INTRODUCTION

BASIC AIMS
In order to satisfy the lecturers and students’ requirements of teaching and studying
English at Viet Tri University of Industry, the lecturers of Division of Basic English,
Faculty of Foreign Languages, decided to compose Speaking skill 1 material which
is surely suitable for freshmen who major in English. The freshmen need to work on
familiar topics to get more vocabularies and help them communicate well in daily
life as well. Moreover, to meet the above requriements, we spent much time finding
out and reading many different English books, as well as took advantage of our
teaching experiences to compose this material. The contents of the material that
were designed are succinct, simple and easy to understand.
This material includes 8 units, each has 4 sections. It equips students with basic
knowledge on vocabulary, structures, speaking skills and some familiar topics in
life to provide opportunities for students to develop communication skills of
communication.
Although we tried to compose this material with our greatest efford, we could not
avoid making errors. Therefore, we would be grateful to get readers or learners’
opinions to make our material more and more complete.
STRUCTURE OF THE MATERIAL
- This material includes 8 units corresponding to 8 large topics. Each has 4 sections
A, B, C and D in which section A and section B are the sub-topics, section C is
Focus on testing, and section D is Further practice. Each unit equips students with
basic knowledge on vocabulary, structures, speaking skills and some familiar topics
in life through activities to provide opportunities for students to develop
communication skills. Each activity has been designed for practice by students
working in pairs.in groups, individually, or class activity.
- The structure of each unit comprises of the sections as follows:
Section A & B:
+ New words: Some key new words for each small topic.
+ Language function: The main stuctures or phrases for each

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 + Activities: The single activities in the form of Before you speak; You
speak; and After you speak to practice from simple situations to more complex
ones.
+ Conversation: Model conversations to improve the students’ ability of
listening and practising in pairs.
+ Communication task: The integrated activities to enhance the students’
ability of communicating in different situations.
Section C: FOCUS ON TESTING
+ Provides some kinds of exams or questions often used in the middle or
final test to assist students to become more familiar with the kinds of questions.
Section D: FURTHER PRACTICE
+ Equip students with some more activities to practice at home.

Authors

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
Introduction 3
Unit 1: Personal information 7
1A. Making acquaintance 8
1B. Numbers and letters 15
1C. Focus on testing 25
1D. Further practice 26
Unit 2: Leisure activities 28
2A. Hobbies 29
2B. Sports 32
2C. Focus on testing 39
2D. Further practice 41
Unit 3: Occupations 43
3A. Jobs 44
3B. At workplace 50
3C. Focus on testing 57
3D. Further practice 58
Unit 4: Describing people 60
4A. What do they look like? 61
4B. Your personality 69
4C. Focus on testing 75
4D. Further practice 76
Unit 5: Home 80
5A. Family 81
5B. Houses 89
5C. Focus on testing 95
5D. Further practice 97
Unit 6: Fashion and Climate 98
6A. Clothes and accessories 99
6B. Weather 110
6C. Focus on testing 121
6D. Further practice 123

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Unit 7: Restaurant and shopping 126
7A. Food and drink 127
7B. Shopping 137
7C. Focus on testing 147
7D. Further practice 150
Unit 8: Travelling 153
8A. Travel plans 154
8B. Asking the way 164
8C. Focus on testing 169
8D. Further practice 171
References 174

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 Unit 1

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Remember despite how open, peaceful and loving you attempt to be, people
can only meet you as deeply as they’ve meet themselves.

-Matt Kahn-

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 1A MAKING ACQUAINTANCE

Warm up:
1. Do you feel relaxed or nervous when you meet someone new?
2. Do you want to talk with the person who you first meet?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1
Nouns
A. Pair work: Number the sentences in the
acquaintance
conversation from 1 to 5
commune
district
_______ Ted: Fine. It’s nice to meet you, Kate.
leisure
_______ Ted: Hi, Lisa. I’m good. How about you?
major
___(1)__ Lisa: Hello, Ted. How are you?
nickname
_______ Kate: Hello, Ted. How are you doing?
parrot
_______ Lisa: I’m great. Oh, Ted, this is my friend Kate.
province
town
ward

Adjectives
favourite

LANGUAGE
NOTES
* Present simple
tense
* Making question
* Verb: to be
B. Individual work-Track 1.1: Listen and check your
answer

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Activity 2: Group work: Complete the diagram with personal
information

1. What’s your
……..?
2. Where are
3. How many ….. you ……..?
in your family?
9. What are your
favourite TV …..?
4. Do you ……. Personal
a nick name? information
8. What is your
favourite ……..
5. What …..your at school?
hobbies?
7. How many …… or
6. Which sports sisters do you………?
do you ……..?

I like playing chess I have 2 brothers

and computer game and a sister.

Activity 3: Individual work: Match the number with the kinds of information

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 a. name i. area code
b. address j. first name
c. surname k. middle name
d. street l. phone number

e. city m. street number

f. state n. zip code
g. apartment number
h. social security number

SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 4: Listening - track 1.2: Listen and complete the conversation.

Then practice with the partners. Give true answers about yourself
M: Where are you from?
W: I from England.
M: You come from England. Do you like
Manchester United?
W: I like football.
M: You don’t like football. I see.
M: Where do you ?
W: I work for a big company.
M: What of company do you work for?
W: I work for an import company. What
about you?
M: I work in a .
W: Are you a bank teller?
M: No, I’m the .
Activity 5: Listening-Track 1.3: A radio host is interviewing Stella, a fashion
designer. Check (√) the question you hear

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 Questions Answers
1. What’s your last name? Kim
What’s your family name?
2. Where are you from?
……………………………………
3. Where do you live?
……………………………………..
4. Where do you work?
…………………………………

5. What are your hobbies?

…………………………………
6. What kind of music do you like?
………………………………….

Activity 6
A. Pair work: Interview your partner and take notes using the questions
in activity 2 and the following ones

 Do you have a nickname?

 Do you have a large family?
 Which sport do you like?/ Which sport do you play?
 Which are your favourite TV channel?
 What are your major?
 What kind of film do you like?

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 How many brothers I have a
or sisters do you brother.
have?

B. Pair work: Join another pair to tell him or her about your partner

Lisa has big family with his parents, two brothers and a sister. In her free
time she like playing badminton and making cake.

Activity 7: A. Pair work: Interview your partner and write down their
answers on the form
B. Group work: Find people having common things
AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: Choose the correct response to make a complete

conversation

1. What do you do?

A. I am a teacher. C. I do some work.
B. Good job. D. Yes, I do.
2. Are you married?
A. Yes, I am. C. No, I’m sorry.
B. Yes, please! D. Not yet.
3. When is your birthday?
A. My birthday is on the fifth of August C. On the five of August.

Name: ________________________________________________________
Age: _________________________________________________________
Family:_______________________________________________________
Place of birth:__________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
Relationship status: _____________________________________________
Favourite food:_________________________________________________
Favourite sport:_________________________________________________
Favourite TV channel:_______________________________________________

B. I have no ideas. D. No, I don’t.

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4. Do you have any bad habits?
A. Staying up late. C. Yes, I do.
B. No, I’m not. D. It’s too bad.
5. What is your favourite pet?
A. Yes, I do. C. No, I don’t
B. I like parrot. D. That’s a good idea.

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 9: Game - Bingo

Rule
 The leader makes up a "bingo card," with the number of squares on the grid
corresponding directly to the number of members in the group.
 Each member writes down on a separate sheet of paper a characteristic of an
interesting fact about himself.
 The leader takes up all of the "Interesting facts" and compiles them on the
bingo grid that he has made.
 He then passes out a bingo card to everyone and each member must fill in the
person's name that goes with each fact on the sheet.
 Through mingling and talking with one another to find out who goes with
Examplewhich fact,card
of Bingo each person completes the card he/she says "Bingo."

Have two pets Like eating Having a baby Come from

popcorn mountainous areas.
………………. ………………….. ………………….
…………………..
Like walking in the Prefer walking Like travelling Go out with friends
rain with boy’s with her dog in the at the weekends
friend. park
………………… …………………..
…………………. …………………
…
“Ga” is my nick Get married Work for foreign Watch sport
name. company channel very day
………………… …………………..
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…………………. … ………………….
Have 4 children Single Live in Hanoi Nam is my son

………………… ………………… …………………. …………………

… …..

Student A: Do you have any pet?

Student B: Yes, I have
Student A: How many pet have you got?
Student B: I have got 2 pets.
- Student A fill in B’s name in his Bingo card and turn to talk with other people
Student A: What are your hobbies?
Student C: I like eating popcorn and snack.
- Student A fill in C’s name in his bingo card and turn to talk with other people until
he fill in all name in the Bingo card

Activity 10: Game – Perfect pair

Rule
 Ask and answer all personal questions about each other in pair in 5
minutes.
 The pairs are separated and the other students will ask one person in pair
fives questions about the information of another in the pair.
 Another student of that pair will check whether the answer is correct or
not. The pair that gets the most correct answer will be the winner.

Example

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Mai: What are your hobbies?
Thu: I like playing badminton and
walking with my dog.
Mai: How many sisters or brothers do
you have?
Thu: I have a brother?
Mai: What subject do you like?
I like English.
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

After 5 minutes the other students will ask Thu 5 questions about Mai.
Students: What are her hobbies?
Mai: She likes playing badminton walking with her dog in the park.
Students: What is the name of the dog?
Mai: ______________________________________________________________
If Mai gets correct answer, their pair will get a point.

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 1B NUMBERS & LETTERS

Warm up: How do you spell your first name?

What is your telephone number, date of birth?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Vocabulary: Pair work: There are 15 words about NUMBERS in
this word search puzzle. How many numbers can you find?
NEW WORDS N F I F T Y G H D N O B X T
F I V T H I R U E E N I E W
Nouns: H S G H E C A N J K I S N O
address E L E V E N E D G O U P M N
credit card R E E V C A R R E U U E O T
zipcode P T H R E E I R U N O L N Y
e-mail I O U N A N W E M A I L E W
M O T H R E N D I P R N D S
nickname
F I V E N D U S I X R L E A
apartment
F I E T E K U Y H F E Q A Z
O N A E E I G H T Y E L J G
Verbs:
spell Activity 2
count A. Count in twos (1,3,5, …) and (2,4,6, …..) round
repeat the class
B. How do you say these numbers?

LANGUAGE
NOTES
* Alphabet
* Cardinal
* Ordinal
1 2

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 5
3 4

6 7 8

C. Pair work: Practice saying these abbreviations

D. Pair work: Practice saying these dates

1st 2nd 3rd 5th 11th 19th

First Second Third Fifth Eleventh Ninth

12th 13th 15th 20th 21st 22nd

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 Twenty- Twenty-
Twelfth Thirteenth Fifteenth Twentieth
first second

“ We are leaving on June 4th. We are coming back on July

26th

SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 3: A. Pair work: Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice
it with your partner

Carol: Good morning, AA Insurance. Carol: And where’s that?

My name’s Carol. How can I help you? Mr A: It’s in (9)__________, Kent.
Mr A: Hello. I’d like a quotation for Carol: How do you spell
car insurance. (10)____________.
Carol: Certainly, sir. Can I take some Mr A: It’s (11)__________. And
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details, please? What’s your surname? that’s in Kent.
Mr A: It’s (1)_______________. Carol: And what’s the postcode,
Carol: Could you spell that, please? please?
Mr A Yes, it’s (2)______________. Mr A: It’s (12)___________.
Carol: And what’s your first name? Carol:(13)___________?
Mr A: (3)________________. Mr A: That’s right.
Carol: Is that with a (4)_________? Carol: And the telephone number
Mr A: No, it’s the other spelling, with the area code first, please?
(5)________________. Mr A: The area code is (14)_______
Carol: Thank you. And what’s your and the number is (15)_________.
address? Carol: Thank you. How old are you?
Mr A: It’s (6)_________(7)________ Mr A: I’m (16)___________.
Street. That’s (8)_____________. Carol: And what’s your occupation?

B. Pair work: Practice the conversation again using your own ideas

Activity 4
A. Individual work: Write your own information in the first column
You Your partner 1 Your partner 2
First name
Last name
Home phone number
Cell phone number
E-mail address
Birthday
Address

B. Group work: Work in groups of three. Ask your partners questions and
complete the chart

“What’s your home phone “It’s 312-555-6301.

number?” What about you?

“I don’t have a home phone. I

only have a cell phone. It’s
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….”
Activity 5
A. Group work: Talk to three partners to get their information and write on the
Address Card.

B. Look at the address cards for one minute. Close your book. What
information can you remember? Tell your classmates

A. Minh’s email is …..

B. Trang’s telephone is …..

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 C. …….

Activity 6: Pair work. Match the times with the clocks

a. b. c.

d.

1. two fifteen; fifteen past two, quarter past two e.

2. four o’clock

3. one fifty one; nine to two

4. five thirty; half past five

5. three ten; ten past three

6. ten ten; ten past ten

f.
7. seven forty- five; fifteen to eight; quarter to eight

8. twelve forty, twenty to one

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9. twelve seven; seven past twelve

i. h. g.

Activity 7: Group work

What’s the word?

