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Kinh tÕ - X· héi

I. héi tho¹i (Conversations)

1. CËu bao nhiªu tuæi? (How old are you?)

H   Thïy Liªn ¬i! CËu bao nhiªu tuæi?
      Thuy Lien! How old are you?
T    Tí m­êi chÝn. I am nineteen.
      Cßn cËu, cËu còng m­êi chÝn ph¶i kh«ng?
      And you? You are also nineteen, aren't you?
H   Kh«ng. Tí hai m­¬i.
      No. I am twenty.
T    å, cËu tr«ng trÎ h¬n tí.
     Oh, you look younger than me.
     CËu cã ng­êi yªu ch­a?
     Have you got a boy-friend?
H   Råi. Tí cã råi.
      Yes. I have.
T   Anh Êy bao nhiªu tuæi? Cã trÎ kh«ng?
     How old is he? Is he young?
H   Anh Êy hai l¨m tuæi.
      He is twenty five.
      Theo tí, anh Êy kh«ng trÎ l¾m.
      I think he doesn't look very young.
T   Anh Êy lµm nghÒ g×?
     What is his job?
H   Anh Êy lµ kü s­.
     He is an engineer.
     Anh Êy võa míi tèt nghiÖp Tr­êng §¹i häc B¸ch khoa.
     He has just graduated from the Polytechnic University.
T   B©y giê anh Êy lµm viÖc ë ®©u?
    Where does he work now?
H   ë C«ng ty x©y dùng R¹ng §«ng.
     At the Rangdong Construction Company.
     Cßn cËu, cËu cã ng­êi yªu ch­a?
     And you? Have you got a boy-friend?
T   Ch­a.   Not yet.
H   CËu thÝch mét chµng trai thÕ nµo?
      What type of man do you like?
      TrÎ vµ ®Ñp trai ph¶i kh«ng?
      Young and handsome?
T   Tí thÝch mét ng­êi th«ng minh vµ kh«ng trÎ l¾m.
     I like a person who is intelligent and not very young.
H   å. T¹i sao cËu kh«ng chän anh tí?
     Oh. Why don't you choose my elder brother?
     Anh Êy rÊt th«ng minh.
     He is very intelligent.
T   Anh Êy bao nhiªu tuæi?
     How old is he?
H   Ba l¨m.   Thirty five.
T   å. RÊt tiÕc! Anh Êy h¬i giµ.
     Oh. Sorry. He is a bit old.
H   Kh«ng sao.   No problem.
      Sau nµy cËu sÏ c¶m thÊy h¹nh phóc.
      In future, you will feel happy.
     Anh tí yªu cËu nh­ng kh«ng d¸m nãi.
     My elder brother loves you but he dare not speak.

2. Anh cã gia ®×nh ch­a? (Are you married?)

A.   Anh lËp gia ®×nh ch­a?
       Are you married?
B    C¶m ¬n chÞ. T«i lËp gia ®×nh bèn n¨m råi.
      I have been married for four years. (Thank you).
      Cßn chÞ, chÞ cã gia ®×nh råi ph¶i kh«ng?
     And you? You are married, aren't you?
A   V©ng. C¶m ¬n anh. T«i còng cã gia ®×nh råi.
      Yes. I am also married. (Thank you).
B   ChÞ ®­îc mÊy ch¸u?
     How many children have you got?
A   T«i ®­îc hai ch¸u.
      I have got two children.
B   Ch¸u trai hay ch¸u g¸i ¹?
     Sons or daughters?
A   Hai ch¸u trai anh ¹.
      Two sons.
B   å. ChÞ h¹nh phóc qu¸.
     Oh. You must be very happy.
A   Kh«ng h¹nh phóc l¾m ®©u.
      Not quite.
     NÕu cã mét ch¸u g¸i th× tèt h¬n.
     It is better if I have a daughter.
B   C¸c ch¸u mÊy tuæi h¶ chÞ?
     How old are they?
A   Ch¸u ®Çu lßng t¸m tuæi. Ch¸u trai thø hai lªn ba.
     The eldest child is eight. The second son is three.
    Cßn anh, anh ®­îc mÊy ch¸u?
     And you? How many children have you got?
B   C¶m ¬n chÞ. T«i cã mét ch¸u råi.
     I have got one child. (Thank you).
A   Ch¸u trai hay ch¸u g¸i?
       A son or a daughter?
B   D¹, ch¸u g¸i.
      A daughter.
A   Ch¸u mÊy tuæi råi?
      How old is she?
B   Ch¸u lªn hai.
      She is two.

