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Unit 1: Leisure activities
A. PHONETICS
I.
/pr/
/br/
Brian, broth, branch, toothbrush,
apricot, presentation, prepare, prevention, programme,
brother, browsing
pronunciation, precious, private, project,
II.
1. principal
2. present
3. bridge
4. brick
5. breakfast
6. price
7. branch
8. Prince
9. bracelet
10. prize

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

KEYS
BAØI TAÄP TIEÁNG ANH

8

(THEO CHÖÔNG TRÌNH THÍ ÑIEÅM 2015)

PEARSON

Taøi lieäu phaùt mieãn phí, khoâng baùn

I.
1. read: a newspaper, a magazine, an e-mail
2. go: swimming, shopping, hiking
3. play : football, the guitar, computer games
4. write : a letter, an e-mail, something interesting
5. listen to : the radio, music, CDs
6. watch : television, a video, a game show, a quiz show
7. go to: school, the cinema, a restaurant, the library
8. visit: friends, cousins
9. do : nothing, something interesting
10. have : a meal, leisure activities, an outdoor activity
II.
1. about = abt
2. and = n
3. are = r
4. at = @
5. for = 4
6. great = gr8
7. kisses = xx
8. by the way = btw
9. love = luv
10. you = u
11. see you = c u
12. thanks = thx
13. to/two = 2
14. would = wd
15. your = ur
16. tomorrow = 2moro
III.
2
A. Hi, Katy! Thx 4 ur text … Yes, wd u love 2 meet 2moro? c u @ Roebuck's abt 5?
A. Hi, Katy! Thanks for your text … Yes, would you love to meet tomorrow? See you
at Roebuck's about 5?
4
B. Fantastic!!! What is it? r u in luv.
B. Fantastic!!! What is it? Are you in love?
3
C. That's gr8, c u @ 5 btw … I've got some important news 4 u …
C. That's great, see you at 5. By the way, I've got some important news for you.
1
D. Hi Sue! … Joe n I will be in town 2moro. wd u like 2 meet 4 a coffee? Luv Katy
D. Hi Sue! … Joe and I will be in town tomorrow. Would you like to meet for a
coffee? Love Katy
5
E. Tell u 2moro Love n xx Katy
E. Tell you tomorrow. Love and kisses Katy
2. watching
3. skiing 4. doing 5. swimming
6. going
IV. 1. playing
V.
1. don't like watching 2. hate standing
3. getting
4. prefer to be
5. don't mind playing 6. Does he like playing 7. prefers to play
8. likes scoring
9. doesn't mind watching

C. SPEAKING
NHAØ XUAÁT BAÛN ÑAÏI HOÏC QUOÁC GIA HAØ NOÄI

I. 1. like
6. And you
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2. o'clock
7. do

3. take
8. joke

4. afternoon

5. likes

II. 1. a good place 2. somewhere different

3. Why don't 4. lots to see 5. come back

D. READING
I. 1. 87 2. 42
3. 82
4. 10
5. 23
6. 38
7. 30
8. 32
II.
1. He goes to the cinema.
2. He plays football on Saturday morning.
3. He watches TV (usually a football match).
4. He does his homework.
5. He surfs the Net on Friday afternoon and Sunday evening.
III.
1. Skateboarding became very popular in the 1970s.
2. They are 'freestyle' skateboarding, 'ramp' skateboarding, and 'street-style' skateboarding.
3. It is a combination of freestyle and ramp skateboarding.
4. Because this allowed them to skateboard safely.
5. Yes, I do. Because there are lots of competitions now.
IV.
1. In the UK they play football, rugby, tennis and basketball, while in the USA they play
American football, athletics, basketball and baseball.
2. They spend over 25 hours a week online.
3. The average teenager in the UK gets about £7 a week pocket money. In the USA it is
about $10.
4. They spend their money on clothes and going out, but magazines, presents and snacks
are also important.
5. They have sixteen online friends.
V. 1. C 2. E
3. B
4. D
5. A

E. WRITING
I. 1. G 2. I
3. C
4. E
5. A
6. J
7. B
8. H
9. D 10. F
II. There are both many good things and many potential dangers about social media. It is
important for parents to teach their children how to use social media wisely. Social media
can be the start of bad things like cyberbullying… The recent reports about the matter say
that many teenagers have online contact with strangers, and it makes them feel scared or
uncomfortable. Others have received online advertising that was inappropriate for their age.
It is important for parents to be aware of what their children are doing online. Parents should
make their children understand that they respect their children's privacy. However, parents
want to make sure (that) their children are safe.

