A.

VOCABULARIES UNIT 1: FADS AND FASHIONS

New words (Từ mới)
No. Word Type Pronunciation Meaning
1. app (n) /æp/ ứng dụng
2. craze (n) /kreɪz/ sự ham mê (cuồng nhiệt)
3. fad (n) /fæd/ trào lưu, nhất thời
4. follower (n) /ˈfɒləʊə(r)/ người theo dõi, người đi theo
5. gadget (n) /ˈɡædʒɪt/ thiết bị, dụng cụ
6. post (v)/ (n) /pəʊst/ đăng tải/ việc đăng tải
7. social media (n) /ˌsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə/ mạng xã hội
8. celebrity (n) /səˈlebrəti/ người nổi tiếng
9. best-selling (adj) /ˌbestˈselɪŋ/ có lượng bán chạy nhất
10. expert (n) /ˈekspɜːt/ chuyên gia
11. solve (v) /sɒlv/ giải quyết
12. solution (n) /səˈluːʃn/ giải pháp
13. generally (adv) /ˈdʒenrəli/ nói chung, thường
14. obviously (adv) /ˈɒbviəsli/ một cách rõ ràng
15. amazingly (adv) /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ một cách đáng ngạc nhiên
16. absolutely (adv) /ˈæbsəluːtli/ hoàn toàn, chắc chắn
17. apparently (adv) /əˈpærəntli/ một cách rõ ràng
18. possibly (adv) /ˈpɒsəbli/ có lẽ, có thể, có khả năng
19. pole-sitting (n) /ˈpəʊl sɪtɪŋ/ việc ngồi trên cột cao
20. pole-sitter (n) /ˈpəʊl sɪtə(r)/ người ngổi trên cột cao
21. current (adj) /ˈkʌrənt/ hiện tại
22. immediately (adv) /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ ngay lập tức
23. digital (adj) /ˈdɪdʒɪtl/ kỹ thuật số
24. compete (v) /kəmˈpiːt/ cạnh tranh
25. compete for prizes tranh giải
26. competition (n) /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ cuộc thi
27. last (v) /lɑːst/ kéo dài
28. rest (v) /rest/ nghỉ ngơi
29. energy (n) /ˈenədʒi/ năng lượng
30. purse (n) /pɜːs/ ví nữ
31. celebrate (v) /ˈselɪbreɪt/ ăn mửng
32. used to /ˈjuːst tə/ /ˈjuːst tu/ đã từng
33. baggy (adj) /ˈbæɡi/ rộng thùng thình
34. blouse (n) /blaʊz/ áo của nữ
35. colourful (adj) /ˈkʌləfl/ có nhiều màu sắc
36. shorts (n) /ʃɔːts/ quần đùi
37. indigo (n/adj) /ˈɪndɪɡəʊ/ màu chàm
38. trainers (n) /ˈtreɪnə(r)/ giày thể thao
39. hat (n) /hæt/ nón
40. jacket (n) /ˈdʒækɪt/ áo khoác
41. patterned (adj) /ˈpætənd/ có hoa văn (trang ttí)
42. shirt (n) /ʃɜːt/ áo sơ mi
43. knee-length (adj) /ˈniː leŋkθ/ tới đầu gối
44. skirt (n) /skɜːt/ váy
45. scarf (n) /skɑːf/ khăn choàng
46. scarves (pl) /skɑːvz/
47. leggings (n) /ˈleɡɪŋz/ quần ôm, quần bó
48. trousers (n) /ˈtraʊzəz/ quần dài

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 49. clothes (n) /kləʊðz/, /kləʊz/ quần áo (nói chung)
50. decide (v) /dɪˈsaɪd/ quyết định
51. expensive (adj) /ɪkˈspensɪv/ đắt tiền
52. few weeks (phr) vài tuần
53. interesting (adj) /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ thú vị
54. look (v) /lʊk/ có vẻ
55. smart (adj) /smɑːt/ trang trọng, trang nhã
56. wedding (n) /ˈwedɪŋ/ đám cưới
57. decade (n) /ˈdekeɪd/ thập niên (10 năm)
58. common (adj) /ˈkɒmən/ thông thường
59. outfit (n) /ˈaʊtfɪt/ trang phục
60. loose (adj) /luːs/ rộng rãi (quần áo)
61. tight (adj) /taɪt/ chật, ôm (quần áo)
62. flared (adj) /fleəd/ có ống loe
63. flared trousers quần ống loe
64. especially (adv) /ɪˈspeʃəli/ đặc biệt là
65. lotus (n) /ˈləʊtəs/ hoa sen
66. lotus collars cổ hình cánh sen
67. vintage (adj) /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ cổ điển, thuộc về quá khứ
68. vintage dresses váy cổ điển
69. praise (v) /preɪz/ cổ vũ, khen ngợi
70. tug of war (phr) /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔː(r)/ trò kéo co

