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Lesson one:  Weather forecast ( Dự báo thời tiết) 

A: It doesn't look very nice outside today. (Ngoài trời hôm nay thời tiết trông có vẻ không đẹp lắm.)

B: That's true. I think we should postpone our trip to the beach. ( Đúng vậy. Tôi nghĩ rằng chúng ta nên hoãn chuyến đi biển)

A: The weather is turning horrible. (Thời tiết đang chuyển biến khá tệ)

B: The weather forecast says it might rain. ( Dự báo thời tiết cho biết trời có thể mưa.)

A: Let's go on another day when the weather is better. ( Chúng ta hãy đi vào một ngày khác khi thời tiết tốt hơn.)

B: Hopefully the weather will be nice soon. (Hy vong thời tiết sẽ sớm tốt hơn.)

A: I hope so ( Tôi cũng hy vọng vậy)

Lesson two: What is the weather like in your area? ( Thời tiết như thế nào trong khu vực của bạn?)

A: Do you like the weather here? ( Bạn có thích thời tiết ở đây không?)

B: Not at all. I like the weather in my area more. ( Không hề. Tôi thích thời tiết ở đất nước của tôi hơn.)

A: What is the weather like in your area? ( Thời tiết ở khu vực của bạn như thế nào?)

B: It's quite changeable. We have 4 seasons in a year. ( Thời tiết có nhiều biến đổi. Có 4 mùa trong một năm.)

A: Really? What is the weather like in each season? ( Thật sao? Thời tiết như thế nào trong mỗi mùa?)

B: Well, It's so hot in summer and so cold in winter. ( Trời rất nóng vào mùa hè và rất lạnh vào mùa đông.)

A: I wish i could go to your country in winter. ( Tôi ước gì tôi có thể đến đất nước của bạn vào mùa đông.)

Lesson three: Changing a schedule due to the weather ( Thay đổi lịch do thời tiết)

A: Are we still going to the beach tomorrow? ( Ngày mai chúng ta sẽ đi đến bãi biển chứ?)

B: I'm afraid not. ( Tôi e là không.)

A: Why not? ( Tại sao không?)

B: The weather forecast for the next 3 days is rainy and cloudy because of a storm. ( Dự báo thời tiết trong ba ngày tới là mưa và có mây do bão.)

A: That's  too bad. I was really looking forward to this trip. ( Thật tệ. Mình thực sự mong chờ chuyến đi này. )

B: Mee too. I think we should change the schedule. ( Tôi cũng vậy. Tôi nghĩ chúng ta nên thay đổi lịch trình. )

A: You want to cancel it? ( Bạn muốn hủy nó ư?)

B: No, Just delay it for a few days. (Không, chỉ cần trì hoãn chuyến đi trong vài ngày.)

A: Well, let's keep an eye on the weather forecast and then decide later. ( Chúng ta hãy theo dõi dự báo thời tiết và sau đó quyết định sau.)

B: Yes, that sounds like a good idea.!

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Unit 15: Breaking Away

    In this unit you will: 

• Talk about likes and dislikes
• Read a poster advertisement
• Write a short essay about prejudice
• Describe intercultural relationships

Ways to learn: The employees at the cafe see Sara and Henry together often. They infer or decide without all the information that Henry and Sara are going steady, To make inferences means to make decisions without all the information.

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Read the essay again carefully:

Jumping to Conclusions

I did something the other day ( Vào ngày hôm trước) that I am not very proud of. I accused (buộc tội) some vẻy nice people ò beiing prejudiced.

Prejudiced is a very strong word. It means having very negative feeling against a person because of his or her race, religion, or background. 

I thought my girlfriend's parents didn't want us going together because I was China. I was sure they didn't like me because I looked different than their little girl. This was just a feeling. ( Đây chỉ là một cảm giác) I really had no proof. But, prejudice isn't always obvious (rõ ràng).

I felt bad when my coworkers said that there might be other reasons for her parent's disapproval (không tán thành).

I wanted an opportunity to apologize. I asked my parents and my girlfriend's parents to come to a meeting. I had a chance to apologize. They had a chace to see that Sara and I really care about each other.

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Find the word or phares in the reading that means the same:

• Dating only one person =going together
• opportunity: chance
• Said someone did something wrong:= accused (buộc tội)
• not approving of := disapproval
• evidence = obvious
• easily seen = looked

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Now you write a short essay about situation that involved predijuce. In essay answer the following questions.

1. What happened?
2. How did you feel?
3. What did you say or do?
4. What did the other person say or do?
5. Now that you have had time to think about the sitution, would you have done anything differently?

I went to grocery. I am feel sad and difficult about thing I can't speaking and listerning everyone talk. I don't understand  them what said and  else. That's a pity.

Now, I am trying to improve my English skills.