TEST (UNIT 1)
I. 1. B 2. C
3. D
4. A
5. C
II.
6. brown
7. break
8. bread
9. broken
11. pretty
12. prize
13. Broccoli 14. practice
III.
16. use
17. play
18. play
19. go
21. go
22. listen to
23. watch
24. listen to
26. play
27. watch/listen to
IV. 28. Hi, Alex. r u free 2moro? wd u like 2 go 2 c a film? Luv Ed
29. OK.What wd u like 2 c?
30. How abt “The Queen n I”? It's @ the Odeon @ 7.30 p.m.

10. bring
15. prepositions
20. go out
25. go

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31. gr8 … What time?
32. abt 7.15?
33. c u there. btw I haven't got any money … Can u pay for my ticket?
34. I'll lend u the money.
35. thx for that! c u 2moro.
Luv n xx, Alex
V.
36. enjoy doing
37. doesn't mind helping
38. plays
39. goes skateboarding
40. prefers to play 41. do
42. does
43. doesn't like getting
VI. 44. D 45. A 46. F
47. C
48. B
VII. 49. C 50. B 51. A
52. D
53. F
54. E
VIII. 55. T
56. F
57. T
58. F
59. F
60. F
61. T
62. T
IX. 63. C 64. D 65. B
66. E
67. A
68. G
69. H
70. J
71. F 72. I
X.
73. First
74. Second
75. In my opinion
76. also
77. Besides
78. In addition
79. Finally
80. In short

Unit 2: Life in the countryside
A. PHONETICS
/bl/
black, blue, blow, blouse, block, blame,
blank, blossom, blind, blink(ed)

/kl/
clothing, club, class, classical, clean, clear,
clever, climb(ing), clerk, close

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I.
1. ride: a camel, a bike, a motorbike, a donkey, a car, an ostrich
2. collect: food, water, data, information, dolls, postcards
3. pick: grapes, blackberry, strawberry, tea buds,
4. herd: buffaloes, cattle, goats, sheep
5. put up: a flag, a fence, a memorial, a notice
II. 1. F 2. E
3. I
4. H
5. C
6. B
7. J
8. G
9. A 10. D
III.
1. kites
2. vast
3. ride
4. dry
5. loaded
6. harvest
7. grassland
8. beehive
9. convenient
10. cattle
IV.
1. peaceful
2. nomadic
3. collector
4. inconvenient
5. unsafe
6. friendly
7. healthily
8. traditional
9. generously
10. soundly
V.
1. bigger than 2. hotter than 3. more expensive than 4. bigger than
5. more intelligent than
6. more important than 7. cheaper than
8. harder than
9. better than 10. worse than
VI.
1. cheaper than 2. more effective than 3. more beautiful than 4. taller than
5. heavier than 6. longer than
7. easier than
8. easier than
9. more comfortable than
10. more interesting than
VII.
1. I work faster than Tom (does).
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Mai sings more beautifully than Mi (does).
We arrived at the party more early than the Smiths (did) last night.
Phong speaks more loudly than Nick (does).
I speak English more fluently than my sister (does).

C. SPEAKING
Advantages: 3, 4, 5, 6
Disadvantages: 1, 2, 7, 8

D. READING
I. 1. C 2. B
3. A
II. 1. more
2. for
6. in
7. each

4. D
5. C
3. there 4. so
8. has
9. be

Unit 3: Peoples of Viet Nam

5. can/may
10. where

A. PHONETICS
/sk/

E. WRITING
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
II.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

XI.
76. Villagers usually earn their living from farming, raising animals, and making handicrafts.
77. They live in a small community with a temple where great events such as festivals are
organized.
78. Villagers in the Southern usually live in houses built on stilts to keep above flood waters.
79. Along the coastal lines, fishermen depend on the sea to live on.
80. People in Central Highlands and the northern regions live by growing rice, rubber trees,
coffee and tea.