B. GRAMMARS
1. Used to
- “used to” được dùng để miêu tả những thói quen, hành động hoặc trạng thái đã xảy ra thường xuyên trong
Cách dùng
quá khứ và đã kết thúc, không còn ở hiện tại.
(+) S + used to + V...
Cấu trúc (-) S + didn’t use to + V...
(?) Did + S + use to + V...?
- I used to listen to the radio.
- They used to go swimming together.
Ví dụ
- He didn’t use to play marbles.
- Did you use to ride a buffalo?

2. Past simple and past continuous

PAST SIMPLE (QKĐ) PAST CONTINUOUS (QKTD)
Công thức Công thức
(+ S + V2/ed ( S + was/ were + V-ing
) +
(-) S + didn’t + Vn.m )
(?) Did + S + Vn.m (- S + was/ were + not + V-ing
)
(? Was/ Were + S + V-ing?
)
Cách dùng Cách dùng
- Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và chấm dứt hoàn toàn trong - Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ
quá khứ. I was watching TV at 9 o'clock last night.
My mother left this city 2 years ago.
- Diễn đạt các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ
She came home, switched on the computer and checked her
e-mails.
Dấu hiệu Dấu hiệu
last night/ year/ month, yesterday, ago (2 years ago), in + - at this time last night, at this moment last year, at 8 p.m
năm trong QK (in 1999) last night, while,...
Past simple and past continuous with “When” and “While”
Dùng “while” hoặc “when” để chỉ mối liên - Hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào
hệ giữa 2 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ. S1 + QKTD + when + S2 + QKÐ
E.g: I was watching TV when she came home.
When + S1 + QKÐ, S2 + QKTD
E.g: When she came home, I was watching television.

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 - Những hành động xảy ra song song
S1 + QKTD + while + S2 + QKTD
E.g: She was doing her homework while I was preparing dinner.
While + S1 + QKTD, S2 + QKTD
E.g: While they were running, we were walking.
- Thói quen xấu với trạng từ “always”
E.g: He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone.

C. PHONETICS
I. PRONUNCIATION: /u:/ and /ʊ/
Sound /u:/ and /ʊ/
1. Nguyên âm dài /u:/
a. Cách phát âm
- Môi mở tròn, hướng ra ngoài.
- Mặt lưỡi đưa sâu vào trong khoang miệng. Phía cuống lưỡi cong, đưa lên cao gần
ngạc trên.
- /u:/ là nguyên âm dài. Dây thanh rung, luồng hơi đi từ phía trong miệng ra tự do
không bị cản, có thể kéo dài.

b. Dấu hiệu nhận biết âm /u:/

 Dấu hiệu 1: “o” được phát âm là /u:/ trong một vài từ thông dụng có tận cùng bằng o hoặc o + phụ âm.
do /du:/ làm

move /mu:v/ cử động

lose /lu:z/ mất, đánh mất

prove /pru:v/ chứng minh

tomb /tu:m/ mộ, mồ

remove /rɪ'mu:v/ xóa bỏ, loại bỏ

 Dấu hiệu 2: “u” được phát âm là /u:/
blue /blu:/ màu xanh lam
flute /flu:t/ ống sáo
brutal /bru:tl/ thô bạo, dã man
lunar /ˈluːnər/ thuộc về Mặt trăng
salute /sə’lu:t/ sự chào mừng
lunacy /'lu:nəsɪ/ sự điên rồ
 Dấu hiệu 3: “oo” được phát âm là /u:/
food /fu:d/ đồ ăn, thực phẩm
too /tu:/ cũng
pool /pu:l/ bể bơi
tool /tu:l/ đồ dùng
tooth /tuːθ/ cái răng
goose /gu:s/ con ngỗng
spoon /spu:n/ cái thìa
bamboo /ˌbæmˈbuː/ cây tre
 Dấu hiệu 4: “ou” được phát âm là / u:/ trong một số trường hợp
group /gru:p/ một nhóm, một đám
troupe /tru:p/ gánh hát
douche /du:ʃ/ vòi hoa sen
wounded /’wu:ndɪd/ bị thương

