Giải SGK, SBT Unit 2. City life Global Success

How is your city?

(Thành phố của bạn thế nào?)

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Trang: Hi, Ben. Sorry I couldn't get online earlier. I got stuck in a traffic jam and came home late

Ben: No problem, Trang. Did you go by bus?

Trang: No. My dad picked me up. I rarely use the bus. It's slow and packed with people.

Ben: I mostly get around by underground. It’s more reliable than the bus.

Trang: That's great.

Ben: But traffic congestion is terrible in London. You know, the more crowded the city gets, the more congested the streets are.

Trang: Yeah... and the more polluted they may become. There's a construction site in my neighbourhood. It's dusty, so people easily get itchy eyes.

Ben: It must be noisy, too. The noise probably makes people feel stressed sometimes.

Trang: That's right. But new buildings make the city look modern and attractive. Do you remember the grand building downtown?

Ben: Of course. How's it now? When I left Viet Nam, they nearly finished it.

Trang: Well, it's now a shopping mall. Teens like it because it's modern and fun.

Ben: Do you often go there?

Trang: Sometimes. I watch movies there with my sister. I want to go there more often, but it's a bit pricey.

Ben: It's expensive here in London, too...

2. Read the conversation again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Đọc lại đoạn hội thoại và quyết định xem những câu sau đây là đúng (T) hay sai (F).)

3. Match the words / phrases with their pictures.

(Nối các từ/cụm từ với hình ảnh của chúng.)

1. congested road

2. construction site

3. the underground

4. itchy eyes

5. entertainment centre

A. industry

B. value

C. business

D. centre

5. QUIZ. A lifestyle survey: City life or village life?

(CÂU ĐỐ. Một cuộc khảo sát về lối sống: Cuộc sống thành thị hay cuộc sống làng quê?)

Complete the quiz. Then compare your choices with your friends' and the teacher's explanation. Which suits you more, life in the city or in a village?

(Hoàn thành bài đố. Sau đó so sánh lựa chọn của bạn với lời giải thích của bạn bè và giáo viên. Cái nào phù hợp với bạn hơn, cuộc sống ở thành phố hay ở làng quê?)

1. What kind of house do you want to live in?

(Bạn muốn sống trong ngôi nhà như thế nào?)

A. A small and modern apartment.

(Một căn hộ nhỏ và hiện đại.)

B. A house with a garden.

(Một ngôi nhà có vườn.)

2. How do you like to get around?

(Bạn thích đi lại bằng cách nào?)

A. By public transport.

(Bằng phương tiện giao thông công cộng.)

B. By motorbike or bicycle.

(Bằng xe máy hoặc xe đạp.)

3. Where do you frequently enjoy visiting?

(Bạn thường xuyên ghé thăm nơi nào?)

A. Shops, restaurants, cinemas, and art galleries.

(Cửa hàng, nhà hàng, rạp chiếu phim và phòng trưng bày nghệ thuật.)

B. Local farmers' markets.

(Chợ nông sản địa phương.)

4. How do you describe your favourite neighbourhood?

(Bạn mô tả khu phố yêu thích của mình như thế nào?)

A. Crowded and busy.

(Đông đúc và bận rộn.)

B. Quiet and green.

(Yên tĩnh và xanh tươi.)

5. How do you like to spend time outdoors?

(Bạn thích dành thời gian ở ngoài trời như thế nào?)

A. Going for a walk or running in the park.

(Đi dạo hoặc chạy trong công viên.)

B. Doing gardening or visiting next-door neighbours.

(Làm vườn hoặc thăm hàng xóm bên cạnh.)

Vocabulary

1. Match the words / phrases with their explanations.

(Nối các từ/cụm từ với lời giải thích của chúng.)

A. calm

B. quiet

C. bustling

D. high

3. Complete the texts, using the words and phrases from the box.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn, sử dụng các từ và cụm từ trong hộp.)

John: City life is great! People can travel by public transport, like buses and the (1) _____. There are good schools and hospitals, and other (2) _____ such as parks, cinemas, and sports facilities. They make cities (3) _____ places for people.

