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I. PRONUNCIATION
Ex. 1: Listen and circle the word you hear.
1. Cut or cat? There's a cut / cat on the arm of the sofa.
2. Come or calm? You should try to come / calm down.
3. Gun or gone? He's taken his dog and gun / gone.
4. Shoes or shows? I've never seen her shoes / shows on TV.
5. Pool or pull? It said 'pool' / "pull' on the door.
6. Luck or look? It's just her luck / look!
7. Shirt or shut? The hairdresser's shirt / shut.
8. A gun or again? He shot a gun / again.

Ex. 2: Fill in the gap. Then practice speaking.

Describe a happy childhood event.
You should say:
● When it happened
● Who was involved
● How you felt at the time
Explain why you remember this particular occasion.
1. /ei/ và /æ/
2. /a:/ và /eə(r)/
3. /ʌ/, /u:/ and /ʊ/
I’m going to talk about a happy 1. /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ ____________ event that I remember, and that event
was my 13th birthday.
It was 10 years ago now because I’m 23. My birthday is on the 7th of 2. /meɪ/ ________. What
happened was that my 3. /ˈpeərənts/ _________ surprised me on my birthday by telling me that they
were going to take me to a theme park that is a few hours from our house. I’d never been there before
- it had only been opened a few 4. /mʌnθ/ _________ and they knew that I really wanted to go. As I
recall, it was on 5. /ˈsætədeɪ/ ____________ that we went. They didn’t tell me until the morning when
I woke up that day.
My whole family was involved in the event. I have a brother and a sister so of course they came as
well as my Mum and Dad, and not only that, we also picked 6. /ʌp/ ______ my grandparents on the
way so they could join us. They were 7. /tuː/ ______ old to go on the rides but it was still a great trip
out for them!
The theme park was really 8. /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ _________. There was a huge roller coaster which I remember
was really scary but still excellent fun. One particular thing I remember is the ghost train. My younger
sister was not allowed to go on the ride because she was too 9. /jʌŋ/ _________ and she was really 10.
/ˌʌpˈset/ _________ and jealous of me and by brother! I think it was lucky she didn’t though. It was
really realistic – there were real people in there who were actually dressed up as ghosts and they jumped
out just when you weren’t expecting it – it made us 11. /dʒʌmp/ _________ so many times!
Obviously I was excited the whole day, but I remember that I felt really exhilarated when I was on the
rides such as the roller coaster, and scared but still excited on the ghost train.
It was a really special 13. /əˈkeɪʒn/ _________ that I’ll never forget.

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"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the
charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust
 MSNGOCLAN LANGUAGE ACADEMY - Chuyên luyện thi THCS, THPT, Thi Đại Học, IELTS
See Further. Reach Higher. Shine Brighter
CS1: Số 174 Xã Đàn 2, Q Đống Đa, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
CS2: Số 92A phố Cửa Bắc, Q Ba Đình, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
CS3: Số 30 ngõ 203 Kim Ngưu, Q Hai Bà Trưng, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
Ex. 3. Listen and repeat the following words. Then record yourself.
1. /ei/
danger explain relate tasty
2. /æ/
captain narrow candle manner
3. /a:/
father charming large guard
4. /eə(r)/
square parents rarely careful
5. /ʌ/
wonder sunny nothing unhappy
6. /u:/
recruit remove music bamboo
7. /ʊ/
sugar woman stood wooden

II. SPEAKING
Ex. 4: Answer the following questions.
1. How often do you see your friends?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Do you prefer having dinner with your family or with your friends?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Are you still friends with people from your childhood?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Do you like your neighbors?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.

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"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the
charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust
 MSNGOCLAN LANGUAGE ACADEMY - Chuyên luyện thi THCS, THPT, Thi Đại Học, IELTS
See Further. Reach Higher. Shine Brighter
CS1: Số 174 Xã Đàn 2, Q Đống Đa, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
CS2: Số 92A phố Cửa Bắc, Q Ba Đình, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
CS3: Số 30 ngõ 203 Kim Ngưu, Q Hai Bà Trưng, HN. SĐT: 086.8393.086 / 086.2265.086
III. WRITING
Ex. 5: Brainstorm the idea on the following topic: Disadvantages of extended family

Disadvantages
of Extended
family

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"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the
charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust