Tiếng Anh - Unit 11: English around town

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UNIT 11 
ENGLISH AROUND TOWN 
I. Listening Skills 
• Listening for gist 
• Listening for details 
• Listening to tone of voice, pitch and stress to find out speaker'sfeelings 
• Listening to make guesses and check guesses 
• Listening to respond appropriately 
II. Key Language and Structures 
- coupon /'ku:pοn/ (n) : vé, cuốn vé, phiếu mua hàng 
- Nope /noup/(adv) (Am. sl.) : không 
- errand /'er↔nd / (n) : việc lặt vặt 
- make a dash for (sth.) : xông tới, lao tới lấy cái gì 
- smash up : đập tan ra từng mảnh, vỡ tan ra từng mảnh 
- southbound /'sauΤ'baund / (adj) : chạy về phía nam, theo hướngnam 
Eg : a southbound train : chuyến tàu lửa chạy vào nam 
- northbound /'nο: Τbaund / (adj) : chạy về phía bắc, theo hướngbắc 
- trade (sth) in for (sth) : đổi (cái cũ) lấy (cái mới) có các thêm tiền 
Eg : trade a used car in for a new one 
(Đổi xe cũ lấy xe mới có bù thêm tiền) 
- specialize / 'speΣ↔laiz / in (sth) : chuyên về, trở thành chuyên gia về, quan tâm 
đặc biệt đến, nổi tiếng về (một sản phẩm, một mặt hàng) 
Eg. This shop specializes in chocolates. 
(Cửa hàng này chuyên bán sô cô la.) 
III. Further Practice 
Listen. People are shopping. Do you think they will buy these things? Circle "yes" 
or "no". When the answer is "no", write the reason. 
1. the jacket 2. the CD player 
yes no yes no 
 He doesn't like the design. ................................................ 
3. the cordless phone 4. the jeans 
yes no yes no 
.......................................... ................................................ 
5. the computer 6. the notebook 
yes no yes no 
.......................................... ................................................ 
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UNIT 12 
ENGLISH AT LEISURE 
I. Listening Skills 
• Listening for gist 
• Listening for details 
• Listening to two types of or questions 
• Listening to find out implication and irony in dialogues 
• Listening to respond appropriately 
II. Key Language and Structures 
- stay away from (sth) : tránh xa khỏi cái gì 
- bug spray : thuốc phun diệt côn trùng, sâu bọ 
- popcorn /'pοpkο: n/ (n) : bỏng ngô, ngô rang nở 
- crash /krΘΣ / (v) : đâm sầm vào, lao vào 
Eg : The car crashed into the gate. 
(Chiếc xe đâm sầm vào cổng.) 
- get held of in (sth.) : bị mắc kẹt, bị giam giữ tại 
III. Further Practice 
You will hear a recorded telephone announcement giving details about a cinema 
program. Fill in the gaps 1 - 5 on the program board shown below with the missing 
information. 
 PROGRAMS BEGINNING 
 Weekdays Sundays Prices 
ABC 1 " The Captain's Lady " 1.00 (1) ................. 
 (15 Cert) 4.05 6.40 <2.10 
 7.10 
ABC 2 "Starfighters" 1.10 3.30 <2.10 
 (UCert) 4.20 6.30 Children under 16 
 7.40 (2) <..................... 
ABC 3 (3)................. (4) ................. 4.20 
 (15 Cert) 4.45 7.10 <2.10 
 7.30 
REDUCED RATES FOR OVER-SIXTIES FOR AFTERNOON 
PERFORMANCES. 
LATE SHOW ON (5) ................................ : "THE CAPTAIN'S LADY" 
DOORS OPEN 10.45 P.M. 
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UNIT 13 
HOW GOOD IS YOUR GEOGRAPHY? 
