DAY 22

Exercise 1: Match the words with correct pictures below.

a. strange b. innocent c. ignore d. look up

/streɪndʒ/ /ˈɪnəsnt/ /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ /lʊk ʌp/
e. cigarette f. text g. so bad h. snicker
/ˈsɪɡəret/ /tekst/ /soʊ bæd/ /snɪkər/

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Your answers: 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-

Exercise 2: Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks.

Dear Diary,
Remember my (1) _________ friend, Suzy? I'm (2) __________ about her. I don't know
what's going on. She has (3) _____________, but in a very (4) ______________ way! She
looked (5) __________ today. She used to be so (6) ___________. But you know what?
Today, when a new (7) _______________came over and said “hello” to her, Suzy just
(8) _______________ her and (9) _________________ away. She was so cool! I wanted to
meet her at the (10) ___________ so I could speak to her. When I saw her, I couldn’t
(11) ____________ my eyes, I was completely (12) ______________. Suzy was sharing a
(13) __________ with a boy. She used to be so nice and (14) ____________. In fact, she
hated smoking and drinking. She used to even be (15) ____________ to talk to boys.
When she looked up from the table, our eyes met, and she just (16) ____________ at
me and walked away. Later that night, I (17) _______ her to ask her what happened,
but she never replied. I also called her house, but no one (18) _____________! I miss
my caring and (19) _____________ friend so bad. She was always by my side when I
needed her. But I don't (20) ______________________ her anymore! What should I do?

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Exercise 3: Read the paragraph again and answer the following questions.

1. Who changed in a very bad way?

2. Why was the writer completely shocked?

3. Did Suzy like smoking and drinking?

4. Who never replied when the writer texted?

5. What did Suzy do when a new classmate came over?

REMEMBER:

Phonetic Word
Words/Phrases Meanings
transcription forms
worried /ˈwɜːrid/ (adj) lo lắng

used to do /juːst tə duː/ (phr) từng có thói quen làm

something gì đấy

ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ (v) phớt lờ

snicker at /ˈsnɪkər ət/ (phr) cười nhạo

so bad /səʊ bæd/

so much /səʊ mʌtʃ/ cực kỳ, vô cùng

very much /ˈveri mʌtʃ/

look up /lʊk ʌp/ (phr) đưa mắt lên (tìm kiếm gì đó)

come over /kʌm ˈəʊvər/ (phr) ghé thăm ai đó

What’s going on? /wʌts ˈɡəʊɪŋ (phr) cách hỏi một chuyện/việc gì

ɑːn/ đang diễn ra

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 DAY 23

Exercise 1: Find the words in the grid below.

shift /ʃɪ�/ rent /rent/ tutor /ˈtuːtər/

newbie /ˈnuːbi/ intern /ɪnˈtɜːn/ co-worker /ˌkəʊˈwɜːkər/
opportunity /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnə�/ apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

A S S Y U T S H I F T M
D R E N T Y Y U S S Y S
R W U T Y M X Y N E U U
F X V N B R P X R C K Y
C T D O L O P P E S P X
O V N X M T O M T E F P
W M A P E U Z A N T B P
O P P O R T U N I T Y O
R P B U F U C E N X C Z
K P D T N Y H W E D X U
E O H A H X N B F E E Y
R S C T D O O I O T T X
A P R A R T M E N T N P
A M F X V N B D E M I C

Exercise 2: Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks.

Lucy : Are you still here? I thought your (1) ___________________ ended at 3.
Max : I (2) ______________________________ up a second one.
Lucy : But don't you have (3) _______________ job early tomorrow morning?
Max : Well, not anymore... I (4) ________________________ it.
Lucy : Why? What happened?
Max : Well... My (5) _______________________ made me do nearly everything
because I'm a newbie.
Lucy : That's too bad.
Max : I was even forced to buy them (6) _________________________________.

