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UNIT 1: HOME A PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE I Present simple tense of TO BE Affirmative Negative Interrogative I am/ I’m I am not/ I’m not Am I…..? You are/ You’re You are not/ you’re not Are you……..? He is/ He’s He is not/ He isn’t Is he…………? She is/ She’s She is not/ She isn’t Is she………...? It is/ It’s It is not/ It isn’t Is it…………..? We are/ we’re We are not/ we aren’t Are we………..? You are/ you’re You are not/ you aren’t Are you ……....? They are/ they’re They are not/ they aren’t Are they………? Usage: Describe someone or something : Ex: I am tall. She is short. My house is beautiful. I am Monica. She is not a student. My house is big and beautiful. II. Present simple tense of ordinary verbs Affirmative form: Subject verb example I, YOU, WE, THEY V(bare infinitive) I play soccer. HE, SHE, IT V-es/ -s He plays soccer. V-ch, -s,-sh, -x, -o + ES She watches T.V. Note: Consonant + Y= I+ ES RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 3

Ex: study= studies, supply = supplies BUT: Consonant + a vowel + Y= Y+ S Ex: Play= plays  PRONUNCIATION: -ES/-S: - ‘Es’ is pronounced /iz/ after s, x, z, sh, ch, ge E.g: couches, quizzes, garages, boxes, bridges, crashes - ‘S’ is pronounced /s/ after k, p, t, f, th E.g: books, streets, beliefs, cups, cloths - ‘S’ is pronounced /z/ after the vowels (a,e,i,o,u) and consonants, ‘Y= i+ es’ E.g: boys, pens, songs, streets, cities, stories Negative form: Subject Verb example I, YOU, WE, THEY HE, SHE, IT + DO NOT +V(bare inf) I don’t play soccer. + DOES NOT + V (bare inf) He doesn’t play soccer. She doesn’t watch T.V. Interrogative form: Subject verb Answer example DO+ I, YOU, WE, V+… Yes, S+ do. Do you play soccer? Yes, I do. No, S+ don’t. No, I don’t. THEY ….? DOES + HE, SHE, IT V+… Yes, S+ does. Does he play soccer? Yes, he does. …..? No, S+ doesn’t. Does she watch T.V? No, she doesn’t. WH- QUESTIONS: Subject verb example WH-+ DO+ I, YOU, WE, V+.? What do you play? I play soccer. THEY+ WH- +DOES + HE, SHE, IT+ V+..? What does he play? He plays tennis. What does she watch? She watches T.V. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 4

Adverbs of frequency: (always, usually, sometimes, often, hardly ever, never) are used after TO BE, before the main verb. Usage: a. Habits: Ex: I always get up at 5 a.m. b. The Truth: Ex: The Sun goes around the Earth. B. SỞ HỮU CÁCH (POSSESSIVE ‘S) Sở hữu cách được dùng để diễn đạt sự sở hữu. 1. Công thức chung của sở hữu cách Người làm chủ + ‘s + vật/ người thuộc quyền sở hữu (tức là thuộc về người đó) E.g: Mary’s shirt (áo sơ mi của Mary) Tom’s father (cha của Tom) 2. Các trường hợp khác:  Danh từ số ít nhưng có s cuối mỗi từ (như tên riêng, hoặc danh từ có s sẵn), thêm ‘s. E.g: Doris’s jeans (quần jeans của Doris), my boss’s son (con trai của sếp tôi)  Danh từ số nhiều không có S, thêm ‘S. E.g: children’s books (sách của trẻ em)  Danh từ là số nhiều có S, chỉ thêm dấu phẩy, không thêm S. E.g: students’ library (thư viện của sinh viên)  Nếu vật hay người thuộc về hai danh từ nối nhau bằng chữ “AND” chỉ thêm ‘s cho danh từ thứ hai. E.g: Carol and Susan’s car (xe hơi của Carol và Susan) * NOTE: o Sở hữu cách chỉ dùng cho người, quốc gia và vật có sự sống (E.g: my cat’s legs), ngoài ra có thể dùng sở hữu cách cho tàu bè, xe cộ, máy bay (nhưng trường hợp này cấu trúc of + danh từ thông dụng hơn) và thời gian (E.g: today’s news).  Chúng ta có thể bỏ bớt danh từ sau ‘s nếu là từ thông dụng, ai cũng biết. E.g: my mother’s (house), the doctor’s (office), the baker’s (shop)…  Danh từ sau ‘s không có “the”. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 5

E.g: the car of the engineer ==> the engineer’s car  Với đồ vật, phải dùng “of” (nghĩa là “của”) và “the” cho hai danh từ nếu không có tính từ sở hữu hay this, that, these, those. E.g: the door of my class, the roof of the house.  EXERCISES Exercise 1: Write the correct form of the verb V V-s/es V V-s/es Have (có) Know (biết) Do (làm) Take (lấy) Say (nói) Think (nghĩ) Get (được) Come (đến) Make (làm) Give (cho) Go (đi) Look (nhìn) See (nhìn thấy) Find (tìm thấy) Use (dùng) Want (muốn) Need (cần) Feel (cảm thấy) Tell (nói) Seem (hình như) Put (đặt) Ask (hỏi) Mean (nghĩa là) Show (hiển thị) Become (trở thành) Try (cố gắng) Leave (rời khỏi) Call (gọi) Work (làm việc) Keep (giữ) Exercise 2: Put the adverb of frequency in the sentence 1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes) _________________________________________________________________ 2. The weather is bad in November. (always) _________________________________________________________________ 3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom) _________________________________________________________________ 4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually) _________________________________________________________________ 5. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never) _________________________________________________________________ 6. My brother, Tony, is late for interview. (rarely) _________________________________________________________________ 7. He helps his father. (always) _________________________________________________________________ 8. How do you go shopping? (often) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 6

__________________________________________________________________ 9. I do my homework after school. (hardly) __________________________________________________________________ 10. The school bus arrives at seven. (every day) __________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3: Change these sentences into affirmative, negative, interrogative form 1. (+) The girls always listen to pop music (-)____________________________________________________ (?) ___________________________________________________ 2. (+) I am from the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi. (-)____________________________________________________ (?) ___________________________________________________ 3. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-) My father doesn’t keep the greenhouse warm at night (?) ___________________________________________________ 4. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-)____________________________________________________ (?) Does Danny remember to phone his father on Sundays? 5. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-) They don’t do their homework after school. (?) ___________________________________________________ Exercise 4: Fill in the blank “don’t or doesn’t” 1. My mother likes chocolate, but she _________ like biscuits. 2. _________ the children wear their uniform at your school? 3. Lynn’s father watches badminton on TV, but he _________ watch judo. 4. Where _________ the Masons buy their fruit? 5. _________ the cat like to sleep on the sofa? 6. Dogs love bones, but they _________ love cheese. 7. Where _________ Sam and Ben hide their pocket money? 8. We eat pizza, but we _________ eat hamburgers. 9. _________ Mrs Miller read magazines? 10. _________ the boys play cricket outside? 11. Please _________ play with your food. 12. She _________ the cleaning three times a week. 13. We _________ go out very much because we have a baby. 14. I _________ want to talk about my neighbourhood anymore. 15. How much _________ it cost to phone overseas? Exercise 5: circle the correct verb 1. We sometimes (read/ reads) books. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 7

2. Emily (go/ goes) to the art club. 3. It often (rain/rains) on Sundays. 4. Pete and his sister (wash/washes) the family car. 5. I always (hurry/ hurries) to the bus stop. 6. She (speak/ speaks) four languages. 7. Jane is a teacher. She (teach/ teaches) French. 8. Those shoes (cost/ costs) too much. 9. My sister (go/ goes) to the library once a week. 10. We both (listen/ listens) to the radio in the morning. Exercise 6: Order the given words to make meaning sentence 1. always / at nine o’clock / out of the garage / in the morning / drives / his car / he _________________________________________________________________ 2. a parking place / near the shops / they / find / rarely _________________________________________________________________ 3. fly / with my parents / to Florida / sometimes / I / in spring _________________________________________________________________ 4. late / comes / she / often / to school / in winter _________________________________________________________________ 5. meet / at the sport ground / they / after dinner / always / their friends _________________________________________________________________ 6. enjoys / swimming / in our pool / always / in the morning / she _________________________________________________________________ 7. mother / On / the / my / always / washing / does / Mondays _________________________________________________________________ 8. out / once / put / I / dustbins / week / the / a _________________________________________________________________ 9. a / go / with / often / walk / dog / for / We / our _________________________________________________________________ 10. sister / ironing / sometimes / My / the / does _________________________________________________________________ Exercise 7: choose the best answer 1. I _________ know the correct answer. A. am not B. not C. don’t D. doesn’t 2. They _________ agree with my opinion. A. are B. don’t C. aren’t D. do 3. Kathy usually _________ in front of the window during the class. A. sits B. sitting C. sit D. is sit 4. What does this word _________? A. means B. meaning C. mean D. is mean RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 8