The teams take it in turns to ask each other two questions:

What’s ………..in English? (Ss supply a word in Vietnamese)
How do you spell it?
Rule
 Choose two words in the lesson only.
Eg. Four words that they are going to ask the other team.
 Make sure different Ss ask a question each time.
 Get one point for each correct answer.

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: One looks at task 1, and the other looks at task 2.
You’re going to do a puzzle

Task 1: Here’s a word puzzle to tell your partner. Read these

clues.
The fourth letter comes after J on the computer keyboard.
The second letter comes before J in the alphabet.
The fifth letter comes after D in the alphabet.
The third letter is between X and V on the computer keyboard. The
last letter is between R and Y on the computer keyboard. The first
letter is the same letter as the last
23 letter of the word.
What’s the word? It’s __ __ __ __ __ __
Task 2: Here’s a word puzzle to tell your partner. Read these
clues line by line.
The second letter is between Y and I on the computer keyboard. The
fourth letter is the second letter in the alphabet.
The first letter is between B and M on the computer keyboard. The
fifth letter is the fifth letter in the alphabet.
The third letter is to the right of N on the computer keyboard. The
last letter comes before S in the alphabet.
What’s the word? It’s __ __ __ __ __ __

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Activity 9
A. Make a conversation with a partner based on the following suggested
outline

A: OK. Now, what’s your ________?

B: It’s ________________________
A: How do you spell your ________?
B: It’s ________________________
A: Thank you. And how old are you?
B: I'm ________________________
A: What’s your telephone number?
B: It’s ________________________
A: Can you repeat that, please?
B: Yes. 0_______________
A: What’s your __________?
B: It’s _____________@__________
A: Thank you.
B. Tell the class what you have from your partner
She/He is _____. That’s _____ (spelling). She/ He is _____ years old. Her/ His
telephone number is _____. Her/ His e-mail address is _____ (spelling).

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 10: Interview: Close your book. Make conversations with other
partners. Get to know as many people as you can, including your teacher

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 Questions Partner 1 Partner 2 Partner 3
1. Firts name John Smith
2. Spelling name J.O.H.N
3. Last name
4. Surname
5. Nick name
6. Age
7. Address

8. Phone number

9. Cell phone
number
10. Date of birth

11. Email address

12. .......................

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 1C FOCUS ON TESTING

SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

There are often two parts to the Speaking Test A2 - KET. Part 1 lasts five or six
minutes and Part 2 lasts three or four minutes. You do the Speaking Test with
another student.
Exam advice:
 If you don’t understand, ask the examiner: Could you repeat the
question,please?
 Speak clearly.
 Don’t worry if the other student knows more or less English than you do.
It’s what you say that is important.
 Practice giving information about yourself and what you like and dislike.
 Check you can describe places and subjects so you can answer questions
about why you like something.
 Always say something, even if you are not sure you are right.
 Practice asking and answering questions.
SAMPLE OF PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc.
Name:
Town/ country
Favourite subjects
Telephone number
Family

Examples
What/name? What/ address?
How spell/ surname? When/ birthday?
Where/ come from? What time?
Where/ study? What/ do in your free time?
What subjects/ study? How old?
What subject/ like best?
Where/ live?
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 1D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1
A. Pair work: Discuss with your partner and then complete the chart. Be
creative!
A as in address J as in S as in

B as in birthday K as in T as in

C as in creative L as in U as in

D as in M as in V as in

E as in N as in W as in

F as in O as in X as in

G as in P as in Y as in

H as in Q as in Z as in

I as in R as in

B. Join another pair. Ask your partners to get more words. Make a list

“Which word starts with an A?

“Apple”
Activity 2
A. Pair work: Complete the questions
A. What’s ________surname?
B. Anderson. It’s A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N
A. ________her first name?
B. Keesha. It’s K-E-E-S-H-A
A. ________she from?
B. England
A. ________ ________ job?
B. Journalist

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 A. What’s ________ ________?
B. 42 Muswell Hill Road, London, N103JD
A. ______ _____ phone number?
B. 020 8863 5741
A. How old ____ _____?
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A. Is she _______?
B. No, She isn’t

B. Pair work. Ask and answer the questions about Anderson.

“What’s his surname?”

“It’s Anderson?

“ What’s his first name?”

Activity 3: Role play: At First Meeting.

Joe and Meena are students at the same colleague. They meet for the first time at the
student cafeteria when their trays collide. What do they say? How do they feel? Will
they meet again? Prepare a conversation with a partner. Memorize your lines and
put on a kit for the class.

Unit 2
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 LEISURE
ACTIVITIES

“Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person
will obtain the lazy one never.”

-Benjamin Franklin-

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 2A HOBBIES

Warm up: What do you like to do in your free time?

What is your favourite leisure activity?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Nouns: Activity 1: Crossword: Read the definitions and

board games give the words
calligraphy 1
chess 2
commic book 3
4
Verbs: 5
arrange flowers 6
compose poems 7
collect Clues for across
embroider 1. This is an activity which is often done after dinner.
feed a pet
2. This activity relates to a kind of books which is often
make pottery
plant about a long story.
knit 3. This activity is very popular in Vietnam today, but it
skip a rope
is originally from China.
work out
sail a boat 4. This is an activity related to 2 players or more with
their crackets.
LANGUAGE 5. In summer, we, especially children, like doing this
NOTES
thing.
* Adverbs of 6. We often ask our friends for old letters or go to the
frequency: central post office in order to gain a thing for our
often
hobby.
once a week
every summer 7. This is one of women’s favourite activities.
* Like + verb- Down: What is the mystery word?
ing Activity 2: Vocabulary: Name the activity as
* Like + to verb
hobby in each picture

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1. __________________ 2. _________________

3. __________________ 4. __________________ 5. ___________________

6. __________________ 7. ___________________ 8. __________________

Activity 3: Listening - Track 2.1: What do people like to do? Listen and
circle the correct answer
1. a. eat out 3. a. paint 5. a. surf the Internet
b. go to the movies b. listen to music b. watch TV
2. a. go dancing 4. a. work out at the gym 6. a. play cards
b. take photos b. go to the beach b. go shopping
SPEAK

CONVERSATION
Activity 4: Listening - Track 2.2: Listen and complete the conversation.
Then practice with two partners. Give true answers about yourself
A: So, what do you do __________?
B: Well, I like _______________.
A: Really? Where do you go?
B: Anywhere. __________________, small
stores,... I just love to go shopping!
C: How often do you go?
B: Oh, about _______________.
C: Who do you go with?
B: Usually with _______________.

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Activity 5
A. Pair work: Practice with a partner about leisure activities
1. What do you do in your spare time? 4. What do you do for fun?
2. What do you do when you’re bored? 5. Do you have any hobbies?
3. What do you like doing when you have some free time?

What do you do in I go to the

your free time? movies.

B. Individual Work: Tell your partner which activities you like or don’t
like doing and the reasons why you like or don’t like it/ them

In my free time, I like to go fishing and enjoying fresh air in quiet space
because they make me relax and reduce stress after a tired working day.

Activity 6: Pair work: Ask and answer the following questions

1. Do you like __________? 3. What kinds of _______ do you like?
2. Do you ever __________? 4. What is your favourite __________?

Do you like
Not much. Do
collecting stamps?
you?

Activity 7: Class activity: Discuss these questions

 Which hobby is the most popular in the class? the least popular?
 Who has the most unusual hobby in the class?

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: Check your vocabulary. Read the sentences and
complete the words
1. You play it with a ball and bat. It’s baseball.
2. You can watch it in a theatre. It’s a m __ __ __ e
3. You can work out at this place. It’s a __ y __
4. People go swimming at this place. It’s a __ e __ c __
5. Some people do this on weekends. They __ a __ __ u __
6. People do this in stores. They go __ h __ __ p __ __ __
7. We can do this with music. We d __ __ __ e
8. People do this with a camera. They take __ h __ __ __ s

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9. It is a winter sport. It’s__ __ __ w __ __ a __ d __ __ g
10. You can do this on a computer. Surf the I __ t __ r __ __ t
Activity 9: Class activity: Complete the questions and practice with your
partner
1. A: What do you do at the weekend? B: I play sports.
2. A: ___________________ you play with? B: Some friends from work.
3. A: ___________________ speak English? B: Yes, she can.
4. A: ___________________ work out alone? B: No, I don’t.
5. A: ___________________? B: Yes, I love to go snowboarding.
6. A: ___________________ read? B: She usually reads in bed.
7. A: ___________________ go shopping? B: I can go on Friday.
8. A: ___________________ go dancing? B: He goes dancing on Saturday nights.
9. A: ___________________ do you eat out? B: Once or twice a week.
10. A: ___________________ you play tennis? B: In the park.

COMMUNICATION TASK
Activity 10: Interview: Think about 3 things you like to do in your free
time. Write answers in the chart. Make some questions to ask your
partner
What do you do? How often .....? Who ...... with? Where .....?
jogging every day with roommate around the park

Activity 11: Individual work: Talk about one of your hobbies and tell the
reason why you like it most through the notes

+ Introducing: - One of the hobbies I like most is going fishing

- My hobby is going fishing
- I often go fishing in my free time/ in the morning/
+ Reasons: - Going fishing helps me reduce stress/ relax.
- I can refresh my mind/ forget my problems in my work and in the
life when I go fishing

2B SPORTS
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 Warm up: What kind of sports do you like?
What sports are popular in your country?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

NEW WORDS Activity 1: Vocabulary:
A. Track 2.3: Listen and guess what kinds of sports
Nouns:
1. ________________ 4. ________________
athletes
2. ________________ 5. ________________
basketball
3. ________________
bowling
cricket B. Track 2.4. What kinds of sports are they? Put
pool them into the correct columns of the verbs. Then
rugby listen and check.
windsurfing
Play Go Do Others
Verbs:

LANGUAGE
NOTES

* CAN - ability

* Play + sports
with a ball
play basketball C. Think of some more kinds of sports you know as
play baseball many as possibly for the verbs – GO/DO/PLAY

* Do + sports Activity 2: Listening – Track 2.5

with martial art
& activities in A. Match the people with sports. Write the
gym correct answers on the line (a-e)
do karate 1. Wang ______ a. soccer
do judo
2. Molly ______ b. cycling
* Go + sports 3. Jake ______ c. swimming
with Verb-ing 4. Sachi ______ d. judo
go cycling
go swimming 5. Dave ______ e. volleyball
B. Listen again. How often do the people play or
do the sports. Check (√) the correct answers
Name Every Once Twice Once a Never
day a week A week month

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Wang
Molly
Jake
Sachi
Dave

SPEAK

CONVERSATION
Activity 3: Listening - Track 2.6: Listen and complete the conversation.
Then practice with two partners. Give true answers about yourself
A: What sports do you like?
B: I like _________ and _________.
A: Yeah, me, too. Can you play
tennis?
B: No, I can’t ..., but I like to watch it
on TV. What about you? What sports
do you like?
C: I like _________ and _________.
B: Oh, can you ski?
C: Yes, I can. I go skiing _________.
Activity 4:
A. Pair work: Practice with a partner for kinds of sports you like and the
reasons you like it/ them

What sports do you like? I like badminton.

B. Individual work: Tell your partner what sports you like playing and
what sports you like watching
I like doing yoga, I like soccer but I only like to watch it, not
play it,...
Activity 5
A. Individual work: Make sentences about yourself using I can / I can’t and
kinds of sports
I can play badminton and volleyball but I can’t play tennis or table
tennis.
B. Pair work: Ask and answer the following questions
1. Can you __________? 3. Do you ever __________?

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2. Are you good at __________? 4. What sports are you good at?

Are you good at

swimming? I’m not bad. Are
you?
Activity 6: Listening – Track 2.7+2.8+2.9
A. Listen and write down the information as required
The benefits of playing sports:
1. ...................................................................................................................................
2. ...................................................................................................................................
3. ...................................................................................................................................
The names of sports:
1. ________________ 3. ________________ 5. ________________
2. ________________ 4. ________________ 6. ________________
B. Choose one of the pictures of sports and talk about its advantages

Activity 7: Group work: Discuss these questions

 What kinds of sports do many people play in your country?
 Who are some of the best athletes in your country?

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AFTER YOU SPEAK
Activity 8: Puzzle word: Use the clue list about sports to fill the puzzle

1. What game is played with a round black 1. Using a board in the ocean.
and white ball? 3. What sport uses a ________ ball
2. Tees, ballmarkers and ________ balls. to get strikes and spares?
4. What person uses a bow and arrow? 6. Water and bathing suit.
5. Racquets, balls and 2 or 4 people play. 9. Yards, running and touch
7. Cross country and downhill. down.
8. What sport uses a high net and ball? 10. Bat, ball and mitts.
13. Competition in running. 11. Running, jumping, hoop and
14. Famous song: Take Me Out To The __ ball.
Game. 12. Ice, puck and stick.
15. Wear it when you play football. 14. Fighting with gloves on.
16. Jumping off a high board.
17. A ________ boat uses oars.

