Unit 4.

My neighborhood
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group
1. A. historic B. expensive C. office D. finally
2. A. peaceful B. pleasure C. sleepy D. cheap
3. A. exciting B. quiet C. wide D. terrible
4. A. crowded B. interested C. bored D. polluted
5. A. shops B. theatres C. streets D. parks
6. A. narrow B. crowd C. now D. about
7. A. hill B. ship C. kite D. chip
8. A. cheap B. great C. peace D. meal
9. A. evening B. extreme C. scene D. excite
10. A. garage B. village C. message D. shortage
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in
each group.
1. A. pollute B. temple C. station D. palace
2. A. receipt B. backyard C. palace D. dislike
3. A. exciting B. terrible C. cathedral D. historic
4. A. organize B. zodiac C. serious D. fantastic
5. A. memorial B. convenient C. generous D. appearance
6. A. football B. compare C. ceiling D. table
7. A. cleaning B. duty C. beauty D. pollute
8. A. volunteer B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
9. A. tradition B. opera C. different D. capital
10. A. gallery B. dangerous C. referee D. personal
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Is there a theatre ____your neighbourhood?
A. in B. on C. at D. with
2. _______the second turning the right.
A. Take - in B. Take - on C. Get - in D. Get - on
3. _____nice the weather is!
A. What B. How C. Which D. Who
4. The map ____that the art gallery is nearer than the cathedral. Shall we go there first?
A. speaks B. asks C. says D. talks
5. A_____is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters.
A. library [Link] office C. cinema D. school
6. The air in this area is______with smoke from factories.
A. polluted B. fresh C. noisy D. clean
7. There are many shops near here, so the streets are very busy and ______during the day.
 A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy
8. It is______to live far from the market and the supermarket.
A .easy B. inconvenient C. convenient D. comfortable
9. The people in Hoi An are incredibly _____and ________.
A. friendly – help B. friendly – helpful
C. friendship - helpless D. friend - helpfully
10. The weather is nice, so I enjoy doing _______activities.
A. outdoor B. inside C. outdoors D. boring
IV. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1. It is a great convenience to have the school so near. (CONVENIENT)
2. In the spring the place is crowded with skiers. (CROWD)
3. I still find the job exciting (EXCITE)
[Link] area is of special historic interest. (HISTORY)
5. The conceit of that man is creditor! (CREDIT)
6. The memorize stands on the village green. (MEMORY)
7. Unfortunately we lack the resources to……….. (MODERN)
8. They hope for a peaceful settlement of the dispute. (PEACE)
V. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following text
Sometimes good,(1. FRIEND) friendly neighbors are hard to come by. When you do have a
kind, good neighbor nearby, it (2. REAL) ________goes a long way. So what
([Link])________makes a good neighbor and how can we be the ([Link])_________neighbor?
Here is a good way we can be great to those we live around. Be considerate. Notice the time of day and
what others might be going through. Noise levels can be huge issue with neighbors (5.
SPECIAL________
late at night. Does the family next to you have small children that go to bed early? Then don’t blast your
music super loud with the windows open at 11:00 p.m. Is there an ([Link])________person who has a
hard time getting around? Bring their mail up to their house on days with poor weather. Let’s try to be
the best neighbor. It will make life much more (7. PLEASE)________for everyone!
VI. Put the verbs into the correct tense form.
1. I am having (have) a great rime in Hoi An at present
2. There _________ (be) always a lot of traffic, day and night.
3. My friend, Michelle, and I spent (spend) five days in Hoi An last year.
4. Outside the sun __________ (shine) so I’m off to get some fresh air.
5. We usually stay (stay) at home for a holiday, but this holiday we are travelling (travel) abroad.
6. Are (be) there any bookstores in your neighborhood?
7. My grandma doesn’t like (not like) living in the city.
8. How ________ (I/ get) to the railway station? - Go straight ahead then turn left.
9. Where are you going (you/ go) now? - We are going (go) to Tan Ky House.
10. Are (be) there a post office nearby? - No. There aren’t (be) no post offices near here.
 VII. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. There is a temple near to the museum.
A B C (∅) D
2. Is there a photocopy store to the left your house?
A B C D left of
3. The police station is front of the movie theater.
A B (in front) C D

4. The bakery is between the hotel or the restaurant.

A B C (and) D
5. There are two drugstores opposite to the hospital.
A B C (∅) D
6. Take the first turns on the right, and then go past the bus, Son.

