Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

University of Economics and Law

COURSE SYLLABUS

Training program: ENGLISH 3 (BVL1003)

Student level: To enroll in ENGLISH 3 (BVL1003), students must achieve a B1+ score at a minimum on the
placement test administered by the UEL Institute of Foreign Languages during admission, or pass the
ENGLISH 2 (BVL1002) course.

1. General Information:
- Course code: BVL1003
- Credits: 5
- Instruction periods/ 66 periods – 22 sessions
sessions:
- Lab/online practice: 9 periods – 3 sessions
- Prerequisite course(s):

Lecturer and contact details:

Lê Thị Hiền Hoa - Lecturer Nông Thị Thắm

Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) Email: thamnt.ktl@uel.edu.vn
University of Economics and Law Mobile phone: 0963 736 845

Email: hoalth@uel.edu.vn
Mobile phone: 0908465765

2. Course description:

The goal of the English 3 course (EN33) is to help university students improve their English language
abilities, either for improved communication or to fulfill the English language requirements for their degree.
The course material is interesting, follows the Global Scale of English standards, and includes extra
resources for a more pleasurable learning experience. Enhancing fundamental language skills, such as
speaking, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, writing, and functional communication, is the key
objective. The course provide sexercises on a variety of subjects, such as grammar, vocabulary, and
pronunciation, to encourage students. Through a variety of genres, including articles, reviews, reports, social
media, blogs, lectures, emails, letters, students can improve their reading, writing, and listening skills. The
emphasis of the course is on supporting competencies such as recognizing good and negative attitudes,
understanding cause and result, recognizing the major ideas in a text, also identifying details that support
key ideas, structuring thoughts, using paragraphs, stating the reasons, guessing meaning, and using temporal
expressions and linkers. Students’ comprehension of the language will improve as a result of training these
subskills.

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3. Course books, reference books and software

Course books:

Deller, H., & Walkley, A. (2019). Roadmap: Student's book B1+. England: Pearson Education Limited.

Osborn, A., & Adlard, R. (2019). Roadmap workbook B1+. England: Pearson Education Limited.

Reference books:
Baxter, S., & Murphy, J. (2011). Skills Boosters. England: Pearson Education Limited.

Falla, T., Davies, P.A. (2017). Solutions. Oxford University Press.

Lougheed, L. (2009). Building Skills for the New Toeic Test. Pearson Longman.

O’Dell, F., McCarthy, M. (2017). English Collocation in Use Advanced. Cambridge University Press.

Richards, J. C. (2008). Join in 1, 2, 3. Developing Conversation Strategies. Oxford University Press.

Richards, J. C., Sandy. C. (2014). Passages. Cambridge University Press.

Richards, J. C., Trew, G. (2011). Tactics for Listening. Oxford University Press.

Software: N/A
English.com/roadmap

4. Course Goals

Goals Descriptions

G1. Vocabulary
Students can understand how and when an Students apply vocabulary actively in the
item is used. A wide range of vocabulary helps suitable contexts in daily lives.
to develop communicative competence like
work, family, tourist places, place to live,
science and research, rules and customs, news,
projects, company, education…, it also helps
learners to improve their reading, listening and
writing.

G2. Grammar
Students can see the language in action,
understand how and when it is used.
Study the patterns of grammar points including
noun phrases, comparisons, simple present and
present continuous, present perfect and present
perfect continuous, past simple and past
continuous, past perfect, used to, would,
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Students apply the language structures to
navigate complex situations and to
communicate more sophisticated ideas and
opinions. A knowledge of grammar helps to
understand sentence formation when reading
and listening and be able to produce accurate
grammar in professional and exam situations.
 obligation, and permission, future, reported
speech, adverbs, … and are asked to identify
aspects of meaning or form by completing
simple exercises, rules, or tables …

G3. Listening
Students can expose to real language in use as Students apply in listening to in-depth
well as different varieties of English within its practice of different types such as short talks,
contexts. monologues, conversations, radio interviews,
discussions …
G4. Reading
Students can develop confidence in reading Students apply reading to a variety of genres
and can read as much as possible outside the of contextualize and authentic texts that
classroom. learners will probably encounter in their
everyday lives.

