Giải SGK, SBT Unit 9. World Englishes Global Success

What do you mean?

(Ý bạn là gì?)

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Teacher: Hi class. I'd like to introduce an exchange student who comes from New York. Welcome Jack!

Students: Hello, Jack. Nice to meet you.

Jack: Nice to meet you all. This is my first time in Viet Nam.

Teacher: Now you can ask Jack any questions you would like to ask.

Phong: Do American students wear school uniforms every day, Jack?

Jack: No, most American students don't wear school uniforms. Most students at my school wear pants and T-shirts.

Phong: What do you mean by 'pants', Jack?

Jack: Ah, I mean trousers. In American English, 'pants' mean 'trousers'.

Phong: I see.

Teacher: Yeah, there are some differences in vocabulary between American English and British English. Are there any more questions?

Mi: Yes. I want to know about the students in your school. Are all of you American? And do all of you speak English?

Jack: Good question. Most of us are American, but some are immigrants from other countries like Viet Nam, India, and Mexico. Their first language is not English, but they all speak English at school.

Mi: That's interesting!

2. Read the conversation again. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words from the conversation.

(Đọc lại đoạn hội thoại. Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống không quá HAI từ trong đoạn hội thoại.)

1. Jack is an exchange student from _______.

2. This is the _______ Jack has visited Viet Nam.

3. Most students at Jack's school wear _______ and T-shirts.

4. American English and British English have _______ in vocabulary.

5. Not all students in Jack's school are _______, but they all speak English.

3. Match the words and phrases with their definitions.

(Nối các từ và cụm từ với định nghĩa của chúng.)

4. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một từ hoặc cụm từ từ bài 3.)

1. What does your name _______, Mi?

- It's the name of a bird.

2. English _______ is increasing because it borrows words from other languages.

3. In Australia, there are a lot of _______ who have come from other countries.

4. His _______ is Vietnamese, but he can speak English and French fluently

5. This year our school has a(n) _______from Britain. She will study with us for one month.

5. QUIZ Match the words in British English with those in American English so that they mean the same. Who is the quickest?

(Nối các từ trong tiếng Anh Anh với các từ trong tiếng Anh Mỹ sao cho chúng có nghĩa giống nhau. Ai là người nhanh nhất?)

Do you know any other pairs of words?

(Bạn có biết cặp từ nào khác không?)

Vocabulary

1. Match a word or phrase in A with its meaning in B.

(Nối một từ hoặc cụm từ ở A với nghĩa của nó ở B.)

2. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to make a meaningful expression.

(Nối động từ ở A với một cụm từ ở B để tạo thành câu có nghĩa.)

3. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

(Chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. English is a(n) official / first language in Singapore besides Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil.

2. Although he was born in Britain, he is fluent / bilingual in Vietnamese.

3. After you pick / look up a word in the dictionary, remember to make an example with it.

4. How many books have you picked / translated from English into Vietnamese?

5. Remember to go / copy over the words you have learnt in class.

Pronunciation

Stress in words ending in -ion and -ity

(Trọng âm ở những từ kết thúc bằng -ion và -ity)

4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the word stress.

(Nghe và lặp lại các từ. Hãy chú ý đến trọng âm của từ.)

5. Listen and repeat the sentences. Mark the stress in the underlined words.

(Nghe và lặp lại các câu. Đánh dấu trọng âm ở những từ được gạch chân.)

1. They had a discussion about the quality of the courses at their language centre.

2. Pay attention to her ability to express herself in English.

3. I have an intention of organising an English class for the community.

4. Let's do a revision activity before the exam.

5. What is the function of the word 'identity' in this sentence?

A. who

B. which

C. what

D. whose

2. Underline the relative clause in each sentence. Decide if the relative pronoun is the subject (S) or object (O) of the relative clause and if we can or cannot omit it.

(Gạch chân mệnh đề quan hệ trong mỗi câu. Quyết định xem đại từ quan hệ là chủ ngữ (S) hay tân ngữ (O) của mệnh đề quan hệ và liệu chúng ta có thể hoặc không thể bỏ qua nó.)

