3. Listen to six people talking about sport. Match sentences A-G with speakers 1-6. There is one extra sentence.

A. We find out about a new sporting venue. _____ (Chúng tôi tìm ra một sân vận động mới.)

B. The speaker is talking about the different benefits of sport. _____ (Người nói đang nói về những lợi ích khác nhau về thể thao.)

C. The speaker is describing a personal experience of a sport. _____ (Người nói đang mô tả về một trải nghiệm bản thân về một môn thể thao.)

D. The speaker is explaining the advantages of extreme sports. _____ (Người nói đang giải thích về lợi thế của thể thao mạo hiểm.)

2. Read the text and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words.

(Đọc văn bản và khoanh tròn nghĩa đúng của các từ được đánh dấu.)

Since UNICEF set up an office in 1975 in Viet Nam, it has run projects in various fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country. The organisation particularly aims to create opportunities for all children in Viet Nam to attend school, learn and succeed. The following programmes help achieve the UNICEF's education aims for Viet Nam.

Education for Disadvantaged Young People

UNICEF helps disadvantaged teenagers continue their education by offering them job training and career advice. They are also taught essential skills for the job market.

Providing Education Opportunities for Children with Disabilities

This programme gives children with disabilities a chance to get access to and benefit from a quality education. It also helps promote equal participation in society and a culture in which people respect each other.

Improving Learning Achievements

This is another practical programme supported by UNICEF. The aim is to better prepare children for the challenges in the future. UNICEF helps Viet Nam in joining regional educational programmes to improve children's learning achievements. When they leave school, they should have the necessary skills and knowledge to work in a fast-changing world.

1. create

a. make something happen 

b. increase something

c. refuse something

2. essential

a. usual

b. necessary

c. successful

3. respect

a. have a good opinion of somebody

b. look down on somebody

c. get on well with somebody

4. practical

a. connected with organisations

b. connected with ideas

c. connected with real situations

2. Read the text and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases.

(Đọc văn bản và khoanh tròn nghĩa đúng của các từ và cụm từ được đánh dấu.)

Gender equality has been greatly promoted around the world. However, there are still many challenges that women face.

First of all, there are still girls who are forced to get married before the age of 18. In many places, parents may see child marriage as a way to protect daughters from violence. However, many of these young girls become victims of domestic violence. Child marriage also carries serious health risks as young girls are not physically developed to give birth.

Secondly, more than half of the world's uneducated people are women. This means fewer girls than boys go to school or stay long at school. Girls who receive an education are less likely to marry young. They can also have better job skills and can earn higher salaries. Education gives girls the opportunity to have a better life and give back to their communities.

Thirdly, women are often paid less than men. In other words, women have to work longer than men to earn the same amount of money. Differences in career choices might be one reason. Women tend to become nurses, secretaries, or shop assistants, which are low-paying jobs, while men choose high-paying careers as surgeons, airline pilots, or engineers.

Women are still not equal to men in today's society, and governments, organisations and individuals must work together to achieve gender equality.

1. be forced

a. be made to do something unwanted

b. be made to do something necessary

2. domestic violence

a. action taken to please someone

b. behaviour intended to hurt someone you live with

3. uneducated

a. having little or no formal education at school

b. not having many jobs opportunities

4. low-paying

a. giving money to a person

b. providing very little money

1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

(Nối các từ và cụm từ với nghĩa của chúng.)

4. Listen to three girls talking about events over the summer. Match each speaker (1-3) with an event (a-c) and then circle the correct adjective to describe how she felt about it. 

(Lắng nghe ba cô gái nói về những sự kiện suốt mùa hè. Nối mỗi người nói (1-3) với một sự kiện (a-c) và khoanh tròn tính từ đúng mô tả cách mà cô ấy nghĩ gì về nó.)

a. Speaker _____ got sunburned. (Người _____ bị cháy nắng.)

She felt depressed/ embarrassed/ worried. (Cô ấy cảm thấy buồn bã/ xấu hổ/ lo lắng)

b. Speaker _____   ran a half marathon.

She felt exhausted/ proud/ surprised.

c. Speaker _____ visited her friend's new house

She felt envious/ interested/ shocked.

3. Read the text again. Match the questions below with paragraphs A-E of the text. 

(Đọc bài khóa một lần nữa. Nối các câu hỏi bên dưới với các đoạn văn (A – E).)

In which paragraph does the writer tell us …

1. when doctors realised Ashlyn had a medical problem?

2. what causes her condition?

3. what happened when she burned her hands?

4. why some people die from this condition?

5. how school life for Ashlyn was unusual?

A life without pain

A. All children hurt themselves from time to time. But when thirteen-year-old Ashlyn Blocker gets injured, she doesn't realise it. Once, when she burned herself, she only knew about it when she looked at her skin. 

B. There was always something different about Ashlyn. As a baby, she didn't cry. When she was eight months old, her parents noticed there was some blood in her eye, so they took her to see a doctor. The doctor found a serious cut in her eye and was shocked. Why didn't the baby cry? Tests showed that Ashlyn had a very unusual medical condition: she couldn't feel any pain. 

C. This condition is very rare: many people who have it die of it. Pain is a natural warning that you're ill or injured. People who can't feel pain lust don't realise they're in danger. 

D. The first few years of Ashlyn's life were very difficult. She often tripped and injured herself. Once, she broke her ankle but she didn't stop running. During school breaks, one teacher watched Ashlyn all the time in the playground and they had to search for cuts. bruises or other injuries.

E. When she was five, Ashlyn's story appeared in newspapers and on TV. Scientists studied her condition and found she has a genetic disorder that means pain signals do not reach her brain. Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no hope of a cure. And, as Ashlyn knows, a life without pain is both difficult and dangerous.

1. Match the words in bold with their meanings in the box.

(Nối các từ in đậm với nghĩa của chúng trong hộp.)

1. Because we are a member of the WTO, our goods can enter more markets.

2. Organising different festivals helps Viet Nam promote local customs and values.

3. UNICEF particularly aims to support the most disadvantaged children.

4. UNDP has committed to provide Viet Nam with technical support and advice.

5. Viet Nam welcomes foreign businesses who want to invest in the economy.

2. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

(Đọc lại bài đọc và chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

1. Which organisation was formed in 1945?

A. The UN

B. UNICEF

C. The WTO

2. Which organisation aims to help improve children’s health and education?

A. UNDP

B. UNICEF

C. The WTO

3. Which of the following is the largest international economic organisation?

A. The UN

B. UNDP

C. The WTO

2. Join the following sentences. Use who, that, which or whose. Add commas where necessary.

(Nối các câu sau. Sử dụng who, that, which hoặc whose. Thêm dấu phẩy nếu cần thiết.)

1. My brother teaches me how to use a laptop. He is good at computers. 

=> My brother _________________________________________________________________________.

2. Peter is a friend of mine. His sister is taking an online maths course. 

=> Peter ______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Lan has read the book. I lent her the book. 

=> Lan _______________________________________________________________________________.

4. The boy has designed this invention. He is only 10 years old.

=> The boy___________________________________________________________________________.

5. That app is easy to use. It can help improve your English pronunciation.

=> That app __________________________________________________________________________.