UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

A. TỪ VỰNG:
1. festival (n) /'festɪvl/: lễ hội
2. fascinating (adj) /'fæsɪneɪtɪŋ/: thú vị, hấp dẫn
3. religious (adj) /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/: thuộc về tôn giáo
4. celebrate (v) /'selɪbreɪt/: tổ chức lễ
5. camp (n,v) /Kæmp/: trại,cắm trại
6. thanksgiving (n) /'θæŋksgɪvɪŋ/: lễ tạ ơn
7. stuffing (n) /'stʌfɪŋ/: nhân nhồi (vào gà)
8. feast (n) /fi:st/: bữa tiệc
9. turkey (n) /'tə:ki/: gà tây
10. gravy (n) /'ɡreɪvi/: nước xốt
11. cranberry (n) /'kranb(ə)ri/: quả nam việt quất
12. seasonal (adj) /'si:zənl/: thuộc về mùa
13. steep (adj) /sti:p/: dốc

C. BÀI TẬP:
❶. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group.
1. A. they B. those C. Thanksgiving D. than
2. A. plays B. looks C. pays D. stays
3. A. helped B. passed C. looked D. wanted
4. A. find B. mind C. high D. his
5. A. take B. fake C. face book D. plan
6. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
7. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
8. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
9. A. chairs B. watch C. character D. choose
10. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration
11. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
12. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
13. A. education B. collection C. question D. celebration
14. A. teenager B. together C. guess D. regular
15. A. here B. hour C. hundred D. rehearse
16. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
17. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
18. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
19. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
20. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
21. A. played B. travelled C. planned D. watched
22. A. buffalo B. unhappy C. pollution D. structure
23. A. collection B. comic C. concert D. volunteer
24. A. bread B. really C. head D. death
25. A. walked B. crowded C. needed D. excited
26. A. early B. beat C. realize D. reader
27. A. holiday B. lazy C. take D. vacation
28. A. coop B. door C. food D. boot
29. A. nervous B. scout C. household D. mouse
30. A. safety B. tasty C. pancake D. nature

