Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).

Britney Spears, an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress was bom on December 2, 1981, in McComb, Mississippi. For more than two decades, Britney Spears has been one of the most successful and sometimes controversial solo acts in popular music. Spears developed an interest in performing at a young age. At the age of 8, she auditioned for a spot on the Disney Channel’s The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, but did not get the part because she was too young. Then, when she was 11, she was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Spears>s first two studio albums, Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again(2000), were global successes and made her the best-selling teenage artist of all-time. Referred to as the “Princess of Pop”, Spears is regarded as a pop icon and is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has won numerous awards including a Grammy Award; seven Guinness World Records; six MTV Video Music Awards; seven Billboard Music Awards.

In January 2004, Spears got married to Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend at The Little White Wedding Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marriage was canceled 55 hours later. In July 2004, Spears was engaged to American dancer Kevin Federline, whom she met 3 months ago. This relationship has received much atten¬tion from the media. The meeting with Jason Trawick was a turning point for her life. Jason proposed to Britney in 2011 but canceled the marriage two years later. After two marriages and a lot of love affairs, Britney Spears wanted to spend all her time on her sons - Sean and Jayden.

1. Britney Spears was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 8. 2. She was regarded as the “Princess of Pop”. 3. She won seven MTV Video Music Awards 4. Her first marriage was with Jason Allen Alexander in January 2004. 5. Her sons are Sean and Jayden

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Write a short paragraph (120 -150 words) about problems of ecotourism.

You can answer the following questions as cues:

• What are the problems of ecotourism?

• Why are there these problems?

• What should be done to control it?

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wrongdoings/ must/ eliminate/ this kind/ tourism.

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Laws/ rules/ issued/ control/ problem.

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Drugs/ sometimes/ carried/ used/ tourists/ during/ stay.

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Tourists/ may not/ review/ service/ correctly/ positively.

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Book/ tour/ in advance/ appearing/ also/ popular/ problem.

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Except/ advantages/ it/ has/ own problems/ bad review/ careless tourists.

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Homestay/ interesting kind/ tourism/ many tourists/ want/ experience.

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Talk about measures to develop sustainable ecotourism in Viet Nam.

You can answer the following questions as cues:

* What are the measures?

* What can these measures help?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. ... so measures must be applied to develop ecotourism.

2. The first and most important measure is ...

3. .. issue laws to regulate ecotourism-related matters.

4. ... fine tourists who violate the rules.

5. As a result, ... protect and preserve original and clean beauty of the nature.     

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)?

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Listen to the benefits of ecotourism and complete the following sentences with ONE or TWO words

1. With ecotourism, the communities get financial rewards without__________  on the environment.

2. The__________and those people who are dependent upon it have to pay a high price for tourism.

3. Ecotourism can be the chance to__________in a unique, hands-on capacity.

4. The actual needs of various rural__________worldwide may be different from what people see in pictures and films.

5. If the government gives__________to ecosystems, they are far more likely to survive.