UNIT 2: SCHOOL

A. VOCABULARY
No. Words Transcription Meanings
1. subject (n) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/, /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ môn học
2. history (n) /ˈhɪstri/ môn lịch sử
3. P.E (Physical Education) (n) môn thể dục
/ˈpiː iː/ (/ˌfɪz.ɪ.kəl ed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/)
4. IT (Information Technology) (n) môn công nghệ
thông tin
/aɪˈtiː/ (/ɪnfəˌmeɪʃən tekˈnɒlədʒi/)
5. music (n) /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ môn âm nhạc
6. geography (n) /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ môn địa lý
7. literature (n) /ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/ môn ngữ văn
8. physics (n) /ˈfɪzɪks/ môn vật lý
9. biology (n) /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ môn sinh học
10. math (n) /mæθ/ môn toán
11. How about you? = What about you? (exp.) Còn bạn thì sao?
12. What do you think? Bạn nghĩ gì?
13. favorite (adj) /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ ưa thích
14. like (v) /laɪk/ thích
15. indoor activities (n) /ˌɪnˈdɔːr ækˈtɪvətiz/ hoạt động trong nhà
16. act (v) → actor (n) /ækt/ /ˈæktə(r)/
biểu diễn, hành động, diễn xuất → nam diễn viên
17. drama club (n) /ˈdrɑː.mə klʌb/ đội kịch
18. sign up (for) (v) /saɪn ʌp/ ghi danh
19. outdoor activities (n) /ˈaʊtˌdɔːr ækˈtɪvətiz/ ghi danh (cho)
20. arts and crafts (n) /ˌɑːts ən ˈkrɑːfts/ hoạt động ngoài trời nghệ thuật và thủ
công
21. perform (v) → performance (n) /pəˈfɔːm/ /pəˈfɔːməns/ trình diễn → buổi trình diễn
22. audience (n) /ˈɔːdiəns/ khán giả
23. join (v) /dʒɔɪn/ tham gia
24. noticeboard (n) /ˈnəʊtɪsbɔːd/ bảng thông báo
25. enjoy + V_ing = like + V_ing thích làm gì đó
26. necklace (n) /ˈnekləs/ dây chuyền, vòng đeo cổ
27. useful (adj) for /ˈjuːsfl/ có hữu ích (cho)
28. Which + N ...? Cái nào...?
29. sing (v) /sɪŋ/ hát
30. draw (v) /drɔː/ vẽ
31. cut (v) /kʌt/ cắt
32. read (v) /riːd/ đọc
33. dance (v) /dɑːns/ khiêu vũ
34. get (v) /ɡet/ được, có
35. fantasy (n) /ˈfæntəsi/ khả năng tưởng tượng, kỳ ảo
36. novel (n) /ˈnɒvəl/ tiểu thuyết
37. mystery (n) /ˈmɪstəri/ điều huyền bí, điều thần bí
38. adventure (n) /ədˈventʃər/ cuộc phiêu lưu
39. author (n) /ˈɔːθər/ tác giả
40. magic (n) /ˈmædʒɪk/ phép kỳ diệu, ma thuật
41. secret (adj/n) /ˈsiːkrət/ bí mật, điều bí mật
42. be good at + N/ V_ing giỏi về...
43. interesting (adj) /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntrestɪŋ/ hay, thú vị
44. exciting (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ hứng thú, lý thú
45. strange (adj) /streɪndʒ/ xa lạ, kỳ lạ
46. kind (adj) /kaɪnd/ hiền, tốt bụng
B. GRAMMAR
1. Like (thích)
(+) I/ You / We / They / Danh từ số nhiều + like ...
He / She / It / Tên / Danh từ số ít + likes ...
(-) I / You / We / They / Danh từ số nhiều + don't like...
He / She / It / Tên / Danh từ số ít + doesn't like...
(?) Do / Does + S + like....?
→ Yes, S + do / does.
→ No, S + don't / doesn't.
Ex: I like English. She likes math.
We don't like biology.
He doesn't like physics.
Do you like history?
Give the correct form of the verbs
1. Dogs _________ meat and bones. (like/eat)
2. My cat _________ on my bed. (like/sleep)
3. Monkeys _________ trees. (like/climb)
4. Rhinos _________ in the river. (like/swim)
5. The giraffe _________ leaves. (like/eat)
6. Zebras _________ on the plains. (like/run)
7. A zebra _________ on the plains. (like/run)
8. Elephants _________ water. (like/drink)
“and”, “or”: dùng để liệt kê
“and” (và) dùng trong câu khẳng định, “or” (hoặc) dùng trong câu phủ định.
Ex: I like physics and biology.
Jimmy doesn't like art or music.
2. Possessive pronouns: (Đại từ sở hữu)
Personal pronoun Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
(Đại từ nhân xưng) (Tính từ sở hữu) (Đại từ sở hữu)
I My Mine
You Your Yours
We Our Ours
