Listening Skills - Grade 9

Listening skills Grade 9 UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL Ex.1: Listen and choose the best responses. () 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

 A. Hi! Pleased to meet you.  A. The people are very nice.  A. They're very beautiful.  A. Yes, they definitely are.  A. Yes, I'm OK.  A. About two weeks.

 B. Thanks a lot!  B. No. This is my second time.  B. It's very beautiful.  B. Yes. It's quite good.  B. Yes. It's too hot.  B. Next Monday.

Ex.2: Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Dear Mom and Dad, How are you? I arrived in Ha Noi at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Aunt Mai and (0) cousin Lam met me at the (1) . They seemed very (2) to see me again after many years. We traveled by (3) from the airport to the city center and that (4) us about forty-five minutes. I stay with aunt's family in a small but nice house. The weather is (5) at this time of the year. You know, it's cool and a bit (6) . We took a walk along Hoan Kiem (7) yesterday evening and had some ice-cream. It's (8) lucky for me that I can enjoy fall in Ha Noi. I intend to stay in Ha Noi for ten days. We've planned a detailed agenda. We are going to (9) Sapa, Ha Long Bay and some other places. I hope I can have a memorable (10) in the capital. I will be back next Sunday. What do you want for souvenirs? •

New words: - detailed (adj.): có nhiều chi tiết - agenda (n.): những công việc phải làm, chương trình nghị sự - memorable (adj.): đáng ghi nhớ, dễ nhớ

Ex.3: Listen and fill in the table with the information about a country. 1. Location: 3. Climate: 5. Official language: 7. Unit of currency: 9. Most famous sport: -

2. Area: 4. Population: 6. Dominant religion: 8. Capital City: Tokyo 10: Percentage of literate population:

percentage of literate population: tỉ lệ phần trăm dân số biết đọc, biết viết

Ex.4: Listen to people talking about their weekend activities. Fill in the table with the missing information. Write "no information" where the information is not mintioned. N0 1 2 3

Morning Joined a club meeting

Afternoon No information

Evening

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UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL (Listening script) Ex.1: Listen and choose the best responses. () 1. Nga! May I introduce you to Jack, my pen pal from Canada? 2.Is this your first time to Viet Nam, Jack? (B) 3. Oh, really? How do you think about our country? (B) 4. Are the people friendly? (A) 5. Is the weather a problem for you? (B) 6. How long do you intend to stay here? (A)

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Ex.2: Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Dear Mom and Dad, How are you? I arrived in Ha Noi at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Aunt Mai and (0) cousin Lam met me at the (1) airport. They seemed very (2) glad to see me again after many years. We traveled by (3) bus from the airport to the city center and that (4) took us about forty-five minutes. I stay with aunt's family in a small but nice house. The weather is (5) wonderful at this time of the year. You know, it's cool and a bit (6) windy . We took a walk along Hoan Kiem (7)Lake yesterday evening and had some ice-cream. It's (8) extremely lucky for me that I can enjoy fall in Ha Noi. I intend to stay in Ha Noi for ten days. We've planned a detailed agenda. We are going to (9) visit Sapa, Ha Long Bay and some other places. I hope I can have a memorable (10) vacation in the capital. I will be back next Sunday. What do you want for souvenirs? All my love, Minh Ex.3: Listen and fill in the table with the information about a country. 1. Location: East Asia 3. Climate: rainy, humid 5. Official language: Japanese 7. Unit of currency: yen 9. Most famous sport: Sumo wrestling

2. Area: 378,000 km2 4. Population: 128 million 6. Dominant religion: Buddhism 8. Capital City: Tokyo 10: Percentage of literate population: 99%

Japan, an island nation in East Asia, has the total area of about 378,000 square kilometers. In Japan, the climate is rainy and humid four distinct seasons. It is the world's ninth most crowded nation with a population of about 128 million. The official language in Japan is Japanese and the dominant religion is Buddhism. The basic unit of currency of Japan is the Yen. The largest city in Japan is Tokyo, the national capital. Tokyo is also the center of government, business, banking, manufacturing, education, and communications. One of the oldest and most famous sports in Japan is Sumo wrestling which is well-known to the world with the image of very heavy wrestlers trying to knock opponents out of the ring. Japan is among the top nations in the world in education with 99% of the population that can read and write. After the United States, it is considered the world's second largest economy with one of the world's highest living standards. With a colorful culture every year, Japan attracts millions of tourists coming from all over the world. • -

New words: distinctn (adj.): rõ, rõ ràng, dễ (nghe, thấy, nhận ra); - wrestler (n.): người thi đấu vật riêng biệt, khác biệt - opponent (n.): đối (thủ, phương) dominant (adj.): quan trọng nhất, nổi bật nhất, trội, nổi - knock out of the ring: loại ai khỏi vòng

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basic (adj.): cơ bản, tiêu chuẩn - communications (plu.): các nghành truyền manufacturing (n.) ngành công nghệp SX thông, truyền tin Sumo wrestling: lối vật Xu mô của Nhật(ai bị đẩy khỏi khu vực đấu hoặc chạm đất, trừ bàn chân, là thua

Ex.4: Listen to people talking about their weekend activities. Fill in the table with the missing information. Write "no information" where the information is not mintioned. N0 1 2 3 4

Morning joined a club meeting collect my pen pal tidied the house looked after mom

Afternoon no information did nothing had a family meeting no information

Evening went to a party went to a cafe stayed home studying did homework

1. A. Did you have a good weekend? B. Yeah, I surely did! I joined an English club meeting on Sunday morning. The topic was really interesting and the discussion was very lively. A. How about the evening? B. I went to a party. It was my brother's graduation party. Very fun! 2. A. I hope you enjoyed your Sunday. B. Thanks! It was so great! I went to the airport to collect my pen pal from Italy in the morning. We haven't seen each other for years. We didn't do anything in the afternoon, but we had a wonderful time at a cafe in the evening. You know, we talked about everything. 3. A. How about your weekend, Van? B. I had a busy Saturday. My family tidied the house. It had been messy for a long time. A. In the morning? B. That's right. In the afternoon, we gathered at my grandparents' house. We had a family meeting. A. Oh! That sounds so serious. And the evening? B. I had a boring evening. I stayed home and studied for the next day's class. 4. A. Seems you had a great weekend? B. On the contrary, my mom had a breakdown and was rushed to hospital on Saturday morning. I had to look after her. A. Oh, really? I'm terribly sorry. Is she getting any better? B. Thanks! She's OK now. And I had to do a lot of homework the whole evening. A. Oh...! (Sigh) Poor you! New words: -

lively (adj.): (sôi nổi, hoạt bát, sinh động, vui vẻ) graduation (n.): lễ trao bằng tốt nghiệp On the contrary : trái lại Breakdown (n.): sự suy nhược, kiệt sức rush to (v.): vội vã, vội, lao vào