Jenny: City life is terrible! The (4) _____ area is too crowded. Public transport is always packed with people. Some cities are like (5) _____ with so many buildings. Some cities are not (6) _____ because of high crime rates.

Grammar

Double comparatives (So sánh kép)

1. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

(Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. Lan isn't home yet. The later / more late it gets, the more worried I get about her.

2. He wants a new house. The larger the house is, the comfortable / more comfortable he feels.

3. She thinks the bigger the city is, higher / the higher the cost of living gets.

4. The famouser / more famous the city is, the higher number of tourists it can attract

5. The larger population the town has, more difficult / the more difficult it is to find a job.

2. Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence below and correct it.

(Tìm lỗi sai ở phần gạch chân trong mỗi câu dưới đây và sửa lại cho đúng.)

1. I love the spicy food in this city. The hottest the food is, the more I like it.

                         A                               B                               C

2. I got stuck in a traffic jam yesterday. The more congested the road was, the tired I became.

              A                                                               B                                     C

3. The modern the library is, the more attractive it is to teenagers.

              A                             B                           C

4. The streets are getting dirtier. The more crowded this city is, more polluted it becomes.

                                        A                       B                                       C

5. The denser the buildings are, the more ugly the city becomes. It'll soon look like a

              A                                           B

concrete jungle.

          C

Phrasal verbs (2)

(Cụm động từ (2))

3. Match a phrasal verb in column A with a suitable word / phrase in column B.

(Nối một cụm động từ ở cột A với một từ/cụm từ thích hợp ở cột B.)

4. Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb in 3. You can change the form of the verb when necessary.

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu với một cụm động từ ở phần 3. Bạn có thể thay đổi dạng của động từ khi cần thiết.)

1. I'm ______ a cold. I have a runny nose and a sore throat

2. We all need to ______ using our cars and ride our bikes more to reduce air pollution.

3. When I was in town, I chose to ______ by bus.

4. Where do teenagers in your neighbourhood often ______ each other?

5. The authority is ______ a plan to solve traffic congestion in the downtown area.

5. Work in pairs. Tell each other whether you agree or disagree with the following ideas.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hãy cho nhau biết bạn đồng ý hay không đồng ý với những ý kiến sau.)

1. The busier the city is, the more unhappy its people are.

(Thành phố càng bận rộn thì người dân càng không hạnh phúc.)

2. The older the city becomes, the less attractive it is to immigrants.

(Thành phố càng cũ thì càng kém hấp dẫn đối với người nhập cư.)

3. Your hometown should cut down on noise pollution.

(Quê hương của bạn nên giảm thiểu ô nhiễm tiếng ồn.)

Everyday English

Offering help and responding

(Đưa ra sự giúp đỡ và phản hồi)

1. Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the highlighted parts.

(Nghe và đọc đoạn hội thoại dưới đây. Hãy chú ý đến những phần được làm nổi bật.)

1.

Duong's dad: I can take you to the airport if you like.

(Bố có thể đưa con ra sân bay nếu con thích.)

Duong: Thanks, Dad.

(Cảm ơn bố.)

2.

Minh: Would you like me to give you a ride home?

(Bạn có muốn tôi chở bạn về nhà không?)

Hoang: Thank you. That's so kind of you.

(Cảm ơn bạn. Bạn thật là tốt bụng.)

2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thực hiện các cuộc hội thoại tương tự với các tình huống sau.)

1. Your friend doesn't know how to use the library smart card. You offer to show him/her.

(Bạn của bạn không biết cách sử dụng thẻ thông minh của thư viện. Bạn đề nghị với anh ấy/cô ấy.)

2. A teacher wants to talk to Ms Hoa, but she is not there. You offer to write a note for Ms Hoa.

(Một thầy giáo muốn nói chuyện với cô Hoa nhưng cô không có ở đó. Bạn đề nghị viết một lời nhắn cho cô Hoa.)

Transport in the city

(Giao thông vận tải trong thành phố)

3. Work in pairs. Read the descriptions of three teenagers about their favourite means of transport. Then complete the table below.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Đọc mô tả của ba thiếu niên về phương tiện giao thông yêu thích của họ. Sau đó hoàn thành bảng dưới đây.)