Linda lives on a farm in the country, in Colorado, the USA.
In summer, she goes hiking in the mountains.
In winter, she goes snowboarding.
She really likes it because it's relaxing and quiet.
She thinks city life is not safe enough to walk around alone.
She also thinks it is too dangerous to cycle on the streets because of the heavy traffic.
Soc Trang province has followed the new rural development programme in 22 poor
villages since 2000.
Local people grow rice, vegetables, and raise animals.
Agricultural work becomes less difficult thanks to machinery.
Electricity helps children to study better, and paved roads make transportation easier.
Public works have helped local people especially Khmer people to develop production,
reduce poverty, and create better lives.

TEST (UNIT 2)
I. 1. B 2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
II. 6. black
7. blue
8. Click
9. blame
10. blood
11. block
12. club
13. clock
14. close
15. clothes
III. 16. colourful 17. inconvenient 18. peaceful 19. brave
20. vast
21. nomadic
22. slow
23. safe
24. quiet
25. hard
IV. 26. collection 27. inconvenient 28. skillful 29. unsafe 30. friendly 31. healthily
V. 32. more heavily 33. harder
34. more brightly
35. more quickly
36. more happily
37. more noisily 38. more easily
39. better
VI. 40. more soundly 41. more healthily 42. more traditionally
43. better
44. more generously 45. more quickly 46. more optimistically
47. more badly
VII. 48. Nick writes essays more carefully than Phuc (does).
49. A snail moves more slowly than a crab (does).
50. My father explained the subject more clearly than my brother (did).
51. My cousin sings better than I do/me.
52. Phong swims faster than Phuc (does).
VIII. 53. F 54. D 55. A
56. G
57. B
58. H
59. E
60. C
IX. 61. D 62. C 63. B
64. A
65. A
66. C
67. D
68. A
69. D 70. B
X. 71. D 72. C 73. B
74. D
75. C
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disconnect, discourage, tasks,
school, ask, discover, skillful

/sp/
spell, speech, spend, sport,
speak, crisp, spicy

/st/
stamp, stone, best, text,
stand, story

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. 1. cultural heritage
2. information
3. ethnic groups
4. research
5. a tour
6. display area
7. stilt house
8. little bridges
II. 1. home 2. dress
3. at
4. with
5. ethnic
6. for
7. valleys 8. provide
9. villages
10. their
III. 1. a 2. the 3. the 4. the 5. the 6. The 7. A
8. a 9. an 10. The
IV. 1. The 2. the3. The 4. The 5. an
6. The 7. The 8. the 9. a 10. a
V.
1. When was the house chosen for the background of the film?
2. Where is the house?
3. What is the film about?
4. Why was she raised by her stepmother?
5. When did she begin to look for her birth mother?
VI.
1. How many inhabitants does the Ha Nhi group have?
2. Where do they live?
3. Who do they (mainly) worship?
4. What do they live on?
5. What do they use to work in the fields?
6. Where are the gardens?

C. SPEAKING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Which language do the Hmong speak?
What do they mainly grow?
Besides that what else do they grow?
What (animals) do the Hmong raise?
What is the most effective source of transportation for the Hmong/ in the mountainous areas?
What is the Hmong handicraft famous for?
When is the Hmong's New Year?
What do villagers play during the New Year's Festival?

D. READING
I. 1. B

2. C

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3. A

4. D

5. C

6. A

7. B

8. D

II.
1. It is located in Duong Lam commune at a 45 km distance from Hanoi.
2. It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung (or Bo Cai Dai
Vuong) and Ngo Quyen.
3. It is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.
4. There are still nearly old 200 houses.
5. Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu communal house, Ho Gam
Hill, and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped.

E. WRITING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

The Cham ethnic group has a population of about 100,000.
They live mostly on the coast between Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces, or on
the Cambodian border around Chau Doc.
The Cham have a tradition of wet rice cultivation.
Handicrafts are fairly well-developed, especially silkworm textiles and handmade
pottery wares.
Both men and women wear long one-piece sarongs or cloth wrappers.
The main color of their daily dress is cotton white.
The chief means of transporting goods and farm produce is the back-basket.
The most important festival, called Bon Kate, is held near the Cham towers in the tenth
month of the Lunar year.

