Unit 5: Cultural identity A. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I.
Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets. I (know) ______________________ him all my life. They (live) ______________________ in that house for two years. My brother (write) ______________________ three books.
She (not break) ______________________ her leg yet. She (already break) ______________________ her arm. I (see) ______________________ an elephant several times. She (have) ______________________ that dress for ten years.
We (be) ______________________ here for hours! 9. The children (not finish) ______________________ their homework yet. You (ever be) ______________________ to the zoo? 11. I (read) ________________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
How long you (learn) ______________________ English? 13. We (study) ______________________ almost every lesson in this book so far. I never (eat) ______________________ snake meat. Oh no! Someone (steal) ______________________ my bag.
Read the situations and complete the sentences. The rain started two hours ago. It _______________ for two hours. We are waiting for the bus.
We started waiting for 20 minutes. We __________ for 20 minutes. I started classes in December. Mary is working in London.
She started working there on 18 January. She ______________ since 18 January. Our friends always spend their holidays in Italy. They started going there years ago.
They __________ for years. Put the verb into the present continuous. ____________________________ (Maria/ learn) English for two years. Hello, Tom ________________ (I/ look) for you.
Where have you been? 3. Why ___________________ (you/look) at me like that? Stop it! 4. Linda is a teacher, _________________________ (she/ teach) for ten years. _________ (I/ think) about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.
'Is Paul on holiday this week?' 'No, _____________________’ (he/ work?) 7. Sarah is very tired ________________ (she/ work) very hard recently. The word in brackets at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank. My sister works hard to ____________________ close friendships with the students she studied with in London.
A nation's culture resides in the ____________________ and in the soul of its people. A people without the ____________________ of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Many of the different ____________________ groups in North America speak their own unique language. Jane had to ____________________ a great deal of information on the first day of her new job.
The orchid family of flowers is the largest is the largest, most ____________________ plant family found in nature. Vietnamese ____________________ of weddings, funerals, holidays and rituals all are attached to village community. The ways a person dresses and behaves in public are distinct examples of ____________________ diversity and belief patterns. Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative + and + comparative with the word in blackets.
The warmer the weather, the __________________________ I liked him. The more you practice your English, the _______________ you will learn. The longer he waited, the ______________________ impatient he became. The ________________ electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
The more expensive the hotel, the __________________________ the service. The more I got to know him, the __________________________ I liked him. The more you have, the ___________________________ you want. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.
Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to see the world. When they left home, their mum gave them some advice: whatever you do, do it the (good) _____________________ you can. So the three pigs wandered through the world and were the (happy) ________ pigs you've ever seen. They were playing (funny) ______________ games all summer long, but then came autumn and each pig wanted to build a house.
The first pig was not only the (small) __________ but also the (lazy) _______ of the pigs. He (quick) __________________ built a house out of straw. The second pig made his house out of wood which was a bit (difficult) ____________ than building a straw house. The third pig followed his mum's advice and built a strong house out of bricks, which was the (difficult) _____________ house to build.
The pig worked very (hard) ______, but finally got his house ready before winter. During the cold winter months, the three little pigs lived (extreme) _____ (good) ____________ in their houses. They (regular) _____________ visited one another and had the (wonderful) ___________ time of their lives. Combine the sentences, using DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 1.
She studies hard, she will get good grades. You rest much, you will feel better. The weather is warmer, I feel better. We leave early, we will arrive soon.
We have much knowledge, we become wise. You are young, you learn easily. The hotel is expensive, the services are good. You use much electricity, your bill will be high.
I thought about the plan, I like it little. He is old, he learns slowly. She eats much, she will become fat. She is older, she becomes more beautiful.
You have much, you want more. Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. The mass media has become one of the main instruments of political change. We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B. What program do you dislike watching and why not? A. What are the differences among types of the media? A. Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.
Television can make us passive. It is an enjoyable way to relax. We don't have to think so our brain becomes lazy. The council demolished it.
Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals? A. Documentary is a film or a radio or television program giving facts about something.
What types of the media are the most and the least important to you? A. Listen to the two radio news stories and check the right column under News story 1 and News story 2. Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more effective way. Some television programs may make people violent.
Television also interferes with family life and communication. I'm afraid you've made a mistake. It makes us aware of our global responsibilities. Choose the best answer.
As she did so, her parents became ____. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier 2.
People should eat ____ and do ____ to reduce the risk of heart disease. less fat/more exercise B. less and less fat/the more exercise C. the less fat/the more exercise D.
fatter/more exercise 3. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ____ the food is, ____ he likes it. The hotter/the more and more B.
The hotter/the more C. The more and more hot/the more D. The hottest/the most 4. It gets ____ to understand what the professor has explained.
the most difficult D. more and more difficult 5. Increasing your vocabulary will make it easier for you to ____ reading comprehension skills. Of course you can come to the party.
The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier 7.
I feel ____ I did yesterday. much more tired than B. many more tired than C. as many tired as D.
as more tired as 8 Cultural identity must be ____ and locals should be encouraged to continue their traditions in the wake of tourism. I can't believe that you ____ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago. have been finishing C.
She is ____ a spectator. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than D.
an athlete of more than 11. His house is ____ mine. twice as big as B. as twice big as C.
as two times big as D. as big as twice 12. ____ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. As much as people B.
As many as people D. Touring the small villages of Vietnam by bicycle was a(n) ____ experience. We spend a lot of time together as a family, which sometimes is the best way to learn about ____. It gets ____ to understand what the professor has explained.
the more difficult B. more difficult than C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult 16.
You must drive slower in built up areas. ____ you drive in the city, it is ____ that you will have an accident. The faster and faster/the more B. The faster/the more probable C.
The more and more fast/the more and more probable D. The more fastly/the probable 17. The party was ____ I had expected A. more a hundred times funny than B.
a hundred times funny more than C. a hundred times funnier than D. a hundred times more funny than 18. He finds physics ____ other science subjects.
far more difficult than B. many more difficult than C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than 19.
Combining physical activity with a healthy diet is the best way to a ____ healthy body weight A. Each ethnic group has its own cultural identities, thus, the Vietnamese culture has both ____ and unity. ____ he drank, ____ he became. More/more violent B.
The most/the most violent C. The more/the more violent D. The less/less violent 22. Mary was ____ of the two sisters.
as clever as C. Culture is the lens with which we evaluate everything around us; we ____ what is proper or improper, normal or abnormal, through our culture. In some parts of the country, prices are ____ than in others. more and more high C.
higher and higher 25. French is a ____ language to learn than English is. more and more difficult C. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Travelling is a great thing to do. It helps us learn about different people and different places. Some people travel because they want to see nature. Others travel because they want to make friends and try great food.
Of course, a lot of tourists are interested in (1) ____ culture. Tourism can be very good for traditional cultures. This is because when people travel to (2) ____ country, they often want to learn more about that country's traditions, such as music, food, and history. Therefore, the local people in that country will keep their traditional culture (3) ____.
They will wear traditional clothing, and sell traditional food. They will also have shows for tourists. These shows can be (4) ____, concerts, plays, or something else. Tourism also helps people respect each other.
If you understand another culture well, you will probably respect that culture much more. You will probably want to (5) ____ that culture as well. However, tourism is not always good for traditional culture. Many people say that tourism creates "fake traditional culture".
This means that the local people wear traditional (6) ____, and do traditional dances only for tourists, but that is not their real lifestyle. Their real lifestyles are similar (7) ____ the tourists lifestyle. They are just pretending because they want to make money. Another problem is that tourists can interfere with the local people's lives.
For example, sometimes tourists come to watch local people praying in temples. While the local people pray, tourists take photographs and make noise. This often bothers the local people. Sometimes tourists also damage local sites.