They Their Theirs
He His His
She Her Hers
It Its Its
Mine cái của tôi, ta - Chỉ người nói số ít.
Ours cái của chúng tôi, chúng ta - Chỉ người nói số nhiều
Yours cái của bạn, các bạn - Chỉ người nghe số ít hoặc số nhiều.
Theirs cái của họ, chúng nó, ... - Chỉ nhiều đối tượng được nói tới.
His cái của anh ấy, ông ấy, ... - Chỉ một đối tượng được nói tới thuộc giống đực.
Hers cái của chị ấy, bà ấy, ... - Chỉ một đối tượng được nói tới thuộc giống cái.
Its cái của nó, ...- Chỉ một đối tượng được nói tới không rõ giới tính.
Chúng ta dùng đại từ sở hữu thay thế cho "tính từ sở hữu + danh từ" để không lặp lại danh
từ đó nữa.
Ex: My house is big. Her house is small.
→ My house is big. Hers is small.
Ex: What's your name? → My name is Jenny.
→ What's your name? → Mine is Jenny.
3. Hỏi môn học yêu thích (có thể trả lời nhiều môn):
What subjects + do / does + S + like? do + you / they / we
→ S + like(s) + môn học does + he / she / tên
Ex: What subjects do you like? → I like English and literature.
What subjects does Sarah like? → Sarah likes history, music and P.E.
4. Hỏi môn học yêu thích nhất: (chỉ 1 môn)
What subject + do / does + S + like best? Ex: What subject does Mary like best?
→ S + like(s) + 1 môn học + best → She likes Literature best.
What's + your / his / her / tên's + favorite subject?
→ My / His / Her / Tên's + favorite subject + is + 1 môn học
→ Mine / His / Hers / Tên's + is + 1 môn học
→ My favorite subject is English.
→ Mine is English.
5. Using "and" / "or" for listing
We use "and" to join two or more nouns in a positive sentence.
I like pink, blue and red.
I like English and Math.
We use "or" to join two or more nouns in a negative sentence.
I don't like English or music.
I don't like English, math or music.
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C. PRACTICE
Fill in the blanks with words from the unit. The first letter is already there.
M____
G_________
P_______
I. _
P. _
l_________
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
A. Uniform B. computer C. student D. judo
A. subject B. sure C. surround D. see
A. excited B. neck C. library D. living
A. school B. teacher C. cheap D. watching
A. teach B. speak C. break D. read
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
other in each group.
A. adventure B. fantasy C. mystery D. history
A. education B. information C. intonation D. television
A. drama B. baseball C. suggest D. subject
A. literature B. biology C. activity D. geography
A. music B. soccer C. physics D. perform
III. Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.
geography novel author drama club math
and subject indoor arts and crafts sign up
9. Highsmith's debut _________ was a bestseller in 1949.
10. Why don't you _________ for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.
11. Mary doesn't like _________ because she gets a headache every time she does her
homework on it.
12. My favorite _________ at school is literature.
13. We learn about different countries in _________ class.
14. Volleyball and table tennis are _________ . We often play them in the sports center.
15. My favorite book is The Secret Garden. The _________ is Frances Hodgson Burnett.
16. We have English, maths, _________ and science on Tuesday.
17. There are many _________ projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make
beautiful cards and decorations.
18. Jane likes acting. She joined the _________ at school.
IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE
[Link] don't like running and playing sports. They don't like _________.
A. math B. literature C. P.E D. art
2.I like _________ because I like reading stories.
A. math B. geography C. literature D. physics
[Link] favorite subject is _________. He likes learning about mountains and rivers.