TEST (UNIT 3)
I. 1. D 2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. B 10. D
II. 11. speech
12. spend
13. ask
14. sports
15. stone
16. skill
17. spelling
18. speak
19. disk
20. school
21. best
22. stamps
III. 23. mountainous
24. agricultural 25. traditional 26. diversity 27. peaceful
IV. 28. What is the population of the Khmer ethnic group?
29. It is over one million.
30. Where does the Khmer live?
31. They live in Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Can Tho, Kien Giang, and An Giang provinces.
32. What are their customs?
33. Young Khmer people often go to pagodas to study and improve their virtues and knowledge.
34. What do they do to live on?
35. They live on wet rice cultivation, animal husbandry, weaving, pottery and sugar making
from the “Thot Not” tree.
36. What are their main festivals?
37. They are “Chon Cho Nam Tho May” (New Year Festival), Buddha's Birthday, “Don
Ta” (Forgive the Crimes of the Dead), and “Ooc Om Bok” (Moon Worship).
V. 38. ethnic minority 39. branch
40. share
41. stilt house
42. marriage
43. musical instruments 44. ceremonies
45. a funeral house
VI.
46. The
47. a
48. The
49. The
50. an
51. the
52. the
53. the
VII. 54. What custom do ethnic groups in Central Highlands have?
55. What do people in the Central Highlands believe?
56. What would the dead do if they were not buried in beautiful graves?
57. What is the purpose of making funeral houses and cutting wooden statues?
58. How many tools do people in the Central Highlands use to make statues?
59. What topics for funeral statues are taken from?
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VIII. 60. B 61. C 62. A
63. D
64. C
65. B
66. A
67. B
68. D 69. B
IX. 70. C 71. A 72. C
73. B
74. D
X. 75. It is quite simple to cook Thang Co.
76. The horse meat and organs are washed and mixed with 12 traditional spices: cardamom,
anise flower, cinnamon, ginger and some secret species…
77. Then all meat and organs are put in a large pan and fried.
78. Wait until the meat becomes dry, and pour water in the pan and simmer within more than
an hour.
79. The organs such as heart, liver, blood, bowel, meat, bone are added later and then
simmered and put more vegetables.
80. The pans of Thang Co in highland market fairs are usually enough for a few dozen of people.

TEST YOURSELF 1
I. 1. D 2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
II. 6. D 7. D
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. B 15. A
III. 16. blank
17. blanket
18. blind
19. blouse
20. cleaning
21. clearly
22. blackberry
23. classical 24. block
25. clerk
IV. 26. uploaded 27. video-sharing site
28. online community
29. hits
30. posted
31. website
32. blog
33. download
V. 34. populated 35. optimistically 36. peaceful 37. villagers
38. inconvenience
VI. 39. hate
40. quite like
41. don't really like 42. love
43. don't mind
VII. 44. Courses 1, 3 45. Course 1 46. Course 4
47. Course 2
48. Courses 2, 3
49. Course 3 50. Course 4
51. Course 1
VIII. 52. tribe
53. takes
54. slope
55 stream
56. image
57. designs
58. use
59. colors
IX. 60. B 61. A
62. A
63. B
64. C
X. 65. C 66. D
67. A
68. C
69. D
XI. 70. D 71. A
72. B
73. D
74. A
XII. 75. In my opinion
76. also 77. I think
78. Besides
79. In addition
80. As I have noted

Unit 4: Our customs and traditions
A. PHONETICS
I.
/spr/
spray, spout, spring roll, spread,
spring, spreadsheet, offspring

/str/
straight, strange, stranger, street, strength, stress,
strict, striker, strings, stripes, instructions,
pedestrians, strawberries, streams, district,

II.
/spr/: spread, spring, newsprint, spreads, spout
/str/: strange, stress, strange, district, street, astronaut, frustrated

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I.
1. a temple
5. a tradition
10. death

2. take off
6. cultural
11. clocks

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3. provider
4. according to –
7. the custom of 8. gift