I. Listening Skills 
• Listening for gist 
• Listening for specific information 
II. Key Language and Structures 
- purity / 'pju↔r↔ti / (n) : sự trong sạch, tinh khiết, thanh khiết 
- unneurotic (adj) : trầm tĩnh, không bị kích động 
- have a go to do (sth.) : thử làm việc gì 
Eg : I'll have a go. ( Tôi sẽ thử xem) 
- an odd shape : hình thù kì quặc 
- coastline (n) : bờ biển, hình dáng bờ biển 
- pose /pouz / (v) : đặt vấn đề 
- a ram's horn : sừng cừu 
- atlas / 'Θtl↔s / (n) : tập sách bản đồ 
III. Further Practice 
Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 
1. Which of the following titles best summarizes the extract? 
 A. China Today 
 B. The Land of a Billion Mouths 
 C. China - Land and Population 
 D. China's Gift to the World 
2. Which of the following inventions is not mentioned on the tape? 
 A. paper 
 B. fireworks 
 C. silk 
 D. suntan oil 
3. What, approximately, is the size of the total land area of China? 
......................................................................................................... 
4. What percentage of the Chinese population live in cities? 
......................................................................................................... 
5. Fill in the missing information 
 A. City : ......................................... 
Population : 12.000.000 
 B. City : Beijing/Peking 
Population : .................................... 
 C. City : Tianjin 
Population : .................................... 
 D. City : Chonqing 
Population : .................................... 
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UNIT 14 
GOING ON A TRIP 
I. Listening Skills 
• Listening for gist 
• Listening and note-taking 
• Listening and comparing 
• Listening for confirmation 
• Listening and responding 
II. Key Language and Structures 
- one - way ticket : vé đi một lượt 
- economy class : vé hạng tiết kiệm (rẻ tiền nhất) 
- reservation /,rez↔'veiΣsn / (n) : sự đặt trước 
- helpful / 'helpful / (adj) : có ích, giúp ích 
- return ticket : vé khứ hồi 
- vacancy /'veik↔nsi / (n) : phòng trống 
- sort of : hơi, khá 
Eg : sort of tired : hơi mệt 
- lonesome / 'louns↔m / (adj) : cô đơn 
- babe /beib/ (n) (tiếng lóng Mĩ) : cô gái xinh xắn 
III. Further practice 
Listen to people talking about their vacations. Did they enjoy themselves? Write 
what they did and complete the sentences. 
1. Kenji's vacation was great. 
.............................................................................................................. 
...................................................................................................................... 
2. Laura's vacation was........................................ 
.............................................................................................................. 
.................................................. ... 
now it's time for the news summary .... 
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UNIT 17 
Newsreader : The strike which began at midnight of air traffic controllers at 
Heathrow and Gatwick has caused the cancellation of scores of 
flights today. The Association of Air Traffic Controllers has called 
its members in protest against the Civil Aviation Authority's plans 
to rearrange their shift working system. Non-union members are not 
affected and management and supervisory staff are working double 
shifts in an attempt to minimize the disruption. Here's Larry 
Harrison with the details from Heathrow Airport. 
Harrison : The latest from here is that there will inevitably be further 
cancellations and delays today and the situation is likely to 
deteriorate during the course of the day. British Airways say that they 
hope to get more than half of their flights away but that there will 
inevitably be delays of anything from one to three hours in departures. 
Many incoming flights have already been diverted to Stansted, Hurn 
and Burmingham. Gatwick is less badly hit, with incoming flights as 
yet unaffected and about 80% of outgoing flights subject to delays of 
no more than two hours. Calls have been made for the Advisory 
Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to be called in but the 
unions are unwilling to agree to this at this time. Talks between 
management and unions which broke down on Friday have not been 
resumed. 
Newsreader : The number of ring for flight information is 01 759 2525 for flights 
from Heathrow and information is also available on BBC Ceefax 
page 140. 
UNIT 18 
Paul : Celia Clarke of The Daily Telegraph and I have been to see Andrew 
Lloyd Webber's musical "Starlight Express" at the Apollo Theatre. 
Celia ... um... are you a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber? 
Celia : Not exactly, no. I did quite enjoy "Evita", it did have its one good song 
"Don't Cry for me, Argentina", but apart from that I thought the story was 
rather silly. I didn't like "Cats", th ... that only had one good song 
"Memory" and some very good dancing. 
