Ôn tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Global success) - Unit 10: Communication in the future - Năm học 2023-2024

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1. UNIT 10. COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE A. VOCABULARY Part of No. Word Pronunciation Meaning speech 1 automatically adv /ˌɔːtəˈmổtɪkli/ tự động 2 attach v /əˈtổtʃ/ đớnh kốm attachment n /əˈtổtʃmənt/ tệp đớnh kốm 3 barrier n /ˈbổrɪər/ rào cản 4 break down v /breɪk daʊn/ thất bại, hỏng húc 5 body language n /ˈbɒdi lổŋɡwɪdʒ/ ngụn ngữ cơ thể 6 communicate v /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ giao tiếp communication n /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪʃn/ việc giao tiếp 7 code n /kəʊd/ mật mó 8 content n /ˈkɒntent/ nội dung 9 cyberworld n /ˈsaɪbə wɜːrld / thế giới số 10 digital camera n, phr / ˌdɪdʒɪtl ˈkổmrə/ mỏy ỏnh (kỹ thuật) số 11 discuss v /dɪˈskʌs/ thảo luận discussion n /dɪˈskʌʃn/ cuộc thảo luận 12 express v /ɪk'spres/ thể hiện, biểu hiện, bày tỏ expression n /ɪkspreʃn/ sự biểu hiện, sự thể hiện 13 effective adj /ɪfektɪv/ hiệu quả effectively adv /ɪ'fektɪvlɪ/ một cỏch hiệu quả 14 face-to-face adv /,feɪs tə 'feɪs/ trực tiếp (mặt đối mặt) 15 formal adj /ˈfɔːrml/ trang trọng, chớnh thức informal adj /ɪnˈfɔːrml/ thõn mật, khụng trang trọng 16 get through = reach v, phr /get θruː/ = /ri:tʃ/ nối mỏy được, gọi được 17 /ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/ GPS device n thiết bị định vị dɪ'vaɪs/
2. 18 instant adj /ˈɪnstənt/ ngay lập tức 19 interact v /ˌɪntərˈổkt/ tương tỏc interactive adj /ˌɪntərˈổktɪv/ mang tớnh tương tỏc interaction n /ˌɪntərˈổkʃn/ sự tương tỏc 20 keep in touch with v, phr /ki:p ɪn tʌtʃ wɪð/ giữ liờn lạc với 21 landline telephone n, phr /ˈlổndlaɪn ˈtelɪfəʊn/ điện thoại cố định 22 lack v /lổk/ thiếu 23 multimedia n /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdiə/ đa phương tiện 24 meaningful adj /ˈmiːnɪŋfl/ cú ý nghĩa 25 network signal n, phr /ˈnetwɜːk ˈsɪɡnəl/ tớn hiệu mạng 26 netiquette n /ˈnetɪkət/ nghi thức mạng 27 pay attention to v, phr / peɪ əˈtenʃn tu:/ chỳ ý vào 28 show up = arrive v / ʃəʊ ʌp /= /əˈraɪv/ đến, xuất hiện 29 sign n /saɪn/ tớn hiệu, ỏm hiệu 30 social media n, phr /ˌsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə/ phương tiện truyền thụng xó hội 31 telepathy n /təˈlepəθi/ thần giao cỏch cảm 32 transmit v /trổnzˈmɪt/ truyền tải transmission n /trổnzˈmɪʃn/ sự truyền dẫn 33 translate v /trổnzˈleɪt/ dịch 34 visible adj /ˈvɪzəbl/ cú thể nhỡn thấy 35 verbal adj /ˈvɜːrbl/ dựng lời núi non-verbal adj /ˌnɒn ˈvɜːbl/ khụng dựng lời núi B. STRESS Stress in words ending in -ese and -ee Rule Example -ese Danh từ kết thỳc bằng -ese (chỉ ngụn ngữ, quốc tịch) luụn Vietna’mese được nhấn trọng õm vào chớnh nú. -ee Danh từ kết thỳc bằng -ee (chỉ người, nghề nghiệp) luụn Refu’gee được nhấn trọng õm vào chớnh nú.