break with tradition
9. unlucky

II.
1. In Thailand, there's a tradition that visitors should dress neatly in all religious shrines
and temples, and never enter in shorts or sleeveless shirts.
2. According to tradition, never climb onto a Buddha image to take a photograph or do
anything that might indicate a lack of respect.
3. Following the tradition of Thailand, a monk is not allowed to touch money, so if a
man wishes to give money to a monk, he must place it in the bowl.
4. According to the tradition, the “wai” – a slight bow with the palms together and the
fingertips touching the face – is a way of showing respect or thanks, but you can break
with tradition by smiling or nodding.
5. You have to follow the tradition of removing shoes when entering a private Thai home
as a sign of respect.
6. According to tradition, you should never point your feet at someone or an object as this
is considered disrespectful.
7. Following the tradition of Thailand, it is considered very rude to touch people on the
head, but now you can break with tradition by touching young children on their heads.
8. The Thai have the custom of using the word “Khun” as the best way to address
someone and it is used in front of the name, usually the first name.
III. 1. You shouldn't drink at a dinner party until everyone is served.
2. You should raise your drink and say “kampai!” (cheers) before you drink.
3. You should use a small wet cloth at most Japanese restaurant to wash your hands before eating.
4. You shouldn't use it as a napkin or to touch any part of your face.
5. You should use chopsticks during the meal
6. You shouldn't tip in any situation in Japan.
IV.
1. don't have to get up 2. have to decide
3. don't have to take
4. has to open
5. have to talk
6. don't have to send 7. don't have to explain 8. have to stop
V.1. should
2. should
3. shouldn't
4. shouldn't
5. should
6. shouldn't
7. should
8. shouldn't
9. should
10. should
VI.
1. You should
2. You should
3. You shouldn't
4. You shouldn't
5. You shouldn't
6. You should
7. You should
8. You shouldn't

C. SPEAKING
I. 1. A 2. F
3. D
4. B
5. G
6. H
7. C
8. E
II.
1. had to be
2. had to train
3. did you have to be
4. had to start
5. Did you have to wear 6. didn't have to wear 7. didn't have to climb 8. didn't have to pay
III. 1. F 2. C
3. H
4. B
5. E
6. A
7. D
8. G

D. READING
I. 1. In Indonesia.
2. In Samoa.
3. In Muslim countries.
4. In Canada and the US.
5. In Korea.
II. 1. False
2. True 3. True 4. False 5. True
III. 1. E 2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. T
7. T
8. F
9. T 10. F
IV. 1. True
2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True
V. 1. E 2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. Because people believe that their ancestors possess supernatural powers.
7. They are: visiting the ancestors at their graves, making offerings to them to provide for
their welfare in the afterlife, burning incense every day on the domestic ancestral altar.
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8. Because they believe that their ancestors may use the money in the afterlife.
9. We can see the year of the death, his full name, and the name of the son who erects the tablet.
10. They take place on the death date of the ancestors.

E. WRITING
1. The xoe dance has already been considered as a cultural and folklore activity of Thai
ethnic people in Hoa Binh Province.
2. Ten centuries ago, xoe was performed on the occasion of the establishment of the
hamlets and villages or during the festivals of the Thai ethnic people.
3. Now, it has developed into 36 dances and has become the symbol of solidarity among
the ethnic groups in the northwest.
4. The xoe dance is performed by the boys and girls in the hamlets.
5. They hold hands to form a circle and dance together.
6. The musical instruments for the dance include lutes, drums, two-chord fiddles, gongs
and cymbals.
7. For the Thai natives, they do not need to learn the xoe dance because they can dance
automatically when they grow up.
8. Without the xoe dance, Thai boys and girls do not become lovely couples.

TEST (UNIT 4)
I. 1. C 2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A 10. A
II. 11. tradition
12. festival
13. celebrations 14. fortune
15. presentation
16. activities
17. wishes
18. enjoyment
19. water-throwing 20. heat
III.
21. You should not work so hard.
22. We should buy her a nice birthday present.
23. We should take it to the garage.
24. We should go to bed early tonight.
25. You should not listen to him.
26. You/We should not worry so much.
27. He should look for another one.
28. We should turn it off.
29. You should have a haircut.
30. He should meet the teacher after class.
IV.
31. should
32. should
33. have to
34. should
35. have to
36. don't have to 37. should
38. don't have to
39. shouldn't 40. should
V. 41. had to go back
42. had to walk
43. had to stay
44. didn't have to pay
45. didn't have to eat
46. had to buy
VI. 47. F
48. D 49. H
50. E
51. A
52. G
53. C
54. B
VII. 55. A 56. C 57. D
58. B
59. D
60. A
61. B
62. C
VIII. 63. D 64. E 65. A
66. C
67. B
68. T
69. F
70. T 71. F 72. T
IX.
73. The Xa Pho ethnic group has a population of over 1,000 people mainly in the districts of Sa Pa.
74. Different folk dances of the Xa Pho are performed by groups of five to ten people in
straight or curved lines.
75. In the dance movements, the left hand uses a musical instrument, while the right hand
holds the costumes following the beat.
76. Girls often wear the traditional skirt and shirt of indigo fabric.
77. They embroider and decorate their clothes elaborately and beautifully.
78. The main musical instrument is Ma Nhi.
79. The women dance and beat the rhythm at the same time.
80. Men and women have separate dances, and they seldom dance together/ seldom dancing
together.
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Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam
A. PHONETICS
I.
Verbs
1. concentrate
2. compose
3. consider
4. construct
5. coordinate
6. depress
7. donate
8. erect
9. found
10. locate
11. apply
12. generate
13. oblige
14. reflect
15. converse

