UNIT 1 - LIFE

I. VOCABULARY

Go shopping: /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/ v the activity of buying goods in shops: Đi mua sắm

Go swimming /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ v the activity or sport of swimming Đi bơi
Spend: spend time/ money/ holiday v… dành thời gian/ tiêu tiền/ dành
ngày nghỉ
Go out/ away: v đi ra ngoài/ đi xa
Barbecue (n) ['bɑ:bikju:]: a meal that tiệc ngoài trời
is prepared and eaten outdoors using such a frame, often during
a party :
Play the guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ v (guitar: a musical instrument, usually chơi đàn ghi ta
made of wood, with six strings and a long neck, played with
the fingers or a plectrum)
Play the piano /piˈæn.əʊ/ v (piano: a large musical instrument with chơi đàn piano
a row of black and white keys that are pressed to play notes)
At least [at least]: as much as, or more than, a number or amount : ít nhất
An amount of: a collection or mass, especially of something that
cannot be counted
Make up one’s mind: v to decide: quyết định
Satisfaction (n) /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ n/: a pleasant feeling that you get sự thỏa mãn
when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done
something you wanted to do :
Social relationship ['sou∫l] [ri'lei∫n∫ip] : the way two or mối quan hệ xã hội
more people are connected, or the way they behave toward each
other:
On one’s own /əʊn/: alone: tự mình/ một mình
Remind(v) /rəˈmīnd/: to make someone think of something they gợi nhớ/ nhắc nhở
have forgotten or might have forgotten :
Curious (a) ['kjuəriəs]: interested in learning about people or things ham biết, muốn tìm hiểu
around you:
Propose (to smb) [prə'pouz] v: to ask someone to marry you: cầu hôn
Get on well v: hợp, hòa thuận
Get engaged [in'geidʒd]: v having formally agreed to marry: Đính hôn
Get married ['mærid]: v to begin a legal relationship with Kết hôn
someone as their husband or wife
Fall in love: v to start to love someone romantically and sexually yêu/ phải lòng
Have a girlfriend: /ˈɡɜrl·frend/: v have a romantic relationship có bạn gái

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with a woman:
Romantic (adj) /rəʊˈmæn.tɪk/: relating to love or a close lãng mạn
loving relationship:
Disaster (n) /dəˈzastər/ thảm họa
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or
serious difficulty:
Interrupt /ˌin(t)əˈrəpt/: v to stop a person from speaking for ngắt quãng/ ngăt lời
a short period by something you say or do
Gossip about (v) ['gɔsip]: conversation or reports about other tán chuyện
people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or
not true
Celebrity (n) [si'lebriti]: someone who is famous, especially in sự nổi tiếng/ người nổi tiếng
the entertainment business:
Tell a joke: v Activity such as a funny story or trick, that is said or Kể chuyện vui
done in order to make people laugh:

II. GRAMMAR
1. Question words: Who/ What/ Where/ When/ Why/ Whose/How often/ How many/ How
much/ How long

2. Question form

Auxiliary
Question word verb Subject Main verb

Where do you work?

What did Martha think about the project?

How do you like your new apartment?

How many kids does Bob have?

3. Examples:
1. Who - asking for a person and animal: subject: do not use do, does, did
Jane opened the door. Who opened the door?

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Who - asking for a person and animal: object: use do, does, did
They greet their teacher. Who do they greet?
What - asking for a thing: subject: do not use do, does, did
The flower pot fell on the floor. What fell on the floor?
2. What - asking for a thing: object: use do, does, did
She usually wears jeans. What does she usually wear?
Which - asking for a limited number of items: subject: do not use do, does, did
She likes visiting foreign countries. Which countries has she already visited?
Whose - asking for possession
This is Peter’s pencil. Whose pencil is this?
When - asking for the time
They came home at midnight. When did they come home?
3. Where - asking for the place
He lives in a big house. Where does he live?
4. Why - asking for a reason
He stayed at home because he was ill. Why did he stay at home?
How - asking for the manner
My holidays were great. How were your holidays?
5. How long - asking for a period of time
He lived in London for a year. How long did he live in London?
6. How many – asking for countable nouns
50 kids were at his party. How many kids were at his party?
7. How much - asking for uncountable nouns / price of something
She bought three bottles of wine. How much wine did she buy?
These books cost $30. How much do these books cost?
8. How often - asking for frequency
They play tennis twice a week. How often do they play tennis?