3. C. GRAMMAR 1. Prepositions (Giới từ) - Giới từ là một từ hoặc cụm từ được sử dụng trước danh từ/ đại từ để chỉ nơi chốn, vị trớ, thời gian/ cỏch thức. - Giới từ đứng sau TO BE, trước DANH TỪ; sau ĐỘNG TỪ hoặc sau TÍNH TỪ. * Prepositions of time (Giới từ chỉ thời gian) at (lỳc, vào lỳc) + thời gian trong E.g. on Wednesday, on 15 Aprilth, on 20th July Khụng dựng ngày và vào những ngày lễ 1992, on Christmas day, on Friday morning, cỏc giới từ in, on my birthday on, at trước on (vào) + ngày, ngày thỏng, ngày E.g. in 1998, in September, in March 1999, in every, last, thỏng năm và cỏc ngày cụ thể the winter, in the 21st century next, this, in (trong, vào) + thỏng năm mựa E.g. after lunch tomorrow, thế kỷ và cỏc buổi trong ngày yesterday (ngoại trừ at night) after (sau, sau khi) E.g. the day before yesterday before (trước, trước khi) E.g. between Monday and Friday between (giữa hai khoảng thời E.g. for 20 minutes gian) for (trong khoảng thời gian) E.g. since 1982 since (từ, từ khi) E.g. He slept from 8 a.m. till/ until 3 p.m. till/ until (đến, cho đến khi) E.g. Up to now she’s been quiet. up to (đến, cho đến) E.g. on Wednesday, on 15 Aprilth, on 20th July 1992, on Christmas day, on Friday morning, on my birthday * Prepositions of place (Giới từ chỉ nơi chốn) - Giới từ chỉ nơi chốn là những từ thường đi kốm với những danh từ chỉ nơi chốn, địa điểm, vị trớ để miờu tả hoặc xỏc định vị trớ của chủ ngữ trong cỏc hoàn cảnh cụ thể. In (trong, ở) In + vũ trụ, thành phố, thị trấn, quốc E.g. in space; in Ha Noi; in Viet Nam + Khụng gian khỏi gia quỏt In + khoảng khụng gian E.g. in a row; in the room
4. In + phương hướng E.g. in the South/East/ West/ North In + ụ tụ E.g. in a car; in a taxi On (trờn) On + vị trớ trờn bề mặt, vị trớ E.g. on the chair, on the left, on the + Khụng gian cụ table thể On + tờn đường phố, tầng E.g. on Nguyen Trai Street; on the second floor On + phương tiện đi lại (trừ car, taxi, E.g. on the bus helicopter) At (tại) At + địa chỉ cụ thể E.g. at 128 Luong The Vinh Street + Địa điểm cụ thể At + nơi làm việc/ học tập/ email E.g. at school In front of E.g. I am standing in front of his school. (phớa trước) Behind E.g. The cat is behind the ball. (phớa sau) Between E.g. She is standing between Jenny and Kevin. (ở giữa) Next to/ beside E.g. Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank. (bờn cạnh) Above/ over E.g. This mountain is 500m above sea level. (ở trờn, cao hơn) Under/ below E.g. Your cat is under the chair. (ở dưới, thấp hơn) 2. Possessive adjectives and Possessive pronouns (Tớnh từ sở hữu và Đại từ sở hữu) Personal Pronouns Possessive Possessive (Đại từ nhõn xưng) adjectives Pronouns Subject Object (Tớnh từ (Đại từ (Chủ ngữ) (Tõn ngữ) sở hữu) sở hữu) Ngụi 1 Số ớt I me my mine (Núi) Số nhiều we us our ours Ngụi 2 Số ớt you you your yours
5. (Nghe) Số nhiều you you your yours Ngụi 3 he him his his (Được nhắc đến) Số ớt she her her hers it it its x Số nhiều they them their theirs Uses Possessive adjectives (Tớnh từ sở hữu) Possessive pronouns (Đại từ sở hữu) Luụn đi kốm theo sau là danh từ/cụm danh từ. Đứng một mỡnh. Làm chủ ngữ/tõn ngữ. Làm chủ ngữ/tõn ngữ. Khi chia động từ khụng chia theo tớnh từ sở hữu, Dựng để thay thế cho cỏc danh từ đó được nhắc chia theo danh từ phớa sau. đến. E.g. This is my house. E.g. This is my house. That is yours. D. PRACTICE A. PHONETICS I. Fill in the blanks with ese or ee to complete the sentences. 1. The Malt___ lira is the currency of Malta. 2. Attending such meetings as an invit___ is a waste of time. 3. Solar power could rapidly improve the daily lives of the Senegal___. 4. This message is intended solely for the named address___. 5. A good advisor asks good questions to know the goals of the ad vis___. 6. They appointed a trust___ to take control of the company. 7. We would like to study this scheme further with the Sudan___ government. 8. Sunday is the most important day in a week for the Congol___. 9. His brother lived with him and was his principal legat___. 10. What questions will an interviewer usually ask an interview___? II. Mark the stress in the words. 1. Bhutanese 2. agree 3. degree 4. Vietnamese 5. trainee 6. Chinese 7. guarantee 8. Portuguese 9. referee 10. awardee 11. Japanese 12. Nepalese 13. devotee 14. disagree 15. absentee
