Full name: ______________________________ Grade 10

Date: _____/______/_________________ Mark ____

IMPROVING LANGUAGE
TOPIC: MUSIC

VOCABULARY 3.1
1. pop stars (n): ngôi sao nhạc pop
2. look + adjective (v): look shy: nhìn có vẻ ngại ngùng
look passionate: trông rất là đam mê; cuồng nhiệt
3. teen idols (n): thần tượng của tuổi teen
4. (female) fans (n): người hâm mộ (nữ giới)
5. on stage (pre): trên sân khấu
6. deceive sb (v): đánh lừa; lừa dối ai đó
7. platinum (album) (n): album (bạch kim)
8. a biography (n): sách tự truyện
9. win the first place (v): giành chiến thắng ở vị trí thứ nhất
10. talent(s) (n): tài năng - talented; talenting (adj): có tài năng
11. graduate from A (v): tốt nghiệp từ chỗ A
graduates (n): người tốt nghiệp - graduation (n): sự tốt nghiệp; lễ tốt nghiệp
Gap-filling
1. Sơn Tùng MTP is the most popular …………………………… in Vietnam right now. He has fans both in
Vietnam and foreign countries such as Brazil, Japan, and Korea.
2. Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is one of the most famous pop stars that is exciting
…………………………… around the world.
3. Tùng Dương has a very …………………………… performance on the stage.
4. I have just bought a …………………………… of the ex-president Barrack Obama. This book includes all
of his important events and achievements in his lifetime.
5. Have you ever watched the original version of “Britain’ s got ……………………………”?
6. Trinh Nhật Minh born in 2006 in Hanoi won …………………………… in the Voice Kids 2016.
7. I'll never forget the …………………………… day. That day marked a very important stage in my life.
8. The appearance of the book can be …………………………… . Sometimes people buy a book just
because of its colorful and attractive cover.
9. An album is called ‘the ……………………………’ when its sale of one million units, album or single. This
certification was introduced in 1976.
10. He …………………………… from a famous school three years ago.
11. …………………………… nowadays face high risks of unemployment because of the abundance of
employees.
12. She had been …………………………… her for years.
13. The band was performing excitedly and passionately …………………………… .
14. My students are very …………………………… . They work hard and seriously with very high attitude to
contribute their country better and better.

VOCABULARY 3.3
1. exceptional (ability) (adj): khả năng nổi bật
2. (strong) rhythm (n): nhịp điệu (mạnh mẽ)
3. harmony (n): vui tươi, hài hòa
4. emphasis on sth (n): sự nhấn mạnh về cgđ - emphasize sth (v): nhấn mạnh cái gì đó
5. adore sth / sb (v): rất thích, rất yêu cgđ / ai đó = love sth / sb very much
6. blind (adj): mù; không thấy được - blindly: (adv) một cách mù quáng
7. excessively (adv): một cách quá mức
8. entrants = participants (n): thí sinh , người tham dự = competitors
9. (be) rated by (judges) (v): được chấm điểm (bởi ban giáo khảo)
10. (ardent) devotee (n): người hâm mộ = an enthusiast (n): (quá nhiệt tình)
11. (a short) extract (n): một đoạn trích (ngắn)
Gap-filling

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1. Some teenagers ……………………………… admire their idols. They imitate their idols styles, eat the food
their idols eat, and everything from their idols.
2. He raised his intonation to ……………………………… what he thinks is important.
3. The competitors were very nervous about being ……………………………… by the judges.
4. Some Vietnamese young teenagers admire Korean movie stars and pop stars so
……………………………… that they can do everything for them.
5. X-factors is a television music competition franchise created by Simon Cowell. It is held to find out people
with ……………………………… for all walks of life.
6. My parents really ……………………………… Cải Lương - a traditional song performance in southern part
of Vietnam. They said that this sort of art helped educate people to do good things and become good
citizens for the country.
7. Read the short ……………………………… and answer the given questions.
8. Our teacher gave strong ……………………………… on practice English as much as we can to refine our
language skills gradually.
9. The security was increased to protect the movie star from ……………………………… .
10. I like listening to songs with sweet melodies. Songs or music with ……………………………… usually
makes me unpleasant and stressed.
11. People should live in ……………………………… with nature such as planting more trees, protecting and
not killing animals. Just consider that all of them are our friends.
12. Although Aliènette is ……………………………… and sees nothing, she has an emotional voice from
angel.
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following sentences.
13. Competitors have to send a short clip of their performance to register this competition.
A. participants B. colleagues C. exam candidates D. judges
14. He usually underlines new words and phrases to emphasize and revise later.
A. adore B. achieve C. highlight D. release

