Unit 9: THE POST OFFICES
A. THEORY
1. Pronunciation: /sp/ /st/ /sk/
2. Grammar: Defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses
3. Speaking: Talk about the services at the post office
4. Writing: Writing a lettr to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction about a service
B. PRACTICE
I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer
1. The hotel staff are friendly and_______
a. unhelpful b. courteous c. discourteous d. impolite
2. A person who receives something is called________
a. receive b. receipt c. recipe d. recipient
3. The post office offers the_______ Mail Service which is particularly fast
a. Secure b. Efficient c. Express d. Reliable
4. There was no mention of the incident in the national press
a. television b. newspapers c. Internet d. radio
5. You can choose to send your letters by air or surface mail
a. have b. like c. select d. get
6. Prices are going ________ in a worry way
a. up b. over c. away d. off
III. Grammar: Choose the best answer
1. The girl _______ photo was in the local paper lives near my house
a. which b. whose c. whom d. whoever
2. It’s the best film________ has ever been made about madness
a. that b. whom c. whose d. when
3. The year ______ we came to live here was 1975
a. when b. where c. that d. which
5. The fans ________ crowded the stadium roared their approval
a. who b. which c. whose d. what
6. I can answer the question ________ you say is very difficult
a. which b. whom c. where d. whose

3. The government should do more to ______ environment.
4. The explosion _____ a flock of birds roosting in the trees.
5. The health of our children are being _____ by exhaust fumes.
b. Choose the best answer:
1. The society was set up to _____ endangered species from extinction.
a. prevent b. distinguish c. preserve d. survive
2. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
a. powerful b. significant c. disastrous d. detectable
3. The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _____.
a. cooperation b. coordination c. corporation d. coexistence
4. Some people have a more ______ attitude towards animals than they do towards children.
a. human b. humane c. humanized d. humanistic
5. We continue to ______rainforests and increase the dangers of global warming.
a. cut off b. cut in c. cut out d. cut down
6. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the _____ species.
a. dangers b. danger c. dangerous d. endangered
7. The war brought death and ______ to the city.
a. destruction b. destruct c. destroyed d. destroy
8. Are there any ______ rivers left in the world?
a. pollutions b. unpolluted c. pollutant d. polluted
9. The mystery of her _____ was never solved.
a. disappearance b. appearance c. appearing d. appearances
10. My friend is a keen amateur ______.
a. natured b. natures c. natural d. naturalist
B. SPEAKING, LISTENING & WRITING:
Match the reasons in column A with the measures in column B:
Reasons (A) Measures (B)
1. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food Animals should not be hunted or captured for recreation
or entertainment.
2. Keeping animals as pets Planting trees should be encouraged

5. Her many friends have her encouragement. I like to be considered among them.
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• Choose the one that need repairing:
1. The radio program to whom I listened last night was so interesting.
A B C D
2. Nancy’s mother, to who I talked in the party, has a big restaurant.
A B C D
3. Visitors were not permitted entering the park because of the lack of security.
A B C D
4. The manager about which Mary told was wealthy.
A B C D
UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
• Vocabulary:
• Writing: Describe the chart.
• Grammar: relative clause replaced by participles and to infinitives.
1. The man speaking to John is my brother. (………………………………….)
2. They live in a house built in 1890. (…………………………………………)
3. Yuri Gagarin was the last man to fly into space. (………………………)
1/ Vocabulary and Grammar:
1. at present, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels.
a. recently b. now c. that d. in fact
2. however, such reserves are strictly limited
a. slightly b. slowly c. severely d. easily
3. because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a short time.
a. enabled b. tired c. bushed d. emptied
4. therefore, people must develop and use alternative sources of energy
a. hold up b. build up c. grow up d. stand up
5. however, it is only possible in few places in the world.
a. potential b. available c. skillful d. able
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A. THEORY
1. Pronunciation /str/ /skr/ /skw/
2. Grammar: Relatives clauses and omission of relative pronouns
3. Speaking: Talk about The Asian Games
4 Writing: Write a paragraph of 120 words to describe the preparations for the Aisan Games
B. PRACTICE
I. Fill in the missing words
II. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer
1. The Vietnamese participants always take part ________ sport events with great enthusiasm
a. in b. on c. at d. to
2. The Asian Games _________ every four years
a. take place b. took place c. takes place d. taken place
3. Football fans gathered around the TV in the corner of the club to see the final
a. assembled b. collected c. warned d. reached
4. The World Cup is a football_________ which is open to all countries
a. participation b. involvement c. occasion d. competition
5. Scuba-diving and windsurfing arte both aquatic sports
a. field b. water c. combat d. individual
III. Grammar: Tick  the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted
1. We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday
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2. Who was that boy who you were with this morning
3. The fish which we had for dinner was really delicious.
4. The church our class visited is 200 years old
5. I don’t like the tie that John is wearing
6. Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia
7. The couple who live next to us have six grandchildren
8. Mrs. Brown, who you met at the meeting yesterday, works in television
9. He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one long page
10. In the shop window there’s a sign that says “ Ten per cent off ”

