UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD (8/11/2020)

Bài 1: Cho dạng so sánh hơn của các tính từ trong bảng sau:
Tính từ So sánh hơn Tính từ So sánh hơn
Cheap (rẻ) Old (già)
Cold (lạnh) Near (gần)
Thin (gầy) Bad (tệ)
Good (tốt) Fat (béo)
Fast (nhanh) Ugly (xấu xí)
Big (to) Clever (thông
minh)
High (cao) Close (gần)
Long (dài) Safe (an toàn)
Pretty (xinh xắn) Far (xa)
Heavy (nặng) Large (rộng)
Narrow (hẹp, nhỏ) Noisy (ồn ào)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành câu sau với dạng so sánh hơn của tính từ dài
1. The princess is ___________ than the witch. (beautiful)
2. The red shirt is better but it’s ___________ than the white one.(expensive)
3. Being a firefighter is ___________ than being a builder. (dangerous)
4. This armchair is ___________ than the old one. (comfortable)
5. The new fridge is ___________ than the old one. (convenient)
6. Health is ___________ than money. (important)
7. This film is ___________ than that film. (exciting)
8. She is ___________ than My Tam singer. (popular)
9. Carol is ___________ than Mary. (beautiful)
10. French is ___________ than Chinese. (difficult)
11. The red car is ___________ than the blue one. (inconvenient)
12. The palace in my country is ___________ than this one. (modern)
13. This pagoda is ___________ than that one. (historic)
14. This movie is ___________than that one. (terrible)
15. The city centre is ___________ than the suburb. (polluted)
16. China is ___________ than Vietnam. (crowded)
17. This novel is ___________ than that one. (boring)
Bài 3: Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
1.bigger/ one/ Nam’s/ than/ new/ old/ is/ his/ school
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2. taller/ Huy/ brother/ is/ than/ his
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3. one/ This/ more/ than/ that/ chair/ is/ comfortable
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4. city/ in/ the/ Living/ is/ more/ than/ countryside/ living/ in/ the/ peaceful/
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5. is/ intelligent/ his/ friend/ He/ more/ than
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6. city/ country/ quieter/ the/ The/ is/ than
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7. art gallery/ she/,/ her family’s/ Incredibly/ dislikes
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8. and/ located/ statue/ a temple/ a/ railway station./ The/ is/ between
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9. the/ is/ a/ near. /There/ cathedral/ square
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10. backyard/ workshop/ in/ My father’s/ is/ the
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A. PHONETICS
I. Write the vowel sound /i:/ or /ɪ/ of the underlined letter(s).
1. historic / / 6. convenient / / 11. village / / 16. beach / /
2. keep / / 7. building / / 12. cheap / / 17. evening / /
3. peaceful / / 8. street / / 13. delicious / / 18. seafood / /
4. think / / 9. busy / / 14. slim / / 19. city / /
5. cinema / / 10. exciting / / 15. different / / 20. sheep / /
II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. live wide bicycle exciting
2. feet seat near team
3. busy city think terrible
4. great heat cheek peaceful
5. historic expensive office finally
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Look at the pictures and write the names of the places.
 memorial museum cathedral temple
palace square art gallery railway station

1. ______________ 2.______________ 3.______________ 4.______________

5.______________ 6.______________ 7.______________ 8.______________

II. Complete the sentences with the words in part l.
1. If you visit England, you can go see Buckingham _______________.
2. Duc Ba Church is regarded the biggest _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City.
3. Ba Dinh _______________ is in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
4. The train arrives at Saigon ______________ at 4 am.
5. The _______________ was built in memory of soldiers who died in the war.
6. Her paintings are shown at Thang Long _______________.
7. Van Mieu is a _______________ of Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam.
8. If you are interested in the history of Vietnam War, pay a visit to the War Remnants
_______________.
III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

convenient historic peaceful fantastic modern

boring noisy narrow polluted

1. I don’t like living in a big city. It’s ____________ day and night and the air is so
___________.
2. The streets in Hoi An ancient town are ____________ and no cars are allowed.
3. For young people, it’s really ____________ in the country. It’d be more fun living in
town.
4. We really enjoy staying here. The beach is ____________ and the weather is very
nice.
5. There is a supermarket in my neighborhood, so it’s very ___________ to go shopping
for food.
6. Without noise and daily stress, life in the countryside is more ____________ and
healthier.
7. There are many ____________ buildings and offices in Ho Chi Minh City.
8. Vietnam’s most ____________ city is Hue. It was the home of the Nguyen Kings and
it has many palaces and monuments.
IV.Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences.
1. The road is not _____________ (wide/ narrow) enough for two cars to pass
comfortably.
2. Inside the cathedral, it’s _____________ (noisy/ peaceful) and quiet.
3. Those shoes are really _____________ (cheap/ expensive) - they only cost £25.
4. My house is rather far from my school, so it’s a bit ____________ (convenient/
inconvenient).
5. Kids always find Christmas _____________ (exciting/ boring). They are always
looking forward to Christmas.
6. The air in the countryside is fresh and _____________ (polluted/ unpolluted).
7. Hoi An is a(n) _____________ (old/ modern) town near Da Nang.
8. There are a lot of shops nearby, so the streets are always busy and _____________
(noisy/ quiet) during the day.
VI.Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the words in the
box.

