ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 6: FOLK TALES
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KEY 6
I.
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words.
Lien:
Let’s talk about celebrations in the world! Which one are you going to choose?
Nam:
I’m going to talk about Christmas. It’s a seasonal (1) ……
FESTIVAL
……… It’s held every year in
December.
Lien:
Why do you choose it, Nam?
Nam:
Because during Christmas, people give a lot of presents to their families and friends, and I love presents.
Lien:
I
want
to
talk
about
Tet.
It’s
a
very
famous
celebration
in
Vietnam.
It’s
held
to
(2)
……
CELEBRATE
……… the New Year. On this occasion, Vietnamese families gather and enjoy traditional
food.
Nam:
That’s a great choice. It tells a lot about our (3) ……
CULTURE
……… How about you, Lien?
Lien:
It’s Carnival. It’s very popular in many South American countries. People wear colourful costumes and (4)
……
PARADE
……… on the streets. There are also a lot of (5) ……
PERFORMERS
……… who play music
and dance.
II.
Listen to the passage. Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).
1.
The dragon dance came from China.
……
T
………
2.
People think that the dragon dance is associated with luck.
……
T
………
3.
The dragon dance was firstly performed for entertainment.
……
F
………
4.
People performed the dragon dance to pray for less rain.
……
F
………
5.
The whole dragon is usually much more than 30 meters in high.
……
F
………
III.
Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.
A. plot
B. popular
C. original
D. content
2.
A. research
B. genre
C. reply
D. event
3.
A. dragon
B.
swap
C. carry
D. granny
4.
A. character
B. cheese
C. chat
D. challenge
5.
A. knight
B. kind
C. princess
D. ripe
IV.
Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1.
A. cartoon
B. honor
C. culture
D. honest
2.
A. character
B. adventure
C. library
D. knowledge
3.
A. discovery
B. calculator
C. aeroplane
D. difficulty
4.
A. Argentina
B. understand
C. lemonade
D. Australia
5.
A. husband
B. married
C. casset
D. beautiful
V.
Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the words in the box.
Brave
Dishonest
Fast
Generous
Handsome
Happy
Lazy
Polite
Stupid
wicked
1.
The toroise knows that it cannot run as
……
Fast
………as the hare. (slow)
2.
The tiger was……
Dishonest
………; it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued from the trap. (honest)
3.
The king and the queen were very ……
Happy
………because the princess was rescued. (sad)
4.
It was a……
Polite
………knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
5.
Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly, ……
Lazy
………, and selfish. (hard- working)
6.
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very ……
Generous
……… (mean)
7.
The farmer has three sons. All of them were……
Brave
……… (coward)
8.
One day, a ……
Handsome
………prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
9.
The ……
wicked
………witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
10.
The ……
Stupid
……… ogre bellieved what he said and released him. (clever)
