UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE ...
READING
 Vocabulary:
- alarm / ’la:m/ (n): - bank (n):
- go off (v): - pump (v):
- boil - boiled (v): - transplant (v):
- quick (adj): - neighbor / neighbour (n):
- lead – led – led (v): - crop (n):
- buffalo (n): - content (n / adj):
- leave – left – left: (to) be contented with something:
lead the buffalo to the field: - occupation (a person’s job):
- exactly (adv): - take a short rest:
- plough (UK), plow (US) / pl / (v): - routine (n):
- harrow /’h rr / (v): - plot of land :
- fellow /’fel / (n) = friend : - local /’l k l/ (adj):
- tobacco (n): - repair – repaired (v):
 Task 1: Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Mr.Vy gets up early.
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2. He doesn’t have breakfast before
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he goes to the field.
3. He has lunch with his fellow peasants ……………………………………………………
at 11:30.
4. He and his wife finish their work at 6 p.m.
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5. They go to bed after 10 p.m.
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 Task 2: Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized words.
1.……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

After dinner
10:00:…………………………………………………………………………….
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UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...
SPEAKING
 Vocabulary:
- weekly (adj) - English (n / adj):
- timetable (n) - History (n)
- subject (n): - Maths (Mathematics) (n)
- Civic Education: - Class Meeting:
- Information Technology: - School Meeting:
- Physics (n): - Physical Education:
- Literature (n): - National Defense Education:
- Biology (n): - Technology:
- Chemistry (n): - Extra curricula activities:
- Geography:
 Task 1 : Ask and answer questions with a partner, using the information from Quan’s timetable.
A: What time does Quan have a Civic Education lesson on Monday?
B: (He has a Civic Education lesson) at 7:15 a.m.
A: What lesson does Quan have at 7:15 a.m on Monday?
B: (At 7:15 on Monday he has) a Civic Education lesson.
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 LISTENING
 Vocabulary :
- cyclo (n): - (to) pedal:
cyclo driver: - lady (n):
- district (n): - (to) do shopping:
- busy (adj): - (to) put:
- passenger (n): - purchase (v, n)
- (to) take – took – taken: - office (n):
- (to) drop: - (to) ride – rode – ridden:
- café (n): - park (v, n):
- near (prep): - (to) wait for:
- College of Education: - food stall:
 Task 1 : Number the pictures in the correct answer.

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 Task 2 : Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):
1. Mr. Lam is a taxi driver.
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2. He lives in Ho Chi Minh City.
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3. He gets up at six in the morning. …………………………………………………….
4. After Mr. Lam gets up, he rides his cyclo
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from District 5 to District 1.
5. He takes a lady to her shop in Nguyen

- wonderful (adj): - (to) cough:
- fire (n): - (to) choke:
- discotheque (disco): - fire brigade = fire department
- crowded (adj): - firemen (n)
- (to) hurt: - climax:
- conclusion (n):
 Task 1 : Read the passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the
connectors (time expression) in the story.
• The verbs are used in the past:
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• The connectors (time expression):
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 Task 2 : Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story.
• The events:………………………………………………………………………………………
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• The climax: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
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• The conclusion: …………………………………………………………………………………
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 Task 3 : Use the prompts to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
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II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1. The Present Simple tense .
a. Form :
- Thể khẳng định (Affirmative):………………………………………………………………………
- Thể phủ định (Negative): …………………………………………………………………………..
- Thể nghi vấn (Question): …………………………………………………………………………..
Lưu ý:
 Khi chủ từ là ngôi thứ 3 số ít (He / She / It / Mary / Peter / a cat …) thì động từ phải thêm
“s / es”.
 Thêm “es” vào những động từ tận cùng là một trong các chữ: o, z, x, ch, sh, s.
 Thêm “s” vào những danh từ tận cùng là một trong các chữ còn lại: m, n, r…
 Động từ tận cùng là “y”:
+ Trước “y” là một nguyên âm (a, e, o, u, i ) ta thêm “s”.
Ex: play – plays.
+ Trước “y” là một phụ âm ta đổi “ies”.
Ex: fly – flies.
b. Usages :
 Diễn tả phong tục, tập quán, thói quen, hay hoạt động hằng ngày.
Ex: I often use e-mail to keep in touch with my friends.
She always goes to work by car.
 Diễn tả sự kiện hoặc sự việc tồn tại trong hiện tại
Ex: There are many pyramids in Egypt, a country in North Africa.
We live in a countryside.
 Diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên hay một chân lý.
Ex: The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
 Nói lên quan điểm, nhận thức, cảm giác, sở thích của người nói.
Ex: I hate working at the weekend.
 Diễn tả một hành động được sắp xếp, được lên kế hoạch. (được dùng khi nói về thời gian
biểu, lịch trình, chương trình).
Ex: The train leaves at 7.00 tomorrow morning.