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Q: Do you think people should only associate with people of their  own race, religion, or nationality? Tell why or why nooot.

A: No, because I think life is open, share,... It's creates a comunity. But I respect each person individual point of view.

Q: Do you think teenages are old enough to make their own decisions? Tell why or why not?

A: No, I think need more time but if they can responsible for their decisions... maybe.

Q: Mrs.Chang tells Henry that Sara's parents won't him to date Sara because he is Chinese. Would it bother you if someone in your family dated ideas. Then tell your ideas to someone.

A: of course not,  I am excited about that then we can have the opportunity to approach new things from differences. But only just make sure to respect each other.

The Mayan Family

Hello, my name is Jimena, I am 11 years old and I want to introduce you my family. We are Mayans from Mexico, We live in a town called Saltillo. Our town is in the north of  Mexico, near the USA. We speak Spanish and also a bit of English.

I live in an apartment in a calm area of Saltillo. I live with my mum, my auntie and my cousin. Our fathers don't live with us anymore, but we see them many weekends.

My mother's name is Juana, she is 40 years old. She works in the sugar factory of Saltillo. I don't like her job because she has to get up every early in the morning, at 5 o'clock and we cannot have breakfast together. However, she finishes work at half past four in the afternoon, so we spend time together after I finish school.

MY auntie is called Manuela, she is my mum's sister. Manuela is younger, she is 34 years old. My aunt works in a farm, she likes her job because she loves animals. She takes care of the hens and chickens. She stars working at 10 o'clock, which is good because she can be with me and my cousin before we go to school. Unfortunately, she arrives home quite late in the evening, usually at quarter to eight.

My cousin is 8 years old and her name is Mariana. I like living with my cousin, we have fun playing together after doing the homework in the evenings. We go to the same school, Santa Isabel Primary School; But we are in different grades. I am in 5th grade and she is in 4th grade.

Every morning we get up at quarter past seven and have breakfast at half past seven with my auntie Manuela. She walks us to school at quarter part eight because we start school at half past eight. In the afternoon, my mum picks us up from school; we finish lessons at 5 o'clock. In the evening, we wait for my auntie to come from work and then we have dinnder altogether around 8.

After dinner, my cousin and I watch some TV and then we go to bed at 10 o'clcok. I love sleeping!

Unit 18: Opportunity knocks.

accusation (n): a charge of crime or doing something wrong.

Ex: The workers made accusations against the owner for not paying overtime.

deadline (n): a time or date by which something must be finished.

Ex: The teacher changed the deadline of the science report because the student was sick.

engineer: a person trained in math and science who plans the bulding of machines, roads or bridges.

Ex: She studied very hard at school to become an engineer.

file: a place to hold information.

Ex: The medical secretary needs another cabinet to hold all of the doctors' files.

second - hand: used be someone else before. 

Ex: He has to buy a second-hand car because he does not have the money for a new one.

Signature: a person's name that is written by the person himself/herself. 

Ex: The writer put her signature on the first page of her new book.

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Jamal accepts a job as an engineer for a construction firm. He thinks It is a good opportunity. Then he begins to think about the choice he made.

What happens to Jamal at his new job?

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Pronouncing "Ed" endings: "Ed" endings may be pronounced in one of the following three ways:

1. "ed"endings are pronounced "t" if the end of the word sounds like: 

K - S - CH - SH - F - P - TH

Ex: I helped my mom make cookies yesterday.

picked,

hopped,

laughed,

crossed,

pushed,

watched,

stopped,

danced,

cooked

washed,

2. "ed" endings are pronounced "id" if the end of the word sound like: 

T - D

decided, 

ended,

landed,

started,

visited,

waited,

wanted,

needed,

3. "ed" endings are pronounced "d" for all other ending sounds:

A - B - E - G- H - I - J - L- M - N - O - Q - R - U -V - W - X - Y - Z

cried,

tried,

hurried,

weighed,

smiled,

planned,

judged,

sneezed,

lived,

allowed,

begged,

played

played

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Unit 19: The People's choice

Mr. Brashov and Jess have problems with city services. Jess decides to run for office. What happens to Jess?

1. Why is Mr.Brashov unhappy? Because of the construction barriers.

2. Who is Hassan? Jamal's cousin.

3. Why is Jess unhappy with the city? Because of his water bill.

4. Who do the café employees want to run for city council? Jess

5. Why does Mr. Comstock come to the cafe? to listen to Jess

6. What does Mr. Comstock decide to do? help Jess win the election.

7. What is different about Jess? He is campaigning for Comstock's ideas.

8. How does Caral feel about the changes? She doesn't like them.

9. Why does Jess throw away his speech and take off his toupee? He doesn't feel comfortable.

10. Does Jess win the election? No, he loses it.

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I do not understand. If city officials (quan chức) are not doing their jobs, replace them. 

