a. What are you going to do on your vacation?
b. What is your hometown like?
c. Who lives there?
d. How far is it from here to your home?
e. How do you usually get to your home?
f. How often do tou go to your home?
g. Do you love your hometown?
h. Which one do you prefer, the country or the city?
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I usually travel by train.
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I'm not sure. I think it's bout 850 km.
3. .........................................................................
I'm going home.
4. .........................................................................
I prefer the country.
5. .........................................................................
Oh yes, I really love it.
6. .........................................................................
It's a small beautiful village.
7. .........................................................................
My grandparents, my parents
8. .........................................................................
Twice a year.
1. You should catch the train at 9 am so that you can arrive ........Hue at 5pm
A. to B. in C. on D. at
2. She was very kind........ my friends when they were in Hanoi.
A. for B. to C. at D. with
3. They will come to our house ........10 minutes
A. for B. to C. in D. during
4. The success of the holiday depends................. the weather
A. for B. on C. to D. X
5. At weekends, he often rides his bike to the countryside ............improve his health.
A. so as to B. in order to C. to D. All are correct
6. What do people do for a.......,.in your home village?
A. live B. life C. living D. lives
7. Ba hurt his foot while he.................... down the boat
A. climbed B. climbs C was climbing D. is climbing
8. I...........a letter to my best friend last night
A. write B. am writing C. wrote D. will- write
9. Mary tried to avoid................... him
A. meeting B. meet C. to meet D. met
10. when was the last time you............to you village
A. return B. returned C. have returned D. was returning
11..........................does it take to get to the river from here?
A. How far B. How much C. How many D. How long
12. Be polite to the people you meet. Everyone likes .................
A. politeness B. impolitely C. impolite D. None is correct
13. We haven't been there......... two years
A. since B. for C. during D.in
14. After two hours traveling by car, we......a quiet town by the sea.
A. came B. arrived C. reached D. got
15.....................is your home village from here?
A. How long B. How far C. How much D. How
16. Lien is looking forward to the trip .Ha Long Bay
A. in B. to C. at D.about
17...................Jane was young, she used to swim in the river.
A. Since B. When C. while D. For
18..............you hurry, we won't catch the bus.
A.If B. Unless C. When D. Although
19. How long...............it...........you to get there?
A. is /take B. does /take C. is /taking D. has/taken
20. What time ....your train ...tomorrow?
A. do /leave B. does/ leave C. will/ leave D. has/ left
Listen and read
b) Answer.
1.Where is Ba's village?
2.How did Ba and his family get to the village?
3.Where is the banyan tree?
4.What did they see on the mountain?
5.Where did they have their picnic?
6.What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
7.What does Liz wish?
. It was a beautiful day. My friends and I decided to go for a picnic. We took a bus to the countryside. We walked about 20 minutes to the picnic site by the river.
2. We put down the blanket on the ground and laid out the food on it.
3. After the meal, we played games and sang the song "What song is it?" and played the "blind man's buff" (Bịt mắt bắt dê). Later in the afternoon, we went fishing in the river. We enjoyed the picnic very much.
4. When we looked at the time, it was nearly 6.30 p.m.. We hurriedly gathered things and ran to the bus stop.
5. We were lucky to catch the last bus, and we arrived home very late in the evening.
answer
1 . When did you go on picnic?
2 . Where did you gou go ?
3 How did you go there
4 Did you enjoy your picnic ?
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the given words.
1) They have changed the date of the meeting. The date ...................
2) It took Mary two hours to travel to the countryside last week. Mary spent .....
3) When I was a school boy, I went swimming after school every afternoon. I used to
.......................................................
4) Ba feels wo
ied because he gets a bad mark at Math today. Ba wishes .......
5) Lan missed the bus this morning because she got up late. Lan got up late, so ...
6) Nobody has invited me, so I’m not going to the party. Because I ...........
7) My sister is a better cook than I. I don’t ...........................
8) This exercise is not easy enough for us to do. This exercise is .............
9) Today is Sunday, so the children don’t have to go to school. Because ........
