Word Skills

1. SPEAKING Look at the photos. What do they have in common? Which is the most spectacular, in your opinion?

(Nhìn vào những bức ảnh. Họ có đặc điểm gì chung? Đâu là sân vận động ngoạn mục nhất, theo ý kiến ​​​​của bạn?)

Answer:

They're all flood lights.

In picture A, the stadium is tennis court and it's in the sky, in picture B, the stadium is football pitch and it's on the ground.

The stadium in picture A is more spectacular.

2. VOCABULARY Match the nouns below with the photos in exercise 1. Some nouns go with more than one photo.

(Nối các danh từ dưới đây với các bức ảnh trong bài tập 1. Một số danh từ đi với nhiều hơn một bức ảnh)

Compound nouns

flood lights football pitch main road mountain range safety net sea shore

swimming pool tennis court tennis player tower block

Answer:

3. PRONUNCIATION Listen and repeat the compound nouns from exercise 2. Which word is stressed: the first or second?

(Nghe và lặp lại các danh từ ghép trong bài tập 2. Từ nào được nhấn mạnh: từ đầu tiên hay từ thứ hai?)

Answer:

HS tự thực hiện.

LEARN THIS! Compound nouns

a. Compound nouns are nouns formed from two words.

1. noun + noun (bathroom, safety barrier)

2. -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio)

3. adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard)

b. We usually write compound nouns as two words, but sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or with a hyphen (make-up). Check in a dictionary.

c. The stress is usually on the first word.

4. Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type (1, 2 and 3). Which type has the most examples?

(Đọc Learn this. Sau đó nhìn vào các danh từ ghép trong bài tập 2. Gạch dưới ít nhất một ví dụ của mỗi loại (1, 2 và 3). Loại nào có nhiều ví dụ nhất?)

Answer:

Examples:

• flood lights (flood + lights)

• football pitch (football + pitch)

• main road (main + road)

• mountain range (mountain + range)

• safety net (safety + net)

• sea shore (sea + shore)

• tennis court (tennis + court)

Type 2 (verb-ing + noun) has 2 examples:

• swimming pool (swimming + pool)

• tennis player (tennis + player)

Type 3 (adjective + noun) also has 2 examples:

• tower block (tower + block)

• sea shore (sea + shore)

5. Work in pairs. Match the words in A and B to form sports venues, using a dictionary to help you. Find three more sports venues in exercise 2.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Ghép các từ ở A và B để tạo thành các địa điểm thể thao, sử dụng từ điển để giúp bạn. Tìm thêm ba địa điểm thể thao trong bài tập 2)

A. athletics basketball bowling boxing

climbing dance golf ice weights

B. alley course court ring rink

room studio track wall

Answer:

athletics track basketball court bowling alley boxing ring

climbing wall dance studio golf course ice rink weights room

Three more sports venues from exercise 2:

• football pitch

• swimming pool

• tennis court

LEARN THIS! Compound adjectives

a. Compound adjectives are adjectives formed from two words.

well-known half-eaten record-breaking wind-powered

b. We usually write compound adjectives with a hyphen.

c. Sometimes, compound adjectives have more than two words (state-of-the-art).

6. VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Read the Learn this! box. Decide which sports venues from exercises 2 and 5 you are likely to describe with these compound adjectives.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Đọc Learn this. Quyết định địa điểm thể thao nào từ bài tập 2 và 5 mà bạn có khả năng mô tả bằng các tính từ ghép này)

Compound adjectives

25-metre 400-metre air-conditioned brightly lit eight-lane

full-sized open-air solar-heated soundproof well-equipped

Answer:

1. 25-metre swimming pool

2. 400-metre athletics track

3. air-conditioned tennis court

4. brightly lit basketball court

5. eight-lane bowling alley

6. full-sized football pitch

7. open-air golf course

8. solar-heated swimming pool

9. soundproof dance studio

10. well-equipped weights room

7. Listen to four students arguing in favour of a new facility for their school. Match the facilities below (a—d) with the speakers (1-4).

(Hãy lắng nghe bốn học sinh tranh luận ủng hộ một cơ sở mới cho trường học của họ. Ghép các phương tiện dưới đây (a—d) với người nói (1-4)

a. A state-of-the-art recording studio

b. A well-equipped art and design studio

c. A high-speed Wi-Fi network

d. An all-weather football pitch

Answer:

HS tự thực hiện.

8. SPEAKING Work in groups. Which facility from exercise 7 would you like most for your school? Why? Can the whole class agree on one choice?

(Làm việc nhóm. Cơ sở nào từ bài tập 7 mà bạn muốn nhất cho trường học của bạn? Tại sao? Cả lớp có thể đồng ý về một lựa chọn?)

Answer:

Some points for each option to help the group make their decision:

a. A state-of-the-art recording studio:

• This facility would be great for students interested in music production and recording. It can help them develop their skills and provide opportunities for them to work on projects related to sound and music.

b. A well-equipped art and design studio:

• This facility would be ideal for students interested in art and design. It can provide them with the tools and resources needed to create different kinds of artwork and design projects.

c. A high-speed Wi-Fi network:

• This facility would be beneficial for all students, as it can provide them with access to online resources and enable them to research and communicate more effectively.

d. An all-weather football pitch:

• This facility would be great for students interested in football and sports in general. It can provide them with a safe and comfortable environment to practice and play football, regardless of the weather conditions.