G5. Speaking
Students can increase their confidence and
fluency when talking about familiar topics like
giving advice and explanations, recommending
places to go on holiday, expressing or
describing preferences and reasons, talking
about life, stories, news, articles, projects, and
taking part in a discussion.
G6. Writing
Students can gain effective writing skills for
professional and academic purposes such as
making requests in emails, writing formal
emails, summaries, stories, and essays.
Students apply vocabulary, grammar and
functional language to perform to the best of
their ability, they can also give their own
opinion on the topic and talk about their lives
and experiences.
Students apply writing to a range of genres,
from formal text types such as essays, letters
and reports to informal genres such as blog
entries and personal messages…

5. Lesson outcomes

LOs Descriptions

G1.1. Students can use the 1. Students know how to use vocabulary in the
vocabulary related to a place to eat, context of eating out, going out, staying in
where people live, and a night out. and for describing homes and areas.

G1.2. Students can use the 2. Students know how to use the words to talk
vocabulary associated with learning about their free time, their habits, work,
new skills, habits, work, and study, life, and experiences when they were
family. younger.

G1.3. Students can use the 3. Students know how to use vocabulary for
vocabulary associated with tourist talking about holiday destinations,
places, science and research, rules summarizing short articles and giving advice
and customs. about rules and customs.
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G1.4. Students can use the 4. Students know how to use vocabulary for
vocabulary associated with describing what happened, mistakes, crimes
accidents, mistakes, crimes and stories and customers’ complaints.
complaints.

G1.5. Students can use the 5. Students know how to use vocabulary for
vocabulary associated with describing companies, and talking about
companies, projects, and education. projects, education.

G2.1. Students can use noun 1. Students can clarify and define the thing,
phrases, comparisons, and non- person or place. They can use comparative
defining relative clauses. to describe the place they live, they can use
non-defining relative clauses to add more
information to sentences.

G2.2. Students can use present 2. Students know how to use present simple,
simple, present continuous, present present continuous, used to and would to
habits, used to, and would. talk about habits and routines, free time, and
the things that happened in the past.

G2.3. Students can use present 3. Students know how to use present perfect
perfect and present perfect and present perfect continuous to summarize
continuous. They can utilize a short article. They also apply must, have
obligation and permission. to, needn’t, should to ask and give advice
about rules and customs.

G2.4. Students can use past simple, 4. Students know how to use past simple and
past continuous, past perfect, and past continuous to talk about the accidents
reported speech. or mistakes. They can utilize past perfect to
tell a story. Additionally, students can use
reported speech to report the events and
what people said.

G2.5. Students can understand the 5. Students know how to use will or going to to
difference between will and going talk about their plans, their future. They also
to. They also know the adverbs can utilize adverbs to talk about their
used with present perfect. projects in life.

G3.1. Students can comprehend the 1. Students can recognize sounds and words
key points about a radio program and understand a radio program.
on a familiar topic.

G3.2. Students can recognize how 2. Students can identify details that support key
details relate to the main ideas in ideas.
clear, well-structured talks or
discussions on familiar topics.

G3.3. Students can understand key 3. Students can comprehend a podcast and
information in authentic recorded attitude.
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material on topics of personal
interest, if delivered in clear,
standard speech.

G3.4. Students can understand 4. Students can understand informal

problem and solution relationships conversation and recognize rhetorical
in informal conversation. questions.

G3.5. Students can recognize that a 5. Students can comprehend a lecture and
speaker is clarifying points they explanations.
have made in a simple presentation
or lecture.

G4.1. Students can identify the 1. Students can notice collocations and
main idea in straightforward comprehend a biography.
structured articles on familiar
topics.

G4.2. Students can recognize 2. Students can use affixation to recognize new
significant points and arguments in words and comprehend an article.
straightforward newspaper articles
on familiar topics.

G4.3. Students can understand 3. Students comprehend a cause and result, and
cause and effect relationship in a newspaper articles.
structured text.

G4.4. Students can guess the 4. Students can guess the meanings and
meaning of a familiar word from understand an article.
context.

G4.5. Students can recognize the 5. Students can recognize attitude and
general line of a written argument understand a blog.
though not necessarily all the
details.

G5.1. Students can use the 1. Students can express preferences and give
vocabulary to decide where to eat reasons.
out, to talk about the place they live
and describe a night out.