6. 16. refugee 17. Taiwanese 18. adoptee 19. Lebanese 20. attendee B. VOCABULARY I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. video conference tablets emojis webcam internet connection telepathy machine translation face-to-face social media holography 1. I have a laptop and it comes with an 8-megapixel ___ and microphone built-in. 2. I can quickly and easily translate my content using a ___ tool. 3. With ___, people communicate entirely in the mind without saying anything. 4. When a(n) ___ is held for informal purposes, it is called a video call or video chat. 5. Is your ___ strong enough for you to be able to attend online classes? 6. Most ___ are smaller and lighter than laptop computers, making them easy to manage and carry around. 7. Today, ___ and emoticons are used to convey tone and other emotions through texting, online chat, and social media apps. 8. Facebook is the biggest ___ site, with some billion people using it every month. 9. ___ learning methods usually only involve traditional learning materials such as textbooks and lecture notes. 10. ___ is the science and technology of making a three-dimensional image of an object using the special light from a laser. II. Choose the better option to complete the sentences. 1. Today, there are a few ways to read (voice / text) messages without the phone. 2. The days of sending a hand-written (email / letter) with a stamp affixed to it are gone. 3. If you want to make a (group / private) call with this app, you need to invite at least three participants. 4. People are relying on the Internet to get news rather than buying traditional (social network / printed newspaper). 5. His (smartphone / telephone) is equipped with a 200MP camera that can capture videos in 8K resolution. 6. Does your phone camera (zoom / hold) in when you switch from photo to video mode?
7. 7. YouTube Shorts will be available and watched on smart (television / radio) models, game consoles, and streaming devices. 8. With training, (pigeons / holography) can carry up to 75g on their backs, and they have been used for communication for a long time in China. 9. An alternative to a regular keyboard, a (real / virtual) keyboard is a software-based keyboard used with touch screen devices. 10. A (video conference / face-to-face meeting) gives you real activities such as entering the room, shaking hands, etc. that electronic communication can’t provide. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. My grandpa still have a ___ with a curly cord, letters and numbers on physical dial ring. A. smartphone B. tablet C. webcam D. telephone 2. When I make a ___ to my mother with my smartphone, I can see her on the phone screen. A. text message B. phone call C. video call D. voice call 3. At the current time, humans do not have the ___ capacity to communicate by thought. A. telepathy B. holography C. telephone D. face-to-face 4. While machine translation has improved significantly, it still can’t match the accuracy of a(n) ___ translator. A. human B. computer C. robot D. Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5. Kazuha’s parents are Japanese, so her ___ is Japanese. A. second language B. mother tongue C. foreign language D. multimedia 6. Students can call or ___ the school for information about the academic year. A. blog B. post C. email D. code 7. A(n) ___ is one where all the participants are physically in the same place. A. video conference B. online discussion C. social media D. face-to-face meeting 8. ___ is small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc. A. Voice B. Text C. Word D. Emoji 9. The school has a variety of internal ___ such as message boards, blogs and newsletters. A. social network B. communication channels C. modern devices D. technologies 10. A ___ refers to an obstacle in communications between different languages or dialects.