❷. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Christmas songs are __________ over night.
A. enjoyed B. described C. played D. appeared
2. Easter is a/an __________ festival which is celebrated in many countries.
A. interested B. interest C. amused D. joyful
3. Tet is a high time for all people to clean and __________ their houses.
A. go out B. decorate C. enjoy D. prepare
4. People put pumpkin __________outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs
5. It is__________ to watch elephants racing in DakLak in the festival
A. amazing B. amazed C. amaze D. amazement
6. Various __________ and cultural activities are held in Da Lat in the Flower
Festival
A. art B. artistic C. artist D. arts
7. The festival __________ annually at the end of August.
A. occurs B. helds C. takes place D. are held
8. Burning Man is a __________ festival held at the end of August.
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
9. - “__________ are you going to Phu Yen?” - “To attend Hoi Mua Festival.
A. How B. What C. When D. Why
10. During Tet holiday, the __________ atmosphere is felt around the country.
A. local B. ethnic C. thankful D. festival
11. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school__________ her school is very far from her
house.
A. but B. though C. because D. or
12. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules
A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
13. Hurry up, or we’ll __________ the last bus.
A. lose B. avoid C. miss D. drop
14. Does your bike ever__________ down on the way to school?
A. break B. take C. do D. turn
15. Give a__________ before you turn left or right.
A. sign B. turn C. sound D. signal
16. Linda used to__________ morning exercise when she got up early.
A. did B. does C. doing D. do
17. My father __________ the bus to work every day, but I cycle.
A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs
18. You should look right and left when you go __________ the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along
19. Bus is the main public __________ in Viet Nam.
A. travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle
20. The play was so boring __________, An saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
21. Minh used to __________ his homework late in the evening.
A. does B. do C. doing D. did
22. If people __________ the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
23. You should __________ right and left when you go across the roads.
A. see B. look C. be D. take
24. Hurry up or we can’t __________ the last bus home.
A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch
25. Public __________ in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel
26. __________ is not very far from here to the city centre.
A. That B. This C. It D. There
27. When there is a traffic jam, it __________ me a very long time to go home.
A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
28. She’s sure that they will find the film __________
A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained
29. - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “__________”
A. No, I don’t like it at all. B. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, 1 can’t.
30. __________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so
much.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless
31. During the __________, there are thousands of samba dancers with very
beautiful costumes performing on the streets.
A. Mid-autumn festival B. Carnival
C. Easter D. Halloween
32. __________ is part of the Thai New Year. People throw buckets of water on
each other to wish for luck.
A. Mid-autumn festival B. Easter
C. Thanksgiving D. Water Festival
33. What I like about festivals is that they show the __________ values of
different communities.
A. Carnival B. culture C. cultural D. parade
34. Turkey is one of the __________foods at Thanksgiving in the US.
A. Easter B. serious C. culture D. traditional
35. Many Vietnamese people are very __________ and there are lots of things
to do and not to do during Lunar New Year.
A. superstitious B. seasonal C. celebratory D. festive
36. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important __________
holidays of the year.
A. celebratory B. religious C. culture D. parade
37. After the __________, people often stay at home to play cards or chat
together.
A. feast B. cranberry C. jet D. lantern
38. Swimming __________ help protect your eyes and allow you to see better
underwater.
A. gravy B. turkey C. goggles D. stuffing
39. British farmers celebrated the end of the __________ with a big meal to
give thanks to God.
A. cranberry B. chaos C. highlight D. harvest
40. The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional
toys, especially star __________
A. feast B. lanterns C. stuffing D. jet
41. I will call you before I __________ over.
A. come B. will come C. will be coming D. came
42. After she graduates, she __________ a job.
A. got B. will get C. had got D. get
43. When I __________ him tomorrow, I will ask him.
A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. see
44. As soon as it __________ raining, we will leave.
A. stops B. stop C. had stopped D. stopped
45. By the time he comes, we will have already __________
A. leave B. leaving C. leftD. leaves
46. Whenever I __________ her, I say hello.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. saw
47. The next time I go to New York, I am going __________ a ballet.
A. seeing B. see C. saw D. to see
48. I will never speak to him again so long as I __________
A. lives B. will live C. am living D. live
49. By the time Bill __________ to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day
and will be ready for sleep.
A. had gone B. will go C. goes D. went
50. As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we __________ out for
dinner.
A. went B. will go C. will have gone D. go

❹. VERB FORM
I. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Last month I__________ (join) a course to learn how to make Christmas
decorations.
2. Right now, the stars _________ (parade) on the red carpet at the Cannes
Film Festival.
3. The Songkran Festival _____________ (mark) the beginning of the Thai
New Year.
4. The first Oktoberfest Festival _____________ (hold) on October 12,1810 in
Munich.
5. The biggest prize, the Palme d’Or, ___________ (award) to the best film.
6. Next year, the festival ___________ (take place) from June 26th to July 1st.
7. The Elephant Racing Festival ___________ (be) the village’s most important
and interesting event for years.
8. _________________ (you/ ever/ attend) any food festivals?
9. I’d like you ___________ (write) up your reports on festivals around the
world.
10. He suggested __________ (take) part in the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll
competition.

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

My family has six people. We (1. have)_______________different hobbies. My
grandfather likes reading newspapers. He (2.
read)_______________newspapers every morning after breakfast. My
grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She (3. go)_______________ to the
market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She (4.
cook)_______________very well.
Oh, I love all her food. My father likes (5. Cycle)_______________He gets up
early and cycles around the West Lake all year round. My mother doesn’t like
this sport. She (6.enjoy) _______________walking. She walks about four or
five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like any sports. He likes (7.
listen)_______________to music and playing drums. He is a member of the
Green band. It is a well-known band in the country. I don’t like reading,
cooking or playing sports. I love (8. collect)_______________ things, such as
stamps and coins.

❺. CORRECTION:
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each
sentence that needs correcting.
1. When it raining. I usually go to school by bus.
A B C D
2. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
A B C D
3. I have not been well since I return home.
A B C D
4. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
A B C D
5. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
A B C D
6. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
A B C D
7. I will call you before I will come over.
A B C D
8. Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs.
A B C D
9. By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me.
A B C D
10.Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red.
A B C D