Before you read<\/b>\u00a0(Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc<\/i>)<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Look at the photos. Match each of them with the words in the box below.<\/i>\u00a0(Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh. Gh\u00e9p m\u1ed7i h\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u1eeb trong khung d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y.<\/i>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Cu\u1ed9c thi Sao Mai \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u1eb9n<\/td>\n

Th\u1ebf v\u1eadn h\u1ed9i Olympic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh Olympia<\/td>\n

Cu\u1ed9c thi Marathon London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n G\u1ee3i \u00fd:<\/b><\/p>\n a.<\/b>\u00a0Quiz “Road to mount Olympia”<\/p>\n b.<\/b>\u00a0London marathon<\/p>\n c.<\/b>\u00a0Sao Mai Television Singing Contest<\/p>\n d.<\/b>\u00a0Olympic Games<\/p>\n –\u00a0Work with a partner.<\/b>Answer the following questions.<\/i>\u00a0(L\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c theo c\u1eb7p. Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi sau.<\/i>)<\/p>\n 1.<\/b>\u00a0Do you like taking part in competitions like these? Why\/ Why not? (B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u00edch tham gia c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c thi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f3\/kh\u00f4ng?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => No, I don’t. Because I don’t have the capacity for them.<\/p>\n => Yes, I’d like to participate in the quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”, because it’s an interesting game, which help me widen my general knowledge.<\/p>\n 2.<\/b>\u00a0Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win? (B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 hi v\u1ecdng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng \u1edf m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c thi kh\u00f4ng? N\u1ebfu c\u00f3, b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng \u1edf cu\u1ed9c thi n\u00e0o?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => Yes. I’d like to win an English-speaking Contest.<\/p>\n 3.<\/b>\u00a0Is winning the most important thing in a competition? Why\/ Why not? (C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c thi? T\u1ea1i sao \u0111\u00fang\/kh\u00f4ng?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => No, I don’t think so. Winning or losing is not the most important thing in a contest or competition. The main point is our participation and the enjoyment we have from it.<\/p>\n While you read<\/b>\u00a0(Trong khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc<\/i>)<\/p>\n Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.<\/i>\u00a0(\u0110\u1ecdc \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1c b\u00e0i t\u1eadp theo sau.<\/i>)<\/p>\n H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn d\u1ecbch:<\/b><\/p>\n Th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y tu\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a ba l\u1edbp trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c thi chung k\u1ebft Ti\u1ebfng Anh h\u1eb1ng n\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u1edfi c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y c\u00f4 trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c thi l\u00e0 kh\u01a1i d\u1eady tinh th\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc m\u00f4n Ti\u1ebfng Anh trong h\u1ecdc sinh. Cu\u1ed9c thi do H\u1ed9i Ph\u1ee5 Huynh h\u1ecdc sinh b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3. C\u00f4 Li\u00ean, gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean Ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c thi.<\/p>\n “… \u0111\u1ec3 tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c thi, c\u00e1c em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c theo nh\u00f3m ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed7i nh\u00f3m ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t n\u0103m v\u00f2ng thi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng thi, c\u00e1c em ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e1c c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y thi trong v\u00f2ng hai ph\u00fat. Gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o s\u1ebd quan s\u00e1t v\u00e0 cho \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c em. M\u1ed7i v\u00f2ng thi s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1i \u0111a 15 \u0111i\u1ec3m. K\u1ebft th\u00fac cu\u1ed9c thi, c\u00e1c gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o s\u1ebd c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i nh\u00f3m. Nh\u00f3m n\u00e0o c\u00f3 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec3m cao nh\u1ea5t s\u1ebd th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c. Nh\u00f3m th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 CD Ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3n Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c thi.”<\/p>\n H\u00f9ng, Thu v\u00e0 Nga l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m A. H\u1ecd nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ed5n. H\u1ecd g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t n\u0103m v\u00f2ng thi. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf v\u00f2ng 5, H\u00f9ng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n khi \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i th\u01a1. B\u1ea1n \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i. H\u1ebft gi\u1edd qui \u0111\u1ecbnh, gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. Nh\u00f3m B chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng v\u1edbi 70 \u0111i\u1ec3m, nh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a H\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 65 \u0111i\u1ec3m, nh\u00f3m C \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 60 \u0111i\u1ec3m. Thu th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. H\u00f9ng xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ebft b\u00e0i th\u01a1. Nh\u01b0ng Nga \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n khi n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng “V\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang ta tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c thi v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m vui m\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c thi \u0111em l\u1ea1i.”<\/p>\n Task 1.<\/b>\u00a0Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. (Gh\u00e9p t\u1eeb ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \u1edf b\u00ean tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u1edf b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i.<\/i>)<\/p>\n G\u1ee3i \u00fd:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. d<\/td>\n 2. f<\/td>\n 3. e<\/td>\n 4. c<\/td>\n 5. b<\/td>\n 6. a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Task 2.<\/b>\u00a0Task 2. Answer the questions. (Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e1c c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi.<\/i>)<\/p>\n 1.<\/b>\u00a0Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday? (Ai \u0111\u00e3 tham gia v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c thi chung k\u1ebft Ti\u1ebfng Anh th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y tu\u1ea7n qua?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => The representatives of three classes of the (writer’s) school took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday.<\/p>\n 2.<\/b>\u00a0What was the aim of the competition? (M\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c thi l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.<\/p>\n 3.<\/b>\u00a0Who sponsored the competition? (Ai t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 cho cu\u1ed9c thi?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => The Students’ parents Society sponsored the competition.<\/p>\n 4.<\/b>\u00a0What did each group of students have to do during the contest? (M\u1ed7i nh\u00f3m h\u1ecdc sinh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c thi?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => They had to complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within two minutes.<\/p>\n 5.<\/b>\u00a0What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition? (Ban gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn ra \u0111\u1ed9i th\u1eafng?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => They had to observe and score the students performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15. At the end of competition they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be winner.<\/p>\n 6.<\/b>\u00a0What would be awarded to the winner? (C\u00e1i g\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eb7ng th\u01b0\u1edfng cho \u0111\u1ed9i th\u1eafng?<\/i>)<\/p>\n => The winner would be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.<\/p>\n Task 3.<\/b>\u00a0Read paragraph 3 again and complete the sentences. (\u0110\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0111o\u1ea1n 3 v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00e2u.<\/i>)<\/p>\n G\u1ee3i \u00fd:<\/b><\/p>\n 1.<\/b>\u00a0In Activity 5, Hung was unable to\u00a0recite complete the poem (he could dot remember the last sentence)<\/u>.<\/p>\n 2.<\/b>\u00a0Having achieved the highest score, Group B\u00a0became the winner of the competition<\/u>.<\/p>\n 3.<\/b>\u00a0Group C lost the game because they just got\u00a060 points<\/u>.<\/p>\n 4.<\/b>\u00a0Nga encouraged her group by saying\u00a0“For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it”<\/u>.<\/p>\n After you read<\/b>\u00a0(Sau khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc<\/i>)<\/p>\n This is the poem Hung recited at the final English competition. Read and translate it into Vietnamese.<\/i>\u00a0(\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u00e0i th\u01a1 H\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc trong cu\u1ed9c thi Ti\u1ebfng Anh. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch sang ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t.<\/i>)<\/p>\n H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn d\u1ecbch:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Em c\u00f3 th\u00edch b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam<\/p>\n Khi c\u00e1c v\u00ec sao \u0111ang chi\u1ebfu s\u00e1ng?<\/p>\n Em c\u00f3 th\u00edch b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi v\u00e0o ban ng\u00e0y<\/p>\n Khi c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 bay \u0111i?<\/td>\n \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i th\u00edch l\u00e0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi ban mai<\/p>\n Chi\u1ebfu l\u00ean t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady<\/p>\n V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng y\u00eau nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a<\/p>\n G\u00f5 t\u1eebng nh\u1ecbp b\u00ean khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before you read\u00a0(Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc) –\u00a0Look at the photos. Match each of them with the words in the box below.\u00a0(Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh. Gh\u00e9p m\u1ed7i h\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u1eeb trong khung d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y.) Cu\u1ed9c thi Sao Mai \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u1eb9n Th\u1ebf v\u1eadn h\u1ed9i Olympic \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh Olympia Cu\u1ed9c thi Marathon London G\u1ee3i \u00fd: a.\u00a0Quiz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1327],"tags":[1468,1467],"yoast_head":"\n