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Every year several thousand people are killed and one or two thousand people (1. injure) _______ in Great Britain. These people are killed and injured in road accidents. If you are in England and if you (2. listen) _______ to the eight o’clock news from the BBC, you often (3. hear) _______ about news of road accidents. Accidents often (4. cause) _______ by carelessness. There are rules which help t make the road safe but people always (5. obey) _______ the rules.
VIII. Use the cues below to write a passage telling your recent trip to the countryside.
Last weekend/ my family/ two-day trip/ home village.
We/ start/ the journey/ very early/ morning.
After three hours/ travel/ bus/ we/ reach/ old banyan/ entrance/ the village.
Everyone/ feel/ tired/ take a rest/ the tree.
After that/ we/ start/ walk/ the village/ twenty minutes/ come/ my grandparent’s house.
We/ spend/ enjoyable weekend/ the country.
We/ feel/ happy and healthy/ the trip.
I.Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. The school is widely admired_______ its excellent teaching
2. We had a friendly exchange_______ views
3. She made helpful comments________ my work
4. The movie was shot entirely_______ location in Italy
5. These fields have been_______ the plough for centuries
6. When I get home from work I like to relax_______ the newspaper
7. There were several families pinicking_________ the river bank
8. It was hard work_______ the farm but satisfying
9. The barley is fed________ the cattle
10. A lighthouse marks the entrance______ the harbour
II. SPEAK. Answer the following questions, usimg the clues given. Then practice with your partner
1. Where did you go last summer vacation?
_ home village/ visit/ grandparents
___________
2. Where is it?
_ a small town/ beach/ near Vung Tau
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topic; talk about your trip to the countryside
X- Write a letter, using the following words or phrases :
A/ Dear Tom,
I am very pleased to receive your letter 2 days ago.
1- How / family ? / I / well / parents.
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2- Live / countryside / North / Vietnam.
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3- Life / quiet / peaceful / people / friendly / honest.
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4- Like / come / see / summer ?
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5- Look forward to / see / soon.
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Sincerely,
Tam.
B/ Dear Tom and Alex,
I received your letter yesterday.
1- I / glad / when / know / you / going / visit / my country.
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2- You / not tell / me / when / you / come.
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3- I / be going to / finish / second semester / the college / and / I / hope /
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4- When / exactly / you / coming ?
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5- You / go / air ?
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6- Tell / date and time / you arrive / so that / I / get / the airport / receive you.
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7- Not live / a hotel. Stay / my home.
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8- It / be small / but / we / arrange / you / have / your own room.
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9- I / tell / my parents / your arrival / and / we / be / look forward / see you.
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10- This / be / good chance / us / show / hospitality / you / and I / take / around / city.
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Hope to hear you soon.
Love,
Hoang.
C/
1- Tom / Jack / go / movies / last week.
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2- Film / be good / but / it / be longer / they thought.
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3- When / come out / the cinema / last bus / had gone.
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4- They / not know / how / get home.
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5- Tom / want / get a taxi / but / Jack / not agree.
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6- Final / they / start / walk home.
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7- It / be / very long walk.
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8- They / be getting / tired / suddenly / a car / stop / next to them.
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9- To their surprise / it / be / neighbor of theirs.
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10- They / be / happy / see / him / because / get a ride home.
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I.
1. They used (go)......... swimming when they lived in the countryside
2. I wish your family (be)..... here with you now
3. Is Lan used to (live).... alone in the city?
4. I would rather you (do).... your test well
5. I wish I (not arrive).... home late next time
6. I wish I (know)... something about computers
7. Before you (leave).... don't forget to shut the windows
8. I wish the traffic (not make)..... so much noise everyday
II
1. This skirt is too short for the girl to wear. (enough)
2. The flim was so boring that I turned off the TV set and went to bed
-> It was such ......................................................
3. He wants to become a doctor someday
-> He wishes.......................................
4. She is the tallest girl in her class
-> Nobody.................................
5, We haven't met our son for years
-> It has..............................................