A. literature B. I.T C. physics D. geography
[Link] wants to learn about plants and animals. She likes _________.
A. biology B. physics C. art D. P.E
[Link] _________ do you like? – I like math and English.
A. sports B. subjects C. books D. music
[Link] you like English?– _________
A. Yes, you do B. No, I don't C. Yes, you don't D. No, I do
7._________ favorite sport is tennis.
A. My B. I C. Mine D. I's
8.I don't like Math _________ Science.
A. with B. or C. and D. so
[Link] your sister like sport? – _________
A. Yes, he does B. No, she does C. Yes, she does D. No, he does
10._________ you like literature?
A. Are B. Do C. Does D. What
[Link] likes acting. He wants to be a/an _________ in the future.
A. Actress B. doctor C. teacher D. actor
[Link] students love doing _________ because they can make pretty things from paper.
A. art club B. activity C. actress D. arts and crafts
13.I want to _________ for the Music club this year.
A. review B. write C. sign up D. do
[Link] likes acting. She joined the _________ at school.
A. dance club B. sign up C. drama club D. drama
[Link] adventure is very _________. I like it.
A. Big B. interesting C. boring D. scary
V. VERB FORM
19. Tim likes _________ in the pool (swim)
20. Ba likes _________ T.V in his free time (watch)
21. Mary joined the drama club at school. She likes _________. (act)
22. I like _________ outdoor activities like football and cycling. (do)
23. Our Arts and Crafts club is people who like _________ things (make)
24. Many students like _________ soccer and tennis. (play)
25. Do you love _________ in the rain? (walk)
26. My father enjoys _________ news on TV every day? (watch)
27. Our brothers love _________ when it's hot. (swim)
28. I enjoy _________ different kinds of cakes in my free time. (make)
VI. Rearrange the words to complete the sentences.
1.a library. / The school has / and / a computer room././
→ ____________________________________________
[Link] / first your/ at/ school/ is/ how/ week?
→ ____________________________________________
[Link] class/ We learn/ about/ different countries in/./
→ ____________________________________________
[Link]/ creative/ are/ drawings./ students/ the/ some/ doing/ in/ club
→ ____________________________________________
[Link]'s/ science club./ Do/ you/ like/ science?
→ ____________________________________________
[Link] the Green Grass/ is/ My favorite book/ Yellow Flowers/./
→ ____________________________________________
[Link]'s/ table tennis club./ Do /you/ like/ play/ table tennis?
→ ____________________________________________
[Link]/ at/ English/ we/ have/ classes/ don't/ today
→ ____________________________________________
[Link] up/ for an outdoor/ Why don't/ you/ activity/?/
→ ____________________________________________
[Link]/ first/ on/ most/ school/ excited/ are/ day/ of/ the
→ ____________________________________________
VII. Make sentences, using the words and phrases given.
[Link]/ the first week/ my new school
=> __________________________________________________
2.I/ usually/ my homework/ the school library
=> __________________________________________________
3.I/ lots of friends/ and they/ all nice/ me
=> __________________________________________________
[Link]/ many subjects/ and my favorite subject/ science
=> __________________________________________________
[Link] the afternoon/ I/ sports/ the playground
=> __________________________________________________
VIII. Write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence.
[Link] pen belongs to those students.
=> That pen is ________
[Link] car belongs to my neighbor John.
=> This car is ________
[Link] ring belongs to my aunt Helen.
=> This ring is ________
[Link] pencil belongs to you.
=> This pencil is ________
[Link] motorbike belongs to me and my cousin.
