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UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS
a) Hoa: Hello, Nam. Nam: Morning, Hoa.
Hoa: Nam, I’d like you to meet my cousin, Thu Nam: Nice to meet you, Thu.
Thu: Nice to meet you, too, Nam
b) Khai: Miss Lien, I’d like you to meet my mother. Miss Lien: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Vi.
Mrs. Vi: The pleasure is all mine, Miss Liên. Mis Lien: Oh, there is the principal. Please
excuse me, Mrs. Vi, but I must talk to him.
c) Ba: Bao, come and meet my grandmother. Bao: Hello, ma’am
Grandmother: Hello, young man. Ba: Bao is my classmate, grandmother.
Grandmother: What was that? Ba; Classmate ! Bao is my classmate.
Grandmother: I see.
d) Mr. Lam: Isn’t that Lan’s father, my dear? Mrs. Linh: I’m not sure. Go and ask him.
Mrs Lam: Excuse me. Are you Mr. Thanh? Mr. Thanh: Yes, I am.
Mr. Lam: I’m Lam, Nga’s father. Mr. Thanh: How do you do?
UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Secretary: Kingston Junior High School. Good afternoon.
Woman: Good afternoon. Could I talk to the principal, please?
Secretary: I’m afraid Mr. Kelvin is out at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
Woman: Uhm, no. But I’d like to make an appointment to see him.
Secretary: I think he will be available on Tuesday.
Woman: Tuesday’s Ok. Can I see him in the morning?
Secretary: Sure, you can. What time would you like to come?
Woman: Is 10.30 OK?
Secretary: I’m sorry. The principal will have a school visit at 10.30. What about 9.45?
Woman: 9.45? Let me see. Yes, It’s alright.
Secretary: What’s your name, please?
Woman: My name’s Mary Nguyen.
Secretary: Is that N-G-U-Y-E-N?
Woman: Yes, that’s right Mrs. Nguyen.
Secretary: And your address, please?
Woman: Number 23, 51
st
Street. My telephone number ia 64683720942
Secretary: Thank you, Mrs. Nguyen.
Woman: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Secretary: Goodbye.
UNIT 3: AT HOME
Lan: Can I help you cook dinner, Mom?
Mrs. Thu: Sure. You can cook the “Special Chinese Fried Rice” for me. Use the pig pan, please.
Lan: Ok. How much oil do I put in?
Mrs. Thu: Just a little. Wait until it’s hot and then fry the garlic and the green peppers.
Lan: Do I put the ham and the peas in now?
Mrs. Thu: Yes. And you can put the rice and the teaspoon of salt in.
Lan: Yummy! It smells delicious.
Unit 4: OUR PAST
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which
the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.
He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more,
so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he
couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
Mrs. Blake: Good evening, Mrs Cheng Mrs. Cheng: Good evening
Mrs. Blake: I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has worked very hard this year and her grades are very
good. Mrs. Cheng: I’m so pleased to hear that.
Mrs. Blake: She missed 5 days of school due to sickness but an attendance of 87 days for the whole
term is acceptable. Both her participation and cooperation are satisfactory. So there’re no
problems there.. Mrs. Cheng: How is doing English?
Mrs. Blake: Her speaking and reading are excellent and her writing is good. If she works a bit
harder on her writing skill, she should get an A for writing next term.
Mrs. Cheng: How about listening comprehension? Mrs. Blake: I’m afraid she’s not very good at
that. I gave her a C. Mrs. Cheng: How can we help her improve?
Mrs. Blake: Get her to watch English TV if possible, and encourage her to listen to English radio
programs. Also, I have some cassettes here which can you borrow.
Mrs. Cheng: Thank you very much, Mrs. Blake. We really appreciate your help.
Unit 6: THE YOUNG PIONEER CLUB
1. Children of our land unite. 2. Let’s sing for peace.
3. Let’s sing for right. 4, 5, 6. Let’s sing for the love between north and
south.
7. Oh, children of our land, unite. 8. Children of the world hold hands.
9. 10. Let’s show our love from place to place. 11. Let’s shout out loud.
12. Let’s make a stand. 13. Oh, children of world, hold hands.
(Adapted from “children of the World Unite” – Words by Margarette; Music and tune by Robin
Cameron)
Unit 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Na: Hi, Nam. Nam: Hello, Na. What are you going to do this weekend?
Na: I’m not sure. I just don’t know what to do and where to go in this new neighborhood.
Nam: Why don’t we look at “What’s on this week?” in the newspaper?
Na: Good idea. Can you suggest what should I do?
Nam: Do you like movies? There a new film at the Millennium Cinema.
Na: What’s that? The Newcomer, an Australian film. I’ve seen this film before. I saw it on Star Movies
channel. Nam: You did?
Na: yes. (pause). Here, the photo exhibition at the Cultural House sounds exciting!
Nam: But it does not open during the weekend. And you cannot go to the English Speaking Contest
either. It is at Nguyen Khuyen School, and it is on Thursday. (pause) Ah, yes. Here, the soccer, a
match between Le Do School and Quang Trung School – the best U15 teams is our province. I’ll go
and see it because my brother plays in the match.
Na: Where do they play? Nam; At the Town Ground. Would you like to join us?
Na: Oh, yes. I’d love to. I’d never been to a soccer match before. It must be fun to watch a real match
at the stadium. And I’d like to visit the Town Ground, too.
Nam: Great. I’d tell Minh and Bao to come to your home, and we all go together. Remember the
match starts at 4pm, but we must be there by 3.30 if we don’t want to miss the opening show.
Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lan: Hello Aunt Hang: Hello. Is that Lan?
Lan: Yes. Who is this? Aunt Hang: It’s Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan: I’m fine. Where are you phoning from? Aunt Hang: Hue, I’m calling to tell you Uncle chi
and I are coming to visit you next week Lan: Great! When are you arriving?
Aunt Hang: On Thursday. We’re arriving in Hanoi in the late afternoon.
Lan: Ok. Do you want to speak to my mom? Aunt Hang: Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll get her
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