 Dấu hiệu 5. “ui” được phát âm là / u:/ trong một số trường hợp
vết thương, vết bầm tím
bruise /bru:z/
da
bruit /bru:t/ tin đồn, tiếng đồn
fruit /fru:t/ trái cây
juice /dʒuːs/ nước cốt, nước trái cây
cruise /kru:z/ cuộc đi chơi trên biển
cruiser /ˈkruːzər/ tàu tuần dương
recruit /rɪ'kru:t/ mộ binh, tuyển lính
Ngoại lệ:

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 fluid /'flu: ɪd/ chất lỏng, lỏng
ruin /'ru: ɪn/ sự đổ nát, vết tích đổ nát

2. Nguyên âm ngắn /ʊ/

a. Cách phát âm
- Môi mở khá tròn, hướng ra ngoài, bè hơn so với âm /u:/
- Mặt lưỡi đưa khá sâu vào trong khoang miệng, không sâu bằng âm /u:/. Phía cuống
lưỡi cong, đưa lên cao gần ngạc trên, thấp hơn âm /u:/ một chút
- Nguyên âm ngắn. Dây thanh rung, luồng hơi đi từ phía trong miệng ra tự do không
bị cản.

b. Dấu hiệu nhận biết âm /ʊ/

 Dấu hiệu 1: “o” được phát âm là /ʊ/.
wolf /wʊlf/ chó sói

woman /'wʊman/ phụ nữ

 Dấu hiệu 2: “oo” được phát âm là /ʊ/
book /bʊk/ sách
good /gʊd/ tốt

look /lʊk/ nhìn

wool /wʊl/ len
cook /kʊk/ nấu ăn
foot /fʊt/ chân

wood /wʊd/ gỗ
took /tʊk/ quá khứ của take
 Dấu hiệu 3: “ou” được phát âm là /ʊ/.
could /kʊd/ có thể

should /ʃʊd/ phải, nên

would /wʊd/ sẽ, muốn

PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. moon B. food C. good D. tool
2. A. book B. pool C. boot D. cartoon
3. A. took B. hook C. book D. food
4. A. too B. shook C. moon D. boot
5. A. balloon B. cartoon C. good D. soon
6. A. outfit B. blouse C. favour D. trouser
7. A. look B. fruid C. food D. afternoon
8. A. fat B. absolutely C. gadget D. make
9. A. shine B. said C. suger D. sure
10. A. tidy B. thin C. competition D. exhibition
Exercise 2. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. parade B. expensive C. jacket D. protect
2. A. electricity B. international C. population D. wonderful
3. A. product B. absolutely C. amazingly D. netball
4. A. compete B. patterned C. indigo D. leggings
5. A. fashion B. music C. puppet D. dessert
6. A. decision B. decade D. library D. Customer
7. A. change B. vacation C. gadget D. cereal
8. A. exhibition B. competition C. competitor D. interrupt
9. A. medium B. invader C. fashion D. accident
10. A. automatic B. baggy C. decade D. couple
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct words below.

unfashionable second-hand casual badly- uncomfortabl

1. It's only a small party at a friend's house. I'm going to wear ______________ clothes
dressed
2. I don't like these trainers. They are very trendy, but they are really ______________.
e
3. I always buy ______________ clothes because they're so cheap!
4. My brother never wears nice clothes. He's really ______________.
5. My clothes looked great five years ago. Now they look so ______________.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the fashion adjectives below.

