ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH KÌ I – 2023 - 2024 Ex1 Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part Circle A, B, C, or D A good B book C cook D cool A detest B prefer C connect D decorate A enjoy B harvest C revive D celebrate A area B weave C feature D Release A take B decorate C avoid D make A answer B maturity C lip balm D plant A onion B dish C mineral D equipment A lemonade B set C pepper D resource A comedy B community C photography D lemon 10 A bulb 12 A missed 13 A environment 14 A brochure 15 A tests 16 A comb 17 A cleaned 18 A pray 19 A know 20 A wrap 22 A.tribal 22 A invited 23 A place 24 A proud 25 A roofs B plumber B liked B idea B change B neighbors B plumber B stopped B admire B knife B mass B online B.served B craft B pound B tickets C profitable C cleaned C condition C machine C cooks C tomb C used C.contestant C knowledge C area C revive C interacted C face C double C tops D label D stopped D highland D champangne D roofs D combine D stayed D decorative D kind D sand Ex2 Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress A invite B computer C.minority D highland A wooden B communal C.ethnic D famous A happen B English C.finish D important A party B.likely C.Vietnamese D famous A.younger B.impact C.hurry D experience A habit B.hopeless C.nodamic D tribal A happen B listen C.finish D communal A harvest B arange C costume D famous A happen B.English C.finish D important 10 A picture B.dislike C.dictionary D famous 11.A gather B statue C ethnic D unique 12.A hunting B custom C feature D overlook Ex3 Choose the best option to complete each sentence Circle A, B, C, or D Just like in Alaska, _ used to be the most popular means of transport in this cold and snowy area A trains B ships C dogsleds D horse carts Teachers hope young learners will not make a bad _ of using mobile phones too much! A practice B tradition C custom D habit _, Vietnamese children receive lucky money on Tet holiday A Tradition B Traditional C TTraditionally D Traditionalism These villagers often gather in this _ in special cultural events A flat B villa C resort D communal house What a beautiful bamboo house! I’ve heard a lot _ it but I can’t imagine how beautiful it is! A from B about C on D that Students prefer modern technology _ it can help them learn in a more convenient and comfortable way A as B because of C due to D such as Tom’s father is playing badminton to keep fit A into B in C on D about Alice has just started to cook and she is trying some easy A snacks B ingredients C formulas D recipes Look at those students! They always messages to each other with their smartphones during break time A chat B talk C send D type 10 - Hi, Tom! You look so happy! - Hi, Mai I’ve just been to Ha Noi I had a very holiday! A enjoyable B terrible C fashionable D hospitable 11 Children in the countryside often spend their free time the cattle A herding B harvesting C holding D maintaining 12 If you want to become a successful farmer, you need to work very A heavily B hard C clearly D soundly 13 Travellers to this village always feel at home because the villagers are very A hard-working B well-trained C active D hospitable 14 One of the visitors’ popular activities is the local chef cooking specialities A showing B observing C asking D learning 15 - Look at this photo of a stilt house! - It looks so beautiful! It is very popular in most ethnic groups in Viet Nam A minority B massive C majority D major 16 - Why are they knocking on wood? - Traditionally, they believe it can help to away bad spirits A run B push C chase D follow 17 Chinh is buying a lot of small bells to his Christmas tree A hang B draw C admire D decorate 18 When Duong’s grandfather was young, he did not celebrate Christmas; however, celebrating this special occasion is now becoming a in Viet Nam A habit B tradition C custom D holiday 19 Minh is learning to weave bamboo baskets as it is his villagers’ craft A tradition B traditional C traditionally D traditions 20 - What is the most in Italy? - I think it’s pizza A communally B communal C common D commonly 21 tablets bring many benefits, students should not use them too much before bedtime A Therefore B Because C However D Although Ex4 Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets Anna dislikes _ (do) puzzles because she has a limited vocabulary range Some students are into _ (surf) the net to search information for their homework Minh is making progress in his English He speaks _ (fluently) than he did last semester Mai decided _ (travel) to the Northern Highlands this summer to learn more about ethnic groups - Why _ Tom _ (feel) unwell at the moment? - Because he has used his smartphone for a long time Some students reduce their stress by _ (do) origami During their visit to Ha Noi last summer, they _ (take) some photos of Duong Lam While the truck driver _ (unload) the fruit, the farmers are drying rice When you _ (feel) stressed, you should stop surfing the net and go to bed early 10 The student did the chemistry test _ (bad) than the physics test 11 When Tom was in Japan, he _ (watch) many shishi-mai performances 12 Many teenagers are in the habit of _ (have) fast food for their lunch, which is not good for their health 13 If Alice has enough money, she _ (buy) a new computer for working part-time at home 14 Talking to teachers about our problems can help us feel much _ (well) 15 People in the village detest _ (build) more and more roads as this may harm the environment 16 10 Young students are fond of _ (use) tablets when studying online 17 Combine harvesters are used to help farmers _ (work) faster 18 People now prefer living in the country to living in the city because the air there is much _ (fresh) 19 When I reached the farm, my aunt was busy _ (milk) cows 20 When Mai was young, she often _ (buy) pasta and cheese at this supermarket 21 Minh thinks that it’s great _ (use) social media for class discussion and group work 22 Whenever you are bullied, you should _ (talk) to your teachers 23 _ (walk) around areas with green trees and fresh air can help stressed people feel better 24 During Tet holiday, many Vietnamese families visit pagodas _ (frequently) than on other occasions 25 Unless you stop using your tablets before bedtime, you _ (not be) able to sleep better 26.Nga eats more than Tung does because she likes fast food (healthy) 27.The houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors (commune) 28.Most of the Central Highlands is (mountain) 29.Do villagers today dress as in the past? (tradition) 30 I am in her hometown with a lot of paddy fields (interest) Ex Give the correct form of the word in bracket Tuan ( not do) _ his homework last night Parking in this street is prohibited You mustn’t (park) _ here I (not be) _ to Hung King Temple festival for three years Would you mind (close) _ the window? It’s cold Tim (not do) _ his homework at o’clock last night Does Lan fancy (skateboard) _in the park with us this Sunday? You (have) _ a stomachache if you drink that contaminated water If you (go) _ on a business trip, please inform me If it’s raining heavily, we (not go) for a dogsled 10 They (not come) _ to the party last night because they were busy Ex 6: Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets 1.Chu Dong Chu couldn’t buy any special food He was very poor (because) 11  2.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets They make Chung cakes as well (And)  3.No one in my class is as tall as Mono (the)  4.Nam didn’t speak English as well as Huy (than)  5.No one in my group is as beautiful as Jane (the)  It’s good for us to keep our traditional customs (should)  7.He spent an hour walking to school last night (took)  8.It rained hard,but we still went swimming (Although)  Ex Rewrite the following sentences which has the same meaning as the root one 1.He had a good salary,but he was unhappy in his job Although 2.Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He asked He suggested 3.Apples are usually cheaper than oranges Apples are not 4.John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man John used 5.Sally is the cleverest student in the class Nobody 6.I am keen on following good traditions I like 7.Mono is fond of admiring the flowers in my garden Mono likes 8.They want to chase away bad luck and pray for a lucky new year They enjoy 9.Vietnamese decorate their houses with plants and trees Ex Rewrite the following sentences that has the same meaning as the first one If people don’t care much about environment, they will keep making it worse Unless 2.If you don’t anything bad, you won’t get into trouble Unless 3.If Nguyen Ngoc Quyen doesn’t sell my document for money, I won’t feel disappointed Unless 12 4.If you don’t like weaving, you will buy from the tribal people Unless 5.If it doesn’t rain sooner, we will lose our crops Unless 6.If it is hot today, we will go swimming Unless 7.If Mr Buong doesn’t learn online, you won’t understand the lessons Unless 8.If you don’t join the tribal dances, you will have many other traditional games  Unless He adores playing monopoly when he has leisure time => He is _ 10 The foreign language is so hard that I can’t learn it => The foreign language is not _ Ex Make the questions (Yes / No) for the following sentences 1.The boys played Tinh instrument  2.We watched the Ban Flower Festival in Dien Bien years ago  3.They will practice a folk dance of the Thai people  _ 4.English plays an important part in our society nowaday  _ 5.They are doing the homework at the moment  _ 6.He eats five-colour sticky rice  _ Ex 10 Make questions for the underlined words 1.The Muong people often play flute, trumpet and gong  _ 2.The Viet is the largest ethnic group in Vietnam 13  _ 3.The Muong live in mountainous areas with abundant land for growing wet rice  _ 4.They are harvesting their crops in the fields  _ 5.The ethnic minorities in Vietnam often live in mountainous areas  _ 6.Their costumes are colorful and unique  _ 7.They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions  _ 8.Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring  _ 9.Life in the mountainous areas is quite difficult because of the extreme weather  _ 14