5. He _________ share anything with me. A. don’t do B. isn’t C. not D. doesn’t 6. I come from Canada. Where _________ you come from? A. are B.do C. is D. not 7. Jane _________ tea very often. A. doesn’t drink B. drink C. is drink D. isn’t drink 8. How often _________ you play tennis? A. do B. are C. is D. have 9. Rice _________ in cold climates. A. isn’t grow B. don’t grow C. aren’t grow D. doesn’t grow 10. I _________ a compass and a calculator in Maths lesson. A. am use B. use C. aren’t use D. doesn’t use Exercise 8: Write the correct form of the verb 1. They ____________ hockey at school. (to play) 2. She ____________ poems. (not/to write) 3. ____________ you ____________ English? (to speak) 4. My parents ____________ fish. (not/to like) 5. ____________ Anne ____________ any hobbies? (to have) 6. Andy’s brother ____________ in a big building. (to work) 7. ____________ Jim and Joe ____________ the flowers every week? (to water) 8. Yvonne’s mother ____________ a motorbike. (not/to ride) 9. ____________ Elizabeth ____________ the door? (to knock) 10. What ____________ you ____________ in the school canteen? (buy)  Advantage exercises Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct verb wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s) 1. Ann __________ handball very well. 2. I never __________ coffee. 3. The swimming pool __________ at 7:00 in the morning. 4. It __________ at 9:00 in the evening. 5. Bad driving __________ many accidents. 6. My parents __________ in a very small flat. 7. My students __________ a little English. 8. The Olympic Games __________ place every four years. 9. They are good students. They always __________ their homework. 10. I always __________ up early in the morning. Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in simple present or present continuous tense. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 9

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) _______________ her kids to football practice. 2. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _______________. 3. Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _______________. 4. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) _______________. 5. I’m sorry I can’t hear what you (say) ___________ because everybody (talk) __________ so loudly. 6. Jane (go) _______________ to bed at 10 o’clock on weekdays. 7. Our train (leave) _______________ at 9.25. 8. The bus sometimes (arrive) _______________ in the morning. 9. Archie (not use) _______________ his computer at the moment. Exercise 3: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb Harold Black’s a famous pianist He (1) ____________ (give) two or three concerts every week. He (2) ____________ (travel) a lot and this week he’s in New York. He (3) ____________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He’s at his hotel now. He (4) ____________ (have) his breakfast in the dining- room. He (5) ____________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he (6) ____________ (read) a newspaper. Harold’s always very busy. He (7) ____________ (play) the piano regularly. He (8) ____________ (practise) for four hours every day. He (9) ____________ (go) to bed late and he always (10) ____________ (get up) early. But he sometimes (11) ____________ (get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he (12) ____________ (wear) one blue sock and one red one! Exercise 4: Answer these questions after reading above passage 1. What does Harold Black do? ____________________________________ 2. Where is he now? _____________________________________________ 3. How often does he practise the Piano? _____________________________ 4. Does he get up late? ___________________________________________ 5. What is he wearing this morning? ________________________________ Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb 1. It is dangerous to __________ skating on that lake. (do / play / go/ have) 2. He likes to __________ a good game of chess from time to time. (do / play / go/ have) 3. Nam __________ English on Monday and Friday. (studies / does / goes / plays) 4. I __________ swimming in the river. (do / play / go/ have) 5. My daughter always needs someone to __________ with her. (do / play / go/ have) 6. He __________ football for a local dub. (plays / goes / does / studies) 7. He __________ sailing every week. (plays / goes /studies/ does) 8. My school is a boarding school and __________ four floors. (plays / goes / has / does) 9. He doesn’t like __________ Maths. (playing / studying / going / having) 10. She __________ English and History today. (plays / goes / has / does) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 10

WEEKEND PRACTICE UNIT 1: HOME WEEK 1 Exercise 1: Divide these words into three columns according to pronunciation of “s” walks sees matches devotes studies stays apples kisses learns plays succeeds prevents lamps coughs flourishes roses consumes cancels wants likes works trains watches wishes paints stops villages pushes switches astonishes /s/ /z/ /iz/ .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... Exercise 2: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. 1. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days 2. A. asks B. breathes C. wants D. hopes 3. A. sees B. sports C. pools D. trains 4. A. tombs B. lamps C. brakes D. invites 5. A. books B. floors C. combs D. drums 6. A. cats B. tapes C. rides D. cooks 7. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts 8. A. shoots B. grounds C. concentrates D. forests 9. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds 10. A. hours B. fathers C. dreams D. thinks Exercise 3: Look at the pictures and complete the blanks. bedroom cupboard lamp living room chair wardrobe bathroom kitchen garage sofa RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 11

1. ....................... 2. ....................... 3. ....................... 4. ....................... 5. ....................... 6. ....................... 7. ....................... 8. ....................... 9. ....................... 10. ....................... Exercise 4: Use the given words to complete each sentence. sofa sinks light vase bathroom scales blankets toilet cooker posters ceiling fan 1. It’s cold here. Are there any _______________? 2. I’m a bit stomachache. Where is the _______________? 3. How hot the weather is! Turn on the _______________, please. 4. Are there any _______________ on the wall? – No. So the wall looks boring. 5. I need to wash my face. Are there any _______________ in the bathroom? 6. Take a seat on the _______________ over there. I will make you a cup of tea. 7. How do we cook boiled sticky rice? – We can use a _______________ to cook it. 8. It’s so dark here. Turn on the _______________, please. 9. Look! The flowers are so beautiful! – Yes. Bring me a . I am _______________ going to arrange them. 10. Stand on the _______________ please. Look! 53 kilograms. Exercise 5: Read the definitions and complete the blanks with given words. bed alarm clock fridge chimney pillow dishwasher roof television air-conditioner lamp No. Definitions Word 1. The structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle ............................. A structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a 2. fire, etc. and through the roof of a building; the part of this that is ............................. above the roof RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 12

3. A device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light ............................. 4. A piece of furniture for sleeping on ............................. 5. A piece of electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it ............................. stays fresh 6. A machine that cools and dries air ............................. 7. A piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch ............................. programmes with moving pictures and sounds 8. A machine for washing plates, cups, etc. ............................. 9. A square or rectangular piece of cloth filled with soft material, used ............................. to rest your head on in bed 10. A clock that you can set to ring a bell, etc. at a particular time and ............................. wake you up Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with is/are (not). 1. A: Where is my bag? B: Look! There ........................ a bag on the table. Is that yours? 2. There ........................ a calendar on the wall. 3. There ........................ any posters in my room. Therefore the wall looks boring. 4. There ........................ a banana in the basket. 5. What are there in the kitchen? There ........................ six chairs in the kitchen. 6. There ........................ lots of books on the shelf. 7. Remember to bring your own mirror because there ........................ amirror in our hall. 8. There ........................ 12 cushions on the sofa. 9. There ........................ a big wardrobe in my sister’s bedroom. 10. There ........................ any children in the yard. Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with form of there + be. 1. How many pens .......................in the box? – Five. 2. ....................... any cars in the garage as all of them have been sold. 3. ....................... some books on the table. 4. ....................... a telephone in the bedroom, so you do not need to useyour cell phone. 5. ....................... some tables in the kitchen. 6. How many birds .......................in that tree? – Well, just one. 7. ....................... a magazine on the floor? 8. ....................... a lot of chairs in the room. 9. How many days .......................in a week? 10. ....................... a cup of milk in the fridge. Exercise 8: Look at the picture and write sentences to describe it, using the words given. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 13

1. Two chairs/ each other ____________________________________________________________________. 2. A picture/ the clock. ____________________________________________________________________. 3. A clock/ the wall ____________________________________________________________________. 4. A calendar/ the bookcase ____________________________________________________________________. 5. A fan/ the sofa ____________________________________________________________________. 6. Two houseplants/ each other ____________________________________________________________________. 7. A desk/ chair ____________________________________________________________________. 8. A rubbish bin/ the desk ____________________________________________________________________. 9. An alarm dock/ the lamp ____________________________________________________________________. 10. A lamp/ a pile of book and an alarm clock ____________________________________________________________________. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 14

