VOCABULARY Popular interests

1. Complete the crossword

(Hoàn thành ô chữ)

1. It’s a new smartphone __________.

2. She’s got 100,000 _________ on Twitter.

3. It’s only a short _________ People will forget about it soon.

4. _________ a comment on my blog.

5. How many _________ does that video have?

6. Social ____________ are changing ways of communication.

7. We use electronic __________ such as tablets.

READING Crazes

2. Choose the correct words.

(Chọn từ đúng)

1. Jack is in a basketball team. They generally / obviously play about once a week.

2. It generally / amazingly takes more time to get from London to Rome by car than by plane.

3. Obviously / Amazingly, some people spend over two hours on social media every day.

4. I thought this app was free, but apparently / amazingly I have to pay £3 for it.

LANGUAGE FOCUS used to

3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of used to and the verb in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng dạng đúng của used to và động từ trong ngoặc)

1. She _______ (not like) hip hop music, but she loves it now.

2. ________ (your brother / watch) a lot of cartoons?

3. They _______ (go) to the cinema often. Now, they watch films online.

4. I ______ (take) that bus, but I don’t any more.

5. He _______ (not have) a laptop, but he bought one last year.

6. What time _______ (eat) dinner when you were younger?

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Fashion

4. Listen to Lena telling her friend Ethan about their trip to Italy. Which clothes did Lena and her family bring from England and which ones did they buy in Italy? Write E for England or I for Italy.

(Hãy nghe Lena kể cho bạn của cô ấy là Ethan về chuyến đi của họ đến Ý. Quần áo nào Lena và gia đình cô ấy mang từ Anh và họ đã mua quần áo nào ở Ý? Viết E cho England hoặc I cho Italy)

___ baggy hoodie

___ black boots

___ black trousers

___ colourful hat

___ jeans

___ patterned jacket

___ plain white blouse

___ shorts

___ short-sleeved tops

___ summer dresses

___ tight skirt

___ trainers

LANGUAGE FOCUS Past continuous; Past simple and past continuous

5. Choose the correct answers. 

(Chọn những đáp án đúng)

Japanese inventor Satoshi Tajiri (1) ________ Pokémon, or pocket monsters, in 1995. By 1999, children (2) _______ their parents for Pokémon games all over the world, and the Pokémon company (3) _________ thousands of games every day! Many crazes stop being popular quite quickly, but this (4) _________ with Pokémon. When the company (5) ______ its tenth anniversary, millions of people (6) _______ Pokémon computer games, cards and toys. Today, it is one of the most successful game companies in the world.

1. a. used to create      b. created      c. was creating

2. a. were asking      b. asked      c. asking

3. a. sold      b. was selling      c. used to sell

4. a. didn’t happen      b. wasn’t happening      c. doesn’t happen

5. a. was celebrating      b. used to celebrating      c. celebrated

6. a. still buying      b.were still buying      c. still bought

SPEAKING Expressing preferences

6. Complete the conversation with the phrases. Then practise with your partner.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các cụm từ. Sau đó thực hành với đối tác của bạn)

it really suits you          it looks really good

It isn’t really my style          There are some nice clothes

Molly: Hey, Hannah. What are you up to?

Hannah: Oh, hi, Molly. I’m looking for some jeans.

Molly: Did you find anything?

Hannah: Not really (1) ______ in here, but they’re expensive.

Molly: Mmm, you’re right. Look - that’s a really cool jacket.

Hannah: Yeah, (2) _______. Why don’t you try it on?

Molly: (3) ________.

Hannah: I think (4) _________. Go on, try it on!

WRITING A fact file

7. Choose the correct words.

(Chọn những đáp án đúng)

Fact file: Flared trousers 

The beginnings

American sailors were the first to wear flared trousers in the 19" century. (1) ____________ days, trousers with a wide leg below the knee were practical for many reasons. (2) ________, they were easy to roll up when cleaning the ship or to take off when they got wet.

Craze of the 1960s and 1970s

(3) _____________ when flared trousers became popular. Many singers, such (4) ____________ Sonny and Cher, wore them. (5) ___________ that time, young people made their own flared trousers because shops weren't selling them. (6) ___________ the seventies, you could buy them in almost every shop. Hardly anyone chose a different style of trousers during this (7) ____________.

A comeback

There were a few times when flared trousers came back, (8) ___________, throughout the 1990s and in 2015. Although fashion designers, (9) __________ Balmain and Gucci, presented them during fashion shows, they didn’t become as popular as in the 1970s.

