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Lucy visited her friend Samantha in Spring Town for the first time. She had difficulties finding Samantha's house due to traffic and getting lost multiple times. There was a car accident that caused further traffic delays. After an hour of being lost twice, Lucy finally reached Samantha's home.
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- 1. BTCT HW 51/EX1:Hello. My name is Lucy. Last week I went to visit my friend Samantha in Spring Town. That was my first visit to Spring Town, and I rode my motorbike to Samantha’s house. Firstly I saw a No U-turn signal. So I had to ride forward until I see a U-turn signal. I turned and kept riding, then I noticed the crossroad sign and check my map. I saw that I had to turn left. But the red traffic light was on, and I had to wait for 60 seconds. I turned left and I got stuck in a traffic jam. I waited there for nearly 15 minutes. There was a car accident there, a car hit a motorbike and ran. At that time the motorcyclist was moved to the hospital. I could keep my riding. Unfortunately, my phone was out of charge,so I could not check my map and had to ask people there for route. After one hour and 02 times of getting lost, I finally reached my friend’s home. It is unbelievable. No. Statements T F N G 1. Samantha and Lucy lives in Spring Town. 2. Lucy rode her bike to Samantha’s house. 3. Lucy turned back when she saw No U-turn signal. 4. It was about 02 kilometers from Lucy'’s house to Samantha’s house. 5. The red traffic light was on for one minute. 6. Lucy did not get stuck in traffic jam. 7. There was an accident on the way to Samantha’s house. 8. Lucy got lost one time on the way to Samantha’s house. 2.TRAFFIC JAM For many years, Daniel has been driving to work and back home every weekday. Every morning, on his way to work, especially during rush hours, the highways are usually crowded causing traffic jam. The situation is even worse in the evening when he drives home. If there is an accident or a car has broken down and block the lane, most of drivers have to wait for hours or turn back to go on another route. In the winter, especially when it snows, it is strongly for vehicles to move on thick layer of snow. Many people have to leave their vehicles outside and walk home because they completely cannot move. Daniel feels really tired when he is stuck in a traffic jam, so he usually listens to music and waits until the end of traffic jam. 1. How does Daniel go to work? 2. What happen with the highways during rush hours? 3. What do the drivers do when the lane is block? 4. Why is it difficult for vehicles to move in winter? 5. How is the lawyer of snow? 6. What do some people do when their cars are stuck in snow? 7. How does Daniel feelwhen he is stuck in a traffic jam? 8. What does Daniel do while waiting until the end of traffic jam? Exercise 3:Readand decide T (true)/ F (false) for eachstatement.
- 2. Watching television is an interesting and fun activity. The word television is often shortened to TV. On TV you can watch many different programs about a wide range of things. Some examples of TV programs are news,cartoons, reality shows, sports, documentaries and soap operas. There are severalchannels which show different TV programs. In Vietnam, the main channels are called “VTV1”, “VTV2”,and “VTV3”. TV guides tell us what programs are showing on which channel, and at what time on a particular day. Most programs on TV are episodes that are part of a series. These episodes usually last for about 30 minutes or full hour. At the weekend,there are lots of interesting movies on TV. Now you don’t need to go to the cinema. You can watch films at home. It’s so comfortable. You can learn a lot from watching TV but you should not watch too much or you will hurt your eyes. No. Statements T/F 1. Watching television is an interesting and fun activity. 2. You can watch only some programs about a wide range of things. 3. “VTV1”, “VTV2”, and “VTV3” are the main channels in Vietnam. 4. We know the time and the name of programs thanks to TV guides. 5. There are lots of interesting movies on TV on weekdays. 6. TV does brings us any benefits. It damages our eyes. Exercise 4: . I’m Nam. As a student, I am very busy with my studies. Although l am very fond of watching television, l can only spend an hour after dinner on my hobby. Of all the TV programs, I like the news and documentaries best. The news programs shown on all TV channels at 7:00 p.m. help me to know almost everything about different places in our country and important events happening all over the world. Through these programs, l can also know about the main national and international sporting events. The documentary programs at weekends are my favorites. By watching them, I can learn a great deal about human civilizations, the wonders of nature and the amazing inventions and discoveries of great people in the world. Watching television is my hobby. I cannot imagine a day in my life without watching it. 1. Does Nam like watching TV?................................................................................................. 2. How long does he watch TV every day?................................................................................. 3. What programs does he like best?.......................................................................................... 4. What is shown on TV at 7:00 in the evening?........................................................................ 5. Does he find documentaries boring?........................................................................................... 6. What programs can make him know about the international sporting events?........................ 7. What programs can make him know about great people in the world?................................. 8. How is his day without watching TV?