G5.2. Students can talk about their 2. Students can make conversations about the
free time, can give a talk about place they work, they study, and end the
where they work, where they study. conversations politely.

G5.3. Students can recommend 3. Students can make recommendations about

places to go on holiday, can discuss holiday destinations and give advice for
an article, can give advice about visitors about rules and customs.
rules and customs.

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 G5.4. Students can talk about 4. Students can use a range of language to
accidents and mistakes, can discuss describe an accident or a mistake, they also
crime stories, and can make make conversation to discuss a crime story.
complaints. They can report a time they complained
about something.

G5.5. Students can interview 5. Students can make a conversation between a

someone about future plans. They journalist interviewing a business owner.
have the ability to talk about the They can talk about the new projects and
new projects and can take part in a take part in a discussion about education.
discussion.
G6.1. Students can demonstrate the 1. Students know how to write emails arranging
understanding of formality and a party and can make requests in emails.
conventions in standard letters.

G6.2. Students can write personal 2. Students know how to link words and
emails or letters, can report recent questions in writing an informal email.
events in detail.

G6.3. Students can write a concise 3. Students know how to write a summary of an
summary of the main ideas of a article.
longer structured text.

G6.4. Students can use common 4. Students know how to create and write a
connectors to tell a story or story.
describe an event in writing.

G6.5. Students can write a simple 5. Students know how to use supporting
discursive essay. examples in writing a simple essay.

6. Course content

Session Contents LOs Assessment

Orientation
Unit 1A: Eating out, pp. 6-7 A1.1
Vocabulary, eating out, p.6 G1.1
Listening, p.6 G3.1
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Grammar, Noun Phrases, p.7 G2.1
Speaking, where to eat, p.7 G5.1
Develop your writing, making requests in emails, p.86 G6.1

Unit 1B: A place to live, pp. 8-9 A1.1

Vocabulary, where I live, p.8 G1.1
Reading, p.8 G4.1
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Grammar, Modifying comparisons, p.9 G2.1
Speaking, Talk about where you live, p.9 G5.1
Develop your reading, pp.88-89 G6.1
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 Unit 1C: A late night, pp. 10-11 A1.1
Vocabulary, going out, staying in, p.10 G1.1
Reading, p.10 G4.1
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Grammar, Non-defining relative clauses, p.11 G2.1
Develop your listening, pp.90-91 G3.1

Unit 1D: English in action, pp. 12-13 A1.1

Check and reflect, p.13 G1.1
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Review G2.1

Unit 2A: Getting better, pp. 14-15 A1.1

Vocabulary, learning new skills, p.14 G1.2
Reading, p.14 G4.2
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Grammar, Present simple and present continuous, p.15 G2.2
Develop your listening, p.90-91 G3.2

Unit 2B: First days, pp. 16-17 A1.1

Reading, p.16 G4.2
Vocabulary, starting work, p.16 G1.2
6 Listening, p.17 G3.2
Grammar, present habits, p.17 G2.2
Develop your writing, p.92-93 G6.2

Unit 2C: Changing world, pp. 18-19 A1.1

Reading, p.18 G4.2
Grammar, used to, would and past simple, p.18 G2.2
Vocabulary, parents and children, p.19 G1.2
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Speaking, How life was different when you were G5.2
younger, p19
Develop your reading, p.94-95

Unit 2D: English in action, pp. 20-21 A1.1

Check and reflect, p21 G1.2
8 Review G2.2

Lab/ Online practice G1.1 – G1.2 A1.1

Review G2.1 – G2.2
G3.1 – G3.2
9 G4.1 – G4.2
G5.1 – G5.2
G6.1 – G6.2

Unit 3A: Places to see, pp. 22-23 A1.1

Vocabulary, tourist places, p.22 G1.3
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Listening, p.22 G3.3
Grammar, Present Perfect simple questions and G2.3
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 answers, p.23 G5.3
Speaking, holiday destination, p.23 G4.3
Develop your reading, p.96-97

Unit 3B: Big issues, pp. 24-25 A1.1

Vocabulary and reading, science and research, p.24 G1.3
Grammar, present perfect simple and continuous, G4.3
11 p.25 G2.3
Speaking, summarize a short article, p.25 G5.3
Develop your writing, p.98-99 G6.3

