UNIT 5: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three.
1. A. bright B. lift C. navigate D. inch
2. A. screen B. scooter C. science D. score
3. A. save B. paste C. data D. can
4. A. great B. meat C. bean D. jeans
5. A. storage B. teenage C. village D. voyage
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern differs from the other three.
1. A. complete B. robot C. second D. human
2. A. position B. navigate C. factory D. quietly
3. A. participate B. competition C. understanding D. entertainment
4. A. recently B. happily C. exactly D. usually
5. A. quietly B. politely C. carefully D. perfectly

B. VOCABULARY
I. Write the correct words in the box below the pictures:
laptop Wi-fi computer touchscree game text
n message
email mouse mobile keyboard screen website

II. Match the vocabulary column A to its definition in column B.

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1. An electronic machine. You use it for going on the a. laptop
internet, storing information and playing games. b. game
2. An electronic letter. c. keyboard
3. You can play this on the computer for fun. d. mobile
4. You use this to write on a computer. It has letters or e. email
characters on. f. screen
5. A computer that you can travel with. g. computer
6. Your personal telephone. h. website
7. You use this to move and click on a computer. i. Wi-Fi
8. The part of your computer where you see the pictures or j. mouse
words.
9. Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are types of ...
10. Internet connection without wires or cables.

III. Choose the best answers:

1. The firefighters used a ladder to _____ the cat from the tree.
A. protect B. complete C. rescue D. saved
2. Please _____ the box onto the table. The floor is wet now.
A. make B. lift C. draw D. spin
3. I need to _____ the project by Friday so that I can start another one.
A. take care B. complete C. ask D. starting
4. Can you _____ through the forest without a map?
A. lose B. lost C. rescue D. navigate
5. Please walk _____ down the stairs, or you may fall down.
A. carefully B. safely C. quietly D. early
6. The children _____ tiptoed into the library.
A. quietly B. noisily C. safely D. lately
7. Do you _____ the person in the picture?
A. reckon B. find C. understand D. recognize
8. Always remember to wear a helmet for _____ when driving a motorbike.
A. saver B. safety C. safely D. safe
9. My books are in _____ right now. If you need, I’ll take them for you.
A. software B. folder C. storage D. hardware
10. The ______ of the suitcase is 20 kilograms. You will be charged an extra fee for that.
A. weight B. weigh C. height D. heavy
11. Look at the instructions _____ the screen in order to know how to operate the machine.
A. on B. in C. of D. at
12. This hard drive has a storage capacity of 1 _____. It’s not enough to save all my documents.
A. litter B. screen C. inch D. gigabyte
13. I prefer to read traditional printed books rather than e-book in my _______.
A. television B. fridge C. washer D. tablet
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 14. _________ heavy objects too regularly may cause a serious backache.
A. Doing B. Working C. Lifting D. Putting
15. My laptop has a ___________ screen, so it is good for watching movies and playing games.
A. 17 inches B. 17-inches C. 17-inch D. inch 17
IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the list. You can use one word twice.
storage navigate quietly screen tablet
gigabytes recognized complete rescue inches
lift care safety
1. Always handle fragile objects with __________ to avoid breakage.
2. In case of an emergency, the firefighters will __________ people from the building.
3. Make sure to __________ the form before submitting it to the office.
4. The captain needs to __________ the ship through the narrow canal.
5. Please walk __________ in the dorm so as not to disturb others who are sleeping.
6. This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily ____________ by its pink plumage.
7. Wear a helmet for your __________ in buildings under construction.
8. The side rooms are used for _________. Therefore, we hardly go there.
9. A computer with a 500-__________ hard drive can store a lot of data.
10. The escalator is out of order; we'll need to take the stairs or use the __________.
11. In 2019, Samsung introduced its first foldable smartphone, whose ___________ size is doubled
when unfolded compared to when it is folded.
12. They feed on leaves and may grow to two _________ in length.
13. My new device is a portable __________ that I can use for reading and browsing.

V. Put the correct form of words in brackets.

1. The __________ have conducted a series of experiments to test a new kind of vaccination.
(science)
2. The new ___________ in solar technology could reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. (innovate) 3.
The _________ of Mars continues, providing valuable insights into our planet's past and future.
(explore)
4. The company aims to ______________ the healthcare industry with its advanced medical device.
(revolution)
5. This map app uses GPS for accurate _______________. (navigate)
6. The entire manufacturing process has been ______________. (automate)
7. We need to ______________ the project before the deadline. (completion)
8. My new computer has many useful _________________. (apply)
9. Can you please ____ the apples on the scale? (weight)
10. This vacuum cleaner is so _____________, I can hear it downstairs! (noise)
11. A _____________ vacuum cleaner can make your housework much easier. (robot)
12. The _____________ of his new phone is amazing! (perform)
13. My computer needs a _______________ update to fix the bug. (technique)
14. These doors will open _______________ when movement or touch is detected. (automatic)

