UNIT 5: ACHIEVE

VOCABULARY

Units of measurement. I can make guesses and indicate when I’m not sure.

THINK! Where can you find information about world records?

Answer:

We can find world records on the internet.

1. Complete lists 1-3 with the words in the box. Put the time and number words in order. Then listen and check.

1. Time: millennium (longest), …

2. Numbers: billion (biggest), …

3. Measurements: ton, …

Answer:

1. Time: millennium, century , decade, year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second.

2. Numbers: billion, million, thousand, hundred, half, quarter

3. Measurements: ton, kilo, kilometre, metre, fraction

2. Complete the Amazing Achievements text with words from exercise 1. Then listen and check.

Answer:

1. days

2. metres

3. thousand

4. minute

5. second

6. minutes

7. billion

8. decade

9. million

10. kilometre

11. seconds

12. billion

13. metres

14. ton

15. hour

3. Listen and repeat numbers 1 – 5.

1. 1.6 3. 1,005 5. 1,253,871

2. 235 4. 23,608

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Say number 6 – 10. Listen and check.

6. 9.25 9. 82,359

7. 555 10. 9,999,999

8. 9,001

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Look at the list of questions. Then watch or listen to people guessing the answers. Which of the questions do they answer?

1. How long does a butterfly live?

2. How many people live in Vièt Nam?

3. How much does an sisphant weigh?

4. How fast can the world's fastest car go?

5. How many minutes are there in a lifetime?

6. How tall is the world's smallest person?

7. How many countries and languages are there in the world?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Watch or listen again. Read the Key Phrases. Which of the phrases do you hear each person say?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

7. USE IT! Work in groups. Guess the answers to some of the questions in exercise 5. Use the key phrases.

Answer:

2.

A: How many people live in Việt Nam?

B: I guess about one hundred million.

3.

A: How much does an elephant weigh?

B: I don’t know.

A: Have a guess!

B: I guess five thousand kilos.

4.

A: How fast can the world’s fastest car go?

B: I know that one. It’s 508.7297 km per hour.

5.

A: How many minutes are there in a lifetime? Any ideas?

B: I’ve no idea.

A: Have a guess!

B: Well, I’d say maybe around 37 million minutes.

6.

A: How tall is the world’s smallest person? What do you reckon?

B: I don’t know.

A: Just guess!

B: I guess it’s 70 centimetres.

7.

A: How many countries and languages are therein the world?

B: I know that one. There are 196 countries and7,117 languages in the world.

Finished?

Write more questions like the ones in exercise 5. Ask the group your questions to see if anyone knows the answers.

Answer:

• How long does a mosquito live?
• How old is Vietnam’s oldest person?
• How big is the world’s largest country?
• How long is The Great Wall of China?
• How high is the Mount Everest?

READING

Meals for medals. I can guess words in a text I don’t know by looking at the context.

THINK! What do you eat to have the best performance?

Answer:

In my opinion, we should eat healthy foods like fresh vegetable, less sugar food, grain and protein food to have the best performance.

1. Read the text quickly. The following words may be new to you. What do you think they mean? Compare your ideas with a partner's.

Can I become a bodybuilder?

Yes, you can. You should practise bodybuilding regularly and have a good diet like this:

• Breakfast: scrambled eggs, and vegetables
• Snack: whey protein shake, soft-boiled eggs
• Lunch: grilled chicken breast, mixed greens, and baked sweet potato
• Snack: hard-boiled eggs and carrot sticks
• Dinner: fish, green beans with brown rice

Just follow our instructions and you won't look different from a famous bodybuilder.

Can I jump as high as NBA stars?

No, you cannot if you do not eat as many calories as them. A basketball player needs between 2.500 and 5,000 calories per day. Bananas contain helpful nutrients that make the body feel full of energy. Each banana, on average, contains 30g of carbohydrates, and about 0.01g of vitamin C. Especially, bananas are a rich source of potassium, about 0.4g of each. Potassium reduces a sudden pain in muscles. That is why a wise basketball player often enjoys a banana before or during the game.