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Lucy : And how about your job on the weekend?
Max : Oh, I worked as a (7) ___________________ at an English center for kids.
But I quit that job too.
Lucy : Again? What was the (8) ______________________________________________?
Max : The (9) _________________________ is at King Street, and it's too far from
my (10) ____________________________________.
Lucy : (11) _____________________________ you. Now, what are you going to do?
Max : I would really like to be an (12) ________________________ for a company.
I'm always looking for a great (13) ____________________________________.
Lucy : I don’t know how you handle paying the (14) ___________ every month.
Max : I’ll tell you how. I have to work my ass off to (15) ___________________ it.
Lucy : Have you ever thought about finishing your (16) ______________________
so that you can find a full-time job?
Max : Sure, all the time. I’d like to get a (17) ________________with higher pay.
Lucy : So, what’s (18) ________________________________________________ you?
Max : I have to pay for something called (19) ______________________________
and I haven’t met my fairy (20) ____________________________________ yet!

Exercise 3: Read the conversation again and choose TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
for the following statements.
STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE
1. Max’s shift ended at 3.

2. Max doesn’t quit his job early tomorrow morning.

3. Max’s co-workers forced him to buy them dinner.

4. Max has another job on the weekend.

5. Max works as a tutor at an English center for kids named

King Street.

6. Max really likes to be an intern for a company.

7. Lucy doesn’t know how Max handles paying the rent every

month.

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 STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE

8. Max thinks he can find a full-time job with a salary after

finishing his studies.
9. Max doesn’t have to pay for something called “food”
10. He meets his fairy godmother every day.

REMEMBER:

Phonetic Word
Words/Phrases Meanings
transcription forms

shift /ʃɪ�/ (n) ca trực

intern /ɪnˈtɜːn/ (n) thực tập sinh

co-worker /ˈkəʊ wɜːrkər/ (n) đồng nghiệp

= colleague = /ˈkɑːliːɡ/

opportunity /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnə�/ (n) cơ hội

= chance = /tʃæns/

rent /rent/ (v) thuê

newbie /ˈnuːbi/ (n) thành viên mới

apartment = flat /əˈpɑːrtmənt/= /flæt/ (n) căn hộ

tutor /ˈtuːtər/ (n) trợ giảng

pick up /pɪk ʌp/ (phr) nhặt/đón ai đó

force /fɔːrs/ (v) ép buộc

fairy godmother /ˈferi ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/ (n) mẹ đỡ đầu

work somebody’s ass off /wɜːrk æs ɔːf/ (phr) cố gắng hết sức

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 DAY 24

Exercise 1: Match the pictures with their correct words and phonetic
transcription.

a. dream i. /pəˈliːs ˈɑːfɪsər/

b. police officer ii. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

c. danger iii. /pəˈliːs ˈsteɪʃn/

d. criminal iv. /breɪv/

e. brave v. /ˈdeɪndʒər/

f. police station vi. /driːm/

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Exercise 2: Listen to the audio and choose TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) for the
following statements.

STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE

1. The boy’s name is Ray.

2. He wants to become a policeman.

3. He is not a big fan of “Bad cop, good cop”.

4. He wants to work at a bus station.

5. His dad wants him to become a police officer.

6. He thinks that to become a police officer, you have to run

fast to catch the criminals.

7. He will make the world a better place with his friends.

8. The boy really wants to work with his father.

Exercise 3: Rearrange the order of the words to make correct sentences.

1. movie/ in/ to/ be/ guy/ I/ the/ like/ want/ the/ great/.

2. to/ and/ I/ strong/ be/ brave/ want/.

3. I/ up/ I/ about/ police/ a/ dream/ grow/ officer/ becoming/ when/.

4. I/ hard/ make/ to/ come/ to/ dream/ true/ going/ my/ study/ am.

5. with/ day/ can/ hope/ that/ work/ one/ I/ him/ I/.

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REMEMBER:

Phonetic Word
Words/Phrases Meanings
transcription forms

dream about /driːm əˈbaʊt/ (phr) ước mơ về

= dream of = /driːm əv/

be a big fan of /bɪɡ fæn əv/ (phr) yêu thích, hâm mộ

protect someone /prəˈtekt frəm (phr) bảo vệ ai khỏi nguy

from danger ˈdeɪndʒər/ hiểm

policeman /pəˈliːsmən/ (n) cảnh sát

= police officer = /pəˈliːs ˈɑːfɪsər/

= cop = /kɑːp/

criminal offender /ˈkrɪmɪnl əˈfendər/ (n) tội phạm

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