1. The new vocabulary items which we learnt yesterday are difficult to remember.

2. I don't like the grammar exercises which are in this book.

3. The man who translated this novel into Vietnamese must be proficient in English.

4. The students who love languages can join our Reading Club.

5. The teacher who we admire can speak three languages.

3. Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct them if necessary.

(Những câu này đúng hay sai? Sửa chúng nếu cần thiết.)

1. My sister doesn't like films have unhappy endings.

2. What is the name of the man who is the director of the language centre?

3. One of the four official languages people use in Singapore is English.

4. I like the English lesson which Ms Oanh taught yesterday.

5. Students who grades are high can compete in this contest.

4. Combine the two sentences into one, using a relative pronoun.

(Kết hợp hai câu thành một, sử dụng đại từ quan hệ.)

1. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous linguist.

(Tôi đã gặp một người phụ nữ. Chồng cô là một nhà ngôn ngữ học nổi tiếng.)

2. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

(Bố của bạn tôi đã cho chúng tôi vé. Anh ấy sở hữu một công ty du lịch.)

3. The grammar exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

(Bài tập ngữ pháp rất phức tạp. Không ai có thể làm được điều đó.)

4. I study English in a language school. It is in the centre of the city.

(Tôi học tiếng Anh ở trường ngoại ngữ. Nó nằm ở trung tâm thành phố.)

5. The student completed the quiz the fastest. The teacher praised him.

(Học sinh hoàn thành bài kiểm tra nhanh nhất. Thầy khen ngợi anh.)

5. GAME. Clues for you

(TRÒ CHƠI. Gợi ý cho bạn)

Work in two teams. A student from each team gives clues about an object or a person in class, using a relative clause. Students from the other team guess which object or person it is.

(Làm việc theo hai đội. Một học sinh của mỗi đội đưa ra manh mối về một đồ vật hoặc một người trong lớp bằng cách sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ. Học sinh của đội kia đoán đó là đồ vật hoặc người nào.)

Example: (Ví dụ)

- This is something which we write with.

(Đây là thứ mà chúng tôi viết bằng.)

- Is it a pen?

(Nó là một cây bút?)

- Yes, it is.

(Vâng, đúng vậy.)

Everyday English

(Tiếng Anh hàng ngày)

Saying good luck and responding

(Nói lời chúc may mắn và đáp lại)

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

(Nghe và đọc đoạn hội thoại. Hãy chú ý đến những phần được đánh dấu.)

1.

Tom: Good luck with your English exam.

(Chúc may mắn với kỳ thi tiếng Anh của bạn.)

Mi: Thanks. I'll try my best.

(Cảm ơn. Tôi sẽ cố gắng hết sức.)

2.

Phong: I've heard that you're moving to the US. I wish you all the best of luck.

(Tôi nghe nói bạn sắp chuyển đến Mỹ. Tôi chúc bạn mọi điều may mắn nhất.)

Neighbour: Thank you so much.

(Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều.)

2. Work in pairs. Practise saying good luck and responding in the following situations.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Luyện tập nói chúc may mắn và đáp lại trong các tình huống sau.)

1. Your friend is giving a presentation in English this week.

(Tuần này bạn của bạn sẽ thuyết trình bằng tiếng Anh.)

2. Your cousin is taking the university entrance exam next week.

(Anh họ của bạn sẽ tham dự kỳ thi tuyển sinh đại học vào tuần tới.)

3. Your English teacher is going to the UK for further study.

(Giáo viên tiếng Anh của bạn sắp tới Vương quốc Anh để học cao hơn.)

Interesting facts about English

(Sự thật thú vị về tiếng Anh)

3. Work in pairs. Read the interesting facts below about English. Order them from the most interesting to the least interesting.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hãy đọc những sự thật thú vị dưới đây về tiếng Anh. Sắp xếp chúng từ thú vị nhất đến ít thú vị nhất.)

1. The most common letter in English is “e”.

2. Only two English words in current use end in “-gry”.They are “angry” and “hungry”.

3. The word “uncopyrightable” is the longest English word in normal use which contains no letter more than once.

4. The longest English word without a true vowel (a, e, i, o, or u) is “rhythms”.

5. “Queueing” and “cooeeing” are the two words with five consecutive vowels (five vowels in a row).