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15. Electricity is one of the _____________ advances that changed the world. (technology)
C. GRAMMAR:
I. Fill Is/ Am/ Are/ Do/ Does/ Have/ Has/ Will/ Can/ May in the blank.
1. ____________ he walking in the street?
2. ____________ Suzy and Susan eat hamburgers?
3. ____________ your father a teacher?
4. ____________ you have a boyfriend?
5. ____________ Jinny sporty?
6. ____________ students understand?
7. ____________ you in Thailand?
8. ____________ she have any siblings?
9. ____________ I your mother?
10. ___________ our teacher beautiful?
11. ___________ their son hit that child?
12.___________ they selling NCT’s concert tickets?
13. ___________ they make design this dress?
14. ___________ it in your bedroom?
15. ___________ it work?
16. ___________ your heart beating?
17. ___________ it yours?
18. ___________ they mine?
19. ___________ he need me?
20. ___________ this student make a mistake?
21. ___________ I come in?
22. ___________ you finished your homework?
23. ___________ Linda play the violin?
24. ___________ Tom been to Hanoi before? 25. ___________ you help me move our house next
week?

II. Choose and circle the correct question word:

1. When/What/Which do you go to school?
2. Why/What/How is the colour of your bag?
3. When/How old/Why are you?
4. When/Which/How much did you come home?
5. Where/How many/What is your favourite sport?
6. When/Where/Whose do you live?
7. What/Why/Who were you absent yesterday?
8. What/Which/How is your friend’s name?
9. Where/Which/Whom did you send an SMS?
10. What/Where/Why did you buy yesterday?
11. Why/When/What will Liz arrive in Italy?
12. Who/Which/How much will help you?
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13. How/How much/How many is it?
14. How/ When/How many books have you got?
15. Where/Why/What were you born?
16. When/Why/What is she doing?
17. Where/Why/When do you get up?
18. Who/Which/What likes to eat apples?
19. Which/Where/Whose mobile is it?
20. Where/What/How will you go to Paris?
21. Why/Whom/Whose did you call?
22. Who/Whom/Whose cap is it? 23. Where/Why/When is your car?

III. Give the correct form of comparative adverbs:

Adverbs Comparative forms Your own examples
hard Ex. harder Ex. I work harder to achieve my goal.
fast
late
early
slowly
well
badly
far
much/ many
little
safely
convenientl
y
carefully

IV. Put the correct form of words in brackets:

1. She works _________________ (efficiently) than her colleague.
2. The car runs _________________ (fast) than it did last year.
3. You explained _________________(clearly) than she did.
4. He sings _________________ (beautifully) than anyone else in the choir.
5. The new model is considerably _________________ (expensive) than the previous one.
6. His laptop works _________________ (effectively) than mine.
7. The weather in summer is typically _________________(hot) than in spring.
8. The movie was _________________ (little interesting) than I expected.
9. Your performance was much _________________ (good) than his.
10. The restaurant is much _________________ (close) to my house than yours.
11. The music in the second half was _________________ (loud) than in the first.
12. The mountain trail is even _________________ (steep) than it appears on the map.
13. The coffee shop is _________________ (quiet) than the bustling city center.
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14. She completed the task _________________ (quickly) than I did. 15. People in the countryside get
up _________________ (early) than those in the city.

V. Write sentences to compare 2 kinds of animals using the information from the table:
Leopard Cheetah
Can run 60km/h 113km/h
Can climb well OK
Can give birth to 2-3 cubs/ time 4-6 cubs/ time
Can live 12-17 years 8-10 years

1. fast
________________________________________________________
2. well
________________________________________________________
3. many
________________________________________________________
4. long
________________________________________________________

D. READING
I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
The Invention of Umbrellas
It seems natural to open an umbrella when it rains. But actually, the umbrella was not invented for
protection (1) ___________ rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first
invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. The first people (2) ___________ it was
probably the Chinese in the eleventh century B.C. The umbrella spread to ancient Egypt and Babylon.
At that time, it was a (3) ___________ of honor and authority, the umbrella was only for royalty or by
those in high offices.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain in most of Europe and started to become
(4) ___________ worldwide. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time; (5)
___________, it wasn't until the twentieth century that umbrellas began to be made in a variety of
colors.
1. A. against B. on C. over D. of
2. A. uses B. used C. to using D. to use
3. A. represent B. icon C. symbol D. face
4. A. popularly B. popularize C. popularity D. popular
5. A. but B. however C. therefore D. moreover

II. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Old Inventions
A. Music Cassette

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 Music cassettes which inside have a ribbon of magnetic tape were mostly used in cars
up until the mid-1990s, and before that in the 1980’s with Walkmans and at home. You
could buy them with music on them, or buy ones and record your own music onto
them. These have been replaced by MP3s and CDs.