8. A. language barrier B. body language C. communication failure D. cultural difference IV. Write the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. Social media is an important means of ___ in many countries nowadays. (communicate) 2. My friend sent me all the ___ in her address book by mistake. (contact) 3. This application’s features include video ___ and live streaming that’s secure and easy to use. (conference) 4. Students should learn to engage with others in an international school even if they experience cultural ___. (differ) 5. Today, the Internet ___ people from all over the world. (connection) 6. Information technologies have been applied to produce ___ educational programs. (interact) 7. When communicating, a ___ transmits information through a communication channel to a receiver. (send) 8. ___ advances in computing and telecommunications make our life more convenient. (technology) 9. The secretary said that she would email the report to her director as an ___. (attach) 10. They had contacted by ___ each other for six months before they actually met. (email) C. GRAMMAR I. Fill in the blanks with mine, yours, his, hers, ours, or theirs. 1. We paid for this computer together, so it’s ___. 2. She bought that laptop from me. It’s not ___ anymore. 3. The kids didn’t break that window. The fault wasn’t ___. 4. That man is annoying everyone! Both him and that girlfriend of ___. 5. My mother accidentally took my father’s seat, so he took ___. 6. You can’t just take my tablet whenever you want to. It’s ___! 7. These aren’t Minh and Kim’s siblings. ___have black hair. 8. My brother found his clothes but my sister couldn’t find ___. 9. We love to collect coins whenever we travel abroad. It’s a hobby of ___. 10. You can use Skype or you can install another app. The choice is ___.
9. II. Rewrite the sentences. Use possessive pronouns. Ex: That bike belongs to me. That bike is mine. 1. That dictionary belongs to them. ___ 2. That pencil belongs to me. ___ 3. This computer belongs to us. ___ 4. This mail account belongs to him. ___ 5. This room belongs to me and my brother. ___ 6. That car belongs to that man. ___ 7. These bags belong to those women. ___ 8. This gift belongs to you. ___ 9. This phone belongs to my aunt. ___ 10. This app belongs to those companies. ___ III. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks. 1. That’s ___ (our/ ours) phone line, not theirs. 2. A friend of ___ (our/ ours) is calling. 3. A friend of ___ (her/ hers) mother’s called. 4. That’s not ___ (my/ mine) book. It’s your student’s. 5. I don’t like ___ (their/ theirs) way of greeting. 6. Mr. Dawson is ___ (our/ ours) family doctor. 7. Is Michael one of ___ (your/ yours) new friends? 8. That’s not my fault. It’s ___ (yours/ your).
10. 9. Your laptop is new, while ___ (my/ mine) is old. 10. Does my computer run more slowly than ___ (their/ theirs)? IV. Choose the correct preposition of place to complete the sentences. 1. Look at the picture (above/ on) the wall. 2. Who is your sister (at/ in) this picture? 3. She waited (at/ by) the corner of the street. 4. The book is (beside/ in) the lamp on the desk. 5. The fish are swimming (between/ under) the water. 6. Your little cat is sleeping (on/ in) the basket. 7. The flight (between/ from) Ha Noi to Da Nang was delayed. 8. They were sitting (by/ on) the fire and and singing. 9. The restaurant is (over/ between) a school and a bank. 10. Da Lat is located 1,500 meters (above/ at) sea level. V. Choose the correct preposition of time to complete the sentences. 1. They had a big party (on/ in) their anniversary. 2. It rained cats and dogs (since/ for) two hours last night. 3. Wait here. I’ll be back (at/ in) ten minutes. 4. He should return (on/ by) the end of July. 5. We always go to church (on/ at) Christmas. 6. Did they invent the Internet (in/ for) the 1960s? 7. I’m calling to confirm the meeting (by/ on) May 15. 8. We were waiting for you (for/ at) an hour. 9. They don’t talk to each other (in/ during) meals. 10. I can complete the report (by/ on) 4 pm. At 4 pm it will be finished. VI. Fill in the blanks with at, in or on. 1. It’s inconvenient to call someone ___ midnight. 2. Was the Internet developed ___ the 1970s? 3. The conference starts ___ 8:30 tomorrow morning. 4. Do people really need more sleep ___ winter? 5. I think saying goodnight ___ the early morning is weird. 6. Why do I have to send cards ___ Christmas?
