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Kinh tÕ - X· héi

I. héi tho¹i (conversations)

1. ë quÇy s¸ch v¨n häc
    (At the Department of Literature books)

2. ë phßng tranh (At the Art  Gallery)

* Note: If "ai" (who) is the subject, "®Êy" has to stand at the end of a sentence. (NÕu "ai" lµ chñ ng÷, "®Êy" ph¶i ®øng ë cuèi c©u). VÝ dô:

Ai hái t«i ®Êy?
Who asked me?

Don't say (Kh«ng nãi):

Ai ®Êy hái t«i? (-)

b) "®Êy" is used before interrogative words such as "µ",. "­", "chø" to ask in an informal way. ("®Êy" ®­îc dïng tr­íc nh÷ng tõ nghi vÊn nh­ "µ", "­", "chø" ®Ó hái mét c¸ch th©n mËt).

C« Êy ®· ®Õn ®Êy µ?
She has come, hasn't she?
CËu sÏ ®i víi tí ®Êy chø?
You will go with me, won't you?
ThËt ®Êy ­?
Really?

c) "®Êy" can be used after a phrase to emphasise or to announce that an action has taken place or will take place. ("®Êy" cã thÓ ®i sau mét ph¸t ng«n ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh hoÆc ®Ó th«ng b¸o mét sù viÖc ®· hoÆc sÏ x¶y ra).

LiÖu hån ®Êy!
Do take care!
Hä ®Õn råi ®Êy.
They came already.
ChÞ Êy s¾p mua «-t« ®Êy.
She is going to buy a car.

5. The word "cø" and the pattern "cø... lµ..." are used to express the cyclical repetition of an action (Tõ "cø) vµ cÊu tróc "cø... lµ..." ®­îc dïng ®Ó biÓu thÞ sù lÆp ®i lÆp l¹i mang tÝnh chÊt chu kú cña hµnh ®éng).

H»ng tuÇn cø chñ nhËt lµ t«i ®i xem phim.
Every Sunday I go to the cinema.
H»ng n¨m cø mïa hÌ ®Õn lµ gia ®×nh t«i ®i nghØ m¸t ë b·i biÓn.
Every year when Summer comes, my family has holidays by the sea.
H»ng ngµy cø 11 giê ®ªm lµ t«i ®i ngñ.
Every day I go to the bed at 11 p.m

6. The word "riªng" often goes before a noun ar a personal pronoun to emphasize the subject or object which are expressed by a noun or personal pronoun. (Tõ "riªng" th­êng ®i tr­íc danh tõ hoÆc ®¹i tõ nh©n x­ng ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh vµo chñ thÓ hoÆc ®èi t­îng ®­îc biÓu thÞ b»ng danh tõ hoÆc ®¹i tõ nh©n x­ng ®ã).

Riªng t«i, t«i ®ång ý víi chÞ Êy.
As for me, I agree with her.
Riªng t«i, t«i kh«ng phµn nµn ®iÒu g×.
Personally, I'm not complaining.

III. Thùc hµnh (practice)

* Replace "tiÓu thuyÕt" with the following:
(Thay "tiÓu thuyÕt" b»ng nh÷ng tõ sau)

th¬	poems
kÞch	plays
v¨n häc hiÖn ®¹i	contemporary literature
v¨n häc cæ ®iÖn	classic literature
v¨n häc d©n gian	folklore
v¨n häc l·ng m¹n	romantic literature
th¬ t×nh	love poems
ký	memoirs
v¨n häc thiÕu nhi	literature for children
lý luËn v¨n häc	literary theory
v¨n häc n­íc ngoµi	foreign literature
v¨n häc sö	literary history

2. Anh cã thÝch tranh lôa kh«ng?
    Do you like silk paintings?

* Use the following to ask (Dïng c¸c tõ sau ®Ó hái):

tranh s¬n mµi	lacquer paintings
tranh s¬n dÇu	oil paintings
tranh bét mÇu	gouaches
tranh thuèc n­íc	water colour
n­íc men nµy	this enamel
®å gèm	pottery

3. Chóng t«i thÝch d©n ca.
    We like folk-songs.

tuång	classic play, tuong
chÌo	popular play, cheo
c¶i l­¬ng	renovated play, cai luong
hßa nh¹c	concert
móa rèi	puppet show
móa rèi n­íc	water puppet show
ca nh¹c	music
móa	dancing
kÞch c©m	pantomime
ba-lª	ballet

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

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5. Answer the following questions
    (Tr¶ lêi c¸c c©u hái sau)

ChÞ Êy cã hái g× kh«ng?
Did she say anything?
C« Êy cã nãi g× kh«ng?
Did she say anything?
Anh cã muèn ¨n g× kh«ng?
Do you want to eat anything?
ChÞ cã muèn mua g× kh«ng?
Do you want to buy anything?

