UNIT 9 - SOCIAL ISSUES -G11

A. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. alcohol B. awareness C. anxiety D. campaign
2. A. body B. poverty C. confident D. violent
3. A. offensive B. depression C. pressure D. expression
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. influence B. dangerous C. remember D. hesitate
5. A. sensitivity B. cyberbullying C. representative D. anti-bullying

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. Examples of ______________ can range from insults on instant messages to photos shared without
consent.
A. hurting B. frightening C. cyberbullying D. cyberterrorism
7. There is tremendous peer ______________ among teenagers to dress a certain way.
A. stress B. tension C. pressure D. reaction
8. She wrote a great piece about the relationship between weight loss contests and the detrimental effects
of body ______________.
A. shape B. shaming C. size D. weight
9. The problems of ______________, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.
A. happiness B. hopelessness C. honesty D. poverty
10. This week’s broadcast features a report on victims of domestic ______________.
A. violence B. war C. argument D. debate
11. Carol showed up for the meeting ______________ I asked her not to be there.
A. even though B. despite C. provided that D. because
12. I turned on the fan ______________ the room was hot.
A. due to B. despite C. even though D. because
13. The sky was grey and cloudy. ______________, we went to the beach.
A. Therefore B. However C. Even though D. In spite of
14. I ask Mary to run the office while I’m away ______________ I know I can depend on her.
A. unless B. since C. although D. therefore
15. ______________ Nancy is an honest person, I still wonder whether she’s telling the truth about the
incident.
A. In spite of B. Since C. Though D. In the event that
16. __________ we got lost driving into the city, we were late for the meeting.
A. Since B. Because of C. However D. For
17. Two of the factories in our small town have closed. __________, unemployment is high.
(ĐÁP ÁN SAI, ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG LÀ “THEREFORE” OR “AS A RESULT”
A. However B. Because C. So that D. Furthermore
18. John’s favourite show was on. He reach to turned on the TV __________ he could watch it.
A. because of B. therefore C. so that D. for
19. She bought the book __________ she had heard it was good.
A. due to B. because C. because of D. so
20. __________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.
A. Because B. Only if C. Even though D. If
21. __________ the post office was closed, I couldn’t mail my package.
A. Therefore B. Because of C. However D. Since
22. __________ I was dead tired, I walked all the way home.
A. Despite B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
23. Some English words have the same pronunciation __________ they are spelled differently, for
example, dear and deer.
A. unless B. even though C. since D. only if
24. Ms. Moore, the school counselor, had years of experience dealing with student problems.
__________, she is sometimes confronted by a problem that she cannot handle by herself.
A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. On the other hand
25. __________ excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. Moreover D. In addition to
26. The sky was grey and cloudy. _______ , we went to the beach.

A. Consequently B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. In spite of

27. Carol showed up for the meeting ____ I asked her not to be there.

A. even though B. despite C. provided that D. because

28. You must lend me the money for the trip. ________________ , I won't be able to go.

A. Consequently B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Although

29. The roles of men and women were not the same in ancient Greece. For example, men were both
participants and spectators in the ancient Olympics. Women, _______ ,were forbidden to attend or
participate.

A. Nevertheless B. on the other hand C. therefore D. otherwise

30. The windows were all left open. _________ , the room was a real mess after the windstorm.

A. Nevertheless B. However C. Consequently D. Otherwise

II. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. There are three extra words.
influence values example confidence
pressure experience result task
Pros of Peer Pressure
Peers help us to gain new experiences and information. We can learn many things from the
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_EXPERIENCE__ of people around us to make ourselves better. It can be copying someone’s
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_CONFIDENCE_____________, dressing style, or fitness. According to psychology, people perform
better when they have someone to support them. Sometimes members of a group motivate us to perform
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a(n) ___TASK___________ that we think we are not able to do.
All decisions we make have some direct or indirect 19 __INFLUENCE____________ on people. So,
when we are in a group of productive people, they will always give us advice that is useful to us. Friends
also create a good 20 ___EXAMPLE___________ when they frown upon bad behaviours and habits, and
share their positive values.
III. Complete the sentences with the words given.
campaign body shaming awareness social issue poverty
bullying cyberbullying alcohol peer pressure violence
1. The closure of the factory brought __POVERTY_________________ to the town.
2. Children of different ages see ____BULLYING_______________ or teasing differently.
3. There are many risks attached to social media sites, and ____CUBERBULLYING______ is one of
the largest risks.
4. Youth in the behavioural risk group were more likely to report negative __PEER
PRESSURE_________ than were youth in the optimal group.
5. This is the latest act of terrorism in a long-standing and bloody __CAMPAIGN_________________
of violence.
6. Ageing is simultaneously an academic problem, a pressing __SOCAIL ISSUE______________ and
an urgent personal concern.
7. ______BODY SHAMING_____________ is criticizing yourself or others because of some aspect of
physical appearance.
8. The programme makers reject the notion that seeing ___VIOLENCE________________ on television
has a harmful effect on children.
9. He is under doctor’s orders to cut down on fatty food and to drink no ___ALCOHOL_____________
for at least six months.
10. The campaign has certainly succeeded in raising public __AWARENESS______________ of the
issue.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.
accept influence report value hang out
lead hesitate colour bully stand up
1. Do you think he ___will color________________ his hair?
2. She was ___accepted________________ as a full member of the society.
3. I don’t know why he ____hangs out___________ with Phong because they’ve got nothing in
common.
4. Our survey indicates that one in four children is ___bullied________________ at school.
5. Some people believe your biorhythms can __influence_____________ your moods and behaviour.
6. I _value_______________ his friendship more than I can ever say.
7. It was brave of her to ___stand up________________ to those bullies.
8. Should you ever need anything, please don’t __hesitate_________________ to contact me.
9. Reducing speed limits has __led_________________ to fewer deaths on the motorways.
10. Doctors have ____reported___________ a 13% increase in the number of people with heart disease.