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 COMMUNICATION TASK
Activity 9: Interview: Ask and answer the questions in the sports survey.
Write down the answer about yourself and your partner
Questions You Your partners
1. How often do you watch sports on TV?
2. What sports do you like to watch?
3. What sports don’t you like to watch?
4. How often do you play or do sports?
5. What sports do you like to play or do?
6. What sports don’t you like to play or do?
7. What sports can you play or do very
well?
8. What’s your favourite sports?
9. Who do you play sports with?
10. Where do you play sports?
Activity 10: Pair work: Check the boxes that are true for youself. Then ask
your partner to compare the answers
Sports You can do it You have to It’s expensive You need a lot
alone be on a team to do of equipment
Baseball
Bicycling
Golf
Hiking
ice-skating
Pool
Skiing
Tennis
Activity 11: Individual work: Talk about one of your favourite sports and tell
the reason why you like it most through the notes
+ Introducing: - One of the sports I like most/ My favourite sport is basketball.
- I often play basketball in my free time/ in the morning/
+ Reasons: - Playing basketball helps me taller/ relax.
- I can keep my health/ be fitter when I play basketball.
Activity 12: Group work: Board game - Work in groups of three or four.

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Follow these instructions
1. Choose a marker (an eraser, a coin, or a small piece of paper with your initials)
and place it on START.
2. Toss a coin and move your marker one or two spaces. “Heads” means move one
space. “Tails” means move two spaces.
3. Answer the question or do the task written in the space.
4. The first person to reach THE END is the winner.

2C FOCUS ON TESTING

SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

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PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc. Activity 1: Listen to a student talking to an examiner. The first time, listen
to get a general idea of what happens in Part 1. Then listen again and complete
this chart.
Name
Town/ country
Favourite subjects
Free time activities
Family

Activity 2: Ask and answer these questions.

Examples:
What/ do in your free time? Who/ play with?
What/ sports? Can/ do karate?
How often/ play badminton? What activities/ do next weekend?
Like/ collect stamps? What activities/ in spare time?

PART 2
You will need to ask and answer questions. The examiner will give Candidate A
a card with some information on it and Candidate B a card with some
questions. Then Candidate A will be give a card with some information on it
and Candidate A will given a card with some questions.

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Example 1
Candidate A, here is some information about College Sports Day. Candidate B,
you don’t know anything about College Sports Day, so ask A some questions
about it.

Example 2
Candidate B, here is some information about Holiday Centre. Candidate A, you
don’t know anything about College Sports Day, so ask B some questions about
it.

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 2D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1: Pair work: There are 20 words about HOBBIES and SPORTS in
this word search puzzle. How many words can you find?
H I K I N G S D D B B R C S
S O C C E R K C R O C B O K
G A P D R X I C A W B B O A
F O W H V S I A W L A I K T
O Q L K O G N L I I S C I I
O F P F L T G L N N E Y N N
T I A D L Z O I G G B C G G
B S I C E S M G Y R A L Y U
A H N N Y G E R R M L I O O
L I T P B E W A M A L N G R
L N I O A J K P G I P G A U
O G N O L D C H Z N V H X G
Y G G L L Y K Y Z L I A Y B
E M C O L L E C T I N G N Y
Activity 2: Pair work: Ask and answer what the people in the picture are
doing.

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Activity 3: Individual work: What kind of person are you?
1. Do you do anything to keep fit or do you hate taking exercise?
2. Answer the questions in this chart and find out what kind of person you are.

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Unit 3

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 OCCUPATIONS

“The only way to do great jobs is to love what you do.”

-Steve Jobs-

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 3A JOBS

Warm up: What is your ideal job in the future? Why?

Which part-time jobs are the most popular for students?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

NEW Activity 1: Listening – Track 3.1: Listen and write
WORDS
down the jobs you heard
1. ___________
Nouns: 6. ___________ 11.__________
accountant 7. ___________ 12. __________
2. ___________
affair
3. ___________ 8. ___________ 13. ___________
carpenter
4. ___________
chef 9. ___________ 14. ___________
5. ___________
firefighter 10. __________
journalist Activity 2: Vocabulary: Name the job in each
mechanic picture
pharmacist
plumber
tailor
traffic warden

Verbs:
burn
defend
maintain
rescue 1. ________________ 2. _________________

LANGUAGE
NOTES

* Present
simple tense:
I write reports
He dances
hhhhhhaous 3. _________________ 4. _________________

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5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________
Activity 3: Pair work: Match the jobs with their descriptions
Jobs Answer Descriptions
1. journalist a. does the cooking in a restaurant or hotel.
2. police officer b. manages the affairs of company or business.
3. accountant c. plays a role in a movie.
4. pilot d. reports the news on TV, the radio, newspaper.
5. manager e. answers the phone calls, does office work for the
boss.
6. secretary f. rescures people from burning buildings & helps put
out fires.
7. lawyer g. defends people’s right in court.
8. firefighter h. flies an airplanes
9. actress i.works in a police station and maintain public security.
10. chef j. keeps records of money.

SPEAK

CONVERSATION
Activity 4: Listening - Track 3.2: Listen and complete the conversation.
Then practice with two partners. Give true answers about yourself
A: Nice to meet you Joshua. So, where
are you from?
B: I’m from _______________.
A: Oh yes? What do you do there?
B: I’m a _____________________ for a small
_________________ company.
A: I see. And where do you live?
B: In Vancouver. It’s a great ________.
You should ____________ sometime.

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Activity 5:
A. Pair work: Choose one of the jobs in the picture and practice with a
partner

Example:
1. What do you do?/ What’s your job? 2. What do you do at work?

What’s your job? And I’m a pilot. I fly

what do you do at work? airplanes.

B. Individual work: Tell your partner which job you want to do or don’t
want and the reasons why you like or don’t like it

In the future, I want to become a nurse. Because I like looking after patients
and helping doctors.

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Activity 6: Class activity: Complete the questions describing a job and
practice with your partner. Then guess what the job is
1. A: Do you have a job? B: Yes, I do.
2. A: _______________ or part-time job? B: A full-time job.
3. A: __________________ work? B: I work at The Wall Street Journal.
4. A: __________________ work? B: By car.
5. A: __________________ at the office? B: No, I don’t. I usually work outside.
6. A: __________________ work ? B: I work every day, any time
if necessary.
7. A: __________________uniform? B: No, I don’t.
8. A: __________________ speak English? B: Yes, ofcourse. I use it to interview
other people to get information.
9. A: __________________ the job? B: Because I like asking questions
and wriing.
10. A: _________________ at work? B: I write newspaper articles.
Answer: The job is _________________________.
Activity 7: Class activity: Discuss these questions.
 Which job is the most comfortable? the least comfortable?
 Which jobs can help you earn more money than others?

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: Check your vocabulary. Read each description of a
job and guess what it is
______________ 1. This person cooks and prepares food.
______________ 2. This person’s job is to show a place to tourists.
______________ 3. This person performs in a play or movie.
______________ 4. This person designs buildings.
______________ 5. This person plays a musical instrument.
______________ 6. This person flies an airplane.
______________ 7. This person’s job is to sell things.
______________ 8. This person’s job is to teach some subject.
______________ 9. This person’s job is to write or check financial records.
______________ 10. This person designs webpages.

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 COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 9: Group work: Board game. Divide the class into three groups.
Read each description of a job and guess what the job is. The group which
reaches the FINISH first is the winner

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Activity 10: Class activity: Look at the survey forms below. Make a
conversation to talk about a job of a person and his/ her abilities at work.
Add one of the follow-up questions after each Yes/No questions. Write
down more information of each person
Sample follow-up questions:
How well can you _____? When/ Where did you learn how to ____?
Would you like to know how to ____? Do you like to _____?

Activity 11: Individual work: Talk about a job you like doing after graduation
and tell the reason why you like the job
+ Introducing: One of the jobs/ My favourite job I like doing after graduation is __
+ Reasons: - It helps me earn a lot of money
- I can go abroad for my business holidays.
- I can practice my English.

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 3B AT WORKPLACE

Warm up: What duties do you do at work?

What important factors do you consider in choosing a job?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Vocabulary
Nouns:
A. Kinds of company
department
1. ________________ 4. ________________
duty
2. ________________ 5. ________________
financial affair
3. ________________ 6. ________________
human resource
B. Kinds of department and responsibilities
legal
Department Duties & responsibilities
operation
accounting - making & processing payments;
responsibility
preparing financial reports and
Verbs: controlling financial affairs
interpret + chief accountant: maintaining,
maintain reporting on the cost & accounts
measure + accountant: measuring and
process interpreting of financial
work abroad information.
marketing
Adjectives:
chief
sales
delicated
operations
flexible
responsible
product
suitable
development
legal
LANGUAGE
NOTES
IT
* Be
responsible for
customer
+ Verb-ing
service
* Need/ Have
human
to/ Must
resources

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C. Think of some more kinds of department and duties of the jobs you know as
many as possibly
Activity 2: Listening – Track 3.3: Listen and answer the questions
A. Conservation 1:
1. Where does Ms, Campbell work? __________________________
2. What’s her job? __________________________
3. What does she do at work? __________________________
B. Conservation 2:
1. Where does Kenji work? __________________________
2. Who does he work for? __________________________
3. What are his hours? __________________________
SPEAK

CONVERSATION
Activity 3: Listening - Track 3.4: Listen and complete the conversation.
Then practice with two partners. Give true answers about yourself
A: So you work at Xact Wireless?
B: Yes, that’s right.
A: How do you like it?
B: It’s very ________! I’m working on
three different________ at the
moment.
A: And what do you do?
B: I’m a _________.
A: Oh, I see, budgets, _________.
B: and weekly _________ to the vice
president of _________!
Activity 4
A. Pair work: Choose one of the jobs and practice with a partner by asking
and answering the following questions
1. What do you do for living? 4. Which department do you work
in?
2. What company/ factory do you work for? 5. What do you do there?
3. What does the company/ factory do?

Which department do I work in human

you work in? resources.

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B. Individual work: Tell the class about which department (Dept) the
people in the pictures work in and the responsibilities (Resp) of the jobs

Dept:___________________________ Dept:___________________________
Resp:___________________________ Resp:___________________________
________________________________ ________________________________

I work in overseas sales dept. I’m responsible for selling our product
overseas.
Activity 5: Pair work
A. Look at each photo carefully. Ask and answer the questions. Make up some
more questions to ask your partner
What’s her job?
Does she enjoy it?
Who does she work for?
Is she good at her job?
Why did she choose this job?
What does she dislike about it?
How long will she continue?

What’s his job?

Who does he work for?
Is this job difficult?
What does he like about it?
What will be done with the information
he collects?
Would you like to do this job? Why?/
Why (not)?
B. Listening – Track 3.5 : Listen and check

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Activity 6: Individual work: Make sentences about some duties of a
secretary using I need / I have to/ I must

Activity 7: Pair work: Ask and answer the following questions

If you have a job, ask the questions as below:
1. What do you do? 5. How much money do you earn?
2. Where do you work? 6. How long have you done it?
3. When do you work? 7. What do you like most about it?
4. How many hours a week do you 8. What do you dislike most about it?
work? 9. How long do you plan to continue
it?
If you have never gone to work, ask the questions as below:
1. Why don’t you work? 5. When will you start to look for
2. What kind of job would you like to work?
have? 6. Would you rather work abroad than
3. How much money do you hope to in your own country? Why (not)?
earn? 7. Would you quit the job if it wasn’t
4. How can you find a suitable job? interesting?

Why don’t you Because my

work? husband earns a lot
of money.

Activity 7: Group work: Discuss these questions

 What is the most difficult or easiest job for you to get?
 Which punishment are your afraid of most when you make mistakes or
errors at work?

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AFTER YOU SPEAK
Activity 8: Pair work: Which words go together? Circle a,b,c or d
Example: human a. software b. manufacturing c. resources
1. customer a. service b. company c. caring
2. financial a. schedule b. advice c. parts
3. product a. development b. telecommunications c. services
4. hire a. a product b. a fund c. an
employee
5. information a. service b. technology c.
technical
6. legal a. department b. development c.
engineering

COMMUNICATION TASK
Activity 9: Pair work: Fill the blank spaces by asking your partner
questions

Student A is John
Questions Mary John

workplace factory

employer Toyota Auto Company

job engineer

pay $500 a week

working hours 9:00 to 5:00

Saturday morning only

overtime usually

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 paid vacation 25 days a year

working since 1990

opinion of job not bad

Student B is Mary
Questions Mary John
workplace Office

employer FPT company

job an accountant

pay $1,550 a month

working hours 8:30 to 5:30

Saturday No

overtime Sometimes

paid vacation 30 days a year

working since 2000

opinion of job Boring

Activity 10: Pair work: Make a conversation about the following people and
what they do at work
Kevin Joyce & Donna
- is a manager - are office staff
- lives in Paris - live in Moscow
- works at Pharmacy company - work at Sofware company
- works in Human Resources - work in Customer Service department
department
- writes reports & reads résumé - answer the phone & take care customers
- uses a laptop - use cell phones
- speaks French - speak Russian

What does Kevin do? He is a manager.

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Activity 11: Group work: Game - Guess my job

One team will guess the job the other one chose by aking some
Yes/No questions.
Possible questions: Do you work outside/ in the evening?
Do you have to wear a uniform while working?
Can you earn a lot of money from your job?
Rule
 One team choose three jobs in the lesson only and answer the questions.
 The other one can ask at most five questions to get information about the
jobs.
 The
Activity 12:team whichwork:
Individual can give theabout
Talk correct
thejob
jobafter theoffifth
of one yourquestion
memberswillinget
one point.
your family

My father is a lawyer. At work, he needs to ................, he has

to ................, and he is responsible for ................

