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Kinh tÕ - X· héi

I. Héi tho¹i (conversations)

1. §Æt phßng tr­íc (Booking a room)

3. ë phßng 342 (in the room 342)

4. T×m nhµ (Looking for a house)

II. Ng÷ ph¸p (Grammar)

1. The words "vÉn", "cßn", "vÉn cßn", "vÉn ®ang", "vÉn ®ang cßn", "vÉn cßn ®ang" mean "still". They always go before verbs or adjectives to express the continuation or incompletinon of actions (C¸c tõ "vÉn", "cßn", "vÉn cßn", "vÉn ®ang cßn",... cã nghÜa "still". Chóng lu«n ®i tr­íc ®éng tõ hoÆc tÝnh tõ ®Ó biÓu thÞ ý nghÜa tiÕp diÔn, ch­a kÕt thóc cña hµnh ®éng).

   ChÞ Misaki vÉn ®ang häc tiÕng ViÖt ë Trung t©m hîp t¸c nghiªn cøu ViÖt Nam.

   Mrs. Misaki is still studying Vietnamese at the Centre of Cooperation for Vietnamese studies.

   ¤ng Peter vÉn d¹y tiÕng Anh ë Tr­êng §¹i häc Quèc gia ViÖt Nam.

   Mr. Peter is still teaching English at the Vietnam National University.

   H«m nay trêi vÉn l¹nh.

   It is still cold today.

   ¤ng Kikuchi vÉn sèng ë Tokyo.

   Mr. Kikuchi is still living in Tokyo.

   Cµ-phª vÉn cßn nãng.

   The coffee is still hot.

2. "chØ", "th«i" and "chØ.............. th«i" mean "only". They are used to express a small quantity or a certain single action ("chØ", "th«i" vµ "chØ... th«i" cã nghÜa "only". C¸c tõ nµy ®­îc dïng ®Ó biÓu thÞ mét sè l­îng nhá hoÆc mét hµnh ®éng ®¬n nhÊt).

   Chóng t«i chØ uèng cµ-phª th«i.
   We only drink coffee.
   T«i sÏ chØ ë ®Êy mét n¨m th«i.
   I'll stay there for only one year.
   ë miÒn nam chØ cã hai mïa.
   There are only two seasons in the south.
   Xin cho t«i mét chiÕc b¸nh th«i.
   Please only give me cake.

Note (Chó ý):

ChØ nã ghÐt t«i th«i.   (Nh÷ng ng­êi kh¸c kh«ng ghÐt t«i)
Only he hates me.       (The other people don't hate me)
Nã chØ ghÐt t«i th«i.    (Nã kh«ng yªu t«i)
He only hates me.      (He doesn't love me)
Nã ghÐt chØ t«i th«i.    (Nã kh«ng ghÐt nh÷ng ng­êi kh¸c)
He hates only me.     (He doesn't hate other people)

3. The word "s¾p" is used to express a near future
   (Tõ "s¾p" ®­îc dïng ®Ó biÓu thÞ t­¬ng lai gÇn)

   Vî t«i s¾p ®i NhËt.
   My wife is going to Japan.
   Hä s¾p thuª nhµ míi.
   They are going to rent a new house.
   B¹n t«i s¾p lÊy chång.
   My friend is going to marry.
   Con t«i s¾p mua «-t«.
   My child is going to buy a car.
   Gi¸o s­ Une s¾p ®Õn ®©y.
   Prof. Une is going to come here.

Question (C©u hái): S¾p ......... ch­a?

   Gi¸o s­ Tomita s¾p ®Õn ®©y ch­a?
   Is Prof. Tomita going to come here?
   Anh s¾p tèt nghiÖp ch­a?
   Are you going to graduate?
   Anh Yao s¾p lÊy vî ch­a?
   Is Mr. Yao going to marry?

4. The words "c¸c" and "nh÷ng" express the plural of nouns
    ("c¸c" vµ "nh÷ng" biÓu thÞ sè nhiÒu cña danh tõ)

a) "c¸c" stands before a noun to express the indefinite plural.
The group of "c¸c" + noun is the overall, entire quantity without contrast to the other things ("c¸c" ®øng tr­íc danh tõ ®Ó biÓu thÞ sè nhiÒu kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh. Nhãm "c¸c" + danh tõ lµ mét sè l­îng toµn thÓ, toµn bé, kh«ng ®èi chiÕu víi c¸c sù vËt kh¸c).

