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Unit 6 – English 8

Teacher: Bùi Mến
UNIT 6. FOLK TALES – TRUYỆN DÂN GIAN

I. VOCABULARY:
1. brave /breɪv/ (adj) : dũng cảm, gan dạ
2. buddha /ˈbʊdə/ (n) : Bụt, Đức phật
3. cruel /ˈkruːəl/ (adj) :độc ác
4. cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ (adj) : xảo quyệt, gian xảo
5. dragon /ˈdræɡən/ (n) : con rồng
6. emperor /ˈempərə(r)/ (n) : hoàng đế
7. evil /ˈiːvl/ (adj) : xấu xa về mặt đạo đức
8. fable /ˈfeɪbl/ (n) : truyện ngụ ngôn
9. fairy /ˈfeəri/ (n): tiên, nàng tiên
10. fairy tale /ˈfeəri teɪl/ (n) : truyện thần tiên, truyện cổ tích
11. folk tale /fəʊk teɪl/ (n) : truyện dân gian
12. fox /fɒks/ (n) : con cáo
13. generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ (adj) : hào phóng, rộng rãi
14. giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ (n) : người khổng lồ
15. glitch /ɡlɪtʃ/ (n) : mụ phù thủy
16. hare /heə(r)/ (n) : con thỏ
17. knight /naɪt/ (n) : hiệp sĩ
18. legend /ˈledʒənd/ (n): truyền thuyết
19. lion /ˈlaɪən/ (n) : con sư tử
20. mean /miːn/ (adj) : keo kiệt, bủn xỉn
21. ogre /ˈəʊɡə(r)/ (n) : quỷ ăn thịt người, yêu tinh
22. princess /ˌprɪnˈses/ (n) : công chúa
23. tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/ (n) : con rùa
24. wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ (adj) : xấu xa, độc ác
25. wolf /wʊlf/ (n) : con chó sói

26. woodcutter /ˈwʊdkʌtə(r)/ (n) : tiều phu, người đốn củi
27. Cheerful /'tʃjəful/ (adj) Vui mừng
28. Eagle /'i:gl/ (n) Đại bang
29. Fierce /fiəs/ (adj) Dữ dằn
30. Genre /ʤỴ:ɳr/ (n) Thể loại
31. Greedy /'gri:di/ (adj) Tham lam
32. Imaginary /i'mædʤinəri/ (adj) Tưởng tượng
33. Moral /'mɔrəl/ (adj) Thuộc về đạo đức
34. Plot /plɔt/ (n) Cốt truyện
35. Witch /wɪtʃ/ (n) Phù thuỷ
II. EXERCISES:
Ex1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. fable
b. brave
c. dragon
d. tale
2. a. scream
b. read
c. reach
d. hear
3. a. walked
b. filled
c. swallowed
d. screamed
4. a. giant
b. witch
c. knight
d. kind
5. a. eyes
b. ogres

c. stories
d. cakes
6. a. sticky
b. fairy
c. story
d. reply
7. a. honest
b. human
c. hero
d. historian
8. a. looked
b. stopped
c. screamed
d. missed
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9. a. character
b. church
c. choose
d. cheerful
10. a. procession
b. confusion
c. production
d. tradition
11. A. folk

B. plot
C. ogre
D. golden
12. A. brave B. table
C. castle
D. tale
13. A. suggest B. cunning
C. luxury
D. ugly
14. A. heaven B. mistreat
C. ahead
D. jealous
15. A. shout B. found
C. announce
D. couple
Ex2. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sam _____________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night
2. ________ you ________(drive) to work when the accident happened?
3. It _____________(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football.
4. At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we _____________(travel) to the airport.
5. I _____________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.
6. In 1986 my father
_____________(live) in Paris. That’s where he met my mother.
7. What _________ they ________(do) when you arrived?
8. Greg _____________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.
9. ______ Caroline _________(ski) when she broke her leg?
10. My parents _____________(not sleep) when I came home last night.
Ex3. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1. Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.

