’s a cinema, a post office, a supermarket and some cafés. There are some big shops at the end of the street. It’s also very noisy here because there’s always a lot of traffic, day and night.

 In my home town, I live in a quieter street. There are some small shops, a school and a post office in my neighbourhood but there isn’t a park or a cinema. The streets are narrower but they are cleaner and there isn’t so much traffic. The air is much fresher, too.

Love,

Nam

1. Where is Nam staying now? 

(Nam hiện đang ở đâu?)

2. Why is it very noisy around his hotel?

(Tại sao xung quanh khách sạn của anh ấy rất ồn ào?)

3. What are the streets in his neighbourhood like?

(Đường phố trong khu phố của anh ấy như thế nào?)

4. Is there a park in his neighbourhood?

(Có công viên nào trong khu phố của anh ấy không?)

5. What is the air in his neighbourhood like?

(Không khí trong khu phố của anh ấy như thế nào?)

4. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. 

(Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D.)

NOISY NEIGHBOURS 

Do you sometimes have problems with your neighbours such as noise or littering? Well, the people of Pilton in Somerset, England have such problems every summer. For three or four days every year, the village is full of people of all ages who come here for the annual Glastonbury pop music festival. They usually stay in tents, caravans and motorhomes. They leave drink cans and papers all over the streets. The music plays until the early hours of the morning, and you can hear people talking and singing all night. The quiet country village becomes a nightmare to live in and some villagers are even thinking of moving to another village. A villager said last year "I don't want to stop the Glastonbury Festival. I just want the fans to enjoy the festival without disturbing normal village life.”

1. What happens in Pilton, Somerset every summer?

A. The neighbours are noisy.

B. There are many villagers.

C. There is a pop music festival.

D. The villagers litter the streets.

2. Visitors litter the streets with........... .

A. tents

B. caravans

C. motorhomes

D. cans and papers

3. How long is the pop music festival every year?

A. One night.

B. The whole summer.

C. Three or four days.

D. The whole year. 

4. What is Pilton like during the rest of the year?

A. A noisy place.

B. A quiet village.

C. A nightmare.

D. A music concert.

5. The villagers just want to... .

A. have a normal life as usual

B. stop the fans enjoying the festival

C. move far away

D. put an end to the festival 

3. Read the information about Leeds. Then complete the email.

(Đọc thông tin về Leeds. Sau đó hoàn thành email.)

Visit Leeds!

Come to Leeds in the north of England - it's only 270 km from the capital, London. It's a big city with a population of about 800,000.

Visit Leeds for the fantastic restaurants, and the streets with modern shops - it's really good for shopping!

If you like football, there's the famous Leeds United football team, too.

Leeds is a very exciting city with friendly people. Manchester and Sheffield aren't far by train - but our city is more exciting!

***

Hi Monika, 

Thank you for your email and the description of your city — Prague. My home city is Leeds. It's in the (1)______ and it's only(2) ______ from London. It's a very big city with (3)______ people. 

There are (4)______ and streets (5)______ here — it's a great place for (6)______ ! Leeds has got a (7)______ - Leeds United. I'm one of their fans! I like Leeds because it's a very  (8) ______ place. The people are nice and (9)______ too.

From Leeds there are trains to (10)______  - they aren't (11) ______. I like those cities but I think Leeds is (12)______  exciting!

See you soon,