Advanced Practice Exercise 9: Read and complete with there is, there are + preposition. 1. _______________ a TV _______________ the shelf. 2. _______________ two sofas _______________ the room. 3. _______________ two cushions _______________ the bed. 4. _______________ a lamp _______________ the bedside cabinet 5. _______________ nothing _______________ the bed. 6. _______________ two windows _______________ the room. 7. _______________ a table _______________ the TV. 8. _______________ a picture _______________ the wall. 9. _______________ a door _______________ the picture. 10. _______________ a clock _______________ two windows. Exercise 10: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. 1. Turn on the _________, please. It’s so hot here. A. cupboard B. dishwasher C. air conditioner D. lamp 2. I _________ an _________with three friends. A. share – apartment B. move – attic C. share – furniture D. move – country house 3. I put my clothes in the _________ at the corner of my bedroom. A. wall B.hall C. kitchen D. chest of drawers 4. You must be _________ to lend him your motorbike. He’s very careless. A. crazy B. attic C. interesting D. briefly 5. Where should we go to buy some clothes, fruits and food? – In _________. A. a hall B. a living room C. a department store D. a stilt house 6. Don’t run the _________ half empty. It wastes energy. A. dishwasher B. kitchen C. wardrobe D. sink 7. She ran excitedly down the _________ to greet her cousins. A. furniture B. hall C. messy D. armchair RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 15

8. Would you mind helping me hang this dress in the _________? A. sofa B.sink C. wardrobe D. vase 9. A _________ is a piece of electrical equipment to store food and keep food cold or fresh. A. fridge B. dishwasher C. microwave D. cooker 10. He asked the children to go to the _________ and wash their hands. A. upstairs B. attic C. bathroom D. apartment 11. Put these glasses and bowls on the _________ over there, please. A. wall B.cupboard C. fridge D. lamp 12. My bedroom is big but it doesn’t have much _________. There is just a bed,a table, a chair and a bookcase. A. things B.picture C.desk D.furniture 13. It’s becoming hotter so I’m going to install a(n) _________ in my bedroom. A. fridge B. air conditioner C. television D. lamp 14. It’s better for your neck when you sleep with a _________ that is not too high or too low. A. pillow B.bed C.ceiling fan D. stool 15. I often reheat my soup in the _________ before eating. A. cupboard B. microwave C. dishwasher D. sink 16. It is not easy for him to _________ because he has had a broken leg. A. talk B.move C.make D. eat 17. It’s difficult for Western foreigners to use _________ at the first time because they often use forks and knives to eat A. cookers B. dishwashers C. dishes D. chopsticks 18. It’s quite noisy to live in a _________ house that stands on a busy street. A. town B.country C. villa D. big RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 16

WEEK 2 Exercise 1: Listen again and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F). (Track 03) No. Statement True (T) or false (F) 1. Catherine is Emily’s granddaughter. ............................... 2. Her grandparents live in a villa. ............................... 3. Catherine’s grandparents are young. ............................... 4. The grandparents are bitter. ............................... 5. The grandparents live in England. ............................... 6. Their house has got two floors. ............................... Exercise 2: Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Is her grandparents’ house big or small? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many bathrooms are there? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where is the garden? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. When does Catherine visit her grandparents? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does her grandmother do when Catherine goes there? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. Does Catherine love her grandparents? ________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3: Look at the picture and talk about each room, the first one has been done for you as an example. 0. This is a utility room. There are some clothes, a washing machine, an iron and an ironing board. 1. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 17

2. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 18

Exercise 4: Complete the paragraph to describe the house. -around the house - above the house - in front of the house - a house in the countryside -two windows - some clouds -the roof of the house This is (1) ____________________ .There are three trees(2) _____________________ .There are (3)_____________________ abovethe house. There is also a sun (4) _____________________ .Besides, there are twofences (5) _____________________ . On (6) ________________ there is achimney. This house also has (7)________________ and a door. Exercise 5: Read and choose the correct answers. Mr. Smith’s house has got four bedrooms, a living-room, a dining-room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a separate toilet. There is a toilet in the bathroom too. The bedrooms and the bathroom are upstairs, and the living-room, the dining-room, the kitchen and the toilet are downstairs. The first bedroom is Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s, the second one is Tom’s, the third one is Mary’s, and the fourth one is Anne’s. There is a baby bed in Anne’s bedroom too, but there is no baby living there. When you enter Mr. Smith’s house, the room on the left is the living-room, and the room on the right is the dining-room. Where is the kitchen? It is behind the dining-room. And where is the toilet? It is straight on, in front of you. There is a garden behind the house, but it is not big. Is there a garden in front of the house too? Yes, there is, but it is very small. When you go upstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s bedroom is on the left. The bedroom on your right is Tom’s, and the bathroom is between his bedroom and Mary’s. Anne’s bedroom is behind Mary’s. 1. Which of the following is correct? A.Three of Mr. Smith’s bedrooms are upstairs, and one of them is downstairs. B.Mr. Smith’s four bedrooms are downstairs. C.Mr. Smith’s four bedrooms are upstairs. 2. Choose the correct sentence: A.There is one toilet in Mr. Smith’s house. It is downstairs. B.There are two toilets in Mr. Smith’s house. One of them is upstairs. C.There is one toilet in Mr. Smith’s house. It is upstairs. 3. Choose the correct answer: A.The living room is upstairs. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 19

B.The living room is downstairs. C. The dining room is upstairs. 4. Choose the correct answer: A.There are two beds in Anne’s bedroom. B.There is one bed in Anne’s bedroom. C.There are three beds in Anne’s bedroom. 5. Choose the correct answer: A.There is a small garden in front of the house, and there is a big one behind it. B.There is a small garden in front of the house, and there is a small one behind it. C.There is a big garden in front of the house, and there is a big one behind it. 6. Choose the correct answer: A.The bathroom is between the first bedroom and the second one. B.The bathroom is between the second bedroom and the third one. C.The bathroom is between the third bedroom and the fourth one. 7. Choose the correct answer: A.Tom’s bedroom is behind Mary’s. B.Mary’s bedroom is in front of Tom’s. C.Mary’s bedroom is in front of Anne’s. Advanced Practice Exercise 6: Read again and decide if each statement is true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). No. Statement T/ F or NG 1. There seem to be five people in the family. ............................... 2. Mr. and Mrs. Smith share a bedroom. ............................... There are two gardens in the house, one on the left and ............................... one on the right. 4. The dining room is in front of the living room. ............................... 5. It seems that the toilet is between the living room and the ............................... dining room 6. There is a pond at a distance of two kilometers from the ............................... house. ............................... 7. Mary’s bedroom is next to Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s. Exercise 7: Look at the picture and write ten sentences to describe it. 1. There is a sofa on the floor. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 20

2. _____________________________________________________________________. 3. _____________________________________________________________________. 4. _____________________________________________________________________. 5. _____________________________________________________________________. 6. _____________________________________________________________________. 7. _____________________________________________________________________. 8. _____________________________________________________________________. 9. _____________________________________________________________________. 10. ____________________________________________________________________. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 21

02UNIT SCHOOL A CONJUNCTION: “AND, OR”  And: dùng để thêm hoặc bổ sung vào một thứ khác.  Or: dùng để trình bày thêm một lựa chọn khác Ví dụ:  What do you want to do this weekend?  Hm… we can go to the park and play badminton.  Or we can go to the cinema, what do you think?  Do you eat apples or pineapples? Conjunctions Use Example  to join two or more similar ideas Rohit is smart and so is Girish.  to show one idea comes after another Hema went to the library and and  to show that one idea is the result of borrowed some books. another We saw the storm coming and ran into the house.  to join contrasting ideas Mrs. Luthra is not strict but she but  in the same sense as except for expects to be obeyed. No one but Ria wished the teacher on Teacher’s Day. or  to show choice or possibility You can have dinner now or later with your father and me. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 22

Nor  to reject or refuse both options It wasn’t defeated; nor was its victory. Yet  to show a strong contrast Everyone complains about pollution, yet no one does anything about it.  to show the result of the first idea He was tired, so he went to bed So early.  in the sense of in addition to They are going to the concert; so are we. Purpose Conjunctions Addition and, also, too, as well Choice or, either – or Contrast but, though, although, whereas Reason because, as, since, Comparison As Manner as if, as though Time as, while, until, since, after, before Conjunctions Conjunctions are joining words. They join words or sentences. Yet, So, But, Or, for, Because, And, Nor Question 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction. (i) I like Sugar in my tea,____________ I don’t like milk in it. (ii) Listen to the story _____________answer the questions in complete sentences. (iii) Is it Thursday __________Friday today? (iv) He was late ___________ the bus didn’t come. (v) We were very tired _________ happy after our flight to Sydney. (vi) They climbed the mountain __________ it was very windy. (vii) __________ Lenny was watching the planes, his wife was ready in the car. (viii) I’ll text you ___________ I have arrived in Toronto. (ix) Neither my brother ___________ my sister own a car. (x) The sun was warm, __________ the wind was a bit too cool. Question 2. Join each pair of the following sentences by means of suitable conjunction. (i) James smokes. His brother does not smoke. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 23

