UNIT 6: COMMUNITY SERVICES
❶. LISTENING
Listen to the biography of Michael Phelps.
I. Listen and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Statements | True/ False |
| 1. Michael Phelps is a swimmer from the USA. |
|
| 2. He began swimming when he joined a local swimming team. |
|
| 3. He was the only one in his family to learn swimming. |
|
| 4. Phelps first took part in the Olympic Games 1996. |
|
| 5. Before Phelps, no American swimmer won so many Olympic medals. |
|
II. Listen again and fill in each blank with ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER.
6. Michael Phelps was born on __________, 1985.
7. Phelps dreamt of becoming an Olympic __________ when he saw American swimmers in the Games.
8. Phelps was the __________ American male swimmer to take part in the Olympic Games.
9. Phelps has won a total of ____________________ Olympic gold medals so far.
10. Phelps is considered one of the most __________ swimmers of all time.
❷. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. recycle B. library C. fly D. sky
2. A. post B. hospital C. plastic D. newspaper
3. A. southest B. throw C. another D. bathroom
4. A. definitions B. environment C. preposition D. welcome
5. A. charity B. program C. trash D. donation
6. A. around B. about C. country D. found
7. A. plants B. jars C. gardens D. throws
8. A. elephants B. protects C. handbooks D. cleans
9. A. foxes B. bottles C. clothes D. magazines
10. A. picked B. helped C. created D. laughed
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
11. A. station B. bottle C. reuse D. donate
12. A. wildlife B. protect C. purpose D. useful
13. A. charity B. hospital C. library D. recycle
14. A. recycling B. container C. newspaper D. direction
15. A. supermarket B. community C. environment D. imperative
❸. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. Kathy often __________ hopscotch with her friends.
A. goes B. plays C. enjoys D. does
2. Have you ever __________ rock climbing, Fed?
A. arrived B. been C. done D. gone
3. I usually play soccer with my Dad __________ Sunday afternoons.
A. on B. in C. at D. every
4. Cristiano Ronaldo won the World Football Player of the Year __________ three times.
A. Bonus B. Prize C. Reward D. Award
5. So far the sprinter has __________ 10 medals at 2 Olympic Games.
A. won B. winning C. win C. wins
6. Michael Jordan was born __________1963 in the USA.
A. for B. at C. in D. on
8. I'm not really into outdoor activities so I __________ go jogging
A. often B. usually C. rarely D. always
9. Kate: __________ goals did the player score during his career?
Bob: 1281.
A. How long B. When C. How often D. How many
10. How did Peter feel __________ he heard someone had broken into his house?
A. because B. when C. so D. and
11. I usually sit in the classroom at __________ time at school.
A. break B. cut C. interruption D. division
12. Tug of __________ is a common game among Vietnamese children.
A. struggle B. fight C. hit D. war
13. __________ morning exercise is good for health.
A. Getting B. Doing C. Making D. Using
14. The first modem Olympic Games took __________ in Athens in 1896.
A. site B. location C. place D. position
15. Pelé __________ 1,281 goals in his 22-year football career.
A. won B. got C. gained D. scored
16. I often __________ fishing with my father at the weekend.
A. do B. go C. play D. swim
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. Playing sports regularly can bring many health benefits.
A. frequently B. rarely C. sometimes D. randomly
18. What happened at the football match yesterday?
A. played B. occurred C. mattered D. came
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. My brother wants to become a professional swimmer, so he practices swimming every day.
A. lazy B. poor C. bad D. amateurish
20. Mary often wastes money in buying clothes that she just wears a few times.
A. spends B. pays C. saves D. makes
II. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
21. We (pick) __________ up trash near our house now.
22. I always (reuse) __________ old bottles in my garden and grow plants in them.
23. People (cut) __________down the Amazon rainforest at the moment. This is terrible.
24. What should we do to (save) __________ the Earth?
25. Students in my class (like) __________ to recycle their used note papers.
26. We can (protect) __________ ourselves from Covid-19 by staying at home.
27. We shouldn’t (throw) _________ away these old newspapers. We should (recycle) _________ them.
28. Do you often (collect) __________ old bottles to reuse them?
29. My brother and sister usually (help) __________ poor people in our neighborhood.
30. The teacher (teach) __________us the right ways of washing hands with soap now.
III. Supply the correct forms of the given words to complete the sentences.
31. Michael Jordan won __________ with his team. (CHAMPION)
32. Nguyen Quang Hai is playing for Vietnam's __________ football team. (NATION)
33. The spectators watched the __________ splashing the water. (SWIM)
34. Someone broke into his house and __________ the TV last night. (STEAL)
35. Kelvin is __________ and loves outdoor games. (ADVENTURE)