3. Cô ®­îc mÊy anh, mÊy chÞ ¹?
   (How many children have you got?)

C   Chµ! Thêi gian tr«i nhanh qu¸.
     Oh! The time passes so fast.
     Hai m­¬i n¨m råi chóng ta kh«ng gÆp nhau.
     We haven't met each other for twenty years.
D   Cô ®­îc mÊy anh, mÊy chÞ tÊt c¶?
     How many children have you got, sir?
C   C¶m ¬n cô. T«i ®­îc bèn ch¸u.
     I have got four children. Thank you.
    Ba ch¸u g¸i, mét ch¸u trai.
    Three daughters and one son.

II. Ng÷ ph¸p (Grammar)

1. Way of asking about one's age (C¸ch hái tuæi)

a) For adults (§èi víi ng­êi lín)

Anh (chÞ, «ng, bµ...) bao nhiªu tuæi?
How old are you?
T«i bèn m­¬i tuæi.
I am forty years old.
T«i hai m­¬i.
I am twenty.

Anh Êy bao nhiªu tuæi?
How old is he?
Anh Êy hai l¨m.
He is twenty five.

b) For children (§èi víi trÎ em)

Ch¸u lªn mÊy? or Ch¸u mÊy tuæi?
How old are you?
Ch¸u lªn chÝn. or Ch¸u chÝn tuæi.
I am nine.

2. Way of  asking about one's marriage
     (C¸ch hái vÒ t×nh tr¹ng h«n nh©n)

a) For both sexes (Cho c¶ hai giíi)

Anh (chÞ) ®· cã gia ®×nh ch­a?
Anh (chÞ) ®· lËp gia ®×nh ch­a?
Anh (chÞ) ®· x©y dùng gia ®×nh ch­a?
Are you married?

Råi. T«i cã (lËp, x©y dùng) gia ®×nh råi.
Yes. I am married.
Ch­a. T«i ch­a cã (lËp, x©y dùng) gia ®×nh.
No. I am not.
T«i cßn ®éc th©n.
I am still single.

b) For men only (ChØ cho nam giíi)

Anh cã vî ch­a? or Anh lÊy vî ch­a?
Are you married?
Råi. T«i cã (lÊy) vî råi.
Yes. I am married.
Ch­a. T«i ch­a cã (lÊy) vî.
No. I am not.

c) For women only (ChØ cho n÷ giíi)

ChÞ cã chång ch­a? or ChÞ lÊy chång ch­a?
Are you married?
Råi. T«i cã (lÊy) chång råi.
Yes. I am.
Ch­a. T«i ch­a cã (lÊy) chång.
No. I am not.

3. Cardinal numbers (Sè ®Õm)

The special ways of reading (C¸c c¸ch ®äc ®Æc biÖt)

1.302             mét ngh×n ba tr¨m linh hai
1.203 mét ngh×n hai tr¨m linh ba
406.705 bèn tr¨m linh s¸u ngh×n, b¶y tr¨m linh n¨m
801.209.307 t¸m tr¨m linh mét triÖu, hai tr¨m linh chÝn ngh×n ba tr¨m linh b¶y

III. Thùc hµnh (Practice)

1.    ChÞ bao nhiªu tuæi?
       How old are you?

       T«i hai l¨m tuæi.
        I am twenty five years old.

* Use the following numbers to answer the question
   (Dïng c¸c sè sau tr¶ lêi c©u hái)

         Anh (chÞ) bao nhiªu tuæi?

* Use the following numbers to answer the question
   (Dïng c¸c sè sau tr¶ lêi c©u hái)

      ¤ng (bµ) bao nhiªu tuæi?

* Use the following numbers to answer the question
   (Dïng c¸c sè sau tr¶ lêi c©u hái)

      Cô bao nhiªu tuæi ¹?

2.   Anh bao nhiªu tuæi?
      How old are you?

     * Replace the word "anh" by the following words to make new questions, then answer them (Thay tõ "anh" b»ng nh÷ng tõ sau ®Ó t¹o ra nh÷ng c©u hái míi sau ®ã tr¶ lêi nh÷ng c©u hái ®ã).