   Th­a c¸c «ng, c¸c bµ!
   Ladies and gentlemet!
   C¸c b¹n t«i ®ang ngñ.
   My friends are sleeping.
   Ngµy chñ nhËt, c¸c viÖn b¶o tµng ®Òu ®ãng cöa.
   Museums close on Sunday.

C¸c anh ®i ®©u ®Êy?
Where are you going?

b) "nh÷ng" also stands before a noun to express the indefinite plural but this plural is the partial plural and with contrast to other things ("Nh÷ng" còng ®øng tr­íc danh tõ ®Ó biÓu thÞ sè nhiÒu kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh nh­ng sè nhiÒu nµy lµ sè nhiÒu bé phËn vµ cã ®èi chiÕu víi c¸c sù vËt kh¸c).

Nh÷ng con gµ nµy rÊt bÐo.
These chickens are very fat.

{"These chickens" in contrast to "other chickens" -
"Nh÷ng con gµ nµy" ®èi chiÕu víi "nh÷ng con gµ kh¸c"}

Thñ t­íng ®Õn th¨m nh÷ng gia ®×nh nghÌo.
The Prime Minister vistied poor families.

{"Poor families" in contrast to "rich families" -
"Nh÷ng gia ®×nh nghÌo" ®èi chiÕu víi "nh÷ng gia ®×nh giµu"}

5. The word "mêi" has two meanings: "please" and "invite".

You can use "xin mêi" with this meaning, too (B¹n cã thÓ dïng tõ "xin mêi" còng víi nghÜa nµy).

Xin mêi vµo.
Come in, please.
Xin mêi theo t«i.
Please follow me.

6. "toµn thÓ", "tÊt c¶" and "c¶" mean "all", "whole", "the whole number".

Ngµy mai toµn thÓ gi¶ng viªn sÏ häp.
All lecturers will have a meeting tomorrow.
ChiÒu nay toµn thÓ sinh viªn sÏ ®i xem phim.
All students will go to the cinema this afternoon.

b) "tÊt c¶" can stand before nouns indicating both people and things ("tÊt c¶" cã thÓ ®øng tr­íc c¶ nh÷ng danh tõ chØ ng­êi lÉn vËt).

TÊt c¶ chóng t«i sÏ ®i b»ng tµu háa.
All of  us will go by train.
TÊt c¶ c¸c b¹n t«i ®Òu muèn ®i VÞnh H¹ Long.
All my friends want to go to Halong Bay.
T«i ph¶i lµm tÊt c¶ c¸c bµi tËp ë trang 50.
I have to do all the exercises ou page 50.
ë Singapore, tÊt c¶ c¸c phè ®Òu s¹ch.
In Singapore, all the streets are clean.

c) The word "c¶" is used to indicate an overall or the entire of people or things (Tõ "c¶" ®­îc dïng ®Ó chØ mét tæng thÓ hoÆc toµn bé mét sù vËt).

C¶ n­íc mét lßng.
All the country is of one mind.
C¶ nhµ ®i v¾ng.
All the household was out.
M­a c¶ ngµy.
It' rained the whole day.

iiI. thùc hµnh (practice)

1. Complete the following conversations
   (Hoµn thµnh c¸c ®o¹n héi tho¹i sau)

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2. Use the word "vÉn" to answer the following questions
   (Dïng tõ "vÉn" tr¶ lêi nh÷ng c©u hái sau)

ChÞ Êy cã chång ch­a?
Is she married?
Nã ®ang ngñ ph¶i kh«ng?
Is he sleeping?
B©y giê gia ®×nh anh sèng ë ®©u?
Where is your family living now?
Con trai anh ®ang häc ë Tr­êng ®¹i häc Quèc gia µ?
Is your son studying at  the Vietnam National University?
¤ng cã kháe kh«ng?
How are you?
Ngµy mai trêi cã n¾ng kh«ng?
Will it be sunny tomorrow?
Mïa nµy cµ-phª cã ®¾t kh«ng?
Is coffee expensive this season?
Anh Êy cã ch¬i tennis n÷a kh«ng?
Has he played tennis more?
Con chÞ häc tèt chø?
Does your child study well?
ChÞ Êy ®i råi µ?
Has she gone out?