- 3. 5.CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA In Australia, the day before Christmas is hot. Christmas is during the summer months and it is the beginning of a nice holiday time for pupils. Families which have relatives in Europe, dream of having a traditional white Christmas once in their lives. Children would like to build a snowman or go skiing, as they know it from the pictures, Christmas stories and Christmas cards. In Australia, Christmas presents are distributed in the morning 25th of December. It is called Christmas morning. The electric candles burn on the Christmas tree,the family sings Christmas carols and unwraps their presents. After that, children go outside or down to the beach because it is usually very hot — about 35 degrees C. At the same time, the rest of the family prepares Christmas lunch. Some families have a big meal outside in the garden, others have it inside the house because it is cooler there. 1. Do pupils have holidays at Christmas in Australia?........................................................................... 2. What would children like to do at Christmas?.................................................................................... 3. When are Christmas presents distributed in Australia?.................................................................... 4. What is the temperature at Christmas in Australia?........................................................................... 5. Where do people have a meal?....................................................................................................... 6.OUR EASTER Hello! My name is Jack. I am 12 years old and I live in a small town in the South of Britain with my mum, dad and my sister Emily. It is spring now and I am very happy because Easter is coming. I am telling you what we do in Britain at Easter. Easter starts on Good Friday in Britain. My mum makes hot cross buns and we eat them with tea. We usually have some activities to celebrate Easter. Last year we made colorful hats. This year we are going to design a basket full of painted Easter eggs. It will be a great fun. On Easter Sunday morning, we have a big breakfast. After breakfast we all go to church. When we get home, we give each other chocolate eggs. Kids get the biggest eggs. Then we play “Easter Egg Hunt”. My parents hide some Easter eggs in the garden and Emily and I look for them. We love playing it. In the afternoon, my aunt and uncle come to our house to enjoy tea. We have Easter cupcakes and delicious tea. After that we usually go for a walk together. I like Easter because it is a great family festival, and we do not have to go to school for 02 weeks. No. Statements T F N G 1. Easter is in summer. 2. Jack’s family eats hot cross buns on Good Friday morning. 3. Children make a basket full of painted Easter eggs this year. 4. Jack likes doing Easter activities.
- 4. 5. Easter Egg Hunting means that children eat chocolate eggs. 6. Jack gets three chocolate eggs. 7. On Sunday afternoon, no one comes to Jack’s house. 8. Children have to go to school even in Easter. Exercise 5:Readand write T (true)/F (false) for each statement. The sun isour neareststar,and all of our energy comesfromit.The sun sendsoutverylarge amountsof energyeveryday.We call thisenergysolarenergyorradiant energy.Withoutthe sun, life onearthwouldnotexistbecause ourplanetwouldbe totallyfrozen.We use thissolarenergyin manydifferentways.The sunlightletsussee andwarmsus. Plantsuse the lightfromthe sun to grow.Theystore it as chemical energy.The energyisstored intheirroots,fruits,andleaves.Thisenergyfeedseverylivingthingonthe earth.Whenhumansand animalseatplants,andthe foodmade from plants,we store the energyinourbodies,inour musclesandinour braincells. We use thisenergyforeverythingwe do.We use energywhenwe singasong,thinka thought, tell a joke,climbaladder,make apizza,or run a race. Everythingneedsenergy! No. Statements T F 1. The sun is the farthest star from our planet. 2. The sun send out a very large amounts of energy every day. 3. Life on earth would exist if there were no sun. 4. Chemical energy is stored in their roots, fruits, and leaves. 5. Chemical energy feeds every unliving thing on the earth. 6. Both human and animals eat plants. 7. We store energy in our bodies, in our muscles and in our brain cells. 8. We use energyto sing a song, think a thought, tell a joke, climb a ladder, make a pizza, or run a race. Exercise 6:Readand answer the questions. Solarpowerisenergyfromthe sun.The sunhas beenproducingenergyforbillionsof years,but it isonly inthe recentpast yearsthat thisenergyiscollectedandchangedintoheatandelectricity. The energyfromthe rays of the sunis calledsolarradiation.The energyfromthe sunhasgiven powerto all livingthingsthroughphotosynthesis.Photosynthesistakesplace whenplantsuse the sun’senergytomake its ownfood,andthenof course,all otherlivingorganismseatthe plantsor animalsreceivingthatenergyindirectlyfromthe sun. However,collectingsolarpowertocreate electricityandheatisnoteasyas. Today,the sun’s energyisconvertedtothermal energy,whichcanbe usedtoheatwater forhomes,swimming pools,greenhouses,andotherbuildings. Solarenergyischangedintoelectricityintwoways.Solarpanelschange sunlightintoelectricity. These panelscollect,use anddistribute the energyfromthe Sun.Thistype of collectionisalsoused
