V. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.

1. Why didn’t you your bed this morning?

2. I can’t come out now. I’m the cleaning.

3. Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please?

4. It’s not fair. I breakfast yesterday. Nam should it today.

5. Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now.

6. Mum, I’ve my room. Can I go out now?

7. Phong, the table. It’s nearly dinnertime.

8. A: Where’s Dad?

B: He’s the car. He always the car on Sunday morning.

V. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Ms Lan is not in the office today. She (work) at home today.

2. “Where (you/come) from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.’

3. “(you/ speak) French” “Just a little.”

4. Don’t forget your umbrella. It (rain) again.

5. “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now. I (watch) TV.”

6. In Viet Nam, children (look) after their old parents.

7. “Hi! What (you/do) here” “I (wait) for a friend.”

8. Can I look at the newspaper now? (you/read) it?

9. Can I phone you back? We (have) dinner.

10. Mr Long (work) in an office every day, but now he (help) his wife to prepare dinner.

C. READING

I. Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

Career of the Year

Fourteen-year-old Ed Bond from London is this year's winner of the Young Career of the Year Award.

When he’s not at school. Ed looks after his mother, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. He also looks after his ten-year-old sister. He helps to do the washing and the cooking. ‘Ed’s great,’ says his father. ‘I have to go to work at six in the morning, so Ed has to help his mother a lot. He doesn’t have to do the housework but he does it anyway. We worry because he doesn’t have much free time, but he doesn’t complain.’ ‘I want to help.’ says Ed, ‘and anyway I don’t have to do so much at weekends because my dad’s at home.’

T F NG

1. Ed helps to look after his mother.   

2. Ed’s mother can’t walk.   

3. Ed’s father is also ill.   

4. Ed is an only child.   

5. Ed does all the shopping for the family.   

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rates have risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased.

In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

1. The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type .

A. an many industrialized countries B. in countries with nuclear weapons

C. that consists of more than two generations D. that leads to the divorce of parents

2. In the single-parent family, .

A. there are often no children

B. only one parent lives with his or her child or children

C. the number of blended children has increased

D. children live with their grandparents

3. Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as .

A. the three typical generations of an extended family

B. three branches of a family tree

C. the closest and happiest relatives in family units

D. a complex combination

4. The second paragraph is about .

A. American culture B. relatives and family members

C. the relationship between family members D. the extended family

5. The word “blended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

A. complex B. married C. mixed D. formed

III. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The American family unit is in the process of change. In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear. An extended family includes mother, father, children and some other relatives, living in the same house. A nuclear family is composed of just parents and children livingunder the same roof.

As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move to different parts of the country to get good jobs. These jobs were mainly in the large cities. Now, in fact, three-quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass. Of the 118 million in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm.

Since moving for better jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family became more popular. At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families. But besides the two types of traditional family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of divorce. There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or mother lives with one or more children. Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family. There are also some couples who do not want to have children to form two-person childless families.

1. A nuclear family is one that .

A. consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house

B. relatives live with

C. there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in

D. is bigger than extended family

2. The expression “under the same roof” means

A. a house with one roof B. a house with the roof the same as the wall

C. in the same building D. under the house

3. The nuclear family becomes more popular because of .

A. more divorces B. the division of the extended family

C. fewer jobs in big cities D. an increase in single-parent families

4. How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th century?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

5. A blended family is a newly-formed family .

A. with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother

B. that has only father or mother living with children

C. in which there are no children

D. that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children

IV. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.

The Role of the Japanese Mother

The focus of the mother is her home and family, with particular attention to the rearing of children. While most Japanese believe that a woman's place is in the home, women make up almost 40 percent of the labor force. More than half of these women are married. Many mothers with small children work only part-time so they can be home when their children are not in school. The extra income earned by the mother is often used to meet the cost of their children's education.

Japanese mothers take the responsibility of their child's education and upbringing very seriously. They seldom confront their preschool children because they want to foster an intimate, dependent relationship. The purpose of this approach is to get the child to obey willingly with the mother’s wishes and to shape the child's behavior over a long period of time. The close nature of the mother-child relationship and the strong parentalcommitment help to provide a strong foundation for the child's entry into elementary school.