My sister is a cook. At work, she needs to ................, she has

to ................, she can ............ and she is responsible for ................

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 3C FOCUS ON TESTING

SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc.
Examples:
What/job? What subjects/ study?
What/do? What subject/ like best?
Where/ your responsibilities? Where/ study?
Where/ work? What/ your ideal job?

PART 2
You, candidate A or B will need to ask and answer questions.
Example 1
Candidate A, here is some information about advertisement of a job. Candidate
B, you don’t know anything about the ad, so ask A some questions about it.

Example 2
Candidate B, here is some information about a dentist appointment. Candidate
A, you don’t know anything about the appointment, so ask B some questions
about it.

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 3D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1: Pair work: There are 8 jobs you need to find in the word search
puzzle. How many can you find?

Activity 2: Puzzle word: Use the clue list of sports to fill the puzzle

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ACROSS DOWN
4. Who fights crime? 1. Who sings song?
5. Who studies at university? 2. Who fights fires?
7. Who teaches student at 3. Who servers food in a restaurant?
university? 6. Who drives a truck?
10. Who takes care of teeth? 8. Who cooks in a hotel or restaurant?
12. Who drives a bus? 9. Who looks after sick people and helps
13. Who brings our mail? doctors?
11. Who treats patients?
Activity 3: Class activity: What are their jobs? Look at the pictures and the
sentences, guess what the jobs are

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Unit 4

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 DESCRIBING
PEOPLE

“Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom

it has been refused”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

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 4A APPEARANCE

Warm up: To describe the appearances of somebody, what

information do you want to describe? (eg. face, hair,…)

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Crossword: Read the definitions and give
Nouns: the words
appearance
Adjectives: 11
attractive 1
blond
2
good-looking
3
gray
4
cute
muscular 5
straight 6
curly 7
wavy 8
middle- aged 9
old 1
overweight
0
athletic
elderly
Across
Verbs:
1. Another word for “good-looking” to describe a man
describe
2. Another word for “beautiful” to describe a woman
LANGUAGE
3. The opposite of “sad”
NOTES
4. Another word for “old”
* What ….like?
5. These are between your forehead and your eyes
*Do…have?
6. The opposite of “tall”.
* have ….hair/face
7. You find this on the top of your head
* be/ look(s)….
8. The opposite of “old”
9. His hair isn’t straight. It’s ______________.
10. The opposite of “thin/slim”.
Down: 11. What is the mystery word?

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Activity 2
A. Pair work: Match the words in the box (a-i) with the approriate people in the
pictures (1-9)
a. spiky hair d. shoulder length g. bold
b. curly hair e. straight hair h. wavy hair
c. muscular f. square face i. long face

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

SPEAK
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 CONVERSATION

Activity 3: Pair work

A. Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with your partner

A: So, tell me about Dan. Is he

(1)_______?
B: Oh, yes. He’s (2) _____________.
A: Is he (3) _____________?
B: No, he isn't tall. He's (4)_______ height.
A: Does he have (5) __________ eyes?
B: No, he doesn't. He has brown eyes and
(6) _____________ hair.
A: Does he have long hair?
B: No, he doesn't. His hair is short and
(7) _____________.
B. Practice the conversation again. Give true answers about yourself

Activity 4
A. Listening: Listen to the conversations. Then find out who she/he is
Conversation A: Picture: ________
1 2.

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 Conversation B Picture: _________
3. 4.

B. Pair work: Practice the conversation again based on the following outline.
Give true answers about your members of your family

A- What/ look/ like?

B- He/She has …/hair…/eyes.
A- Is/ tall or short?
B- He/She …..
A- How old?
B- He/She ...

Activity 5:
A. Pair work: Describe each person in the pictures. Use the words in the
boxes and your own ideas

“Lucy has long brown hair and brown

eyes. She looks about 20”

“Really? I think she is

older, about 25 or 30”

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B. Pair work: Write these words in the correct column. Then discuss the
questions below

good-looking attractive beautiful athletic

cute muscular average height short
elderly young overweight thin
tall pretty handsome middle-aged

Age Height Build Appearance

athletic

1. Which words describe the people in part A?

2. Which words describe you and your partner?

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Activity 6
A. Pair work: Look at the pictures. Then make questions and answers about
her/ his appearance for each person with a partner

“What does the boy

look like? “He is tall”

B. Pair work: What do you look like? Tell your partner

“I’m average height. I’m …… I have …..”

Activity 7:
A. Individual work: Write the description of one person in photos 1-4. Don’t
write his/her name

B. Pair work: Read your partner description. Who is she/he? Are there any
mistakes?
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AFTER YOU SPEAK

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 8:
A. Group work - Game: Describing a person

Instruction: There are 8 pictures of people & 2 lucky numbers

marked from 1 to 10.
- Divide the class into two teams. Each team has a volunteer
who will play the game. However, the others of the team will
support him/her to play.
- The volunteer students in turn will choose the number and make
sentences of describing a person in one minute
- Each correct description will get 10 marks.
- The team that gets the highest mark will win.
- Each lucky number will get 30 marks
Note: Teacher will be a referee who writes marks of each team
on the board.

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B. Describe one person in the class. Can the others guess who the person is?

Activity 9: Pair work: Discuss these questions

- Who are your three best friends? Describe them.
- Who are the members in your family you love most? Describe them.

“Linh is my best friend. She’s tall and she has short and
wavy hair. She is ……”

4B PERSONALITIES

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 UNIT 2: 2B. PERSONALITY

Warm up: Do you know yourself? or the Chinese horoscope?

Which animal has these characteristics?
Choose an adjective to go with an animal.

NEW WORDS
Adjectives: CLEVER HONEST CALM FUNNY DANGEROUS HAPPY

logical PATIENT KIND HELPFUl POPULAR LOGICAL SOCIABLE

sociable
courageous
optimistic
independent
out- going
Verbs:
look/seem +
to V(inf)

LANGUAGE
NOTES
* What is …
like?
* She is/seems
/looks ….
Prefixes BEFORE YOU SPEAK
-in/-im
indecisive
impatient
inaccurate

Activity 1: Individual work: Which zodiac sign are you? Do you agree with the
information about you?

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Activity 2: ZODIAC SIGN YEARS OF BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS
A. Pair work:
Look at the RAT lively,
1984 and 1996
photo with outgoing
personality
polite,
adjectives then RABBIT 1987 and 1999
intelligent
put the
adjectives in the optimistic,
DRAGON 1988 and 2000
correct column sincere

Positive
Negative
- ----------- ------
- ------------ ------
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
----------- ------
-------- ---------
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
B. Individual work: Match some of the above adjectives to the correct
descriptions

1. …..…….… someone who is willing to give money or help freely

2. ..……......... someone who always wants more than they need
3. .………….. someone who thinks of their own advantage
4. ..………….
someone who is relaxed and not easily upset or worried
5. ..……..…...
someone who likes to keep things tidy and in order

SPEAK
CONVERSATION
Activity 3: Listening - Track 3.2: Listen and complete the conversation.
Then practice with two partners. Give true answers about yourself
Mat: So, Daiel, tell me about your Mat: So, he is really (3)________ Daiel:
friend, Alex. Oh, yeah.
Daiel: Oh, Alex is always telling joke Daiel: Mat, tell me about your friend.

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and making people (1)________. What’s your friend Kali like?
Mat: Oh, so you mean he is very Mat: Well, Kali is always breaking
(2)________. things and dropping thing. She should
Daiel: That’s right. be more (4)________ and pay more
Mat: And, what about Randy? (5)________.
Daiel: Oh, Randy was tried Daniel: So, she is pretty careless.
everything. He climbs the mountain, Mat: Yeah.
goes surfing like snowboarding. He
even jumps out of air plane with a pair
of shoes.

Activity 4: Guess zodiac signs

Pair work: Look at the photos of famous people (Mark Zuckerberg, Lionel
Messi, Rihana, Tran Thanh, Adele, Ngo Kien Huy, with years of birth: 1984,
1987, 1988). Can you guess what their zodiac sign is? Dragon, rat or rabbit?
Look at the model dialogue below then make similar ones about these people

Do you know what She was born in 1988. So her

Adele’s zodiac sign sign is dragon. What is she
is? like?

Wow! I think she And she is sincere,

looks optimistic. too.
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I think people with Yes. They are wise but they
snake sign are can be stingy!
charming.

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Activity 5: Pair work: Look at the cards, read the description of their zodiac
signs and compare the positive and negative traits given with their personality 

Discussion cards on Zodiac Signs vocabulary and personality

adjectives.
Activity 6: Discussion suggestions Group work: Discuss these following
questions

- When is your birthday? - What is your zodiac sign?

- What are your positive/ negative traits, according to the zodiac sign?
- Is that your personality? - Do you have anything in common with your
partner?

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AFTER YOU SPEAK
Activity 7: Pair work: Check the boxes with character about yourself. Then
compare the answers with your partner

Character I am always I sometimes I am never People

seem to be think I
bad-
jealous
cheerful
hiking
dishonest
bossy
lazy
confident
big-headed
clever
others

Activity 8: Pair work: Write down the names of all the students in the class and
one adjective of personality for each student. Then describe them

What’s her She is very sociable.

personality?

Activity 9: Group work: Use the adjectives in the box to tell about your family
members and your friends
bad-tempered big-headed bossy cheerful clever lazy rude
confident dishonest dull easy-going friendly generous
helpful jealous loyal mean modest moody tidy
patient polite quiet selfish sensible sensitive
serious shy sociable talkative unfriendly impatient

My mom is... but sometimes she is... Ben is... but he is never...

Activity 10: Pair work: Read the astrology chart. Then answer the
questions below

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 Astrology chart
Star sign Birthday Characteristics

December 22-January 19 Hardworking, quiet

Capricorn
Aquarius
January 20- February 18 Optimistic, stubborn

February 19-March 20 Creative, careless

Pisces

March 21-April 19 Adventurous, nervous

Aries
April 20 – May 20 Confident, stubborn
Taurus
May 21 – June 21 Funny, nervous
Gemini
June 22 – July 22 Creative, lazy
Cancer

July 23 – August 23 Talkative, bossy

Leo

August 24 – September 22 Neat, critical

Virgo

September 23 – October 23 Friendly, careless

Libra

October 24 – November 21 Careful, timid

Scorpio

November 22 – December 21 Helpful, restless

Sagittarius

• When is your birthday? What is your star sign?

• Do your star sign characteristics describe you?Why or why not?
• What are your friends’star signs? Do their characteristics describe them?

“My birthday is 15th March, so I’m a Pisces. I’m creative, but I don’t
think I’m careless”

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SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST
SAMPLE OF PART 2
You, candidate A, and your partner, candidate B, will speak to each other. You will
ask and answer questions. Then you will change roles.
Example 1

***TRIP TO CHICAGO*** *TRIP TO CHICAGO*

From: Bill Morris Note: Mr. Bill Morris
To: Robert Quinn
Subject: Trip to Chicago - high?
--------------------------------------------------------
Dear Robert, - weight?
I’m meeting you at the airport at 2:00p.m on - hair color?
Monday. I’m tall. I have blond hair, I’m a bit
- clothes?
overweight. I wear black suit. I also wear
glasses. - other appearances?
See you next week.

Example 2

Candidate 2B: JAME SMITH

A manager
Candidate 2A
He is the first JAME SMITH
child in the *************
family. He is
responsible and - job?
motivated. At - What/ birth
work, he is
conscientious position?
and reliable. He - reliable?
always takes - What/
care of other personality
people. traits?
However, he
sometimes is
controversy

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 4D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1
A. Group work: Look at the pictures of different hairstyles. Discuss with your
partners to match the words with the pictures by inserting the correct number
into the circle

B. Pair work: Describe the people in the class using the words above

“Lan’s hair is brown and in a ponytail ……”

Activity 2: Group work: Pretend you are a famous person. Don’t say the
people’s name. Partners ask Yes/No questions. The “famous person” gives
short answers: Yes, I am/ No, I’m not - Yes, I do/ No, I don’t

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 Who am I?

A. Are you Japanese?

B. No, I’m not
C. Are you married?
B. Yes, I am
D. Do you have dark hair?
B. Yes, I have
………..

Activity 3: Group work: Arrange the adjectives into the correct boxes
generous fat athletic well-built shy stubborn
ugly slim sincere of medium-height funny short
handsome
thoughtful forgetful kind tall attractive outgoing
selfish

Physical Personality
Appearance 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Activity 4: Pair work: Match the adjectives with the pictures.

messy lazy shy cheerful grump selfish

talkative loud quiet hard-working touchy rude
friendly clumsy easy- going absent-minded

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Activity 5: The whole class - “Guess who is he or she?”
One students looks at the photos of famous people and describe one of them
focusing on their personality without saying their names. The others try to find
who he or she is. The following personality adjectives may help you to describe
them.

ambitious arrogant assertive bad- tempered calm cheerful eccentric

conscientious easy- going funny loyal insincere impulsive insecure
optimistic possessive immature open- minded reserved self- confident

He is a good singer. His hair is He is open- minded and self- -

dark and curly. confident!