11. 7. It’s a tradition to sing Auld Lang Syne ___ New Year’s Eve. 8. ___ the first day of class, the students usually feel excited. 9. May you enjoy the company of your family ___ Thanksgiving. 10. Girls are more likely to check their social media ___ night. VII. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. I left a message ___ your answering machine. A. in B. on C. above D. at 2. The post office is ___ the bus stop. A. under B. in C. opposite D. Between 3. The second floor is ___ the third floor. A. at B. in C. on D. under 4. This corrective lens causes big eyes ___ your glasses. A. behind B. in front of C. between D. under 5. On her arrival ___ the airport, she called me. A. on B. opposite C. next to D. at 6. One of the differences ___ smartphones and tablets is their size. A. in B. between C. on D. behind 7. There is an interesting programme ___ television tonight. A. in B. next to C. on D. at 8. I’ll meet you ___ the supermarket ___ the fountain. A. at - next to B. at – between C. behind – on D. in front of – in 9. Their family photographs are displayed ___ the wall. A. above B. under C. in D. on 10. She arrived ___ London ___ March 2023. A. at – on B. in – in C. at – at D. on – in VIII. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 1. She came to me to complain about her brother, but it’s not a problem of me. A. She B. me C. her brother D. a problem of me 2. You research on future communication is good, but I like hers a lot more. A. You research B. is C. hers D. more 3. I think that my knowledge of information technology is deeper than him.
12. A. my B. of C. deeper D. him 4. It’s noisy because there is a group of a dozen people on the table next to ours. A. noisy B. is C. on D. next to 5. I’ve seen Alexandre using that new tablet several times, but I don’t think it’s him. A. I’ve seen B. using C. but D. him 6. Is the issue your audience and you are discussing worth your time and their? A. Is B. your audience and you C. discussing D. their 7. In 2000, Adam posted the first vlog video in his blog for his friends to view. A. In B. posted C. in D. for his 8. My sister worked as a waitress since six months to save money for her medical study. A. as B. since C. to D. her 9. Tablets are widely used as a portable device while a laptop usually requires their own bag. A. are widely used B. while C. usually requires D. their own 10. Social media platforms allow people to create a friend list of people who can see you updates. A. Social media B. allow C. a friend list of people D. you D. SPEAKING I. Match the sentences. 1. He sent me a bouquet of flowers to say a. Yes, they agreed and promised to come. sorry. 2. Could you help me to fix the connection b. No, I can’t. How about you? error? 3. I don’t know why my phone didn’t receive c. Let’s me try another call. your call. 4. What happened? I couldn’t call you last d. Yes, three-dimensional images and videos look night. so real and attractive. 5. I think holography will come true someday. e. Yes. Wait a moment! 6. Have you ever heard of telepathy? f. So did you forgive him? 7. Did they accept your invitation? g. I couldn’t call you either. 8. I like watching 3D films. They are amazing! h. Now they are rarely used. 9. Can you communicate by codes? i. Yes, I have. It’s a means of future
13. communication. 10. People can only send snail mails in the j. But what is holography? past. Answer: 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- II. Rearrange the sentences to make a conversation. ___ Do you mean we should keep US away from the Internet and social media? ___ You’re right. Being addicted to these kinds of things is not good at all. ___ Hold on. The Internet and social media also have negative side and we are easy to be affected by the incorrect information. Do you think so? ___ Yes, I do. It’s hard to know what is right or wrong on the Internet. We must protect ourselves from false information. _1_ Look at those people! They are all holding a phone. ___ But they should talk instead of looking at the phone screen. ___ Oh, that’s not strange. I see it every day. Some people sit together in a coffee shop doing nothing but using a smartphone. ___ No, I don’t. I mean we need to use them wisely. We should ask for help and direction if we’re not sure about something. And we mustn’t be addicted to the virtual life. ___ Well, they are actually communicating with each other via social media applications. The Internet provides a huge source of information in all aspects of life. The Internet and social media not only allow E. READING I. Read the passage and answer the questions. Imagine living in a world in which verbal communication is no longer required, a society in which telepathy is the norm, where people would be able to “speak” to each other using only their thoughts. Scientists have long been contemplating the possibilities of brain-to-brain communication in humans, and it appears as though their dreams could become a reality within the next year or so. Such a system would be made possible via major advances in the technology that have been achieved via recent trials involving animals.
