B. READING

English began as a West Germanic language which was brought to England around 400 AD. Old English was the spoken and written language of England between 400 and 1100AD. But Old English was very different from modern English and only a few words can be easily identified. English from about 1300 to 1500 is known as Middle English. It was influenced by French and Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. Modern English developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used in London, where a printing press was set up in 1476. The development of printing helped establish standards of spelling grammar, but there remained a lot of variation.

True or False.

____ 1. English was invented by the inhabitants.

____ 2. Old English was spoken and written from 1100 to 1300.

____ 3. Old English was the same as the language at present.

___ 4. The development of printing helped establish standards of spelling grammar.

C. WRITING: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one:

1.I’m sorry, I can’t help you 

 I wish ……………………………………………………………………...

2. The club has postponed the match.

The match………………………………………………………………….

3. “Do you want time to type your report?”  Tom asked Sussan

Tom asked Sussan ……………………………………………………….

4. Nam said “I’m going to visit my aunt tomorrow”

Nam said ….…………………………………………………………………

5. didn’t/young people/ use to/ in / computer games / the past/ play /

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Read and answer the questions:

Hi, I'm Saki. I'm from Japan and I speak Japanese. But I can speak English too, because I learn it about my friend, Maryta. She from England. I meet her when I have a vacation to England. She is pretty, smart, kind, friendly and fast. She is in grade 6. In England have lots of delicicous food. I love England very much!

1. Why Saki can speak English?

2. Who is Saki's friend in England?

3. Are she tall and mean?

4. Why Saki love England?

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpets of many colors. In Spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green , red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1. Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. Are there many towns in England?

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4. What is the English countryside like?

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II. Read the passage and answer these questions below:

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In Spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

QUESTIONS:

1.Is England a large country? ....................................................................................

2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays? ...................................................................

3. Are there many towns in England?...........................................................................

4. What is the English countryside like? ...................................................................................................

Hoàn thành câu: 1. - Where ………………….……you from? - I’m ………………….……Vietnam. I’m ………………….……. 2. - ………………….……is he/she from? - He/She ………………….……from England. He/ She is English. 3. - What ………………….……is today? - ………………….……Monday. 4. -What’s the ………………….……today? - It ………………….……October 10th 2009. 5. - When ………………….……you born? - I ………………….……born on September 20th 1996. 6. -How many people ………………….……there in your family? - There …………………….….…… people in my family. 7. - What’s ………………….……name? - My name ………………….…… Quan. 8. - ………………….…… your father’s name? - ………………….……name’s Nam. ( his: của cậu ấy) 9. - What’s your mother’s ………………….……? - ………………….…… name’s Mai. ( her: của cô ấy) 10. - What ………………….……you do? - I am ………………….……post man. 11. - What ………………….……your mother do? - ………………….……a doctor. ( father: cha/ mother: mẹ) 12. I want to ………………….……a nurse. - She ………………….……to be an engineer. 13. - Where ………………….……you work? - I study at Quang Son B Primary School. 14. - ………………….……does he work? - He/ She works ………………….……Bach Mai Hospital. 15. - What ………………….……you doing? - I’m ………………….……a letter. (viết một lá thư) 16. - What is ………………….……doing? - She ………………….……singing a song. ( hát một bài) 17. - Do you want to play ………………….……and seek?- Sure./ Yes, I do. 18. - How ………………….……do you play football? - Sometimes. 19. - Where ………………….……you yesterday? - I was ………………….……the School Festival. 20. - ………………….…… was she yesterday? - She ………………….……at the Song Festival. 21. - What ………………….……you do at the festival? - I ………………….……sports and games

England is not a very large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the countryside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and no large forests.

There are many towns in England. The English seaside between the towns looks quite beautiful, especially in spring and summer. All the forests, the fields and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

                                                                                                                                    True        False

0. England is a very large country.                                                                                         

1. Many English families spend summer holidays at the countryside.                                               

2. In England, mountains are very high and rivers are very long.                                       £                     £

3. There are no rivers and no forests in England.                                                               

4. The English seaside between the towns looks quite beautiful in spring 

    and summer.                                                                                                                    

5. All the forests, the fields and the gardens are full of colors with flowers.      

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpets of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1. Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. What is the English countryside like?

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