UNIT 4: FESTIVALS AND FREE TIME
A. VOCABULARY (TỪ VỰNG)

Lesson 1
No
1
2
3
4
5
6

Words
always
never
often
rarely
sometimes
usually

(adv)
(adv)
(adv)
(adv)
(adv)
(adv)

Transcription
/ˈɔːlweɪz/
/ˈnevər/
/ˈɔːfn/
/ˈrerli/
/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
/ˈjuːʒuəli/

Words
fashion
music
performance
puppet
show

(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)

Transcription
/ˈfæʃn/
/ˈmjuːzɪk/
/pərˈfɔːrməns/
/ˈpʌpɪt/
/ʃəʊ/

stand
talent
tug of war

(n)
(n)
(n)

/stænd/
/ˈtælənt/
/ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/

Lesson 2
No
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Lesson 3
No
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Words

buy
candy
decorate
fireworks
flower
fruit
gift
lucky money
parade
traditional
visit
Words
hopscotch
wrestling
martial
basketball
overseas

Luôn luôn
Không bao giờ
Thường
Hiếm khi
Thỉnh thoảng
Thường xuyên

Meaning
Thời trang
Âm nhạc
Buổi trình diễn
Con rối
Buổi trình diễn, chương
trình
Quầy bán hàng
Tài năng
Kéo co

(v)
(n)
(v)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(adj)
(v)

Transcription
/baɪ/
/ˈkændi/
/ˈdekəreɪt/
/ˈfaɪərwɜːrk/
/ˈflaʊər/
/fruːt/
/ɡɪft/
/ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/
/pəˈreɪd/
/trəˈdɪʃənl/
/ˈvɪzɪt/

Mua
Kẹo
Trang trí
Pháo hoa
Hoa
Hoa quả
Quà tặng
Tiền lì xì
Buổi diễu hành
Truyền thống
Thăm, tham quan

(n)
(n)
(adj)
(n)
(adj)

Transcription
/ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/
/ˈreslɪŋ/
/ˈmɑːrʃl/
/ˈbæskɪtbɔːl/
/ˌəʊvərˈsiːz/

Meaning
Trò chơi ô lò cò
Môn đấu vật
Hùng dũng
Bóng rổ
Hải ngoại

Further words
No
29
30
31
32
33

Meaning

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Meaning

B. GRAMMAR (NGỮ PHÁP)
I. Adverbs of frequency
1. Định nghĩa trạng từ chỉ tần suất trong ngữ pháp tiếng Anh
Trạng từ chỉ tần suất là trạng từ dùng để biểu đạt hay mô tả về mức độ thường xuyên xảy ra
của một sự kiện, hiện tượng nào đó. 

%
Adverbs of frequency
100% always (Luôn luôn)
90% usually (Thường xuyên)
70% often (Thường thường)
50% sometimes (Thỉnh thoảng)
5% rarely (Hiếm khi)
0% never (Không bao giờ)
 Only approximate numbers

Examples
I always brush my teeth at night.
I usually walk to school.
I often play soccer.
I sometimes sing a song.
I rarely get bad marks.
I never go to school late.

2. Vị trí của trạng từ chỉ tần suất trong câu
Cách dùng trạng từ này tương tự như các trạng từ khác trong ngữ pháp tiếng Anh, đứng sau
động từ to be và trước động từ thường, và thường có các ý nghĩa như dưới đây:
 Trạng từ đứng sau động từ To be
She is always patient when teaching her students.
(Cô ấy luôn kiên nhẫn khi giảng bài cho học sinh của mình.)
 Trạng từ đứng trước động từ thường
She usually comes back home at 7 p.m.
(Cô ấy thường xuyên về nhà vào 7 giờ tối.)
 Trạng từ đứng trước trợ động từ và động từ chính 
Marry has never attended this kind of competition before.
(Marry chưa bao giờ tham dự cuộc thi như thế này trước đây.)
 Trong ngữ pháp tiếng Anh, trạng từ chỉ tần suất đôi khi đứng ở đầu câu hoặc cuối câu
(trừ hardly ever, never)
Sometimes, I don't understand what you are thinking.
(Thỉnh thoảng tôi chẳng hiểu bạn đang nghĩ gì.)