Hoang: I live in the suburbs of Ha Noi. I use my bike to get around. It's convenient because I can ride it to places where the bus line doesn't reach. Going by bike might be a bit slow, but I can avoid traffic jams.

Cholada: My favourite means of transport in Bangkok is the sky train. It's crowded at rush hour, but it's always on time. It doesn't get stuck in traffic jams, so I can save time travelling.

Kathy: I love the tram in Melbourne. It offers a discount for students. Sometimes the tram is late, but it always updates its arrival on a smartphone app, so I know in advance and arrange my time easily.

4. Make notes about a means of transport you are using.

(Ghi chú về phương tiện giao thông bạn đang sử dụng.)

- Name of the means of transport

(Tên của phương tiện giao thông)

- Its advantage(s) and drawback(s)

(Lợi ích và bất lợi của nó)

- Why you choose to use it

(Vì sao bạn chọn nó)

5. Work in groups. Talk to your friends about the means of transport that you use. Use your notes in 4.

(Làm việc theo nhóm. Nói chuyện với bạn bè của bạn về phương tiện giao thông mà bạn sử dụng. Sử dụng ghi chú của bạn trong phần 4.)

Reading

1. Work in pairs. Match the words / phrases with their pictures.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nối các từ/cụm từ với hình ảnh của chúng.)

2. Read part of an announcement about the Teenovator competition. Match the topics in the competition with their winners. There is one extra topic.

(Đọc một phần thông báo về cuộc thi Teenovator. Hãy nối các chủ đề trong cuộc thi với người chiến thắng. Có một chủ đề thừa.)

List of topics:

(Danh sách các chủ đề)

A. The street-safe city

(Thành phố với đường phố an toàn)

B. The teen-friendly city

(Thành phố thân thiện với thanh thiếu niên)

C. The food-smart city

(Thành phố thực phẩm thông minh)

D. The waste-free city

(Thành phố không rác thải)

Teenovator competition

Teenovator is an annual competition by the City Teen Council. We ask teens to find problems of the city and suggest solutions. Here are this year's winners

1. _________: Central School

They see that the more developed a city is, the more food people throw away. They suggest carrying out a project which turns food waste into energy. Students would sort their leftovers at school canteens. A nearby farm would come to take the food waste and process it into biogas.

2. _________: Bookworm Team

This team feels that many public amenities, particularly the city library, are not teen-friendly. They suggest a list of changes so that the library can attract more teens. Some of them include designing lively learning spaces for teens and having teen's favourite desserts in the cafeteria.

3. _________: Helena Wilson

Helena realises that there are too many vehicles around school gates. This is unsafe for children who walk to school. She suggests that the city authorities not allow cars at school gates at drop-off and pick-up times. In addition, they should not let motorbikes park on the pavement near school gates.

5. Which of the following is INCORRECT about Helena Wilson?

A. She suggests banning bikes at school gates

B. She wants the city authorities to take action.

C. She thinks cars moving near school gates can cause accidents to children.

D. Her concern is road safety around school for children.

Speaking

4. Make a list of city problems and some solutions to them.

(Lập danh sách các vấn đề của thành phố và một số giải pháp cho chúng.)

Example: (Ví dụ)

5. Work in pairs. Talk to your friends about the city problems and suggest solutions to them. You can use the ideas in 4.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nói chuyện với bạn bè của bạn về các vấn đề của thành phố và đề xuất giải pháp cho họ. Bạn có thể sử dụng các ý tưởng trong phần 4.)

Now report your discussion to the class.

(Bây giờ hãy báo cáo cuộc thảo luận của bạn trước lớp.)

You can use the structures below:

(Bạn có thể sử dụng các cấu trúc dưới đây)

There are several problems in our city. First,... Second,... To solve these problems, the city can... Another solution is... By doing so, the city can be a more liveable place.

(Có một số vấn đề trong thành phố của chúng tôi. Thứ nhất,... Thứ hai,... Để giải quyết những vấn đề này, thành phố có thể... Một giải pháp khác là... Bằng cách đó, thành phố có thể trở thành một nơi đáng sống hơn.)

a. Nice parks

b. Modern cinemas

c. Air-conditioned buses

d. Free sports facilities

e. Convenient food stalls

f. Wide roads

2. Listen to an interview with three teenagers about life in their cities. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Nghe cuộc phỏng vấn ba thiếu niên về cuộc sống ở thành phố của họ. Quyết định xem các câu phát biểu là đúng (T) hay sai (F).)

