3. A: Do you mind if I sit here?
B: Of course not.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Giải thích: Người A đang đưa ra yêu cầu lịch sự muốn được ngồi ở đây nên ta dùng ngữ điệu xuống-lên giọng đối với câu nói này.
Dịch nghĩa: A: Do you mind if I sit here? (Bạn có phiền nếu tôi ngồi đây không?)
B: Of course not. (Đương nhiên là không rồi.)
KỸ NĂNG NÓI (SPEAKING SKILLS)
Talk about an activity you do to stay healthy.
You can use the following questions as cues:
* What is the activity?
* When did you start it?
* How often do you do it?
* Why do you do it?
Useful languages:
Complete the notes:
Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. I decided to take up + N in order to stay healthy.
2. I started this activity ... ago.
3. I do it every day/ morning/ afternoon/...
4. It has become an integral part of my life because ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
- answer all the questions in the task?
- give some details to each main point?
- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
- pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 190.
Write an essay (150 -180 words) about factors positively affect longevity.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• How does diet affect longevity?
• How does exercise affect longevity?
• How does social interaction affect longevity?
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__________________________________________________________________Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use others words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
1. Longer life expectancy/ be/ consider/ as/ symbol/ better life/ prosperity.
→ _________________________________________________________2. “Our teacher will be happy if we learn all the poems by heart,” Lina says.
→ _________________________________________________________4. “Let’s have a barbecue in the backyard tonight,” my father said (suggested)
→ _________________________________________________________They recommend that we make efforts to improve the (6) ________of life, rather than to extend life expectancy.
2. Smoking/ be/ strongly/ link/ disease/ early death.
→ _________________________________________________________
5. Simple changes/ your lifestyle/ can/ boost/ chances/ living/ healthier/ longer.
→ _________________________________________________________1. “I’m sorry. I lost your book,” Emma said to me. (apologized)
→ _________________________________________________________Researchers concluded that humans can typically live up to (4) ________years
3. Nowadays,/ the life expectancy/ people/ United state/ nearly/ 79 years.
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4. Only/ way/ live/ longer/ is/ to live/ healthy life.
→ _________________________________________________________4. Good_________is essential if patients want to make a quick recovery.
3. “You shouldn’t let your children eat sweets before going to bed,” Karen’s colleague said to her. (advised)
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