friendly useful important cold crowded

bad high exciting thin narrow

1. In Canada, January is ___________________ than March.

2. I think that good health is ___________________ than money.
3. You look ___________________. Have you lost weight?
4. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ___________________ than usual.
5. Mountains are ___________________ than hills.
6. I think that people who live in villages are ___________________ than people in big
cities.
7. My exam results were ___________________ than I expected.
8. I think New York is ___________________ than Houston.
9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are ___________________?
10. I like my new dictionary. It is ___________________ than the last one.
VII. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in
brackets. Add than where necessary.
1. I think she is still ill. She looks even ___________________ last week. (bad)
2. Her job is a lot ___________________ mine. (stressful)
3. He thinks Charlie Chaplin is ___________________ Mr Bean. (funny)
4. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _________________
place. (quiet)
5. Smart phones make our lives______________ and ______________. (easy -
convenient)
6. Life in a city is a lot ___________________ life in the countryside. (good)
7. My Math class is ___________________ my English class. (boring)
8. I like this school because it is ___________________ the other one. (big)
9. A car is much ___________________ a bike. (expensive)
10. We need ___________________ actors for this film. (young)
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence,
using the adjective in capitals.
1. The first question was easier than the second one. (DIFFICULT)
The second question _____________________________________________________
2. The black coat is smaller than the brown one. (BIG)
The brown coat _________________________________________________________
3. The chair isn’t as comfortable as the sofa. (COMFORTABLE)
The sofa ______________________________________________________________
4. Jim’s suitcase was lighter than Jack’s suitcase. (HEAVY)
Jack’s suitcase _________________________________________________________
5. His homework was better than mine. (BAD)
 My homework _________________________________________________________
6. The big television is more expensive than the small one. (CHEAP)
The small television _____________________________________________________
7. The Royal Hotel is more old-fashioned than the Holton Hotel. (MODERN)
The Holton Hotel _______________________________________________________
8. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today. (GOOD)
The weather today ______________________________________________________
9. People in the city aren’t as friendly as those in the country. (FRIENDLY)
People in the country ____________________________________________________
10. Life in the city is more interesting than life in the country. (BORING)
Life in the country ______________________________________________________
IX.Complete the sentences, using the prepositions in the box.

next to opposite between behind near on

1. The bank is ____________ the school and the gym.

2. The cinema is ____________the park.
3. There is a hotel ____________ the Pine Street.
4. The theatre is ____________ the supermarket.
5. The police station is ____________ the post office.
6. The swimming pool is ____________ the gym.
7. There is a car park ____________ the hotel.
8. The hospital is ____________ the corner.
X. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
I live in a wonderful neighbourhood. It is quiet but very convenient. There is a
grocery store; I go there when I want to buy something quick to prepare. Also, there are
other shops such as a bakery, two restaurants, and a bookstore. I am very satisfied of
having a bookstore in my neighbourhood because I love reading books. Near my house,
there is a small park. It’s a place where people meet and socialise. My father and I go
jogging around the park every morning. My neighbourhood is great but there are no
schools nearby. The hospital is also far away, but in general it is a nice place to live.
1. The neighbourhood is very noisy.
2. There are no restaurants in the neighbourhood.
3. The school is far away from the neighbourhood.
4. The writer doesn’t want a bookstore in his neighbourhood.
5. You can buy food in the grocery store.
6. There is a large park in the neighbourhood.
7. The writer likes to live in his neighbourhood.
XI. Read the passages and answer these questions
I live in Cairo, which is the capital of Egypt. There are more than ten million
people here. A lot of them have come from the countryside because there are more jobs
here.
I live in an apartment near the city center. It is a busy, exciting place. It has
cinemas and shops but unfortunately there is a lot of traffic too. Many tourists come from
all over the world to see Pyramids, which are near the city.
I like Cairo because it is big and exciting. I have a lot of friends and it is easy to
meet new people. I am glad that I live here, but my mother doesn’t like it. She used to
live in the countryside and she would like to go back one day.

1. Cairo _________ .
A. is a village B. is the capital of Egypt.
C. has more than ten million people. D. B&C are correct
2. Why do people go to Cairo?
A. Because there are more jobs in Cairo than in the countryside.
B. Because they want to live in an apartment.
C. Because there is a lot of traffic in Cairo.
D. A & B are correct.
3. We can replace the word “tourists” in line 6 with the word _________.
A. “newcomers” B. “visitors”
C. “guests” D. “friends”
4. The author likes Cairo because _________ .
A. it is big.
B. it is exciting
C. he thinks it is easy to meet new people there
D. all are correct
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. The author has a lot of friends.
B. The author likes to meet new people.
C. The author lives in a village.
D. The author’s mother doesn’t like to live there.