Ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Khối 7 - Unit 9

 Unit 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
SKILLS 1
 Reading
1/ In pairs, look at the picture below. They are all from the La Tomatina festival in Spain. Put 
them in the order you think they happen at the festival.
Suggested answer: 
 C D A B
2/ Now quickly read the texts below and check your answers.
 greasy pole: cây cột trơn trợt 
 water cannon (n): súng nước, vòi rồng 
 jet of water (n): vòi xịt nước 
 chaos (n): cuộc hỗn loạn, cuộc hỗn chiến 
 goggles (n): kính bảo hộ 
Key: C – D – A - B
3/ Read the text again and answer the following questions.
 1/ It is celebrated on the last Wednesday every August.
 2/ He stayed up late.
 3/ They placed the ham on top of the greasy pole.
 4/ They had to wear goggles to protect their eyes.
 5/ It was a jet from water cannons.
 6/ It was red with rivers of tomato juice.
SKILLS 2
 Writing
4/ Think about a festival you attended. Make notes about it below.
Writing: 
 Suggested answer:
-Tet Holiday Flower Festival
- HCM People’s Committee
- In Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, HCM City
- In Tet Holiday 
- People decorate the street with many kinds of flowers for 1 week in Tet Holiday. They come there 
to enjoy the flowers and take pictures.
- They do it to welcome the Tet Holiday.
 5. Write a paragraph about the festival you attended use the notes above.
Ss can start like this:
I used to attend the Tet Holiday Flower Festival. It’s called Nguyen Hue Flower Street Festival. It is 
held in Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, HCM City to welcome the Tet Holiday. It takes place every 
Tet Holiday for 1 week. It is celebrated by HCM People’s Committee. They display and decorate the 
street with many kinds of flowers and lights. Many people come there to enjoy the beautiful flowers 
and take pictures.
LOOKING BACK
VOCABULARY
1/ Rearrange the letters to make reasons for holding festival. Then match them to the pictures 
of the festivals.
 1. religious ( Christmas)
 2. music ( Glastonbury)
 3. superstitious ( Day of the Dead)
 4. seasonal ( Thanksgiving)
 1 7/ A. cake B. celebrate C. candle D. race
8/ A. those B. than C. they D. thank
9/ A. cranberry B. country C. type D. lovely
10/ A. decided B. looked C. stopped D. watched
II/ Multiple choice
1/ In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at ..
 A. together B. once C. themselves D. each other
2/ Which do you think are .festivals? – I think Christmas and Easter.
 A. music B. harvester C. artist D. seasonal
3/ A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to the Rio Carnival.
 A. attend B. take C. play D. follow
4/ Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to the festival.
 A. remember B. celebrate C. set D. open
5/ La Tomatina ..on the last Wednesday of August every year.
 A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held
6/ The .of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.
 A. best B. highlight C. importance D. performance
7/ The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba . from various samba 
schools.
 A. performance B. perform C. performer D. performers
8/ People put pumkin ..outside the homes during Halloween.
 A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs
9/ People of ..minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March.
 A. ethnic B. local C. native D. village
10/ Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the holiday of the year in India.
 A. more important C. most important
 B. importance D. most importance
III/ Read the pasage. Then choose the best answer.
 Visit the Edinburgh Festival
 Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of 
 the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with 
 actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts 
 festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance 
 from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on 
 the streets.
 Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear 
 music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances 
 with actors from more than forty countries.
 The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your 
 favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!
 Questions:
 1/ How many people come to attend the Edinburgh Festival every year?
 A. Thousand people C. Some people
 B. Thousands of people D. Few people
 2/ How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?
 A. Two months C. Three weeks
 B. Three months D. For 3 weeks every August and September
 3 ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP UNIT 8
I/ Phonetics
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 A B B D A D D C C C
II/ Multiple choice
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
 D C A B A D D A C A C A B D A
III/ Reading
 1 2 3 4 5 6
 C A D C B C
IV/ Word form
 1. amusing
 2. interested
 3. moving
 4. terrified
 5. exciting
V/ Rewrite the sentences.
2/ We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. However, we could not afford the fee.
3/ Despite being sick/ her sickness, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended. 
4/ In spite of living in the same street, we rarely see each other. 
5/ I couldn’t sleep in spite of being tired. 
 In spite of being tired, I couldn’t sleep.
6/ Although my foot was hurt, I managed to walk to the nearest village. 
 I managed to walk to the nearest village although my foot was hurt.
7/ I’ve been too busy to answer by email. Nevertheless, I’ll do it soon. 
 I’ve been too busy to answer by email; nevertheless, I’ll do it soon.
8/ I got very wet in the rain although I had an umbrella. 
 Although I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
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 ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP UNIT 9
 Make questions
 1/ How do they decorate their house?
 2/ Why don’t you like ice swimming?
 3/ What can we watch in Russian Winter Festival?
 4/ When do they celebrate the festival?
 5/ How often is this festival held in your country?
 6/ Who did you go to Thailand with last year?
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