Unit 3C: Living abroad, pp. 26-27 A1.1

Listening, p.26 G3.3
Grammar, Obligation and permission, p.25 G2.3
12 Vocabulary, rules and customs, p.27 G1.3
Speaking, prepare some advice, p.27 G5.3
Develop your listening, p.101-102

Unit 3D: English in action, pp. 28-29 G1.3 A1.1

Check and reflect, p.29 G2.3
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Review

Unit 4A: A big mistake, pp. 30-31 A1.1

Reading, p.30 G4.4
Vocabulary, accidents and mistakes, p.30 G1.4
14 Grammar, Past simple and past continuous, p.30-31 G2.4
Speaking, talk about an accident or a mistake, p.31 G5.4
Develop your listening, p.101-102

Unit 4B: Crime doesn’t pay, pp. 32-33 A1.1

Vocabulary, crime in the news, p.32 G1.4
Reading, p.32 G4.4
15 Grammar, Past perfect simple, p.33 G2.4
Speaking, discuss a crime story, p.33 G5.4
Develop your writing, p.102-103 G6.4

Unit 4C: It’s not good enough!, pp. 34-35 A1.1

Vocabulary, complaints, p.34 G1.4
Listening, p. 34 G3.4
Grammar, Reported speech, p.35 G2.4
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Speaking, roleplay a conversation between an angry G5.4
customer and a company representative, p.35 G4.4
Develop your reading, p.104-105

Unit 4D: English in action, pp. 36-37 G1.4 A1.1

17 Check and reflect, p.37 G2.4

18 Lab/ Online Practice G1.3 – G1.4 A1.1

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 Review G2.3 – G2.4
G3.3 – G3.4
G4.3 – G4.4
G5.3 – G5.4
G6.3 – G6.4

MID-TERM EXAM
(Speaking test) G1.1-G1.4 A1.2
G2.1-G2.4
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G5.1-G5.4

MID-TERM EXAM A1.3

(Listening test) G1.1-G1.4
20 G2.1-G2.4
G3.1-G3.4

A1.1
Unit 5A: A bright future, pp. 38-39 G1.5
Vocabulary, running a company, p.38 G4.5
Reading, p. 38 G2.5
21 Grammar, Future forms, p.39 G5.5
Speaking, roleplay an interview between a business G6.5
owner and a journalist, p.39
Develop your writing, p.106-107

A1.1
Unit 5B: Leaving the dream, pp. 40-41 G4.5
Reading, p.40 G2.5
Grammar, Adverbs used with the present perfect, G1.5
22 p.41 G5.5
Vocabulary, new projects, p41
Speaking, talk about a new project, p.41
Develop your reading, p.108-109

A1.1
Unit 5C: A good education, pp. 42-43 G1.5
Reading and vocabulary, p.42 G4.5
23 Listening, p.42 G2.5
Grammar, comment adverbs, p.43 G3.5
Develop your listening, p.110-111

A1.1
Unit 5D: English in action, pp. 44-45 G1.5
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Check and reflect, p.45 G2.5

G1.5 A1.1
25 Revision G2.5
Lab/ Online Practice G3.5

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 G4.5
G5.5
G6.5

G1.1 – G1.5 A2
G2.1 – G2.5
FINAL EXAM G4.1 – G4.5
G6.1 – G6.5

7. Course Assessment

Assessment Types Assessment Components Percentage

A1. Ongoing assessment A1.1. Online exercises or/ and Participation and 50%
attendance (10%)
A1.2. Listening Test (20%)
A1.3. Speaking Test (20%)
A2. Final exam - Writing (25%) 50%
- Reading (25%)

8. Course Requirements and Expectations:

To successfully complete the course, students are expected to do the following, among other things:
- Attend all class meetings and engage actively in the discussions.
- Complete all written and non-written assignments within the given deadlines.
- Taking quizzes and tests according to the scheduled timeline.

9. Test structure:

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 MID-TERM TEST

Listening Speaking

Part 1: 1 conversation/ 1 talk Individual. Express an opinion.