VOCABULARY 3.8
1. general knowledge questions (n): các câu hỏi kiến thức chung
2. the amount of (money) (n): lượng (tiền)
3. increase # decrease (v): tăng lên # giảm xuống
increase # decrease (n): sự gia tăng # sự giảm xuống
4. start off (v): khởi điểm; khởi đầu
5. Reality show (n): chương trình thực tế
a real person (n): người thật
realize sth (v): thực hiện hóa; nhận thức được cgđ
6. make eye contact (v): giữ liên hệ mắt
7. inspirational music (n): âm nhạc truyền cảm hứng
inspiration (n): sự truyền cảm hứng
inspire sb to sth (v): khích lệ ai đó làm gì đó
inspire sb with sth (v): truyền cảm hứng cho ai đó với cgđ
8. affect sb / sth (v): ảnh hưởng ai đó / cgđ
effect (n): sự ảnh hưởng
9. typical works (n): những tác phẩm nổi bật
10. anthem (n): Quốc ca
11. Socialist Republic of Vietnam (n): Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Gap-filling
1. He usually spends part of the ………………………… he earns monthly to do charity. He thinks helping
others is his responsibility.
2. Parents’ daily behaviours significantly ………………………… their children in forming their personality and
characters.
3. In order to have a good and effective communication, you must ………………………… with your
audience; don't look at different directions when listening to them.
4. When I was a student, I usually listened to VOV. This is the Voice of Vietnam broadcasting from Hanoi,
the capital of the …………………………’ is its signal soundtrack.
5. Vietnamese and overseas people like listening to ………………………… of Trịnh công Sơn. His songs
help you to understand life circle better.
6. Students sing their ………………………… on Monday at the Flag Ceremony in Vietnam.
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7. Lê Cát Trọng Lý' s songs give me a lot of ………………………… .
8. Don't spend much time chatting online and making virtual friends. Instead, come outdoors, join social
activities, and talk to …………………………. .
9. Don't dare to get failure when you ………………………… your own business. People usually say that “No
sacrifice, No victory.”
10. My mother always ………………………… me a lot to pursue my higher education. Thank mom for
always supporting me and giving me great inspiration.
11. The ………………………… in city population has caused more burdens and difficulties for the city
government and individual city-dwellers to face.
12. In this part of the competition, candidates will be asked ………………………… . If they cannot or answer
these questions incorrectly, they'll be eliminated.
13. Can you tell me some ………………………… of Văn Cao?
14. The number of students ………………………… from 210 to 160 this year.

VOCABULARY 3.9
1. renowned = popular = famous (adj): nổi tiếng
2. prodigy (n): người phi thường
3. settle in (Paris) (v): định cư ở Pháp
4. 1830 uprising (adj): từ 1830 trở đi
5. suffer from (poor health) (v): chịu (bệnh khổ)
6. (make) major innovations (n): (tạo ra) những sáng tạo chính yếu
7. technically demanding (adj): đòi hỏi kỹ thuật, chuyên môn cao
8. a noted figure in (culture) = a prominent cultural figure (n): một hiện tượng đáng chú ý trong lĩnh vực văn
hóa
9. lively patriotic wartime songs (n): những bài hát thời chiến yêu nước sống động
10. member of the National Assembly (n): thành viên của Quốc hội
11. national liberation movement (n): phong trào tự do quốc gia
Gap-filling
1. Frederic Francois Chopin born in 1810 in Warsaw was a ………………………… child prodigy of Poland.
2. Lưu Hữu Phước was the composer of ………………………… songs in Vietnam.
3. He used to be a member of the National …………………………, Chairman of the Committee of Culture
and Education of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
4. Chopin from Poland also invented the instrument ballade and made ………………………… to the piano
sonata, waltz and prelude.
5. Chopin moved to live in Paris after the November 1830 ………………………… .
6. Lưu Hữu Phước was one of the most prominent figures during the ………………………… and in culture in
Vietnam.
7. I chose to ………………………… Rạch Giá City instead of Hồ Chí Minh City because it's romantic,
beautiful and friendly.
8. Chopin was one of the greatest Romantic piano composers and his piano works are often
………………………… .
9. Artificial Intelligence Robots are ………………………… of the 21st century. However, humans are greatly
concerning that these robots will increase the high unemployment rate because big companies will use
robots in replacement for human workforce.
10. Patients with cancer have to ………………………… poor health conditions and the pains caused by
chemotherapy.
11. Mme (Madame) Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh is one of the most ………………………… in diplomatic affairs and
other global issues such as international peace and security, development, environment, governance,
human rights, etc.
12. What is the synonym of the underlined and bold word?
Kiên Giang Province is famous for its specialty such as seafood, fish sauce and the friendliness of the local
people offerring to visitors.
A. popular B. noted C. patriotic D. prominent

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