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§êi sèng chÝnh trÞ

Kinh tÕ - X· héi

I. Héi tho¹i (conversations)

1. ë hiÖu s¸ch Trµng TiÒn (At the Trang Tien book - shop)

2. ë quÇy b¸o (At the newsagent)

b) "Trë nªn" often goes before an adjective
   ("Trë nªn" th­êng ®i tr­íc tÝnh tõ)

Hµ Néi sÏ trë nªn s¹ch vµ ®Ñp h¬n.
Hanoi will become cleaner and nicer.
Sau khi bè chÞ Êy mÊt, chÞ Êy trë nªn giµu cã nhÊt thÕ giíi.
After the death of  her father, she became the richest in the world.

5). "cµng ngµy cµng", "ngµy cµng" mean "more and more", "...er and... er". They are used to indicate a process of  increasing accoding to the time. ("cµng ngµy cµng", "ngµy cµng" ®­îc dïng ®Ó biÓu thÞ qu¸ tr×nh t¨ng tiÕn theo thêi gian).

C¸c c©u hái cµng ngµy cµng khã.
The questions get more and more difficult.
Kinh tÕ n­íc t«i ph¸t triÓn ngµy cµng nhanh.
The economy of my country develops faster and faster.
C©u chuyÖn cµng ngµy cµng hÊp dÉn.
The story gets more and more exciting.
ThÞt bß t­¬i ngµy cµng ®¾t.
Fresh beef gets more and more expensive.

6. Some prepositions in Vietnamese
   (Mét sè giíi tõ trong tiÕng ViÖt)

a) "ë" means "at", "in"

Xin chê t«i ë bÕn xe buýt.
Please wait for me at the bus stop.
§õng ®øng ë cöa!
Don't stand at the door!
T«i mua quyÓn s¸ch nµy ë Hµ Néi.
I bought this book in Hanoi.

b) "trªn", "ë trªn" mean "on", "over", "above"

Cã hai tê b¸o ë trªn bµn.
There are two newspapers on the table.
Chóng t«i bay trªn nh÷ng ®¸m m©y.
We flew above the clouds.
Con chim bay trªn mÆt hå.
The bird flew over the lake.

c) "d­íi", "ë d­íi" mean "under", "below", "in"

C¸i hép ë d­íi gÇm bµn.
The box is under the table.
Cã ba c¸i thuyÒn ë d­íi s«ng.
There are three boats in the river.
Nã ®­îc d­íi 40 ®iÓm.
He got marks below 40.

d) "tr­íc", "ë tr­íc" mean "in front of", "before"

Tr­íc nhµ t«i cã mét v­ên hoa.
In front of my house there is a flower garden.
Con ®­êng míi sÏ ®­îc hoµn thµnh tr­íc cuèi n¨m.
The new road will be completed before the end of the year.

e) "sau" and "ë sau" mean "behind" and "after"

Sau tr­êng häc cã mét con s«ng.
Cã mét con s«ng ë sau tr­êng häc.
Behind the school there is a river.
Chóng t«i sÏ rêi sau 8 giê s¸ng.
We will leave after 8 a.m.

   Note: Don't use "ë tr­íc", "ë sau" before words which indicate time (kh«ng dïng "ë tr­íc", "ë sau" tr­íc c¸c tõ chØ thêi gian).

You can say (B¹n cã thÓ nãi):

And cannot say (Vµ kh«ng thÓ nãi):

g) "trong", "ë trong" mean "in", "inside".

C¸c bøc th­ ®­îc cÊt ë trong ng¨n kÐo.
The letters are kept in the drawer.
Trong ræ cã mét con c¸.
There is a fish in the basket.

h) "ngoµi", "ë ngoµi" mean "outside".

NhiÒu ng­êi ®ang ®îi  ë ngoµi héi tr­êng.
Many people are waiting outside the hall.
Chóng t«i sèng ë ngoµi ph¹m vi thµnh phè.
We live outside the city.