3. Add "chØ.........th«i" to the following sentences
   (Thªm "chØ..........th«i" vµo nh÷ng c©u sau)

C« Êy häc tiÕng Nga.
She studies Russian.
Chång c« Êy yªu c« Êy.
Her husband loves her.
T«i thuª phßng lo¹i mét.
I rent a first class room.
Chóng t«i sÏ ë kh¸ch s¹n nµy hai tuÇn.
We'll stay at this hotel for two weeks.
Ngµy mai trêi sÏ m­a.
It will rain tomorrow.
T«i dÞch bµi nµy.
I translate this lesson.
C¸c em lµm bµi tËp ë trang 16.
You do the exercises ou page 16.
T«i muèn ë kh¸ch s¹n Metropole.
I want to stay at the Metropole Hotel.
Ngµy mai t«i sÏ ®i Tokyo.
I am going to Tokyo tomorrow.

4. Fill in the blanks using "c¸c" or "nh÷ng"
   (Dïng "c¸c" hoÆc "nh÷ng" ®iÒn vµo chç trèng)

T«i thÝch.......................chiÕc ¸o mÇu tÝm nµy.
I like these violet jackets.
Ngµy mai tÊt c¶............em ph¶i ®Õn ®©y lóc 10 giê.
All of you have to come here at 10 tomorrow.
TuÇn sau tÊt c¶..............líp ®Òu nghØ häc.
All classes will be absent from school next week.
T«i muèn gÆp...............ng­êi häc tiÕng ViÖt ë ®©y.
I want to meet the people studying Vietnamese here.
..............anh cÇn g× ¹?
What do you need?
..............chiÕc bót bi nµy rÊt tèt.
These ball-point pens are very good.

5. Add "toµn thÓ", "tÊt c¶" or "c¶" to the following sentences (thªm "toµn thÓ", "tÊt c¶" hoÆc "c¶" vµo nh÷ng c©u sau)

H«m nay con t«i ph¶i häc ...... ngµy.
Today my child must learn all day.
ChiÒu nay... c¸n bé sÏ häp.
The whole number of cadres will have a meeting this afternoon.
........... gia ®×nh anh häc tiÕng Anh.
All his family studies English.
Ch¸y.... ®èng cñi.
The whole stact of logs burned out.
T«i muèn..... c¸c anh ®Õn.
I want all of you to come.
.......... sè tiÒn ®· ®­îc tiªu hÕt.
All the money is spent.

IV. §äc hiÓu (Reading comprehension)

HÖ thèng kh¸ch s¹n ë Hµ Néi

   C¸ch ®©y kho¶ng m­êi l¨m n¨m, hÖ thèng kh¸ch s¹n ë Hµ Néi võa Ýt ái, nhá hÑp võa cò kü vµ l¹c hËu nhiÒu so víi c¸c kh¸ch s¹n du lÞch ë nhiÒu n­íc trªn thÕ giíi. Kh¸ch du lÞch chØ t×m ®Õn mét vµi c¸i tªn quen thuéc nh­ Th¾ng Lîi, Hßa b×nh, Hoµn KiÕm, Thèng nhÊt, Th¨ng Long, Phó Gia, D©n Chñ.