3. _____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?
4. James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.
5. Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7. What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?
8. When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.
9. They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.
10. I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.
Ex4. Choose the correct option.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new
course.
5. My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the
Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling
around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last
question.
Ex5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
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Last night I (read)________ when suddenly I (hear)__________ a shout.
The postman (come)_________ while I (have) __________ lunch.
When we (go)__________ out, it (rain) ______________.
(you/watch)____________ TV when I (phone) ____________ you?
We (meet)____________ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear)_____________ a lovely
white dress.
6. The boys (break)__________ the window while they (play)________________ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait)__________ when I (arrive)____________.
8. He said that he (not drive)___________ fast when the accident (happen) _____________.
9. Tom (fall)_____________ off the ladder while he (paint) __________ the ceiling.
10. What (you/do)___________ at this time yesterday?
Ex6. Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see)________ them, they (try)_____________ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk)_____________ along the street when I suddenly (feel)_____________ something hit
me in the back.
3. When we (drive)__________ down the hill, a strange object (appear)________ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive)_______________ when the accident (happen)__________?
5. My mother (wait)______________ for me when I (come)__________ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite)___________ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen
(visit)_____________ the USA.
7. I (not want)_____________ to go with him because I (wait)____________ for a phone call.

8. The doorbell (ring)_____________ while Tom (watch)____________ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin)_____________ to rain while Linda (sit)______________ in the garden.
10. The lights (go)_____________ out while we (have)_______________ dinner.
Ex7. Combine ach pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in
brackets.
1. Hoa and I came. My parents were preparing to decorate our house for Tet. (WHEN)
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Hai was in Thailand to enjoy the Loy Krathong Festival. Tuan was participating in his local
festival. (WHILE)
______________________________________________________________________________
3. My grandmother does not like festival so much. Festival is too noisy. (BECAUSE)
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Da Lat is quite far away from my house. My parents and I often travel to Da Lat at Tet.
(ALTHOUGH)
______________________________________________________________________________
5. The weather is bad. Jonny still decides to participate in the Bedford River Festival. (DESPITE)
______________________________________________________________________________
Ex8. Read the passage then answer the questions.
The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on March 26th,
1931. It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness.
The Y & Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all members to take part
in different programs.
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The recycling program can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile" program

helps raise fund for the poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more
beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green color to the city and it
is done on Sunday so it has the name “Green Sunday”.
There are some more helpful programs such as “helping the elderly and street children”,
“supporting cultural-sport”, “young scientists”, etc....
1. When was the Y & Y founded?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What does it build?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What does it encourage?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. What does the recycling help?
______________________________________________________________________________
Ex9. Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.

play; listen; eat; do; collect; ride; take; wash; watch; write
1. My sister enjoys
aerobics in the morning.
2. Lucia fancies
emails after dinner.
3. In his free time, Quang likes
photographs.
4. Are you interested in
handball, Peter?
5. Vinh’s brother loves
foreign coins, doesn’t he?
6. David hates
a bike to school on rainy days.

7. I prefer
DVDs to going to cinema.
8. Nam detests
the dishes every day.
9. We don’t mind
to classical music.
10. The Robinsons adore
Vietnamese food.
Ex10. Choose the words that have the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A sound
B. cloud
C. found
D. favourite
2. A. tool
B. noon
C. door
D. school
3. A. know
B. show
C. now
D. low
4. A. crafts
B. comics
C. streets
D. stamps
5. A. mention
B. question
C. action
D. education

6. A. leisure
B. pleasure
C. ensure
D. measure
7. A. minority
B. ethnic
C. tradition
D. religion
8. A. recognised
B. designed
C. displayed
D. entered
9. A. country
B. cloud
C. loudly
D. mouse
10. A. camel
B. cattle
C. paddy
D. buffalo
11. A. populated
B. loaded
C. harvested
D. lived

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