III. thùc hµnh (practice)

1. Fill in the blanks with the suitable classifiers
(§iÒn lo¹i tõ thÝch hîp vµo chç trèng)

a) Trªn bµn cã ba....................... tõ ®iÓn.
    There are three dictionaries on the table.
b) Trong hép cã hai....................... th­.
    There are two letters in the box.
c) ChÞ Êy mua hai....................... b¶n ®å du lÞch.
    She bought two tourist maps.
d) Anh muèn mua mÊy.......................  b¸o?
    How many newspapers do you want?
e) T«i cã mÊy....................... tranh rÊt ®Ñp.
    I have some beautiful pictures.
f)....................... lÞch nµy ®Ñp qu¸.
    This calendar is very nice.
g)....................... tiÓu thuyÕt nµy rÊt hay.
    This novel is very interesting.
h) Xin cho t«i m­în bèn....................... s¸ch.
    Please lend me four books.

2. Use "trë thµnh" or "trë nªn" to fill in the blanks
    (Dïng "trë thµnh" hoÆc "trë nªn" ®iÒn vµo chç trèng)

a) ¤ng Êy sÏ........................ næi tiÕng.
    He will become famous.
b) Bµ Êy ®·........................ mét ng­êi giµu cã.
    She became a rich person.
c) ViÖt Nam sÏ........................ mét ®Êt n­íc hßa b×nh.
    Vietnam will become a peaceful country.
d) Nã........................ l­êi biÕng.
    He is becoming lazy.
e) ¤ng Êy........................ gÇy vµ yÕu.
    He is becoming thin and weak.
f) VÞnh H¹ Long........................ ®iÓm du lÞch næi tiÕng.
   Halong Bay is becoming a famous tourist point.

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

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4. Add "cµng ngµy  cµng" to the following sentences
   (Thªm "cµng ngµy cµng" vµo nh÷ng c©u sau)

5. Change the following sentences according to the model below (ChuyÓn ®æi c¸c c©u theo mÉu sau)

ChÞ Êy vµ t«i m­în s¸ch ë th­ viÖn.
She and I borrow books from the library.
C¶ chÞ Êy lÉn t«i ®Òu m­în s¸ch ë th­ viÖn.
She and I both borrow books from the library.

a) Hµ Néi vµ HuÕ rÊt ®Ñp.
   Hanoi and Hue are very nice.
b) S¸ch vµ t¹p chÝ ë ®©y rÎ.
   Books and magazines here are cheap.
c) B¶n ®å du lÞch vµ b¶n ®å ®­êng phè míi.
   The tourist map and road-map are new.
d) C« Êy vµ t«i l­êi l¾m.
   She and I are very lazy.
e) Mü vµ NhËt giµu cã.
   The United States of America and Japan are rich.
f) Anh Êy vµ chÞ Êy ®éc th©n.
   He and she are single.

iv. ®äc hiÓu (reading comprehension)

Phè s¸ch Trµng TiÒn ë Hµ Néi
Trang tien book-street in Hanoi

   Nãi ®Õn Hµ Néi, ng­êi ta kh«ng thÓ kh«ng nh¾c ®Õn hå Hoµn KiÕm vµ phè Trµng TiÒn - trung t©m cña trung t©m thñ ®«. §Õn Trµng TiÒn, du kh¸ch cã thÓ mua ®­îc nhiÒu thø bëi ë ®ã cã nhiÒu cöa hµng, cöa hiÖu vµ cã c¶ cöa hµng b¸ch hãa tæng hîp lín nhÊt Hµ Néi. Nh­ng ngµy nay, "mÆt hµng" næi tiÕng nhÊt ë phè Trµng TiÒn kh«ng ph¶i lµ c¸c vËt dông h»ng ngµy mµ chÝnh lµ s¸ch b¸o. Trµng TiÒn ®· trë thµnh phè s¸ch lín nhÊt vµ sÇm uÊt nhÊt ë thñ ®«.