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II. Present Simple for future use.
Thì hiện tại đơn diễn tả công việc cụ thể (có kế hoạch xác định) trong tương lai như là thời
khóa biểu hay chương trình, lịch trình cụ thể.
- The meeting starts at 8.00 tomorrow.
- The train leaves at 5.00.
- The shops open at 7.00 tomorrow.
C. EXERCISE (BÀI TẬP)
❶ PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A. special
B. celebrate
C. excited
D. center
2. A. Thanksgiving
B. thinking
C. there
D. thin
3. A. positive
B. negative
C. tug
D. future
4. A. puppet
B. funny
C. schedule
D. sunny
5. A. milk-shake
B. fashion
B. talent
C. candy
6. A. town
B. flowers
C. show
D. cow
7. A. celebrates
B. foods
C. fireworks
D. points
8. A. festivals
B. weekends
C. Saturdays
D. gifts
9. A. activities
B. timetables
C. performances
D. roles
10. A. decorated
B. watched
C. worked
D. danced
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other
in each group.
11. A. market
B. puppet
C. parade
D. magic
12. A. excite
B. costumes
C. lantern
D. martial
13. A. festivals
B. decorate
C. important
D. family
14. A. location
B. apartment
C. tradition
D. Halloween
15. A. restaurant
B. traditional
C. participate
D. activity
❷ VOCABULARY

I. Write the suitable word for each picture.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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II. Use the given words to label the picture.
watch fireworks
decorate a house or tree
eat traditional foods
get lucky money, candy, or gifts
visit family and friends
play games or music

watch parades
watch Korean wrestling
buy fruits or flowers

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

III. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
get lucky money
rarely
talent show
eat traditional foods

fireworks
food stands

always
never

1. I rarely eat fast food. I don't like the taste and it often makes me sick.
2. My favorite part about Tết is to____________________. I usually use it to buy new books.
3. I think you should participate in the____________________. You can dance really well.
4. Mary____________________ waters her flowers before going to school. She waters them every
morning.
5. I want to check out the____________________. All the dishes look very tasty.
6. Let's watch____________________ together. My mom lets us stay up late and you can sleep at my
apartment.
7. We____________________ go out after eight. My dad doesn't think it's safe.
8. We____________________ such as stollen, a special cake, on Christmas Day.

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❸ GRAMMAR
I. Use the right form of the verbs with each adverb of frequency.
1. Our teacher, Mrs. Jones, (never/ be)____________________ late for lessons.
2. I (often/ clean)____________________ my bedroom at the weekend.
3. My brother (never/ help)____________________ me with my homework.
4. I (sometimes/ be)____________________ bored in the Maths lessons.
5. We (rarely/ watch)____________________ football on TV.
6. You and Tony (never/ play)____________________ computer games with me.
7. You (usually/ be)____________________ at the sports centre on Sunday.
8. The school bus (always/ arrive)____________________ at half past eight.
II. Fill in the blanks using the Present Simple.
1. What time does the music performance____________________?
2. Does the café____________________ in the morning?
3. The train____________________ at 4:45 p.m.
4. What time does the restaurant____________________?
5. The puppet show____________________ in ten minutes.
6. What time does the bus____________________? 

(start)
(open)
(leave)
(close)
(end)
(leave)

III. Choose the word of phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. My brother ___________ to buy a new car.
A. want
B. wanting
C. to want
D. wants
2. Some Canadians ___________ English and French.
A. speak
B. speaks
C. to speak
D. speaking
3. Tuesday ___________ a very long day for me.
A. is
B. are
C. to be
D. be
4. The teacher ____________ French and English.
A. knowing
B. to know
C. knows
D. know
5. Greek and Chinese ____________ difficult languages to learn.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. to be
6. A trip from here to London __________ about 7 hours.
A. take
B. takes
C. taking
D. to take
7. Tomorrow's homework ___________ on page 37.
A. begin
B. begins
C. began
D. beginning
8. Jenny __________ the dishes every day. She hates it.
A. washing
B. washes
C. to wash
D. wash
9. Tam _________ to the cinema every Sunday but her sister doesn't.
A. go
B. to go
C. goes
D. going
10. All of the teachers in my school __________ young and nice.
A. is
B. be
C. are
D. to be
IV. Unscramble the sentences.
1. hopscotch/with/rarely/I/play/my friends/at school.
I rarely play hopscotch with my friends at school.
2. on the weekends./play badminton/with my dad/I/often
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. buy/at the bookstore./new books/My parents/ usually
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. never/after school./does/My sister/martial arts
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. to read books/We/the library/and study./often/go to

