A. VOCABULARY

UNIT 6: FOLK TALES

TỪ VỰNG 1

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research
a researcher
folk tale
fairy tale
fables
origin
(main) character
moral lesson
fairy
genre
plot
particular
definition
stepsister
stepmother
climax
get married to sb = marry sb
marriage
woodcutter
prince # princess
Buddha
Buddhism
Buddhist
knight
witch
evil = wicked

v,
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
adj
n
n
n
n
v
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

/ˈwʊdkʌtər/
/prɪns/, /ˈprɪnses/
/ˈbʊdə/
/ˈbʊdɪzəm/
/ˈbʊdɪst/
/naɪt/
/wɪtʃ/
/ˈiːvl/ = /ˈwɪkɪd/

sự nghiên cứu
nhà nghiên cứu
truyện dân gian
truyện cổ tích
truyện ngụ ngôn
nguồn gốc
nhân vật (chính)
bài học đạo đức
nàng tiên
thể loại
cốt truyện
cụ thể
định nghĩa
chị, em gái cùng mẹ khác cha
mẹ kế
cao trào
kết hôn với
cuộc hôn nhân
tiều phu
hoàng tử # công chúa
Đức Phật
Đạo phật
phật tử
hiệp sĩ
phù thủy
quỹ dữ, cái ác

n
adj
adj
n
adj
adj
adj
v
n
n
n

/ɡriːd/
/ˈɡriːdi/
/miːn/
/her/ = /ˈræbɪt/
/fɪəs/
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
/ˈkruːəl/
/sɜːv/
/ˈsɜːvənt/
/ˈsɜːvɪs/
/spɪn/

sự tham lam
tham lam
keo kiệt
con thỏ
hung tợn
xảo quyệt
ác độc với ai đó
phục vụ
người hầu
dịch vụ; sự phục vụ
quay tròn

/rɔːr/

gầm lên giận dữ
tuần tự của hành động
vui vẻ

merrily = happily
claw

v
n
adj
ad
v
n

granny, grandpa

n

/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/
/rɪˈsɜːrtʃər/
/ˈfəʊk teɪl/
/ˈferi teɪl/
/ˈfeɪbl/
/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/
/ˈkærəktər/
/ˈmɒrəl/
/ˈferi/
/ˈʒɑːnrə/
/plɒt/
/pərˈtɪkjələr/
/ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/
/ˈstepsɪstər/
/ˈstepmʌðər/
/ˈklaɪmæks/

TỪ VỰNG 2

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greed
greedy
mean
a hare = a rabbit
fierce
cunning
cruel to
serve
servant
service
spin
roar with anger
= roar angrily
a succession of actions
merry = happy

/ˈmeri/
/ˈmerəli/
/klɔː/
/ˈɡræni/
/ˈɡrænpɑː/

,

một cách vui vẻ
móng vuốt
bà, ông

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v
v
ex
p
n
v
v

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
/swɒp/

để lại cho ai đó gia sản
đổi lấy

/ˈenəmi/
/ˈkæptʃər/
/ˈreskjuː/

ngày xửa ngày xưa
kẻ thù
chụp, bắt giữ
cứu

reach
fiery breath
a spindle
chant a magic spell
curse
distinguish … from …
(express) emotions
emotional (moments)
emotionally
sprite
instruct
instruction
instructor
(drop) litter
(bring) a flashlight
appreciate
appreciation
gratitude
hungry spirits
set off (the firework)
set off for London
take place = occur = happen
religious rituals
release animals

v
n
n
v
v,n
v
n
adj
adv
n
v
n
n
v
n
v
n
n
n
v
v
v
v
v

/riːtʃ/
/ˈfaɪəri breθ/

show their love towards ….
pass away = die
dress code

v
v
n

(cause) offence
queue
apologize for
apology
rather (strange)
politics
political
politician
behave
behavior

n
v
v
n
adv
n
adj
n
v
n

leave sb a fortune
swap … for
Once upon a time
enemy
capture
rescue

TỪ VỰNG 3

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B. GRAMMAR:
I. Câu cảm thán

/kɜːs/
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
/ɪˈməʊʃn/
/ɪˈməʊʃənl/
/ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
/spraɪt/
/ɪnˈstrʌkt/
/ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/
/ɪnˈstrʌktər/
/ˈlɪtər/
/ˈflæʃlaɪt/
/əˈpriːʃieɪt/
/əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/
/ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/
/ˈspɪrɪt/

/rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈrɪtʃuəl/
/rɪˈliːs/

/ˈdres kəʊd/
/kjuː/
/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/
/əˈpɒlədʒi/
/ˈpɒlətɪks/
/ˈpɒlətɪks/
/ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn/
/bɪˈheɪv/
/bɪˈheɪvjər/

đạt đến
khè lửa
con suốt (để xe chỉ)
đọc câu thần chú
lời nguyền
phân biệt … với
(bày tỏ) cảm xúc
(giây phút) xúc động
một cách đầy xúc động
yêu tinh; ma quỷ
chỉ dạy; hướng dẫn
sự chỉ dạy; sự hướng dẫn
người hướng dẫn
(vứt) rác
(mang theo) đèn pin
trân trọng; cảm kích
sự trân trọng; sự cảm kích
sự biết ơn
những linh hồn đói khát
châm ngòi (pháo bông)
khởi hành đi Luân Đôn
diễn ra
các nghi lễ tôn giáo
phóng sanh động vật
bày tỏ tình yêu thương của
họ đối với …
mất; qua đời; chết
quy tắc ăn mặc
(gây) mích lòng; sự xúc
phạm
đứng xếp hàng
xin lỗi vì
sự xin lỗi
khá là (lạ lẫm)
chính trị
thuộc về chính trị
chính trị gia
cư xử; ứng xử
hành vi; lối ứng xử

Câu cảm thán là câu diễn tả một cảm giác (feeling) hay một xúc động (emotion). Hình thức cảm thán
thường được cấu tạo với “what, how”
1) WHAT + (a/ an) + adj + Noun + (S + V) !
Ex:

- What a lazy student (you are)!

- What an interesting book (you have)!

- What lovely ducks!

- What beautiful flowers!

- What beautiful weather!

- What blue sky!

- What a lovely house they have!

- What delicious food they served!

2) HOW + adjective/ adverb + S + V !
Ex:

- How beautiful you are!

- How impressive this palace is!

- How awful it smells!

- How quickly the time goes by!

► Lưu ý:
- Tính từ (adjective) đi với các động từ sau: be, become, grow, feel, taste, smell, sound, look, seem,
appear, remain, stay
- Trạng từ (adverb) đi với động từ thường.
II. The past simple
1. Công thức
a. Thể khẳng định:
S + V2/-ed
S + was / were
Ex:

- I went to sleep at 11p.m last night.
- When I was high school student, I was good at Maths.

b. Thể phủ định:
S + was/were + not + ...
S + did not (didn't) + V-bare infinitive 
Ex:

- I couldn't open the door yesterday.
- You weren't there.
- He didn't play football last Sunday.
c. Thể nghi vấn:
Was / Were + S + O …?
Did + S + V-bare infinitive?
Ex:

- Were they in the hospital last month?
- Did you see your boyfriend yesterday?

2. Cách dùng
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định và đã chấm dứt trong quá khứ.
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra thường xuyên (thói quen) một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ nhưng hiện
tại đã chấm dứt.
- Diễn đạt một hành động xen vào một hành động khác đang diễn ra trong quá khứ, khi đó, hành động
đang diễn ra sẽ chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, còn hành động xen vào sẽ chia thì quá khứ đơn.
3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ đơn:  yesterday, ago, last (week, year, month), in the past, the day
before, với những khoảng thời gian đã qua trong ngày (today, this morning, this afternoon).
III. Past Continuous / Past Progressive

1. Công thức
a. Thể khẳng định:
S + was / were + V-ing + O + …
Ex:

- She was doing the homework.

b. Thể phủ định:
S + was/were + not + V-ing + O + …
Ex:

I wasn't concentrating in class.

c. Thể nghi vấn:
Was / Were + S + V-ing + O + …?
Ex:

Was he working at his computer when the power cut occurred?

