Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án: D. imitate
Giải thích:
A. collapse (v.): đổ sập B. invent (v.). phát minh
C. patent (v.): cấp bằng sáng chế D. imitate (v.): bắt chước
Xét về nghĩa, phương án D phù hợp nhất.
Dịch nghĩa: No computer can imitate the complex functions of the human brain. (Không có máy tính nào có thể bắt chước các chức năng phức tạp của bộ não con người.)
Write a short paragraph (120 -150 words) about a famous inventor that you admire a lot.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• Who is she/ he?
• What did she/ he invent?
• How important is his/ her invention?
• What were some interesting facts about him/ her?
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Talk about an important invention you know.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is it?
• How does it work?
• What do you use it for?
• What benefits does it bring?
Useful languages:
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Useful vocabulary |
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• microwave, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, air- conditioning, car, airplane, ... • handy, portable, light, convenient, ... • playing games, listening to music, cooking, travelling to work and school, cooling hot weather, ... • contacting easily, serving well for entertaining purposes, travelling more quickly, saving time on cooking, ... |
• ... is one of the most important inventions of human beings. • I would like to talk about ... which is one of the most revolutionary creations in my opinion. • It is used for many different purposes such as ... •... can help us in many ways such as ... • There are a lot of benefits brought about by ... •... has changed people’s lives by ... |
Complete the notes:
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Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
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What is it? |
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How does it work? |
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What do you use it for? |
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What benefits does it bring? |
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Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. I would like to talk about...
2. It is...
3. ... Is used for many different purposes ...
4. There are a lot of benefits brought about by ...
5. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...
6. In conclusion, ...
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!
Listening to the information about Thomas Edison and choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Thomas Edison was born in__________.
Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
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E.g.: A smartphone can be used for connect to the Internet. 1. Phuong have just broken two plates. 2. Tina already has had dinner. 3. Where has Susan and Sam travelled to? 4. A vacuum cleaner is used to cleaning floors or carpets. 5. There have be many earthquakes in Japan. 6. Have Julia given you my present? 7. An ATM card is used to taking money out from a cash machine. 8. Binoculars can be used for see things far away more dearly |
connecting _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ |
I/ spend/ two hours/ watch/ TV/ programs/ my family/ each day.
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Television /be/ indispensable/ part/ people’s lives/ today.
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Thanks/ television, we/ be/ aware/ what/ happen/ in/ world.
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Watch/ TV/ help/ entertain/ when/ we/ get stressful/ after/ work/ and/ study.
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Complete the following sentences using the given words in the box.
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fabric |
generous |
headphones |
invention |
portable |
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imitate |
economical |
patent |
submarine |
principles |
E.g.: The company filed a __patent__on a genetically engineered tomato.
1. Linda is very_________. She often donates a lot of money to poor people.
2. The_________of the airplane was a milestone in the history of the world.
3. Jonathan tried to_________my Scots accent, which made me laugh.
4. My laptop is_________. I can carry it anywhere easily.
5. There are three basic_________of teamwork.
6. She doesn’t want to wear_________because they can perforate her eardrums.
7. This kind of artificial_________has the texture of silk.
8. It is usually_________to buy washing powder in bulk.
9. They saw an American_________resurfacing near their warship
