Tổng hợp ngữ pháp tiếng anh căn bản và nâng cao

Vai trò của việc học ngữ pháp tiếng anh Kể từ khi tiếng Anh được chính thức công nhận là một môn học bắt buộc tại các cấp học ở Việt Nam, ngữ pháp tiếng Anh luôn được nhìn nhận là yếu tố quan trọng nhất trong giáo án của các giáo viên. Đồng thời, rất nhiều học viên cũng chú trọng đến yếu tố này. Tuy nhiên, phải chăng nó xứng đáng được coi là yếu tố quan trọng bậc nhất của việc học tiếng? Chúng ta cần xác định mục tiêu của việc học...

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BÀI 16: THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS

Reading The ASEAN Read the passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PRD and Myanmar on 23 July 1997 and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. As of 2006,...

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BÀI 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY

Reading Canadian Women Read the passage and do the task that follows A. In 2000, 60% of Canadian women aged 15 and over were in the Canadian labour force, up to 42% in 1976. Between 1976 and 2000, the number of women in labour force grew from 3.6 million to 7.4 million, an increase of 106%. Over the same period the number of women in labour force grew by only 40%, from 6.2 million to 8.7 million. B. The largest participation rate...

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BÀI 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Reading The United Nations Read the passage and do the task that follows In one very long sentence, the introduction to the U.N. Charter expresses the ideals and the common aims of all the peoples whose governments joined together to form the U.N. The name "United Nations" is accredited to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a declaration of common intent on New Year's...

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BÀI 13: THE 22TH SEA GAMES

Reading The Olympic Games Read the passage and do the task that follows In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic...

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BÀI 12: WATER SPORTS

Reading Extreme Sports Fill in the blanks with words from the Reading Quiz Summer's just around the corner, encouraging some to dust off the tennis racket or rummage round the cupboard for the cricket bat. But for some in Britain traditional outdoor pursuits are just not enough. So how do extreme sports devotees ? Extreme sports are about , skill and danger. They do not normally involve teams and there are very few rules....

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BÀI 11: BOOKS

Reading Restaurant Guide Books Read the passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow The annual flood of restaurant guides has once more hit the shops, covering a thousand good - and not so good - places to eat out. Alexander Hunt tries them out. A. The Good Food Guide The Good Food Guide, for years the trusted book for food lovers, covers the whole of Britain's restaurant scene, with over 1300 reviews. This year's edition...

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BÀI 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Reading Koalas try suburban jungle Fill in each gap with one word from the table below monitor lizardsso far this yearreptile rescue expert early last centuryin 1997eucalyptus leaves arms sliced offdestroying treesmore vegetation In search of the perfect suburban lifestyle as well as plenty of , koalas are deserting woodlands for backyards, bathrooms and cars in Adelaide. Local conservationists have rescued 105 koalas from the...

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BÀI 9: DESERTS

Reading Sahara Desert Read the passage and do the task that follows The Sahara Desert is located in the northern portion of Africa and covers over 9,000,000 sq km or roughly 10% of the continent. It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, the Sahara Desert's northern boundary is the Mediterranean Sea, while in the south it ends at the Sahel, an area where the desert landscape transforms...

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BÀI 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE

Reading Tomorrow's World Read the passage and do the task that follows Aircraft capable of flying at ten times the speed of sound are being designed for the future. They will take off from an ordinary runway, climb through the atmosphere to the edge of their destination. One day in the 21st century, people will be landing in Tokyo just one hour after taking off from Heathrow Airport in London. Most of our energy comes from coal, oil and...

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BÀI 7: ECONOMIC REFORMS

Reading Economic Reforms Read the passage and do the task that follows The July 13, 2000, signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between the U.S. and Vietnam was a significant milestone for Vietnam's economy. The BTA provided for Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status of Vietnamese goods in the U.S. market. Access to the U.S. market will allow Vietnam to hasten its transformation into a manufacturing-based, export-oriented economy....

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BÀI 6: FUTURE JOBS

Reading The Pros and Cons of Freelancing Read the passage and do the task that follows If you've considered a career change, then you may also be planning on going it alone and freelancing. Freelance opportunities have rocketed in the past decade, with the Internet making remote working more viable than ever. Depending on the profession, freelancers can also work on a contractual basis on site. Whichever mode of freelancing you're thinking...

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BÀI 5: HIGHER EDUCATION

Reading Higher Education in the USA Read the passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow There is no national system of higher education in the USA. Basically American higher education developed its own pattern by the adaption of two traditions: the collegiate tradition of England and the university tradition of the continent. In the USA there is no consistent distinction between the term "college" and "university". The...

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BÀI 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Reading Education Read the passage and do the task that follows Is it any wonder that there are teacher shortages? Daily, the press carries reports of schools going on four-day weeks simply because they cannot recruit enough teachers. But why? There is no straightforward answer. For a start, fewer students are entering teacher-training courses when they leave school. But can you blame young people after the attack faced by the teaching profession...

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BÀI 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING

Reading Speak English with Body Language Read the passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow When we speak, we use much more than just words. We also use a kind of communication called "body language" or "non-verbal communication". Non-verbal communication not only includes how we move our body, but also hand gestures, facial expressions including eye contact, and how we use our voice. Psychologists estimate that between...

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BÀI 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Reading Wedding Custom Read the passage and do the tasks that follow Marriage is an ancient religious and legal practice celebrated around the world. Although the reasons that people marry are similar in many places, wedding customs vary from country to country. In many countries, it is customary for the bride to wear a white dress as a symbol of purity. In traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies, the bride wears a white kimono. The...

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BÀI 1: HOME LIFE

Reading Care of the elderly - A family matter Read the passage and do the task that follows Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth; a fictitious...

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