2. Cách dùng
- Diễn tả một hành động đã xảy ra và kéo dài trong một thời gian ở quá khứ.
- Diễn đạt một hành động xen vào một hành động khác đang diễn ra trong quá khứ, khi đó, hành động
đang diễn ra sẽ chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, còn hành động xen vào sẽ chia thì quá khứ đơn.
- Diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra song song cùng một lúc ở quá khứ. (while)
3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ đơn: at (7 p.m) yesterday/ last night, all day, all night, all month…,
when, while, at that very moment (ngay tại thời điểm đó)

C. EXERCISES:
I. Match each word with its definition.
1. emperor

A. a woman who has magic powers, especially to do evil things

2. knight

B. a man who rules an empire

3. giant

C. a person whose job is cutting down trees

4. fairy

D. a man of high social rank who had a duty to fight for his king

5. ogre

E. a very large strong person

6. servant

F. a creature like a small person with wings who has magic powers

7. witch

G. a person who works in another person's house

8. woodcutter

H. a large, cruel, and frightening person who eats people

II. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives from the box.
brave

cruel cunning evil

fierce

mean

wicked

generous

greedy cheerful

1. In the story, the ______________ fox outwits the hunters.
2. Kama was a _____________ king. Every morning, he gave to the poor a hundred pounds of gold.
3. Heroes are never perfect, but they are _____________.
4. His lively sense of humour helps to keep the meeting very _____________.
5. The elder brother was very _____________. He filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold.
6. Cinderella's stepmother is very ______________ to her.
7. The _____________ fairy bewitched the princess and made her fall into a long sleep.
8. The Queen was an ______________ woman. She offered the poisoned apple to Snow White.
9. Everyone in the village was frightened of the _____________ dragon.
10. He was ____________ to those who worked for him and generous to those who he hardly knew.

III. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
turn

travel

tell

enjoy

accept

know

ring

play

cry

teach

visit study

1. I really ____________ the concert last night. It was great!
2. We ____________ tennis yesterday because it was raining.
3. Last summer my friend and I ____________ around the south of France.
4. ____________ you ____________ at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
5. He ____________ hard for the exam, so he failed.
6. Where ____________ he ____________ before he came here?
7. My PC was making a strange noise so I ____________ it off.
8. Our teacher ____________ us a very interesting legend two days ago.
9. They ____________ each other very well when they were kids.
10. She ____________ the job because the salary was too low.
11. ____________ your parents ____________ the Acropolis when they were in Greece?
12. I was playing a computer game when the doorbell ____________.
IV. Use the prompts and the past continuous tense to write sentences.
1. I/ play/ computer games/ all day yesterday
______________________________________________________________________
2. your friends/ wait/ for you/ all that time?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Sid/ not clean/ his room/ at 8p.m last night
______________________________________________________________________
4. We/ have/ dinner/ when Tim arrived
______________________________________________________________________
5. Sarah and Luke / not surf/ the Internet/ at that time
______________________________________________________________________
6. What/ Jack/ do/ while/ you/ cook/ dinner?
______________________________________________________________________
7. This time last week/ my family/ visit/ my grandmother
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8. It/ not snow/ when I left
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9. you/ sleep/ when I phoned you last night?
______________________________________________________________________
10. While/ the children/ talk/ the teacher came into class
______________________________________________________________________
V. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sam ________________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night
2. ___________ you _____________(drive) to work when the accident happened?
3. It ________________(rain) on Monday so we didn't play football.
4. At 6 o'clock on Saturday morning we ________________(travel) to the airport.
5. I ________________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.

6. In 1986 my father ________________(live) in Paris. That's where he met my mother.
7. What ____________ they _____________(do) when you arrived?
8. Greg ________________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.
9. ____________ Caroline ______________(ski) when she broke her leg?
10. My parents ________________(not sleep) when I came home last night.
VI. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1. Last week we __________________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we __________________(watch) a film.
3. __________________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?
4. James broke his arm when he __________________(play) rugby.
5. Kylie __________________(make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones __________________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7. What __________________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?
8. When we __________________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.
9. They __________________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.
10. I __________________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.
VII. Choose the correct option.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came
down in 1999.
6. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
VIII.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My car _______________(break) down when I _______________(drive) home from work.
2. Alan _______________(look) out of the window when he _______________(see) a UFO.
3. When he _______________(see) me, he _______________(fall) off the wall.
4. We _______________(try) to log on when the Wifi _______________(stop) working.
5 ___________ Jim ____________(smoke) when he ______________(turn) on the gas?
6. She _______________(be) so tired that she _______________(sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise _______________(run) while the hare _______________(have) a nap.
8. I _______________(phone) you four times last night but you _______________(sleep).
9. The police _____________(ask) them lots of questions before they _______________(release) them.