5. Share your group's answers with the class. Which group has the most correct answers?

(Chia sẻ câu trả lời của nhóm bạn với cả lớp. Nhóm nào có câu trả lời đúng nhất?)

Reading

1. Look at the diagram. Put the names of the countries where English is spoken in the correct circle.

(Nhìn vào sơ đồ. Điền tên các quốc gia sử dụng tiếng Anh vào đúng vòng tròn.)

Now read the text quickly to check your answers.

(Bây giờ hãy đọc nhanh văn bản để kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn.)

2. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

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

Braj Kachru was a Professor of Linguistics who invented the term 'World Englishes! The term refers to the fact that English has become a global means of communication with a lot of varieties.

In 1985, Kachru proposed a model of the different uses of English around the world. There are three concentric circles in the model.

The first of these circles is the Inner Circle, which consists of the traditional English- speaking countries, such as the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In these regions, English is the first language, and their speakers provide the standards of English.

The next circle is the Outer Circle where English is not the first language but the second or official language. The countries in this circle include India, Singapore, the Philippines, Pakistan, Malaysia, etc. The speakers of these places follow the standards which the countries in the Inner circle provide.

The last circle is the Expanding Circle. People in this circle speak English as a foreign language. Some of the countries in the Expanding Circle are Brazil, Japan, Russia, and Viet Nam. Speakers of English in these places follow the rules which the people in the Inner Circle have established.

A. model

B. Inner Circle

C. Outer Circle

D. Expanding Circle

3. Read the text again and fill in each blank in the summary with no more than TWO words.

(Đọc lại văn bản và điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong phần tóm tắt không quá HAI từ.)

Kachru's Model

Speaking

4. Work in pairs. Read the following words. What do all the words have in common?

(Làm việc theo cặp. Đọc những từ sau. Tất cả các từ có điểm gì chung?)

banh mi, sushi, robot, piano, kung fu

5. Work in groups. Discuss and write the meaning / explanation of each word and choose the language of origin for each word from the given list. Then present your answers to the class.

(Làm việc theo nhóm. Thảo luận và viết nghĩa/giải thích của từng từ và chọn ngôn ngữ gốc cho mỗi từ trong danh sách cho sẵn. Sau đó trình bày câu trả lời của bạn trước lớp.)

Chinese - Japanese - Vietnamese - Italian - Czech

Listening

1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nhìn vào các bức tranh và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. What is the person in each picture doing?

(Người trong mỗi bức tranh đang làm gì?)

2. How can these activities help them learn English?

(Những hoạt động này có thể giúp các em học tiếng Anh như thế nào?)

2. Listen to Trang talking. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Nghe Trang nói. Quyết định xem các câu phát biểu là đúng (T) hay sai (F).)

3. Listen again and fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.

(Nghe lại và điền vào mỗi chỗ trống không quá HAI từ.)

Tips to improve English vocabulary learning

(Mẹo nâng cao khả năng học từ vựng tiếng Anh)

Reading English books

(Đọc sách tiếng Anh)

- Guessing the (1) _______

(Đoán _______)

Using a good dictionary

(Sử dụng từ điển tốt)

- Checking the meaning and (2) _______

(Kiểm tra nghĩa và _______)

Using a vocabulary notebook

(Sử dụng sổ ghi chép từ vựng)

- (3) _______ all new words into a notebook

(_______ tất cả các từ mới vào một cuốn sổ)

(4) _______ in English

(_______ bằng tiếng Anh)

- Trying to use the words learnt and (5) _______ more new words

(Cố gắng sử dụng những từ đã học và _______ thêm từ mới)

Writing

4. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions below.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi dưới đây.)

1. What is the thing you find most challenging when learning English?

(Điều bạn thấy khó khăn nhất khi học tiếng Anh là gì?)

2. What have you done to improve it?

(Bạn đã làm gì để cải thiện nó?)

5. Write a paragraph (100-120 words) about the most challenging thing you face when learning English and what you have done to improve it.

(Viết một đoạn văn (100-120 từ) về thử thách lớn nhất mà bạn gặp phải khi học tiếng Anh và bạn đã làm gì để cải thiện nó.)

