write a paragraph of 40 - 50 words( 5 - 6 sentences) describing your new school.                     SUGGESTION:                                                  1 what middle school do you got to?                 2.is it an international/boarding/private/public school?                                                                 3.what is your school like?                                    4. what does your school have?                               5. what do you like most about your school? why?

B. Vocabulary (new context)
Put the right words in the blank. There are new sentences for the same word
stairs    modern    could        elevator
really     floor         worker      climb
buttons      wonderful      carry       push
1. Tokyo has a lot of high building. It is a .......  city
2. You usually breathe hard when you walk up a lot of......
3. A group of people can ride together in an.......
4. A bus can ..... a lot of people at one time 
5. Dolphins cannot ..... talk. They use sounds, not words.
6. Modern telephones have the numbers on.....
7. Cats like to..... trees
8. Children think that a zoo is a ....... place to visit
9. ... you please help me for a minute?
10. If you want to enter, just...... the door. Don't pull it

Ex10. Read the passage and answer the questions .

Hello. My name is Tim. I live in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City with my parents. It is small but comfortable. There is a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room, and two bedrooms in my apartment. There isn’t a dining room but there is a dining table in the kitchen. We usually have our meals there. There is a sofa, two armchairs, and a TV in the living room. My parents’ bedroom has a big bed. My bedroom is next to my parents’ bedroom. There is a desk in my bedroom. I often put my school bag and school things on it. My bedroom is small but I love it very much.

1. Where does Tim live?__________________________________________________________________

2. Who does he live with?_________________________________________________________________

3. Is there any dining room in his apartment?__________________________________________________

4. Where does he often put his school bag and school things?_____________________________________

5. Is his bedroom big?____________________________________________________________________

6. What does the word “it” in line 5 refer to? _________________________________________________

Ex11: Read the passage then choose the best answer (A,B or C) to each question.

My name is Nga and my best friend is Lan. She is my classmate. We are twelve years old. We are both in grade 6 at Kim Dong Secondary School. Lan lives next to my house. Every day, my father takes us to school on his motorbike,and we come home on foot in the evening. She is an intelligent girl. Her favourite subject is Math, and she is reallygood at it. Mine is English. We usually help each other with our homework. Whenever I am sad, Lan always tells me stories to make me happy. I feel really lucky to have a best friend like Lan.

1.   How old are Lan and Nga?

      A. 10                                 B. 12                                 C. 14

2.   How do they go to school?

      A. By bus                          B. On foot                         C. By motorbike

3.   What is NOT TRUE about the passage?

A. They are classmates.         B. They are neighbours.         C. English is Lan’s favourite subject.

4.   What do they usually help each other?

A. Do their homework            B. Do their housework           C. Do their shopping

5.   What does Lan do to make Nga happy?

A. Sing a song                        B. Tell stories                         C. Buy presents

Ex13. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the words in brackets.

1. Do Phong, Duy and Vy walk to school? (usually)

2. Kelvin reviews the lesson in the morning. (rarely)

3. The streets are crowded at this time of the day. (always)

4. They don’t do exercise at the weekends. (often)

5. I forget to turn off the lights before leaving the room. (sometimes)

Ex9. Read and choose the best answer.

      I live in a house near the sea. It is ............ (1) old house, about 100 years old and it’s very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs .............. (2) no bathroom. The bathroom is down stairs ................. (3) the kitchen. There is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden .............. (4) the house. The garden ................. (5) down to the beach and in Spring and Summer ................ (6) flowers everywhere. I like sitting alone ................. (7) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with ................ (8) I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

1.   A. a                             B. an                            C. the                          D. any

2.   A. so                            B. or                            C. but                          D. too

3.   A. between                  B. next                        C. near to                    D. next to

4.   A. in front                   B. front of                   C. of front in               D. in front of

5.   A. go                           B. going                      C. goes                        D. in goes

6.   A. these are                 B. they are                  C. there are                 D. those are

7.   A. for                          B. of                            C. on                           D. with

8.   A. me                          B. I                              C. my                          D. I’m

Ex15: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

1.   The school has a computer room and a library.

→ There______________________________________________________________________

2.   My house has  five rooms.

→  There_______________________________________________________________

3.   There isn’t a telephone in the living room.

→  We      

4.   The house is behind the trees.

→  There are trees      

5.   Mai’s house is in front of  her school.

→  Mai’s school is______________________________________________________________

6.   The bus station isn’t far from the new shopping center.

→  The bus station is      

7.   I like the kitchen most.

→  My favourite_______________________________________________________________

8. Hoa has a new school bag.   

→    _____________________is new.

Ex15: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

1.   The school has a computer room and a library.

→ There______________________________________________________________________

2.   My house has  five rooms.

→  There_______________________________________________________________

3.   There isn’t a telephone in the living room.

→  We      

4.   The house is behind the trees.

→  There are trees      

5.   Mai’s house is in front of  her school.

→  Mai’s school is______________________________________________________________

6.   The bus station isn’t far from the new shopping center.

→  The bus station is      

7.   I like the kitchen most.

→  My favourite_______________________________________________________________

8. Hoa has a new school bag.   

→    _____________________is new.

Write a paragraph of about 50 words about your neighbourhood saying what you like and dislike about it. You may use the suggestions below:

Likes/Dislikes:

1. sandy beaches

2. heavy traffic

3. many modern buildings and offices

4. peaceful streets

5. good restaurants and cafés

6. sunny weather

7. helpful and friendly people

8. many shops and markets

Structure:

I live in ________. There are many / some things I like about my neighbourhood...

However, there are some / many / one thing(s) I dislike about it....