(ii) Alice hasn’t come. Mary hasn’t come. (iii) She speaks English. She speaks Spanish. (iv) I like him. He is very sincere. (v) He did not win. He worked hard. B. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN number person gender (of \"owner\") possessive pronouns singular 1st male/ female Mine 2nd male/ female Yours 3rd Male His Female Hers plural 1st male/ female Ours 2nd male/ female Yours 3rd male/ female/ neuter Theirs  Look at these pictures. Mine is the big one. (subject = My picture)  I like your flowers. Do you like mine? (object = my flowers)  I looked everywhere for your key. I found John's key but I couldn't find yours. (object = your key)  My flowers are dying. Yours are lovely. (subject = Your flowers)  All the essays were good but he was the best. (subject = his essay) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 24

 John found his passport but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her passport)  John found his clothes but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her clothes)  Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it. (subject = Our car)  Your photos are good. Ours are terrible. (subject = Our photos)  Each couple's books are color-coded. Yours are red. (subject = Your books)  I don't like this family's garden but I like yours. (object = your garden)  These aren't John and Mary's children. Theirs have black hair. (subject = Their children)  John and Mary don't like your car. Do you like theirs? (object = their car) Notice that the following (with apostrophe [']) do NOT exist: her's, your's, their's EXERCISES: I. Re-write the sentences using a possessive noun. The (animal/animal’s) fur keeps it warm. The animal’s fur keeps it warm. (Animals) 1. The (birds/bird’s) nest is in my yard. _____________ 2. The (squirrels/squirrel’s) tail is bushy. _____________ 3. The (dog’s/dogs) owner is very responsible. _____________ 4. The (childrens/children’s) trip to the zoo was fun. _____________ 5. The (puppys/puppy’s) tail wags when he is happy. _____________ 6. The (duck’s/ducks) home is near the lake. _____________ 7. The (man’s/mans) tools got wet in the rain. _____________ 8. The (boys/boy’s) backpack was in the closet. _____________ II. Replace the personal pronouns with possessive adjectives. The first one has been done for you. 1. Where is (I) my book? 2. Here is (we) _____________ teacher. 3. She goes to school with (she) _____________ brother 4. (They) _____________ father works in a car factory. 5. (You) _____________ laptop is very expensive. 6. (He) _____________ favourite hobby is tennis. 7. (I) _____________ husband and I want to go to Paris. 8. We want to see (it) _____________ architecture. 9. Leila likes (she) _____________ dog! 10. (He) _____________ name is Bobby. III. Write the possessive adjective in the following blanks. The first one has been done for you. 1. Two students didn’t do their Mathematics homework. 2. I have a car _____________ colour is black. 3. We have a dog. _____________ name is Browny. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 25

4. Nancy is from England. _____________ husband is from Australia. 5. Anu and Nanda go to a high school. _____________ little brother goes to primary school. 6. Alok has a van. _____________ van is very old. 7. We go to a high school. _____________ shool is fantastic. 8. I like singing. _____________ mother sings with me. 9. François and Alain are French. _____________ family are from France. 10. Maya likes _____________grandmother. She often visits her. IV. Write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence. Example:-  That car belongs to me.  Answer That car is mine. 1. That book belongs to those kids. That book is _____________ 2. This bicycle belongs to my neighbour, Pawan. This bicycle is _____________ 3. This scarf belongs to my aunt Tina. This scarf is _____________ 4. This toy belongs to you. This toy is _____________ 5. This apartment belongs to me and my cousin. This apartment is _____________ 6. These purses belong to my mother. These purses are _____________ 7. Those cookies belong to my sister’s friends. Those cookies are _____________ 8. These suitcases belong to you and your wife. These suitcases are _____________ 9. That pillow belongs to me. That pillow is _____________ 10. That lamp belongs to my aunt and uncle. That lamp is _____________ C. Like + to Inf vs Like + V-ing Trong tiếng Anh-Anh: Like + V-ing: chỉ sở thích trong khi Like + to inf: chỉ sự lựa chọn, thói quen... Trong tiếng Anh-Mỹ: Không có sự phân biệt, cấu trúc Like + to-inf được dùng để chỉ sở thích, lựa chọn, thói quen... Tiếng Anh của người Anh * like + V-ing diễn đạt ý thích, sở thích hay một đam mê của ai đó. Ví dụ: He does like reading novel. Anh ấy rất thích đọc tiểu thuyết. She likes listening to folk music. Cô ấy thích nghe nhạc dân ca. * like + to inf diễn đạt sự lựa chọn hoặc thói quen hay hành động làm việc gì vì nó có ích lợi. E.g: Between soccer and tennis, I like to see the former. Giữa bóng đá và quần vợt thì tôi thích xem bóng đá hơn. When making tea, he usually likes to put some sugar and a slice of lemon in first. Khi pha trà, trước tiên anh ấy thường bỏ một ít đường và một lát chanh vào. I like to read books. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 26

Tôi thích đọc sách. Tiếng Anh của người Mĩ - Khi chỉ ý thích, thói quen hay sự lựa chọn ta dùng cấu trúc: like + to inf Lưu ý: Khi like có nghĩa là \"cho là đúng\" hoặc \"cho là hay/ khôn ngoan\" thì sau like phải là to inf. E.g: She likes the children to play in the garden. Cô ấy muốn bọn trẻ chơi trong vườn cho an toàn. I like to go to the dentist twice a year Tôi muốn đến bác sĩ nha khoa 2 lần một năm cho chắc. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 27

WEEKEND PRACTICE UNIT 2: SCHOOL WEEK 1 Exercise 1: Put the words in the correct columns according to the pronunciation of the underlined part. go road homework no soul mother slow going Monday open coat month brother uneasy dough judo but unhappy blood know cup come mum country /əʊ/ /ʌ/ ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. Exercise 2: Listen and complete with the words you hear. Then repeat the sentences exactly. (Track 01) 1. He ____________ to the museum on weekend. 2. The ____________ to my school is narrow. 3. My ____________ likes playing football after school. 4. Where’s my dog, ____________? 5. Have you finished your ____________, Tom? 6. My grandparents live in the ____________. 7. Susan got bad marks today. She was ____________. 8. Drive more ____________, please! Exercise 3: Look at the pictures and write the correct words under each picture. 1.b....................... 2. s....................... 3. t....................... 4. c....................... RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 28

5. i....................... 6.p....................... 7. b....................... 8. c....................... Exercise 4: Complete the sentence with the words in exercise 3. 1. Is Mr Lam your English ____________? 2. Remember to put all your school things in your ____________. 3. Be careful! Your ____________ is on the table. 4. How many ____________ do you have at school? 5. I need a ____________ to draw circles. 6. His ____________ is big and modern. 7. I want to buy a ____________ for sharpening my pencils. 8. The ____________ in our class is old but good. Exercise 5: Find the odd words. 1. A. teacher B. ruler C. pen D. book 2. A. English B. Spanish C. Korean D. America 3. A. computer room B. classroom C. chalk D. library 4. A. angry B. museum C. bored D. happy 5. A. playing B. taking C. morning D. teaching Exercise6: Give the correct form of verbs. 1. Robin (play) _____________ football every Sunday. 2. We (have) _____________ a holiday in December every year. 3. He often (go) _____________ to work late. 4. The moon (circle) _____________ around the earth. 5. The flight (start) _____________ at 6 a.m every Thursday. 6. Peter (not/ study) _____________ very hard. He never gets high scores. 7. My mother often (teach) _____________ me English on Saturday evenings. 8. I like Maths but she (like) _____________ Literature. 9. My sister (wash) _____________ dishes every day. 10. They (not/ have) _____________ breakfast every morning. Exercise 7: Put the adverb of frequency into the correct place. Then give the correct form of verbs. 1. My brothers (sleep)on the floor. (often) _____________________________________________________________________. 2. He (stay) up late? (sometimes) _____________________________________________________________________. 3. I (do) the housework with my brother. (always) _____________________________________________________________________. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 29

