E10CB UNIT16:TV,NP,BT

/>UNIT 16: HISTORICAL PLACE
I. VOCABULARY
A. READING (pages 166-168)
banyan tree (n) cây đa giant (adj) khổng lồ
behaviour (n) cách ứng xử memorialize (v) tôn vinh,
tưởng nhớ
brillant (adj) lỗi lạc pride (n) niềm tự hào
Confucian (adj) (thuộc)nho giáo representative (adj) đại diện
construction(n) công trình xd royal examination (n) thi đình *
dynasty (n) triều đại scholar (n) học giả
educate (v) đào tạo stone stele (n) bia đá
feudal times (n) thời phong kiến stelae (số nhiều)
flourish (v) phát triển talented (adj) có tài
function (n) chức năng tortoise (n) con rùa
well-preserved (adj)được bảo tồn kỹ
* Thi nho giáo triều đại nhà Lý ngày xưa có 3 cấp: thi hương
(interprovincial examination),thi hội (pre-court examination), &thi đình (royal
examination)
B. SPEAKING (pages 169-170)
admission fee (n) tiền vào cửa Independence Palace (n) Dinh Đlập
air bombardment (n)cuộc không tạc bằng bom
allow (v) cho phép inside (pre) bên trong
chamber (n) phòng lớn late president (n) chủ tòch quá cố
comprise (v) gồm có lie-lay-lain-lyin (n) nằm
for maintenance (n) để trùng tu photography (n) chụp ảnh
heritage (n) di sản stand (n) khán phòng
C. LISTENING (pages 171-174)
carve (v) khắc,chạm pillar (n) cột
certify (v) chứng nhận thatch-roofed (adj) lợp bằng rơm,rạ
Far East (n) viễn đông tile-roofed (adj) lợp ngói
merchant (n) thương gia vessel (v) thuyền lớn

ornamental (adj) trang hoàng
* Notre Dame Cathedral (in HCMC): nhà thờ Đức Bà
Ha Long Bay: Vònh Hạ Long The Huc Bridge: cầu Thê Húc
Noon gate: Ngọ Môn Japanese Covered Bridge: Cầu Nhật
Bản
Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation: Hội quán Quảng Đông
Ancient town of Hội An: phố cổ Hội An
D. WRITING (pages 174-175)
present (v) trình bày chart (n) biểu đồ
visitor arrival (n) du khách
F. LANGUAGE FOCUS (pages 175-177)
illusion (n) ảo tưởng parking (n) đỗ xe
keep fit (exp) giữ thân thể public transport (n) phương tiện GT
khỏe mạnh công cộng
massage (n) sự xoa bóp unhealthy (adj) ốm yếu
means (n) phương tiện washing machine (n) máy giặt
obviously (adj) rõ ràng
II. GRAMMAR: Comparatives & superlatives (So sánh hơn & ss nhất)
I. So sánh hơn:
1. Tính từ ngắn: adj + ER + than
TTN là từ có một vần hay hai vần tận cùng bằng “y”.
fast-->faster strong-->stronger thick-->thicker
lucky -->luckier happy--> happier dry-->drier
* LƯU Ý: big -->bigger hot -->hotter
Ex: John is stronger than his brother. (John khỏe hơn anh của cậu ấy.)
2. Tính từ dài: more + adj + than
TTD là từ có 2 vần trở lên: modern, patient, difficult ,fluently, beautifully,…
II. So sánh nhất:
1. Tính từ ngắn: the + adj + EST
cold -->the coldest thick--> the thickest fast--> fastest

lucky -->the luckiest happy--> the happiest
* LƯU Ý: big--> the biggest hot --> the hottest
Ex: Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
(Hôm qua là ngày nóng nhất trong năm.)
2. Tính từ dài: the + MOST + adj
Ex: She is the most beautiful girl in the class.
(Cô ấy là cô gái đẹp nhất trong lớp)
-Tính từ bất qui tắc
Tính từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
good (tốt) better the best
bad (xấu,dở) worse the worst
far (xa) farther / further the farthest/ the furthest
Ex: Her English is better than mine.
(Tieáng Anh cuûa coâ ta thì toát hôn toâi.)
UNIT 16: HIST0RICAL PLACES
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the other words.
1) A. report B. important C. organize D. visitor
2) A. pleasureB. measure C. leisure D. ensure
3) A. special B. ocean C. Confucian D. century
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4) A. royal B. talent C. engrave D. function
5) A. mausoleum B. conference C. architecture D. beautifully
6) A. existence B. legend C. imperialD. construction
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7) Quoc Tu Giam was …………………………. on the grounds of Van Mieu
in 1076.
A. formed B. established C. pushed D. developed

8) Historical places in Hoi An …………………………… great interests from
visitors.
A. hold B. appeal C. like D. attract
9) This architecture is a ………………………….. of our city.
A. want B. thank C. pride D. proud
10) The ………………………….. of president Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
took place from 1973 to 1975.
A. construct B. construction C. constructive D. constructively
11) About 100 thousand Australian visitors ……………………….. in Vietnam
in 2003.
A. went B. arrived C. reached D. came
12) The buildings in your city are …………………………. than mine.
A. wider B. deeper C. taller D. longer
13) It’s ………………………… to go by bus than by car.
A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper
14) That house is …………..……………… one on the street.
A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older
15) This hotel must be …………………………………… than the small one
next door.
A. expensiver B. more expensive
C. the most expensive D. the more expensive
16) An orange is …………………………… than a plum
A. more large B. more larger C. larger D. the largest
17) What is the ……………………………… thing you have ever done?
A. more difficult B. most difficult C. difficulter D. difficult than
18) Bringing up children is one of …………………..……. jobs in the world.
A. the hardest B. more hard C. harder D. hardest
19) Today is hotter than yesterday.
A. Today is as hot as yesterday B. Today isn’t as cool as yesterday
C. Yesterday was hotter than today D. B and C are correct

20) Ha is better at English than Ba.
A. Ba is better at English than Ha. B. Ha isn’t as good at English as Ba.
C. Ba isn’t as good at English as Ha. D. Ha is as bad at English as Ba.
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
21) Our hotel is the cheapest than all the others in the town.
A B C D
22) This is one of the baddest film I’ve ever seen.
A B C D
23) Hoa did better in the exam as she had hoped.
A B C D
24) Are those the best beautiful pictures you’ve got?
A B C D
III. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
Dear Mum,
I’m having the (25. good) ............................ holiday of my life. I’m in
Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, one of the (26. lovely) .............................. islands
in the North Pacific Ocean. Although it is (27. small) ............................ than our
city, there seems to be (28. much) ............................ to do than in our city.
Moreover, the people here seem to be (29. friendly) ............................. than those
on the other islands.
I’m staying in the (30. modern) ……………………………….. hotel I have
ever seen. It’s large and cool. It’s far (31. comfortable)
……………………………………… than any of the other hotels, and it’s even
(32. big) ………………………………. than the world famous Belton Hotel.
However, the prices here are (33. expensive) …………………………………..
than in other cities. The (34. near) ……….………….…….. beach is (35. little)
…………….……. than a hundred metres away and I can go swimming every
morning.
I miss you a lot. I’ll be back in a week.
Love,

Sarah
C. READING
Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
THIEN MU PAGODA
Thien Mu Pagoda was built on Ha Khe Hill, on the left bank of the Perfume
River. According to the legend, Lord Nguyen Hoang, the founder of the Nguyen
dynasty, after being appointed to protect the southern land of the Gianh River, met
the old lady in red who showed him a place to set up his headquarters in Kim Long
village. They were built there and a pagoda was also constructed on hill where the