Nouns
concentration
composition
consideration
construction
coordination
depression
donation
erection
foundation
location
application
generation
obligation
reflection
conversation

Stress on 2nd syllable
depression, donation,
erection, foundation,
location, attention,
consumption, explosion,
discussion, reflection,
invasion
II. 1. C

2. A

3. C

Verbs
16. organize
17. compare
18. attend
19. recognize
20. animate
21. consume
22. explode
23. discuss
24. celebrate
25. educate
26. commemorate
27. invade
28. preserve
29. recommend
30. present

Nouns
organization
comparison
attention
recognition
animation
consumption
explosion
discussion
celebration
education
commemoration
invasion
preservation
recommendation
presentation

Stress on 3rd syllable
Stress on 4th syllable
concentration, composition,
consideration, coordination,
construction, comparison,
organization,
recognition, animation,
commemoration,
celebration, education,
recommendation,
application, generation,
obligation, conversation,
preservation, presentation
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. C

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. 1. because
5. When
II. 1. C 2. A
III. 1. pray
5. symbolizes
IV. 1. C 2. E

2. Moreover
6. While
3. D
4. A
2. celebrate
6. hold
3. B
4. A

3. Although
7. and
5. B
6. C
3. honour/ worship
7. perform
5. D

3. F
3. D

5. I
5. A

4. but
8. so
7. A
8. C
4. commemorate
8. honour/ worship

2. D
2. F

4. A
4. B

6. J
6. C

7. G

8. B

9. E

E. WRITING
I.
1. On New Year's Eve, the Vietnamese put fruits on the altar, and they also arrange
watermelon and traditional cakes such as chung cakes.
2. While many people go to pagodas or churches on New Year's to pray for the coming
year, many others remain in their home in front of the altar to welcome the ancestors
through prayer.
3. Although people from Western countries do not follow ancestor worship, ancestor
worship is considered a type of religious practices in some Asian countries.
4. Because xoan singing is still in the memory of folk artists in Phu Tho province, they
always try their best to hand down offspring the old style of singing in the activities of
the clubs. (because)
II.
1. The Giong Festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month in several
venues around Ha Noi.
2. The festival commemorates Saint Giong who defeated the An.
3. It is also an opportunity to hope for abundant harvests and happy lives, and express patriotism.
4. During the festival, villagers do the statue bathing, processions of bamboo flowers to Soc Temple.
5. The festival also provides many entertaining activities, including folk games and
traditional singing performances.
6. The festival has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

TEST (UNIT 5)

C. SPEAKING
I. 1. H
II. 1. E

9. It is believed to symbolize prosperity, vitality and good harvest.
10. Because the festival is known as the most brutal in the country.
II. 1. B 2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. A 10. C
III. 1. C 2. E
3. F
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. It is Chol Chnam Thmay Festival.
8. It is held in mid-April, in 3 days (4 days for the leap year).
9. They prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festival days, and they also repair,
clean and decorate their house.
10. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 incense, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops.
11. Major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good
time which has been selected.
12. They cook rice and bring it to the temple on the second New Year day.
13. They do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony on the third day.
14. They go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died.