4. Peter and Mary (come) to class on time. (never) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. Why Johnson (get) good marks? (always) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. You (go) shopping? (usually) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. She (cry). (seldom) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. My father (have) popcorn. (never) ____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 8: Put the verb in brackets into the present continuous. 1. Look! The car (go) .so fast 2. Listen! Someone (cry) ______________ in the next room. 3. (your brother/ sit) ______________ next to the beautiful girl over there atpresent? 4. Now they (try) ______________ to pass the examination. 5. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents (cook) ______________ lunch in the kitchen. 6. Keep silent! You (talk) ______________ so loudly. 7. I (not stay) ______________ at home at the moment. 8. Now she (lie) ______________ to her mother about her bad marks. 9. At present they (travel) ______________ to New York. 10. He (not work) ______________ in his office now. Advanced Practice Exercise 9: Give the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1. Where’s “Tom? - He (listen) ______________ to a new CD in his room. 2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always(rain) ______________ in England. 3. Jean (work) ____________ hard all day but she (not work) ____________ atthe moment. 4. Look! That boy (run)____________ after the bus.He (want) ___________ to catch it. 5. He (sneak) ___________ German so well because he (come) __________ from Germany. 6. Shh! The boss (come) ______________ . We (meet) ______________ him in an hour and nothing is ready! 7. (you/ usually/ go) ___________ away for Christmas or you (stay) ___________ at home? 8. She (hold) ______________ some roses. They (smell) ______________ lovely. 9. Oh no! Look! It (snow) __________ again. It always (snow) __________ in this country. 10. Mary (swim) ______________ very well, but she (not run) ______________ very fast. 11. You (enjoy) ______________ this party? - Yes, I (have) ______________ a great time! 12. Sorry I can’t help you. I (not know) ______________ where she keeps her files. 13. What you (do) _____________ next Saturday? - Nothing special. I (stay) _____________ at home. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 30

14. I (think) ______________ your new hat (look) ______________ nice on you. 15. I (live) ______________ with my parents but right now I (stay) ______________ with some friends for a few days. Exercise 10: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. 1. Listening to music is one of the most popular leisure __________. A. kindergarten B. activities C. hobby D. equipment 2. My son is just 2 years old and he is in __________ now. A. kindergarten B. secondary school C. overseas D. high school 3. I don’t like to __________ money from friends. A. pay B. knock C. borrow D. help 4. We only have time for a snack at __________. A. lunch B. gym C. meals D. break time 5. Do you know where our new __________ is? Our teacher wants to meet him. A. poem B. classmate C. swimming pool D. gym 6. In order to keep __________, you should eat well and exercise regularly. A. warm B. excited C. healthy D. quiet 7. My sister always has a lot of new ideas. She’s a __________ person. A. creative B. hard-working C. quiet D. healthy 8. Don’t go climbing without the necessary __________. A. uniform B. pocket money C. equipment D. share 9. Today is my son’s first day at school so he is very __________. A. creative B. excited C. worry D. interesting 10. It’s impolite to go into someone’s room without __________. A. riding B. playing C. knocking D. sharing 11. Students will get to live away from home if they study in a __________. A. boarding school B. greenhouse C. neighbourhood D. surround 12. In order to draw a circle, we need a pair of __________. A. share B. compasses C. poems D. pencil sharpener 13. Are you going to __________ for director assistant position in that company? A. share B. knock C. interview D. creative 14. I miss my family so much because I’m working __________. A. quiet B. healthy C. international D. overseas 15. Students will be punished if they don’t wear __________ at school. A. uniform B. kindergarten C. pocket money D. compass 16. Help me keep the kids __________ while I’m talking on the phone, please. A. creative B. remember C. quiet D. healthy 17. It’s wonderful to __________ a horse along the coast. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 31

A. remember B. knock C. talk D. ride 18. Tall bamboos __________ my house so it’s very cool in summer. A. history B. shares C. surround D. science 19. He composed this __________ to show his love for his mother. A. school lunch B. poem C. playground D. gym 20. A ________ allows a gardener to control the climate no matter what’s happening outside. A. greenhouse B. gym C. school D. poem WEEK 2 Exercise 1: Listen and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F). (Track 02) No. Statement True or false 1. Tony is a pupil at Pink Secondary School .......................... 2. He is interested in Maths. .......................... 3. He doesn’t get bored when he learns maths. .......................... 4. His father is a construction engineer. .......................... 5. He would like to be a doctor in the future. .......................... Exercise2: Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Where is Tony from? ____________________________________________________________________. 2. What is his favourite subject? ____________________________________________________________________. 3. What does his father do? ____________________________________________________________________. 4. Who helps him when he faces Math problems? ____________________________________________________________________. 5. What is the most interesting part of his favourite subject? ____________________________________________________________________. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 32

Exercise 3: Look at the information below. Ask and answer questions about Phong. 1. School’s name: Dai Viet Secondary School 2. School’s address: 15, Hai Ba Trung Street 3. Number of pupils: 200 4. Number of teachers: 35 5. Uniform colour: Blue and white 6. Favourite subjects: Maths and English 7. Hobbies: Playing sports and reading books 8. Future job: Engineer 1. What’s the name of his school? It’s Dai Viet Secondary School. 2. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 3. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 4. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 5. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 6. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 7. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 8. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 4: Make a short talk about Phong. This is Phong__________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 5: Read and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F). My name is Elena and I’m a pupil of Green School. My school is in Orange Street. I am twelve years old. I would like to tell you a few words about my school life. I go to school five days a week except Saturday and Sunday. Classes in my school start at 8 o’clock in the morning and end at 15.30. I often have 6 or 7 lessons a day. I study a lot of different subjects: English, History, Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math, etc. I like English because I can learn lots of interesting things in England. I usually receive good marks in this subject. I wish to become an English teacher in the future. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 33

This is my school. It was built about ten years ago. My classroom is on the third floor. Its windows face the school-yard. There are two large windows in my classroom; a great amount of flowers grow in pots that stand on the window-sills. Pupils in my class are responsible for watering the flowers several times a week. And I all do it with great care and pleasure. On the walls of my classroom there are different colour maps, portraits, and wall newspapers. My school has a stadium, a library, a gym and a computer room, too. I love my school so much. No. Statement True or false 1. Elena is a pupil at Blue School. .......................... 2. She goes to school five days a week. .......................... 3. Her school starts at 8.00 a.m. and finishes at 3.00 p.m. .......................... 4. She learns different subjects at school. .......................... 5. Maths is her favourite subject. .......................... Advanced Practice Exercise 6: Read again and answer the questions. 1. Where is her school? ____________________________________________________________________. 2. How many lessons does she often have a day? ____________________________________________________________________. 3. What is her favourite subject? ____________________________________________________________________. 4. When was her school built? ____________________________________________________________________. 5. How many windows are there in her classroom? ____________________________________________________________________. 6. Who is responsible for watering flowers? ____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 7: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form. 1. They listen to English every day. ____________________________________________________________________. ____________________________________________________________________. 2. He plays badminton every afternoon. ____________________________________________________________________. ____________________________________________________________________. 3. They play volleyball every morning. ____________________________________________________________________. ____________________________________________________________________. 4. He does homework every night. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 34

_____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 5. He has breakfast at 6:30. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 6. He gets up at 9.00 every morning. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 7. Mary and Peter go to work every day. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. 8. We have dinner at 8 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 8: Look at the information below and write about Minh Thu and her school. Nam: Minh Thu Age: 12 Nationality: Vietnamese Her school’s name: Lam Son Secondary School Number of pupils: 400 Number of teachers: 60 School facilities: Computer room: modern Library: small but nice Gym: large Playground: modern and safe Favourite subjects: Maths and English Hobbies: Playing chess and badminton; listening to music Future job: Tour guide This is my friend. Her name is ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 35

03UNIT MY FRIENDS I Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (The present continuous) 1. Cách dùng • Diễn đạt một hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nói. VD: I am eating my lunch right now. (Bây giờ tôi đang ăn trưa) • Diễn tả một hành động hoặc sự việc nói chung đang diễn ra nhưng không nhất thiết phải thực sự diễn ra ngay lúc nói. VD: I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing my assignment. (Dạo này tôi khá là bận.Tôi đang làm luận án) • Diễn đạt một hành động sắp xảy ra trong tương lai gần. Thường diễn tả một kế hoạch đã lên lịch sẵn. VD: I am flying to London tomorrow. (Tôi sẽ bay sang Luân Đôn sáng ngày mai) • Hành động thường xuyên lặp đi lặp lại gây sự bực mình hay khó chịu cho người nói. Cách dùng này được dùng với trạng từ “always”. VD: He is always losing his keys. (Anh ấy cứ hay đánh mất chìa khóa) 2. Dạng thức của thì hiện tại tiếp diễn a. Cấu trúc Thể khẳng định Thể phủ định I am I am not He/ She/ It/ Danh + V-ing He/ She/ It/ Danh từ + V-ing từ số ít/ Danh từ is số ít/ Danh từ không is not/ isn’t không đếm được đếm được You/ We/ They/ You/ We/ They/ are not/ Danh từ số nhiều are Danh từ số nhiều aren’t Example: Example: - I am reading a book. (Tôi đang đọc sách) - She is swimming. (Cô ấy đang bơi) - I am not joking. (Tôi không phải đang đùa đâu.) - They are sleeping. (Họ đang ngủ) - The dog is barking. (Con chó đang sủa) - She isn’t drinking lemon juice. (Cô ấy không phải đang uống nước chanh đâu.) - We aren’t going to school. (Chúng tôi không phải đang đi học đâu.) - My parents aren’t sleeping. (Bố mẹ tôi không phải đang ngủ đâu.) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 36