I think he is Michael Jackson! I can’t agree more!

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 Unit 5

HOME

“Family is the most important thing in the world”

-Princess Diana-

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 5A FAMILY

Warm up: Do you have a big or small family?

Who is the oldest person in your family?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Vocabulary: There are 10 words about MEMBERS OF THE
FAMILY in this word search puzzle. How many words can you find?

NEW WORDS H U S B A N D H D N O B X E
F I V T H I R W I F E I L W
Nouns:
H S G H E C A N J K I C N O
father + mother
N I E C E N E D G O N P S N
= parents
R E E V C A R R E U U E O T
grandfather +
P T H R E R I R U N O L N Y
grandmother
I O U N E N C O U S I N E W
= grandparents
A U N T R E N D I P R N D S
son + daughter
F I S E N N E P H E W N E A
= children
grandson + F I E T E K U Y H F E Q A Z

granddaughter S N A D A U G H T E R L J G

= grandchildren
Activity 2
A. Match the words in the box (a-o) with the people in
LANGUAGE
the pictures (1-15)
NOTES
* possessive ’s a. wife f. grandmother k. granddaughter
* Wh-questions with b. daughter g. grandfather l. grandson
BE c. aunt h. nephew m. uncle
d. son i. husband n. niece
e. cousin j. brother o. sister

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B. Pair work. Practice with the partner about Nina’s family

“Who is Bill?” “He is Nina’s husband”

SPEAK
Activity 3: Pair work: A. A. Listen and complete the conversation. Then
practice with your partner
A: Nice picture. Hey, who’s that?'
B: This is my (1) __________.
A: What’s his name?
B: His name is (2) __________.
A: How old is he?
B: He’s (3) __________.
A: Is he (4) __________?
B: No, he isn’t. He’s (5)__________.

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B. Show a picture of someone in your family to your partner. Practice the
conversation again. Give true answers
Activity 4:
A. Listen. James is describing his family. How are these people related to him?
Write the answers in the boxes

B. Listen again. These are the people in James’ family. Write their names in
part A

Anna Bobby Clara George

Gloria Mary Sophia Tony

C. Group work: Talk about your family

“ James’s family has 8 people. His uncle’s name is Tony. His/He

…..”

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Activity 5:
A. Pair work: What are the advantages and disadvantages if you live with your
family? with a roommate? or alone? Complete the chart below with the
sentences in the box and your own ideas

You can be noisy You can be messy You can share the rent
You can get lonely You can save money You have no privacy

If you live Advantages Disadvantages

With your family

With a roommate

Alone

B. Join another pair. Compare your ideas from the chart

“If you live with your family, “That’s true. But you
you can save money? have no privacy. And
….”

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Activity 6:
A. Individual work: Write on a piece of paper
the first names of five people in your family.
Give the paper to your partner

B. Pair work: Ask and answer these questions about the people

Who/? How old/?

Where/live?
What/do/?

“He’s my nephew, my
“Who is Nam?
sister’s son”

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Activity 7: Group work. Discuss these questions

1. What is the best number of children to have? Why?

2. What is your position in the family?

3. Who is the breadwinner in your family?

4. How do you get along with your parents, siblings and

grandparents?

5. Are your parents strict?

6. How do you help your parents with the housework?

AFTER YOU SPEAK

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 8: Game: Family Flash Card

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 RULE

FAMLILY FLASH CARD

- Two or more teams

-One volunteers to the front and have act out one of family

members without talking and without using the family finger

symbols.

- First team correctly identify the family member gets the point

Activity 9: Group work. Discuss these questions

1. What is the typical family in

your country?
2. Did your parents have a large
family?
3. Did your grandparents have a
large family?
4. Can friends be family
members?
5. What do you think about
adopting a child?

“A small family is typical in our country. But my parents

had a large family. ….”

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Activity 10: My Family’s tree
A. Individual work: Draw your family’s tree

Helpful languages
* Who’s that?
* What’s his/her
name?
B. Group work: Show a partner your family tree. * How old is he/she?
* Who are they?
Talk about your family
* Is he/she married?

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 5B HOUSES

Warm up: Do you live in a traditional or modern house?

What kind of house do you want to live in?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Vocabulary: There are 11 words
NEW WORDS about part of the house in this word search
puzzle. How many words can you find?
Nouns:
S Tbalcony
A I R S G C L O S E T B
U Vbedsitter
X M Y Z A B D T U M I A
P Adining
C D roomV X R Z B G H K N C
A Ocloset
W R B D A H I C L V E O
X Vgarage
R Y C O G A C Z N M H L
E ShallG C B T E R R A C E C N
A Cporch
D L H L M P Q R X Y T Y
M Ostairs
L I V I N G R O O M I C
terrace
B A T R O O M Z A N H C K I
yard
H B E D R O O M V C Y A R D

Verbs:
Activity 2: Individual work: Which type of house
build
are you living in? Match the words with pictures
design

LANGUAGE A. brick house D. cottage G. town house

NOTES
B. country house E. bungalow
* There is…./
There are…. C. block of flats F. villa H. bedsit

* Preposition of
place

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 1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

Activity 3: Individual work: Listening- Track 5.2: Which apartment are

people talking about? Listen and number the picture

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SPEAK

CONVERSATION
Activity 4: Pair work
A. Listening – track 5.3: Listen and complete the conversation. Then
practice with your partner
Molly: Oh, I like your ,
Daisy. It’s really nice!
Daisy: Thanks. I like it
because it’s .
Molly: How many bedrooms
are there?
Daisy: There are . And
there’s a living room, a
kitchen, and big bathroom.
Molly: ! And how many
closets are there?
Daisy: A lot. There are four
big closets.
Molly: Wow! Is there a ?
Daisy: No, there isn’t, but
there’s a small .
Molly: That’s great.
B. Practice the conversation again. Give true answers about your house or
apartment
Activity 5
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 There are 5 rooms in the house
including….
In the living room, there is a
bookshelf in the corner of the
room.
B. Pair work: Describe your house with the type of the house, rooms and
furniture in the house

I live in a country house. It includes a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen

and a bathroom. There is a cupboard and a sofa in the living room…..
Activity 6: Pair work: Talk about your dream house using the questions

 Where is it?
 What type of the house is it?
 How many rooms does it have?
 How many floors does it have?
 What
Activity rooms
7: Group are on
work: each floor?
Choose a house and describe it. The other students
 What
will guess special
which housefeatures does it have?
is described
 What furniture is in each room?

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 1 2

3 4
AFTER YOU SPEAK
Activity 8: Individual work: Match the word in column A with the definition
in column B

Words Answers Definitions

1. balcony a. an area of land in front of or behind a house.
2. hall b. a rented room where you live, sleep, and cook your meals
3. Closet c. a small area joined to the wall outside a room on a high
level where you can stand or sit.
4. Porch d. a covered area built onto the entrance to a house.
5. bedsit e. a room or passage in a building, which leads to other
rooms.
6. yard f. a small building, often built next to a house, that you can
put a car in.
7. garage g. a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches
the floor, used for storing things.

COMMUNICATION TASK
Activity 9: Pair work
A. Student A will draw and describe his/ her dream house. Student B will
draw the picture of that house

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B. Student B will describe the house again in front of the class

This is a two –storey- house. It is painted yellow colour. There is a balcony

which is full of flowers. Next to the house, there is a garden with a lot of
vegetables….

Activity 10: Group work: Students will draw their crazy house then
present in front of the class how crazy and useful the house is. The class
will vote which house is the best

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 5C FOCUS ON TESTING

SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc. You will hear some examples of the type of questions on the recording.
Examples:
Where/ live? How many people/ your family?
What kind of house/ live in? Who/ they?
What kind of house/ like/ live in? What/ their jobs?
Why? What/ your ideal house?
How many rooms/ your house? Get along with/ your sibling?
Is/ garden/ your house?

PART 2
You, candidate A and B, will need to ask and answer questions.
Example 1
Candidate A, here is some information about designing completion prize.
Candidate B, you don’t know anything about the ad, so ask A some questions
about it.

Candidate A – your answers Candidate B – your

questions
Designing completion Prize Designing completion Prize

A new house
What?
Hanoi
Where?
3
Storey?
5 (including a living room, a kitchen, two
Room?
bedrooms, a bathroom)
Special feature?
Good view to the sea

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Example 2
Candidate B, here is some information about family story. Candidate A, you
don’t know anything about the ad, so ask B some questions about it.

FAMILY STORY TOM’S FAMILY STORY

******* *******

How many?
Who?
What/his wife/ do?
Five people in Tom’s family How old/ his children?
2 daughters and a son
Tom’s wife, a teacher
The daughters, 15 and 10 years old
Son, 3 years old

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 5D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1: Individual work: Draw your big family tree and talk about
houses that your relatives are living in

Activity 2: Pair work: Discuss the questions

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. Which is your favourite room in your home? Why?
3. Would you change anything about your home? Why/Why not?
4. Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
Activity 3: FAMILY FUN

Tomorrow you are going to look after a family of five children, who
are between two and eleven years old.
Decide what activities they would enjoy and plan how to spend
the day with them.

Unit 6

FASHION &
CLIMATE

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“A fit, healthy body- that is the best fashion statement”
- Jess C. Scott-

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 6A CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES

Warm up: What’s your latest fashion?

What styles of clothes do you like best?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1
Nouns: A. Pair work: Match the words in the box (a-o) with
bracelet the clothes in the pictures (1-17)
button
high heels a. shirt f. tank top k. tracksuit p. vest
pocket b. trousers g. underpants l. bras q. dress
sweater c. skirt h. T- shirt m. jeans r. jacket
scarf d. sweater i. knickers n. trainers s. swimsuit
trainers e. coat j. shorts o. sandals t. boots
tracksuit
tank top
vest
zip 1. ____ 2. ___

Adjectives:
fashionable
unfashionable

LANGUAGE
NOTES
* Be + V-ing
* plural nouns
* How about?
* What about?

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 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___

6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___

9.___ 10. ___ 11. ___

12. ___ 13. ___ 14. ___

15. ___ 16. ___ 17. ___

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 B. Individual work: Tell your partner what clothes you are wearing now

“ I’m wearing a T-shirt, jeans and

…….”

C. Pair work: Look at the pictures of Clothes and Accessories in Activity

1A. Then organize the words into these categories

Things that you wear:

On your head

Above your

waist

Below your

waist

On your feet

Activity 2
A. Pair work: Name the pictures. Using the words of ACCESSORIES in
the box

a. tie g. scarf m. necklace

b. ring h. gloves n. sunglasses
c. earring i. hat o. wallet
d. cap j. umbrella p. tights
e. socks k. handbag q. purse
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f. watch l. belt r. bracelet
1. ____________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________

4. ____________________ 5. ________________ 6. _______________

7. ____________________ 8. ________________ 9. _______________

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 10. __________________ 11. ________________ 12. _______________

13. ________________ 14. ________________ 15. ______________

16. __________________ 17. ________________ 18. _______________

B. Pair work: Look at the pictures of Clothes and Accessories in Activity
1A and 2A. Then discuss with your partner which pictures show “a pair of
something”

“ a pair of trainers, a pair of jeans, a

pair of gloves , ….”

SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 3: Pair work

A. Listen and complete the conversation. Then practise with your partner

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A: Can I help you?' B: No. It’s too dark. I’d prefer
B: Yes. How much are these (1)________. something (4) __________.
A: They’re £12.50 (2) ___________. A: How about this (5) _______ one?
B: I like this one. But it isn’t big enough. B: Yes, that’s nice. I’ll (6)______ it.
Have you got it in another (3) _________? A. Anything else?
A: Just a minute. No, I’m sorry, we B. No, that’s (7) ___________.
Thank you.
haven’t. What about the (4) _______ one?

B. Make a conversation for one of these situations in a clothes shop

1. You don’t know what you want

yet

2. You want a black dress in a large

size

3. You want some jeans. You try

on a pair but they’re too big

4. You want to buy a sweater and

some blue socks

5. You want to buy some brown

shoes. The first ones that you try on

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 6. You want a jacket and a black
leather belt

Activity 4
A. Listening: Listen to some English teenagers talking about the last clothes
they bought. Identify who bought and what she/ he bought. Tick the table

1. Ben 2. Louisa 3. Chris

Cap
Jacket
Jeans
Shirt
Shorts
T-shirt
Trousers

B. Pair work: Tell your partner what your last clothes you bought

“ Last week, I bought a wallet, a pair of jeans and

…..”

Activity 5
A. Pair work: Stand back- to- back with a partner and describe what he/she is
wearing today.

“You are wearing

a dress, bracelet, a “You are wearing a
pair of boots”” sweater and

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B. Pair work: Clothes memory
You close the eyes and are tested on what the teacher and classmates are wearing.
This can be done with the questions being asked by your partner. Then change role.