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. always/goes to/My mom/the supermarket/after work. 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Write sentences using the words below.
1. We/ decorate/ houses/ Halloween.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. John/ sometimes/ play video games/ his friends/ after school.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. fashion show/ start/ 8 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. How/ people/ prepare/ Christmas?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. How/ often/ you/ go shopping?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. bus/ leave/ 10 a.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
❹READING
I. Read the article and choose the A, B, C for each question.
SUMMERFUN
Tyler Jacobs, February 10
I love going to different festivals. I went to a great festival in my town last week called
SummerFun. They hold so many great things there. There were lots of stands selling traditional
foods and drinks. I ate so much. They also had lots of shows. I watched the fashion show and the
talent show. I didn't have time to watch the puppet show, and I think puppets are boring. My
friend, Jane, and I did the lug of war. We lost but it was still fun. My favorite thing was the music
performance at the end. It wasn't Jane's favorite, though. Hers was the talent show. I can't wait
for next year's festival. I'm going to bring all my friends.
1. Where was the festival?
A. Sumer Town
B. Tyler's town
C. a local park
2. What did they not have at the festival?
A. food stands
B. flower show
C. a puppet show
3. What did Tyler not watch?
A. a fashion show
B. a talent show
C. a puppet show
4. What was Tyler favorite thing?
A. the music performance
B. the talent show
C. the tug of war
5. What was one favorite thing?
A. the fashion show
B. the talent show
C. the music performance
II. Read the article and answer the questions.
A Famous Festival in Vietnam
In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is
Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a
lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their
houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy
peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers.
Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it
during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work.
Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and
fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to
celebrate this festival.

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Questions:
1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What do people often do before Tết?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What do people often do during Tết?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. In the South of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
❺ WRITING
I. Write sentences using the words given.
1. dance performance/ start/6 p.m./end/ 7 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. talent show/ start/ 11 a.m./end/ at 1 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. music performance/ start/ 6 p.m./end/ 8 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. tug of war/ start/ 2 p.m./end/3 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Write a text message about Christmas using the given information.
- one of the biggest traditional holidays in the UK
- families get together
- give gifts and cards to family members and friends
- have a special meal
- play games after the meal
Hi, Ben. Are you having a good holiday?
Let me tell you about Christmas.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
See you

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D. FURTHER PRACTICE
I. Use “am - is - are - am not - isn't - aren't - have – has” to fill in the suitable blanks.
1. I ________ a student. I ________ lots of friends. I ________ a popular person at school.
2. My brother ________ very young. He ________ only one year old. He doesn't ________ any hair.
3. The man ________ young. He ________ sixty-seven. He ________ gray hair.
4. We ________ a new car. Our car ________ very old. It ________ black.
5. My mother ________ at home. She ________ at the dentist.
6. She ________ a problem. She ________ a toothache.
7. We ________ ready for the exam. We ________ afraid of it.
8. I ________ lots of clothes. I ________ lucky.
9. The children ________ at the park. They ________ at home.
10.My daughter ________ six years old. She ________ a teenager.
11.We ________ a beautiful garden. It ________ full of flowers.
12.My father ________ at home. Today ________ Monday and he ________ at work
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We __________ (have) an English lesson on Monday. We___________ (not have) on Thursday.
2. Long ___________ (want) to go to the cinema on Sunday.
3. John __________ (be) a student. His brothers ___________ (be) workers.
4. Tomorrow __________ (be) Sunday. We ____________ (go) to Cuc Phuong National Park.
5. Mary often ___________ (help) her mother with the housework?
6. They ___________ (not work) at the factory now.
7. How ___________ (do) your father ___________ (go) to work every day?
8. Your parents ___________ (watch) TV in the evening?
9. Jenny _________ (go) home and ___________ (turn) on the radio.
10. Jane ___________ (miss) her parents so much when she ___________ (be) away from home.

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