Thể nghi vấn Câu trả lời ngắn Am I Yes, am. I am not. No, He/ She/ It/ Danh từ + V-ing Yes, he/ she/ it/ danh từ số is. số ít/ Danh từ không No, ít/ danh từ không isn’t. Is đếm được đếm được You/ We/ They/ Yes, you/ we/ they/ are. Are Danh từ số nhiều No, Danh từ số nhiều aren’t. Ví dụ: - Is she singing an English song? (Có phải cô ấy đang hát bài hát tiếng Anh không?) => Yes, she is./ No, she isn’t. - Are you having dinner? (Bạn đang ăn tối à?) => Yes, I am./ No, I’m not. - Are the children crying? (Bọn trẻ con đang khóc phải không?) => Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t. b. Wh-question Khi đặt câu hỏi có chứa Wh – word (từ để hỏi) ta đặt chúng ở vị trí đầu câu và đưa ra câu trả lời trực tiếp. Wh-word + am/is/are + S + V-ing? Ví dụ: - Who is she talking to? (Cô ấy đang nói chuyện với ai thế?) - She is talking to her mother. (Cô ấy đang nói chuyện với mẹ của mình.) - What are you studying? (Bạn đang học cái gì vậy?) - I am studying English. (Mình đang học tiểng Anh.) 3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết  Trong câu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: - now (bây giờ), right now (ngay bây giờ), at the moment (lúc này), at the present (hiện tại), at this time (bây giờ), at + giờ cụ thể (at 12 o’lock)  Trong câu có các từ như: - Look! (Nhln kìa!), Listen! (Hãy nghe này!), Keep silent! (Hãy im lặng), Be careful! (Cẩn thận!), Hurry up! (Nhanh lên nào!)... Ví dụ: - Now my sister is going shopping with my mother. (Bây giờ em gái tôi đang đi mua sắm với mẹ của tôi.) - Look! The train is coming. (Nhìn kia! Tàu đang đến.) - Listen! Someone is crying. (Nghe này! Ai đó đang khóc.) - Keep silent! The baby is sleeping. (Hãy im lặng! Em bé đang ngủ.) 4. Cách thêm -ing vào sau động từ RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 37

Các quy tắc Ví dụ Động từ kết thúc bởi “e”, ta bỏ “e” thêm “ing” have – having make – making Động từ kết thúc bởi “ee”, ta thêm “ing” mà write – writing come – coming không bỏ e Động từ kết thúc bởi “ie”, ta đổi “ie” → “y” see – seeing agree – agreeing rồi thêm “ing” lie – lying die – dying Động từ kết thúc bởi một trọng âm chứa 1 run – running stop – stopping nguyên âm (u,e,o,a,i) + 1 phụ âm, ta gấp đôi get – getting travel – travelling phụ âm cuối rồi thêm “ing” 5. Một số động từ không có dạng V-ing Những động từ sau đây chỉ dùng ở dạng đơn, không thêm đuôi -ing. Chỉ trạng thái: be, cost, fit mean, suit VD: We are on holiday. Nói về sự sở hữu: belong, have VD: Sam has a cat. Chỉ cảm giác: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch VD: He feels the cold. Nói về cảm xúc: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish VD: Jane loves pizza. Nói về nhận thức: believe, know, think (nghĩ về), understand VD: I believe you.  BASIC EXERCISES Exercise 1: Change these verbs into V-ing V V-ing V V-ing Have (có) Help (giúp đỡ) Do (làm) Say (nói) Run (chạy) Write (viết) Go (đi) Move (hành động) Make (làm) Play (chơi) Take (lấy) Stand (đứng) Give (cho) Talk (nói) Sit (ngồi) Use (dùng) Read (đọc) Come (đến) Speak (nói) Find (tìm thấy) Open (mở) Draw (rút ra) Put (đặt) Walk (đi bộ) Leave (rời khỏi) Sell (bán) Work (làm việc) Ask (hỏi) Follow (theo) Watch (xem) Exercise 2: Circle the correct verb RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 38

1. John and Mandy (am/ is/ are) cleaning the kitchen. 2. I (am/ is/ are) reading a book at the moment. 3. It (am/ is/ are) raining. 4. We (am/ is/ are) singing a new song. 5. The children (am/ is/ are) watching TV at break time. 6. My pets (am/ is/ are) sleeping now. 7. Aunt Helen (am/ is/ are) feeding the ducks on the farm. 8. My friend (am/ is/ are) buying a pencil sharpener. 9. He (am/ is/ are) studying Science. 10. They (am/ is/ are) doing their homework. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into affirmative, negative, or interrogative form 1. (+) We are working on the new show right now. (-)____________________________________________________ (?) ___________________________________________________ 2. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-) l’m not talking on the phone at this moment. (?) ___________________________________________________ 3. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-)____________________________________________________ (?) Is he running very fast? 4. Julia is baking a chocolate cake at the moment. (-)____________________________________________________ (?) ___________________________________________________ 5. (+) ___________________________________________________ (-)____________________________________________________ (?) Are Tony and Kaity helping the teacher right now? Exercise 4: Match column A and B B A a. Yes, she is. b. He is cooking pasta. 1. Are they having dinner? c. No, he isn’t 2. Are you making a cup of tea? d. I’m going to Korea. 3. Is she making a cup of coffee? e. No, they aren’t. 4. What are you doing? f. My brother. 5. Is it raining? g. No, it isn’t 6. What is he cooking for dinner? h. Yes, we are. 7. Where are you going on holiday? i. I’m looking for a number in the phone book. 8. Are we going into town? 9. Who is going to England? RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 39

10. Is your father taking the bus to the j. Yes, I am. kindergarten? 1-..... 2-..... 3-..... 4-..... 5-..... 7-..... 8--..... 9-..... 10-..... Exercise 5: order these words to make meaning sentence 1. singing / the / birds / are / at / . / 5a.m / _________________________________________________________________ 2. are / at / 7 a.m / the / dogs / big / barking /. _________________________________________________________________ 3. up / at / is / 7.20 a.m / getting / Thompson / . / Mrs _________________________________________________________________ 4. making / she / . / at / breakfast / her / 7.40am / son’s / is _________________________________________________________________ 5. 7.50 a.m / is /. / letters / the / the / delivering / at / mailman _________________________________________________________________ 6. his / 755 a.m / son / washing / Mrs / . / is /Thompson’s / face / at _________________________________________________________________ 7. are / eating / . / 8 a.m / at / family / Thompsons / together / the / breakfast _________________________________________________________________ 8. blue / 8.20 a.m / work / Thompson / car / is / in / at / to / Mrs /. / driving / her _________________________________________________________________ 9. rope / playground / classmate / is / my/ in / the/ . /skipping _________________________________________________________________ 10. school / sister/ is / an / my / international / studying / in _________________________________________________________________ Exercise 6: Supply the correct form of the verb in the present continuous 1. Alexander _______________ (study) for his exams at the moment. 2. She _______________ (not play) golf tomorrow. 3. They _______________ (make) dinner now. 4. The company _______________ (have) modern equipment this week. 5. She _______________ (eat) oysters for lunch right now. 6. David _______________ (not fly) to Chicago next week. 7. I _______________ (work) on a special report today. 8. We _______________ (not cook) dinner this evening because we’re eating out. 9. _______________ (Tom drive) to work right now? 10. They _______________ (not prepare) for the science exam at the moment. 11. When _______________ (you have) lunch tomorrow? 12. _______________ (they give) a party this weekend? 13. Susan _______________ (make) the decision at 3 o’clock this afternoon. 14. What _______________ (you do)? RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 40

15. Which motel _______________ (they stay) at now? Exercise 7: Fill in the blank with a suitable verb. Use the present continuous read study post make speak draw come wait sunbathe water 1. He is at the bank. He _____________ money from his account. 2. He is in the library. He _____________. 3. He is in the garden. He _____________ the flowers. 4. She is on the beach. She _____________. 5. He is in the post office. He _____________ a letter. 6. He is in telephone box. He _____________ a call. 7. We _____________ English at the moment. 8. Look! David and Max _____________ home. 9. She _____________ for her boyfriend now. 10. I _____________ to a dentist. Exercise 8: Write sentences with these given words. Use the present continuous 1. (they / learn new things?) __________________________________________________________________ 2. (when / he / start work?) __________________________________________________________________ 3. (why / I / stay at home?) __________________________________________________________________ 4. (it / get dark?) __________________________________________________________________ 5. (the dog / not / play with a ball) __________________________________________________________________ 6. (why / it / rain now?) __________________________________________________________________ 7. (how / she / travel?) __________________________________________________________________ 8. (where / you / work?) __________________________________________________________________ 9. (what / we / watch?) __________________________________________________________________ 10. (I / take too much cake?) __________________________________________________________________ II Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả tương lai (The present continuous tense for future) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 41