Model: Vî anh bao nhiªu tuæi?     How old is your wife?
            Vî t«i hai s¸u tuæi.            My wife is twenty six.

3.   Anh ®· cã gia ®×nh ch­a?
      Are you married?

* Use the following to make questions which have the same meaning, then answer them (Dïng c¸c tõ sau ®Ó t¹o ra nh÷ng c©u hái cïng nghÜa sau ®ã tr¶ lêi nh÷ng c©u hái ®ã).

• x©y dùng gia ®×nh
• lËp gia ®×nh
• cã vî
• lÊy vî
• kÕt h«n

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

a)

A     CËu..................................................?
B     Tí m­êi b¶y.
        Cßn cËu,............................................?
A     Tí m­êi chÝn.
B     CËu....................................................?
A     Råi. Tí cã ng­êi yªu råi.
B      ......................................................... ?
A     Anh Êy hai hai tuæi.

b)
C    ChÞ.............................................ch­a?
D    Råi. T«i x©y dùng gia ®×nh råi.
       Cßn anh,............................................?
C     Råi. T«i lËp gia ®×nh råi.
D     Anh ®­îc..........................................?
C     T«i ®­îc hai ch¸u.
        Cßn chÞ,..............................................?
D     T«i còng ®­îc hai ch¸u.
C       ...........................................................?
D     Mét ch¸u trai, mét ch¸u g¸i.

IV. §äc hiÓu (Reading Comprehension)

    C¸c b¹n th©n cña t«i
    My intimate friends

    Thu Trang, Thïy Liªn vµ Lan Anh lµ ba b¹n th©n cña t«i. N¨m nay Thu Trang hai mèt tuæi. ChÞ Êy lµ sinh viªn n¨m thø t­, Tr­êng §¹i häc Quèc gia Hµ Néi. Thu Trang ch­a cã ng­êi yªu. ChÞ Êy thÝch ©m nh¹c vµ héi häa.

    Thïy Liªn hai bèn tuæi. Ng­êi yªu cña chÞ Êy rÊt ®Ñp trai vµ th«ng minh. Anh Êy tèt nghiÖp Tr­êng §¹i häc B¸ch khoa Hµ Néi vµ b©y giê lµm viÖc ë Së X©y dùng. Thïy Liªn thÝch xiÕc vµ thÓ thao.

    Lan Anh hai l¨m tuæi. ChÞ Êy võa míi lËp gia ®×nh. Chång chÞ Êy lµ kü s­. Anh Êy còng lµm viÖc ë Së X©y dùng..

My Close Friends

    Thu Trang, Thuy Lien and Lan Anh are my close friends. Thu Trang is twenty one years old. She is a fifth year student at the Hanoi National University. She has not got a boyfriend. She likes music and painting.

   Thuy Lien is twenty-four years old. Her boyfriend is very handsome and intelligent. He graduated from the Hanoi Polytechnic University. He is working for the Construction Department. Thuy Lien likes the circus and sports.

   Lan Anh is twenty-five. She has just got married. Her husband is an engineer. He is also working for the Construction Department.

Tõ ng÷ - Vocabulary

xiÕc      circus        thÓ thao       sport
võa míi  just          chång         husband

V. Bµi tËp (exercises)

a. Make questions to the following sentences
   (§Æt c©u hái cho c¸c c©u sau)

1. T«i n¨m m­¬i tuæi            I am fifty years old.
2. T«i hai l¨m tuæi.               I am twenty five years old.
3. Ch¸u lªn b¶y.                   I am seven.
4. T«i t¸m m­¬i tuæi.            I am eighty years old.
5. Ch¸u s¸u tuæi.                   I am six years old.
6. ¤ng Êy n¨m ba tuæi.        He is fifty three years old.
7. Bè t«i s¸u m­¬i tuæi.        My father is sixty years old.
8. Bµ Êy n¨m t¸m tuæi.         She is fifty eight years old.
9. ChÞ H¶i hai t­.                   Mrs. Hai is twenty four.
10. ¤ng Minh n¨m chÝn tuæi.  Mr. Minh is fifty nine years old.

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

1. Xin lçi. Cô bao nhiªu tuæi ¹?
2. T«i t¸m l¨m tuæi.
3. Con trai t«i ba m­¬i tuæi.
4. Con g¸i anh mÊy tuæi?
5. CËu bao nhiªu tuæi?
6. ChÞ Êy cã gia ®×nh ch­a?
7. Anh Êy cã vî ch­a?
8. ChÞ ®­îc mÊy ch¸u?
9. T«i ®­îc mét ch¸u trai vµ mét ch¸u g¸i.
10. T«i cßn ®éc th©n.

