Pronunciation
1  Listen and underline the unstressed words in the following sentences. (Nghe và gạch dưới những từ không nhấn trong các câu sau đây.)
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1. I'm looking for a job to keep me busy this summer.
2. He saw the advertisement in today's newspaper.
3. How far is it from here to your school?

2     Underline the unstressed words in the following sentences and practise reading them aloud. (Gạch dưới các từ không nhấn trong câu sau và luyện đọc to chúng lên.)

1. I would like to take a year off first, and then go to university.
2. Working as a journalist, he has the opportunity to meet famous people and interview them.
3.  I decided to be an apprentice to an electrician for two years, and then I will study electrical engineering at university.

Vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words/phrases in the box. (Hoàn thành câu với hình thức đúng của các từ / cụm từ trong hộp)
career                        apprentice                workforce
career advice temporary                           option

1. Mark is worried because his company is cutting its   _________by a quarter.
2. Teaching as a______________ is very challenging, but also very rewarding.
3. Secondary school students often do _________jobs during the summer holidays.
4. Don't worry, Peter. You can always ask your father for_________.
5. Lan has been working for three months at the hairdresser's as a(n)_________ .
6. There are many job_______________ available for  young people to choose from nowadays.

 

Đáp án:
1. workforce    2. career
3. temporary   4. career advice
5. apprentice    6. options
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences using the correct of the phrasal verbs in the box. (Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng đúng của mệnh đề động từ trong hộp)
cut down on     drop out of     drop in on    go on with
get on with     keep up     come up with    run out of
1. That's enough for now - let's___________________ discussion tomorrow.
2. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to ____________your friends.
3. Come on, Linda. Can you_______________ a better idea?
4. I don't think she would________________ her sister-in-law.
5. They______________ money and had to abandon the project.
6. We thought we could_____ _________ you while we were passing by.
7. The doctor told him to_________________ chips and chocolate.
8. He felt disappointed and ____________ school after the first term.
Đáp án:
1. go on with
2. keep up with   
 3. come up with
4. get on with
5. ran out of
6. drop in on
7. cut down on
8. dropped out of
2   Make a complex sentence from each pair of sentences. Use the words provided and make any necessary changes. (Tạo một câu phức tạp từ mỗi cặp câu. Sử dụng các từ được cung cấp và thực hiện bất kỳ thay đổi cần thiết.)

1. Don't eat too much. You may fall ill. (if)
2. Kate is beautiful. Her mother is beautiful, (as... as)
3. He is not bright. He thinks he is bright, (as... as)
4. It rained hard. The plane couldn't take off. (so ... that)
5. You must run fast. You may be late for school (unless)
6.  It was a very good novel. Mary couldn't put the novel down, (such ... that)
7. I wish I had one million dollars. I would travel around the world, (if)
8. Mr Smith had requested that the apprentice finish the work.The apprentice finished the work, (as)

Đáp án:

1. If you eat too much, you may fall ill.
2. Kate is as beautiful as her mother.
3. He is not as bright as he thinks he is.
4. It rained so hard that the plane couldn't take off.
5. Unless you run fast, you will be late for school.
6. It was such a good novel that Mary couldn't put it down.
7. If I had one million dollars, I would travel around the world.
8. The apprentice finished the work as Mr Smith had requested.