   Tr­íc ®©y, ë Trµng TiÒn chØ cã hai hiÖu s¸ch: hiÖu s¸ch quèc v¨n vµ hiÖu s¸ch ngo¹i v¨n. Nh÷ng n¨m gÇn ®©y, ngoµi hai c¬ së cò ®ã ra, tæng c«ng ty ph¸t hµnh s¸ch trung ­¬ng vµ c«ng ty ph¸t hµnh s¸ch Hµ Néi cßn më thªm nhiÒu cöa hµng s¸ch b¸o n÷a ch¹y dµi suèt phè.

   §Õn Trµng TiÒn, b¹n nh­ l¹c vµo mét rõng s¸ch b¸o ®Çy mÇu s¾c. §ã lµ thÕ giíi cña ®ñ c¸c lo¹i s¸ch b¸o, c¶ s¸ch b¸o tiÕng n­íc ngoµi lÉn s¸ch b¸o tiÕng ViÖt. ë ®©y cã ®ñ s¸ch cña c¸c ngµnh khoa häc kh¸c nhau: v¨n häc, lÞch sö, v¨n hãa, søc kháe, y häc, vËt lý, hãa häc, v.v. S¸ch häc ngo¹i ng÷ vµ s¸ch dµnh cho trÎ em còng kh¸ nhiÒu. ThÞ tr­êng s¸ch cµng ngµy cµng trë    nªn s«i ®éng, nhÊt lµ tõ sau khi chÝnh phñ ViÖt Nam thùc hiÖn chÝnh s¸ch më cöa, lµm b¹n víi tÊt c¶ c¸c n­íc. NÕu nh­ tr­íc ®©y, nguån s¸ch n­íc ngoµi gÇn nh­ 100% lµ s¸ch tiÕng Nga th× ngµy nay, t¹i c¸c quÇy s¸ch ë Trµng TiÒn, b¹n cã thÓ t×m ®­îc kh«ng Ýt nh÷ng cuèn s¸ch vµ t¹p chÝ ®­îc viÕt b»ng tiÕng Anh, tiÕng Ph¸p, tiÕng Trung Quèc, tiÕng NhËt,...

   C¸c hiÖu s¸ch ë phè Trµng TiÒn më cöa tÊt c¶ c¸c ngµy trong tuÇn, kÓ c¶ chñ nhËt. §èi víi kh¸ ®«ng ng­êi Hµ Néi, sù cã mÆt ë hiÖu s¸ch Trµng TiÒn h»ng tuÇn ®· trë thµnh mét së thÝch vµ mét nhu cÇu kh«ng thÓ thiÕu ®­îc.

Trang Tien Book Street in Hanoi

When speaking of Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention Hoan Kiem lake and Trang Tien street- the centre of the city centre. Visiting Trang Tien, tourists can buy a lot of things because Trang Tien street has plenty of restaurants, shops and the biggest department store of Hanoi. But these days, the most famous goods sold in Trang Tien street are no longer everyday goods but books and newspapers. Trang Tien had became the biggest and the busiest book-street in Hanoi.

Some time ago Trang Tien Street only had 2 bookstores: a national language bookstore and a foreign language bookstore. However, in the recent years, apart from those two stores, the Central Book Distributing Company and the Hanoi Publishing Company have opened many more bookstores along the street.

When coming to Trang Tien, you will be lost in a colourful "forest" of books and newspapers. It is a world of every type of book and newspaper, both foreign language and Vietnamese language. The street sells numerous books on different subjects: literature, history, culture, health, medicine, physics and chemistry. Foreign language and children books are also plentiful. The book market has became increasingly active, especially after the Vietnamese government carried out its open door policy to befriend every country in the world. Before, foreign language books were mainly Russian but now, in bookstores along Trang Tien street, you can find a lot of books and magazines in English, French, Chinese and Japanese.

Every bookstore in Trang Tien street opens every day of the week, including Sunday. To many Hanoians, a weekly presence in Trang Tien bookstores has became a hobby and an essential need.