A B (turn) C D

7. Because there are many factories in the suburbs of this city, so the air is very
A B (suburbs) C D
polluted.
8. I like most of the things in Nha Trang such as friendly people, sand beaches
A (the most of) B C
and delicious seafood.
D
9. The old song is more sleepy than that one I heard yesterday.
A B (sleepier) C D
10. Your city has narrow streets and older buildings than ours.
A B C D
VIII. Read the passage carefully. True or False? Check (). Then correct the false sentences and
write them in your exercise book.
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different from the present
shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot
and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather.
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The owners of the
small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business. Some of the goods in the new
stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider
selection of products, some at cheaper prices.
The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months. They
have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation.
T F
1. The mall is open six days a week.
 2. There are more than 50 stores in the mall.
3. Everyone in the neighborhood is pleased with the new mall.
4. It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present
shopping area.
5. Some of the stores on Tran Phu Street may have to close.
IX. Read and complete the text with available words.
jobs historical center education
universities modern capital landscapes
I live in a large city in the (1) ___________ of Columbia. It is called Santa Fe de Bogota and is the
(2) ___________ of Columbia. It is a large and populous city. The city is surrounded by high mountains,
rivers, and amazing (3) ___________.
The city centre is expensive and noisy. It is also dangerous at night People are always running and
rushing for their (4) ___________, schools and other work. Traffic is awful too. Therefore I do not like
this area too much. My city also has many great (5) ___________, as well as some important libraries.
Many people travel to this city for its growing (6) ___________.
In addition, there are about 160 shopping malls. Some most famous malls are: Centro Andino,
Santafé and Centro Mayor. If you like quiet space, you can visit the (7) ___________ area. There are
interesting places that are full of history and culture such as La Casa de la Moneda, the elegant and big
Colon Theater. If you prefer (8) ___________ places, you can go and drink a cup of coffee at the
modern Hard Rock Café in Atlantis Plaza mall.
Read the text in exercise II again and answer the questions.
1. In what country does Santa Fe de Bogota belong to?
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. What is the city surrounded by?
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. What’s the city centre like?
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. What are people always running for?
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. What is the education in the city like?
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. How many shopping malls are there?
……………………………………………………………………………………
X. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
Does your neighbor have an (1) ______lawn, shutters with peeling paint, or siding that needs (2)
______.power washed? You might assume that they’re (3) ______, but there might be a bigger problem
that you’re not aware (4) ______
The family may be dealing with (5) ______, or their lawnmower broke down and they can’t
afford a new one. Offer to help with whatever the problem is in a (6) ______, non condemning manner.
Perhaps you can move their lawn (7) ______them or offer your power sprayer if they don’t have one.
This lets them know you care about the (8) ______of the neighborhood, and you’re on their side.
If they get upset about your kindness, that becomes their problem, not yours.
1. A. overgrow B. overgrows C. overgrew D. overgrown
2. A. to be B. be C. being D. been
3. A. neglect B. neglectful C. neglectfully D. neglecting
4. A. at B. in C. of D. with
5. A. sick B. sickness C. sickly D. sicken
6. A. to respect B. respect C. respectful D. respectfully
7. A. at B. from C. under D. for
8. A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance
XI. Rearrange the words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. an/ pagoda/ village/ go/ old/ my/ has.
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. railway-station/ not/ small/ a/ that/ town/ has/ got.
 …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. one/ Mr. and Mrs. Brown/ only/ have/ car/ got.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
[Link]/ school/new/ has got/ my/ a.
……………………………………………………………………………….……
5. many/ got/ city/ lakes/ that/ has/ beautiful.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………
XII. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
sentences and do not change the form of the words given.
Example: Tom is taller than Mary. (SHORT)
Mary is shorter than Tom.
1. The Central Post Office is bigger than this District Post office. (SMALL)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………
[Link] skyscraper is higher than our office building. (LOW)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
[Link] neighbourhood is noisier than your neighbourhood. (QUIET)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
[Link] is slimmer than Daisy. (FAT)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
[Link] Riverview Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel. (EXPENSIVE)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
XIII. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to Jack talking to his friend Martin about music.
For each question, choose the right answer (A, B or C). You will hear the conversation ONCE
only.
Listening file: [Link]
1. What is the name of Martin ́s music teacher?
A. Harry B. Peter C. Steve
2. Martin has music lessons on _____.
A. Tuesdays B. Thurdays C. Saturdays
3. How long does Martin practise at the weekend?
A. 1 hour B. 2 hours C. 3 hours
4. Where is the music festival?
A. at the music school B. in the park C. in the shopping centre
5. Martin will start playing at _____.
A. 6:15 B. 7:00 C. 7:45
Part 2. You will hear a radio programme about a house.
Listen and complete each question. You will hear the conversation ONCE only.
Listening file: [Link]

Matt Jackson’s house

Age: 100 years old
Number of floors: (6) ______
Hall: Photos of children and (7) ______
Living room: Long, green (8) ______
An old wooden (9) ______
Garden: colourful flowers and (10) ______ trees