Bài tập English 8 - Unit 8: A closer look 1

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1. ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 8 - A CLOSER LOOK 1 A. New words: Aborigines /ổbəˈrɪdʒəniz/ thổ dõn chõu official(adj) /əˈfɪʃl/ chớnh (n) Úc thống/chớnh Absolutely /ˈổbsəluːtli/ tuyệt đối, chắc parade (n) /pəˈreɪd/ cuộcthức diễu hành (adv) chắn accent (n) /ˈổksent/ giọng điệu puzzle (n) /ˈpʌzl/ trũ chơi đố Cattle /ˈkổtlˈsteɪʃn/ trại gia sỳc schedule(n) /ˈʃedjuːl/ lịch trỡnh, Station (n) thời gian biểu Ghost (n) /ɡəʊst/ ma Scots/ /skɒts/ˈskɒtɪʃ/ người Scottish (n) Scotland Haunt (v) /hɔːnt/ ỏm ảnh, ma ỏm state (n) /steɪt/ bang Icon (n) /ˈaɪkɒn/ biểu tượng unique (adj) /juˈniːk/ độc đỏo, riờng Kangaroo (n) /ˌkổŋɡəˈruː/ chuột tỳi accept (v) /əkˈsept/ chấpbiệt nhận, Koala (n) /kəʊˈɑːlə/ gấu tỳi social(adj) /ˈsəʊʃl/ thuộc về xó hội Kilt (n) /kɪlt/ vỏy ca-rụ anniversary /ˌổnɪˈvɜːsəri/ ngày kỉ niệm của đàn (n) ụng Scotland Legend (n) /ˈledʒənd/ huyền Ceremony /ˈserəməni/ nghi lễ thoại (n) Loch (n) /lɒk/ hồ Commemorate /kəˈmeməreɪt/ kỉ niệm (ở Scotland) (v) Awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ tuyệt vời adj) 1
2. B. EXERCISES I. Write the words from the box in the correct part of the table, according to the stress pattern. examinee interviewee nominee absentee trustee committee coffee addressee referee devotee refugee expellee Sudanese jubilee guarantee divorcee payee Congolese Burmese Lebanese Maltese Nepalese trainee Japanese Vietnamese Chinese Senegalese Togolese Viennese Annamese Oo oO Ooo oOo ooO oooO II. Find one word that doesn’t belong to each group 1 A. Chinese B. computerese C. Japanese D. Portuguese 2 A. international B. local C. national D. natural 3 A. Awesome! B. Great! C. Fantastic! D. Sure! 4 A. mysterious B. clear C. puzzling D. questionable 5 A. scenery B. landscape C. culture D. view 6 A. desert B. haunted castle C. loch D. puzzling world III. In each group, cross out the word which doesn’t normally go with the key one 1. To attract A. attention B. visitors C. investment D. places 2. Cultural A. event B. performance C. tourism D. schedule 3. To play A. a festival B. the bagpipe C. Highland games D. the drums 4. Mysterious A. land B. puzzles C. disappearance D. loch 5. To visit A. a performance B. Disleyland C. a Maori village D. a cattle station 6. Natural A. capital B. wonder C. beauty D. world 2
3. IV. Write the names for these people who belong to these places COUNTRY PEOPLE 1. the USA 2. England 3. Scotland 4. Wales 5. Ireland 6. Canada 7. Australia 8. New Zealand V. Change the words into a noun (N), an adjective (A) or a verb (V) 1. Historic N = history 2. Symbol V = 3. Legend A = 4. Iconic N = 5. Spectacle A = 6. Festive N = 7. Scenery A = 8. Attraction V = VI. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. accent brigade cattle fence football igloo loch monument native symbol 1. The silver fern is a national .of New Zealand. 2. Mount Rushmore is a national .carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA. 3. Trung speaks English like a .though he comes from Vietnam. 4. I sometimes thought John's . sounded English, sometimes American. 5. In Scotland, the word" . ."is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water. 6. It took six years to build the rabbit - proof .in Australia. 7. England is the original home of .because the sport was invented there. 8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have his own fire . in1824. 3
4. 9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest .station with an area of 24,000km2. 10. An . .is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal people in Canada. 4