You can start your paragraph as follows:

(Bạn có thể bắt đầu đoạn văn của mình như sau)

When learning English, I find _______ the most challenging, and I have done several things to improve it. Firstly,

(Khi học tiếng Anh, tôi thấy ________khó khăn nhất và tôi đã làm một số điều để cải thiện nó. Trước hết,)

Vocabulary

1. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một từ trong khung.)

1. What does this word _______ in English?

2. The Kachru's model has three _______ circles.

3. The little boy talks to his mum in Vietnamese and to his dad in English. He's _______.

4. Many children in this area are _______ English speakers, but they can't write in English.

5. The number of _______ in this country has increased quickly for the last three years.

A. copied

B. gone

C. looked

D. picked

Grammar

3. Read each sentence and circle the relative pronoun which can be omitted.

(Đọc từng câu và khoanh tròn đại từ quan hệ có thể lược bỏ.)

1. These are the words which are the same in both British English and American English.

2. English is the language which people use the most in the world.

3. The boy who is giving a presentation in English on the stage is my student.

4. Spanish is the language which has the second largest number of native speakers.

5. The exchange student who we invited to join our club comes from the Philippines, so his English is so good.

4. Combine the two sentences, using a relative pronoun. Start the new sentence with the given phrase.

(Kết hợp hai câu, sử dụng đại từ quan hệ. Bắt đầu câu mới với cụm từ đã cho.)

1. The English-English dictionary is on the table. My dad gave it to me last year.

(Từ điển Anh-Anh ở trên bàn. Bố tôi đã đưa nó cho tôi vào năm ngoái.)

→ The English-English dictionary…

2. She used some words in her speech. These words are from French.

(Cô ấy đã sử dụng một số từ trong bài phát biểu của mình. Những từ này có nguồn gốc từ tiếng Pháp.)

→ She used some …

3. He has learnt English on a website. I recommended the website to him two years ago.

(Anh ấy đã học tiếng Anh trên một trang web. Tôi đã giới thiệu trang web này cho anh ấy hai năm trước.)

→ He has learnt …

4. Some languages have a lot of speakers. English is one of them.

(Một số ngôn ngữ có rất nhiều người nói. Tiếng Anh là một trong số đó.)

→ English is one of …

5. My sister is learning English at a language centre. It has the best teachers in our town.

(Em gái tôi đang học tiếng Anh tại một trung tâm ngoại ngữ. Nó có những giáo viên giỏi nhất trong thị trấn của chúng tôi.)

→ My sister is learning …

ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD

(TIẾNG ANH TRÊN KHẮP THẾ GIỚI)

Work in groups.

(Làm việc nhóm.)

1. Choose a country where people use English as a second or an official language.

(Chọn quốc gia nơi mọi người sử dụng tiếng Anh làm ngôn ngữ thứ hai hoặc ngôn ngữ chính thức.)

2. Collect information about:

(Thu thập thông tin về)

- its number of English speakers

(số lượng người nói tiếng Anh)

- any other languages its people speak

(bất kỳ ngôn ngữ nào khác mà người dân ở đó nói)

- the roles of English in the country

(vai trò của tiếng Anh trong nước)

3. Make a poster about this country.

(Làm một tấm áp phích về đất nước này.)

4. Present your group's poster to the class.

(Trình bày áp phích của nhóm bạn trước lớp.)

1. Put the words into the correct columns according to their stress pattern.

(Đặt các từ vào đúng cột theo kiểu nhấn trọng âm của chúng.)

2. Choose the word A, B, C, or D which has a different stress pattern.

(Chọn từ A, B, C hoặc D có cách nhấn trọng âm khác nhau.)

1. A. collection                       B. energy                                 C. finally                                     D. equity

2. A. bilingual                         B. concentric                           C. connection                               D. entity

3. A. aggression                      B. medical                               C. rarity                                     D. confident

4. A. information                    B. administer                           C. facility                                     D. theoretical

5. A. photographic                  B. majority                              C. economic                                D. affirmation

1. Solve the crossword puzzle.

(Giải ô chữ.)

Across:

1. a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in

2. represent something

3. express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language

Down:

4. able to use two languages equally well

5. having the same centre

6. able to speak a language easily, well, and quickly

7. all the words in a particular language

8. a type of a thing which is different from the others in the same group

2. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

(Chọn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.)