collarless embroidered full-length handmade

lightweight long-sleeved loose mass-produced
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1. A(n) ______________ shirt has a picture or pattern sewn on it.
2. ______________ clothes have repeating stripes, flowers or other images.
3. In hot weather, ______________ clothes are comfortable.
4. Raincoats should be ______________.
5. You can't wear a tie with a(n) ______________ shirt.
6. A(n) ______________ coat covers your whole body.
7. In hot weather, ______________ shirts help to keep the sun off your arms.
8. Football players wear ______________ clothing so they can move easily.
9. When T-shirts are ______________ , thousands of identical garments are made.
10. ______________ shoulders are common in suits.
11. Usually ______________ clothes are made for one person.
12. With a patterned shirt, it's usual to wear a(n) ______________ jacket.
Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Making models from toy bricks is just a ___________. It won't last.
A. fashion B. fad C. fan D. fame
2. Modern ___________ like mobile phones, computers, digital watches, …. make a huge difference to our life.
A. appliance B. equipments C. furniture D. gadgets
3. My idol wrote a _________ about her recent trip to Africa on her blog.
A. blog B. poster C. notes D. posts
4. This Tik Toker has got thousands of ____________. He’s really famous.
A. following B. followed C. followers D. follows
5. There were crazes for fun things _____ tug of war, bamboo jacks and blind man’s buff.
A. likes B. in example C. for instances D. such as
6. The trousers look really __________.
A. well B. good C. badly D. cheaply
7. ______________ are changing the way people communicate, work, and shop.
A. Chatting B. Communication C. Social media D. Gaming
8. “Harry Potter” is a _____________ book by J.K. Rolling.
A. best-seller B. best-selling C. selling-best D. seller-best
9. Charlie thinks money will _________ all his problems.
A. solve B. solution C. solvable D. unsolved
10. I don't understand this __________ for collecting this kind of comics.
A. craze B. crazy C. crazily D. crazed
11. I usually use some ______ like Facebook, Zalo, … to chat with my friends
A. social medias B. apps C. communications D. connectors
12. It's his dream to become a ___________ chef.
A. celebrate B. celebrity C. celebration D. celebrating
13. Why don’t you _________?
A. try on it B. try it on C. try it up D. try up it
14. I _________ down the street with some friends when I met the famous singer.
A. walked B. walking C. were walking D. was walking
15. Who _______ Sam and his sister visit when they were in the countryside?
A. do B. does C. did D. were
16. They didn’t ___________ dance twenty-four house a day.
A. used B. use C. used to D. use to
17. Are you a ________ of any celebrities or sports teams?
A. fad B. fan C. followers D. view
18. Long-sleeved shirts and ______ were more popular than short-sleeved ones.
A. leggings B. trousers C. scarves D. tops
19. Today, we communicate with people all over the world using modern ______.
A. gadgets B. timelines C. copied books D. telegraph services
20. We can go on Twitter and read the tweets of the biggest ______.
A. celebrates B. celebrations C. celebrating D. celebrities
21. My sister is really ______ shopping and fashion, but I hate it.
A. about B. into C. at D. in
22. She ______ like chocolate, but she does now.
A. use to B. used to C. didn't used to D. didn't use to
23. We suddenly ______ an old school friend when we ______ in a café.
A. saw / were sitting B. were seeing / sat
C. saw / sat D. were seeing / were sitting
24. Gucci ______ flared trousers in their last fashion show in Milan.
A. invented B. presented C. expressed D. produced
25. When I was a child, I______ climb the mountain.
A. use to B. like C. was used to D. used to
26. She made a ______ drink using a banana, orange juice, milk and frozen blueberries.
A. delicious B. very delicious C. absolutely delicious D. extremely delicious
27. When I _______at school, the school drum was sounding.
A. was arriving B. arrive C. am arriving D. arrived
28. He came in while I ___________my homework.
A. do B. did C. am doing D. was doing