Answer:

bodybuilder = vận động viên thể hình

calories = calo

carbohydrates = cacbohydrat

average = trung bình

contains = chứa, bao gồm

muscle = cơ bắp

2. Read and listen to the text and answer the questions.

1. What should you do to become a bodybuilder?

2. What can you eat most when you practise bodybuilding?

3. How many calories does a basketball player need a day?

4. Why are bananas good for basketball players?

5. What do you think about the title of the text - Meals for medals?

Answer:

1. I should practise bodybuilding regularly and have a good diet.

2. Eggs.

3. A basketball player needs between 2.500 and 5,000 calories per day.

4. Bananas contain helpful nutrients that make the body feel full of energy.

5. I think it’s good because it expresses the importance of meals.

3. VOCABULARY PLUS. Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.

Answer:

scrambled = khuấy

soft – boiled = lòng đào

hard – boild = chín (trứng)

nutrients = chất dinh dưỡng

reduces = giảm

4. USE IT! Work in pairs. Do you think a good diet can bring you medal?

Answer:

Yes, I think so, because a good diet will support muscles, boost immunity and provide you enough nutrients, but you also have to practise regularly.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Making comparisons. I can compare sporting achievements.

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the reading text on page 60.

1. You should practise bodybuilding regularly and have a good diet _____ this.

2. You won't look ______ a famous bodybuilder.

3. Can I jump ______ NBA stars?

4. You cannot if you do not eat ____ calories _____ them.

Answer:

1. like

2. different from

3. as

4. as … as

2. Look again at exercise 1, then complete the rules with like, different from, as ... as.

Answer:

1. like

2. different from

3. as … as

4. as … as

3. Look at the information about the athletes. Then complete sentences 1-5 using comparative forms of the adjectives.

Ex: Florence / Archie (fast)

→ Florence was faster than Archie.

1 Archie / Carl (fast)

2 Carl / Florence (heavy)

3 Carl / Archie (good)

4 Archie / Florence (tall)

5 Archie / Carl (short)

Answer:

1. Archie was faster than Carl.

2. Carl was heavier than Florence.

3. Carl was better than Archie.

4. Archie was not as tall as Florence.

5. Archie was shorter than Carl.

4. Complete the sentences with like, different from, as ... as.

1. Mandy doesn't play tennis _____ well ______ her sister.

2. This art museum is definitely _______ the historical museum.

3. Do you think learning Spanish is ______ difficult ______ learning German?

4. That big animal over there looks _____ an elephant.

5. Lan is 1.62 metres tall, but I'm 1.70 metres tall. Her height is _____ mine.

Answer:

1. as … as

2. different from

3. as … as

4. like

5. different from

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare opinions about the things in box B using comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives in box A.

Ex: I think that Manchester United is a better team than Manchester City. – Really? I think Arsenal is the best team.

Answer:

• I think Italian food is tastier than Chinese food. – Really? I think Vietnamese food is the tastiest of all!
• That documentary is more interesting than the cooking show. – I don’t agree. I think the nature programme is the most interesting.
• Chess is more intelligent than card games. – Hmm, I think Sudoku is the most intelligent game.
• Tigers are more dangerous than wolves. – I think crocodiles are the most dangerous animals!
• Paris is more exciting than London. – I disagree. I think New York is the most exciting city.
• I think that actor is better than the host. – Maybe, but I think David Attenborough is the best person on TV.
• Liverpool is better than Chelsea. – No way! I think Barcelona is the best team.
• Science is more difficult than history. – I think maths is the most difficult subject.
• December is colder than October. – True, but I think January is the coldest month.

Finished?

Make comparisons between two famous athletes you know well. Then compare with a partner.

Answer:

• Ronaldo is older than Messi.
• Messi is shorter than Ronaldo.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Jobs and skills. I can understand people talking about skills.

THINK! At what ages can most people talk, walk, count, spell their name, read. Write? When could you first speak English?

Answer:

Most people can talk, walk, count at the age of 2 and they can spell their name, read, write at the age of 6. I could first speak English when I in grade 1.

1. Choose the correct bold words in the text. Listen and check.

Answer:

1. expert

2. programmer

3. professor

4. scientist

5. winner

6. player

7. champion

8. musician

9. composer

10. writers

11. mathematician

12. genius

2. PRONUNCIATION. Listen to the jobs. Then listen again and repeat.

1. programmer 5. writer

2. professor 6. player

3. inventor 7. Composer

4. teacher

Answer:

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Listen to more jobs and skills. Find the words you hear in the text in exercise 1. Listen again and repeat the words.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Listen to part of the programme and write True or False.

1. Clare isn't very good at maths.

2. Mozart couldn't compose music when he was eight.

3. Most children can read when they're six.

4. Leonardo da Vinci wasn't very good at spelling.

5. Kieron Williamson had E22,000 from his art when he was ten.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Use comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives in the box to compare jobs.

Ex: I think it’s probably interesting to be a writer. – I agree with Dani, but I think it’s probably more useful to be a scientist.

Answer:

A: In my opinion, being a composer is maybe really exciting.

B: I think so, too, but I think it is more interesting to be a inventor.

A: For me, it’s probably difficult to be a scientist.