10. C

D. READING
I. 1. D 2. C
3. B
4. E
5. A
6. It is held on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year in Nem Thuong Village, in Bac Ninh Province.
7. This festival is held to commemorate a general in the Ly Dynasty – Doan Thuong, who
reclaimed this land.
8. It originated from the legend that the general brought his troops to this land and
slaughtered wild male pigs to feed his soldiers.
Baøi taäp Tieáng Anh 8 - 11

I. 1. C 2. B
3. B
4. B
5. A
II. 6. B 7. C
8. A
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. C 15. A
III. 16. because
17. when
18. and
19. Moreover
20. and
21. Therefore
22. First
23. Then
24. because 25. because/when 26. if
27. if
IV. 28. G 29. D
30. H
31. C
32. E
33. A
34. F
35. B
V. 36. B 37. C
38. A
39. D
40. B
41. C
42. B
43. A
44. D 45. B
VI. 46. T 47. T
48. F
49. T
50. T
51. F
52. F
53. F
54. T 55. F
VII. 56. and
57. When
58. Moreover
59. so
60. Because
61. when
62. Therefore
63. although
64. It is held on 15th day of the eighth lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year.
65. They prepare many different foods – moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit.
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66. They are given many nice lanterns and diverse funny masks.
67. They can light the lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night.
68. Because it takes place when people have had good crops.
69. It is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.
VIII.
70. While the establishment of the club of Xoan singing in Phu Tho has brought new energy and
strength, villagers in these communes give great contribution to the development of the clubs.
71. Valentine Day is not very popular in Viet Nam, yet people in big cities send gifts on that day.
72. Flower buds and blossoms are the symbols for new beginning because these two
distinctive flowers are widely sold and purchased during Tet.
73. Homes are often cleaned and decorated before New Year's Eve, and the kitchen needs to
be cleaned before the 23rd night of the last month.
74. When street vendors rush into the city center with peach trees on their bicycles, the
streets look like moving pink forests.
IX. King Hung Temple Festival
75. King Hung Temple Festival takes place yearly at King Hung Temple from the 8th to
11th day of the third lunar month.
76. During the festival, Vietnamese people go to King Hung Temple on Nghia Linh
Mountain, Phu Tho Province to take part in this festival.
77. The festival features many folk games such as bamboo swings, rice cooking competitions, lion
dance, human chess, water puppet performance, wrestling, crossbow shooting, etc.
78. On the 10th day, a national ceremony is held with participation of about 40 villages.
79. Governmental leaders will lead the procession up to Upper Temple.
80. There is a ceremony of offering incense, five-fruit trays, and specialities such as chung
cakes and day cakes, which are two traditional foods of Vietnam.

Unit 6: Folk tales
A. PHONETICS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

What a beautiful princess My Chau was!
What a cunning prince Trong Thuy was!
What a strong and kind young man Thach Sanh was!
What a cunning merchant Ly Thong was!
What a magical guitar Thach Sanh had!
What a wonderful rice pot Thach Sanh had!
What a wonderful lamp Aladdin had!
What a beautiful voice the Little Mermaid had!
What a big bamboo Khoai had!
What delicious food chung and day cakes are!

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. 1. C 2. A
3. B
4. A
II. 1. was reading – heard
4. Were you watching – phoned
7. were waiting – arrived
9. fell – was painting
III. 1. saw – were trying
4. was she driving – happened
7. didn't want – was waiting
9. began – was sitting

5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
2. came – was having 3. went – was raining
5. met – was wearing 6. broke – were playing
8. was not driving – happened
10. were you doing
2. was walking – felt 3. were driving – appeared
5. was waiting – came 6. invited – was visiting
8. rang – was watching
10. went – were having
Baøi taäp Tieáng Anh 8 - 13

IV. 1. came – were watering 2. was talking
3. was practicing – was reading
4. were climbing – visited
5. was talking – entered
6. was making – went
7. was crossing – stepped – fell
8. began – was planting
9. arrived – was writing
10. were walking – heard
V.
1. was doing
2. were shopping 3. was chatting 4. were driving 5. was making
6. were cooking 7. was sleeping
8. were having 9. were drinking 10. was trying
VI. 1. was cutting 2. slipped
3. fell
4. was
5. started
6. appeared
7. asked
8. cried
9. told
10. felt
11. dived
12. appeared
13. refused
14. was not
15. dived
16. appeared
17. was
18. shook
19. told
20. was
21. came
22. cried
23. thanked
24. was
25. gave
VII.
1. were you doing
2. Were you playing
3. wasn't playing
4. was raining
5. was shining
6. wasn't shining
7. was watching
8. was helping
9. were cleaning
10. was cleaning
11. Was he getting 12. was winding
VIII. 1. B 2. D 3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D 9. B
10. A

C. SPEAKING
I. 1. E
2. G
3. C
4. A
5. H
6. F
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