=> This motorbike is ________
[Link] shoes belong to my mother.
=> These shoes are ________
[Link] books belong to my sister's friends.
=> Those books is ________
[Link] hats belong to you and your wife.
=> These hats __________________________________________
[Link] bag belongs to me.
=> That bag __________________________________________
[Link] car belongs to my aunt and uncle.
=> That car __________________________________________
IX. Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns.
The pictures are ________. (she)
In our garden is a bird. The nest is ________ . (it)
Your daughter is playing with _______ _. (she)
This book is _______ _. (I)
The ball is ________ . (we)
The blue house is ________ . (she)
The bag is ________ . (she)
This bag is ________. (he)
This is their project, that is ________. (we)
There are bees in our garden. The hive in this tree is ________. (they)
This was not my mistake. It was ________. (you)
This calculator is ________. (you)
The doll is ________. (I)
We met Peter and Marry last afternoon. This garden is theirs. (they)
The hat is ________. (he)
MORE PRACTICE
I. Supply the correct forms of the given words to complete the sentences.
29. I don’t have any _________ subjects at school. (favor)
30. Susan enjoys learning to make many _________ things in her arts class. (use)
31. Which _________ do you want to sign up for? (act)
32. As a great _________ of Vietnamese people, Uncle Ho led a very simple life. (lead)
33. The soldiers heroically _________ for their country. (fight)
34. A city has many _________ schools, and hospitals. (build)
35. A village is in the countryside and _________ has a few houses. (usual)
36. Clovelly is _________ for old houses and fishing. (fame)
37. The rivers are _________ _________ (beauty) _________ (paint)
38. Can Tho is an important center for business and ________ _. (transport)
39. Burano is famous for its _________ painted houses. (bright)
40. There are many _________ houses on Burano Island. (paint)
41. Happiness is more _________ than money. (importance)
42. A lot of _________ come here to take photos. (tour)
43. My father is a _________ . (farm)
II. Underline the correct word for each sentence.
44. Is this bag _________ (your / yours)?
45. The house is _________ (my/mine).
46. That coat is _________ (my/mine).
47. He lives in _________ (her/hers) house.
48. You might want _________ (your/yours) phone.
49. The new car is _________ (their/theirs).
50. She is cooking _________ (our/ours) dinner.
51. Don’t stand on _________ (my/mine) foot!
52. She will give him _________ (her/hers) suitcase.
53. I want to meet _________ (their/theirs) mother.
III. Rewrite
[Link]’s the weather like in Vancouver?
→ How’s the weather in Vancouver?
[Link] is a gym in my apartment.
→ My apartment ___________________________________
[Link] village is big.
→ It’s a ___________________________________
[Link] are three rooms in her house.
→ Her house ___________________________________
[Link] are four bedrooms in my house.
→ My house ___________________________________
[Link] is a gym in his house.
→ His house ___________________________________
[Link] there a television in your room?
→ Does ___________________________________
[Link] gym is big.
→ It’s a ___________________________________
[Link] yard is small.
→ It’s a ___________________________________
[Link] are 20 classrooms at my school.
→ My school ___________________________________
[Link] table is very dirty.
→ This is ___________________________________
[Link] father drives a taxi
→ His father is a ___________________________________
[Link] teacher I like most is Mr. Diên Khánh
→ Mr Dien Khanh is ___________________________________
14.I don’t like maths and physics.
→ I am not ___________________________________