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PAST SIMPLE TENSE (Thì quá khứ đơn)

* Công thức:

Dạng câu Động từ Be Động từ thường

Khẳng định S + was / were + … S + V-ed
Phủ định S + wasn’t / weren’t + … S + didn’t + V infinitive
Nghi vấn (Wh-) + was / were + S + …? (Wh-) + did + S + V…?

* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động đã xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ.
Ex: I went shopping yesterday.
- Một thói quen trong quá khứ.
Ex: When I was young, I often went swimming with my friends in this river.
- Một chuỗi hành động trong quá khứ
Ex: I entered the room, turned on the light, went to the kitchen and had dinner.

* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:

Trong câu thường có các từ:
yesterday ________ (yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, …….),
time + ago (two years ago, many months ago, ten minutes ago….),
last + time (last year, last night, last week, last month ….),
in + time in the past (in 1975, in 1998…)

III. REVIEW
VOCABULARY
1. Most girls like……….. shopping in their free time while boys prefer………….. sports.
A. doing/ playing B. doing/ having C. going/ playing D. going/ having
2. To feel good about life, you should try to sleep ………….. 7 hours a night.
A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at once

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3. Research shows that giving money or time to help others ………….. you feel happier.
A. makes B. gets C. gives D. brings
4. For some people, ………….. time doing voluntary work will give them a feeling of joy.
A. giving B. spending C. having D. getting
5. I have feelings of …………. and happiness when learning new things.
A. boredom B. tiredness C. satisfaction D. confusion
6. Having a strong social network of social …………... makes people not only feel happier but
also live longer.
A. activities B. friendships C. works D. relationships
7. These pictures ………….. me of our happy time.
A. make B. give C. remind D. mind
8. After 6 months, they decided to ………….. and now they are happy with 2 children.
A. propose B. meet C. get married D. get separated
9. When he met her at the café, he ………….. in love with her at the first sight.
A. fell B. felt C. turned D. kept
10. My sister in law doesn’t ………….. on well with my family members.
A. have B. get C. set D. make
11. I proposed to her and she ………….. immediately, which made me very happy.
A. took B. refused C. said no D. accepted
12. My cousin is very funny. He usually ………….. a joke to make us happier.
A. says B. talks C. speaks D. tells
13. Where do you usually ………….. your weekend?
A. go B. have C. spend D. take
14. If you ………….. time off from your study, what will you do?
A. spend B. have C. send D. make
15. He prefers staying at home and ………….. the guitar in the evening.
A. playing B. buying C. doing D. having
16. …………. exercises gives you energy and makes you better.
A. Having B. Taking C. Spending D. Doing

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17. I always try to stay in …………. with my friends because having good relationships is one of
the things that makes me happy.
A. hand B. touch C. place D. area
18. We are …………. forward to our summer vacation so that we can start our journey.
A. going B. putting C. looking D. making
19. My brother never goes out in the evening because he doesn’t …………. a girlfriend.
A. have B. meet C. accept D. propose
20. My dad ……………… my Mom in the university library and they fell in love at once.
A. saw B. met C. looked D. proposed
21. For a ……………… of years, they had a long distance relationship.
A. few B. double C. couple D. several
22. My brother is very ………………. He really enjoys sport and he can play football and tennis
very well.
A. sporting B. unsporting C. sporty D. unsporty
23. Do you ……………… any sports or do exercise to keep fit?
A. do B. play C. make D. go
24. These days, more young people take part in…………… work to help people in poor countries
A. volunteer B. volunteering C. voluntary D. volunteers
25. Being ………………in the response is an important conversation skill.
A. interested B. fond C. keen D. crazy

GRAMMAR
1. Most of the students had to spend at least 2 hours ............. the test.
A. to finish B. finishing C. to be finished D. finish
2. ‘Who............. the song “Heal the world”?’ - Michael Jackson did.
A. writes B. wrote C. was writing D. written
3. I usually talk ............. my mother .............. my problems.
A. with / for B. to / about C. with / of D. of / about
4. ……………… time do you spend with your family?
A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long