14. Recently, the research has focused on humans. In one study, researchers placed two people in separate rooms and gave them the task of playing a game of 20 questions on a computer using only their minds. They transmitted “yes” or “no” answers with the help of an EEG cap, which tracked the brain activity of one person and triggered an electrical current in the other person’s brain. One day, we could attempt to take it up another level in order to detect individual thought processes. These thoughts could be transmitted to another person, influencing the decisions they make. 1. Do people use verbal communication at the current time? ___ 2. What would people be able to do with telepathy? ___ 3. What subject did scientists experiment brain-to-brain communication on first? ___ 4. What did two people in separate rooms do in the study? ___ 5. What does an EEG cap help people to do? ___ II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. Have you ever wondered (1) ___ the first humans communicated? Scientists do not know exactly when the first language was developed, (2) ___ they do know that humans have always had the ability to communicate. The first written types of communication were drawings, recorded on animal skins, cave walls, pottery or wood. These (3) ___ recorded details about daily life, such as hunting, religion and food. The earliest known cave paintings are (4) ___ 40,000 years ago. Even before that, though, people used jewellery, paint colours or beads to express meaning. The first written communication was in the (5) ___ of marks and symbols - recorded more than 9,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptians used symbols called hieroglyphs over 5,200 years ago. They (6) ___ their writing on stone or metal tablets, or papyrus, which is a paper made from plant fibres. The written Chinese language contains over 80,000 different symbols, although most people use about 5,000. Today, there are over 6,000 languages (7) ___ in the world. In Papua New Guinea alone, (8) ___ 800 languages are spoken.
15. 1. A. how B. why C. who D. where 2. A. so B. although C. and D. but 3. A. drawings B. types C. skins D. walls 4. A. to B. from C. in D. at 5. A. form B. means C. record D. method 6. A. saved B. memorized C. recorded D. remembered 7. A. told B. spoken C. said D. talked 8. A. for B. on C. over D. above F. WRITING I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. 1. their feelings / to express / add / to / emojis / their messages / Lots of people ___ 2. like / social networks / to meet / on / than face to face / rather / Some teenagers ___ 3. will / Do / a lot / you / in / change / smartphones / think that / the near future? ___ 4. being there in person / You / attend / with your 3D image / a meeting / instead of / can ___ 5. people communicate / will / By 2050,/ the way / with each other / be / from now / different ___ 6. a long time / Many people / while others / take / to respond / reply to / messages instantly ___ 7. be able to / Smartphones / will / their battery automatically / are / charge / at home / when we ___ 8. learning English / Can / overcome / help / you / when / the language barrier / living abroad? ___ II. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 1. Why don’t we learn some basic sign language now? Let’s 2. She’s willing to work late to complete the task.
16. She doesn’t mind 3. It’s necessary for him to book an appointment with the dentist. He needs 4. Could I have your name and your phone number please? I’d like 5. If you use this word too often, your text will become repetitive. Don’t use 6. Jack didn’t tell Jane his feelings because he was too shy. Jack was 7. Buying some flowers to congratulate her is a good idea. We should 8. Would you like to join in this online learning group? Are you interested A. Pronunciation I. Choose one word (A, B, C, or D) whose stress pattern is different from the others. 1. A. trainee B. between C. Chinese D. seafood 2. A. engineer B. wonderful C. refugee D. referee 3. A. Vietnamese B. guarantee C. Bhutanese D. committee 4. A. degree B. obese C. coffee D. Maltese 5. A. employee B. Japanese C. Taiwanese D. absentee II. Say the sentences aloud, paying attention to the stress of the underlined words. 1. The coach disagreed with the referee at the game yesterday. 2. He was the first Lebanese ever to be a Maths Olympiad awardee. 3. Last year, I was a trainee at a Japanese company. 4. The chairman of our school social media committee is a Portuguese student. 5. The Vietnamese model got a degree in fashion design from London. B. Vocabulary & Grammar I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. 1. Please leave a ___ on my phone if you are unable to reach me.