8 gap-filling questions. Students are asked to express their opinion on
Part 2: 2 conversations familiar topics (in this course) like hobbies, eating
6 MCQs out, work, family, holiday, tourist places, future
Part 3: 2 talks plans, complaint, rules and customs, advice, …
6 MCQs

Total: 20 questions Total: 1 question

Time: 30 minutes Time: 2-4 minutes
Score: 10 Score: 10

FINAL TEST
Writing Reading
Write an opinion essay. Part 1: Vocabulary (10 MCQs)
Part 2: Grammar (10 MCQs)
Part 3: Reading (20 MCQs)
- 2 text completions (8 MCQs)
- 2 single reading passages (7 MCQs)
- 1 double reading passage (5 MCQs)

Total: 1 question Total: 40 questions

Time: 30 minutes Time: 45 minutes
Score: 10 Score: 10
Total: 41 items
Time: 75 minutes
Score: 10

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 GENERAL ITEM SPECIFICATIONS
(Roadmap, B1+, Unit 1-5)

TEST ITEMS SKILLS

Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Vocab Gram Gr&V Indepen Opinion
ulary mar oc in dent essay
passag passage
e s
TOPICS AND VOCABULARY
Eating out x x x x x x x
A place to live x x x x x x x
A late night x x x x x x x
Getting better x x x x x x x
First days x x x x x x x
Changing world x x x x x x x
Places to see x x x x x x x
Big issues x x x x x x x
Living abroad x x x x x x x
A big mistake x x x x x x x
Crime doesn’t pay x x x x x x x
It’s not good enough x x x x x x x
MID-TERM EXAM
A bright future x x x x x x x
Living the dream x x x x x x x
A good education x x x x x x x
FINAL EXAM
GRAMMAR POINTS
Noun phrases x x
Modifying comparisons x x
Non-defining relative x x
clauses
Present simple and present x x
continuous
Present habits x x
Used to, would and past x x
simple
Present perfect simple x x
questions and answers
Present perfect simple and x x
continuous
Obligation and permission x x
Past simple and past x x
continuous
Past perfect simple x x
Reported speech x x
MID-TERM EXAM
Future forms x x
Adverbs used with the x x
present perfect
Comment adverbs x x
FINAL EXAM

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 DETAILED ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Item Question type No. Points

Part 1: Conversation/ talk Gap-filling questions 8 4
8 questions
1 conversation or talk at intermediate level
with the topics like work, family, tourist
places, place to live, science and research,
rules and customs, news, projects, company,
education.
(+ 5 mins)

Part 2: Conversation 6 MCQs 6 3

Clear standard speech on familiar matters at (3 MCQs each conversation)
intermediate level like work, family, tourist
places, place to live, science and research,
rules and customs, news, projects, company,
education.
(+ 5 mins)

Part 3: Talk 6 MCQs 6 3

Clear standard speech on familiar matters at (3 MCQs each talk)
intermediate level such as work, family,
tourist places, place to live, science and
research, rules and customs, news, projects,
company, education.
(+ 5 mins)

Time: 20 mins (time for answer transfer Total of questions: 20 10

included)

DETAILED ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPEAKING

Item Question type No Points

Giving an opinion Presentation and Q & A 1 10
Preparation time: 1 min
Response time: 2-3 mins
Time: 4 mins Total of questions: 1 10
(Preparation time included)

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 DETAILED ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR WRITING

Item Question type No Points

Giving an opinion. An essay 1 10
(150-200 words)
Time: 30 mins 1 10

DETAILED ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR READING COMPREHENSION

Item Question type No Points

Part 1: Vocabulary 10 MCQs (gap filling) 10 2.5
Part 2: Grammar 10 MCQs (gap filling) 10 2.5
Part 3: Reading comprehension 20 5

2 passages at intermediate level 8 MCQs (text completions)

4 grammar questions
4 vocabulary questions

2 single reading passages at 7 MCQs (Q & A)

intermediate level 2 main ideas questions
3 detail questions
1 reference question
1 purpose question

1 double reading passage 5 MCQs (Q & A)

1 main idea question
2 detail questions
1 reference question
1 purpose question
Time: 45 mins Total of questions: 40 10

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 10. Sample tests:

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW

Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL)

MIDTERM SPEAKING TEST

Semester 1, 2023-2024

Course: ENGLISH 3 - Test: 01

The examiner asks the student about his or her opinion about a specific topic.