B. Black and white TV

Early TVs could not show color, and it was not until 1954 that the first color TVs
were introduced. They were very expensive, so most people really did not have color
TVs until the 1970s. We now have large LCD TVs which are much larger and have a
clearer picture. C. Floppy Disk
The floppy disk was a way of storing and moving computer data. They were very unreliable
and could not hold much data. These days they have been replaced with USB sticks and DVDs.

D. Telegraph and Morse code

This technology was developed in about 1837 and was used from the 1850s for at least
one hundred years. This technology has been replaced by email and the internet, and
before that by the FAX machine.

E. Film camera
The film camera was also developed in the 1830s, from ideas that had been around for
hundreds of years before. These days we use digital cameras and smart phones to take
pictures, but some people still think film looks better and use film cameras today.

F. Sony Walkman
In the 1980s many people had a Walkman. You could listen to a store-bought cassette on it
or make your own cassette ‘mix’ from the radio or from another cassette. These days we use
MP3 players or smart phones. 30 years ago, people were very excited when they could first
walk along and listen to their favorite music.

G. VHS cassette
Similar to Music cassettes in how they worked, but much bigger, VHS cassettes
were used for watching movies on your TV with a VHS player called a VCR.
There were many rental shops to rent movies, or you could record your favorite
TV shows from the TV. These days DVD players have replaced them.

H. Typewriter
Typewriters were invented in the 1830s and were used up until the 1980s, when they
were replaced by computers. Many journalists and writers used them, but they are
not as convenient as computers.

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I. Vinyl record
Dating from around 1890 Vinyl records have tiny grooves and a needle on the record
player reads the music. Vinyl records are still used today. Many DJs and music lovers
still prefer their sound to a CD or a MP3. Vinyl records come in three common sizes
and have three possible speeds. Questions
1. Which four items were invented in the 1800s?
2. Which two items use a Magnetic ribbon tape?
3. Which two items are still popular today?
4. Which item was very unreliable?
5. Which two items are used together?
6. Which item was mostly used in cars?
7. On which item could you write a book?
8. Which item has the longest history?
9. Which item helped people to walk and listen to their favorite music at the same time?
10. What item comes in three possible sizes?
E. WRITING:
I. Write sentences with the cues given.
1. How long/ it/ take you/ get home? ____________________________________
2. Where/ your sister/ study/ now? ____________________________________
3. Who/ play basketball/ us/ tomorrow? ____________________________________
4. How long/ you/ swim/ yesterday? ____________________________________
5. Where/ you/ play/ guitar/ yesterday? ____________________________________
6. Who/ bring/ this magazine/ you/ last night? ___________________________________
7. Why/ you/ lose/ game/ yesterday? ____________________________________
8. Who/ take part/ competition/ next month? ____________________________________
9. Which book/ he/ read/ now? ____________________________________
10. Why /be/ you/ so tired/ today? ____________________________________
II. Write questions with the underlined parts:
1. The new AI program can translate over 100 languages.
_______________________________________________
2. The latest version of the smartphone operating system was released last month.
_______________________________________________
3. The fitness tracker monitors heart rate, steps, and calories burned.
_______________________________________________
4. The compact design of the laptop makes it easy to carry.
_______________________________________________
5. Open IA launched Chat GPT on November 30, 2022.
_______________________________________________

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III. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Could you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?
Where ____________________________________________
2. Why did you make that machine?
What _____________________________________________
3. What subject do you like best?
What is ___________________________________________
4. How long haven’t you gone to the zoo?
When ____________________________________________
5. What is the distance between your house and the nearest supermarket?
How _____________________________________________
6. Do you have a larger shirt?
Is this ____________________________________________
7. When do you get up every morning?
What ____________________________________________
8. Who does this book belong to?
Whose ___________________________________________
9. Is Mount. Everest the highest mountain in the world?
Is there ___________________________________________
10. Have you known her for three years?
Is it ______________________________________________

IV. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. He is a better guitarist than his brother.
He plays ________________________________________
2. Linda is more careful about writing than Peter.
Peter writes ______________________________________
3. Birds are quicker at adapting new environment than butterflies.
Birds adapt ______________________________________
4. Cheetahs run the fastest in the world.
No animals _____________________________________
5. He is a better swimmer than his friend.
He swims _____________________________________
6. Susan is more patiently waiting than her sister.
Susan’s sister waits _______________________________
7. Computers process information faster than typewriters.
Typewriters _________________________________
8. Sarah speaks French more fluently than her classmates.
Her classmates ______________________________
9. My grandmother cooks more deliciously than my mother.
My mother cooks ______________________________
10. The new model of the car drives more smoothly than the old one.
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The old model __________________________
11. Elephants move more gracefully than rhinoceroses.
Rhinoceroses move ____________________________
12. The older students understand the instructions more easily than the younger ones.
The younger ones understand ____________________
13. The express train travels more rapidly than the local one.
The local train travels _________________________
14. Sunflowers grow more rapidly than most other plants.
Most other plants grow ________________________

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