SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions in exercise 4. Give reasons and examples. (Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi ở bài 4. Đưa ra lý do và ví dụ.)

Complete the compound adjectives with the words below. Use a dictionary to help you. (Hoàn thành các tính từ ghép với các từ dưới đây. Dùng từ điển để làm bài.)

minded         populated       reaching       saving        watering

1. Sarah often forgets things because she’s absent-________.

2. The microwave is one of the best time-________ devices ever invented.

3. The cakes at the baker’s were so mouth-________ that I wanted to eat them all!

4. That decision could have far-________ consequences for us.

5. Singapore is one of the most densely ________ places in the world.

DICTIONARY WORK Read the Dictionary Strategy. Which of the compound adjectives below are likely to have their own entry? Check your answers in a dictionary. (Đọc Chiến lược tìm từ điển. Những tính từ ghép nào dưới đây có khả năng có mục riêng trong từ điển? Tra từ điển và kiểm tra phán đoán của bạn.)

densely populated       English-speaking         light-hearted

much-needed        old-fashioned        record-breaking

Underline the compound adjectives in sentences (1-6) and match them with definitions (a-f). Then answer the questions. (Gạch chân các tính từ ghép trong câu (1-6) và nối chúng với định nghĩa (a-f). Sau đó trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Would you describe yourself as single-minded?

2. Do you ever buy second-hand goods?

3. When did you last watch a light-hearted film?

4. Which school subjects do you find most straightforward?

5. Do you think it’s better to be good-looking or talented?

6. Were you a high-spirited child?

a. attractive             d. determined

b. easy             e. energetic

c. not new             f. not serious

Put the highlighted compound adjectives in the text into the correct columns. (Xếp các tính từ ghép được làm nổi bật trong văn bản vào đúng cột.)

Read the text. How could ‘lucid dreaming’ help students? (Đọc văn bản. ‘Giấc mơ sáng suốt’ có thể giúp học sinh như thế nào?)

The idea that we can control our dreams through a technique called ‘lucid dreaming’ is usually the stuff of sci-fi films. During lucid dreaming, the sleeper knows they are dreaming and can control what happens – even deciding to have breathtaking experiences like flying. Now, thought-provoking research has received broad-based support from some highly respected scientists, who think it may not be as far-fetched as it sounds.

Lucid dreaming isn’t just about mind-blowing experiences. It can be used to improve a variety of skills, from playing the piano to public speaking. It’s been shown that people who dream about practising things, like playing the piano, do them better in ‘real life’ the next day. Well-known athletes also use lucid dreaming to help them deliver record-breaking performances.

You don’t need to be highly trained to have lucid dreams, but half-hearted efforts won’t work, so try the following steps regularly:

1. Do difficult tasks during the day, such as studying a foreign language; it makes lucid dreaming more likely.

2. Decide what you want to dream about before you sleep.

3. As soon as you wake up and are still bleary-eyed, make notes about dreams while they are fresh in your memory.

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. (Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi.)

1. What was your last dream or nightmare about? (Giấc mơ hoặc cơn ác mộng gần đây nhất của bạn là về cái gì?)

2. Can our dreams help us in our waking lives? (Liệu giấc mơ có thể giúp ích cho chúng ta trong cuộc sống khi tỉnh dậy không?)

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the food myths and think of reasons why they are untrue. Try to use some of the passive structures from this lesson. (Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận về những lầm tưởng dưới đây về thức ăn và nghĩ xem lý do tại sao chúng không đúng sự thật. Dùng các cấu trúc bị động trong bài học để thực hành.)

• Frozen vegetables are never as good for you as fresh ones.

• In a fast food restaurant, a burger contains more calories than a milkshake.

(• Rau đông lạnh không bao giờ tốt cho sức khỏe bằng rau tươi.

• Trong cửa hàng đồ ăn nhanh, bánh mì kẹp thịt chứa nhiều calo hơn một ly sữa lắc.)

It’s often thought that vegetables... However,...

A burger is believed to...

(Người ta thường nghĩ rằng rau củ... Tuy nhiên,...

Một chiếc burger được cho là...)

USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho có nghĩa tương tự câu thứ nhất.)

1. People have known for years that too much salt is unhealthy.

It ________________________________________________.

2. Someone ought to have checked the facts carefully.

The facts __________________________________________.

3. I don’t like anyone telling me how much exercise to do.

I don’t like _________________________________________.

4. Should we blame parents for overweight children?

Should parents ______________________________________?

5. It is said that Einstein slept for ten hours every night.

Einstein is said ______________________________________.