a. Form :
- Thể khẳng định: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- Thể phủ định: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
- Thể nghi vấn: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Lưu ý: + Đối với động từ có quy tắc ta thêm “ed”.
+ Đối với động từ bất quy tắc: V
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b. Usages :
 Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và chấm dứt tại một thời điểm xác định (hay một khoảng
thời gian xác định) trong quá khứ; thường đi kèm với các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: ago,
yesterday , last (month / week / year / weekend / night / Christmas ), in 2000 …
Ex: We went to Hanoi last year.
 Diễn tả một thói quen trong quá khứ.
Ex: When we were students, we often went on a picnic every weekend.
 Kể lại một chuỗi hành động liên tiếp xảy ra trong quá khứ (dùng trong văn kể chuyện).
Ex: The woman came to the door, unlocked it and entered the room.
 Dùng trong mệnh đề phụ câu điều kiện loại 2.
Ex: If he knew English, he would be offered that job.
EXERCISE 3: Supply the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
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2. …………………………………………. 11. …………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………. 12. …………………………………………..
4. ………………………………………….. 13. …………………………………………..
5. ………………………………………….. 14. …………………………………………..
6. ………………………………………….. 15. …………………………………………..
7. ………………………………………….. 16. …………………………………………..
8. …………………………………………… 17. …………………………………………..
9. …………………………………………… 18. …………………………………………..
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
READING

 Task 3 : Answer the following questions.
1. What does Phong do? ………………………………………………………………………...
2. Where does he study? …………………………………………………………………………
3. How many students are there in his class? ……………………………………………………
4. What subjects does he study? …………………………………………………………………
5. Why does he want to learn English? ………………………………………………………….
6. According Mrs. Phuong, is teaching easy work? ……………………………………………..
7. Why does she enjoy it? ………………………………………………………………………..
8. How does Phong go to school? ………………………………………………………………..
9. The flat is near or far from Phong’s school? …………………………………………………..
10.Why does Mr. Ha worry about his son’s safety?
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UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
SPEAKING
 Vocabulary :
- expression (n): - Sorry. I’ve got to go. Talk to you later:
- commonly (adv): - Well, it’s been nice meeting you:
- appropriate (adj): - How’s everything at school?
- heading (n): - Catch you later:
- conversation (n): - Hi. How is school?
- (to) borrow: - awful (adj):
- sick (adj): - headache (n)
- backache (n): - toothache (n):
- (to) feel – felt – felt (+ adj): - special (adj):
 Task 1 : These expressions are commonly used when people are chatting. place them
under the appropriate heading. Then practice with a partner.
Starting a conversation Closing a conversation
• ………………………………………
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A: Hello, (1) ………………. . You don’t look very happy. (2) ……………………………………?
B: Hi, (3) ……………………. . I feel (4) ……………………… . I’ve got (5) ……………………
A: Sorry to hear that. (6) ……………………………………………………………………………
B: Yes. That’s a good idea. Goodbye, Nam.
A: See you later.
 Task 4 : Make small talks on the following topics, using the starting and ending of a
conversation.
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UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
 LISTENING
 Vocabulary :
- semester (n): - whose (possessive pronoun):
- yourself (reflexive pronoun): - Would you like + to infinitive…?
- (to) get – got – got: - weather (n):
- alone (adv): - (to) go for a swimming:
- plan (v, n): - (to) travel:
- great (adj): - That’s great:
 Task 1 : Listen to the conversation and match them with a pictures.
 Task 2 : Listen again and choose the best answer.
1. What subject is Lan taking this semester?
A. English B. Math C. Physics D. French
2. Whose class is Lan in?
A. Miss Lan B. Miss Hoa C. Mr. Son D. Miss Lan Phuong
3. Where is Nam now?

provided / providing that: miễn là, với điều kiện là - male (n)
- full name: - female (n):
- first name - enrolment (n):
- middle name: - nationality (n):
- surname = last name = family name: - province (n):
- marital status: - town (n):
- occupation: - ward (n):
- sign (v, n): - commune (n):
- block capital: - hamlet (n):
capital (adj):
- present address:
 Task 1 : Forms do not usually ask questions, but they ask for information. Match a line in
A with a question in B.
1. …………………………………………… 5. ………………………………………….
2. …………………………………………… 6. ………………………………………….
3. …………………………………………… 7. ………………………………………….
4. ……………………………………………
 Task 2 : Form ask you to do certain things. Do the following.
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