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29. My mother used to live _______a farm.
A. at B. on C. in D. during
30. Tim is fond of_______ to music in his free time.
A. listening B. to listen C. listens D. listen
Exercise 4. Choose the correct words.
1. My family used to / didn't use to live in the city but now we live on a farm.
2. There used to / didn't use to be a library in our area but they built one last year.
3. I used to / didn't use to play with toys when I was younger. These days I play computer games.
4. We used to / didn't use to be vegetarian but we don't eat meat now.
5. I love spicy food but I used to / didn't use to like it when I was younger.
6. I used to / didn't use to walk everywhere but now I go on my bike.
7. He used to / didn't use to be unemployed but he works in a hospital now.
8. There used to / didn't use to be war but now there is peace.
Exercise 5. Rewrite these sentences in the positive (✔), negative () or question form (?).
Example: TV sets used to have small screens. (?)
Did TV sets use to have small screens ?
1. My grandmother used to listen to hip hop. ()
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Most TV presenters used to wear lots of make-up. ()
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. They used to watch reality shows. (?)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. He used to listen to the radio in the evenings. (?)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. They used to wear ripped jeans or trousers on the streets. ()
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Rock 'n Rolls didn't use to be very popular in the 1950s. (✔)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Many people used to own cell phones 20 years ago. (?)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. We didn't use to enjoy that game show. (✔)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences using the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. How long ___________________ for the bus after school yesterday? (they/ wait)
2. My mum ___________________ home at six o'clock yesterday. (not drive)
3. Where ___________________ at 1 p.m. yesterday afternoon? (they/ go)
4. ___________________ to us when she arrived at work? (she/ talk)
5. We ___________________ TV at five-thirty. (not watch)
6. I saw you at four o'clock. Where ___________________? (you/ go)
7. I ___________________ my book at ten o'clock last nights. (not read)
8. He ___________________ a book when I came in. (read)
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Tom ______________the news when I ______________. (watch)/ (arrive)
2. We ______________the TV while we ______________into the new house. (break)/ (move)

3. Mai ______________her hat when I ______________her. (not wear)/ (meet)

4. I ______________to school yesterday because I was ill. (not go)

5. ______________the sports programme last night? (you/ see)

6. My mum ______________the channel while I ______________a good film. (change)/ (watch)

7. Lan ______________her glass while she ______________lunch. (drop)/ (have)

8. It ______________when we ______________at the cinema. (rain)/ (arrive)

9. You ______________when the film ______________! (cry)/ (finish)

10. They ______________while their parents ______________the news. (go out)/ (watch)

11. She ______________when the man ______________her photo. (not smile)/ (take)
12. The actors ______________on stage while the presenter ______________. (come)/ (talk)

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there are more than
one answer.
1. John ______________in the sea when he saw a dolphin. (swim)
2. We ______________to make you feel bad! (not try)
3. I ______________a film when my sister arrived. (watch)
4. ______________you ______________to the sports centre when I saw you yesterday? (go)
5. When I went into the classroom, the teacher ______________for me. (wait)
6. Everybody ______________during the comedy show. (laugh)
7. Nam ______________in Ha Noi when he passed his driving test. (live)

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8. My brother ______________his homework when Mum phoned. (do)
9. Helen ______________for a big tennis competition yesterday. (prepare)
10. The DJ ______________some great music at the party while many people ______________.
(play - dance)

Exercise 9. Write the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.
1. when/ computer/was/games/rang/phone/Peter/the/ playing
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. you/visiting / texted / Were /I/ grandparents / you?/your/ when
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. arms/cat/I/when/ from /it/jumped / the/ carrying / my / was
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. bedroom / found/I/ cleaning / diary / was/my/when/old/my/I
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. football/We/rained/match/were/the/ but / it / watching
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. exams/music/while / listening/revising/to/for/ They/their / were
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. talking/Were / Phong / maths/the/ you /about/to/test?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.was / you / thinking / called / you / when/I/about/just
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 10. Write sentences using the past simple and past continuous tense.
1. while / Nam/do/ his homework / his dad / come/home
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. he/meet/ a new friend/while / he / travel
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. I get /home/while / you / cook
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. when/I/see / you / you / talk / to / Ms Hoa
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. she dance/when/ she / fall
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. they/run/when/I/ see/them
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. we/lose/the ball / while / we /play/football
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. when/I/see / your sister/she/walk/to school
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 11. Write sentences with when/while and the cues in the past simple or past continuous.
1. Mum / sleep/I/ leave home this morning
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. friend/arrive / I/do/homework
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. the teacher/ talk to us / bell / ring
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Dad/turn off/TV/ we /watch/film
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. friends/play chess / we / arrive
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. I/listen/music/brother/phone
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 12. Use the correct form of the words given in parentheses.
1. Son Tung MTP has got a great number of _________________. (follow)
2. Music can also be an important means of _________________. (communicate)
3. _________________, this new laptop only costs me a little money. (Amaze)
4. The model is walking along the catwalk in a knee-_________________dress. (long)
5. There were four beautiful floral-_________________tea cups on the table. (pattern)
6. Bill was wearing a polo shirt and _________________blue pants. (bag)
7. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first footballer to reach 100 million _________________on Instagram.
(follow)