QUESTION You will have to talk about

the topic for two to three
People have different ideas about how to spend minutes. You have one
their holidays. How would you like to spend your minute to think about what
holiday away from work? you are going to say. You
can make some notes to help
Give reasons and specific examples to support your you if you wish.
answer.

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 UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW
Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL)

MIDTERM LISTENING TEST

Semester 1, 2023-2024

Course: ENGLISH 3 - Test: 01

LISTENING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Part 1.
Listen to an induction for students and complete the gaps.
Hello everyone. My name’s Lucy. I’m the director of The Jeeves School and I’d like to say welcome and thanks
for choosing us. This morning I’m going to go through some information to help you all feel comfortable and to
make sure your time here goes well.
So, first of all, lateness. We have quite a strict (1) ___. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we ask you to wait
until the break to (2) ___ the class, so the rest of the class can work better. There isn’t an exact time for the
break, but it (3) ___ to be around 10.30. unfortunately, they are constantly doing roadworks round here so make
sure you leave yourself plenty of time to get here.
In terms of break, they’re usually half an hour, but that may vary (4) ___ on the length of the class and what the
group agrees with their teacher. There’s a coffee machine in the student common room downstairs. The coffee’s
actually quite good, but the machine has a (5) ___ of breaking down, so if you find it’s not (6) ___, I’m really
sorry – please tell Jenny at the (7) ___ desk. On the whole, people tend to go out to one of the café along this
road. By the way, you aren’t (8) ___ to smoke immediately outside the building – walk down by the bike park
please, or use the patio at the back of the building. There’s no smoking inside and that includes vaping, I’m
afraid.

Part 2.
Listen to the conversations and choose the best response to each question and write your choice on your
answer sheet.
Conversation 1
1. What day is it today?
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Friday
2. What will the man do next week?
A. Visit the doctor B. Visit the dentist C. Buy a calendar D. Appoint a new assistant
3. What will the speaker do now?
A. Have a flight B. Take a walk C. Write a report D. Attend a conference
Conversation 2
4. What color tie does the man like?
A. Blue B. While C. Gold D. Pink
5. Why does the man like the tie?
A. It really suits him. B. It fits him well. C. It matches his suit. D. It doesn’t cost too much.
6. How much does the tie cost?
A. $15 B. $25 C. $34 D. $43

Part 3.

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Listen to some talks and choose the best response to each question then write your answer on your answer
sheet.
Talk 1
7. What begins today?
A. A running race B. New home sales C. New train schedules D. The rainy season

8. When will it be pleasant enough for walking?

A. In the mornings B. In the afternoons C. In the evenings D. On weekends

9. What should be taken to work every morning?

A. A radio B. Un umbrella C. A roll D. A bus

Talk 2
10. Who made the report to the police?
A. School children B. A flier C. Two residents D. Two reporters

11. What caused the report?

A. Some fliers were identified. B. Spaceships were sighted.
C. Two men flew in space. D. An investigation took place.

12. How often does this happen?

A. Once a week B. Twice a week C. Once a year D. Twice a year

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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KINH TẾ LUẬT ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ
VIỆN ĐÀO TẠO NGOẠI NGỮ Học kỳ 1 Năm học 2023 – 2024
(Không được sử dụng tài liệu)

Môn: ENGLISH 3 Thời lượng: 75 PHÚT

Mã đề: ENGLISH33023-01
SECTION 1. WRITING (10 points)

You should spend about 30 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

Modern technology makes life more convenient. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Support your opinion with arguments and examples.

SECTION 2. READING (10 points)

I. VOCABULARY (2,5 points)

Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
1.We had a party in the house last night so I need to ___ the whole place up.
A. tidy B. organize C. trim D. pick
2. I stayed up really late watching a new drama series called Black Night. I watched three ___ in a row.
A. events B. incidences C. experiences D. episodes
3. It’s not a problem if you ___ mistakes. It’s part of the learning process.
A. do B. play C. make D. take
4. I had to take a month off work after an accident, but luckily I had health ___.
A. insurance B. security C. scheme D. pension
5. The president refused to comment ___ the stories about him in the media. He didn’t mention them.
A. at B. for C. about D. on
6. They are ___ the old town, so you can’t see all the buildings, but it’s still nice to walk around.
A. giving B. bringing C. restoring D. building
7. They measured the height wrong and so when they came to install it, it didn’t ___.
A. catch B. fit C. charge D. slip
8. A lot of people are reporting thefts to the police to ___ money on their insurance, but nothing has actually
been stolen.
A. claim B. break C. attack D. tell
9. Your ___ are the money that’s regularly paid to you for work that you do.
A. nets B. profits C. incomes D. wages
10. We haven’t chosen a holiday destination. We keep ___ our minds.
A. moving B. changing C. adjusting D. altering