3. Listen again. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

(Nghe lại. Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B hoặc C.)

1. Where might this interview come from?

(Cuộc phỏng vấn này có thể đến từ đâu?)

A. A chat show. (Một chương trình trò chuyện.)

B. A documentary. (Một bộ phim tài liệu.)

C. The daily news. (Tin tức hàng ngày.)

2. What is a problem in Tom's city?

(Vấn đề ở thành phố của Tom là gì?)

A. Some buses don't have air-conditioners.

(Một số xe buýt không có máy điều hòa.)

B. There are no parks.

(Không có công viên.)

C. Some roads are too wide.

(Một số con đường quá rộng.)

3. What change does Elena suggest for her city?

(Elena gợi ý những thay đổi gì cho thành phố của cô ấy?)

A. A new shopping mall.

(Một trung tâm mua sắm mới.)

B. More free sports facilities.

(Nhiều cơ sở thể thao miễn phí hơn.)

C. More modern sports centres.

(Nhiều trung tâm thể thao hiện đại hơn.)

4. Chi thinks that _______ should tell teens about the drawbacks of street food.

(Chi nghĩ rằng _______ nên nói với thanh thiếu niên về những hạn chế của thức ăn đường phố.)

A. parents and the city council

(phụ huynh và hội đồng thành phố)

B. the city council and schools

(hội đồng thành phố và trường học)

C. parents and schools

(phụ huynh và nhà trường)

5. Write a paragraph (about 100 words) about what you like OR dislike about living in a city. You can use the ideas in 4 or your own ideas.

(Viết một đoạn văn (khoảng 100 từ) về những điều bạn thích HOẶC không thích khi sống ở thành phố. Bạn có thể sử dụng các ý ở bài 4 hoặc ý của riêng bạn.)

You can use the following outline:

(Bạn có thể sử dụng phác thảo sau)

I love / dislike city life. First, ...

(Tôi yêu/không thích cuộc sống thành phố. Đầu tiên, ...)

Second, ...

(Thứ hai, ...)

Third, ...

(Thứ ba, ...)

In conclusion, ..

(Tóm lại là, ..)

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below.

(Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu dưới đây.)

1. It takes Jane 30 minutes to travel from her house in the suburbs / downtown to her office in the city centre.

2. Minh prefers the metro / sky train. He finds it more comfortable to go underground than above the ground.

3. The city centre is now packed with high buildings. It looks like an ugly public amenity / concrete jungle.

4. He loves the nightlife of his city. He thinks that it is lively / noisy.

5. Ho Chi Minh City is a slow / bustling city. It is always full of activities.

2. Fill in each gap with a word from the box to complete the passage.

(Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu dưới đây.)

Mia lives in a small town. In the past, there were not many people living in the town, so it was rather quiet and (1) _______. Nowadays, it is totally different. The more crowded the town is, the less (2) _______ it becomes. Crime rates are increasing quickly. Moreover, many car drivers don't obey traffic rules, so they indirectly cause traffic (3) _______. Construction sites are everywhere in the town. The dust and dirt from these sites have caused many problems for people's health, for example (4) _______ eyes, runny noses, and acne. All these things make Mia feel that her town is not as (5) _______ as before.

Grammar

3. Complete the sentences with the particles in the box.

(Hoàn thành câu với các trợ từ trong hộp.)

1. People are throwing _______ tons of food each year. This is such a waste!

2. Shopping malls are a popular place for teens to hang  _______with one another these days.

3. The city council wants to cut _______ construction noise by 20% in the next five years.

4. The researchers carried _______ a study about people's attitudes towards their cities.

5. Many people come _______ the flu in winter.

4. Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and correct it.

(Tìm lỗi ngữ pháp trong mỗi câu và sửa nó.)