Trước tiên, hãy mở lại trang... của Unit 1 để cùng nhớ lại cách dùng và cấu trúc câu của thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn nhé. Có thể thấy cả hai thì hiện tại đơn và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn đều có thể dùng để diễn tả những hành động, sự việc trong tương lai. Hãy cùng so sánh sự khác biệt qua bảng dưới đây: Thì Hiện tại đơn Thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn Nói về lịch làm việc, thời gian biểu... (chẳng hạn Nói về những hành động đã chuẩn bị kế như giao thông công cộng, lịch phim...) hoạch sẵn, thường có thời gian cụ thể hoặc một kế hoạch lớn, quan trọng đã quyết định làm, thường có thời gian xác định Ví dụ: Ví dụ: - What time does the train leave tomorrow? - What time are you leaving tomorrow? (Ngày mai đoàn tàu sẽ khởi hành lúc mấy giờ?) (Ngày mai bạn sẽ đi lúc mấy giờ?) - I’m going to the cinema this evening. - The film starts at 8.15 this evening. (Tối nay tôi sẽ đi xem phim.) (Cuốn phim sẽ bắt đầu lúc 8h15 tối nay.) BASIC EXERCISES Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the verb for Plans in the future 1. Sue ____________ (come) to see us tomorrow. 2. I ____________ (not work) this evening. 3. My friends ____________ (travel) to York at the weekend. 4. She ____________ (leave) at 3 o’clock. 5. Our grandmother ____________ (visit) us at Christmas. 6. He ____________ (pick) me up at one o’clock. 7. I ____________ (visit) my grandmother next summer. 8. What ____________ we ____________ (prepare) for dinner? 9. Where ____________ you ____________ (go) for your vacation? 10. My father ____________ (drive) to Manchester on Friday. Exercise 2: Answer the questions with the given words in the bracket. Use the present continuous 1. What is Kim doing on Monday evening? (to meet Tom) _________________________________________________________________ 2. What is she doing on Tuesday afternoon? (look after Carol’s kids) _________________________________________________________________ 3. What is she doing on Tuesday evening? (play badminton) _________________________________________________________________ 4. What is she doing on Wednesday morning? (see the dentist) _________________________________________________________________ 5. What is she doing on Wednesday evening? (work late) _________________________________________________________________ 6. What is she doing on Thursday afternoon? (pick up Jen from the airport) _________________________________________________________________ 7. What is she doing on Friday evening? (go to a concert) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 42

__________________________________________________________________ 8. What is she doing on Saturday morning? (go on a sight-seeing tour with Jen) __________________________________________________________________ 9. What is she doing on Saturday evening? (organise a party) __________________________________________________________________ 10. What is she doing on Sunday morning? (take Jen to the airport) __________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3: circle the correct verb To: Sarah From: Director of Studies As you know, I have quite a busy week coming up. On Monday I (1) (am meeting/meet) with the Marketing team all day to discuss next year’s brochure. On Tuesday I (2) (am visiting/ visit) our partner school in London. My train (3) (is leaving/ leaves) at 7.30 so I won’t be coming to the office first. We have interviews for the new teacher’s job on Wednesday. The first one (4) (is starting/ starts) at 9.30 and they (5) (are ending/ end) at 3.30 - 6 people altogether I think. I (6) (am seeing/ see) the deputy head on Thursday and as soon as I get back there’s the weekly team meeting - that usually (7) (is going/ goes) on until 5.30. I have a day’s holiday owed to me so I (8) (am taking/ take) a day off on Friday. But as the new term (9) (is starting/ starts) next Monday I (10) (am coming/come) in on Saturday or Sunday briefly to check everything is OK. Email me at any time if you need advice. Exercise 4: Write sentences with the given words 1. The girls /play / tennis / tomorrow? __________________________________________________________________ 2. You / meet / your friends/ at the airport / later? __________________________________________________________________ 3. John and Paula / have lunch/ at two o’clock? __________________________________________________________________ 4. Lucas / start / the project / today? __________________________________________________________________ 5. Camila / buy / an iPod / soon? __________________________________________________________________ Exercise 5: Circle the best verb 1. (Are you doing/ Do you do) anything later? I thought we could go out. 2. The lesson (is beginning/ begins) soon so we need to get back to college. 3. Susan (is meeting/ meets) me for lunch later. 4. The match (is kicking off/ kicks off) at 3.00. 5. What time (is your meeting starting/ does your meeting start) later? 6. I (am visiting/ visit) my Nan next Sunday, 7. I (am finishing/ finish) work early today as I have an appointment at the dentist. 8. I’ve just phoned the centre and the doors (are opening/ open) at 1.00. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 43

9. Sandra (is seeing/ sees) Sarah at the railway station tomorrow. 10. The train (is arriving/ arrives) at 10 am tomorrow morning. Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer 1. I ________ a letter now. A. write B. am writing C. am writting 2. Jane ________ to bed at 10 o’clock on weekdays. A. goes B. is going C. go 3. I am in London this summer. I ________ English. A. learn B. am learning C. learning 4. We ________ our friends next week. A. are meeting B. meet C. met 5. My brothers ________ letters every week. A. writes B. are writing C. write 6. The bus sometimes ________ in the morning. A. is arriving B. arrive C. arrives 7. James is a student. But he ________ this week. A. works B. work C. is working 8. Lions ________ in Africa. A. are living B. live C. is living 9. Our train ________ at 9.25. A. leaves B. leave C. is leaving 10. She ________ to the cinema tonight. A. is going B. goes C. gos ADVANCE EXERCISE Exercise 1: Fill in the blank “ are, is, has, or have” There (1) ______ many pupils in my class. Some of them (2) ______ my friends. I (3) ______ two very good friends. Tom and Judy. Tom (4) ______ 11 years old. He (5) ______ red hair. Judy (6) _____ long brown hair. She (7) _____ very pretty. We all (8) ______ bicycles. Tom (9) _____ a computer too. But Judy and I don’t (10) ______ one. I love my family very much. My dad (11) ______ very clever. He (12) ______ many books. My mother (13) ______ a doctor. My brother (14) ______ a student in the university and my little brother (15) ______ a baby. He (16) ______ very fat and (17) ______ big blue eyes. Exercise 2: Fill in the blank “am - is - are - am not - isn’t - aren’t - have – has” 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. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 44

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 Exercise 3: Fill in the blank with the suitable verb hardworking clever honest kind creative independent generous quiet 1. My friend Raima is ____________. She is good at learning things. 2. My father is very ____________. He has lots of new ideas. 3. My sister Marisa is ____________. I’m opposite. I’m very outgoing. 4. My brother Jorge is very ____________. He can do everything by himself. 5. I’m not a very ____________ person. I hate doing homework. 6. My neighbour is a good person. She has been very ____________to me. 7. I’m an ____________person. I think it is important to tell the truth. 8. My boyfriend is very ____________. He is always buying me nice things! Exercise 4: Fill in the blank with the correct verb in the simple present or present continuous 1. The train ______________ at 9 at night. (arrive) 2. Giovanni ______________ to spend the weekend with us. (come) 3. What time _________ you _________ to fireworks competition on Wednesday? (go) 4. What time __________ the film __________? (start) 5. __________ the concert __________ at 7 or 8? (begin) 6. We ______________ a dinner party on Friday and we want to invite you. (have) 7. Most shops in Spain ______________ until 10 am. (open) 8. What time __________ the horse racing __________? (finish) 9. Where __________ you __________ in Bangkok? (stay) 10. My taekwondo classes ______________ next week. (start) 11. Our flight ______________ in London at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. (land) 12. Everything’s arranged. We ______________ house this Saturday. (move) 13. We ______________ at the museum this afternoon at four. (meet) 14. I’m sorry. I can’t meet up this weekend. We ______________ to Wales. (go) 15. We ______________ the gardening at 6 tomorrow morning. (do) 16. This is a terrible film Tony! When __________ it ___________? (finish) 17. The library ______________ in five minutes and I have four books to return. (close) 18. After this lesson, I ______________ a friend at McDonald’s for a burger and a chat. (see) 19. __________ you __________ your motorbike tonight? I want to borrow it. (use) 20. The plane ______________ at 10am. (leave) RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 45

