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👉SKILLS
Reading
1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each question.
If you want to learn English more quickly, lots of reading is important. When you read in English, you can improve your vocabulary, grammar, and writing at the same time.
When you read, try to figure out the meaning of a new word from the words around it. Even if you are not always correct, it is good to practise thinking about what a new word might mean. You may need to learn the meaning of a word or phrase. The more words you understand, the better you will be able to read. A dictionary - hard copy or online version - can help you find the meanings of words which are new to you. You should keep a list of new words, their definitions, and a sentence for each word which shows how to properly use it. You can keep this vocabulary list in a notebook you always have with you. This helps you to revise what you have learnt wherever you are.
1. What skill can you improve when you read in English?
A. Social. B. Speaking. C. Writing. D. Listening.
2. The phrase 'figure out' in the passage probably means _____.
A. understand B. try out C. look up D. use
3. You can guess the meaning of a new word from the _____.
A phrase B. context C. grammar D. notebook
4. The word 'which' in the passage refers to _____.
A. dictionary B. copy C. meanings D. words
5. The writer's advice for English readers is to _____.
A. buy a dictionary
B. find new words
C. show how to use words
D. keep a vocabulary list
Speaking
2. Work in pairs. Look at the list of the natural wonders below. Rank them from 1 (most interesting) to 5 (least interesting), based on how interesting the places are for you.
- The Amazon Rainforest
- The Sahara Desert
- The Galápagos Islands
- Ha Long Bay
- Mount Everest
What place would you like to visit most, and why?
Listening
3. Listen to the passage and fill in each blank with no more than TWO words. 🎧
What Travellers Can Do to Help Protect the Galápagos Islands
1. There are _____ for travellers to the Galápagos Islands.
2. Travellers can't bring any food or live _____ to the islands.
3. Travellers mustn't litter on the islands or _____ into the ocean.
4. Visitors shouldn't buy souvenirs made from animals or _____ from the islands.
5. Visitors can help _____ this natural wonder of the world.
Writing
4. Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. village / nearly inaccessible / by cars / rainy days / .
2. what countries / people / speak English / first language / ?
3. should learn / speak English / fluently / a native speaker / .
4. We / stay / hotel / which / my friend / recommend / us / .
5. Many / foreign tourist / like Viet Nam / because / accommodation and food / affordable / .