1. a. In these     b. In those     c. On these

2. a. Such as     b. Like     c. For example

3. a. The sixties was the decade

b. In the sixties

c. These days

4. a. like     b. of     c. as

5. a. At     b. When     c. For

6. a. On     b. In     c. At

7. a. decade     b. times     c. days

8. a. example     b. such     c. for instance

9. a. such     b. like     c. instance

VOCABULARY Senses

8. Complete the words.

(Hoàn thành các từ)

1. Tone-d________ makes it difficult to play a musical instrument well.

2. We can’t t_______ the objects in the museum.

3. Beethoven lost his h_______ when he was thirty, and was deaf for the rest of his life.

4. You need to have near-perfect s______ to be an airline pilot.

5. We lost s_______ in our toes when we were walking in the snow.

6. Can you t______ the sugar in your tea?

READING The importance of smell

9. Choose the correct words.

(Chọn những đáp án đúng)

1. ‘What's your favourite chewing gum flavour / fragrance?’ 'I love mint and strawberry.’

2. This cake has a creamy texture / scent.

3. When we walked into the gym, we noticed a strong flavour / odour of sweat.

4. Mia opened the window and the texture / scent of garden flowers filled the room.

5. I got my first scent / perfume as a birthday present from my parents.

6. I love the odour / fragrance of flowers in nature.

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present perfect: affirmative and negative; for and since.

10. Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect form of the verbs and for or since.

(Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng dạng hiện tại hoàn thành đúng của động từ và for hoặc since)

1. They ______ (not eat) ice cream _______ last summer.

2. ‘________ (she / have) problems with her hearing ______ long?’

3. He ______ (be) colour-blind ________ he was born.

4. I _______ (take) this bus every day _______ six months.

5. We ______ (not see) our cousins _____ ages.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Sensations and experiences

11. Listen to a radio programme about people’s experiences at birthday parties. Match Grace’s and James’s experiences 1 - 10 to adjectives a - j.

(Nghe một chương trình phát thanh về trải nghiệm của mọi người tại các bữa tiệc sinh nhật. Nối trải nghiệm của Grace và James từ 1 - 10 với tính từ a - j)

Grace:

1. The birthday party _________

2. The place _________

3. The girls looked _________

4. The food _________

5. The cupcakes _________

James:

6. The birthday party _________

7. Waiting in a queue _________

8. The rides weren’t _________

9. The cinema tickets _________

10. The popcorn _________

a. delicious     b. disgusting     c. wonderful     d. exhausted     e. amazing

f. awful     g. nice     h. terrifying     i. furious     j. miserable

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present perfect: questions; Present perfect and past simple

12. Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với dạng hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ đơn của động từ trong ngoặc)

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I (1) ______. It (2) ________ (be) three or four years ago. I (3) _______ (drop) my dad’s laptop. He (4) ________ (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it (5) ________ (happen)!

Alex: (6) ________ (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I (7) _______ but my uncle (8) _______. He (9) _______ (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she (10) ________ (not be) famous then, of course. They (11) _______ (be) only six years old!

Alex: (12) _________ (he / see) her since she (13) _______ (become) famous?

Sara: No, he (14) ________.

SPEAKING Planning free time

13. Choose the correct words. Then practise with your partner.

(Chọn từ đúng. Sau đó thực hành với đối tác của bạn)

Zach: Hey, Dan. Have you seen this horror film, Zombies Attack?

Dan: I’ve never seen a horror film.

Zach: You've never seen a horror film? Seriously? I think you (1) 'll / are / have enjoy this. I've (2) hear / hearing / heard it’s good.

Dan: It doesn’t sound much (3) great / fun / interesting to me. I don't like scary films. Can we have dinner first?

Zach: OK. What do you (4) want / fancy / try eating?

Dan: Why not (5) try / want / fancy something different? What about some Indian food?

Zach: (6) Can’t / Will / Are we have pizza? I've never had Indian food.

Dan: Really? It’s delicious.

WRITING A competition entry

14. Read the advert and complete the text with the words.

(Đọc quảng cáo và hoàn thành văn bản với các từ)

Absolutely     one of the most     quite an     

really delicious     to seeing    

to stop     very     visiting

St Nicholas Market

My favourite place in Bristol is St Nicholas Market. It’s (1) ____ amazing markets in Britain, and you can almost feel its long history. It’s definitely worth (2) ______. When you enter, you see hundreds of colourful products, from vintage clothes and jewellery to local arts and crafts. You can smell (3) _____ street food like Indian curry or Algerian falafel. I love walking between the stalls, watching people and seeing what they buy. It’s (4) ______ experience. But what makes this place really special is an (5) ______ wonderful glass roof over the stalls.

If you ever come to Bristol, don’t forget (6) _____ by at St Nicholas Market and have lunch. Take time to look for souvenirs (or up at the sky) with a cup of (7) _____ good coffee in your hand. We’re looking forward (8) ______ you here.