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Activity 6
A. Individual work: List what you wear in the Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall,
and Winter

B. Pair work: Compare your answers with your partner by asking some
questions
“What do you
usually wear in the “I often wear
spring? sweater, jeans and
boots”

C. Pair work: Describe what they are wearing in the pictures.

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Activity 7: Group work: Anna is going to the North of Vietnam in the summer
for a long journey. Help her to decide what she will pack and why

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8:
A. Pair work: Look at the picture. Then name the clothes

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B. Pair work: Look at the picture. Then tell your partner what you are wearing

Activity 9
A. Individual work: Write lists for you about the following situation

1. clothes I usually wear

……………………
…………………… 2. clothes I sometimes
…………………… ……………………
…………………… ……………………
3. clothes I never wear
…………………… ……………………
……………………
…………………… ……………………
……………………
…………………… ……………………
……………………
…………………… ……………………
……………………
………………….. ……………………
……………………
……………………
……………………
…………………..
……………………
……………………
…………………..
B. Group work: Tell other partners about what you usually wear at school/
work, at the weekend and when you go out in the evening

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 COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 10: Group work

Think of someone’s clothes. Use some of the words below to describe it without
saying any words about clothes. Partners guess what you are describing

What is
it?

Adjectives Nouns

short/ long Pair

new/ old Size
large/ small Pocket
dirty/ clean Button
cheap/ expensive Zip
heavy/ light Material
fashionable/
unfashionable
leather/ cotton/ wool

“This pair has two

pockets. The
material looks quite “Trousers”
light”

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 6B WEATHER

Warm up: What is the weather of the place you are in like today?
What is your favourite weather?
Who is the oldest person in your family?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1: Vocabulary - Pair work
Nouns:
A. Match the words in the box (a-j) with the weather
flood
symbols in the pictures (1-10)
foggy
hailstorm a. sunny d. windy h. hot
hurricane b. cloudy e. snowy i. warm
lightning c. rainy f. foggy j. cold
snowstorm g. cool
shiny
smog
typhoon 1. ______________ 2. ______________
tornado

Verbs:
shine

LANGUAGE
NOTES 3. ______________ 4. ______________

* What’s the
weather like?
* be going to
* should

5. ______________ 6. ______________ 7. ______________

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 8. ______________ 9. ______________ 10. ______________

B. Practice with your partner

“What’s the weather like

“It’s ………….”
today?”

“What was it like “It was ………….”

yesterday?”

“What will it like six “It will be ………….”

months from now?”

Activity 2: Pair work

A. Complete the words about the extreme weather words in the pictures

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1._t______p____________ 2._f__________________

3. _l__________________ 4. _t_______n___________

5. _f__________________ 6. _h______s___________

7. _s__________________ 8. _s__________________

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B. Discuss with your partner these questions
- What kinds of storms are there in Vietnam?
- What is the worst storm you remember? When? Where?

“In Vietnam, there are flood, hailstorm, …..”

SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 3: Pair work

A. Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with your partner

Conversation 1:
A. Are you going out?
B. Yes, later. What’s the weather like outside?
A. Not very nice, cloudy and (1)__________.
I think it’s going to rain later.
B. Oh, really? It was sunny this morning.

Conversation 2:
A. Let’s go out for a walk. It’s so nice and
(2) __________.
B. Yes, it is. Lots of cloud on the sky.
Just let me put the sun

Conversation 3:
A. Are you going out in the (3) __________? 122

B. Yes. I have to go down town.

.

Conversation 4:
A. Is it cold outside?
B. Not really. It’s (5) _________ a
little but still nice.

Conversation 5:
A. It’s really hot and (6) __________ today.
B. Sure is, It must be at least 95 degree up there
A. I think I go to a pool for a swim.

B. Practice the conversations again with your ideas.

Activity 4: Pair work: Look at the pictures. Then describe the weather in
each place

London, England Paris, France

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam

Sapa, Vietnam Lang Son, Vietnam

“It’s very cold in London and …”

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Activity 5
A. Pair work: Look at the pictures & the map. Which place do you think each
person is going to visit in Vietnam?

Jane (March)
Carlos (June)

Adam (December)
Sylvie
(September)

“Jane is wearing warm clothes, so I think she’s going to

visit…….”

B. Individual work: Choose a place in Vietnam that you want to visit. Say when
and why you want to go and what you want to do there

“I want to go to Da Nang in July because I want to go to the

beach.

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Activity 6
A. Pair work: Vietnam has some extreme weather. Discuss with your partner
and write the number in the map

1. the hottest place 2. the driest place

3. the coldest place 4. the windiest place
5. the wettest place

B. Group work: Compare your answers with other pairs. Then tell the class the
conclusion by giving an explanation

“We think Sapa is the coldest place in Vietnam because….”

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Activity 7
A. Individual work: Try to choose the best advice about what to do during
tornado
1. If you are at home, __________.
a. leave the house immediately.
b. go to the basement or to a closet.
2. If you are at an office, __________.
a. lie down on the floor and cover your head.
b. go to the middle of the building.

3. If you are outdoor, __________.

a. lie down and cover your head.
b. find a strong tree and hold on to it.
4. If you are in a car, __________.
a. try to drive away quickly.
b. leave the car and get under a bridge.

B. Pair work: Compare your answers. Then discuss these questions

- How should people prepare for a tornado? Why?
- What should people do during this situation?

“to prepare for a tornado, you should have enough food and
water. …..”

AFTER YOU SPEAK

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 8: Crossword: Read the definitions and give the words

Across Down
1. This is useful in rainy weather 2. the safest place to be during a tornado
6. The U.S has the world’s most …........ 3. People say ........... never strikes twice in
weather. the same place.
8. This tells you about tomorrow’s 4. the safest place to be during a
weather thunderstorm

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10. It’s cold during ...... weather. 5. A weather ....... tells you what the weather
12. The winds are very strong in a was like that day.
13. It can be difficult to see in ....... 7. You hear this after you see a lightning
weather. flash.
15. In Asia 12 across is called a …... 9. A sky that is not clear is
16. Pollution causes ....... in cities, 11. a very dangerous storm in the U.S.
especially in the summer. 14. It’s better to be indoors during .......
weather.

1 2 3

5
6 7

8 9 10
11

12
13
14
15

16

Activity 9: Group work: Discuss these questions

1. What place has the best weather in Vietnam? The worst?
2. What’s your favourite kind of weather? Why?
3. What do you like to do when it rains?

“The best weather is in the south. It’s usually warm and

sunny”

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Activity 10
A. Pair work: One of you should look at task 1, and other at task 2. You’re
going to give a weather report
Task 1: Look at the map with tomorrow’s Task 2: Look at the map with
weather forecast. Tell your partner what tomorrow’s weather forecast. Your
the forecast is for Sapa, Da Nang, and Nha partner will tell you about tomorrow’s
Trang.
weather in Sapa, Da Nang, and Nha
Trang.

Your partner will tell you about Now tell your partner what the forecast
tomorrow’s weather in Hanoi, Hoang Sa is for Hanoi, Hoang Sa and Ho Chi
and Ho Chi Minh. Draw the weather Minh.
symbols.

B. Pair work: When you finish the task in part A, discuss these questions
- Which city has the best weather? the worst weather?
- Choose one of the cities to visit. Look at the forecast. What things do you need to
take?

“I’m going to visit Hanoi. I need to take a raincoat, an umbrella,

and ……

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SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc.
Examples:
What kind of clothes/like best? What/ weather?
What/ your styles? Which season/ like best?
What clothes/ wear in winter? What kind of weather/ like?
Like/ wear/ styles of men’s clothes? What clothes/ wear to go on holiday?

PART 2
You, canidate A, and your partner, candidate B, will speak to each other. Then you
will change roles.
Example 1

Candidate 1A

ANNA’S
FASHION
235 Hoan Kiem, Han

Candidate 1B

ANNA’S
FASHION
- Where?
- For women, men or both?
- Shoes?
- What clothes?
- Accessories? If Yes, What?

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Example 2

Candidate 2B
WEARTHER FORECAST
HANOI

Candidate 2A
WEARTHER FORECAST
HANOI

- date?

- hot?

- weather/ like?

- temperature?

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Activity 1: Pair work: Look at the picture. Then name the clothes

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Activity 2: Pair work: Describe one of the people in the pictures. Do not say
who she/ he is. Your partner will guess

a. Pedre, 28, city b. Dimitri, 22, d. Camillia, 28,

c. Helen, 32, e. Mel, 20,
banker, going to: a tourist, going to:
business accountant, going going to: her best art student,
the national gallery to: the gym friend’s wedding going to:
appointment
college.

Activity 3: Group work: Discuss with your partners what do you wear when
it’s________

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Activity 4: Pair work
A. Practice this conversation with your partner
Mr Bean goes to the local store to buy something to eat for is dinner he starts to
make small talk about the weather with the owner of the store.

Language note
Mr Bean: Good morning!
Shopkeeper: Morning. How’s are you today? - chunking down=
raining very hard
Mr Bean: Not so bad, thanks, you?
Shopkeeper: Am good, apart from all this rain! It’s chucking down again!
Mr Bean: Yes, it’s awful, isn’t it? And it is very cold!
Shopkeeper: The weather forecast said it will brighten up after lunch.
Mr Bean: They always say that! Still, I can’t complain it’s a lot warmer than
back home.
Shopkeeper: Really? Where are you from?
Mr Bean: Am from Russia
Shopkeeper: What’s the weather like in Russia now?
Mr Bean: Freezing, cold, and snowing.
Shopkeeper: Right! So this must be like summer for you!
Mr Bean: Right! But I do like the snow sometimes.

B. Make a similar conversation with the book closed. Then practice with the
partner.

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 Unit 7

RESTAURANT AND
SHOPPING

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food
fight it out inside”
– Mark Twain-

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 7A FOOD & DRINK

Warm up:
- What do you like to eat when you eat out? When you eat at home?
- What do you like to drink with your meals?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Activity 1:
Nouns:
A. Individual work: Match the words in the box (a-o)
appetizer
with the food & drink in the pictures (1-15)
beverages
broiled fish a. crayfish f. water spinach
cabbage b. apples g. chicken l. tofu
crab c. crab h. cake m. tea
crayfish d. pork i. salad n. rice
dessert e. cabbage j. grapes o. coffee
French fries k. fish p. soda
sauce
sirloin steak 1. _______________ 2. _______________
water spinach
Verbs:
fry
mix
slice
toast
LANGUAGE
3. _______________ 4. _______________
NOTES
* Can I…?
* I’d like to ..
* some/any
* plural nouns
* How about?
* What about?

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 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________

8. _______________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________

11. _______________ 12. _______________ 13. _______________

14. _______________ 15. _______________ 16. _______________

B. Pair work: Practice with your partner

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 “Do you like chicken?” “Yes, I do/ No, I
don’t”

C. Pair work: Which foods and drinks do you like? Which ones don’t you like?
Tell your partner

“I like apples, but I don’t like carrots”

Activity 2: Pair work

A. Put the words in the box

a. delicious b. spicy c. tasty

d. awful e. bitter f. sweet
g. sour h. chewy i. disgusting
j. crunchy k. fatty l. salty
m. tough n. terrific o. yummy

SMELL TASTE BOTH

B. Discuss with the partner to decide which words above best describe the
pictures in Activity 1

SPEAK

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 CONVERSATION

Activity 3: Pair work

A. Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with your partner

Memo
let’s = let us

A: Do you like (1)___________ food?

B: Oh, yes. I love it!
A: I do, too. I know a nice Italian (2) ___________. It’s called Luigi’s
B: Do they have (3) ___________?
A: Oh, yeah. The pizza is great. And the (4) ___________’s good, too.
B: Where is it?
A: It’s (5) ___________ Prince Street.
B: Ok. Let’s go
B. Practice the conversation again. Talk about the restaurant you know

Activity 4: Pair work

A. Describe how the food tastes

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1. 2. 3. 4.
- How do the - How do you like - How is the candy? - How are the
Kimchi taste? these pickles? - It’s ____________ chips?
- They’re _______ - They’re _______ _______________ - It’s ___________
_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ but I like _______
_______________

B. Describe how the food is prepared

1. 2. 3. 4.
_______________ - How is the tofu - How is the _______________
_______________ cooked? chicken cooked? _______________
_______________ - They’re ______ - It’s __________ _______________
_______________ ______________ ______________ _______________

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Activity 5
A. You are at the Sunshine restaurant. Look at the menu. Circle the items you
will order

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B. Pair work: Take turns being a customer and a server. The server writes the
customer’s order on the order pad

Helpful languages
………………
Server
- Are you ready to
order?
- Can I get you
a/an …(tea)
- And for your
main course?
- Any dessert?
- Anything to
drink?
Customer
- Can I have the...?
- I’d like the …..

Activity 6: Pair work

A. The pictures show a recipe for carrot rounds. They are not in order. Find
out the correct order and then number them from 1 to 6

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B. Make a conversation with the partner how to make carrot rounds using
these suggestions
A. How do we make carrot rounds?
B. Well, first ____________.
A. Ok. Then what?
B. Then, ____________.
A. And what’s the next step?
B. ____________.
Activity 7
A. Individual work: Kate wants to eat healthily. Look at her shopping list for
two minutes. Then close your book

B. Pair work: Can you remember what Kate wants to buy? There are twelve
things
“She wants to buy some apples, and …..”

C. Pair work: When Kate goes

shopping and forgets about her
list. Look at the things she brings
home and tell what things from the
list she has got/ hasn’t got

“She has got some grapes but

she hasn’t got any oranges, ….
”

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AFTER YOU SPEAK
Activity 8: Pair work. Complete the crosswords
G
A E
F H
T O
C E
B R
O E
S D
S H
S K

Activity 9
A. Pair work: Ask and answer these questions

1. What do you usually have for breakfast?

2. Who prepares it?

3. What’s your favorite main

dish/dessert/fruit/drink?
4. How often do you cook?