  Tõ khi chÝnh phñ ViÖt Nam thùc hiÖn chÝnh s¸ch më cöa theo h­íng kinh tÕ thÞ tr­êng tù do vµ "ViÖt Nam muèn lµm b¹n víi tÊt c¶ c¸c n­íc trªn thÕ giíi", l­îng kh¸ch tham quan, du lÞch, th­¬ng gia vµ c¸c nhµ ®Çu t­... t¨ng lªn nhanh chãng. §Ó ®¸p øng nhu cÇu ¨n, ë cña du kh¸ch quèc tÕ, hµng ho¹t kh¸ch s¹n cò ®· ®­îc söa sang, n©ng cÊp. C«ng ty Du lÞch Hµ Néi ®· liªn doanh víi Ph¸p n©ng cÊp kh¸ch s¹n Thèng NhÊt thµnh kh¸ch s¹n 4 sao vµ ®æi tiªn thµnh kh¸ch s¹n Metropole. Tõ ngµy mang tªn míi, kh¸ch s¹n nµy lóc nµo còng ®Çy ¾p kh¸ch du lÞch bèn ph­¬ng. §Ó ®­îc ë kh¸ch s¹n Metropole, b¹n ph¶i ®Æt chç tr­íc Ýt nhÊt mét th¸ng.

   Sau sù ho¹t ®éng nhén nhÞp cña Metropole, hµng lo¹t kh¸ch s¹n míi sang träng ®· ra ®êi: kh¸ch s¹n Sµi Gßn (®­îc n©ng cÊp tõ kh¸ch s¹n ga Hµng cá tr­íc), kh¸ch s¹n Hµ Néi (tªn míi cña kh¸ch s¹n Th¨ng Long) råi H÷u NghÞ, Garden, B¶o S¬n, Horison, v.v. Nh÷ng kh¸ch s¹n 5 sao ®Çu tiªn còng ®· xuÊt hiÖn ë Hµ Néi. Trong sè nh÷ng kh¸ch s¹n sang träng vµ to lín nhÊt ë Hµ Néi, ph¶i kÓ ®Õn Hanoi Daewoo Hotel (c¹nh c«ng viªn Thñ LÖ) vµ Hotel Apartment ë Hanoi Towers (52 Lý Th­êng KiÖt).

   MÆc dï tèc ®é x©y dùng kh¸ nhanh nh­ng cho ®Õn nay Hµ Néi vÉn ch­a ®ñ kh¸ch s¹n, ®Æc biÖt lµ nh÷ng kh¸ch s¹n sang träng, ®Ó phôc vô kh¸ch du lÞch quèc tÕ. Bëi vËy mét lo¹t kh¸ch s¹n míi, hiÖn ®¹i sÏ tiÕp tôc ®­îc mäc lªn trong mét t­¬ng lai kh«ng xa.

Hotels in Hanoi

About fifteen years ago, the hotel system in Hanoi was both small and backward compared with those in many countries. Tourists only came to some hotels with familiar names such as Thang Loi, Hoa Binh, Hoan Kiem, Thong Nhat, Thang Long, Phu Gia and Dan Chu.

Since the Vietnamese government carried out its free market oriented ‘open door’ and ‘Vietnam wants to make friend with all countries in the world’ policies, the number of tourists, businessmen and investors to Vietnam has sharply increased.

In order to meet international tourists’ demands for accommodation, a number of old hotels were redecorated and improved. The Hanoi Tourism Company has co-operated with France to upgrade the Thong Nhat Hotel into a four star one, renamed the Metropole. Since then, the hotel has always been full of guests. If you want to stay there, you should book at least one month in advance.

After the opening of the Metropole, a series of new and luxurious hotels appeared such as the Saigon Hotel, which was upgraded from the Hang Co Railway Station Hotel, the Hanoi Hotel, formerly called the Thang Long, and the Huu Nghi, the Garden, the Bao Son and the Horizon. The first five star hotels have already appeared in Hanoi. Among the most luxurious and biggest hotels in Hanoi are the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, next to Thu Le zoo and the Hotel Apartment in Hanoi Towers at 52 Ly Thuong Kiet street.

Despite the high speed of construction, to date, there are not enough hotels in Hanoi, especially luxurious ones for international tourists. Hence, many new and modern hotels will still continue to be built in the near future.

Tõ ng÷ - Vocabulary

V. Bµi tËp (EXERCISES)

  1. Find the incorrect sentences and correct them
(T×m vµ ch÷a c©u sai)

a) Toµn thÓ nh÷ng chiÕc ®ång hå nµy ®Òu tèt.
b) Chµo nh÷ng b¹n.
c) Anh s¾p ®i Tokyo kh«ng?
d) Ngµy mai nh÷ng líp ®Òu nghØ häc.
e) H«m qua c¸c chÞ ®i ®©u?