B: I absolutely agree with you, I think it is easier to be a teacher.

A: I think it’s maybe boring to be a player.

B: I don’t think so. I think it’s much more interesting than being a writer.

A: In my opinion, being a teacher is good.

B: Well, I think it’s maybe better to be a scientist.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Ability: can and could. Questions with How…?

I can talk about prodigies.

1. Change the words in bold from affirmative to negative, or negative to affirmative, to make sentences.

1. Most children can read until they're six.

2. Mozart couldn't compose music when he was five.

Answer:

1. can’t

2. could

2. Look at the sentences in exercise 1 again and choose the correct words in the Rules.

Answer:

1. present / past

2. without

3. can

4. can’t and couldn’t

5. don’t use

3. Complete the text with affirmative and negative forms of can and could.

William Sidis - Supergenius

Most people can't read until they're six and they (1)______ usually speak one, two or maybe three languages as children.

William Sidis was born in 1898, and when he was eighteen months old, he (2)______ read. Before he was eight he wrote four books and (3)_______ speak eight languages.

William was a genius with a very high IQ, but in the end he lived a lonely life. He went to university at eleven, but he (4)_______ make friends and was very unhappy. William died in 1944. Prodigies (5)_______ do special or amazing things, but they (6)______ always find a place in society. Life is sometimes difficult when you're different.

Answer:

1. can’t

2. can

3. could

4. couldn’t

5. can

6. can’t

4. Match 1-6 with a-f to make questions. Can you remember the answers? Ask and answer the questions with your partner.

1. How much

2. How fast

3. How high

4. How often

5. How many

6. How old

a. should a bodybuilder have eggs per day?

b. pot assium does a banana contain?

c. words can Twist a rap in a minute?

d. was William Sidis when he started reading?

e. is Mount Everest?

f. could Cảl Lewis run?

Answer:

1. b

2. f

3. e

4. a

5. c

6. d

5. USE IT! Make questions with How…? and the words in the table. Then ask and answer the questions with your partner.

Answer:

• How far can you run and swim? - I can run two kilometers and swim five hundred meters.
• How many words can you say in ten seconds? - I can say about thirty words in ten seconds.
• How strict is your teacher? - She’s so strict that we daren’t never be late for school.
• How tall are you? - I’m just 1,5 metres tall.
• How often are you late for school? - I’m never late for school.
• How cold is your town in winter? - It’s about 15 °C in winter.
• How much does a burger cost? - It costs fifty Vietnam dong.
• How long can you keep your eyes open? - Just 5 seconds, I think.

Finished?

Write sentences about things you couldn’t do in the past but you can do now.

Answer:

• I couldn’t travel alone but now I can.
• I couldn’t drink alcohol but now I can.
• I couldn’t cook when I was 6 years old but now I can cook well.

SPEAKING

Making and responding to suggestions. I can give advice to help people.

THINK! What can you do best: sing, dance, or play an instrument? How can get better?

Answer:

I can dance quite well. I practise everyday to get better.

1. Choose the correct words in the dialouge. Then watch or listen and check. What does Kim want to learn?

Kim: That’s (1) awful / amazing, Joe. When did you learn how to dance like that?

Joe: I had lessons at my old school. Do you like dancing?

Kim: I love it, but I’m no good. I really want to learn to dance (2) salsa / guitar.

Joe: Yeah?

Kim: What’s the best way to learn?

Joe: It’s probably best to (3) leave / have lessons. I’m sure there are lots of salsa classes.

Kim: Yeah, but I haven’t got any (4) money / time for lessons.

Joe: Well, you can watch videos on YouTube.

Kim: I suppose so. But I need people to dance with. You can’t dance salsa alone!

Joe: Well, you can find a (5) teacher / friend to learn with you.

Kim: That’s a good idea …

Joe: I’d like to learn salsa.

Kim: Really?

Joe: Yeah. It looks (6) fun / weird.

Kim: Great!

Answer:

1. amazing

2. salsa

3. have

4. money

5. friend

6. fun

2. Cover the dialogue and complete the Key Phrases. Watch or listen again and check.

Answer:

1. to learn

2. have lessons

3. watch videos on Youtube.

4. haven’t got any money for lessons

5. so.

6. good idea

3. Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.

Answer:

(Học sinh tự thực hành trên lớp)

4. Work in pairs. Look at ideas 1–5. Take turns giving and responding to advice for each situation.

Things to do this year …

1. cook really well

2. get really fit

3. meet new friends

4. make my teacher happy

5. train my brain

A: What’s the best way to cook really well?

B: Well, the best thing to do is to get some cooking lessons.

A: Yes, I suppose so.

