UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

PHONETICS
I. Write the words given in the correct columns according to the pronunciation of
the underlined part.
read sit agree sea meet city
coffee baby see eat sheep meat
library noisy peaceful exciting expensive police
cheap sleepy convenient interesting boring historic

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II. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. cheap B. sleepy C. near D. peaceful
2. A. big B. wide C. quiet D. exciting
3. A. exciting B. inside C. finally D. first
4. A. convenient B. exciting C. expensive D. evening
5. A. cheap B. pear C. clean D. peaceful
6. A. cheap B. great C. peace D. clean

VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct answers A, B, C, or D to finish the sentences.
1. I love my neighbourhood because it is _____________ . There are not many cars.
A. peaceful B. crowded C. expensive D. noisy
2. The food here is more _____________ and cheaper than the food in my hometown.
A. convenient B. delicious C. modern D. boring
3. Life in the country is _____________ . There aren’t many things to do there.
A. boring B. peaceful C. quiet D. busy
4. This book is _____________ I don't like it.
A. interesting B. cheap C. boring D. busy
5. The town has many motorbikes. It’s very _____________ .
A. boring B. peaceful C. quiet D. busy
6. Can you tell us the _____________ to Tan Ky house?
A. road B. street C. way D. instruction
7. “Excuse me. Could you tell us the way to the cinema?" _____________”
A. Don't do that. B. I'm sorry I don't like films.
C. Sure. Go straight ahead. Then turn right. D. I have a class.
8. “Let's go to Chua Cau!” “_____________ ”
A. Go straight and turn right. C. I think we're lost.
B. That's a great idea. D. There's girl. Let's ask her.
9. ________ is a place for worshipping.
A. square B. temple C. market D. palace
10. London is ________ . You have to earn a lot of money to live there.
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11. The train leaves the ________ at 9 o'clock.
A. railway station B. art gallery C. post office D. shopping centre
12. There are many famous paintings in this________ .
A. supermarket B. gallery C. memorial D. cathedral
13. Go ________ ahead, then turn right at the first corner.
A. past [Link] C. straight D. away

II. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the
following questions.
1. This park is more beautiful than that park.
A. kind B. nice C. Big D. small
2. The streets are very busy with a lot of traffic.
A. modern B. peaceful C. noisy D. crowded
3. I think living in the countryside is peaceful.
A. old B. quiet C. fresh D. boring
IV. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of
the following questions.
4. Is a house in the city more expensive than a house in the countryside?
A. cheap B. convenient C. beautiful D. interesting
5. The weather here in very hot in the summer.
A. cool B. warm C. cold D. fresh
III, GRAMMAR
III. Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives
in brackets.
1. This book is ____________ than the one I bought last week. (interesting)
2. My father's new office is _______________ than his old one. (modern)
3. Eating at home is _______________ than eating out. (healthy)
4. My neigh bour hood is _______________ than Nam's. (crowded)
5. The weather in Da Lat is _______________ than that in Hanoi. (cool)
6. David’s car is _______________ than Peter’s car.(new)
7. The first calculation is _______________ than the second calculation.(easy)
8. Our neighbourhood is _______________ than yours(peaceful)
9. It is _______________ in Ha Noi than in Lai Chau.(hot)
10. The service in shop 1 is _______________ than in shop 2.(good)
11. Street food in your neighbourhood is _______________ than that in my
neighbourhood. (good)
12. The countryside is _______________ than the city. (peaceful)
13. The weather in Cua Lo, Nghe An is _______and _______than that in Ha Noi.
(hot/dry)
14. The people in Hoi An are _______________ than those in many other places I’ve
ever been to. (friendly)
15. The museum is much _______________ than we expected. (far)
IV. Choose the correct answers A, B, C, or D to finish the sentences.
1. The food here is more _____________ and cheaper than the food in my hometown.
A. convenient B. delicious C. modern D. boring
2. Ha Noi is_____________ than Hoi An.
A. noisier B. more noisy C. noisy D. more noisily
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3. Things at a supermarket are more __________ than things at a village market.
A. busy B. expensive C. crowded D. sleepy
4. My neighbourhood is much ___________ than his.
A. more exciting B. exciting C. most exciting D. excitingly
5. Travelling by train is _____________ than travelling by air.
A. more cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. most cheap
6. Bill is _____________ than you.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
7. Nam is the most _____________ student in his class.
A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship
8. Going by taxi is more _____________ than going by bus.
A. cheaper B. faster C. inconvenient D. expensive
9. The roads in this town are _____________ than the roads in the city.
A. more narrow B. narrower
C. more narrower D. most narrow
10. Air quality in the area is much _____________ than it used to be a few years ago.
A. badder B. more bad C. most bad D. worse
11. Life in a big city is _____________ than that in the countryside.
A. most expensive B. more better C. better D. more expensive
12. Staying in a hotel is often _____________ than in a guest house.
A. more good B. more better C. better D. best

READING
Read the passage carefully. True or False? Check (P). 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.
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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.

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WRITING
I. Write the comparative sentences using the cues.
Ex: My house/ small/ her house
→My house is smaller than her house.
1. Lan/tall/Hoa
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2. This book/ thick/ that book
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3. The chair/ short/ the table
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4. These boxes/ big/ those boxes
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5. Miss Trang/ young/ her sister
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6. These buildings/ high/ those buildings
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7. The boys/ strong/ the girls
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8. I/ old/ my brother.
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II. 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.
Ex: Tom is taller than Mary. (SHORT)
Mary is shorter than Tom.
1. The Central Post Office is bigger than this District Post office. (SMALL)
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[Link] neighbourhood is noisier than your neighbourhood. (QUIET)
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[Link] Riverview Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel. (EXPENSIVE)
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4. A house in the city is more expensive than a house in the country. (CHEAP)
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5. Life in the city is more interesting than life in a small village. (BORING)
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