Anh cã muèn gÆp ai kh«ng
Do you want to meet anybody?
ChÞ cã muèn hái ai kh«ng?
Do you want to ask anybody?
TuÇn tr­íc anh cã ®i ®©u kh«ng?
Did you go anywhere last week?

iv. ®äc hiÓu (reading comprehension)

Nh÷ng mÈu chuyÖn vÒ c¸c nhµ v¨n
Tales about writers

1. Lµm th¬ ®Ó sèng hay sèng ®Ó lµm th¬?

   Mét nhµ th¬ Anh, sau b÷a c¬m, cau cã nãi víi vî:

   - ¡n uèng thÕ nµy lµm sao t«i cã thÓ sèng ®Ó lµm th¬ ®­îc?

   Sau mét phót ng¹c nhiªn, bµ vî thËt thµ nãi:

   - ThÕ mµ x­a nay t«i cø t­ëng «ng lµm th¬ ®Ó sèng.

2. Kinh doanh ngßi bót

   Mét lÇn nhµ v¨n Ph¸p A. Dumas ®i du lÞch ra n­íc ngoµi. ë tr¹m h¶i quan, ng­êi ta hái «ng:

   - ¤ng lµm nghÒ g× ¹?

   - T«i viÕt. - Dumas ®¸p.

   - T«i muèn hái «ng, «ng dïng ph­¬ng tiÖn g× ®Ó sèng? Anh nh©n viªn h¶i quan khã chÞu hái.

   - Ngßi bót. - Dumas tr¶ lêi.

   Vµ anh nh©n viªn h¶i quan ®iÒm nhiªn ghi vµo tê khai h¶i quan cña nhµ v¨n: "A. Dumas, kinh doanh ngßi bót".

3. T¸c phÈm ®Çu tay cña Victor Hugo

   Ng«i nhµ cña Victor Hugo th­êng cã nhiÒu nhµ v¨n trÎ ®Õn ch¬i. Mét h«m, hä bµn nhau cïng viÕt chung mét cuèn s¸ch, thèng nhÊt víi nhau trong mét n¨m sÏ ph¶i xong. Nghe thÊy thÕ, Victor Hugo lóc ®ã 15 tuæi, ch­a tõng viÕt v¨n bao giê, nãi:

   - RÊt nhiÒu ng­êi l¹i chØ viÕt mét cuèn s¸ch, t¹i sao ph¶i cÇn mét n¨m? Mét m×nh em cã thÓ lµm viÖc ®ã trong vßng mét th¸ng.

   Mäi ng­êi kh«ng tin, c­êi diÔu Hugo nh­ng cËu bÐ Hugo vÉn nghiªm tóc ®¸p:

   - Em nãi thËt ®Êy. §óng mét th¸ng n÷a, mêi c¸c anh tíi nhµ hµng sang nhÊt ë Paris. NÕu em kh«ng mang ®Õn cuèn s¸ch ®· høa, em sÏ bá tiÒn chiªu ®·i c¸c anh.

   Mét th¸ng sau, c¸c nhµ v¨n trÎ ®Õn n¬i hÑn. Hä rÊt ng¹c nhiªn khi thÊy Victor Hugo mang ®Õn cuèn s¸ch míi viÕt, rÊt hay. RÊt tiÕc, kh«ng ai mang tiÒn theo nªn tÊt c¶ ph¶i nhÞn ®ãi ra vÒ.

(Theo b¸o TiÒn phong)

Writer's Tales

1. Live to write poems or write poems to live?

An English poet, after eating, sullenly said to his wife:

-How can I live to write poems eating these terrible stuff?

After one minute of surprise, his wife innocently replied:

-And I had always thought that you wrote poems to live!

2. Nib trading

Once the French writer Alexander Dumas decided to travel abroad. At the customs office, he was asked:

- What do you do for a living?

- I write - Dumas replied.

I want to ask you what tool do you use to live - demanded the angry customs officer.

Nib - Dumas answered.

And the customs officer calmly filled in the writer’s customs declaration : "A.Dumas, nib trading".

3. Victor Hugo's first publication

Victor Hugo's house was often visited by many young writers. One day, they were discussing writing a book together, agreeing that the deadline would be one year from now. On hearing this, Victor Hugo, then 15 and never having written a book, declared:

Why do you guys need one year to finish given that so many people are writing the book at the same time? I myself can do it within one month.

Everyone laughed skeptically at the boy’s remark but Hugo solemnly went on:

I am serious. One month from now, I invite you all to the best restaurant in Paris. If I don’t bring along the book, I will treat you all to dinner.