Mothers are involved directly in with the child's school. Each day a notebook is sent back and forth between mother and teacher remarking on the child's mood, behavior, health, and activities both in school and at home. Mothers attend PTA meetings usually twice a month and are involved with school committee's working on special projects such as gardening and hot lunch preparation. School is a very stressful and competitive process so the Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through so they can get accepted into the appropriate universities.

Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T F

6. Most Japanese women are housewives.  

7. Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to  

Japanese mothers.

8. Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home.  

9. Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children's study  

progress and comfort at school.

10. The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children  

through, so the atmosphere at home is very stressful.

D. SPEAKING

Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the letter (A-H) in each blank.

1. ___ A. Nam: It’s not only for our mother's benefits but it also makes us more independent when we have grown up.

2. ___ B. Nam: Besides cleaning and cooking, my mother also does a lot of other things around the house although she goes to work.

3. ___ C. Nam: I agree with that saying. All of us take it for granted that our mother is responsible for doing all the housework.

4. ___ D. Nam: Besides the relationship, we enjoy a friendlier atmosphere in our home all the time when we attend to each other.

5. ___ E. Mai: So does my mother. My father, my brother and I try to share the burden so that my mother can follow her own interests.

6. ___ F. Mai: I’ve just read a saying about household chores, Nam. It’s “Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.”

7. ___ G. Mai: It’s very useful for our future life. And I think we will have better relationship when we share household chores with one another.

8. ___ H. Mai: Yeah, when we come home from school, our house is clean and tidy and lunch or dinner is ready for us to eat.

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.

1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)

2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)

3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)

4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)

5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)

6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)

7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)

8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)

9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)

10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)

11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)

12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)

13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)

14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)

15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)

16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)

17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)

18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)

19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)

20. She’s looking _________ a job, but she hasn’t found one. (into/for/up/at)

II. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. One recent survey found that men’s in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four decades. (contribute)

2. A mother’s love can be as as breastfeeding. (benefit)

3. In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the assets are transferred from the father to the eldest son. (finance)

4. Mrs White spoke of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores. (criticize)

5. My aunt works hard to support her family because her husband died in a car accident a year ago. (enormous)

6. When we have some trouble in our family, we should have family meetings to work out a . (solve)

7. The husband is responsible for the family's economic well-being and takes pride in his role as a . (provide)

8. Parenting can offer children good opportunities for their future. (collaborate)

9. We do our share of housework willingly so that we can follow interests in our free time. (recreation)

10. Researchers found that an unequal of household chores negatively affected wives' marital . (divide – satisfy)

Ex1: give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. His mom always ( do).......... t he laundry at 8 every evening

2. At the moment, he (watch).......... his favorite film on channel 5

3.Everyday, jane (wash) ......... the dishes but today James (do) ............the washing-up

4. We divide the duties in our family. I (cook) ...........,my husband (help)............with heavy lifting,and my daughter (take).........out the rubbish

5. When everyone works together on household chores, it (create)............. a positive atmosphere for the family

6. This shop usually (offer) ........ the same discount every month

7. " what he (do).............." -" he (try)............ to fix the computer."

8. The number of people who are homeless (decrease).......... dramatically this quarter

9. My brother - in - law ( possess).........3 restaurants in Ho Chi Minh city

10. Her parents normally (travel) ......... by plane, but this holiday they (travel) by train

Ex2: complete the following sentence

1. He........an amazing collection of robots at present

2. Peter and john.............a cup of coffee right now

3. Look! That monkey..............

4. "Where is your father?" - He........... the living room".

Ex3: Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences

1. What...........to your sister when she behaves badly? (do you do)

2. I always have my lunch late, but I...........my lynch early today as I have an appointment ( am having)

3. I........... the laundry at the same time every week. (do)

4. Linda shopping when she has time. ( goes)

5. Peter hard to get the presentation ready for next week. (is working)

I. Write /tr/, /kr/ and /br/ above the word that has the corresponding consonant cluster sound. Then, practise reading the sentences.

