Exercise 8: Write complete sentence using words given

1. Villagers/ usually earn/ living/ farming/ raising animals/ making handicrafts.

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2. They/ live/ a small community/ a temple/ where great events/ such as/ festivals/ organized.

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3. Villagers/ the Southern/ usually live/ houses/ built on stilts/ keep above flood waters.

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4. Along/ coastal lines/ fishermen/ depend/ sea/ live on.

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5. People/ Central Highlands/ and/ northern regions/ live/ growing rice/ rubber trees/ coffee/ tea.

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Exercise 12: Use the correct form of given word

1. I’ll need to take your waist (measure)...........................

2. We no longer talk of the (permanent).............................of marriage.

3. There are various (treat).......................available for this condition.

4. They emit 90% less (pollute)...........................than standard models.

5. It is important to take precise (measure).............................of the structure.

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Exercise 14: Read the following passage about driving laws around the world, and then tick the correct

answers: True (T), or False (F).

In Sweden, it is necessary to keep your headlights on 24 hours a day. We understand that it is required for places as cold as Sweden during winter, but you cannot turn off your car’s lights even if it is June and the weather looks just fine.

If you are driving in Beijing and you come across a zebra crossing, don’t stop or even try to slow down because this will get you in trouble with the law.

In Thailand, it is compulsory to wear a shirt while driving. Women who go topless while driving can be fined equal to a few hundred baht.

In Cyprus, you should keep both hands on the wheel. Drivers who unnecessarily raise a hand from the steering wheel can get fines, although we think that making some gestures at bad drivers is sometimes good.

Don’t yell or curse while you are driving in Rockville, Maryland, USA although you are right. It is illegal to curse in public. You have to pay a fine up to $100 or go to prison up to 10 days.

Before you drive off with a car in Denmark, you must check that the children in your car have the best places. Maybe the reason is that they can read books by Hans Anderson.

Drinking and driving is illegal in Spain, but in Macedonia, if you are drunk, you cannot sit in the front seats.

1. Use your car’s headlights 24 hours a day in Sweden.

2. In Sweden, you have to turn on your car’s lights in June when the weather is bad.

3. In Beijing, it is against the law to stop at a zebra crossing.

4. In Thailand, you have to wear a shirt while driving.

5. There are no rules about what women have to wear while they are driving in Thailand.

6. In Cyprus, you cannot shake your fist (a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in) at other drivers.

7. It is illegal to use bad language while you are driving in Rockville, Maryland, USA.

8. If you yell or curse while you are driving in Rockville, Maryland, USA and don't pay the fine, you may be

put in prison up to 90 days.

9. Children can have best places while they are riding in a car in Denmark.

10. Don’t sit in the front seats if you are drunk in Macedonia, Spain.

Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are two main provinces where there are more than 1.4 million Muong people living. They speak Muong language which belongs to the Mon-Khmer group. However, some ofthem also know Kinh languge. They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium to improve their living condition. Men dress in Indigo pajama and women wear skirts with many colorful patterns knitted on. The Muong build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground. They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their vast rice fields. Therefore, it is convenient for their living and farming. The Muong follow traditional religious animism, which means that they believe that non-living objects have spirits. They build the altars in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits. One of their most important festival is "Going to the fields Ceremony" where they perform traditional dance forms and send their wish for good crops. They also drink wine and enjoy special foods

1. Which province do the Muong live in Vietnam?
2. Which language group does the Muong language belong to?
3. What do they do to earn their living?
4. Why are their house convenient for their living and farming?
5. How do the Muong believe in animism?
6. What are main activities in their festivals or ceremonies?

Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences.

1.Villagers/ usually earn/ living/ farming/ raising animals/ making handicrafts.

2.They/ live/ a small community/ a temple/ where great events/ such as/ festivals/ organized.

3. Villagers/ the Southem/ usually live/ houses/ built on stilts/ keep above flood waters.

4. Along/ coastal lines/ fishermen/ depend/ sea/ live on.

5. People/ Central Highlands/ and/ northern regions/ live/ growing rice/ rubber trees/ coffee/ tea.

Find and correct a mistake in each sentence.

1. If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.

2. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.

3. Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Christmas.

4. The returned ticket is more expensive than the single one.

5. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.

6. They asked me where was I going to spend my vacation that summer.

7. Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.

8. My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time.

9. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he?

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

Question: The road has been renovated to improve living standard.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

Question: Their lives were very simple.

A. True

B. False

my grandfather told me that our village(1) ...... very poor many years ago . The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but tehy could not earn enough for their living . ... Their lives were very simple . many people had to ........ in houses made of traw and mud .

Nowadays my village had........... a lot . People live in big brieck houses . In the evening , they can listeni to the ........ on the radio or watch TV for entertainment . All people in my village try their best to make their living better . They raise and resurface the roads........the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains .They widen th roads so cars and lorries can get to the village easily . They build a medical center so people's health can be looked .... at any time . They build a new school so their......have better learning conditions . They biuld a bridge.......the river so villagers have a shorter way to town . They also build a football grougd so their children can ..........

A.poor quality of education in schools there

B.broken into or being attacked and robbeed

C.in the fields to earn their living

D.where people can relax and socialize whith their friends

E. can also have a trest and go for a nice walk

F looking for a job

G.with finding studying materials

H.are healthier than you can buy in the greengrocer’s

Living in the countryside brings back both advantages and disadvantages .First of all countryside is not polluted, therefore you can breath fresh air .Besides there is hardly any road traffic thus you can enjoy silence in the country You(1) .................... in the forest or in the meadows .What is more,in the country ,people can grow their own fruit and vegetables which (2)...............-in the city .Next ,it is safer than life in a metropolis .In small towns or villages ,crime rate is usually very low and people do not need to be afraid of having their house(3).....in the street .Moreover ,it seems that in the country the relationship between people s more genuine because people are friendly and open.One of the drawbacks of living in the countryside is(4)........Country schools do not usually have good facilities like gyms or computer rooms .In addition ,students have often problems(5)......as the access to the Internet still is not widespread there.Moreover ,children develop their natural talents since they cannot attend any additional lessons or courses.The most serious problem of living in the country is (6)...........There are no companies or factories tat will offer people employment .Therefore ,most dwellers of the country are farmers who have to work very hard (7) ............Those who are lucky enough can seek jobs in nearby towns but they will have a problem with commuting as the communication network is not developed well in the country .Another bad side of country life is lack of entertainment .There are no cafes or cinemas(8)................

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

Question: Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud.

A. True

B. False