17. A. message B. call C. letter D. note 2. Many people think ___ will replace human translators in the future. A. voice messages B. translation machines C. dictionaries D. emojis 3. Parents should pay due attention to their children’s use of ___. A. social networking sites B. real time C. telepathy D. holography 4. We made a(n) ___ to discuss our project. A. group call B. social network C. emoji D. family member 5. I think there will be no language ___ in the future. People will speak a common language. A. use B. development C. skin D. barrier 6. She sent me a(n) ___ message to ask about the homework. A. warning B. heartfelt C. instant D. strong 7. If ___ becomes popular in the future, it will save communicators a lot of travelling time and money. A. private messaging B. holography C. language barrier D. translation 8. Video conferencing is a technology that allows ___ communication. A. private B. social C. real-time D. smartphone II. Choose the option which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined phrase in each sentence. 1. Hold on! I think this isn’t the right road. Let’s turn back. A. Continue! B. Move back! C. Keep to the right! D. Wait! 2. She can do telepathy? You’re kidding! It’s impossible. A. I don’t believe it. B. You’re a kid. C. She can do telepathy. D. It doesn’t work. 3. Learning to speak English is not a piece of cake. It requires lots of practice and hard work. A. delicious B. easy C. fun D. hard 4. The picture is so large that it doesn’t fit the computer screen. Can you zoom out of it? A. make it smaller B. make it bigger C. make it sharper D. make it stronger 5. Lan: Kien is in a bad mood today.
18. Jack: That’s exactly what I feel. He got angry with me for nothing this morning. A. What do you mean? B. Can you repeat it? C. He said that to me this morning. D. I completely agree with you. III. Complete the text with the words and phrases from the box. hours face to face instant messages person convenient social networking sites How do young people communicate today? Nowadays, teenagers seem to communicate with their peers more on electronic devices than in (1) ___. They chat with their friends using messaging applications and (2) ___. They chat about almost everything, from homework and games to music trends. Their conversations tend to be short but can last for (3) ___. Many teenagers prefer this way of communicating to talking (4) ___. They say that it is more (5) ___, and they can do many things while chatting. They may be exchanging (6) ___ with several friends and playing their favorite games at the same time. IV. Circle the correct preposition in each sentence. 1. We arrived (at / on / in) New York earlier than we expected. 2. Be careful! There’s a piece of glass (on/under/in front of) the grass. 3. Jane’s classmates held a birthday party for her (on/ at /for) a bubble tea shop. 4. Many people chat (in / by / for) hours on the Internet because it is free. 5. (By/ On/ For} 2030, smartphones will become supersmart and super thin. 6. The man sitting (next to / from /along) me on the plane said that he could do telepathy. 7. I think robot carrier pigeons will become popular (on/in/at) twenty years’ time. 8. Lan’s house is (opposite/by/next to) mine, just across the street. V. Circle a mistake in each sentence below. 1. I will be in the countryside on two weeks this summer holiday. A. in B. on C. this 2. The video conference starts at 10:15 a.m. Please be ready by 10:10 a.m. so that it can start for time. A. at B. by C. for 3. Let’s meet for coffee by Wednesday afternoon. I'll be busy in the morning. A. for B. by C. in 4. After starting the test, the teacher asked us to remove our phones from the test room.
19. A. After B. to C. from 5. A friend of my got a virtual reality device as a birthday gift. A. my B. a C. as 6. I always bring a charger because my smartphone’s battery doesn’t last in long. A. always B. my C. in 7. Two of Ron’s brothers are twins, and they study at the same class at my school. A. Ron’s B. at C. at 8. Be quick, Lisa! We need to leave by a few minutes; otherwise, we’ll miss the train. A. Be B. by C. the C. Speaking I. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges. 1. A: Ms. Mai is an excellent teacher. Her lessons are always interesting. B: ___ A. I agree with Ms Mai. B. That’s exactly how I feel. 2. A: We’ll turn right at the traffic light and B: ___ A. Thank you for your help. B. Hold on. Google map says that we must turn left. 3. A: All groups must submit their school fair plan to me by Thursday so I can B: ___ A. Sorry for interrupting, but I think the deadline is Friday. B. The school fair is a good idea. 4. A: Nick is going to be the new class monitor next semester! B: ___ A. You’re excellent. Congratulations! B. You’re kidding. He’ll be in America then. 5. A: Is it hard to cook French food? B: ___ A. It’s not a piece of cake if you are an inexperienced cook.