8. Gen Z shopping is very dynamic as teens are always trying to follow the newest and the most
_________________trends on Tiktok. (mass)

9. In the evening gown competition, most contestants are dressed in _________________patterned,

high-slit outfits with different colors. (fashion)

10. Some of the students in our class _________________in the dance marathons. (competition)

READING
Exercise 1: Read the following letter. Decide if the statements from 1 to 4 are True or False and choose the correct
answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6.

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 Who always kicks every time they perform? The Rockettes – a famous group of dancers in New York City. The Rockettes work
very hard. The students in their summer program work very hard, too.
Sara Harris is 15. She studies dance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Her teachers are all dancers with The
Rockettes, and they are great! Sara loves them.
Sara dances six hours every day. She is never late for class. She has kick classes, jazz classes, and tap classes. In the afternoon,
The Rockettes always teach Sara and the other students their famous dances. Sara thinks the dances are hard, but they are fun,
too.
This is Sara’s first time in New York City. So, in her free time she likes to go shopping and sightseeing with her mother and her
sister. Sara also listens to many different kinds of music. Country and hip-hop are her favorite kinds of music. Sara thinks the
dance program is exciting. She really loves it. The only thing she doesn’t like about the program is it’s only one week!
1. The Rockettes kick every time they perform. ________
2. Sara learns with teachers from many famous rock bands. ________
3. She is sometimes late for her music class. ________
4. She spends her spare time buying things and visiting interesting places in New York City. ________
5. Sara is a big fan of ___________.
A. country B. rock C. rap D. reggae
6. She can only experience the program for _________days.
A. nine B. eight C. seven D. twelve
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JAZZ BY KATIE ATKINS, AGED 14
I play the trumpet in my school jazz band. Last month we held a jazz competition with bands from local high schools – and our
band won!
Each band had their own costumes, ranging from black school uniforms like my band wore, to brightly-coloured T-shirts. We
didn’t look much like adult professional bands, but all of us were used to performing in competitions, so the quality of playing
was amazing, especially considering everyone was so young. Players from each band even created new tunes right there on
stage. It was exciting to watch – but even better when my band played on stage!
We have a great jazz band at my school, but not everyone who wants to play in it gets accepted – only about half, in fact. But
anyone who’s keen to play goes to jazz practice before school, and we often spend time together after school, listening to jazz
and learning its language. There are also trips to jazz summer camps across the country – I’ve been to a couple and learnt a lot.
Adults are often surprised that young people are getting interested in jazz. My music teacher thinks it’s because pop music isn’t
challenging enough for people like me who are serious about music. But I find it exciting because it’s both new and old at the
same time – you can create your own music, but you also feel you’re part of its history, as you’re playing on stage in the same
way as great jazz performers before you.
My school’s really lucky because we have great teachers, and parents who’ve supported us all the way. Without them, we’d
never get anywhere with our music!
1. Katie says the bands in her school’s jazz competition were dressed to look like professional jazz bands. ________
2. Most people at Katie’s school who are interested in jazz go to jazz summer camps at the school. ________
3. Katie finds herself to be very serious about music. ________
4. Katie enjoys playing jazz so much because she feels in touch with jazz players of the past. ________
5. What is Katie trying to do in the text?
A. encourage young people to try to listen to more jazz
B. explain how jazz is becoming popular with young people
C. advertise young people’s jazz events in her area
D. give advice on how to create great jazz music
6. Which of the following would Katie write to a friend?
A. the competition was great, but I think I preferred being in the audience to playing – I was nervous!
B. My mum and dad always do all they can to help with my trumpet playing – I couldn’t do this successfully without their
help.
C. One band wore really colourful clothes, but we chose dark costumes. maybe that’s one reason why they won instead of
us.
D. One music teacher left a while ago and no one’s replaced him yet. We just haven’t got anyone good to help us now.
Exercise 2. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
 I started my (1) _______ when I was at the age of 10. First, my dad taught me how to play the guitar. He shared a lot of
experiences and (2) _______ with me because he used to be a guitarist in a school band. Now, I play the guitar with friends in the
school club. We have a band with a drummer, 2 guitarists, 2 electronic organ players (3) _______ a singer, practicing very hard
(4) _______ Thursday and Saturday afternoons. Sometimes, we have a chance to (5) _______ in a church or in some school events.
Playing the guitar also helps me relax after a busy week with (6) _______ homework. I don’t have to think much, and I just follow
the songs that we really enjoy.
Playing the guitar is a great hobby and I really love it, I suppose.
1. A. hobby B. career C. idea D. sport
2. A. games B. activities C. skills D. talents
3. A. so B. and C. or D. but
4. A. of B. at C. in D. on
5. A. compete B. practice C. mention D. perform
6. A. lots of B. a number of C. many D. a little
 Hi, I’m Tomas Rivera, your teen reporter. I’m (1) ______ in the park and watching the people here. What’s amazing is that
almost all the teens I’m looking at are using (2) ______! Do you know that 56% of teens ages 13 to 17 have a cell phone? Let’s
find out what these teens are using their cell phones for.
- Hi. What are you both using your cell phones for?
- I’m playing a (3) _____ on my phone.
- Hi! What are you using your cell phone for?