1. Can you help me to translate this English phrasal verb _____ Vietnamese?

A. over

B. in

C. into

D. up

2. The teacher asked his students to copy the new words _____ their notebooks.

A. over

B. on

C. up

D. into

3. She didn’t take any English classes, but she still spoke English well. She _____ up the language from other workers.

A. copied

B. picked

C. looked

D. went

4. Before any exam, I usually _____ over the grammatical points I have learnt.

A. look

B. pick

C. go

D. copy

5. When I started learning English, my mother taught me how to _____ up new words in the dictionary.

A. look

B. pick

C. go

D. copy

3. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. Change the form of the word or phrase when necessary. There is one extra word or phrase.

1. As a(n) _____, she tried to introduce her country’s traditions and customs to foreign friends.

2. English and French are two _____ in Canada.

3. Being _____ in English is one requirement of the job.

4. There are many different ______ of the English language spoken around the world.

5. Although he lives in France, his _____ is Vietnamese, not French.

6. The five circles have a common centre. In other words, they are _____.

4. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

(Chọn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.)

1. The new film is about a boy _____ can speak several languages.

A. who

B. which

C. whose

D. what

2. Lan is a student _____ English vocabulary is the strongest in our class.

A. who

B. which

C. whose

D. what

3. The English-English dictionary _____ I bought at this store a few days ago is expensive.

A. who

B. which

C. when

D. whose

4. That’s the writer _____ historical fiction I recommended.

A. who

B. which

C. where

D. whose

5. Nigeria is a country _____ is one of the largest English-speaking countries in the world.

A. who

B. which

C. where

D. whose

6. That’s the man _____ I spoke to at the English Teaching Conference the other day.

A. who

B. when

C. which

D. whose

5. Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.

(Chọn A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra phần gạch chân cần sửa trong mỗi câu sau.)

1. She always asks me questions are difficult to answer.

A. She

B. asks

C. questions

D. are

2. I have a friend which is very good at doing reading comprehension exercises.

A. a

B. which

C. at

D. exercises

3. Do you know anybody whose wants to translate this novel into English?

A. know

B. whose

C. translate

D. into

4. The exchange student which knowledge of English grammar is excellent is very friendly.

A. which

B. of

C. is

D. friendly

5. The presenter who accent I like comes from New Zealand.

A. who

B. like

C. comes

D. from

6. My parents bought me an Ipad whose I usually use to learn English.

A. bought

B. an

C. whose

D. to

6. Complete each sentence with a suitable relative pronoun and a clause from the box. Make any necessary changes.

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu với một đại từ quan hệ phù hợp và một mệnh đề trong khung. Có thể thay đổi nếu cần thiết.)

1. I read the letters which came in the morning post.

(Tôi đọc những lá thư gửi đến trong buổi sáng.)

2. She spoke to the man _____.

3. He is the translator _____.

4. I don’t understand the presentation _____.

5. My close friend _____ advises me to copy new words into a vocabulary notebook.

6. My daughter _____ dreams of becoming an English teacher.

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 trao đổi sau đây.)

1. A: Good luck with your final exam.

B: _____

A. Thanks. I’ll try my best.

B. No, thank you.

C. Thanks. I’d love, too.

D. Yes, I agree with you.

2. A: Are you giving a presentation tomorrow? I wish you all the best of luck.

B: _____

A. No, I am not.

B. Yes, I am.

C. Thank you so much.

D. Thanks. I’m going with you.

3. A: Son, good luck with your new job.

B: _____

A. Yes, I’m doing a new job.

B. Thanks, Dad. I’ll make you proud.

C. No, I couldn’t do it.

D. Thanks for sharing with me.

4. A: Best of luck with your new language project.

B: _____

A. Yes, I’m learning a new language.

B. Yes, I can teach you a new language.

C. Thanks. You can ask another question.

D. Thanks, I really need it.

5. A: I know you’re applying for the English speaking club. Break a leg!

B: _____

A. Thanks. I’ll try my best.

B. Sure. I like that club very much.

C. Thank you. Welcome to the club.

D. Yes, I feel better now.

2. Choose A-F to complete the conversation. Then practise it with a friend.

(Chọn A-F để hoàn thành cuộc trò chuyện. Sau đó thực hành nó với một người bạn.)