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

1. My daughter is five years old.
2. My mother is sixty years old.
3. How old is Mr. Ali?
4. Your son is two, isn't he?
5. She is single, isn't she?
6. Where does Mrs. Khanh work?
7. I love her.
8. My boy-friend is twenty six years old.

d) Write the following numbers in Vietnamese
   (ViÕt c¸c sè sau b»ng tiÕng ViÖt)

e) Complete the following conversation
    (Hoµn thµnh ®o¹n héi tho¹i sau)

1   Anh cã gia ®×nh ch­a?
      Are you married?
2    C¶m ¬n chÞ. T«i.....................................
      Thank you. I..........................................
       ChÞ còng cßn ®éc th©n ph¶i kh«ng?
      You are also single, aren't you?
3    Kh«ng. T«i cã.......................................
      No. I am................................................
      Chång t«i...............................................
      My husband...........................................
4    å. T«i còng lµ kü s­.
      Oh. I am an engineer, too.
       Anh Êy..................................................?
        ...........................................................he?
5     Anh Êy ba m­¬i tuæi.
       He is thirty years old.
       Cßn anh,.................................................?
       And you...................................................?
6      T«i hai t¸m.
        I am twenty eight years old.

V. Gi¶i ®¸p bµi tËp (Key to the exercises)

a)
1. ¤ng (bµ) bao nhiªu tuæi?
2. Anh (chÞ) bao nhiªu tuæi?
3. Ch¸u lªn mÊy?
4. Cô bao nhiªu tuæi ¹?
5. Ch¸u mÊy tuæi?
6. ¤ng Êy bao nhiªu tuæi?
7. Bè anh (chÞ) bao nhiªu tuæi?
8. Bµ Êy bao nhiªu tuæi?
9. ChÞ H¶i bao nhiªu tuæi?
10. ¤ng Minh bao nhiªu tuæi

b)
1. Excuse me. How old are you?
2. I am eighty five years old.
3. My son is thirty years old.
4. How old is your daughter?
5. How old are you?
6. Is she married?
7. Is she married?
8. How many children have you got?
9. I have got one son and one daughter.
10. I am single.

c)
1. Con g¸i t«i n¨m tuæi.
2. MÑ t«i s¸u m­¬i tuæi.
3. ¤ng Ali bao nhiªu tuæi?
4. Con trai anh (chÞ) hai tuæi ph¶i kh«ng?
5. C« Êy (chÞ Êy) ®éc th©n ph¶i kh«ng?
6. Bµ (chÞ) Khanh lµm viÖc ë ®©u?
7. T«i yªu c« Êy (chÞ Êy).
8. Ng­êi yªu t«i hai s¸u tuæi.

d)
14 m­êi bèn    64 s¸u t­    104  mét tr¨m linh bèn
1004 mét ngh×n (ngµn) kh«ng tr¨m linh bèn
5 n¨m      75 b¶y l¨m    105 mét tr¨m linh n¨m
125 mét tr¨m hai l¨m  3795 ba ngh×n b¶y tr¨m chÝn l¨m
8030 t¸m ngh×n kh«ng tr¨m ba m­¬i
8003 t¸m ngh×n kh«ng tr¨m linh ba
8300 t¸m ngh×n ba tr¨m
1975 mét ngh×n chÝn tr¨m b¶y l¨m
1978 mét ngh×n chÝn tr¨m b¶y t¸m
1970 mét ngh×n chÝn tr¨m b¶y m­¬i
1996 mét ngh×n chÝn tr¨m chÝn s¸u
e)
1   Anh cã gia ®×nh ch­a?
2   C¶m ¬n chÞ. T«i cßn ®éc th©n.
     ChÞ còng cßn ®éc th©n ph¶i kh«ng?
3   Kh«ng. T«i cã gia ®×nh råi.
     Chång t«i lµ kü s­.
4   å. T«i còng lµ kü s­.
     Anh Êy bao nhiªu tuæi?
5   Anh Êy ba m­¬i tuæi.
     Cßn anh, anh bao nhiªu tuæi?
6   T«i hai t¸m.