- 5. to inside partof batteriesorcalculators,butmainlyusedforpowersingle homesorlarge power plants. 1. What issolar power? 2. Whenhave the sun energybeencollectedandused? 3. Whendoesphotosynthesisoccur? 4. Is iteasyto collectsolarenergytocreate electricity? 5. What isthe sun’senergyconvertedto? 6. What can thermal energydo? 7. How manywaysfor solarpowerto change intoelectricity? 8. What isusedto change sunlightintoelectricity? Exercise 5:Readand complete the sentences withsuitable words/ phrases inthe text. LONDON TAXI Robertisa taxi driverinLondon.He workssix days a week.He can starts and finisheshisworkat any time he wants,as longas he worksenoughhoursduringthe day.As Londonisa verybusycity, sometimeshe worksovertime onaSaturday,whichisgoodas it meansextramoney.Drivingataxi is difficultanddangerous.Trafficin the cityisoftenslow because of accidentsandconstructionsites whichdrivershave togo around.Whenit rainsor snows,the roadsare verydifficulttodrive on. Robertsometimesnevergetspaidespeciallywhenhe hasto deal withdrunkpassengers.Mostof Robert’spassengersare friendlyandtiphimgenerously.Robertlikeshisjob,butlatelyhe hasbeen sufferingwithbackache.He iswonderingif he isold. 1. Robertisworkingas a ......................... 2. Robertstarts and endshisworkat .........................he wants. 3. Whenworkingovertime,Robertgets......................... 4. Taxi-drivinginLondonisdifficultand ......................... 5. Trafficin Londonislowbecause the taxi drivershave to .........................the accidentsand constructionsites. 6. WhenRobertdealswith.........................,he doesnotgetpaid. 7. Robertistippedgenerouslybyhis......................... 8. Recently,Roberthasbeensufferingwith......................... Exercise 6:Readand answer the questions. HOT AIR BALLOON
- 6. A hotair balloonisa type of aircraft. By heatingthe airinside the balloonwithfire,itisliftedup. Hot air weightslessthancoldairwhichmeansthat hotair will rise upor floatwhenthere iscoldair around.It isjust like abubble of airin a pot of water.The ballooncan carry more weightona cold day or if the air inside the balloonisveryhot. In China,theyusedhotair tomake objectsflyandthe firstuse of the knowledge wasusedto sendlanternsintothe airfor signaling.The hotairballoonisthe oldestformof flyingtechnology that successfullycarriedpeople.The firsthotairballoontocarry a personwas made bythe French Montgolfierbrothers. OnSeptember19, 1783, theydemonstratedtheirinventionforKingLouisXVI and QueenMarie Antoinetteatthe Frenchcourt inParis.The balloonflew foraperiodof 20 minutes. 1. What ishot air balloon? 2. How can hot airballoonfly? 3. In whatcase doesa hot airballooncarry more weight 4. What didChinese people use hotairfor? 5. How meaningfulof the hotair balloontocarryingpeople? 6. Who made the firsthot air balloontocarry a person? 7. On whatdays wasthe hot air balloondemonstratedatthe presence of KingLouisXVIand QueenMarie Antoinette? 8. How longdidthe balloonflyfor? Exercise 7:Reorder the words tomake correct sentences. 1. you/been/ever/abroad?/Have .......................................................................................................................................... 2. countries/Howmany/you/visited?/have .......................................................................................................................................... 3. on/ do/ usually/you/holiday?/Where/go .......................................................................................................................................... 4. by/you/travelled/ever/plane?/Have .......................................................................................................................................... 5. in/travel/you/Do/to/ a/ group?/prefer .......................................................................................................................................... 6. will/your/next/spend/Where/holiday?/you .......................................................................................................................................... 7. have/Do/space/travel/expect/to/a/in the future?/you