Trang: I really admire that you know so much English vocabulary. Do you have any tips?

Phong: (1) _____

Trang: Should we choose any particular type of books?

Phong: (2) _____

Trang: I see. Is it necessary to copy words into a notebook?

Phong: (3) _____

Trang: I do the same. I also write down whether it’s a noun or a verb and even a sentence with that word.

Phong: (4) _____

Trang: That’s interesting. A drawing sounds like a great idea.

Phong: (5) _____

Trang: Is that all?

Phong: (6) _____

Trang: Thanks so much for your sharing.

A. I read lots of different types. However, choose books that suit your age and English level.

B. Yes, it will help us remember the word better.

C. Sure. The first tip is reading in English. When we learn a new word as part of a story, we can remember it better because it is in a context.

D. That’s right. I add the definition of the word in English, a note on its pronunciation and even a drawing if it’s possible.

E. One more tip is revising new words regularly. Make sure you look at the words again and again. If you do this, the words will go into your long-term memory.

F. I do that, too. Whenever I see a new word, I write it down in my vocabulary notebook.

3. Now think about a classmate who is good at English. Interview him/ her, following the conversation in 2.

(Bây giờ hãy nghĩ về một người bạn cùng lớp giỏi tiếng Anh. Phỏng vấn anh ấy/ cô ấy, làm theo cuộc trò chuyện ở phần 2.)

You should find out:

(Bạn nên tìm hiểu)

- What aspect of English he/ she is especially good at

(Anh ấy/ cô ấy đặc biệt giỏi về khía cạnh nào của tiếng Anh)

- What he/ she does to be good at it

(Anh ấy/ cô ấy làm gì để giỏi việc đó)

1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete a passage about the reasons why some people find learning English difficult.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành đoạn văn về lý do tại sao một số người cảm thấy việc học tiếng Anh khó khăn.)

Some people find it really difficult to learn English, and here are some of the reasons. Firstly, English has one of the biggest vocabularies (1) _____ all languages. Therefore, it is very hard for English learners to remember all the words and phrases as well as use them (2) _____ in different contexts. Secondly, English grammar is complex. For example, there are twelve basic tenses in English. This (3) _____ learners confused when they have to use the tenses correctly in different sentences. (4) _____ grammatical points, such as prepositions, reported speech, and the passive voice are not any less challenging. Thirdly, a lot of learners find English pronunciation very (5) _____. Words which have the same combination of letters may be (6) _____ differently. For instance, the ‘ou’ in ‘rough’ is not pronounced the same as that in ‘through’. Another problem is sentence stress. Stress (7) _____ we put on different words may lead to the difference in meaning. In general, English vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation may (8) ______ learning it not an easy task.

1.

A. of

B. in

C. on

D. for

2.

A. correct

B. corrective

C. incorrectly

D. correctly

3.

A. gets

B. gives

C. makes

D. allows

4.

A. Another

B. Other

C. Others

D. The other

5.

A. confuse

B. confused

C. confusing

D. confusion

6.

A. written

B. pronounced

C. said

D. read

7.

A. who

B. whose

C. the

D. Ø

8.

A. make

B. get

C. let

D. bring

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage about the differences in British English and American English.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một từ thích hợp trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn văn về sự khác biệt giữa tiếng Anh Anh và tiếng Anh Mỹ.)

British English and American English (1) _____ in some ways. The most remarkable difference between the two (2) _____ is vocabulary. British people call the place where people take their car to buy (3) _____ or oil a petrol station. However, Americans call it a gas station. The British live in flats (4) _____ the Americans live in apartments. Another difference between these two varieties of English is the (5) ______. There are hundreds of minor differences of this type. Some words (6) _____ humour, flavour or neighbour exist in British English while in American English these words are written without ‘u’ before ‘r’. Besides, verbs (7) _____ in -se in British English are written with the ending -ze in American English. Some of (8) _____ verbs are analyse - analyze, organise - organize, and minimise - minimize.

spelling –– these ––––– 

3. Read a passage about a girl’s experiences of learning languages. Do the exercises that follow.

(Đọc một đoạn văn về trải nghiệm học ngôn ngữ của một cô gái. Làm các bài tập sau.)