They need a telephone hot line. Then people with problems can call and get help.

What was their idea?  They think I should run for City Council ( Hội đồng). 

What is crazy about that? 

Politicians (những chính khách) promise to do everything, but they do nothing. You can be the people's choice.

I'm Jess Washington. I promise to be the best councilman this city has ever had. (...nghị viên giỏi nhất mà thành phố này từng có.)

I have a meeting to discuss issues. (thảo luận các vấn đề)

Your friend Comstock tore down  buildings to put in parking lots.

I said I would support you, not some puppet. 

My fellow citizens...

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- campaign literature: tài liệu vận động

- construction barrier: rào cản xây dựng

- politician: chính khách

- puppet: con rối

- tear down: phá hủy

- toupee: tóc giả

- advisor: a person who gives advice. 

Ex: When students have trouble with their grades, they should see their advisor.

- campaign: working together for a goal. 

Ex: The goal for the school's money raising campaign is one million dollars.

- election: when people vote for or against something or someone.

Ex: Who did you vote for in the last election.?

- hot line: a telephone line for emergencies.

Ex: After the earthquake, the city started a hotline for people to call for help.

- voter survey: questions to get the opinions of voters.

Ex: Before a national election, there are voter surveys every week.

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The mayor is the leader of the city.

The City Council makes the laws

The Judge and courts enforce ( thi hành) the laws.

There are three levels of local government (chính quyền).

The mayor represents the executive (điều hành) branch and is the official spokesperson (người phát ngôn chính thức) for the city. 

The City Council represents the legislative( lập pháp) branch. It makes the laws that govern (quản lý) the city. 

Judges (quan tòa, thẩm phán) represent the judicial (tư pháp) branch. They handle both criminal (tội phạm) and civil (dân sự) cases that are brought to trial.

1. What do you do? - I do homecare. - I am a homemaker

2. What did you do today? (Hôm nay bạn đã làm những gì?) - I went to work - I went for a walk ( tôi đã đi dạo)

==>  What have you been up to? ( more friendly)

I did some errands.

(many small things you must do everyday outside the house. Example: fix the car, grocery shopping, return something at the store, get gas for the car, take the kids to school), take the children to school, get to the gas station, dentist appoinment.)

I did some chores.

(many small things you must do inside the house. Example: laundry, cleaning the house, cooking,checking the mail, clean your shoes, take out the trash).

I clean my home and went shopping.

Who does the chores? / Who does the errands?

--> He does the chores

--> I do the errands.

--> Ngan does the chores

--> Ngan's husband and mother - in - law do the errands

3. How was your weekend?--> My weekend was good / not good.

4. What did you do this weekend?

5. What season do you like?

6. What is the weather like in Vietnam?

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- Nice to see you  ( your friend, someone you already know)

- Nice to meet you ( New person, first time)

Long time no see!

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duck stew ( vịt kho)  - spices ( gia vị)

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Reading: Dream Vacation

It’s 3:00 in the morning and Irma is sound asleep. She is dreaming about a vacation. In her dreams she is on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico. She is staying at a resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The water is blue and warm and the sand is white. A gentle breeze cools the heat of the Mexican sun. Irma can hear music in a nearby restaurant. They are playing traditional music. Tropical plants are everywhere. The blooms of their flowers are yellow, pink, red, and blue. Everything there is slower and more relaxed. Irma is happy. She stretches and smiles. She continues to sleep and dream. 

B. True or False 

1. ________ Acapulco is in Mexico. 

2. ________ Irma is on vacation. 

3. ________ Music is playing in the restaurant. 

4. ________ Some tropical plants have blooms. 

5. ________ Irma is awake. 

C. Yes or No – Share Your Opinion 

1. ________ Mexico is a great place for vacation. 

2. ________ Most people feel happier when the weather is warm. 

D. Writing – Where do you want to go on vacation? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

Reading: Edna’s On a Diet

Edna is on a diet. She lost five pounds, but she wants to lose ten more pounds before her trip to Italy next month. She is going with a group of friends, and she wants to look her best. Everyone tells her she looks great, but she doesn’t agree. She bought new clothes for her vacation, but she can’t fit into them. Edna got a diet book that lists the calories of foods. She writes down everything she eats and adds up the calories. She tries to eat no more than a thousand calories per day. Right now she is thinking about eating a slice of cherry pie. Dieting is not easy! 

B. True or False 

1. ________ Edna wants to lose five more pounds. 

2. ________ She is moving to Italy. 

3. ________ Her diet book lists the calories of foods. 

4. ________ It’s not easy to stick to a diet. 

5. ________ Edna is trying to eat a hundred calories per day. 

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Beef steak leftovers.

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