WEEKEND PRACTICE UNIT 3: FRIENDS WEEK 1 Exercise 1: Listen and circle the words you hear. (Track 04) 1. boy/ point 6. box/ pork 2. bye/ pie 7. back/ pack 3. bowl/ poem 8. bus/ pass 4. bin/pin 9. bull/ pull 5. big/pig 10. bond/pond Exercise 2: Listen and complete the sentences. (Track05) 1. There are twelve _______________ in my class. 2. Look at that _______________ dress! It’s so nice. 3. My mother has given _______________ to a new baby. We haven’tnamed him yet. 4. Do you have any _______________? 5. A _______________ of biscuits is 40,000 dong. 6. These goods are packed into three _______________. 7. My sister has bought a pink _______________. 8. How many _______________ of cakes are there in this package? 9. Everybody, listen! When I count to three, let’s _______________ the rope. 10. When I was young, my dream was to _______________ a doctor. Exercise 3: Choose a suitable adjective for each picture below. friendly fat shy hard-working fun confident creative kind talkative boring 1. ....................... 2. ....................... 3. ....................... 4. ....................... 5. ....................... 6. ....................... 7. ....................... 8. ....................... RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 46

9. ....................... 10. ....................... Exercise 4: Read the definitions and complete the blanks with given words. tooth foot shoulder eye neck knee leg mouth cheek head No. Definitions Word 1. One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body .......................... 2. The part of the body between the head and the shoulders .......................... 3. Any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and .......................... chewing food 4. Either side of the face below the eyes .......................... 5. Either of the two parts of the body between the top of each arm and .......................... the neck 6. The part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, .......................... mouth and brain 7. The lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or .......................... an animal stands 8. The joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it .......................... bends in the middle 9. Either of the two organs on the face that are used for seeing .......................... 10. The opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc. .......................... Exercise 5: Choose suitable adjectives or nouns. 1. Jim is (higher/taller) than I am. 2. My sister is (lower/shorter) than I am. 3. My brother isn’t fat, he’s (stocky/sticky). 4. The word “skinny” is slightly more negative than the word (thinning/thin). 5. He’s completely (bold/bald). He lost all of his hair years ago. 6. My sister works out every day, so she’s in very good (shaped/shape). 7. He’s not fat, but he has a bit of a (belly/fat). 8. He’s six feet (high/tall). 9. My brother is (blind/blonde) in one eye. He can’t see in one eye. 10. My (complex/complexion) is much darker than my brother’s. 11. Paula is very good- (looking/viewing). 12. I’m out of shape. I ran for 5 minutes, and I’m already out of (breath/breathing). 13. She has shoulder- (length/long) hair. 14. Peter has a (razored/shaved) head. 15. He is a very (stylish/styling) man. He always wears very fashionable clothes. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 47

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with forms of be or have. 1. She ____________ long blond hair. 2. He ____________ green eyes. They look so nice. 3. He ____________ short blond hair. 4. His eyes ____________ black and quite large. 5. Her eyes’ color ____________ green. It is brown. 6. She ____________ in good-shape. She is a little thin. 7. (she) ____________ straight black hair? - Yes. 8. My uncle ____________ medium-height. He is just a little taller than me. 9. What (John) ____________ on his nose? - Glasses. He is reading a book. 10. (Mai) ____________ short black hair or long brown hair? 11. His mouth is small and he ____________ green eyes. 12. George ____________ short hair like most of men. His hair is quite long and smooth. 13. Miranda’s parents have brown eyes, but she doesn’t.Her eyes ____________ blue. 14. Which is his complexion’s color? (it) ____________ tanned? 15. My grandfather ____________ a moustache. He has got a beard. Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with present continuous for future. 1. I (go) _______________ to the supermarket tomorrow. Do you want to buy anything? 2. My sister (give) _______________ me her car when she gets her new one. 3. (we/ have) _______________ barbecue on Sunday? 4. I feel boring. All my friends (not come) _______________ to my party next week. 5. We (take) _______________ my niece to Aqua Park later today. 6. (the train/ leave) _______________ in ten minutes? 7. We are at the supermarket now. We (go) _______________ to the zoo tomorrow. 8. Rhonda (stay) _______________ in a hotel on Friday. 9. Bill (not go) _______________ to the cinema at the weekend. 10. (Susan/ work) _______________ this week? 11. He (play) _______________ tennis this afternoon. 12. I (go) _______________ to the theatre this evening. 13. When (you/ take) _______________ me to the zoo? 14. I (start) _______________ piano lessons soon. 15. At what time (Katy/ arrive) _______________ tomorrow? Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with present continuous for future or will for future. 1. Tony (meet) _______________ a friend tomorrow. 2. I think it (snow) _______________ soon.3. Perhaps I (visit) _______________ New York one day. 4. What time (you/ leave) _______________ tomorrow? 5. Who (win) _______________ the next World Cup? 6. I’m sure you (not fail) _______________ the exam next week. RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 48

7. I (visit) _______________ my parents at the weekend. 8. Don’t touch that dog. It (bite) _______________ you. 9. They (come) _______________ for a meal tonight. 10. (Alba/ travel) _______________ to Australia tonight? Advanced Practice Exercise 9: Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. His two _________ look so small and funny. A. nose B.neck C. ears 2. The cat is wagging its beautiful long _________. A. tail B.foot C. leg 3. I love sitting on my father’s wide _________. A. arms B.knees C.shoulders 4. She looks pretty with a sharp _________ on her face. A. tooth B.nose C.elbow 5. This baby has _________ cheeks; everyone wants to kiss them. A. chubby B.finger C.fur 6. Don’t judge a person by his/her _________. A. chubby B.appearance C.neck Exercise 10: Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. Ms. Lan has a(n) _________ lifestyle. She seems to be never bored. A. competitive B. active C.generous D.patient 2. My teacher is very _________. She never smiles in her lessons. A. serious B.confident C.reliable D.responsible 3. You need to be _________ to teach children. A. shy B.patient C.volunteer D. sporty 4. We are all _________ aboutthe people who live in that villa. A. freedom-loving B. independent C. curious D. friendly 5. I don’t like his _________. He’s too serious and competitive. A. finger B.elbow C.personality D.leg 6. Mr. Lam was _________ of his parents when he was just 16 years old. A. independent B.caring C.shoulders D.sensitive 7. My mother is _________ to everyone. She loves helping others. A. funny B.boring C.kind D.fur 8. Don’t worry. He is a _________ person. He can help you. A. funny B.reliable C. sensitive D.tail RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 49

WEEK 2 Exercise 1: Listen and answer the questions. (Track 06) 1. What is Charles’ nickname? ____________________________________________________________________. 2. Where does Charles live? ____________________________________________________________________. 3. How tall is Charles? ____________________________________________________________________. 4. What does Charles wear at work? ____________________________________________________________________. 5. Is Charles a boss or an employee? ____________________________________________________________________. 6. Is Charles hard-working or lazy? ____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 2: Listen again and complete the sentences. 1. Charles is in his _________________. 2. Charles’ hair is _________________ and _________________. 3. Charles’ complexion is _________________ as he does not have time to lie in the sun. 4. When Charles at home, he wears _________________. 5. Charles wants his _________________ to be hard-working. 6. Charles believes that he himself is a good _________________. Exercise 3: Describe the person below, using available information. Name: Susan Age: 12 Class, school: 6A, International Secondary School Hobby: play computer games, reading books Favourite color: green and blue Hair: long, blonde, curly Eyes: Dark Complexion: Fair Face: round, chubby cheeks Body: medium height, slim This is my friend, Susan ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 50

_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. Exercise 4: Read and choose the correct answers. −>Hi pals! My name is Susy. I’m thin and medium high. My hair is short, curly and blonde. My eyes are brown. I’m clever and hard-working. My favourite color is red. I love fashion. −>Hey guys! My name is Caroline. I’m thin and sporty. My hair is long, straight and brown. My eyes are brown and big also. I’m talkative and noisy. I like rock music. −>What’s up people? I’m Michael. I’m tall and handsome, my hair is brown and straight. My face is round. I’m patient and kind of lazy. I always wear a cap. −>Nice to meet you! My name is Ryan. I’m skinny and short, my hair is black and my eyes are black too. I’m shy and good tempered. I like sports and video games. −>How’re you doing friends? I am Kate. I’m tall and thin. My hair is short, straight and black. I have a small face. I love the green color. 1. What is Susy’s hair like? _____________________________________________________________________. 2. What are Caroline’s eyes like? _____________________________________________________________________. 3. What is Michael like? _____________________________________________________________________. 4. What does Ryan like? _____________________________________________________________________. 5. What color does Kate love? _____________________________________________________________________. Advanced practice Exercise 5: Read again and arrange these phrases to the table. - thin and medium height - thin and sporty - like sports - love rock music - like wearing caps - black eyes - good tempered - short straight hair - small face - brown and straight hair - love fashion - round face - big brown eyes - tall and thin - hard-working Susy Caroline Michael Ryan Kate .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... RUBY SCHOOL – LEVEL 6 51