Noise is constant and loud sound. To measure the loudness, or volume of sounds, people use a unit called a decibel. When a sound is louder than 70 decibels, it can cause noise pollution. Do you know that the noise from a vacuum cleaner or a motorcycle can result in permanent hearing loss after eight hours? The sounds of a concert are even more serious. They can reach as high as 130 decibels and may cause immediate and permanent hearing loss. Noise pollution can also lead to headaches and high blood pressure. If you are listening to music through headphones, and other people can hear it. it means the music is too loud and unsafe. If there seems to be a ringing or buzzing in your ears, it means the noise is affecting you and damaging your hearing- Wearing earplugs when you go to concerts or other loud events, and listening to music through headphones or headsets at safe levels can help you reduce the effects of noise pollution.

1. What do people use to measure the loundness or volume of sounds ?

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2. Does the noise from a vacuum cleaner result in pernament hearing loss after eight hours ?

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3. What can noise pollution also lead to ?

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4. Is the music safe when you listen to it through headphones , and other people can hear it as well ?

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5. What can you do to help reduce the effects of noise pollution ?

II. Read the interesting facts about Wales, and complete the conversation. Practise it with your partner.

Wales - Interesting facts

· The country of Wales is a part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

· English and Welsh are the two official languages of Wales. Welsh is a Celtic based language that is now spoken by over 20% of the population.

· 42% of the South and West Wales coastline is considered “Heritage Coast”.

· The country of Wales is said to contain more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.

· Wales is often called “The Land of Song”.

· The country is well-known for its harpist, male choirs, and solo artists.

· Although football (soccer) is the more popular sport in Northern Wales, Rugby Union is seen as national sport and is passionately played by most of the country.

A: My group is going to give the presentation about Wales, and I have just download a lot of interesting facts of that country.

B: Really? Is English the only official language there?

A: No, (1) ______________________________________________________________________

B: Does Wales have any coastline?

A: Yes, and (2) __________________________________________________________________

B: Wales is not as famous for football as England, so what is the most popular sport there?

A: (3) __________________________________________________________________________

B: Scotland is very well-known for ancient castles. How about Wales?

A: Well, (4) _____________________________________________________________________

B: It sounds interesting. Are Welsh people fond of music?

A: Sure, (5) _____________________________________________________________________

B: Why?

A: (6) __________________________________________________________________________

B: Awesome. I think your group’s presentation will be very interesting.

ex1 . rewrite the sentences with such....... that

1.the room is so untidy that it took us one hour to clean it

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2. the man is so fool that no one took any notice of him

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3. the flims so long that they can't broadcast it one night

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4. the books are so interesting that we have read them many times

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5. the news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it

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6. the food was so hot that it turned my tongue

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7. the boys is so fat that everyone calls him suffy

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Bài 1: Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. A snail is slower than a crab.

2. They are fond of using computers for leisure activities.

3. They began cooperating with each other 5 years ago.

4. She often wrote letters to her grandparents when she was small.

Bài 2: Read the passage, then do the tasks below. Task A. Choose TRUE or FALSE

Pizza is a traditional Italian dish. It’s popular in Italy but around the world. Naples, a city in southern Italy, is believed to be the birthplace of pizza. It’s well-known for the most delicious pizza anywhere. The first pizzeria was built in Naples in 1830 at Port’Alba. The ancestor of the modern pizza is the simple flat bread. It’s the food of the poor. The truly modern pizza we eat today starts with the Margherita pizza. In 1889, Queen Margherita went on a trip to Naples. She heard about pizza and asked to try it. Don Raffaele Esposito, the most famous pizza maker, was asked to prepare it. He prepared two traditional and one new type of pizza, but the Queen liked the new one topped with tomatoes, Mozzarella cheese and fresh basil the best. She thought that the colours of this pizza represented the colours of Italian flag-red, white, and green. This pizza was then called ‘Margherita’. 1. At first, pizza was a dish for the King and Queen. True False 2. Naples is considered the place where pizza was born True False 3. Margherita was one of the two traditional types of pizza that were presented for the Queen. True False 4. Don Raffaele Esposito was the most famous pizza maker in Naples. True False 1. The _______ on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting. imtes goods products shows 2. There are no high buildings to block _________ in our village. view a view some view the view 3. An old woman was __________ the goats up the mountain side. riding taking herding running 4.To start the party, they ______ champagne all over the table. invaded obliged commanded sprayed

souvenirs, snowy, island, accommodation, shore, hotel, high, low, lava, tour

1. Hawaii is a beautiful..............of Oahu, the USA

2. I bought a lot of.........in Hawaii for my friends

3. We're going to Thailand on a...........We're coming to several cities and visiting a lot of pagoda there

4. It was interesting to see the.......pouring out when we flew overhead

5. It is always ............in winter in Chicago. The temperature is -20oC

6. If you travel on a tour , your...........is inclued in te ticket price

7. Chicago is situated right on the...........of Lake Michigan

8. You should be careful when you go to the desert. The temperature is very.........at daytime but it is very.........at night

(Lười lm bài quá mong ae giải giùm.)

Complete each sentence with and, but, so, or, moreover, however, therefore, or otherwise.

1. There are many learning English websites; … , some of them aren’t free

2. I like to read, … my grammar is always on-point.

3. I hope you’re feeling better … will be back at college soon.

4. Engineering is an interesting career. …, you have to be good at maths.

5. To be a doctor you have to study biology, … chemistry is also important.

Find the suitable word (s) to complete the sentences.

(Tìm 1 từ thích hợp để hoàn thành câu)

1. A: “How is your summer camp?” – B: “...................... I made a lot of new friends.”

2. A: “What do you like about it?” – B:” It’s hard ............say. Everything is interesting.”

3. A:”Your English has improved a lot.” – B: “ .................... I use English every day with native speakers”

4. I find it difficult to understand the native speakers first. .................it’s because of their ..................

5. I am looking .................to hearing from you then.