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UNIT 1. LOCAL COMMUNITY A. PHONETICS I. Say the words out loud, then put them into the correct columns according to the sounds they contain. family health hospital garbage chat men attraction match helper collector park harm heart electrician wrap March remember guess pack spa marry calm centre cat /æ/ /ɑː/ /e/ II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. cattle b. cart c. bad d. man 2. a. artisan b. garbage c. handicraft d. car 3. a. electrician b. delivery c. preserve d. technique 4. a. pottery b. merry c. bed d. remember 5. a. carry b. cake c. bacon d. nation 6. a. advance b. absent c. actually d. access 7. a. agency b. merry c. allergy d. hunger 8. a. arrow b. athlete c. attract d. art 9. a. effect b. electricity c. employee d. energy 10. a. entrance b. national c. apply d. area
B. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR I. Match the word with its definition. 1. artisan a. a product that is made by hand rather than by using a machine 2. workshop b. the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose 3. original c. a person who does skilled work, making things with their hands 4. handicraft d. all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. 5. facilities e. a sweet or pleasant smell 6. fragrance f. a room or building where things are made using tools or machines 7. community g. a product that is extremely good in a particular place 8. speciality h. existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something Your answers: 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ II. Complete the sentences with the words in port I. Use the plural form if necessary. 1. The presence of this tree guarantees sweet ______________ all the time. 2. One ______________ is a dish made of goose, kidney beans and other vegetables. 3. Dough is kneaded and then molded into little cute animals by this ______________. 4. It doesn’t matter what you do for your ______________. Any involvement is good! 5. A(n) ______________ print is created by the hand of the artist. 6. Tourists to the village often buy traditional ______________ as souvenirs or gifts. 7. Many local crafts people produce their goods from small ______________ in their homes. 8. The school has excellent sports ______________, including a gym, dance studio, Olympic sized pool and professional cricket pitch. III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. 1. A(n) ’s ______________ duties are to pick up trash and transport it to a landfill or recycling centre. a. garbage collector b. electrician c. artisan d. delivery person 2. Thanh Ha ______________ is made of brown clay taken from the Thu Bon River. a. speciality b. craft c. pottery d. stuff
9. My father is an electrician. He ______________ and maintains the electrical systems of our house. 10. Please ______________ me to buy some traditional products as souvenirs for my friends. V. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb to form a phrasal verb. 1. In this programme, people can learn how to take care ______________ wounded animals. 2. My brother’s old textbooks are often handed ______________ to me. 3. The scenery reminded me ______________ the beautiful beaches in my home town. 4. The friendly local people helped us when our car broke ______________ yesterday. 5. The local authority has strict regulations to prevent running ______________ their natural resources. 6. She is used to dealing ______________ all kinds of people in her job. 7. Annie will get ______________ the other kids in the summer camp as she’s very outgoing. 8. The holiday was over, and we came ______________ from our home town 2 days ago. 9. I’m looking ______________ to the reunion with my family in Vietnam. 10. These traditional stories have been passed ______________ from parent to child over many generations. VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital. 1. Local people can earn their livings by providing tourists with necessary services. (LIVE) Local people can 2. That man has a friendly relationship with the owner of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (GETS) That man 3. Please visit our website to get more information about our products. (FIND) Please visit our website to 4. There is no oil and gas left on Earth. (RUN) The Earth has 5. The council had to cancel the football match because of the storm. (CALL) The council 6. We spent the whole afternoon exploring this small fishing village. (LOOKING) We spent the whole afternoon 7. I will return to Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer. (COME) I