D. for
Đáp án: C. but
Giải thích:
A. and (conj.): và B. or (conj.): hoặc, hay
C. but (conj.). nhưng D. for (conj.): vì
Xét về nghĩa, phương án C phù hợp nhất.
Dịch nghĩa: Mike was a famous singer, but he had a bad singing voice. (Mike là một ca sĩ nổi tiếng, nhưng anh ấy lại có giọng hát rất tệ.)
The show was postponed_________the singer had a serious accident
Talk about a TV music show that you like.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is it?
• How do you know it?
• What it is like?
• Why do you like it?
Useful languages:
Useful vocabulary |
Useful structures |
• The Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Idol, The X fac-tor, The Remix • through Internet, through TV, through friends, through magazines • popular, new, interesting, celebrities’ appear-ance • focusing on voice, relaxing, professional perfor-mances, |
• Among many TV music shows ... • I am a big fan of... • One of my favorite TV music show is ... • I like ... most. • I know this program through ... • I watched the show for the first time on ... • In this program, ... • There are some reasons why I like the show. • Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ... |
Complete the notes:
Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
What is it? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
How do you know it? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
What it is like? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Why do you like it? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. Among many TV music shows these days, I like ... most.
2. It is a competion in which ...
3. I know this program through ...
4. The show is rated as ...
5. I am a big fan of the show for some reasons.
6. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 169
Listen to the information about American Idol and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. American Idol began in June 11,2003. 2. The founder of British Pop Idol is Simon Fuller 3. The finalists will be decided by the vote of the judges. 4. At the 13th season, American Idol has four judges. 5. Vietnamese viewers can watch American Idol on star World channel |
q q q q q |
She/participate/ judge/ famous/ TV/ programs/ such/ Vietnam Idol/ The voice of Vietnam/ few years/ ago.
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I/ admire/ My Tam/ since/I/ be/ university/ student.
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You have an English friend and want to tell him/ her about your favorite singer. Write an email (120 -150 words) to tell him/ her about it.
You can use the following questions as cues:
* What is his/ her name?
* What type of music does he/she sing?
* What type of people listen to his/her songs?
* Why do you admire him/her?
To:__________________________
Subject:______________________
Dear,________________________,
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
_________________________________________________________________
She/ be/ only/ beautiful/ singer/ also/ talented/ composer.
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