5. What can you cook?

6. What are the main ingredients?

7. How often do you eat at restaurants?

8. What’s the name of your favorite restaurant?
Where is it?
9. What’s on the menu?
10. Is it expensive?
12. When did you last eat there?
13. What did you eat?
14. Did you enjoy it?

B. Close your book. Find another partner and

make a similar conversation

COMMUNICATION TASK
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Activity 10: Group work. Discuss these questions
1. Have you ever tried unusual foods or drinks? Did you like them?
2. What unusual foods would you like to try? Why?
3. What foods in our country may be unusual to foreign visitors?

“I once tried …., and it

was pretty strange” “I tried that one, too.
Actually, I liked it a
lot”

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 7B SHOPPING

Warm up: Do you like shopping?

What do you normally buy when you go shopping?

BEFORE YOU SPEAK

NEW WORDS
Activity 1: Pair work: Name the things in the
photos. Where can you buy them?
Nouns:
baguette
chemist
croissant
crisp
department store
greengrocer
muffin
newsagent
rib
squash

LANGUAGE
NOTES

* How much…?
* How many?
* Some…?
* Any…?

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Activity 2: Individual work: Complete the shopping items with the words of
container from the box. You can use some container words more than once.
Several items may have more than one correct answer

bar bottle bouquet box bunch can carton case

crate jar tin tube packet

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1. a of grapes. 11. a of jam
2. a of beer 12. a of milk
3. a of coffee 13. a of toothpaste
4. a of cereal 14. a of orange squash
5. a of soap 15. a of chocolate
6. a of tuna 16. a of Coke
7. a of noodles 17. a of biscuits
8. a of crisps 18. a of honey
9. a of water 19. a of cigarettes
10. a of chocolates 20. a of flowers

SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 3: Listening-track 7.2 Listen and complete the conversation. Then

practice with your partner

Man: Hi young lady. How may I (1) you?

Girl: Well, . . . yeah. I'm looking for a Father's Day gift.
Man: Okay. How about getting your father a new(2) ?
Girl: Hmm. How much is that wallet?
Man: Huh . . . which one?
Girl: The (3) one.
Man: Oh. It's only (4) .
Girl: Huh? That's too (5) for me. Do you have a cheaper one?
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Man: Hmm. How about this brown leather one?
Girl: Umm. . . I don't think my father will like the design on the outside, and it
doesn't have a place to put pictures. How much is it anyway?
Man: It's (6) .
Girl: Hmm. I don't have that much money.
Man: Okay. How much money do you have to spend?
Girl: I'm not sure [money falling on the table]. Probably about ten dollars or so. I've
been helping my mom around the house for the past week to (7) some
money. This is all I have.
Man: Hmm. How about this tie?
Girl: That's real pretty, but the price tag says (8) , and I know I don't have
that much money.
Man: Well, let's just say the (9) ________ went on sale. How about $5.00? What do
you say?
Girl: Oh, thanks. I'll (10) it.
Activity 4: Listening- Track 7.3: Listen and decide which sentence is said
by the shop assistant or customer.Tick the correct box

Sentences

Shop assistant Customer

Is it ok?
And in purple?
Would you like to pay with credit card or with
cash?
Can I help you?
Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other
colours?
Can I try it on?
What size do you want?

Activity 5: Pair work: Buying and selling the products within your budget
 Student A is a shopper and student B is a shop assistant.
 Student A plans a budget in random and only buy products in his/ her budget.
 Student A has to ask for the price and decide which product he or she will
buy.
 His/ her partner will answer.
 Student A is not allowed to see the price card.
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Price card
Lipstick: 300.000 VND Shoes: 450.000 VND Swimsuit: 269.000 VND

Hat: 150.000 VND Jeans: 580.000 VND Tie: 135.000 VND

Bag: 650.000 VND T- Shirt: 235.000 VND Sandals: 345.000 VND

Shorts: 240.000VND Shirt: 460.000 VND Sunscreen: 195.000 VND

Book: 45.000 VND Pen: 25.000 VND Wallet: 128.000 VND

How much is the

bag?
It is 650.000
VND
150
That’s too expensive for me. How
about the T-Shirt?
Activity 6: Group work: Imagine that you are in these places. You can buy
at least 3 things at these shops. The shop assistant will decide the prices

Activity 7: Group work: Describe to your group what you want to buy and the
others will guess what it is
I am in a bookstore. I need it to write on the
board.

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 Do you want to buy
a box of chalk?

Yes, that’s right.

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: Choose the best answer to complete the conversation
1. Can I help you?
A. I’m just looking. B. No, I’m not.
C. That’s OK D. Yes, of course
2. Is this on sale?
A. Yes, it does. B. There’s a discount of 20 % on this.
C. It’s cheap D. Yes, please.
3. Can I try it on?
A. No, you don’t B. No, thanks
C. Sure, the changing room are over there D. Let’s me check for you.
4. Any good?
A. Yes, I’ll take it B. Yes, of course
C. Yes, not really D. Sure
5. Do you have this in medium size?
A. Yes, I have B. It’s expensive
C. Let’s me check for you D. This T-shirt matches your jeans

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 COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 9: Group work: Play the game: Shopping around

 6 students will be the shop assistant in one of the six shops (bakery,
supermarket, chemist, Greengrocer, newsagent, butcher) and they have the
cards of shopping items.
 The other students will be the customers and they work in groups.
 Each group of customers gets the shopping list from teacher.
 Each group of customers has to obtain the products on their shopping list.
 The group that gets all the items in the shopping list first will be the
winner.

Shopping list 1 Shopping list 2 Shopping list 3

A load white bread 1 box of chocolates 4 carrots
A bottle of nail polish 3 grams of beef 5 croissants
A bag of rice 1 bottle of aspirin 1 bottle of vitamins
½ a kilo of broccoli A cake 1 box of sugar cubes
2 cans of coke 1 packet of coffee 250 grams of sweets
500 grams of bacon 1 lettuce 1 rack of ribs

Shopping list 4 Shopping list 5 Shopping list 6

Half a dozen eggs 1 chicken 4 cartons of yogurt
4 tomatoes 4 blueberry muffins 1 kilo of apples
1 magazine 1 box of plasters 1 newspaper
4 steaks 1 carton of milk 200 grams ham
2 bread rolls 3 cobs of corn 1 baguette
1 bar of soap 1 bar of chocolate 1 tube of toothpaste

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Shopping items

Bakery

Chemist

Supermarket

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 Greengrocer

Newsagent

Butcher

Activity 10: Group work: Imagine that you are a shop assistant. You
choose 3 products in your shop and persuade the customers to buy these
products
Would you like to buy some tomatoes? Today, our tomatoes are very fresh.
It is a great to have some tomato juice this summer. It is good for your
health. Furthermore, the price is surprising. It is only 5000.000 per kilogram.

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SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

PART 1
In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc.
Examples:
What kinds of food/ like? What/ favourite food?
What drink/ like best? How often/ go shopping?
Which dish/ cook? Who/ go shopping with?
How often/ go to restaurant? Where/ buy food?

PART 2
You, candidate A and B, will need to ask and answer questions.
Example 1
Candidate A, here is some information about traditional meals in Vietnam.
Candidate B, you don’t know anything about them, so ask A some questions
about it.
Candidate A Candidate B
TRADITIONAL MEALS IN VIETNAM TRADITIONAL MEALS
********* IN VIETNAM
Breakfast
Bread - What food/ breakfast?
Milk - What food/ main meal?
Noodle - kinds of vegetables?
Fried rice - What/ drink?
Lunch/ Dinner - wine/during meal?
Rice - dessert?
Potatoes
Pork
Fish
Vegetables: cabbage/
water/spinach
Drink
wine/ beer/ soft drinks
Dessert
water melons/ oranges/ apples

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Example 2
Candidate B, here is some information about a discount on Friday. Candidate A,
you don’t know anything about the discount on Friday, so ask B some
questions about it.
Candidate A – your questions Candidate B – your answers
Discount on Friday Discount on Friday

Where? In CANIFA shop

When? Friday, 13th, October
What? T-shirt and shorts
How much? 20 %
How/ pay? Credit card

SAMPLE SPEAKING TEST ABOUT GIVING SOLUTIONS OR DEBATING

GIVING SOLUTIONS
In this kind of test, you are asked questions about a certain situation and you
must give the solutions.
Some examples
1. You were eating with your friend in a restaurant, and you saw an insect in
your soup. What would you do?
2. You were invited to have dinner at your boyfriend’s house or girlfriend’s
house. The hosts were very hospitable and offer you a lot of food that you don’t
like. What would you do?
3. You were going to get married, your mother-in-law in the future wanted to
enjoy fried chicken which was cooked by you. However, you didn’t know how
to cook that dish. What would you do?
Sample tests

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Imagine that you were in a shop assistant or a customer. Give your solution in
these cases.
Situation 1: You were customer, when you came back home from shopping, you
realized that you receive over change. What would you do? How would you say to
the shop assistant?
Situation 2: You had shopped some CD. At home, you realized that there were
some scratches on CD. What would you do?
Situation 3: You were a shop assistant, and a customer complains that the
vegetables and fruits from your shop weren’t clean. What would you do? What
would you say to them?

DEBATING
In this kind of test, you are asked questions to develop some topic.
Sample: Group work - Debating

Have you ever shopping online?

What are the advantages and
disadvantages of shopping online?

I think it’s convenient In my opinion, you are defrauded

easily when you shop online.

7D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1: Discuss the questions

1. Where is your favorite place to shop for clothes?

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2. What products do you prefer to shop online?
3. What products do you prefer to shop in stores?
4. How do you feel about shop assistants following you and helping you when you
shop?
5. What makes a pleasant shopping experience?
6. How do you feel about shopping at department stores or malls?
7. What is your favorite ecommerce site? Why?
8. Do you know anyone who is addicted to shopping? Are you addicted to
shopping?
9. Have you ever bought any counterfeit products like fake designer bags, clothing,
or jewelry?
10. Do you enjoy shopping for other people?
Activity 2: Pair work: Here is the recipe for an English breakfast sandwich.
A. Read the instructions in the recipe and put the pictures in correct order

Instruction:
Recipe
- toast the bread
- bread (2 pieces)
- slice the tomato
- a tomato
- fry the tomato, bacon and egg in some
- bacon
oil
- an egg
- put one piece of toast on the plate, add
- some oil
the bacon, then the egg, then the tomato.
- salt & pepper
Add some salt and pepper. Put the other
of toast on top.

a. ________ b. ________

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 c. ____________ d. ____________

B. Pair work: Introduce your partner one of your favourite food including
name ingredient instruction
Activity 3
A. Individual work: Write the example of food or dish for each category below

Categogies Your answer

1. I have this for a midnight snack.
2. I eat this for my first meal after returning from a year
abroad
3. It’s really delicious, but isn’t very good for your
health
4. This is a bit of an acquired taste.
5. I’d like to eat this on a picnic.
6. My parents made me eat this when I was a child.
7.1 loved this when I was a child, but wouldn’t eat it
now.
8. It smells really good.
9. It’s really a bit too spicy for me.
10. It smells disgusting but tastes delicious.
11. It tastes disgusting
12. This is my favourite dish
13. The first thing I’ve ever cooked
14. It's good to eat in the summer when it’s hot out.

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B. Group work: Discuss each topic in turn and tell the group your answer. Try
to ask follow-up questions and develop a conversation each time

Activity 4
A. Pair work: Ask and answer these questions. Note your partner’s answers

1. Look at the pictures in Activity 1.

a. Do you like all the food?
b. Which one(s) don't you like?
2. Are you a vegetarian? Why (not)?
3. How important is food in your life? Choose one answer
a. really important ( ) b. very important ( )
c. quite important ( ) d. not very important ( )
4. Have you tried... ?
-Thai Food ( ) -Japanese food ( )
-Chinese food ( ) -Italian food ( )
Which did you like best and why?
5. How often do you cook? What's your speciality?
6. Are you careful about what you eat or drink?
Is there anything you try not to eat or drink too often?
7.- How much (meat/ fruit/ fast food/ fish..) do you eat?
- How many (fresh vegetables/ sweets/ eggs..) do you eat?
- How much (water/ coffee/ milk/ alcohol) do you drink?
8. Do you think your diet is healthy? Why(not)?

B. Group work: Compare your answers with other partners. Then find out who
has the healthiest diet

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 Unit 8

TRAVELLING

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.”
-Anais Nins-

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 8A TRAVEL PLANS

Warm up: Does it take you much time to prepare for your trip?
What do you bring when travelling?

