UNIT 4: FESTIVALS AND FREE TIME

❶ PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others in each group.
1. A. special B. celebrate C. excited D. center
2. A. thin B. thinking C. there D. Thanksgiving
3. A. positive B. negative C. tug D. future
4. A. puppet B. funny C. schedule D. sunny
5. A. milk-shake B. fashion C. talent D. candy
6. A. town B. flowers C. show D. cow
7. A. celebrates B. foods C. fireworks D. points
8. A. festivals B. weekends C. Saturdays D. gifts
9. A. activities B. timetables C. performances D. roles
10. A. decorated B. watched C. worked D. danced

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from
that of the other in each group.
11. A. market B. puppet C. parade D. magic
12. A. excite B. costumes C. lantern D. martial
13. A. festivals B. decorate C. important D. family
14. A. location B. apartment C. tradition D. Halloween
15. A. restaurant B. traditional C. participate D. activity
❷ VOCABULARY
Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
get lucky money rarely fireworks always
talent show eat traditional foods food stands never

1. I rarely eat fast food. I don't like the taste and it often makes me sick.
2. My favorite part about Tết is to____________________. I usually use it to
buy new books.
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3. I think you should participate in the____________________. You can dance
really well.
4. Mary____________________ waters her flowers before going to school. She
waters them every morning.
5. I want to check out the____________________. All the dishes look very
tasty.
6. Let's watch____________________ together. My mom lets us stay up late
and you can sleep at my apartment.
7. We____________________ go out after eight. My dad doesn't think it's safe.
8. We____________________ such as stollen, a special cake, on Christmas
Day.
❸ GRAMMAR
I. Use the right form of the verbs with each adverb of frequency.
1. Our teacher, Mrs. Jones, (never/ be)____________________ late for lessons.
2. I (often/ clean)____________________ my bedroom at the weekend.
3. My brother (never/ help)____________________ me with my homework.
4. I (sometimes/ be)____________________ bored in the Maths lessons.
5. We (rarely/ watch)____________________ football on TV.
6. You and Tony (never/ play)____________________ computer games with
me.
7. You (usually/ be)____________________ at the sports centre on Sunday.
8. The school bus (always/ arrive)____________________ at half past eight.
II. Fill in the blanks using the Present Simple.
1. What time does the music performance____________________? (start)
2. Does the café____________________ in the morning? (open)
3. The train____________________ at 4:45 p.m. (leave)
4. What time does the restaurant____________________? (close)
5. The puppet show____________________ in ten minutes. (end)
6. What time does the bus____________________? (leave)

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III. Choose the word of phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. My brother ___________ to buy a new car.
A. want B. wanting C. to want D. wants
2. Some Canadians ___________ English and French.
A. speak B. speaks C. to speak D. speaking
3. Tuesday ___________ a very long day for me.
A. is B. are C. to be D. be
4. The teacher ____________ French and English.
A. knowing B. to know C. knows D. know
5. Greek and Chinese ____________ difficult languages to learn.
A. is B. are C. be D. to be
6. A trip from here to London __________ about 7 hours.
A. take B. takes C. taking D. to take
7. Tomorrow’s homework ___________ on page 37.
A. begin B. begins C. began D. beginning
8. Jenny __________ the dishes every day. She hates it.
A. washing B. washes C. to wash D. wash
9. Tam _________ to the cinema every Sunday but her sister doesn’t.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. going
10. All of the teachers in my school __________ young and nice.
A. is B. be C. are D. to be

IV. Unscramble the sentences.

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3. buy/at the bookstore./new books/My parents/ usually
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4. never/after school./does/My sister/martial arts
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5. to read books/We/the library/and study./often/go to
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6. always/goes to/My mom/the supermarket/after work.
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V. Write sentences using the words below.
1. We/ decorate/ houses/ Halloween.
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2. John/ sometimes/ play video games/ his friends/ after school.
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3. fashion show/ start/ 8 p.m.
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4. How/ people/ prepare/ Christmas?
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5. How/ often/ you/ go shopping?
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6. bus/ leave/ 10 a.m.
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❹READING
I. Read the article and choose the A, B, C for each question.
SUMMERFUN
Tyler Jacobs, February 10
I love going to different festivals. I went to a great festival in my town last week
called SummerFun. They hold so many great things there. There were lots of
stands selling traditional foods and drinks. I ate so much. They also had lots of
shows. I watched the fashion show and the talent show. I didn't have time to
watch the puppet show, and I think puppets are boring. My friend, Jane, and I
did the lug of war. We lost but it was still fun. My favorite thing was the music
performance at the end. It wasn't Jane's favorite, though. Hers was the talent
show. I can't wait for next year's festival. I'm going to bring all my friends.
1. Where was the festival?
A. Sumer Town B. Tyler's town C. a local park
2. What did they not have at the festival?
A. food stands B. flower show C. a puppet show
3. What did Tyler not watch?
A. a fashion show B. a talent show C. a puppet show
4. What was Tyler favorite thing?
A. the music performance B. the talent show C. the tug of war
5. What was one favorite thing?
A. the fashion show B. the talent show C. the music performance
II. Read the article and answer the questions.
A Famous Festival in Vietnam
In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest
festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year.
Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy
fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a
special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees
with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers.
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Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you
shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends.
Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky
money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy
and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this
festival.
1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?
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2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?
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3. What do people often do before Tết?
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4. What do people often do during Tết?
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5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?
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6. In the South of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?
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❺ WRITING
I. Write sentences using the words given.
1. dance performance/ start/6 p.m./end/ 7 p.m.
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2. talent show/ start/ 11 a.m./end/ at 1 p.m.
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3. music performance/ start/ 6 p.m./end/ 8 p.m.
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4. tug of war/ start/ 2 p.m./end/3 p.m.
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D. FURTHER PRACTICE
I. Use “am - is - are - am not - isn’t - aren’t - have – has” to fill in the suitable
blanks.
1. I ________ a student. I ________ lots of friends. I ________ a popular
person at school.
2. My brother ________ very young. He ________ only one year old. He
doesn’t ________ any hair.
3. The man ________ young. He ________ sixty-seven. He ________ gray
hair.
4. We ________ a new car. Our car ________ very old. It ________ black.
5. My mother ________ at home. She ________ at the dentist.
6. She ________ a problem. She ________ a toothache.
7. We ________ ready for the exam. We ________ afraid of it.
8. I ________ lots of clothes. I ________ lucky.
9. The children ________ at the park. They ________ at home.
10.My daughter ________ six years old. She ________ a teenager.
11.We ________ a beautiful garden. It ________ full of flowers.
12.My father ________ at home. Today ________ Monday and he ________ at
work
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We __________ (have) an English lesson on Monday. We___________ (not
have) on Thursday.
2. Long ___________ (want) to go to the cinema on Sunday.
3. John __________ (be) a student. His brothers ___________ (be) workers.
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4. Tomorrow __________ (be) Sunday. We ____________ (go) to Cuc Phuong
National Park.
5. Mary often ___________ (help) her mother with the housework?
6. They ___________ (not work) at the factory now.
7. How ___________ (do) your father ___________ (go) to work every day?
8. Your parents ___________ (watch) TV in the evening?
9. Jenny _________ (go) home and ___________ (turn) on the radio.
10. Jane ___________ (miss) her parents so much when she ___________ (be)
away from home.