- 7. .......................................................................................................................................... 8. do/think/you/flyingcars?/What/of .......................................................................................................................................... Exercise 3:Complete the dialogue withavailable words/phrase. 33 Overpopulation family name sibling solutions traffic jam important children country daughters Mai: Oh no,another(1) ..........................We gotstuckagain. Van: Yes,whydoesour (2) ..........................have thatmanypeople? Mai: The governmentdoesnothave (3) ..........................tosolve thisproblem,doesit? Van: What problem? Mai: (4) ..........................Ihate gettingstuckina trafficjam everyday. Van: It ishard. People liketohave lotsof (5) .......................... Mai: Yeah.My neighborhasfive childrenalthoughshe isjust(6) ...........................Itis unbelievable. Van: My neighborhassix ones.She saysshe doesnotwantto have that manychildren,but five of herfirstchildrenare (7) ..........................,soherhusbandwantstohave a son. Mai: Why? Van: To carry (8) .......................... Mai: It isridiculous.Whyisitconsideredas(9) ..........................? Van: I don’tknow,actuallymyparentswantit too.Luckilytheirsecondchildismyelder brotherHung.If it hadbeena girl,I believe thatIwill have another(10) .......................... Exercise 5:Complete the text withthe words inthe box. 7 billion water overpopulation end lack share excessive overconsumption resources destruction OVERPOPULATION For yearspeople have worriedaboutthe problemof (1) ..........................Overpopulation happenswhenanarea isfilledwithan(2) ..........................numberof people.Thiscausesa(3) ..........................of the resourcesinthatarea.Some people argue thatthe earthisalready overpopulated,withover(4) ..........................people onthe planettoday.Overpopulationisa problembecause if we continue addingpeople toafixedarea,we will runoutof important(5) ..........................like food, (6) ..........................,andenergy. Now,however,some peoplesaythatthe mainproblemisnotoverpopulation.Instead,theysee that the real problemis(7) ..........................Thisproblemoccurswhenpeopleuse more of the
- 8. earth’sresourcesthantheirfair(8) ..........................Some argue thatoverconsumption, not overpopulation,iswhatwill leadtothe (9) ..........................of ourplanetandthe (10) ..........................of ourresources. Exercise 6:Readand decide if each statement is true or false or not given. OVERPOPULATION (CONT) These twoproblemsare related,buttheyhappenindifferentpartsof the world. Overpopulationtendstobe aworse probleminpoorercountrieswhere peoplerelymore on farmingandoftenhave largerfamiliestohelpwiththe workload.Overconsumptionisamuch worse probleminthe richestcountriesinthe world.The reasonforthisissimple.Whenpeople have more money,theyuse more resources.Forexample,lookatcarbonMissions.Thisisthe amount of carbon releasedintothe atmosphere basedonthe energypeopleuse bydoingthingslike drivinga car, ridinginan airplane,orheatinga house.The carbonemissionsof one Americantodayare roughlyequal tothose of four Chinese,20 Indians,or250 Ethiopians.Itisbasic maththat if the rich continue touse the earth’sresourcesat thispace,one day those resourceswill runout. No. Statements T F NG 1. Overpopulation and overconsumption are not related to each other. 2. Overpopulation is the problem of rich country. 3. The developed countries are worried about overconsumption. 4. When people have more money, the amount of resources they use is less. 5. China is now consuming the largest amount of energy in the world. 6. When people drive a car or heat a house, they release carbon dioxide. 7. One American person uses the same amount of energy as a Chinese person. 8. If we continue to use resources of the first at the current pace, our resources will be used up one day. Exercise 7:Complete the paragraphwithavailable words/phrases. problem higher buildings alternative energy fossil fuels lack of food carbon dioxide higher productivity accommodation pollution nuclear energy Overpopulationbringsmanyproblemsdifficulttosolve.Firstisthe (1) ........................We have to discovernewplantswhichhave (2) ........................Secondlyisthe lackof (3) ........................Becausethe area of landis fixed, the onlywaytosolve thisproblemistobuild(4) ........................Another(5) ........................isthatnow people stilldependmuchon(6) ........................If peoplecontinuetouse fossil fuel,itwill be usedupone day,especiallywhenthe populationgrow.Therefore,we have to quicklyfindoutandapply(7) ........................suchaswindenergy,solarenergy,or(8) ........................If
- 9. we can solve thisproblem,we,atthe same time,solve the problemof (9) ........................because alternative energydoesnotrelease(10) ........................,whichisacause of environmentpollution.