I. Từ vựng

• representative (n) [,repri'zentətiv]: đại diện
• score (v) [skɔ:]: tính điểm
• smoothly (adv) ['smu:đli]: suôn sẻ
• spirit (n): tinh thần, khí thế
• sponsor (v) ['spɔnsə]: tài trợ
• entry procedure (n) ['entri prə'si:dʒə]: thủ tục đăng ký

II. Cấu trúc cần lưu ý

• feel like (v) muốn
• find out (v) tìm ra
• Âm /tr/ trong tiếng Anh là một phụ âm, phát âm của chữ cái "tr"
• Âm /dr/ trong tiếng Anh là một phụ âm, phát âm ghép của chữ cái “d” và “r”(Đọc liền thành một âm)
• Âm /tw/ trong tiếng Anh là một phụ âm, phát âm ghép của chữ cái “t” và “w”(Đọc liền thành một âm)
• Câu gián tiếp sử dụng danh động từ: Xem hướng dẫn tại đây.

III. Hướng dẫn giải bài tập

1. Pronunciation:

Listen and repeat:

/tr/:

• Traffic: giao thông
• Troops: Quân
• Trousers: quần dài
• Tropical: nhiệt đới

/dr/:

• Drive: lái (ô tô,…)
• Dreadful: kinh sợ
• Drink: uống
• Dress: váy

/tw/:

• Twelve: mười hai
• Twenty: hai mươi
• Twin: sinh đôi
• Twinkle: lấp lánh

Practise reading aloud these sentences:

• 1. John always enjoys travelling by train
• 2. Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
• 3. George is driving dangerously
• 4. Her new dress is an absolute dream.
• 5. She has an amusing twinkle in her eyes.
• 6. Think twie before doing something.

2. Grammar:

Exercise 1. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the wav shown.

e.g: "It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much." Tom said to you.

—> Tom thanked me for helping him.

• 1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.

-> John congratulated us on passing our exams.

•  2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.

-> Mary apologized for not phoning me earlier.

• 3.  “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.

-> Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station.

• 4.  “You didn't pay attention to what I said." the teacher said to the boy.

-> The teacher accused the boy of not paying attention to what he had said.

• 5. “I’ve always wanted to be rich.” Bob said.

-> Bob has always dreamed of being rich.

• 6.  “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.

-> I warned Ann auainst staving at the hotel near the airport.

• 7.  “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight." her mother said to Jane.

-> Her mother prevented Jane from going out that night

• 8.  “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you.” Miss White said to Jack.

-> Miss While thanked Jack for visiting her.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, usine gerund.

1.

•  Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
• Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.

-> Tom insisted on paving for the meal.

2.

• Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
• Mrs. Smith: I think so.

-> Mr and Mrs. Smith looked forward to meeting their children soon.

3.

• Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
• Boy: Oh ... no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.

-> The boy denied breaking the window of The woman's house.

4.

• Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
• Customer: What's that?
• Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!

-> The policeman stopped the customer {from) leaving the shop.

5.

• Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
• The thief: Yes...! But….

-> The thief admitted stealing Mrs. Brown's car

6.

• Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
• Ann: What about having a party?

-> Ann suggaested having a party next Saturday.

7.

• John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
• John: I think so.

-> John and his wife were thinking of buying the house.