B: Or you can learn from books and cook a lot.

A: That’s a good idea.

Answer:

A: What’s the best way to get really fit?

B: I think joining a gym and exercising regularly is the best way.

A: Yes, that makes sense.

B: Or you could go jogging every morning.

A: True! That would help a lot.

A: What’s a good way to meet new friends?

B: Maybe join some clubs or group activities.

A: Yeah, that’s a smart idea.

B: Or try talking to people more at school or online.

A: That could work too!

A: What’s the best way to make my teacher happy?

B: Always do your homework and try your best in class.

A: Definitely!

B: You could also ask questions and show interest.

A: That’s a great tip.

A: How can I train my brain this year?

B: Doing puzzles and reading books can help.

A: That sounds fun and useful.

B: Or you could try learning a new language.

A: Wow, I like that idea!

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Read the situation. Practise a new dialogue using the Key Phrases and the dialogue in exercise 1 to help you.

Student A: You want to make some money so that you can buy something cool. Ask student B for advice – he / she recently saved money and bought a new tennis racket.

Student B: You saved money and bought a new tennis racket. Student A wants to know the best way to save money. Give student A some advice and ask him / her what he / she wants to buy.

Answer:

A: What’s the best way to make some money?

B: It’s probably best to save a little each week from your pocket money.

A: Yeah, but I always forget and end up spending it.

B: I suppose that’s easy to do. You can also do small jobs like helping your neighbors or washing cars.

A: That’s a good idea.

B: Great! So, what do you want to buy?

A: I want to buy some new headphones!

WRITING

A biographical web page. I can order information in a biography using paragraphs and topic sentences.

THINK! What famous people from the past do you admire?

Answer:

I really admire President Hồ Chí Minh because he brought the independence for Vietnam.

1. Read the biography. How old was Agatha Christie when she published her first novel? Why are her books popular?

Answer:

She was sixteen when she published her first novel. Her books are popular because the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

2. Match the blue first line of each paragraph (1-3) with the subject of the paragraph (a-c).

a. Early career c. Life

b. Achievements

Answer:

1 – c

2 – a

3 – b

3. Read the Study Strategy. Then read the list of questions. Read the biography again and add more questions to the list.

Answer:

Life

What did Agatha Christie do?

Where was she born?

Where did she die?

Early career

When did she first start writing?

What was her job when she had the idea for a detective story?

When did she publish her first novel?

Achievements

How many novels as well as plays and poetry did she write?

How many books did she sell?

How many languages are her books translated into?

Why do people love her work?

4. Think of a famous or successful person from the past. Make a list of questions about them. Use the questions in exercise 3 to help you.

Answer:

Life

What did Thomas Edison do?

Where and when was he born?

Where and when did he die?

Early career

When did he start working?

When did he first start inventing?

What was his first invention?

Achievements

How many inventions did he invent?

What was his most well known invention?

How did he become famous?

5. In your notebook, complete the Key Phrases with the words from text.

Answer:

1. writing when she was sixteen

2. Agatha Christie

3. became one of the most popular writers in history

4. the characters and the mysteries are so interesting

6. USE IT! Follow the steps in the Writing Guide.

WRITING GUIDE

A TASK

Think about your person from exercise  4. Find information about the person and write a short biography (60 – 80 words) for an ‘Achievements’ web page.

B THINK AND PLAN

Find answers to your list of questions from exercise 4.

C WRITE

Look at your notes and the sections in the model text and decide what information you want to include in each section:

• Life
• Early career
• Achievements

Then write the biography in your notebook. Include the key phrases.

D CHECK

• Comparative and superlative adjectives

Answer:

Achievements

Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He was born in USA in 1847 and died there in 1931.

At thirteen he started working a job as a newsboy, selling newspapers and candy on the local rail road that ran through Port Huron to Detroit. In 1869, at 22 years old, Edison moved to New York City and developed his first invention, an improved stock ticker called the Universal Stock Printer.

In his 84 years, Thomas Edison acquired a record number of 1,093 patents (singly or jointly). He is best known for his invention of the phonograph and incandescent electric light. He became really famous for his useful inventions.

CLIL – Science: Average speed

I can calculate speed using distance and time.

1. Read the text and answer questions 1 - 4.

In the 200m freestyle, swimmers must swim four lengths of the pool. The pool is 50m long. The table below shows the time that it took four swimmers to complete each length.

1. Who had the fastest length?

2. Who had the slowest length?

3. Who finished first?

4. Who finished last?

Answer:

1. Gomez had the fastest length.

2. Jones had the slowest length.

3. O’Hara finished first.

4. Fields finished last.

2. Check the meaning of the words in the box. Then read the equations and answer questions 1-2.

1. Look again at the table in exercise 1. Calculate the average speed of Gomez, Jones and O'Hara in m/s.

2. Now calculate the average speed of all the swimmers in km/h.

Answer:

1.