1. The dirtier the air gets, more difficult it is for people to breathe.

2. My brother likes to get up the city by bike, but I prefer using public transport

3. Nearer the school is, the more convenient it is for the students.

4. She came up with a cold after walking in the heavy rain.

5. The more slow the Internet is, the angrier the users get.

1. Imagine a future city you would like to live in. Complete the table.

(Hãy tưởng tượng một thành phố trong tương lai mà bạn muốn sống. Hãy hoàn thành bảng.)

2. Prepare a poster presentation on your future city. Use the information from your table in 1.

(Chuẩn bị một bài thuyết trình bằng áp phích về thành phố tương lai của bạn. Sử dụng thông tin từ bảng của bạn ở phần 1.)

3. Present your poster of the future city to your class.

(Trình bày tấm áp phích về thành phố tương lai trước lớp của bạn.)

1. Choose the correct letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

(Chọn phương án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ từ có phần gạch chân khác với ba từ còn lại về cách phát âm.)

1. A. bear                                B. near                                    C. wear                                    D. pear

2. A. slowly                             B. downtown                           C. power                                    D. crowded

3. A. coast                               B. upload                                C. abroad                                    D. roadside

4. A. home                              B. shopping                             C. comb                                    D. locate

5. A. double                            B. council                               C. southeast                                 D. thousand

2. Write the words under the pictures, starting with the given letters.

(Viết các từ dưới các bức tranh, bắt đầu bằng các chữ cái cho sẵn.)

 1. u_____

2. a_____

3. d_____

4. c_____

5. sq_____

6. c_____

Now write the words in the appropriate column.

(Bây giờ hãy viết các từ vào cột thích hợp.)

1. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.

(Chọn phương án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. The city is now a big _____ site with many half-finished buildings.

A. waste                      B. tourist                                 C. storage                                D. construction

2. The town is overcrowded and lacks public _____.

A. health                     B. amenities                            C. education                           D. places

3. I used to live in the _____ area, but I moved to a quiet suburb two years ago.

A. downtown              B. underground                       C. outskirts                             D. village

4. The _____ system runs underground, so it doesn’t encounter road congestion.

A. bus                          B. coach                                  C. metro                                  D. taxi

5. This city looks like a _____ jungle with ugly buildings and almost no parks.

A. green                      B. loveable                              C. tropical                               D. concrete

6. I live in a _____ street which is full of people and vehicles moving around all day.

A. quiet                       B. bustling                              C. calm                                   D. empty

7. Bangkok has an excellent _____ system which runs on a railway above the ground.

A. sky train                 B. underground                       C. ferry                                   D. taxi

8. Many people compliment Ha Noi on being a _____ tourist destination.

A. dusty                       B. noisy                                   C. safe                                     D. polluted

2. Complete the following tasks.

(Hoàn thành các nhiệm vụ sau.)

a. Choose the option which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each sentence.

(Chọn phương án ĐỒNG NGHĨA với từ/ cụm từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu.)

1. She browsed the shop but didn’t buy anything. She found it a bit pricey.

A. crowded                 B. modern                               C. attractive                            D. expensive

2. The underground was packed with people. I couldn’t find a seat.

A. full on                     B. empty of                             C. full of                                 D. convenient for

3. Her team is carrying out a project to recycle food waste.

A. running                   B. proposing                           C. funding                               D. aiming

b. Choose the option which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each sentence.

(Chọn phương án TRÁI NGHĨA với từ/ cụm từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu.)

4. Neither Lan nor Hoa stayed home alone last weekend. They went to the shopping mall together.

A. hung out with one another                                     B. came down with one another

C. got rid of one another                                            D. looked up to one another

5. Hoa: I never use buses when getting around. They are always late.

Jack: Well, it’s not that bad. They are reliable now.

A. on time                   B. late                                     C. timely                                 D. terrible

3. Complete the text with the words and phrases from the box.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với các từ và cụm từ trong khung.)

I live in a coastal town. It used to be a beautiful and (1) _____ place. Now, it’s a (2) _____. All we have are big and ugly buildings. There will be even more buildings because (3) _____ are everywhere. The beaches are (4) _____. Pickpockets happen frequently. I think the local government should invest in better (5) _____ such as parks and sports facilities. They should also clean up the beach and increase the (6) _____ in the town.

4. Write the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.

(Viết dạng đúng của tính từ trong ngoặc.)

