Theme 7 The world around us

Exercise 1 : Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them.

mountains summer winter holiday

a forest a desert a village a city

A. This is a place where it’s very hot and it doesn’t rain very much

B. People like climbing these in the holidays.

C. This is the coldest time of the year.

D. This is a place where there are many tall buildings and kinds of transportation.

E. People live here. It is smaller than a town.

F. There are always a lot of trees in this place.

G. The warmest season of the year, coming between spring and autumn

H. This is the time when you are not at work or at school.

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Exercise 2 : Read and match.

1. Where is Jenny from ? A. In the spring, it’s rainy. 1.

2. What's your village like? B. She’s from the USA. She’s American 2.
3. Where do you live? C. It’s small and quiet. 3.
4. Is Peter from Japan? D. It has beautiful beaches, forests, and 4.
mountains
5. What’s the weather like in the UK? E. I live in a city. 5.
6. What’s the USA like? F. Yes, he is. 6.
7. Who do you live with? G. It’s on November 20th. 7.
8. When is Teacher’s Day in Vietnam? H. I live with my parents. 8.
9. What do students do for Teacher’s I. Yes, I do. Because it has fresh air and 9.
Day? quiet.
10. Do you like living in the village? J. They give gifts to their teacher. 10.
Exercise 3: Read and fill in the blanks.
A) Where does your uncle live? He...........................in a city. It’s exciting.

B) is Toby from? He’s from the UK. He’s British.

C) Are they from Singapore?.........................., they aren’t.

D) What’s Vietnam..............? It has beautiful beaches, forests, and mountains.

E) What’s the...................like in Washington? In the summer, it’s sunny.

F) What is your town like?.......................nice and peaceful, but it isn't very big.

G) When’s Cultural Festival in Japan? It’s..................November 3rd.

H) What...................you do at Christmas? We sing and dance around the

Christmas Tree.
I) What is your favorite festival ?....................favorite festival is New Year.
J) What festival is on the first of June?............................Day.

K) When is Christmas? It’s on.......................25th.

L) Where is Jessica from ?.............................from Singapore.

M) When............................your brother born? He was in 2001.

N) What are you going to do tomorrow? I’m.......................meet my friends.

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O) ……………… your favorite season? My favorite season....................winter

Exercise 4 :Make questions for these answers.

a) Jenny is from the USA. She is American.
……………………………………………………………….
b) New Year’s Day is on January 1st.
……………………………………………………………….
c) My grandparents live in a village.
……………………………………………………………….
d) It was cloudy and cold yesterday.
……………………………………………………………….
e) My hometown is small and quiet.
……………………………………………………………….
f) China has big mountains, rivers, and deserts.
……………………………………………………………….
g) My favorite season is summer.
……………………………………………………………….
h) Toby’s city is big and busy.
……………………………………………………………….
i) Peter lives with my parents.
……………………………………………………………….
k) In summer it usually sunny and hot.
……………………………………………………………….
l) My sister’s birthday is on June 14th.
……………………………………………………………….
Exercise 5: Circle the odd one out.
1. A. sunny B. windy C. rainy D. summer
2. A. winter B. fall C. peaceful D. spring
3. A. season B. quiet C. noisy D. exciting
4. A. village B. city C. town D. park
5. A. mountain B. winter C. beach D. river

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6. A. Japan B. the UK C. South Korea D. American

Exercise 6 : Read and complete.

food clothes house fun festival parents

Tet is coming. I am eager to welcome the

biggest (1)...........................of the year. There

will be a lot of (2).............................I am going

to have a long vacation. I am going to go

shopping with my (3)..........................I am

going to wear new (4)...........................and get

lucky money from my grandparents,

parents, and relatives. My ( 5)

………………

is going to be beautiful with new paint.

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order.

A) She/ from/is/ China. /is/ Chinese./She/

………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
B) What's/like?/the UK/ has/ It / lakes, /beautiful /beaches/ and forest./
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
C) What/ the /is/weather/in/ like /the UK? In /spring,/the/ it's /windy./
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
D) Where/live?/ you/ do /I / village. /live/ in/ a/
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
E) My / is/ small /village/ and /quiet./
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
F) They / gifts /teacher ./give/ to /their /
………………………………………………………………………………………
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G) Cultural / in /When’s /Festival /Japan? /It’s/3rd / November. / on/

………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
Exercise 8 : Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1-5. There is one example

My name is Charlie. Last summer, my family went to the USA for a holiday.

The weather was (1)................................the whole time. We went swimming at the (2)

…………………. The sea was beautiful. We ate pizza every day in a (3)

…………………. We went shopping and my mom bought lots of new clothes.

My dad went (4).........................in a river and caught a big fish. I made a new

friend there from (5)...................................Her name is Akiko. She’s Japanese. It was

a great holiday. Next year, we're going to go to Singapore.