II. GRAMMAR (2,5 points)

Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
11.My parents aren’t quite as healthy as they used to be, so I’m thinking of moving much ___ to where they live
so I can spend more time with them.
A. close B. closer C. closing D. closed
12. The colleague ___ I was telling you about is planning to retire next year.
A. which B. where C. who D. when

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13. At the moment we ___ on new tests for the personnel department of a large oil company.
A. work B. will work C. are working D. would work
14. My parents ___ have a house by the sea and we stayed there most summer.
A. used to B. had to C. could D. would
15. I ___ in a hotel for the last ten days, but I hope to find an apartment of my own soon.
A. have been staying B. am staying C. stayed D. would stay
16. You ___ save a file before you turn the computer off, or you will lose it.
A. needn’t B. must C. ought to be D. aren’t allowed to
17. I told him I was married and that I ___ in London.
A. live B. lived C. have lived D. am living
18. When I returned to my hometown, the High Street looked very different. They ___ a lot of new offices near
the river.
A. was building B. build C. have built D. had built
19. They ___ a range of virtual reality products this year.
A. launch B. might launch C. are launching D. would launch
20. I’m not surprised they haven’t offered you a pay rise ___. You’ve already been there a year.
A. still B. yet C. ago D. so far

III. READING (5 points)

Part 1: Read the texts below. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences. Select the best answer (A), (B), (C),
or (D) to complete the texts.

Questions 21-24 refer to the following letter.

Dear Mr. Ellis,

I apologize for (21) ___ so long to respond to your cookbook proposal for European Youth in the Kitchen. My
colleagues and I feel that your proposal has merit, and we would like you to supply some additional
information.
First, we would like to see a (22) ___ sample than the one you have submitted. Please provide three more
sample chapters with numbered pages keyed to a table of contents. We would also like to see a copy of your
resume and list of previous publications. Most important, please (23) ___ a few recipes for us to review. These
should be recipes that you yourself have already thoroughly (24) ___.
We are looking forward to receiving your materials.
Sincerely,
Mario Rossi
21. A. choosing B. taking C. accepting D. putting
22. A. longing B. longest C. longer D. long
23. A. enter B. omit C. comprise D. include
24. A. tested B. test C. testing D. been tested

Questions 25-28 refer to the following advertisement.

Fernwood Office Towers is the premier office building newly opened in the Est Park district. Fernwood (25)
___ the luxury and convenience of a downtown address without the high downtown rental rates.
Is your workspace overcrowded? Are you looking for a more (26) ___ office at an affordable price? Fernwood
Office Towers has the solution for you. Fernwood offers a full-service building with an underground parking
garage. All offices have views of the park. Rates start at $500 per square foot. With advantages like these, why
consider (27) ___ anywhere else? Call our rental office today to tour the hottest new office building in the city.
*A five-year lease (28) ___ be signed in order to qualify for this special rate.

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25. A. offers B. offer C. will offer D. have offered
26. A. reserved B. spacious C. open D. vast
27. A. renting B. lending C. paying D. borrowing
28. A. might B. could C. must D. have

Part 2:

Read the texts below. Each text or set of texts is followed by several questions. Select the best answer for each question
and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

Questions 29-31 refer to the following advertisement.

VACATIONS IN THAILAND
Buy into the world’s premier vacation destination-Thailand. Take advantage of the booming Thai tourism
market.
Experts predict a continuing global expansion of tourism through the decade, and emphasize Southeast Asia as
the region that will experience the greatest development.
As large as our tourism market already is, this is only the beginning. There are plenty of opportunities for
investment in beachfront development, in hotel and entertainment construction, and in sports facilities.
If you want to participate in the expanding Southeast Asia market, this is the future-oriented industry to invest
in.

