lOMoAR cPSD| 48541417 TACSI _ HW Unit 1 Lecturer: Nguyen Ngoc Tram
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets (Hoàn
thành câu với dạng đúng của động từ chia ở thì hiện tại đơn đã học).
1. Sam _______ (not live) near me.
2. Sofia _______(drive) to work.
3. _________she _________ (speak)any other languages?
4. I __________(not like) waking up early.
5. __________ they _________ (see) each other at the weekends?
6. We __________(be) very tired.
7. Some people ________ (not need) a lot of sleep.
8. (be)___________ your bus late?
9. He ________ (have) a big house in the country.
Exercise 2: There are five mistakes with the position of frequency adverbs and time expressions
in these sentences. Find and correct the mistakes. (Có 5 lỗi về trạng từ & các biểu hiện chỉ tần
suất trong những câu dưới đây. Hãy tìm & sửa những lỗi đó). 1. I often am tired at work.
2. We twice a week eat out in a restaurant.
3. Do you often check your phone for messages?
4. She is never late to my lesson.
5. I have two or three times a day a cup of coffee.
6. They don't play often board games.
7. Does usually she take public transport?
Exercise 3: Complete the text with words from the boxes. Use a phrase from box A or a verb
from box B in each gap. You do not need all the words in the boxes. (Điền vào chỗ trống để
hoàn thành đoạn văn dưới đây. Dùng 1 cụm ở box A HOẶC 1 động từ ở box B cho mỗi chỗ
trống. Số từ trong các box sẽ thừa ra so với số chỗ trống). lOMoAR cPSD| 48541417 TACSI _ HW Unit 1 Lecturer: Nguyen Ngoc Tram
I 1.____________ 2._____________ at about 7.30am. and get ready for work. I 3 .___________
4.____________breakfast because I don't feel hungry in the mornings. I start work at 9 a.m. and
at 12 I have a lunch break. I 5 ._______________ 6.______________ my friend for lunch –
normally two or three times a week. At 1.30 I start work again and finish at 5.30 p.m. I like to
keep fit, so I 7._____________ to the gym 8.____________. I get home at about 8.00 p.m. and
make dinner, but I also 9.___________ at restaurants 10.___________. I'm always tired in the
evenings so I go to bed early. And that's my day! Reading Passage 1 Hotel Problems
I usually stay at hotels when I travel, and most of the time, everything is fine. I like to choose nice
hotels because I enjoy relaxing after a long day of exploring or working. However, this time I am
staying at a hotel that has many problems. Right now, I am sitting in my room, and I am not happy.
First, the air conditioner doesn’t work. It is very hot, and I can’t sleep at night because the room
feels like an oven. To make things worse, the hotel staff don’t seem to care about the problems
I’ve mentioned. I call reception every day, but they just tell me, "We are working on it," yet
nothing changes. I’m starting to think they aren’t really trying to fix it at all.
Next, the Wi-Fi is very slow. I need to check my emails for work, but the internet keeps
disconnecting. Every time I try to open a website, it takes forever to load. My friend, who is
staying in the room next to me, is also having the same problem. We both try to connect, but it
never works for more than five minutes. I keep asking the staff to fix it, but they are completely
unresponsive. At the moment, I am waiting for someone to help with the internet, but I doubt they will.
Another issue is that the room is not clean. The cleaning staff come every day, but they do a
subpar job. There is dust on the furniture, and the bathroom sink still has water stains. I asked
the cleaners to please clean more thoroughly, but nothing seems to improve. Now, I am wiping
the tables and shelves myself because I don’t want to stay in a dirty room.
The hot water isn’t consistent, either. Sometimes it’s boiling hot, and other times it’s freezing
cold. I’m getting tired of asking for help with this issue, and the staff just keep saying they’re
aware of the problem. To make things worse, the bed is uncomfortable, and the pillows are flat.
I wake up with a sore back every morning, which makes it hard to enjoy my trip.
Also, the breakfast at this hotel is dismal. They serve cold coffee and dry bread every morning.
Yesterday, they didn’t even have fresh fruit. The restaurant staff are friendly, but the food is
terrible. Right now, they are preparing lunch in the kitchen, and I can already smell the burnt
food. I don’t want to eat here anymore, but there are no good restaurants nearby.
Finally, the hotel is very noisy. My room is on the second floor, and it faces a busy street. Cars
honk their horns all night, and I can’t get a good night’s sleep. I asked for a room change, but the lOMoAR cPSD| 48541417 TACSI _ HW Unit 1 Lecturer: Nguyen Ngoc Tram
hotel is fully booked. At the moment, someone in the hallway is talking loudly, and it’s making it
hard for me to focus on my work.
What bothers me the most is that they never apologize or offer a solution. This hotel was
supposed to be one of the best in the area, but I’m very disappointed with the service. If things
don’t improve, I will definitely write a bad review online. I expected a comfortable stay, but the reality is very different.
Comprehension Questions
1. Why is the author unhappy with their stay at the hotel?
2. What is wrong with the air conditioner in the author's room?
3. How do the hotel staff respond when the author complains about the WiFi?
4. What problem does the author have with the hot water in the hotel?
5. What are two problems with the breakfast at the hotel?
6. Why is the author having trouble sleeping at night? Reading Passage 2 A Day in the Life
Three college students from around the world tell us about their daily routine. Ava from Australia:
I'm from a small town in Queensland. Most people in Australia live near the coast, but we live on
a cattle farm in the centre of the country. I get up at around 7am and have breakfast. My mum
teaches at my college, so I usually go with her in the car instead of taking the bus. College starts
at 8:30am and finishes at 4pm. When I get home, I help my dad on the farm for a few hours. In
the evenings, I try to watch TV but I'm usually too tired. I go to bed at about 10:00pm.
Nina from Norway:
I live in a village on Norway's Atlantic coast. I get up at 7:30am and walk to college. Classes begin
at 8:30am and finish at 3pm. After that, I go to one of the college clubs. These are not very
expensive and there are lots to choose from. I do athletics and football but you can also do things
like folk dancing and cross-country skiing. When my parents come home from work, my dad
makes dinner and we all eat together. After that, my mum takes me out for a driving lesson. I've
got my test soon and I need to practise! lOMoAR cPSD| 48541417 TACSI _ HW Unit 1 Lecturer: Nguyen Ngoc Tram Michael from Brazil:
I live in Rio de Janeiro. I get up at 6am and catch a bus to college at 6:30am. Lessons start at
7:20am. We have a break at 9:50am and then study until 12:30pm. I get home at about 1:40pm.
After that, I often go to the beach with my friends to swim in the ocean or play beach volleyball,
but l sometimes also just stay at home to sleep or study. In the evenings, I cook dinner for my
family, then we watch TV or listen to the radio before bed. I switch off my light at about 10pm.
Read the article again and the sentences. Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
1. Who finishes studying before 1pm? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
2. Who works with a member of the family after college? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
3. Who goes out in the car in the evenings? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
4. Who gets a lift in a car to college most mornings? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
5. Who prepares the evening meal for the family? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
6. Who pays to do extra activities in the afternoons? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
7. Who finds it difÏcult to watch TV in the evenings? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina
8. Who lives a long way from the sea? A. Ava B. Michael C. Nina