V. Complete the sentences with although or because.

1. I put on my sunglasses _____although______________ it was a dark, cloudy day.
2. I put on my sunglasses ____because_______________ the sun was bright.
3. ___although_________ she has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children.
4. ______because__________ she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food for her family.
5. Jack is going horseback riding with his friends this afternoon _____although___________ he’s afraid
of horses.
6. Jack is going horseback riding with his friends this afternoon ____because_________ he enjoys it.
7. I knew that I should get some sleep, but I just couldn't put my book down ___because___________ I
was really enjoying it.
8. I’m glad that my mother made me take piano lessons when I was a child
___although______________ I hated it at the time. Now, I play the piano every day.
9. Nam jumped into the river to rescue the little girl who was drowning _____although___________ he
wasn’t a good swimmer.
10. _____although_________ the flood damaged the bridge across the river, his family were able to
cross the river _____because___________ they had a boat.

VI. Complete the sentences with because/ because of/ although/ in spite of.

1. We delayed our trip_because of______ the bad weather.

2. Sue’s eyes were red__because_____ she had been crying.

3. My mother is always complaining__because of______ the untidiness of my room.

4. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink_because______ it’s polluted.

5. The trees were bent over___because of_____ the wind.

6. You can’t enter this secure areas__because______ you don’t have an official permit.

7. It’s unsafe to travel in that country _because of______ the ongoing civil war.

8. Several people in the crowd became ill and fainted_because of______ the extreme heat.

9. Mark didn’t go to work yesterday__because______ he didn’t feel well

10. We couldn’t get into the disco__because of______ the enormous crowd.

C. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter
was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before.
She realized right away that he had been truanting.
Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both
concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows
that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just
made him more stubborn, and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they
could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk
to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He
was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He
admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had
persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time
with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but
was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being
on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to
normal and Peter has had to learn to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
1. The conflict in the Nelsons was due to the fact that ___________.
A. Peter had been truanting at school
B. Peter was getting into trouble at school
C. they paid too much attention to Lara
D. they didn’t agree on the solution to Peter’s problem
2. When Mr. and Mrs. Nelson applied severe punishment to Peter, ___________.
A. Peter stopped going out with his friends
B. it had no effect and made the situation worse
C. he missed his friends and stayed outside his curfew
D. the family didn’t know how to deal with his behaviour
3. The school applied all the following things to help Peter EXCEPT that ___________.
A. they helped the Nelsons solve the problem on their own
B. they agreed to allow him to come back to school
C. they helped him to catch up with his study
D. they tried to make his communication with his friends better
4. The reason why Peter got into trouble was that ___________.
A. it became harder for him to miss school
B. he couldn’t talk about his problem at home and at school
C. some of his friends had negative impact on him
D. he wanted to move away with his best friend
5. The best solution to Peter’s problem was that ___________.
A. he went fishing with his dad again
B. the school and family have helped and trusted him
C. he could do his homework and go to school on time
D. it took him a long time to have normal friendship again

D. Combine each pair of sentences, using the linking word given in brackets.
1. I went to bed. I was very tired. (because)
=>> I went to bed because I was very tired.
2. Many people avoid using a microwave oven for fear of its rays. It has been shown to be safe.
(although)
Many people avoid using a microwave oven for fear of its rays although it has been shown to be safe.
3. Because of his age, Mr. Jones was not hired. He had the necessary qualifications. (even though)
Because of his age, Mr. Jones was not hired even though he had the necessary qualifications.
4. It is warm and sunny today. We go to the park. (because)
Because it is warm and sunny today, we go to the park.
5. Nick seems to be a trustworthy person. I don’t ask him for any advice before making important
decisions. (however)
Nick seems to be a trustworthy person. However, I don’t ask him for any advice before making
important decisions.
6. People like to live in this country because of its healthy climate.

Because the climate in this country is healthy, people like to live there

7. A computer can be used for various purposes, so it becomes very popular nowadays.

Because a computer can be used for various purposes, it becomes very popular nowadays. (nhớ bỏ “so”)