Average speed of:

- Gomez: 1,31 m/s

- Jones: 1,25 m/s

- O’Hara: 1,32 m/s

2.

Average speed of:

- Fields: 4,46 km/h

- Gomez: 4,71 km/h

- Jones: 4,5 km/h

- O’Hara: 4,75 km/h

3. USE IT! Read the sentences and find each average speed in km/h.

1. In 2014 Dennis Kimetto completed the Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds (2.05 hours). The marathon was 42.19 kilometres.

2. In 2014 Dame Sarah Storey completed the 3 kilometre para-cycling track race in 3 hours 32 minutes and 5 seconds (3.54 hours).

3. In 2015, Lewis Hamilton drove one lap (5.3 kilometres) in the Australian Grand Prix in 1 minute, 30 seconds.

4. In 2014 Sarah Sjöström swam the 50m butterfly in 24.43 seconds.

Answer:

1. 20.59 km/h

2. 0.85 km/h

3. 37.58 km/h

4. 7.37 km/h

PUZZLES AND GAMES

1. Order the letters to find times, numbers and meaurements.

Answer:

1. quarter

2. decade

3. kilo

4. thousand

5. billion

6. meter

7. second

2. SENTENCE RACES. Work in two groups. Follow the instructions.

For each sentence, the teacher chooses comparative or superlative and picks an adjective from the box.

In your team, make a sentence with the comparative or superlative adjective that your teacher chooses.

Send someone from your team to write your sentence on the board

The first team to write their sentence on the board wins a point. The winning team is the first to score four points.

Answer:

(Học sinh tự thực hành trên lớp)

3. Join the puzzle pieces to find the jobs and skills.

Answer:

Champion

Profession

Scientist

Mathematician

Inventor

Genius

Composer

Musician

EXTRA LISTENING AND SPEAKING

1. Match the words in the box with devices A-H in the pictures.

Answer:

A. e-book

B. radio

C. battery charger

D. headphones

E. MP3 player

F. camera

G. laptop

H. smartphone

2. Listen to a conversation in a shop. What device is Tim complaining about?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Listen to the conversation again and write True or False. Correct the false sentences.

1. Tim isn't happy with his new laptop.

2. It's faster than his old laptop

3. He can't watch videos on it

4. He wants to change the battery.

5. The manager can't change the laptop.

6. She sells Tim a new battery.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Complete the dialogue with the key phrases. Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the dialogue.

Manager: Good afternoon. (1)_______?

Molly: (2)_______ I bought this mobile phone here last week and (3)______. I can't make phone calls.

Manager: I see. (4)_______

Molly: I would like to change it for a different one.

Manager: (5)______

Molly: But (6)_______!

Manager: OK, I'll see what we can do.

Answer:

1. How can I help you

2. I’d like to make a complaint

3. there’s something wrong with it

4. I’m terribly sorry about that

5. I’m afraid we can’t change it

6. it doesn’t work

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. You have a problem with a device and you are making a complaint. Prepare and practise a new dialogue using the ideas below or your own ideas. Use the model dialogue and the key phrases.

Answer:

Manager: Good afternoon. How can I help you?

Hien: I bought this battery charger here last week and I found that it’s the wrong battery charger for my mobile phone.

Manager: I see.

Hien: I would like to change it for a different one.

Manager: I’m afraid we can’t change it.

Hien: But it doesn’t work!

Manager: OK, I'll see what we can do.

SONG: HOW LONG?

1. Look at the people in the pictures. What are their professions?

Answer:

2. a writer

3. a composer

4. a dancer

5. a scientist

6. an artist

7. a rapper

8. a policeman

2. Listen to the song. Put the verses in the correct order.

Answer:

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Listen to the song again. Which profession from exercise 1 is not in the song?

Answer:

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. Complete the sentences with words from the song.

1. An _______ is someone who knows a lot about a subject.

2. _______ means 'clever'.

3. A _______ is ten years.

4. A _________ writes computer programmes.

5. An ________ creates new things.

6. ________ is a game for two people with black and white pieces.

Answer:

1. expert

2. Intelligent

3. decade

4. programmer

5. inventor

6. Chess

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

1. Can you play chess / compose music / dance?

2. What could you do when you were six?

3. How fast can you run 100 metres?

Answer:

1. Yes, I can play chess.

2. I could swim a little when I was six.

3. I can run 100 metres in about 13 seconds.