Paul : Oh, I ... I would have thought that "Cats" had more than just one good 
song, but.. er.. back to "Starlight Express". 
Celia : Yes, well, "Starlight Express". Here all the characters are machines, not 
animals, they're all machines. All the men play the locomotives, the 
engines, and all the women play the various carriages - on roller skates. 
It's quite amazing, there's a track across the stage, over the stall and on a 
bridge that comes right across in front of the dress circle. It's a..a 
millionaire's train set open to the public. And a lot of the seats were taken 
out of the theatre to make room for these amazing race tracks. 
Paul : Yes, technically .. er .. quite amazing. Um .. but what did you think of the 
story? 
Celia : Haha. Well, er .. there's virtually none. I suppose it deals with the 
preparation for and the staging of a .. a race between trains from all over 
the world. Different locomotives and carriages sing their songs and the 
diesel and the electric engines, the new flashy ones, are mostly unreliable 
and gradually knock each other out of the different race stages until at the 
final the good old honest steam train wins and gets the girl, but that's all 
there is to it! 
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Paul : Yes, but I .. I thought the songs were particularly good and.. and clever. 
I .. think he's a master of the pastiche .. er .. different style : 50s, 70s, 
don't you? 
Celia : Yes, yes, clever. Yes, clever. We had .. er.. Jeff Shankly as Greaser, as a 
rock 'n' roll character in .. in true Elvis Presley style. And wonderful 
Frances Rufflle as Dinah the Dining Cat, with her country and western 
song "Uncoupled", particularly clever .. clever number that one. And 
Jeffrey David as the explosive character, the electric loco ..urn .. aptly 
named Electra, and he has a David Bowie - style showstopper, called 
"AC/DC". The .. 
Paul : Yes, yes. What did you think was the best song? 
Celia : Well, er .. the .. the song of the show ..er .. like, for instance "Memory" 
and "Don't Cry for me, Argentina", the song of the show is Stephanie 
Lawrence's "Only You", which has been released as a single. Er .. yes, all 
the songs were well performed. 
UNIT 19 
STRA TFORD LEISURELINE 
Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon Leisureline Service for visitors and residents. I 
will first give details of the places of historical interest, followed by entertainments and 
events during the coming months. 
The places of interest to see are : Shakespeare's Birthplace and Center in Henley 
Street; Anne Hathaway's cottage, the home of Shakespeare's wife, in Shottery village; 
New Place, the site of Shakespeare's retirement home; Hall's Croft, where his daughter 
and son-in-law lived; and Mary Arden's house, his mother's home, situated at Wilmcote. 
Details of opening times and admission charges are obtainable from Stratford-upon-Avon 
204016. 
Visit the mediaeval parish church, Holy Trinity, where Shakespeare and his family 
are buried. In Waterside you will find the World of Shakespeare Theater, giving a half-
hour audio-visual show of Elizabethan life. And the Shakespearian theme is continued at 
Louis Tussaud's waxworks in Henley Street. This is also Harvard House in High Street, 
the home of Catherine Roggers, the mother of the founder of Harvard University, USA. 
And in Shakespeare Street you can visit the motor museum. A brass-rubbing center is in 
the Royal Theater Summerhouse, adjacent to the theater. Other places within easy reach 
are : Charlecote House, Ragley Hall, Coughton Court, Warwick Castle and Kenilworth 
Castle. Many guided tours to these and other places are operated by Guide Friday Ltd, 
Henley Street. Ring Stratford-upon-Avon 294466. 
Forthcoming entertainments and events of interest for the month of January are as 
follows : The Royal Shakespeare Theater plays in current performance are : Macbeth, 
Much Ado, King Lear, The Tempest and the Taming of the Shrew. For booking 
information, please ring the booking office, Stratford-upon-Avon 295623. On 1st January, 
there's a sale of old toy trains at the Parish Church Hall from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. On 
the 6th, 7th and 8th of January Shottery Youth Theater presents The Land of Make-
Believe at the Shottery Memorial Hall. We hope you enjoy your visit to Stratford-upon-
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Avon, truly in the heart of England. For more information, ring the Tourist Information 
Center on Stratford-upon-Avon 293127, winter office hours 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., 
Monday to Saturday. Thank you for calling. 