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 - I’m listening to my (4) _________ songs.
- Hi. What are you using your cell phone for?
- I’m talking to my friend Roger. He’s waiting in line to buy movie (5) ______ for us.
Wow! Teens really are using their cell phones to do some (6) _____ things. I’m Tomas Rivera,
your teen reporter, signing off. Thanks for joining us.
1. A. sleeping B. watching C. walking D. singing
2. A. mobile phone B. digital cameras C. smartphones D. computers
3. A. tunes B. game C. music D. blog
4. A. boring B. favourite C. bestselling D. useful
5. A. tickets B. celebrities C. actors D. actions
6. A. mad B. useless C. famous D. cool
WRITING
Exercise 1. Use the cues to make sentences.
1. Eliz / keen / learn / play guitar
 Eliz is keen on learning to play the guitar.
2. Joe / interested / take photos / his cats
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Max / crazy / cook / her family
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Mitchell / big fan / drive / fast / night
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. My grandparents / keen / gardening
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. My relatives / crazy / knit / winter
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. They / interested / collect / old stamps
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. They / fond / cycle / weekend
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 2. Rearrange the words in the right order to make a meaningful sentence.
1. much time / social media? / Do you / on / spend/
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I went shopping. / while my friends / were visiting / Yesterday, / Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, /
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. will be. / No one / what the / really knows / next craze
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. then decide? / Why / and / try it on / don’t you /
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How do / past crazes? / differ from / current crazes/
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. live in / used to / My grandparents / Da Lat / were young. / when they /
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. and flared trousers. / for Vietnamese people / During the eighties, / the most common outfit / was a loose shirt/
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Lucy Morgan / since birth / can’t smell anything. / has been anomic / so she
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. often / Peter / the dog / every Saturday. / in / walks / the park /
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. usually / table tennis / with my brother. / when / playing / win/ I/
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. Mary cooks well.
 Mary is _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. He is the best football player in his team..
 Nobody plays _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. She plays tennis well.
 She is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. They enjoy collecting pet rocks.
 They are big __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Is your nephew interested in sitting on a pole?
 Does your nephew ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Their new craze cost them millions of dollars.
 They spent ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. My collection is expensive but yours is more expensive.
 My collection isn’t ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. It took Jane two hours a week to search and download photos on the Internet.
 Jane spent ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. She wrote the blog in thirty minutes.
 She spent _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. John finished designing the games in two hours.
 John spent ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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11. In the 1920s people watched pole-sitters.
 People used __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Things like toys and card-collecting were very popular.
 Things like toys and card-collecting used _____________________________________________________________________________
13. People didn’t have smartphones.
 People didn’t _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Gary Dahl sold millions of pet rocks in the 1970s.
 Gary Dahl used _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Michael Jackson had a great number of fans.
 Michael Jackson used _________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. He wears his hair short now.
 He used ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. Did your father love collecting footballer cards?
 Did your father use ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. People listened to music on CDs or DVDs.
 People used __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. My uncle was a bus driver when he was young.
 My uncle used ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. When he came, I was watching a romantic movie.
 While _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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