Unit 6 VIET NAM: Then and now
Topic:
Viet Nam: Then and now
Phonetics:
Stress on all the words in sentences
Grammar:
– Review: Past perfect
– Adjective + ffraf-clause
– Adjective + to-infinitive
Vocabulary:
Transport systems, family groups, and school life then and now Skills:
– Reading about the railroad system in Ha Noi then and now
– Talking about changes in transport and express opinions about these changes
– Listening to and writing about life in an extended family
PRACTICE
I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. Surround
B. Manual
C. Railroad
D. Nuclear
2. A. Compartment
B. Pedestrian
C. Convenience
D. Fascinate
3. A. Significant
B. Population
C. Astonishment
D. Cooperative
4. A. Elevate
B. Popular
C. Tolerant
D. Equipment
5. A. Environment
B. Technology
C. Agriculture
D. Associate
II. Label each of the following pictures with an appropriate word/ phrase from the box.
flyover oil lamp projector skytrain straw hat
tiled roof trench tunnel underpass thatched house
III. Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. There has been a_______ increase in high-rise buildinas over the last five years. (CONSIDER)
2. We really like the photo_______ in the school’s 70th anniversary.(EXHIBIT)
3. Nowadays it is easy to get to the______ areas by tram. (SUBURB)
4. Our country became totally______ in 1975 after decades of fighting for freedom.(DEPEND)
5. We have lived in an ______family for over twenty years.(EXTENSION)
6. The number of private cars on the roads has increased ______since 2010.(DRAMATIC)
7. All of us were_____ to hear that he had passed the driving test at the fourth attempt.(RELIEF)
8. In my opinion, a good doctor is alwavs to _____his patients.(SYMPATHY)
9. We are proud that our country has become one of the world largest rice _____(EXPORT)
10. These are the most_____ shoes I have ever worn. I like them very much.(COMFORT)
IV. latch the first half of the sentences in Column A with the second half in Column B.
Column A
1. The foreign tourists were surprised that …..
2. It was stupid of you …
3. My grandmother is afraid ……
4. It is important for all of us ….
5. We are sorry that …..
6. The students were confident……
7. It was kind of them ….
8. The parents were very pleased that ….
9. It was very clever of him……
10. ……………………………….It is not easy for you
Column B
A. to follow the instructions carefully.
B. their daughter had won the first prize in the piano competition.
C. to speak English with the foreigners.
D. to go into the lift alone.
E. there were many motorbikes on roads in Viet Nam.
F. to use a long stick to get some fruits.
G.to cross the road without looking left and right.
H. there will be power cuts tomorrow afternoon.
I. to find a parking space in the city centre.
J. to show us the way to the train station.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect tense, past simple tense or past perfect tense.
1. When the waiter finally (arrive) ______ with the food, the guests (already leave) _______ the restaurant.
2.I cannot see Mr. Khoa. He (just park)______ in front of the supermarket.
3. The Smiths (spend) ______ two days in Ha Noi before they (travel) ______ to Sa Pa last week.
4. His bicycle wasn’t there because someone (take)_____it without asking him.
5. My brother (not call)______us since he (move)______to Ho Chi Minh City last month.
6. Why your father (lock)_______all the windows before he went to bed?
7. Tom (break) _________his leg after he (fall)______off though the rock.
8. Nam (not know)______who the man was. He (not see)______him before in his life.
9. Oh! You (paint)______the kitchen. I like the colour.
10. My uncle (visit) ______over 20 countries by the time he was 30 years old.
VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passag
Today cities are bigger and noisier than cities from the past. They are also more
crowded and much (1)________ because more population lives in them. Cities
are less relaxed and less friendly (2) _________ before. Everything has changed,
not only in cities. In the past, people (3)__________ hand-written letters to their
friends.
Today we use computers or laptops (4) __________ writing or sending e-mails.
In fact, computers are much more used than some years ago. They are also less (5) to buy and easier to use.
One of the games children used to (6) _________ was horseshoes. Today,
they play much more sophisticated and complex games (7) _______ as Play
Station 3 or wii. So games are funnier and more expensive than yesterday games (8)________to most children.
The way we cook has changed, too. In the past, we used to cook on a stove. Today,
food (9)_________ cooked in a microwave oven. Food is also cheaper and more
delicious. So some things are (10) _________ than before and some things are
worse than before.
VII. Read the following passage and write T (True) or F (False) for each statement.
Godolphin and Latymer school for girls is a private school in Hammersmith, West London. It was originally a boys’ school, but became a girls’ school in the early 1900s. The girls didn’t wear a uniform. At that time, the school had twelve classrooms, an assembly hall, a library, a cookery room, a gymnasium, and three science laboratories for chemistry, physics and botany. The school had its own playing field, described as “lungs of Hammersmith”, where the girls could play hockey, tennis, basketball and cricket. They had to play games twice a week, with gym once a week. There were 328 girls at the school in 1906.
There are now 700 girls aged between 11 and 18 at the school. The younger pupils have to wear uniforms, but girls in the sixth form can wear whatever they like. Several additions have been made to the original Victorian building. Now there is a computer studies room, a language laboratory, a pottery room, a new gymnasium and an ecology garden. The newest buildings contain ten laboratories for science and technology, a workshop and darkroom, and art studios. There are also improved facilities for music and drama. The playing field was recently converted into an all-weather surface for hockey and tennis.
____ 1/ Godolphin and latymer school for girls is a public school in London.
____ 2/ The school had over three hundred students in 1906.
____ 3/ Nowadays all students of the school have to wear uniforms.
____ 4/ The school doesn’t have new facilities for science and technology.
____ 5/ Students can play tennis or hockey in the playing field in all kinds of weather.
VIII. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
IX. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.
After Lan __________________________________________________________
2. He was so brave that he ran after the thief to get the bag back.
It was _____________________________________________________________
3. The number of Vietnamese students studying overseas has increased considerably.
There has __________________________________________________________
4.1 am interested to know that he’s going to invest in Viet Nam.
It is ______________________________________________________________
5. There will be a lot of difficulties in persuading them to leave early.
It will be very_______________________________________________________
X. Write a paragraph of around 100 words about three advantages of the Internet. Use the information to help you.
• Good source of information
• An effective means of communication
• A wonderful tool of entertainment
_______________________________________________________________
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FUN CORNER
THEN AND NOW…
Fill in the table to show things used in the past and their modern day equivalent. Use the words from the box to help you.
skyscraper MP3 player calculator light bulb vacuum cleaner
computer smart phone car DVD supermarket
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