(6) Now choose the best name for the story. Tick one box.

Charlie’s trip to the USA.

Charlie’s trip to the UK.

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Charlie’s trip to Canada.

Exercise 9: Look at the pictures and read the story . Write words to complete
the sentences about the story. You can use 1,2 or 3 words.
Ben’s day in the mountains

My name’s Ben . I live in a town with my dad , mum and our dog, Sam. Last
holiday, we went to see my grandparents . I love going to see them because
they live in the mountains. One day, Dad , Mum and I wanted to climb a
mountain . ‘ You must wear strong shoes ,’ Grandpa said . ‘And you must take
a map ,’ said Grandma and she gave me one. ‘ And we must take a picnic,’ said
Dad.
1) is the name of Ben’s dog.

2) Ben went to..........................................to see his grandparents.

3) Ben and his parents wanted to..........................................a mountain.

4) Ben’s grandfather wanted them to wear ………………………

5) Ben’s grandmother gave him a................................to take up the mountain.

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We started climbing. It was sunny. Sam was very happy. He ran in front of us.
It was very beautiful at the top of the mountain. Mum sat on a rock and looked
at the map. Dad took some pictures of us.
We had our picnic, then I played in a waterfall and Sam tried to catch rabbits. ‘
Stop, Sam !’ I said ‘ You mustn’t run after rabbits.’
6) looked at the map at the top of the mountain.

7) Ben’s father...............................of his family.

8) After the picnic , Ben played in a ………………………

9) Sam ran after some ………………………

When we started walking down the mountain, Dad said, ‘ Look at those black
clouds !’ It started raining.

‘ I can’t see,’ I said. I was afraid. ‘ It’s OK,’ said Dad. ‘ We have Sam with us. He
can help us.’ Dad was right. Sam walked in front of us and found my
grandparents’ house again.

We had a hot dinner and I gave Sam his favorite food. ‘ Thank you, Sam,’ I
said. ‘ You’re a very good dog.’

10) Ben was.........................................because he couldn’t see well.

11) Sam found Ben’s.................................again.

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12) Ben gave Sam some of his.........................................because he was a good dog.

Exercise 10 : Read the text and choose the best answer.

Lily: Where do you live, Peter?

Peter: A. I don’t like cities. 1

B. I live in a city.
C. My city is very big.
Lily: What’s it like, Peter? Lily : What's the UK like, Toby?
Peter: A. It’s very exciting. Toby: A. You can hike up the mountains. 3
2
B. Yes, it is. B. No, you can’t.
C. No, it isn’t.
C. It has beaches, forests and mountains.
Lily :What's the weather like in the UK ,Peter?
Lily :What is your favorite season ,Peter?
Peter : A. In the spring, it's windy. Peter : A. There are four seasons in a year. 5
4
B. It's peaceful. B. My favorite season is summer.
C. It was sunny . C. It’s cloudy.
Exercise 11 : Read the story . Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1 – 6. There is one example.
Last weekend Mr. Carter visited his friend, Mr. Green, in town. After a

wonderful dinner and a game of (1)............................, he said: “ I have to go home

now .” But Mrs. Green looked out of the window and said, “ The weather’s very

bad. It’s too wet and (2)...........................Please stay here with us tonight.” Then

she went away and prepared a (3)................................for him.

After a few minutes, she came back to the (4)............................., but Mr. Green was

in the kitchen, and Mr. Carter was not there. Mrs. Green and her husband

waited for almost an hour and they went to sleep. About forty-five minutes

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later, Mr. Carter knocked at the (5)...................................He was very (6)

……………….. and cold. Mrs. Green opened the door and said: “ Thank God!

You are here !” Mr. Carter answered with a smile “ I went back home to get my

pajamas.”

door windy dry

wet dinner bed

living room chess butterflies

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Exercise 12 : Find the mistakes and correct them.

a) Where is Lucy and Peter from ? They’re from the USA.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
b) He is from the USA. He is British.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
c) What is the weather like today? It was rainy.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
d) What’re Vietnam like? It has beautiful beaches, mountains, and rivers.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
e) How many season are there in a year? There are four season in a year.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
g) What the weather like in HANOI ? In the summer, It’s sunny.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
h) Where do your grandparents live? They lives in an old village.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
i) What's your hometown like? They’re busy and pretty.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
j) When is Mother’s Day in Vietnam ? It’s on September 20th.
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….
Exercise 13: Read and complete.
Christmaslanterncinemafestivals moon chicken

There are many (1)........................during the year such as Tet, Children’s Day, Mid

– Autumn Festival and (2)..................................I like the Mid – Autumn Festival very

much because I can eat (3) ………………. cakes and play with a (4) ……………….

. I can make my own lanterns and give them to my friends. It’s fun to make a
colorful lantern in the shape of a fish or a star. I love the Mid – Autumn

Festival. How about you? What is your favorite festival?

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