In about 120 words, write a paragraph about a book that you have read.

Your writing should mention

- The title / type of book/ author/ main character.

- Brief content.

- Your opinion of the book.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences.

1.

A: Are you working on Monday?

B: No, I’m on holiday.

2.

A: Are you.........  on holiday this year?

B: Yes, I’m going camping.

3.

A: Did you have a good..........  in Greece?

B: Yes, it was wonderful.

4.

A: Are you flying to Italy?

B: No, I’m going.......  train 

5.

A: I’m going to New York next week.

B: Great! Please..........  me a postcard.

Exercise 2. What type of holiday is each person talking about? (Những người dưới đây đang nhắc đến loại kì nghỉ nào)

1. It was fun but the tent was very small. camping

2. Everything was included – hotels and flights............. 

3. We were on the coach for seven days. I was very tired.......... 

4. We walked about 20 kilometres every day......... 

5. We went to Switzerland in December. There was a lot of snow. ........

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:

1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

2. Phuong ..........a good vacation in Da Lat last year. 

3. I went to Nha Trang last week.  I ....... for the sunshine, but it ....... every day. So I couldn’t get a tan.

4. Dave ......... skiing this morning and unfortunately  his leg.

5. Yesterday ...... awful because I ..... the exam.

6. Ngan ...... all her money 2 days ago. It’s understandable because she ........ to make money from gambling (đánh bạc) in Las Vegas.  

Exercise 3. You ask James about his holiday. Write your questions. 

Hi. How are things?

Fine, thanks. I’ve just had a great holiday.

1. Where did you go?

To the U.S. We went on a trip from San Francisco to Denver. 

2. How .....? By car?

Yes, we hired a car in San Francisco.

3. It’s a long way to drive. How long .... to get to Denver?

Two weeks.

4. Where .....? In hotels?

Yes, small hotels or motels. 

5. ...... good?

Yes, but it was very hot – sometimes too hot.

6.......the Grand Canyon?

Of course. It was wonderful.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. [take]

2. The film wasn’t very good. I didn’t enjoy it much. [enjoy]

3. The ski trip was awful because there  no snow....... [be]

4. Our father ...... a lot of time singing with us on the way to Sapa  [spend]

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ...... well. [sleep]

6. Last weekend, I had a terrific time. I ..... [swim] every day and ..... [learn] how to windsurf. 

7. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ...... much to stay there. [cost]

8. Sounds like she  ......[have] fun, because she went sightseeing a lot and ...... [take] tons of beautiful photos.

9. The trip to Hue was great. We......  [go] sightseeing around the Imperial Citadel and ...... [enjoy] a lot of delicious local food.

10. They .... [visit] their grandma by car, and it ....... [take] us 2 hours to get there. I  [feel] awful due to carsickness.

Giúp mk vssssss><