UNIT 20 
Announcer : Good morning. This is Nick Swift on Radio Sussex with our usual 
Wednesday morning phone-in. This morning the topic is you and the 
law, and with us in the studio is our resident solicitor, Mr Charles 
Andrews. 
Charles : Good morning. 
Announcer : Mr Andrews has been looking at some of the letters sent in by our 
listeners and is now ready to give us the benefit of his professional 
advice. And the first caller, waiting expectantly on the line is Mr 
Stephen Lawson from West Denham. Stephen, can you hear me? 
Stephen : Yes, yes I can. Good morning, Mr Andrews. 
Charles : Good morning Mr Lawson. Yes, your problem is a very common one, 
I'm afraid and in order to decide whether you're a protected tenant or 
not, legally, I mean, I'd like to ask you a few questions. 
Stephen : Yeah, yeah, of course. 
Charles : Now firstly, what kind of agreement do you have, if you don't mind 
my asking? 
Stephen : Well, we haven't signed anything, if that's what you mean -er, we've 
got a rent book and we pay rent every month. 
Charles : Ah, you do have a rent book, and you pay every month. Does the 
landlord live on the premises? 
Stephen : No, no, in fact we hardly ever see him, he lives in another part of the 
country. 
Charles : So he doesn't provide any services for you - by that I mean, breakfast, 
linen, that kind of thing? 
Stephen : (laughing) : No, nothing like that - unfortunately. 
Charles : Ah, well, actually it is better for you that he doesn't. Now he's written 
to you formally asking you to leave, I take it? 
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Stephen : No, no, he just keeps phoning up and keeping on at us - it's really 
getting us down. 
Charles : Yes, quite so. Well a couple of things here, Firstly, he must inform 
you in writing, or else it's not legal. And after that, since you pay 
monthly he's got to give you a month before you leave anyway. Now 
secondly, he's not allowed to keep pestering you like this until he has 
got a court order for possession - you could sue him for harassment. 
Stephen : Oh, I see, that's interesting to know. 
Charles : Now do you happen to know his reasons for wanting to regain 
possession of the house? 
Stephen : No, we assumed he wanted to sell or something, but... 
Charles : Yes, because if he needs it for himself or a member of his family then I'm 
afraid you've got problems. Otherwise it seems to me that you've 
probably got a pretty good chance of staying put, at least for a year or 
so. 
Stephen : That would be wonderful, because we leave college then, anyway. 
Charles : But er, I have to say that this whole issue is so complex that you'd be 
better off going and speaking a solicitor in more detail. We haven't 
got time in this phone call to cover everything, I'm afraid. 
Stephen : OK, well thanks very much. 
Charles : And remember if you're a student you are protected by Legal Aid, 
which means you don't have to pay the fees yourself. 
Stephen : Great! Thanks again. 
Announcer : I'm sure Stephen is much more optimistic already. Next on the line is 
Mrs Mary Peters from Townley and she has a problem with a jacket 
she wants to return to the shop. 
Mary : Hello. 
Charles : Hello Mrs Peters. Yes, I think your case may be a little more simple. The 
main question is, was there anything wrong with the jacket at all, was it 
faulty in any way? 
Mary : No, it was just too small - it was my mistake. 
Charles : Ah yes, because in that case I'm afraid they're right, they are not 
legally obliged to give you your money back or even exchange on 
sales item. However, if the goods are faulty in any way then they 
must, sale or no sale. 
Mary : So there's nothing I can do? 
Charles : I'm afraid not Mrs Peters. Actually, I think you were unfortunate. 
Most big department stores would at least have given you a credit 
note as long as you had a receipt and had returned the item fairly 
soon after the purchase. It's not worth having bad customer relations, 
you see. 