1. The (busy) _____ the street is, the less I like it. I hate noisy places.

2. The later it gets at night, the (cold) _____ it becomes.

3. The (light) _____ the street was, the (safe) _____ I felt.

4. The (crowded) _____ the bus got, the more difficult it was for me to breathe.

5. I fear that the more modern city life is, the (friendly) _____ people are to one another.

6. (close) _____ it gets to pick-up time, (difficult) _____ traffic around the school becomes.

7. I think that (expensive) _____ a restaurant is, (good) _____ its service is.

8. (far) _____ the community sports centre is, (convenient) _____ it is for me to go there.

5. Circle a mistake in each sentence below and correct it.

(Hãy khoanh tròn một lỗi sai trong mỗi câu dưới đây và sửa lại.)

1. Safer a city is, the more liveable it becomes.

A. Safer                       B. the                                      C. more liveable                        D. becomes

2. Our city is age-friendly. We make it easy for the elderly to get along by public transport.

A. age-friendly           B. easy                                    C. elderly                                D. get along

3. The bigger the shopping mall is, the attractive it is to teenagers.

A. bigger                     B. is                                         C. attractive                            D. to

4. Although people wanted to carry out with the project, the company stopped funding it.

A. Although                B. out                                      C. funding                               D. it

5. The local authority tried to cut on private car use but they didn’t succeed.

A. local                       B. cut on                                  C. use                                      D. succeed

6. The closer an area is to the downtown, denser its population is.

A. closer                      B. to                                        C. denser                                 D. is

7. Many teens prefer hanging in at shopping malls to outdoor places.

A. teens                       B. in                                        C. at                                        D. to

8. Hoang is coming up with a fever. The more time that passes, the higher his temperature is.

A. up with                   B. more time that passes         C. higher                                 D. temperature

1. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.

(Chọn câu trả lời thích hợp nhất A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu giao tiếp sau đây.)

1. Minh: I can lend you this book if you are interested in reading it.

Peter: _____

A. You did a great job!

B. Thanks. I prefer going by bus.

C. I didn’t know you like reading books.

D. Thanks. I’ll take good care of it.

2. Hoa: Ms Mai won’t come back until noon. Would you like me to leave a note for her?

Ms Hoai: _____

A. Sorry. I can’t find my notes.

B. That’s great. Thanks for your help.

C. Why would you like to leave?

D. How about leaving her alone?

3. Harry: Oh no! I missed the bus to the underground.

Mr Lam: _____

A. You’re excellent. Congratulations!

B. Your friends will miss you a lot.

C. The underground is much faster than the bus.

D. Don’t worry. I can take you to the station.

4. James: _____

Chloe: Yes, please. That’s so kind of you.

A. Excuse me. Can I sit here?

B. Do you commute to work every day?

C. I can show you how this smart card works.

D. Would you mind taking this book to Ms Hoa’s office?

5. Ann: _____

Hoang: Would you like me to get a taxi for you?

A. The tram is late today.

B. The Melbourne tram is great.

C. The sky train is always on time.

D. A taxi can get stuck in traffic congestion.

2. Elena and Hoa are talking about some cities. Choose A - E to complete their conversation. Then practise it with a friend.

(Elena và Hoa đang nói về một số thành phố. Chọn A - E để hoàn thành cuộc hội thoại. Sau đó thực hành nó với một người bạn.)

Elena: I wish I could live in Da Lat. It’s such a healthy place to live.

Hoa: (1) _____

Elena: Yeah. And I think the local authority does a great job. They keep the streets clean.

Hoa: It looks that way. (2) _____

Elena: Well, it’s a nice place. The best thing about living there is that shopping is convenient. I can buy almost everything I need.

Hoa: (3) _____

Elena: But we need some better restaurants. There are too many fast-food restaurants in the town. I prefer healthier food.

Hoa: (4) _____. Da Lat has great vegetables.

Elena: Thanks. I’d love to. (5) _____.

A. Sounds like a nice place!

(Nghe có vẻ là một nơi tuyệt vời!)

B. I like the fresh air here. I guess it’s because there are no factories around.

(Tôi thích không khí trong lành ở đây. Tôi đoán đó là vì xung quanh không có nhà máy nào cả.)

