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VIII)-Read the passage about Saint Chu Dong Tu Festival, and do the tasks that follow.
Saint Chu Dong Tu Festival
Saint Chu Dong Tu is one of the four immortal gods in Viet Nam. It is a popular religious festival celebrating Godfather Chu Dong Tu, who discovered culture, conquered marsh, and developed agriculture and trade in the Vietnamese society. The festival is a joyful occasion, including several events such as a procession, religious ceremonies, feasting, music and dance and children’s games. The procession includes musical bands, and eight weapons for ornaments and big pots. They sit on tens of boats, rowing to the middle of the river, scooping water into the pots and coming back to bathe the statue. After the purifying ceremony, you will be treated with various forms of entertainment like wrestling, fighting with sticks, human chess, traditional and religious dances and cheo traditional music.



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

Answer		A	B
______	62.	immortal (adj)	A. an area of soft wet land
______	63.	marsh (n)	B. living and lasting for ever
______	64.	joyful (adj)	C. a form of chess in which people take the place of
			pieces
______	65. human chess		D. very happy

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

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66.	People in Viet Nam always commemorate Saint Chu Dong Tu			
	throughout the history.
67.	People worship Saint Chu Dong Tu to show their gratitude for what he			
	did to the Vietnamese society in early times.
68.	There are many cultural and entertaining events during the festival.			
69.	We can enjoy the atmosphere of traditional music and dances before			
	the opening ceremony.

IX)-Connect each pair of sentences, using the conjunction or conjunctive adverb given in brackets.

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   Lion dances are held when opening a new company, or commencing an activity. These dances are believed to bring good luck and prosperity and drive away evil.
   

(because)

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   You come and visit a Chinese family. You should bear in mind not to give an odd
   

number of presents. Odd numbers are considered unlucky in China. (if, because)

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   The weather in India is rather hot all year round. You shouldn't wear shorts or
   

sleeveless shirts when visiting a pagoda. (but)

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   Lim Festival is the festival of “Quan Ho” singing. It is also space for various folk
   

games. (moreover)

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   People believe that the first person who visits their home during Tet holiday may bring them welfare for the whole year. The person who sweeps the floor on the first
   

three days of this festive occasion might sweep away the wealth. (however)

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X)-Make sentences about folk dances of Apsara dance, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.

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   Apsara dance/ a form/ Cambodian classical dance.
   

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   It/ known/ Cambodian Royal Ballet.
   

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   The Apsara performed/ a woman/ a traditional dress.
   

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   The dance/ use/ gestures/ tell myths/ or religious stories.
   

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   It/ have/ a soft movement/ loudly traditional Khmer music/ during its performance.
   

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   Apsara dance/ not require/ physical ability/ but/ it/ require/ smooth movement.
   

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UNIT 7: POLLUTION



A. PHONETICES
I)-Write the words from the box in the correct part of the table, according to the stress pattern.

scenic	economic	terrific	Arabic	kinetic	linguistic
sonic	supersonic	statistic	cosmetic	aerobic	symbolic
fantastic	systematic	phonetic	emphatic	sympatheti	automatic
				c
historic	comic	heroic	specific	scientific	mechanic
republic	romantic	microscopi	magic	fabric	oceanic
		c
arithmetic	traffic	elastic	ceramic	aquatic	geographic
energetic	botanical	classical	typical	logical	numerical
political	tropical	vertical	practical	critical	mythical

Oo ____________________________________________________________
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Ooo ____________________________________________________________
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oOo ____________________________________________________________
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oOoo ____________________________________________________________

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ooOo ____________________________________________________________
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II)-Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Then practise saying them aloud.




aquatic heroic historical specific medical psychological dramatic chemicals

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   The Nhue River’s water has turned black with the ____________ discharged from factories.
   

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   The fascinating sky view offers us cultural and _____________ values.
   
1. 
   People from “cancer villages” should go for _____________ examination.
   
2. 
   Serious levels of water pollution poison _______________ life.
   
3. 
   Billboards should only be allowed to hang at roadside for a ______________
   

period time.

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   At the higher levels, noise pollution may lead to physical and _____________
   

damage.

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   The programme had a/an ______________ effect on the environment.
   
1. 
   The volunteers made a/an ______________ fight against pollution of the beach.
   

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I)-Match each type of pollution with its definition, writing the answer in each blank.

Answer	Types of pollution
_______	1.	Air pollution
_______	2.	Land pollution
_______	3.	Light pollution
_______	4.	Noise pollution
_______	5.	Thermal
		pollution
_______	6.	Visual pollution
_______	7.	Water pollution

Definitions

A. the increase of temperature caused by human activity

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   the contamination of any body of water, such as lakes, groundwater, oceans, etc.
   

C. the contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases

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   the release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment
   
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   the brightening of the night sky preventing us from seeing stars by improper lighting of communities.
   

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   the destruction of the earth’s surface caused by the misuse of resources and improper dumping of waste
   

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   anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby landscape
   

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_______ 8. Radioactive		H. any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying
	pollution	to humans and animals

II)-Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.

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   The soil becomes _______________ because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers. (contaminate)
   

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   _______________ waste spills can contaminate groundwater. (industry)
   
1. 
   In many developing countries, water pollution is usually a leading cause of
   

________________. (die)

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   ____________ elements have been found in both ground and underground water sources. (pollute)
   

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   Fish and many other animals are killed by ______________ in their habitat. (pollute)
   

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   Astronomers are concerned about light pollution because they have __________
   

in viewing activities in the sky and outer space. (difficult)

III)-Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets. You can make some changes.

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   There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution
   

happens. (leads to)

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   Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)
   

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   Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the waste
   

water is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so)

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   People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes
   

are extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health. (because)

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   Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)
   

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   Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in
   

the environment today. (so)

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IV)-People are worried about the greenhouse effect. Makes sentences in Conditional sentences type 1 with “If…, … will…”, using the cues given
the earth gets warmer

the sea gets warmer
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the ice at the North and South Poles melts
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the sea level rises
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there are floods in many parts of the world
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many people lose their homes

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   If the earth gets warmer, the sea will get warmer.
   
1. 
   If the sea gets warmer,
   
2. 
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