Mary : No, this was quite a small shop. Oh well, not to worry. Thanks anyway 
for your time - I'll know next time, won't I? 
Charles : Yes, you certainly will. 
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ANSWER KEYS TO FURTHER PRACTICE 
UNIT 1 
1. 10 Bridge Street 
2. writing/ writing class 
3. Mrs Green 
4. July 15(th)/ 15(th) July/ 15/7 
5. 1/ one 
6. May 31 (st)/ 31 (st) May/ 31/5 
7. June 4(th)/ 4(th) June/ 4/6 
8. 3/three (days) 
UNIT 2 
1. angry; at home 
2. her husband (or her older child?) 
3. books or papers? (toys??) 
4. the children (from school) or some people (from the station?) 
5. indifferent or defiant? 
6. wants to avoid conflict? 
UNIT 3 
1. True 4. False 
2. False 5. True 
3. True 
UNIT 4 
Likes : House in beautiful position, nice restaurant, market, lovely food, bowls/ 
basket 
Dislikes : Too many English people 
a. Every year 
b. Tiny 
c. A cowshed 
d. Windsurfing, sailing 
e. Bowls/ Baskets 
UNIT 5 
1. died (in 1900) 
2. co - educational 
3. ten/10 
4. teacher/ university teacher 
5. tolerance/debate/discussion 
UNIT 6 
1. 9 
2. 11 (p.m.) 
3. 11.30 (p.m.) 
4. 9 
5. 9 
6. Thurs/ Thursday 
UNIT 7 
1. 4 5. Closing 
2. Cork 6. BA560 
3. 9 7. 22 
4. AI 141 8. Closing 
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UNIT 8 
1. garbage 4. paper 
2. garbage 5. charity 
3. garbage 6. filters 
UNIT 9 
1. A 2. D 3. F 4. G 
UNIT 10 
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 
UNIT 11 
1. No. He doesn't like the design. 
2. Yes 
3. No. Its brand is new to them. (They don't know the company that 
makes it) 
4. No. The shop doesn't have the bigger size. 
5. Yes 
6. No. The shop doesn't have the notebooks with more pages (100 or 150 pages). 
UNIT 12 
1. 3.30 4. 2.15 
2. <1.10 5. Friday 
3. First Love 
UNIT 13 
1. C 
2. D 
3. 9.575.000 km2 
4. 21% 
5. A : Shanghai 
B : 9.500.000 
C : 8.000.000 
D : 6.600.000 
UNIT 14 
1. Kenji's vacation was great. 
He went to Vancouver, visiting a fantastic garden, and eating in some great 
restaurants. 
2. Laura's vacation was nice, very relaxing. 
She stayed home, reading, going to the beach and swimming. 
3. Lisa's vacation was really exciting. 
She flew to Brazil with her husband, relaxing on the beach in Rio, visiting some old 
mining areas, i.e. diamond mines; gold mines ..., visiting some fantastic buildings in 
Brasilia, meeting friendly people, enjoying good food. 
4. Dave's vacation was pretty boring. 
He visited his aunt and uncle and watched TV. 
UNIT 15 
1. True 5. False 
2. False 6. True 
3. False 7. True 
4. True 8. False 
UNIT 16 
1. 3.00 5. 7.30 
2. 4.00 6. 8.30 
3. 5.00 7. 9.40 
4. 6.00 
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UNIT 17 
1. True 5. True 
2. False 6. False 
3. True 7. False 
4. False 
UNIT 18 
1. B 4. B 
2. C 5. B 
3. A 
UNIT 19 
1. 204016 
2. 30/ thirty minutes/ half an hour 
3. High Street 
4. Motor (Car) 
5. 294466 
6. toy trains 
7. 3.30/half past three 
8. Hall 
9. 11 a.m./ eleven o'clock 
10. Sunday(s) 
UNIT 20 
a. 
1. signed 5. month 
2. rent 6. his family 
3. landlord 7. tenant 
4. provides 
b. 
1. obliged 4. credit note 
2. exchange 5. receipt 
3. sale 
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