C. Hey, I can take you to a vegetable hotpot restaurant if you like.

(Này, tôi có thể dẫn bạn đi tới nhà hàng lẩu rau nếu bạn thích.)

D. There isn’t a lot of trash all over the place. How about your home town?

(Không có nhiều rác ở khắp mọi nơi. Còn quê hương của bạn thì sao?)

E. That’s so kind of you.

(Bạn thật tốt bụng.)

3. Make a similar conversation. Use the information given below or your own ideas.

(Thực hiện một cuộc hội thoại tương tự. Sử dụng thông tin được đưa ra dưới đây hoặc ý tưởng của riêng bạn.)

1. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank in the following passage.

(Chọn phương án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau.)

The local newspaper carried out a survey with city dwellers about how to make the city a more (1) _____ place. Most participants in the survey talked about the city’s traffic. First, they wanted stricter traffic (2) _____ to stop drivers from ignoring traffic lights and breaking speed limits. This would help reduce road accidents. In addition, they hoped their city would improve its (3) _____ system. For example, buses should be clean and have air conditioners. There should be bus lines that reach almost all areas in the city, so it would be easy for people to (4) _____. They said that good public transport could also (5) _____ the city money. The local authority wouldn’t need to construct new parking lots and (6) _____ roads to cater for the increasing number of private cars. Finally, the survey (7) _____ suggested the local authority build traffic apps. The apps could recommend to drivers the best routes to avoid traffic (8) _____. The sooner the government started implementing these, the more convenient it would be to travel around the city.

1.

A. lifelong                          

B. living                                 

C. lively                                   

D. liveable

2.

A. jams                               

B. laws                                   

C. lights                                   

D. safety

3.

A. public transport             

B. underground                      

C. amenity                                  

D. parking

4.

A. go away                         

B. move in                             

C. get around                        

D. come out

5.

A. earn                               

B. make                                  

C. save                                               

D. spend

6.

A. narrow                           

B. widen                                 

C. reduce                                   

D. block

7.

A. participants                   

B. people                                

C. government                

D. police

8.

A. signs                              

B. flow                                   

C. accidents                                

D. congestion

2. Read the passage and match the information with the person by writing A for Gina, B for Olivia, and C for Hoai.

(Đọc đoạn văn và nối thông tin bằng cách viết A cho Gina, B cho Olivia và C cho Hoài.)

Living in Vancouver

Vancouver, a coastal city in Canada, ranks among the most liveable cities in the world. Let’s meet three residents to learn why they love this city.

A. Gina (20 years old)

I fell in love with Vancouver’s natural habitats. I can go hiking in the summer and snowboarding in the winter in the mountains. Sometimes I pack my favourite foods and go to Kitsilano Beach to get a bit of sunshine. I like swimming in the Kitsilano pool, which is the longest outdoor swimming pool in North America.

B. Olivia (30 years old)

Life in Vancouver is convenient. The food here is good. There are both great restaurants and food trucks. Farmers’ markets offer a wide range of fresh produce. When I’m too busy to cook, I pick up prepared meals in the supermarket.

C. Hoai (35 years old)

This is such a kid-friendly place. The whole city is like an adventure playground. There are hundreds of activities to entertain children. At weekends, I take my daughters to the mind-blowing museum, explore a rainforest, or play outdoor games with them. Vancouver is a perfect place for family life.

3. Read the passage and do the exercises.

(Đọc đoạn văn và làm bài tập.)

Twenty years ago, people tried to leave the suburbs for cities but nowadays many people are reluctant to make such a move. They say that compared to suburban areas, city life has many drawbacks.

The high cost of living is the first disadvantage. The bigger the city is, the higher the living cost is. Accommodation and petrol are expensive. Food and drinks are also pricey. Apart from that, city people seem to suffer from more noise and air pollution. The densely populated neighbourhoods, busy traffic, and big construction sites make cities noisy and dusty. These are harmful to people’s health, such as increasing their stress levels, disturbing their sleep and making them suffer from breathing problems.