I’m a 14-year-old student who enjoys learning different languages. My first language is Vietnamese. When I was very small, my mother always told me stories in Vietnamese. (1) _____. I could read quite fluently when I was 5 years old. Mum encouraged me to read suitable books every day. (2) _____. I really enjoyed the fun and engaging English lessons with foreign teachers at my nursery school. At home, Mum began reading simple English stories to me. (3) _____.

My primary school was a bilingual one. Besides the subjects taught in Vietnamese, we had 10 lessons of English, and another eight lessons of maths, science and IT in English every week. (4) _____. When I entered junior secondary school, Mum encouraged me to learn another foreign language. I didn’t want to go to the language centre, so I chose to learn Spanish with Duolingo. (5) _____. Now I can speak Spanish and read stories in Spanish.

b. Answer the questions.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. When could the girl read in Vietnamese?

2. How were the English lessons at her nursery school?

3. What kind of primary school did she attend?

4. How many English lessons per week did she have at primary school?

5. What other subjects did she study in English?

6. Did she learn Spanish in a language centre?

1. Choose the correct sentence A, B, C, or D which best combines each pair of sentences.

(Chọn câu đúng A, B, C hoặc D mà là câu kết hợp tốt nhất mỗi cặp câu.)

1. Singapore is a multilingual country. It has four official languages.

A. Singapore is a multilingual country which have four official languages.

B. Singapore is a multilingual country has four official languages.

C. Singapore is a multilingual country which has four official languages.

D. Singapore is a multilingual country have four official languages.

2. It is an Expanding Circle country. Its people speak English as a foreign language.

A. It is an Expanding Circle country whose people speak English as a foreign language.

B. It is an Expanding Circle country which people speak English as a foreign language.

C. It is an Expanding Circle country who speak English as a foreign language.

D. It is an Expanding Circle country whose people speaks English as a foreign language.

3. Vietnamese people use English to communicate with foreigners. Foreigners come to Viet Nam to work, study, or visit.

A. Vietnamese people use English to communicate with foreigners they come to Viet Nam to work, study, or visit.

B. Vietnamese people use English to communicate with foreigners come to Viet Nam to work, study, or visit.

C. Vietnamese people use English to communicate with foreigners which come to Viet Nam to work, study, or visit.

D. Vietnamese people use English to communicate with foreigners who come to Viet Nam to work, study, or visit.

4. English is now the most popular language. A lot of people learn it.

A. English is now the most popular language a lot of people learn it.

B. English is now the most popular language a lot of people learn.

C. English is now the most popular language which a lot of people learn it.

D. English is now the most popular language which lot of people learn.

5. English is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12. Most Vietnamese schools teach it.

A. English is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12 most Vietnamese schools teach it.

B. English is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12 which most Vietnamese schools teach it.

C. English is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12 which most Vietnamese schools teaching.

D. English is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12 which most Vietnamese schools teach.

2. Make sentences using the words and phrases below. You can make changes to the words and phrases, and add more words if necessary.

(Đặt câu sử dụng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây. Bạn có thể thay đổi các từ và cụm từ cũng như thêm nhiều từ hơn nếu cần.)

1. Singapore / multilingual country / and / many people / speak / three or four language / .

2. Most children / become / bilingual / from / early age / and / learn / more / language / as they grow / .

3. The presence / different languages / have affected / English of Singapore / .

4. Singlish / kind of / English / which is used / informally / this country / .

5. Singaporean children / tend / speak / Singlish / before / speak / standard English / .

3. You received an email from Nhi, your penfriend in Ho Chi Minh City. She asks you to write her about the reasons why you learn English. Now write an email (about 120 words) to tell her.

(Bạn nhận được email từ Nhi, bạn qua thư của bạn ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Cô ấy hỏi bạn viết cho cô ấy về lý do tại sao bạn học tiếng Anh. Bây giờ hãy viết một email (khoảng 120 từ) để nói với cô ấy.)

From: _____ (your email address)

To: nhi@fastmail.vn

Subject: My reasons for learning English

Dear Nhi,

I’m happy to have received your email. I’m going to share with you why I learn English.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all for now, Nhi. What about you? Why do you learn English?

Cheers,

______