10. While the children _______________(surf) the Internet, they ________________(find) a really interesting
website about music.
11. He _______________(walk) down the road when he ________________(hear) a loud noise.
12. When we _______________(be) in Canada, we ________________(go) skiing almost every day.
13. Where ______ you _______(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I _________(take) a trip to Minneapolis.
14. When I _________________(arrive), they __________________(say) hello but continued working.
15. When you __________________(meet) me yesterday, I __________________(not go) to school, I
___________________(go) to the doctor's - I felt terrible.
IX. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick was doing some Internet research _____________ Vietnamese legends.
2. The eagle picked _____________ the tortoise and off they went.
3. The greedy brother filled a very large bag _____________ gold.
4. The elder brother offered to swap his fortune _____________ the starfruit tree.
5. _____________ the way home, the eagle got tired and got him into the sea.
6. The hare always boasted _____________ how fast he could run.
7. When the princess touched the spindle she fell _____________ a deep sleep.
8. The tortoise challenged him _____________ a race.
9. The witch put a magic spell on the prince and turned him _____________ a frog.
10. The princess slept _________ one hundred years until a prince arrived __________ the castle and kissed her.
X. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
while

alongside

ever

speedy

loudly

when

line

challenged

THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
There once was a (1)___________ hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him
boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, (2)___________ him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to
watch.
Hare ran down the road for a (3)___________ and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and
Steady and cried out, “How do you expect to win this race (4)___________ you are walking along at your slow,
slow pace?” Hare stretched himself out (5)___________ the road and fell asleep, thinking, “There is plenty of
time to relax.” Slow and Steady walked and walked. He never (6)___________ stopped until he came to the
finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so (7)______ for Tortoise they woke up Hare. Hare stretched and
yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the (8)_____.
XI. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD
Robin Hood was born near the end of the 12th century. His real name was Robert. He was the son of the Earl
of Huntingdon. At that time, England had many problems. The King was cruel and greedy. His men were arrogant
and brutal. The poor people of England suffered a lot. Many families died of hunger! One day, the cruel Sheriff of
Nottingham killed Robin's father, and took away his lands. Young Robin lost his father, his home, his lands and all
his possessions. He escaped to Sherwood Forest with his loyal servants. They decided to live as free men in the
forest. They didn't want to be slaves of King John. However, the King considered them outlaws.
Robin and the outlaws lived in caverns in the forest. They all wore green clothes and carried bows and
arrows. The outlaws were excellent archers. Robin Hood became the best archer in the region.

Some years passed, and there were more than 200 outlaws living in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood was the
hero of the poor. He continued robbing the rich to give to the poor. The Sheriff of Nottingham sent an army of
soldiers to Sherwood Forest to capture Robin Hood. But Robin and his outlaws were in the trees. They killed all
the soldiers except one.
Robin Hood's fame was everywhere. The people called him Saint Robin, and Robin, Sheriff of Sherwood
Forest. A lot of new outlaws joined Robin Hood. They were loyal to him and followed him everywhere.
A. Match the words that mean the same.
1. cruel

A. wealthy

2. rob

B. cave

3. rich

C. property

4. outlaw

D. steal

5. cavern

E. evil

6. possessions

F. criminal

B. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
________1.

Robin Hood was born in Sherwood Forest.

________2.

Robin Hood was descended from the noble family of the Earl of Huntingdon.

________3.

King John wasn't kind to his people.

________4.

Robin Hood lived with his slaves in the forest.

________5.

Robin Hood only stole from the rich.

________6.

Robin and his men used guns as their weapons.

________7.

The ordinary people of Nottingham hated Robin Hood.

C. Answer the questions.
1. When was Robin Hood born?
______________________________________________________________________
2. What was the England King at the time like?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Who did Robin live with in Sherwood Forest.
______________________________________________________________________
4. Why did Robin Hood and his servants decide to live in the forest?
______________________________________________________________________
5. How many outlaws were there in Sherwood Forest?
______________________________________________________________________
6. What did the people call Robin Hood?
______________________________________________________________________
XII.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. The fable is very exciting.
What________________________________________________________________!
2. The book was so good that I couldn't stop reading it.
It was_________________________________________________________________
3. The children were doing their homework when I got home.
While ________________________________________________________________

4. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.
It's ___________________________________________________________________
5. Sleeping Beauty is not as interesting as Beauty and the Beast.
Beauty and the Beast is __________________________________________________
6. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enjoyed the story.
Although______________________________________________________________
7. My mother last told a fairy tale two years ago.
It's___________________________________________________________________
8. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner's class.
I suggest ______________________________________________________________
9. Charles Perrault wrote Cinderella in French in 1697.
Cinderella_____________________________________________________________
10. I had a shower and the telephone rang.
When I________________________________________________________________
TEST FOR UNIT 6
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. fable

b. brave

c. dragon

d. tale

2. a. scream

b. read

c. reach

d. hear

3. a. walked

b. filled

c. swallowed

d. screamed

4. a. giant

b. witch

c. knight

d. kind

5. a. eyes

b. ogres

c. stories

d. cakes

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
THE ANT AND THE DOVE
On a hot day of summer, an ant (1. search)__________ for some water. After walking around for some time,
she (2. come)____________ near the river. To drink the water, she climbed up on a small rock. While she (3.
try)____________ to drink a water, she (4. slip)____________ arid (5. fall)______________ into the river.
There was a dove sitting on a branch of a tree who (6. see)______________ the ant falling into the river. The
dove quickly (7. pluck)______________ a leaf and (8. drop)______________ it into the river near the struggling
ant. The ant (9. climb)______________ onto the leaf and reached the shore safely.
Soon later, the ant (10. see)______________ a bird catcher getting ready to trap the dove with his net. The
dove (11. rest)______________ and he had no idea about the bird catcher.When the bird catcher was about to
throw his net, the ant (12. bite)______________ him on the foot. Feeling the pain, the bird catcher dropped his
net and (13. let)______________ out a light scream. The dove (14. notice)______________ it and quickly (15.
fly)______________ away.
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. The tale is about a prince who is turned _________ a frog by his wicked stepmother.
a. to

b. into

c. out

d. over

2. The hare always boasted _________ how fast he could run.
a. at

b. for

c. on

d. about

3. A _________ is a story from ancient times about famous people and events that may or may not be true.
a. legend

b. folktale

c. fable

d. fairy tale

4. In many cultures, a fox is the symbol for a _________ person.
a. brave

b. fierce

c. cunning

d. kind

5. Vanessa is interested in reading Vietnamese folktales _________ she can't read Vietnamese well.
a. although

b. because

c. while

d. whereas

6. What a _________ man he is! There's nothing he wouldn't do for us.
a. mean

b. generous

c. gruel

d. greedy

7. Helen and I _________ together when the accident happened.
a. talked

b. have talked

c. was talking

d. were talking

8. Tired of hearing the hare's boast, the tortoise _________ him to a race.
a. urged

b. pushed

c. challenged

d. suggested

9. Sleeping Beauty was under a _________ when the prince found her.
a. spell

b. swear

c. cloud

d. wave

10. _________ young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and stepsisters.
a. Despite her father unexpectedly dies,

b. After her father unexpectedly dies,

c. When her father unexpectedly dies,

d. Due to her father unexpectedly dies,

IV. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He _____________(receive) £300 when his uncle died.
2. The day we heard the news we _____________(have) holidays with our family.
3. Why ________________(you/ not answer) my phone call last night? ~ Oh, sorry,I _____________(take) a
shower at that time.
4. She _____________(not see) her father since he _____________(start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
5. My mother ____________(fly) home from London today. Her flight _____________(arrive) in an hour.
6. We decided not to go because it _____________(rain) very hard.
7. When I ________(be) a child, my mother __________(read) me bedtime stories every night.
8. ________________(you/ ever/ hear) a Vietnamese folktale before?
9. The hare believed he would win the race, so he stopped _____________(take) a nap.
10. Once upon a time, there was a rich man _____________(live) in a village.
V.

Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Is The False Grandmother one of the ____________ versions of Little Red Riding Hood? (origin)
2. The king wanted to repay his servant's ____________ in another way. (loyal)
3. The fox ____________ stole the egg by distracting the mother with a rock. (cunning)
4. The first thing that saved All Baba was his lack of ____________. (greedy)
5. Saint George is one of the most ____________ heroes in the western world. (legend)
6. The stepfather was a wicked man and treated his stepson very

____________. (cruelty)

7. Giving gifts to servants is an example of King's ____________. (generous)
8. Princess Elsa ____________ magic that allows her to control and create ice and snow. (possession)
9. ____________, his parents passed away when he was 12 years old. (fortune)
10. The princess was so ____________ that she lost her ability to speak. (fright)
VI. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
THE STORY OF CHUNG CAKES AND DAY CAKES

According to legend, King Hung wanted to choose one son as a successor to his throne. He (1)________ all of
his sons, and told them that whoever could bring him the most precious offering to the altar of the ancestors,
would be awarded the throne.
All of the princes traveled throughout the country in search of the tastiest and most exotic foods to offer
their father, (2)________ Lang Lieu, the 18th prince. Being the poorest prince, he could not afford such luxurious
foods and had no idea where to begin looking. One night, he dreamed of a genie (3)________ told him “There is
nothing greater than the sky or the earth. And the rice grain is the most precious thing (4)________ the world.
Now, use glutinous rice to make Chung Cake, a green and square cake, (5)________ the earth*. Then use ground
glutinous rice to make Day Cake, a white, (6)________ cake, symbolizing the sky.” When he awoke, Lang Lieu
was very happy and prepared the two kinds of cakes described by the genie.
When the day of the contest came, Hung King was impressed by the favors and the meaning of Lang Lieu's
cakes. (7)________, he chose him as the successor to the throne. Since then, Chung Cake and Day Cake became
the (8)________ food for the Tet holidays.
(*) Long time ago, people thought the earth was square.
1. a. summoned

b. invited

c. ordered

d. arranged

2. a. including

b. despite

c. except

d. apart

3. a. he

b. it

c. which

d. who

4. a. over

b. in

c. on

d. of

5. a. considering

b. signing

c. symbolizing

d. presenting

6. a. shape dome

b. dome shape

c. shaped dome

d. dome shaped

7. a. Therefore

b. Otherwise

c. Moreover

d. However

8. a. ceremonial

b. traditional

c. customary

d. social

VII. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
THE LEGEND OF "STINGY JACK"
According to Irish folklore a man named Jack, well known for his drunkenness and quick temper, got very
drunk at a local pub on All Hallows Eve. He met the Devil outside the pub because the Devil wanted his soul. Jack
asked him one more drink but he didn't have the money to pay. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a
coin and Jack put it into his wallet that had a silver cross that ca ught the Devil. Jack agreed to free the Devil
under one condition: he should let him live for another year. The Devil accepted.
The following year the Devil reappeared and asked Jack to accompany him. Jack told the Devil to take an
apple from a tree; when the Devil climbed up, Jack carved a cross on the tree and the Devil was trapped again.
This time Jack asked the Devil ten more years of life in exchange for his freedom; again the Devil had to accept.
Soon after, Jack died. God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil kept his word not
to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to
light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish
began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O'Lantern.”
The Irish used to carve turnips or beets as Jack's lanterns and place them into windows or near doors to
frighten away evil spirits on Halloween night. When they emigrated to the USA, they brought their traditions
with them. They couldn't find turnips in America but they found a lot of pumpkins which were suitable
substitutes to make a Jack O'Lantern; since then, pumpkins are an essential part of Halloween celebrations.
A. Match the words to their definitions.
1. stingy

A. dishonest or morally offensive

2. convince

B. a round white root vegetable

3. carve

C. unwilling to spend, give, or use a lot of money

4. unsavory

D. to persuade someone to do something

5. roam

E. to write something on a surface by cutting into it

6. turnip

F. to move or travel with no particular purpose

B. Choose the correct answers.
1. Where did Jack O' Lantern first appear?
a. England

b. The USA

c. Scotland

d. Ireland

2. Why did Jack meet the Devil outside the pub?
a. Because he wanted to invite the Devil for a drink.

b. Because the Devil wanted to collect his soul.

c. Because he sold his soul to the Devil.

d. Because he didn't have money to pay for his drink.

3. Jack had a silver cross in his wallet _________.
a. to prevent the Devil taking his soul

b. to turn the Devil into a coin

c. to drive the Devil away from him

d. to prevent the Devil from changing back into his original form

4. What did the Devil have to do before he could come down from the tree?
a. Let Jack live for more ten years.

b. Promise not to bother Jack any more.

c. Take an apple from the tree.

d. Exchange his life for his freedom.

5. When he died, Jack wasn't allowed into heaven because _________.
a. he was a honest man

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