1. There are number of things I like to do in my free time.
a. pleasure b. precious c. busy d. idle
2. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
a. unimpaired b. unskilled c. ill-educated d. unqualified
3. Now I can play a few simple tune.
a. compound b. plain c. easy d. complicated
4. He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly.
a. unusually b. commonly c. freely d. completely
5. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of small fish.
a. limited b. excessive c. conceited d. moderate
6. I always remove the stamps before discarding the envelopes.
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a. dispending b. disposing c. dumping d. keeping
7. Another hobby of mine is keeping fish.
a. omitting b. discharging c. releasing d. delivering
8. I usually throw away the common stamps.
a. distinctive b. beautiful c. unpopular d. ordinary
B. SPEAKING, LISTENING, WRITING: hs xem them trong vở ghi bài và sách gkhoa
Chú ý các câu dung để hỏi về sở thích của 1 người nào đó:
1. What is your hobby? = What do you like to do in your free time?
2. Why do you collect … ? / Why do you … ?
3. How do you collect……?
4. How do you organize your……………?
5. Where do you keep your ………….?
6. What do you plan to do next? = What is your plan for the future?
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1. Pronunciation: /pt/, /bd/, /ps/, /bz/
2. Grammar: cleft sentences: subject focus, object focus, adverbial focus
a. Theory:chúng ta dung cleft sentences dung để nhấn mạnh những ý trong câu (chủ ngữ, tân ngữ,
trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn)

a. same b.unlike c. unusual d. various
2. In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home-based
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a. regular b. popular c. familiar d. inferior
3. Don’t you know that the fire causes …… damage to the church?
a. consider b. considerable c. considerate d. considered
4. ……… my father and my brother are football fans.
a. so b. either c. both d. neither
5. Either I or mother . ……… to prepare our meals.
a. has b. have c. am d. having
6. He is neither a teacher ………… a doctor.
a. and b. nor c. or d. not
7. Her father an English and her mother is French. So you can speak……… English ……. French to
her.
a. neither/nor b. either/nor c. neither/or d. either/or
8. Neither I nor Linda ……… the answer.
a. know b. knows c. knew d. have known
9. The baby is only two months old. It can … speak ……. Walk.
a. neither/nor b. either/ or c. both/and d. not/nor
10. My parents want me ……… to study …… to have well.
a. either/ or b. neither /or c. either both d. not only/ but also
11. All of the students have passed the exam. …… of them has failed.
a. either b. neither c. both d. none
12. My mother together with my aunts …… going shopping at the moment.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
13. Nobody in my class likes him. He is … mean …… selfish.
a. either/nor b. either /or c. both/and d. either /and
14. It was the letter that ……… yesterday.
a. was arrived b. arrived c. were arrived d. arriving
15. It is a new school that . ………… in our village next week.

3. The successful flight marked the ________ of China’s manned space project
4. On 15
th
Oct 2003, China _________ its first manned spacecraft into space
5. Gagarin died in a plane crash on a _________ training flight in march 1968
II. Grammar
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using “could” or “can”
Cross grow be survive make reach live
1. Anyone __________ mistakes
2. Dinosaurs___________ up to 5 meters long
3. Tigers ___________ dangerous
4. Elephants _________ for up to 70 years
5. Camels __________for up to 17 weeks in the desert without water
6. A hundred years ago ships _________ the Atlantic 10 days
Exercise 2: Underline the correct or more natural answer .If both answers are possible , underline them both
1. They could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavily
2. The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers
3. Could you / Were you able to understand Professor’s Larsen’s lecture? I found it really difficult
4. “Do you want a game?” “ Sorry, I can’t / am not able to play chess
5. Look at me! I can / am not able to ride my bike without any help
Exercise 3: Put a question tag at the end of each sentence
1. You don’t like this program,___________ ?
2. Your Mom isn’t at work today,_______________?
3. I’m too impatient,_______________?
4. I shouldn’t have lost my temper,____________?
5. Lynne speaks French and German, __________?
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