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5. ………………she good at any sports?
A. Is B. Did C. Does D. Do
6. I don’t think I get ……………… with Mai. In fact, we always argue about everything.
A. off B. in C. up D. on
7. He stopped studying and ……………… a job to help his mother to support his family.
A. found B. founded C. find D. finding
8. ……………… did you spend your last summer vacation? - In Vietnam
A. What B. Who C. Where D. Why
9. What popular topics do young people usually talk………………?
A. with B. about C. for D. on
10. “Are you good at ……………… jokes?”
A. told B. to tell C. tell D. telling
11. My parents let me ............. my own decision to choose a job.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
12. I am interested in going ............. in summer.
A. swim B. swimming C. to swim D. swam
13. We ............. in that luxury hotel while we were on holiday in Italy.
A. have stayed B. would stay C. stayed D. are staying
14. I was not interested in those people, ............. I left the party early.
A. so B. and C. because D. but
15. This diary is very important ............. me.
A. to B. for C. with D. on
16. Loan ............. any English books in her bag.
A. hadn’t B. didn’t have C. had D. hasn’t got
17. When ............. the company? – In 1985
A. did he set up B. he set up C. was he setting up D. was he set up
18. I ............. to work because of the snow. I caught a bus instead.
A. don't drive B. drove C. drive D. didn’t drive
19. ............. did they come here? - Because they wanted to meet the manager.
A. When B. Why C. How D. Which

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20. When I came to see her, she ……………… us a delicious meal and we had a very good time,
A. had cooked B. was cooking C. cooks D. cooked
21. I ……………… enough money so I couldn’t buy that bag.
A. don’t have B. have D. didn’t have D. had
22. I ……………… share a flat but I didn’t get on well with my roommate.
A. use B. used C. using D. used to
23. ………………did your parents buy that house for?
A. Why B. When C. How D. Who
24. Mr. Ha retired and ……………… to the country to live with his nephew.
A. went B. goes D. going D. was going
25. ………………do you have a barbecue? – At least once a week
A. How many B. How long C. How often D. How much

SOCIAL ENGLISH
1. How do you say to introduce a new friend to other people in a party?
A. This is Mai, my classmate.
B. Do you want to meet my friend, Mai?
C. Those are my classmates, Mai.
D. You can make friends with Mai, my classmate.
2. How do you respond to the question: “Nice day, isn’t it?”
A. Yes, it is. B. You are nice.
C. It is such a nice day. D. It is a nice day.
3. How do you invite your friend a cup of coffee?
A. What do you prefer tea or coffee? B. I will take you a cup of coffee.
C. Would you like a cup of coffee? D. Shall we go to the café?
4. Which of the following IS NOT the appropriate question for the answer: “I like playing
sports”?
A. What do you like doing in your free time?
B. How do you spend your weekends?
C. What do you usually do after work?
D. Would you like to go out for dinner tonight?

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5. How do you respond to the offer: “Can I get you a drink?”?
A. You are a very kind person B. No, please
C. It’s very kind of you D. Go ahead
6. How do you say when you are late for a meeting?
A. Thank you for waiting for me. B. Hold on a minute
C. Sorry, I didn’t catch that. D. Sorry for being late. The traffic was bad.
7. Which of the following statements IS NOT used when people say goodbye?
A. I hope we’ll see you again soon. B. That’s very kind of you.
C. Thanks ever so much for your hospitality.D. Keep in touch.
8. How do you say when you introduce two people with each other?
A. How are you? B. Mary speaking
C. Tom, this is Hoa from Hanoi university. D. How do you do.
9. If you need to make an urgent phone call, how do you say to borrow your friend’s phone?
A. I’m busy. I must go now. B. Where is your phone?
C. Could I use your phone? D. I will make a phone call now.
10. Which of the following is a hesitant response to this statement: ''I think we should allow the
students to hand in their papers a week later.'
A. Mm. I'm not sure B. That’s a good idea.
C. That’s impossible. D. OK, I totally agree with you.

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