Lack of space is another drawback of city life. House prices are high in the city, so people tend to live in smaller houses or in apartment blocks. Many cities lack spaces for outdoor activities; therefore, teenagers often hang out at shopping malls or in entertainment complexes instead of doing sports outdoors.

The cities’ authorities are trying to overcome these problems. However, they still have a long way to go before they can reduce living costs and pollution, and increase green space to make all cities in the world more liveable places.

a. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D.)

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The reasons for moving to the suburbs.

B. The disadvantages of city life.

C. The high cost of living in cities.

D. The causes of pollution in cities.

2. Why does the author mention “accommodation, petrol, food, and drinks” in paragraph 2?

A. To give examples of high living costs.

B. To explain how convenient city life is.

C. To describe what city people often lack.

D. To suggest city people save money.

3. What does the word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. bad effects

B. stress levels

C. city people

D. construction sites

4. According to the passage, teenagers often hang out at shopping malls because _____.

A. they find shopping malls interesting

B. they have few places outdoor to play

C. they prefer them to entertainment complexes

D. their houses are too small

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about city authorities?

A. They are trying to find solutions to city problems.

B. They all want to solve problems for all the world’s cities.

C. They hope to lower the costs of living in cities.

D. They reduced pollution levels in cities by half last year.

b. Complete each gap in the sentences below with no more than THREE words taken from the passage.

(Hoàn thành mỗi chỗ trống trong các câu dưới đây với không quá BA từ lấy từ đoạn văn.)

1. Fewer people nowadays want to move to the city than _____ ago.

2. The bigger cities often have _____ living costs.

3. Congested traffic and building sites can cause _____ pollution in neighbourhoods.

4. People living in noisy and dusty areas may have problems with stress, _____ and _____.

5. Many people live in small apartment blocks because of high _____.

6. It takes a long time for the authorities to _____ these city problems.

1. Make sentences using the words/ phrases below to help you. You can make changes to the words/ phrases and add more words if necessary.

(Đặt câu sử dụng các từ/ cụm từ dưới đây để giúp bạn. Bạn có thể thay đổi từ/ cụm từ và thêm từ nếu cần thiết.)

1. boy / came / food poison / after / eat / street food.

2. big / mall / is, / the easier / it / people / to / lost/ in it.

3. They / decided / hang / cinema / instead / a coffee shop.

4. The restaurant / bit / pricey, / so / it was / popular / teenagers.

5. Travel / a dusty road / every day / causes / have / itchy eyes / runny nose.

2. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the original sentence.

(Chọn phương án đúng nhất A, B, C hoặc D có nghĩa giống với câu ban đầu.)

1. It’s difficult to get around the city at rush hours due to congested roads.

A. Moving to the city at rush hours is not a good idea.

B. It’s not easy at rush hours because the downtown is congested.

C. Traffic congestion makes it difficult to travel in the city at rush hours.

D. Don’t get around the city because all roads are congested.

2. The city council will cut down on electricity used for public lighting.

A. According to the city council, there will soon be no public lighting in the city.

B. The city council intends to reduce energy used to light public places.

C. The city council will cut down on investment in public amenities.

D. Public lights use up much electricity so the city council will remove them.

3. They should reduce the amount of fatty foods in their daily meals.

A. They should cut down on the amount of fatty foods in their daily meals.

B. They should eat more fatty foods in their daily meals.

C. They shouldn’t cook fatty foods every day.

D. The more fatty foods they eat, the healthier they become.

4. Jack caught a cold after walking home in the rain.

A. Jack felt cold because he had to walk home in the rain.

B. The rain was cold, so Jack tried to walk home as quickly as possible.

C. The heavier the rain, the more quickly Jack walked to his home.

D. Jack came down with a cold because he walked home in rainy weather.

5. Tom conducted research to find out how much food his friends were throwing away.

A. Tom’s research was about wasting food at his friends’ home.

B. Tom did research on how to throw away food without harming the environment.

C. Tom’s friends carried out research because he was throwing away too much food.

D. Tom carried out a study on his friends' food wasting habit.

3. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) to describe the life in Wonderland. Use the following ideas to help you.

(Viết một đoạn văn (100 – 120 từ) miêu tả cuộc sống ở Wonderland. Sử dụng những ý tưởng sau đây để giúp bạn.)