1. We tried to catch the train to Ha Noi.

2. This morning I felt crazy because the trafficwas very heavy with a lot of trucks and the streets were crowed.

3. My father likes cream in his coffe.

4. My mother buys groceries on credit.

5. My computer crashed while I was trying to create a new directory.

6. My parents are both broad-minded, so they are willing to lisren to our own opinions.

7. My brother has brown eyes and broad shoulders.

8. A breathalyser is a device to measure the amount of alcohol in a drive's breath.

9. I spend two hours browsing the wed every day.

10. People feel lonely because the build walls instead of bridges.

II. Fill in each nlack with the correct word / phrase from the box.

contributes ; benefits ; extended ; enormous ; finances ;

critical ; finacial burden ; gender convergene ; nurture ;

equally shared parenting

1. Mr Long has found that his wife receives a great deal of love when he _______ to chores

2. In fact, child care seems to have some important ________________ for young children.

3. Ho Xuan Huong was a femable poet who was ______________ of gender inequality.

4. Ties with the ___________________ family are generally very close.

5. Mothers play a(n) _________________ role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong.

6. Fathers and mothers who follow ________ have made a conscious decision to share equally in the raising of their children, household chores, breadwinning and time for recreation.

7. Overall, women's time in domestic wirk has been declining and we see a slow but continuing trend of _______ in work time and the domestic division of labour.

8. My mother goes to work too and does everything else including all the ____, laundry, cleaning and child care.

9. More than one-fourth of American families faced _____________ due to madical costs.

10. When your child was young, your role was to _____ and guide him.

Gap-filling: Choose the suitable from the box to complete the sentences.

breadwinner Groceries washing-up sociable laundry

ennormous for homemaker shares chores

1.A....................is a person who managers a home and the often raise children instead of earning money from a job

2.A....................is member of a family who earns the money that the family needs

3.In a food store, shop or supermarket , you can buy a lot of ....................such as food and clothes

4.There are a lot of dirty clothes anf sheets in Tom's room, so it's time for him to do this

5.Traditionally, girls have to do....................which consists of cleaning plates, pans , glasses, forks, ect after a meal

6.When I've done my....................which involve clean the floor and washing the curtain, I will go out with my friends

7.In my family, everyone....................the household duties. My mom cooks, my dad cleans, my sister does all the laundry anf I do the washing up

8.In many cultures, a father is the breadwinner, who is responsible....................the family finances

9.A variety of people do not realize the....................benefits of joining hands to do housework in a family

10.At school, Jack is very....................with his teachers and friens . He likes to meet and spend times with

Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.

Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.

Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.

Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.

Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.

119. The reason Lorna looks forward to her retirement is because ____.

A. her husband has already retired B. she likes doing gardening

C. she hates travelling abroad D. she likes to learn English

120. Which of the following is NOT true about Cass?

A. His baby is born the following year. B. He wants his family to live in a big house.

C. He wants to retire soon. D. He wants to earn more money.

121. Who does NOT want to retire shortly?

A. Linda B. Sue C. Roger D. Lorna

121. Roger ____.

A. has spent enough time with his family already B. will ask his boss for retirement next year

C. has never been to Paris before D. doesn’t want to go to Paris

122. The word “mature” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.

A. old B. grown-up C. childish D. young

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and the verbs in brackets.

1. Are you tired? I _________ (take) you home.

2. I _________ (watch) a DVD tonight. Do you want to come round?

3. What _________ you _________ (wear) for your first day at work?

4. We haven’t got any sugar. I _________ (get) some in town later.

5. Look at the time! We _________ (be) late.

6. Oh, no! That cyclist _________ (hit) the black dog.

7. I _________ (see) you later.

8. _________ you _________ .(ask) him round for a drink?

II. Complete the short exchanges, using the correct form of will or be going to.

1. A    It’s looking very dark outside.

     B     Yes, it _________ rain.

2. A    It’s a bit cold in this room.

     B     OK. I _________ close the window.

3. A    Can you come out this evening?

     B     I _________ know until I ask my parents.

4. A    Are you doing anything on Sunday morning?

     B     No. I _________ stay in bed all morning.

5. A     The white shirt is €15, and the blue shirt is €20.

     B     I _________ have the blue one, please.

6. A    Have you got any plans for the summer?

     B     No. We _________ do anything this year.