29. What does the advertisement urge people to do?

A. Vacation in Thailand B. Promote Thai tourism
C. Find work in the Thai hotel industry D. Invest in Thai tourism

30. The word “participate” in paragraph 3, line 1 is closest in meaning to ___

A. contribute B. play C. share D. join

31. What is the status of Thai tourism?

A. It is a mature industry. B. It is in the development stage.
C. It is dominated by international hotel chains. D. It is very popular with Europeans.

Questions 32-35 refer to the following article.

Albany: May 10. An explosion earlier this week caused extensive damage in the new multi-million dollar
factory of Lisboa, Ltd, an Albany-based glass products manufacturer. There were no injuries. A preliminary
investigation points to a faulty central heating system as responsible for the explosion that removed nearly half
the roof, leaving the rest of the facility intact.
The company that built and installed the heating unit, Beta AG of Austria, was contacted by Lisboa spokesman
has said that Lisboa will take legal action against Beta AG, seeking total compensation for the loss.
Meanwhile, Lisboa is closing its doors until it can provide adequate working conditions for its employees. This
will cost the company about $50.000 per day in lost production.

32. What is Lisboa’s business?

A. Textiles B. Explosives C. Glass products D. Building supplies

33. What do Lisboa’s plans include?

A. Filing for bankruptcy B. Moving operations to Albany
C. Closing the plant for repairs D. Continuing with reduced production capacity

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34. What is Beta AG?
A. An industrial insurer B. A construction company
C. A legal firm hired by Lisboa D. A manufacturer of heating system

35. What part of Lisboa’s facility was affected most by the explosion?
A. The roof B. Corporate office C. Production equipment D. The shipping department

Questions 36-40 refer to the following emails.

To: Jason Batesjbates@becksam.com

From: Sheila Coppsscopps@leighmanf.com
Date: April 12
Subject: Next Friday Meeting
Mr. Bates,
Regarding our merger meeting next week I will be unable to make it on Thursday at 3 p.m. I am sorry, but something very
urgent has come up. I know that you wanted to discuss the contract between Benjamin Morrison and Becksam Co., so we
will definitely have to reschedule.
I have been asked to meet with the president of the Camdon Institute, so a group of my coworkers and I will be out of the
office on Thursday. We are under pressure to finish the deal we have brokered with Camdon at that time. Can we please
reschedule our meeting for Monday morning? Again, I am terribly sorry. I greatly appreciate your understanding in this
situation. Also, I do not have the proposed contract, so if you could please send it to me, it would help matters very much.
Thanks in advance,
Sheila Copps
Broker and Consultant
Leighman Financial

To: Jason Batesjbates@becksam.com

From: Sheila Coppsscopps@leighmanf.com
Date: April 14
Subject: Re: Next Friday Meeting
Attachment: Benjamin Morrison Contract
Hi, Ms. Copps,
Thank you for giving me so much notice. I really appreciate it. I can’t make it Monday morning because I have already
scheduled a doctor’s appointment at 10 a.m. and then we have a sales meeting when I get back. Is it possible to meet on
Tuesday or Wednesday?
I have attached the contract, but I have a feeling that you will have some questions about it. If you need to reach me, you
can call me on my cell at 555-1234. I hope everything goes well with Camdon and that you have a great weekend. I will
see you next week.
Thanks,
Jason Bates
Senior Business Analyst
Becksam Inc.

36. What is the reason for Ms. Copps’ email?

A. To schedule a conference call B. To send a word file
C. To plan and discuss a new project D. To change the meeting date and time

37. According to her email, what will Ms. Copps be doing on Thursday afternoon?
A. Planning a trip B. Writing a report on the Camdon Institute
C. Meeting with Mr. Bates D. Attending a meeting at the Camdon Institute

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38. On what day is Mr. Bates’ doctor’s appointment?
A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday

39. What did Mr. Bates attach to his email?

A. The Benjamin Morrison merger contract B. A report on Becksam Inc.
C. Company details on the Camdon Institute D. A memo about the president of Becksam Inc.

40. What does Mr. Bates ask Ms. Copps to do?

A. Visit the Camdon Institute with him B. Pass on important information
C. Call him back D. Meet him on Tuesday or Wednesday

-THIS IS THE END OF THE FINAL TEST-

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