2) Change the following sentences into question using "s¾p... ch­a?"

(Dïng "s¾p.... ch­a?" chuyÓn c¸c c©u sau thµnh c©u hái)

a) Chóng t«i ch­a mua «-t«.
We haven't bought a car yet.

b) B¹n t«i s¾p ®i Kuala Lumpur.
My friend is going to Kuala Lumpur.

c) Ngµy mai t«i sÏ thi.
I am going to take an examination tomorrow.

d) ChÞ Êy sÏ ®Õn ®©y vµo lóc 5 giê chiÒu.
She'll come here at 5 p.m.

e) Anh Êy ch­a cã con.
He hasn't got any children yet.

f) ChÞ Êy s¾p lÊy chång råi.
She is going to marry.

3. Translate the following sentences in to Englesh
(DÞch c¸c c©u sau sang tiÕng Anh)

a) T«i sÏ chØ ë ®©y hai ngµy th«i.
b) Chóng t«i muèn thuª mét phßng cã ®iÒu hßa.
c) C¸c b¹n t«i vÉn ®ang ngñ.
d) Anh Êy s¾p lÊy vî.
e) T«i mêi 100 ng­êi nh­ng kh«ng ph¶i tÊt c¶ hä ®Òu ®Õn.
f) TÊt c¶ c¸c häc sinh ®Òu sî thi.
g) Xin mêi theo t«i.
h) Chóng t«i vÉn sèng ë phè NguyÔn Kh¾c CÇn.
i) H«m nay chØ t«i ë nhµ.
k) T«i uèng chÌ th«i.

4. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese
(DÞch c¸c c©u sau sang tiÕng ViÖt)

a) My father is going to buy a new house.
b) I'd like all of you to come.
c) I saw only a lion.
d) Are you going to buy a car?
e) It is still hot today.
f) How long will you stay here?
g) I'd like the first class room.
h) I'll meet him tomorrow morning only.
i) We haven't got money yet.
k) How many five - star hotels are there in Hanoi?

VI. Gi¶i ®¸p bµi tËp (KEY TO THE EXERCISES)

1.

a) TÊt c¶ nh÷ng chiÕc ®ång hå nµy ®Òu tèt.
b) Chµo c¸c b¹n.
c) Anh s¾p ®i Tokyo ch­a? or
    Anh cã ®i Tokyo kh«ng?
d) Ngµy mai c¸c líp ®Òu nghØ häc.
e) Correct

2.

a) C¸c «ng (bµ...) s¾p mua «-t« ch­a?
b) B¹n anh (b¹n chÞ...) s¾p ®i Kuala Lumpur ch­a?
c) Anh (chÞ,...) s¾p thi ch­a?
d) ChÞ Êy s¾p ®Õn ®©y ch­a?
e) Anh Êy s¾p cã con ch­a?
f) ChÞ Êy s¾p lÊy chång ch­a?

3.

a) I'll stay here for only two days.
b) We want a room with an air - conditionner.
c) My friends are still sleeping.
d) He is going to marry.
e) I invited 100 people but not all of them came.
f) All students are afraid of exams.
g) Please follow me.
h) We are still living in the Nguyen Khac Can street.
i) Only I stay at home today.
k) I only drink tea.

4.

a) Bè t«i s¾p mua nhµ míi.
b) T«i muèn tÊt c¶ (toµn thÓ) c¸c anh (c¸c chÞ) ®Õn.
c) T«i chØ thÊy con s­ tö th«i.
d) Anh (chÞ,... ) s¾p mua «-t« ch­a?
e) H«m nay trêi vÉn nãng.
f) ¤ng (bµ,...) sÏ ë ®©y bao l©u?
g) T«i muèn thuª phßng lo¹i mét.
h) T«i sÏ gÆp anh Êy chØ s¸ng mai th«i.
i) Chóng t«i ch­a cã tiÒn.
k) ë Hµ Néi cã bao nhiªu kh¸ch s¹n 5 sao?