Đáp án: B. light house
Giải thích: Từ “light house” (nhà có ánh sáng) là cụm danh từ (có tính từ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ) nên trọng âm rơi vào danh từ (âm tiết thứ hai) /ˈlaɪthaʊs/, còn các trường hợp khác đều là một danh từ ghép có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.
Các trường hợp còn lạn có phiên âm là:
A. blackboard /ˈblækbɔːd/: bảng đen
C. runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/: bỏ trốn
D. laptop /ˈlæptɒp/: máy tính xách tay
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:
Useful vocabulary |
Useful structures |
• 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:
Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
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.
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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