TEST FOR UNIT 2

I. PHONETICS
A. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
A. novels B. subjects C. plays D. capitals
A. Role B. soccer C. novel D. comic
B. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
other in each group.
3. A. biology B. history C. literature D. music
4. A. audience B. adventure C. notice D. mystery
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
[Link] a _________ class, you study about living things like plants and animals.
A. literature B. science C. biology D. physics
2.I _________ playing badminton in my free time.
A. want B. would like C. want to D. like
[Link]ễn Nhật Ánh is the _________ of several story books for teenagers such as Yellow Flowers
on the Green Grass.
A. actor B. character C. author D. maker
[Link] I buy a new book, I often read _________ about it on the Internet.
A. stories B. reviews C. events D. writers
[Link] favorite book is The Secret Garden. It's a very _________ story.
A. Interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested
[Link] _________ do you like? - I like math and English.
A. sports B. subjects C. books D. music
[Link] house is big. _________ house is small.
A. Her B. Hers C. She D. Yours
[Link] don't you _________ for the Book Club? Reading books is good for you.
A. sign away B. sign off C. sign up D. sign from
[Link] school has three sports clubs this year: swimming, volleyball, _________ soccer.
A. and B. or C. but D. A and B are correct
10.I don't like watching horror movies. They're _________.
A. scary B. fantastic C. exciting D. funny
III. WORD FORM
15. Math is my _________ subject at school. (favor)
16. I like _________ English because it is interesting. (learn)
17. The first novel is about her _________ in the south of India. (child)
18. We learn about _________ countries in geography class. (differ)
19. In the summer, I love doing outdoor _________ like football and cycling. (act)
20. This is not my hat. It's _________ . (you)
IV. READ THE SIGNS AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
[Link] does the sign mean?
A. People don't sell shoes in this place.
B. Please remove your shoes when you enter this place.
C. You can find shoes when you are in this place.
D. Don't buy shoes when you enter this place.

[Link] does the sign mean?

A. You can't park your car here.
B. You can park your car here.
C. There aren't many cars here.
D. You can buy cars here.

V. COMPLETE THE PASSAGE WITH THE SUITABLE WORD GIVEN

My name is Simon. I really like art, English, and literature. They're very (23) _________ and can
be fun. I don't like math, geography, or science. They're boring. My favorite subject at school is
literature. I like (24) _________ about stories of people from different places and times. My (25)
_________ book is The Secret Garden. The author is Frances Hodgson Burnett. The girl in the
novel, Mary Lennox, goes to live at her uncle's house and discovers a secret garden. She
becomes friends (26) _________ Dickon and her cousin Colin Craven. They often play together
and take (27) _________ of the garden. It's a very interesting story and I really (28) _________
their friendship.
23. A. boring B. bored C. interesting D. interested
24. A. playing B. learning C. going D. living
25. A. favorite B. like C. love D. enjoy
26. A. on B. at C. in D. with
27. A. can B. come C. care D. case
28. A. loving B. love C. loves D. to love

VI. READING COMPREHENSION

Lan is a student at Nguyen Van Troi Secondary school. Her favorite subject is English. She has
English classes twice a week, on Tuesday morning and Friday morning. In an English class, Lan
learns new words and structures. She learns how to speak and write. She also reads and listens
to a lot of English. She hopes to communicate with friends in English. Lan also goes to an evening
class to practice English. Lan loves English classes a lot. The teachers are so nice and helpful!
Read the passage carefully, then decide if the statements are True or False
29. Lan prefers English to any other subjects. T / F
30. Lan learns English on Tuesday and Friday. T / F
31. Lan wants to speak English with her friends. T / F
32. Lan just learns English at Nguyen Van Troi School. T / F
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D)
33. What does Lan also go to an evening class to do?
A. do her homework B. practice English C. sing English song D. talk to her friend
34. What are her teachers like?
A. nice and gentle B. so nice and cool
C. so nice and helpful D. so good
VII. SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT/ SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS
35. is / favorite / activity. / my / outdoor / playing soccer /./
=> __________________________________________________________________
36. of / reading/ books/ What/ do/ kinds/ you/ like /?/
=> _________________________________________________________________
VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS
37. I like biology and physics.
=> My favorite __________________________________________________
38. Which story would you like to read?
=> Which story do _______________________________________________?
39. What about going to the library and read books?
=> Let's _______________________________________________________?
40. What subject do you like?
=> What is ____________________________________________________?