Complete the following sentences using the given words in the box.
fabric |
generous |
headphones |
invention |
portable |
imitate |
economical |
patent |
submarine |
principles |
E.g.: The company filed a __patent__on a genetically engineered tomato.
1. Linda is very_________. She often donates a lot of money to poor people.
2. The_________of the airplane was a milestone in the history of the world.
3. Jonathan tried to_________my Scots accent, which made me laugh.
4. My laptop is_________. I can carry it anywhere easily.
5. There are three basic_________of teamwork.
6. She doesn’t want to wear_________because they can perforate her eardrums.
7. This kind of artificial_________has the texture of silk.
8. It is usually_________to buy washing powder in bulk.
9. They saw an American_________resurfacing near their warship
1. Đáp án: generous
Giải thích: Sau trạng từ “very” ta cần một tính từ. Xét về ngữ cảnh “She often donates a lot of money to poor people.” (Cô ấy thường ủng hộ rất nhiều tiền cho người nghèo), ta thấy tính từ “generous” là phù hợp.
Dịch nghĩa: Linda is very generous. She often donates a lot of money to poor people. (Linda rất hào phóng. Cô ấy thường ủng hộ rất nhiều tiền cho người nghèo.)
2. Đáp án: invention
Giải thích: Trước chỗ cần điền là mạo từ “The” và sau nó là giới từ “of’ nên ta cần một danh từ. Xét về ngữ cảnh của câu, ta chọn “invention”.
Dịch nghĩa: The invention of the airplane was a milestone in the history of the world. (Việc phát minh ra máy bay là một cột mốc quan trọng trong lịch sử thế giới.)
3. Đáp án: imitate
Giải thích: Ta có cấu trúc: try to + V: cố gắng làm gì. Như vậy, ô trống cần điền một động từ nguyên thể. Xét về ngữ cảnh, ta chọn “imitate”.
Dịch nghĩa: Jonathan tried to imitate my Scots accent, which made me laugh. (Jonathan cố gắng bắt chước giọng Xcốt-len của tôi, điều đó khiến tôi bật cười.)
4. Đáp án: portable
Giải thích: Sau động từ to be, ta sử dụng một tính từ. Xét về ngữ cảnh “I can carry it anywhere easily.” (Tôi có thể dễ dàng mang nó đi bất cứ đâu.), ta thấy “portable” là phù hợp.
Dịch nghĩa: My laptop is portable. I can carry it anywhere easily. (Chiếc máy tính xách tay của tôi dễ dàng mang đi. Tôi có thể mang nó đi bất cứ đâu một cách dễ dàng.)
5. Đáp án: principles
Giải thích: Sau tính từ “basic”, ta sử dụng một danh từ. Trong câu có số lượng là “three” (ba) nên ta dùng danh từ số nhiều. Xét về ngữ cảnh, ta chọn “principles”.
Dịch nghĩa: There are three basic principles of teamwork. (Có ba nguyên tắc cơ bản của làm việc theo nhóm.)
6. Đáp án: headphones
Giải thích: Sau động từ “wear” (mặc, đeo) ta dùng một danh từ đóng vai trò làm tân ngữ. Xét về ngữ cảnh, ta chọn “headphones”.
Dịch nghĩa: She doesn’t want to wear headphones because they can perforate her eardrums.( Cô ấy không muốn đeo tai nghe vì chúng có thể làm thủng màng nhĩ của cô ấy.)
7. Đáp án: fabric
Giải thích: Sau tính từ “artificial”, ta dùng một danh từ. Xét về ngữ cảnh, ta chọn “fabric”.
Dịch nghĩa: This kind of artificial fabric has the texture of silk. (Loại vải nhân tạo này có kết cấu bằng lụa.)
8. Đáp án: economical
Giải thích: Sau động từ to be và trạng từ tần suất “usually”, ta sử dụng một tính từ. Xét về nghĩa, ta chọn “economical”.
Dịch nghĩa: It is usually economical to buy washing powder in bulk. (Mua bột giặt với số lượng lớn thường rất tiết kiệm.)
9. Đáp án: submarine
Giải thích: Sau tính từ “American”, ta sử dụng một danh từ. Xét về nghĩa, ta chọn “submarine”.
Dịch nghĩa: They saw an American submarine resurfacing near their warship. (Họ đã nhìn thấy một tàu ngầm Mỹ đang nổi lên mặt nước gần với tàu chiến của họ.)
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Write a short paragraph (120 -150 words) about a famous inventor that you admire a lot.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• Who is she/ he?
• What did she/ he invent?
• How important is his/ her invention?
• What were some interesting facts about him/ her?
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Listening to the information about Thomas Edison and choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Thomas Edison was born in__________.
There/be/ various/ types/ quiz shows/ TV/help/ us/ widen/ horizons.
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Watch/ TV/ help/ entertain/ when/ we/ get stressful/ after/ work/ and/ study.
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Television /be/ indispensable/ part/ people’s lives/ today.
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Thanks/ television, we/ be/ aware/ what/ happen/ in/ world.
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Read the passage and the statements below and decide whether they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
Mark Zuckerberg, along with his classmates invented Facebook which is now the world’s most popular social networking page.
In 2003, Zuckerberg, a second-year student at Harvard at the time, wrote the software for a website called Facemash. He put his computer science skills to questionable use by hacking Into Harvard’s security network, where he copied the student ID images used by the dormitories and used them to populate his new website. Website visitors could use the site to compare two student photos side-by-side and decide who was “hot” and who was “not.”
On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched a new website called “The Facebook.” He named the site after the directories that were handed out to university students to aid them in getting to know one another better. Six days later, he was accused of stealing ideas for an intended social network website called Harvard Connection, but the matter was eventually settled out of court.
In 2004, Napster founder and angel investor Sean Parker became the company’s president. The company changed the site’s name from The Facebook to just Facebook after purchasing the domain name facebook, com in 2005 for $200,000. Facebook would later expand to other networks such as employees of companies. In September of 2006, Facebook announced that anyone who was at least 13 years old and had a valid email address could join. By 2009, it had become the world’s most used social networking service, according to a report by the analytics site Compete.com.
1. Mark Zuckerberg is the sole inventor of Facebook. 2. He made copies of the Harvard students’ ID images and used them to populate his website 3. On February 10, 2004, he was accused of stealing ideas for a social network website 4. In 2004, the site’s name was changed from The Facebook to Facebook. 5. People regardless of age and country can join Facebook |
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Talk about an important invention you know.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is it?
• How does it work?
• What do you use it for?
• What benefits does it bring?
Useful languages:
Useful vocabulary |
Useful structures |
• microwave, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, air- conditioning, car, airplane, ... • handy, portable, light, convenient, ... • playing games, listening to music, cooking, travelling to work and school, cooling hot weather, ... • contacting easily, serving well for entertaining purposes, travelling more quickly, saving time on cooking, ... |
• ... is one of the most important inventions of human beings. • I would like to talk about ... which is one of the most revolutionary creations in my opinion. • It is used for many different purposes such as ... •... can help us in many ways such as ... • There are a lot of benefits brought about by ... •... has changed people’s lives by ... |
Complete the notes:
Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
What is it? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
How does it work? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
What do you use it for? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
What benefits does it bring? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. I would like to talk about...
2. It is...
3. ... Is used for many different purposes ...
4. There are a lot of benefits brought about by ...
5. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...
6. In conclusion, ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
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