Tõ ng÷                                              Vocabulary

v. bµi tËp (exercises)

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

1. T«i sÏ ®Õn ®©y ë sau 9 giê s¸ng.
2. ViÖt Nam sÏ trë nªn mét n­íc giµu cã.
3. Chóng t«i sÏ ®i Tokyo ë tr­íc ngµy 15 th¸ng nµy.
4. C¶ hai t«i vµ chÞ Êy ®Òu muèn ®i th­ viÖn.
5. Cho t«i mua hai bøc b¸o nµy.
6. T«i muèn mua ba s¸ch tiÕng ViÖt.
7. Tê lÞch nµy cã mÊy tê?
8. T«i thÝch c¶ hai quyÓn lÞch nµy.
9. Trong ®­êng cã nhiÒu «-t« ®ang ch¹y.
10. QuyÓn häa b¸o nµy ®Ñp qu¸.

b) Translate the following sentences into English
   (DÞch c¸c c©u sau sang tiÕng Anh)

1. C¶ hai con t«i ®Òu th«ng minh.
2. ChÞ Êy nãi ®­îc c¶ tiÕng Nga lÉn tiÕng Anh.
3. Bµ Êy cµng ngµy cµng mÖt.
4. Anh Êy ch¹y cµng ngµy cµng nhanh.
5. C¶ gia ®×nh chÞ Êy lÉn gia ®×nh t«i ®Òu sèng ë quËn Hoµn KiÕm.
6. Sau nhµ t«i cã mét c¸i hå.
7. Tr­íc nhµ chÞ Êy cã mét hiÖu s¸ch.
8. T«i sÏ cho anh m­în hai quyÓn tiÓu thuyÕt míi.
9. Ai m­în s¸ch cña th­ viÖn?
10. ChÞ muèn mua hai quyÓn s¸ch nµy ph¶i kh«ng?

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

1. Yesterday I bought two new books.
2. My friend has two nice pictures.
3 I want to buy two maps of Vietnam.
4. Both Japanese and Chinese are difficult.
5. I'll telephone you after 6 p.m.
6. Please lend me a dictionary.
7. Who'll become famous?
8. Both of your novels are very interesting.
9. I want to study both French and Italian.
10. There is a flower garden in front of the library.

vi. gi¶i ®¸p bµi tËp (key to the exercises)

a)
1. T«i sÏ ®Õn ®©y sau 9 giê s¸ng.
2. ViÖt Nam sÏ trë thµnh mét n­íc giµu cã.
3. Chóng t«i sÏ ®i Tokyo tr­íc ngµy 15 th¸ng nµy.
4. C¶ t«i lÉn chÞ Êy ®Òu muèn ®i hiÖu s¸ch.
5. Cho t«i mua hai tê b¸o nµy.
    Cho t«i mua hai bøc tranh nµy.
6. T«i muèn mua ba quyÓn (cuèn) s¸ng tiÕng ViÖt.
7. QuyÓn lÞch nµy cã mÊy tê?
8. Correct
9. Trªn ®­êng cã nhiÒu «-t« ®ang ch¹y.
10. Correct

b)
1. Both of my children are clever.
2. She can speak both Russian and English.
3. She is getting more and more tired.
4. He runs faster and faster.
5. Both of her family and my family live in Hoan Kiem district.
6. Behind my house there is a lake.
7. There is a book-shop in front of her house.
8. I'll lend you two new novels.
9. Who borrows books from the library?
10. Do you want (to buy) these two books?

c)
1. H«m qua t«i mua hai quyÓn s¸ch (cuèn) s¸ch míi.
2. B¹n t«i cã hai bøc tranh ®Ñp.
3. T«i muèn mua hai tÊm b¶n ®å ViÖt Nam.
4. C¶ tiÕng NhËt lÉn tiÕng Trung Quèc ®Òu khã.
5. T«i sÏ gäi ®iÖn cho anh (chÞ,...) sau 6 giê chiÒu.
6. Xin cho t«i m­în mét cuèn (quyÓn) tõ ®iÓn.
7. Ai sÏ trë nªn næi tiÕng?
8. C¶ hai quyÓn (cuèn) tiÓu thuyÕt cña anh (cña chÞ,...) ®Òu rÊt hay.
9. T«i muèn häc c¶ tiÕng Ph¸p lÉn tiÕng Italy.
10. Tr­íc (ë tr­íc) th­ viÖn cã mét v­ên hoa.