NEW BEFORE YOU SPEAK

WORDS
Activity 1 : Group Work: Look at the picture and
Nouns: choose your favourite tour for this summer vacation
compass
tent
itinerary
package
distance
cruise
budget
schedule

Verbs:
reverse
guide
apply for

LANGUGE
NOTES Go backpacking Go mountaineering

* Would like
* Be going to
* Present
continuous
tense

Take a guided tour Take a bus tour

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 Go to the beach
Take a cruise tour

Take a motorbike tour Go camping

Activity 2 : Individual work: Match the picture with the phrases

book a ticket reserve a hotel room pack the luggage
fill a form change money wait for the plane

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 1 2

3
4

5 6

Activity 3
A. Individual work: Name the thing that you need to bring when travelling
in each picture

1.____________________ 2. ____________________

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3____________________ 4. ____________________

5____________________ 6. ____________________

7.____________________ 8. ____________________

9.____________________ 10. ____________________

B. Individual work: What would you take in these vacations? List things
from part A and add some more from your own ideas

An overnight camping trip A day trip to the beach An overseas trip

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SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 4
A. Pair work - Track 8.3: Listen and complete the conversation. Then
practice with your partner

A: Do you like to travel, Jo-eun?

B: Sure! I love to travel, but I don’t like
to travel by (1)_______________.
A: Why not?
B: I get (2)_________ in cars and
buses. I like to go by train or plane
whenever I can.
A: Would you like to take (3)________
around the world someday?
It’s fun
B: Of course I would.
A: Would you like to go by
(4)___________?
B: No, I wouldn’t. But, I’d like to go on
(5)___________ around the world. I
think that would be a lot of fun.
A: I think so, too.
B. Pair work: Practice the conversation again using different travel ideas

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Activity 5: Group work: Your class is going to have a camping trip for
days on the mountain. Discuss to list out 5 most important things you
need to bring. Explain

From my point of view, flashlight is the most important because it is very useful at
night….

Activity 6
A. Individual work: You are going to take a trip to Thailand for one week.
Talk in detail about what you are doing to have a perfect trip

First of all, I need to book a flight. I access to

internet to buy plane ticket. After that….

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B. Group work: Tell about your preparation as detailed as possible. The
group will vote who makes the best preparation

Activity 7: Pair work: You and your friend will choose your trip package
in random. You have to role play and discuss what you need to do and
what you are bringing for your trip

Trip packages

A three - day- camping A trip to Sam Son beach in 3

trip in Cuc Phuong days.
national park.

A three – day – vacation A trip to France in 5

to Sapa. days.

How about bringing

some sleeping bags?

Yes. That’s
great idea.

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AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 8: Pair work: Vocabulary. Read the sentences and order the letters in
brackets to correctly spell the words below

1. We arrived at the______and got on a plane. (tirpaor) a __ __ __ __ __ __

2. Did you carry your______on to the train? (eaggbag) b __ __ __ __ __ __
3. When did you______at the hotel? (kchecni) c __ __ __ __ __ __
4. He stayed at a very nice 5- star. (thelo) h __ __ __ __
5. My brother bought some______to remember
his time in Paris. (siovuenrs) so __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6. There are many______taking pictures with
their cameras. (sstoiurt) t __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. Jenny had to show her______at the airport. (ppoassrt) p __ __ __ __ __ __ _
8. When will you______? (elaev) e __ __ __ __

COMMUNICATION TASK

Activity 9
A. Pair work: Think about a trip you’d like to take. Make some notes
below to answer the questions

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B. Group work: Tell your group about your trip. Answer your partners’
question. Take turns

I would like to take a vacation at a beach. I’d like to go to….

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Activity 10: Pair work: Role play game

 The class is divided into pairs (A and B) and each student is given a role card.
 Role-play a conversation in a travel agency.
 Student A has to book the cheapest holiday possible.
 Student A also has to get as much information as possible about modes of
transport, distances, accommodation, prices and travel times.
 Student B is the travel agent. He or she has to answer Student A's queries and
has to try to sell the most expensive holiday.

Card for Travel Agent

Tour Ha Noi- Ha Long tour

Transportation Coach, Cruise
Accommodation Four-star hotel
Price $ 268
Travel time 3 days
Include Meals, boat trip in Ha Long, insurance, fishing equipment

Tour Ha Noi full day city tour

Transportation Pedicab, bus
Accommodation Not included
Price $ 40
Travel time 1 day
Include lunch, entrance fee, English speaking guide

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Tour My Tho-Can Tho-Chau Doc
Transportation Coach, boat trip
Accommodation Three star hotel.
Price $ 365
Travel time 3 days
Include Meals, entrance fees, English speaking guide, round trip
transfer, boat trip on Mekong Delta.

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 8B ASKING THE WAY

Warm up: How do you say if you don’t know how to get to a place?
Which phrases do you often use to give the way?

NEW WORDS BEFORE YOU SPEAK

Nouns: Activity 1: Vocabulary: Look at the picture of a town
stadium and name as many places as you can
police station
museum
pharmacy
fire house
underground
Prepositions:
between
next to
opposite
behind
in front of
Directions:
go left
turn left
it's on the left
take a left
take the ….
(turning)…
go straight …
just round the
corner
Asking the
way:
Can you tell /
show me the
way to ….?

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 Activity 2:
Pair work: Match the signs with the correct words in the arrow

Turn left Sidewalk Crossroad

T-junction Roundabount Go straight ahead

1. ……………. 2. ……..…....

4. ………….
3. …………….

5. ……………
6. ………….
SPEAK

CONVERSATION

Activity 3
A. Individual work: Listen to the conversation then fill in the missing
information
Helen: Hello, excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the nearest
(1)_________?
Mel: Erm, yeah, sure- you (2)__________ this street. Take (3)__________.
Keep (4)__________ there, across one junction, and it’s right there
(5)__________.
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 Helen: Thanks.
Mel: Oh, no, hang on, wait a minute, there’s a closer one. Walk up this street,
take (6)__________ and there’s a Post Office on your right at the next junction,
sorry, I forgot about that one.
Helen: Thanks again.
B. Pair work: Look at the map. Listen to the conversation again. Which
building in the strange square town is the nearest Post Office to your location? 

Activity 4: Pair work: Read the conversations with different ways of giving
directions then play role the conversations
Helen: Can I ask you how to get to the nearest bus stop please?
Mark: Just go straight to the bottom there, just take a left turn, take a left turn- and
that’s it, yeah, it’s round the corner.
Mike: Do you know how to get to Covent Garden?
Peter: Yeah, yeah, you just go … at the end of the street, go left and then go right
and take the second right around the Aldwych theatre, go right up there, then go
left and Covent garden Market will just be right in front of you- you just walk
down …
Jackie: I was wondering if I could ask you how to get to the nearest tube station?
Barbara: Err, you could use Holburn tube station, which is straight down Oxford
Street, turn right and keep going up Kingsway and you won’t miss it, it’s on the
right.
Activity 5: Pair work: Look at the map of Colour Town. Then ask and give the
direction to the restaurant marked by arrows in the map

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Activity 6: Pair work: You are standing at the position marked by an arrow.
Now ask for directions to different places in a town that is strange to you

AFTER YOU SPEAK

Activity 7: Individial work: Draw a simple map of your town or city. Now ask
and answer with your friends’ questions to ask for the way to get somewhere
on the map
Where
Activity 8: Pair work: Look is the
back restaurant?
to activity 3 and 4 then note for different
expressions that you can use when asking for and giving directions
Activity 9: Group work: Look at the map of City. Read the directions then
write the names of the places in the blanks

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1. Excuse me, how can I go to the __________?
- Walk along the Violet Street. Take the first turning on the right. Go straight on.
It’s on your left between the restaurant and the hospital.
2. Sir, can you tell me the way to the __________?
- Of course. Walk along the Lily Street. Turn left into Daisy Street. Go straight on.
Take the first turning on the left. It’s on your right opposite the park.
3. Can you help me, please? I want to go to the __________?
- Certainly. Walk along the Violet Street.
4. Excuse me, is there a __________ near here?
- Yes. Walk along the Lily Street. Take the first turning on the left. It’s on your
right next to the bank.
5. Excuse me, how can I go to the __________?
- Walk along the Violet Street. Take the second turning on the left. It’s on your left.
6. Sir, can you tell me the way to the __________?
- Of course. Walk along the Lily Street. Turn left into Daisy Street. Go straight on.
Take the first turning on the left. It’s on your left between the bookshop and café.
7. Can you help me, please? I want to go to the __________?
- Certainly. Walk along the Violet Street. Take the first turning on the right. Walk
along the Rose Street. Turn left into Daisy Street. It’s on your right opposite the
amsuement park.
8. Excuse me, is there a __________ near here?
- Yes. Walk along the Lily Street. Take the first turning on the left. It’s on your
right next to the bank.

Activity 10:
A. Individual work: Look at the pictures and read sentences then fill in the
correct words about asking for and giving directions

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B. Pair work: Exchange the answers with your partner.

8C FOCUS ON TESTING

SAMPLE KET SPEAKING TEST

PART 1

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In part 1, you are asked questions about yourself, your hobbies, your studies,
etc.
Examples:
Where/ next holiday? Go shopping/ a lot?
What/ do there? What souvenirs/ buy?
What food/ try on? Tell/ way to the bus station?
What/ prepare? Who/ go with?

PART 2
You, candidate A and B, will need to ask and answer questions.
Example:
Candidate A, here is some information about a tourist information center.
Candidate B, you don’t know anything aboutit, so ask A some questions about
it.

Student A: Student B:
Tourist information centre Tourist information centre
Booking Until: 30-Oct-2015
Theatre/on? Matinees: Friday 5pm & Saturday
Times/performance/Fridays? 3:00
Price? Evenings: Monday to Thursday and
Long/it last? Saturday 8:00, Friday 8.30 pm
Get/there? Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Venue: Cambridge Theatre, Eariham Venue: Cambridge Theatre,
Street, WC2 9HU Eariham Street, WC2 9HU
Directions: Closest tube station is Covent Directions: Closest tube station is
Garden/Leicester Square Covent Garden/Leicester Square

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PART 3
In part 3, you are asked questions about a certain situation and you must give
the solutions.
Some examples:

Situation 1: You were at airport to travel to Paris, but you remembered you
forgot your wallet at home. What would you do?

Situation 2: You were in Singapore for travelling. Unfortunately, you lost your
passport and wallet. What would you do?

Situation 3: You were in China for travelling and you wanted to go to bank to
change some money. You asked the neighbor for the way to the bank. However,
they don’t know English or Vietnamese. What would you do?

Situation 4: You were on a tour with tour guide to Thailand. However, you got
lost when you were there. What would you do?

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 8D FURTHER PRACTICE

Activity 1: Group Work: Discuss the questions.

1. Do you like travelling? Why or why not?
2. Have you ever had a vacation different
from what planned?
3. What was the best vacation that you
experienced?
4. What was the worst trip that you
experienced?
5. Do you buy souvenirs, when you travel?
If yes, what are they?

Activity 2: Group work: Weekend tour competition

 Students work in groups and they have to complete to provide the best
weekend tour of their local city to a group of international tourists.
 Each student has a copy of worksheet.
 Each group represents a tour company and they must decide on an itinerary
that includes all the details of the tour, such as accommodation, meals,
sightseeing, transportation, etc.
 The tour group will arrive on Saturday morning at 7.am and will depart on
Sunday at 10 p.m. Each tour company has a limitless budget.
 Each group has 20 minutes to plan their itineraries.
 When all the groups are ready, they present their itinerary.
 Students should take note their friends’ presentation and openly point out
weakness in their competitor’s itinerary.
 When all the groups have had a chance to present, have A VOTE TO
DECIDE WHICH TOUR COMPANY WINS THE CONTRACT.

………………………………………… (Tour company name)

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 Time Saturday’s Schedule Sunday’s Schedule
7:a.m
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00 p.m.
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00

Notes about competing tours:

Timing: ___________________________________________________________
Hotel: ____________________________________________________________
Food: _____________________________________________________________
Transportation: _____________________________________________________
Attraction: _________________________________________________________
Attractions/ Sightseeing: ______________________________________________
Entertainment: _____________________________________________________
Other: ____________________________________________________________

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Activity 3: Pair work: Look at the photo and the map with many places in
London. Guess where Helen wants to go

Helen, a reporter with a

police officer is asking for
directions in London.

B. Individual work: Helen is a reporter. She is new to London and has been out
asking people for directions to many places

Can you tell me how to To the nearest toilet? Yes, you

get to the nearest toilet, just go down the stairs here,
please? turn right and it’s just on
your right.

Activity 4: Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with suitable words in the
situation of giving directions. The first letter is given as a clue
1. …….. , how can I go to the station? ( meexcseu) E-------
2. Sir, can you tell me the .......... to the bus stop? (awy ) W--
3. Walk along the Violet Street. Take the first on the right. (urtnngi) T - - - - - -
4. Walk ….... the Rose Street. Turn left into Aplo Street. (along) A - - - -
5. It’s on your right …..… the amsuement park. (stopoipe) O-------
6. Walk …..… the bridge. Turn left into Downing Street. (vreo) O - - -
7. Go …..… on. Take the first turning on the left. It’s on your left between the
bookshop and café. (istghtra) S-------
8. Go straight on. It’s on your left ……. the restaurant and the hospital.
(ebenewt) B- - - - - -

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