Read the following passage. In groups, discuss the questions below.

Today, schools in several countries are considering the question of whether subjects like music and arts should be among those in the curriculum. For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts in regarded as a necessity for anyone who wants to be truly educated. Some say that students who are good at music and arts actually do better in more academic subjects like maths and science. However, some people see music and arts as an unimportant part of educasion since they don't prepare students for a life of work.

Do you think music and arts should be compulsory subjects at schools in Viet Nam? Why? Why not?

Read the passage, and then decided whether the statements are true T or false F Volunteering is one of the things that are very useful to you. To your future bosses, volunteering work shows that you are interested in both the world and your future.Although volunteer work does not bring you money, it gives you a time to learn social skills and make a difference in our community.Volunteer have the chance to teach English, art, and sports for homeless children. They also help children with health problems, especially children who cannot see, hear and speak. 1. Doing volunteer work is very useful for you.2. Volunteering is good for your future job.3. You can earn a lot of money from volunteering.4. Volunteers can help homeless children to learn English, art, and learn how to play sports.5. Volunteers only help healthy children.

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For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in the rich parts of the words will ........ (own/do/learn/make) a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings-people either love them ........ (to/but/and/or) hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and ......... (at/on/in/to) the home. Apart .........(for/from/with/to) all the games, you can do your accounts on them , learn languages from them, write letters on them, and in some places even .......... (do/make/have/surf) your shopping with them. They stay that computers bring leisure, as many ........ (interesting/skillful/pleasant/unpleasant) jobs are taken over by computerized robots.

The haters, on the other hand, argue thet computers bring not leisurure but ......(unemployed/employment/unemployment/employ) They worry, too,that people............. (that/on who/who/whom) spend all the time talking to computers may forget ........ (why/how/that/when) to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take ...... (over/in/place/off) from human beings altogether.

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1.Peter is studying English. He hopes either to write plays or to be an actor. He particularly enjoys plays about real people who led interesting lives.

2.Glenda is studying the history of music at college. She wants to listen to as much music from the past as possible, and particularly likes listening to people singing.

3.Wong is a dancer from China. He would like to see people performing dances from as many other parts of the world as possible to give him some new ideas.

4.Maria is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. She wants to go out for the whole day with her friends. They all enjoy listening to pop music.

5.Ruth is a teacher who is planning to start a drama club for the children at her school. She would like to see some children acting if possible.

A. International Youth Celebrations

Local youth groups, together with students from various countries including Spain, Finland, Austria and Estonia, are each performing three dance pieces. Then they will join together in a play about international friendship. The evening will finish with the singing of songs from different countries.

B. River Festival

A day of fun on the river bank, with a Chinese theme. Street entertainers and pop musicians perform during the day, followed by fireworks in the evening. Something for everybody to watch, both children and adults.

C. Songs of Summer

The Hunton Consort consists of eight voices singing music from hundreds of years ago right up to modern times. The group will perform songs, old and new, all of which are about the summer.

D. Music in the Open Air

Well-known nationally for their traditional dance music, Jimmy Locke and his band play throughout the day in the open air on the Promenade Bandstand — if the weather allows!

E. Life Flows Between Us

Kent Arts and Libraries present the first performance of a new dance group called the Street Dancing Company. The group will perform dances from the past on several of the bridges in the town

F. A Star May Be Born

Toni Arthur produces plays with seven- to eleven-year-olds, performed at the weekends for parents, family and friends. The plays come from children's stories, and encouragement from the audience is always very welcome.

G. Vita and Harold

The Image Theatre Company dramatises the love—letters of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson. The play is about the couple's lives and their most unusual marriage. Unsuitable for children.

H. Variety Music Evening

A great evening with the latest pop songs, and comedy and dancing from several great and unusual performers. Members of the audience will be invited to join in and will have the chance of winning tickets to a theatre show.

Some lines of the following passage below contain errors. Underline them and write the correct answer in the space provided. The frist one has been done for you as an example

maria, from class 7A, has been very ill with cancer last

year and was in hospital for several weeks.she was

now at home and is getting gooder, but she needs a

holiday in the sun to help her recover.class 8A would

like raising some money for Maria to have a holiday.

Can you help our? We are having a meeting in the

school hall in Friday at four o'clock. Please come and

give up your ideas and your help.