One month later, the young writers came to the restaurant as planned. They were shocked to see Victor Hugo came along with his newly-written book, a very fine piece of writing. Unfortunately, no one brought along the money and so they all went home with empty stomachs.

v. bµi tËp (exercises)

a) Use "cã... g× kh«ng?", "cã... ai kh«ng? and "cã... ®©u kh«ng?" to make questions to the following sentences (Dïng "cã... g× kh«ng?", "cã... ai kh«ng?" vµ "cã... ®©u kh«ng?" ®Æt c©u hái cho c¸c c©u sau).

1. S¸ng nay t«i kh«ng ®i ®©u.
   I didn't go anywhere this morning
2. ¤ng Êy kh«ng hái ai.
   He didn't ask anybody.
3. T«i muèn uèng mét cèc n­íc cam.
   I want to drink a glass of orange juice.
4. ChÞ Êy muèn nãi chuyÖn víi gi¸o s­ Mai.
   She wants to talk to Prof. Mai.
5. Anh Êy muèn ®äc quyÓn tiÓu thuyÕt nµy.
   He wants to read this novel.

b) Insert the word "®Êy" in the following sentences
   (Thªm tõ "®Êy" vµo nh÷ng c©u sau)

1. CËu t×m ai?
   Who do you looking for?
2. CËu ë l¹i ®©y chø?
   You will stay here, won't you?
3. Anh Êy hái g×?
   What did he ask?
4. ChÞ Êy ®i ®©u?
   Where is she going?
5. CËu ®ang lµm bµi tËp µ?
   You are doing your exercises, aren't you?
6. Tí ®äc xong quyÓn s¸ch nµy råi.
   I have finished reading this book.
7. Anh Êy sÏ ®Õn ®©y ngµy mai.
   He'll come here tomorrow.

8. C« Êy xinh chø?
   She is pretty, isn't she?
9. ChiÒu nay cËu gÆp c« Êy µ?
   You'll meet her this afternoon, won't you?
10. Ai muèn gÆp t«i?
   Who wants to meet me?

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

1. Do you prefer memoirs or novels?
2. Who is the author of this lacquer painting?
3. As for me, I like water puppet shows very much.
4. Does he want to buy anything?
5. Do you like folk-songs?

d) Change the following sentences according to the model
   (ChuyÓn c¸c c©u theo mÉu):

H»ng ngµy t«i dËy vµo lóc 6 giê.
Every day I get up at 6 o'clock.
------> H»ng ngµy cø 6 giê lµ t«i dËy.

1. H»ng tuÇn t«i ®i xem phim vµo thø b¶y
   Every Saturday I go to the cinema.
2. H»ng n¨m t«i ®i nghØ m¸t vµo th¸ng 6.
   Every June I have holidays.
3. H»ng ngµy t«i ®i ngñ vµo lóc 11 giê.
   Every day I go to the bed at 11.
4. H»ng tuÇn t«i häc nh¹c vµo thø 5.
   Every Thursday I study music.

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

a)
1. S¸ng nay anh (chÞ,...) cã ®i ®©u kh«ng?
2. ¤ng Êy cã hái ai kh«ng?
3. Anh (chÞ,...) cã muèn uèng g× kh«ng?
4. ChÞ Êy cã muèn nãi chuyÖn víi ai kh«ng?
5. Anh Êy cã muèn ®äc g× kh«ng?

b)
1. CËu t×m ai ®Êy?
2. CËu ë l¹i ®©y ®Êy chø?
3. Anh Êy hái g× ®Êy?
4. ChÞ Êy ®i ®©u ®Êy?
5. CËu ®ang lµm bµi tËp ®Êy µ?
6. Tí ®äc xong quyÓn s¸ch nµy råi ®Êy.
7. Anh Êy sÏ ®Õn ®©y ngµy mai ®Êy.
8. C« Êy xinh ®Êy chø?
9. ChiÒu nay cËu gÆp c« Êy ®Êy µ?
10. Ai muèn gÆp t«i ®Êy?

c)
1. CËu (anh, chÞ, ...) thÝch ký hay tiÓu thuyÕt?
2. Ai lµ t¸c gi¶ cña bøc s¬n mµi nµy?
3. Riªng t«i, t«i rÊt thÝch móa rèi n­íc.
4. Anh Êy («ng Êy) cã muèn mua g× kh«ng?
5. Anh (chÞ, «ng, ...) cã thÝch d©n ca kh«ng?

d)
1. H»ng tuÇn cø thø 7 lµ t«i ®i xem phim.
2. H»ng n¨m cø th¸ng 6 lµ t«i ®i nghØ m¸t.
3. H»ng ngµy cø 11 giê lµ t«i ®i ngñ.
4. H»ng tuÇn cø thø 5 lµ t«i häc nh¹c.