1. Bài soạn tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 4 A Closer Look 1

Task 1. Match the first halves of the sentences (A) with the second halves (B).

А

B

1. Although they are not Christian,

A. the first person to step into your house in the new year should be a man.

2. It's the custom

B. making sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of mooncakes.

3. According to tradition,

C. the tradition of living with their parents.

4 There is a tradition in our school that

D. in that country for women to get married in white.

5. They broke with tradition by

E. the family has the custom of giving presents at Christmas.

6. Many young people do not follow

F. morning exercise at 5 a.m.

7. In my family there is a custom of doing

G. girls should wear ao dai on the first day of school.

Task 2. Read the full sentences in 1 again and complete the expressions below.

1. it’s the               for somebody to do something

2. there’s a               that + clause

3.                to tradition, + clause

4. follow the               of doing something

5. break                 tradition by doing something

6. have the custom                doing something

7. there is a custom of                 something

Task 3. Now complete the following sentences with your own ideas.

1. It's the custom in my country that_______________________ .

2. We broke with tradition by_____________________________ .

3. There's a tradition in my family that______________________ .

4. We have the custom of________________________________ .

5. According to tradition,_________________________________ .

Task 4. Complete  the words under the pictures with /spr/ or /str/. Then listen and repeat.

Soạn bài tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 4 A Closer Look 1

Task 5. Listen and circle the words with /spr/ and underline the words with /str/. Then say the sententences.

1. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly followed.

2. The custom of saying hello to strangers has spread through our community.

3. In our district, it's the custom for residents to sweep the streets on Saturday mornings.

4. That filmstrip really highlighted our customs and traditions.

5. Parents usually want their offspring to follow the family traditions

2. Đáp án bài tập tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 4 A Closer Look 1

Task 1. Match the first halves of the sentences (A) with the second halves (B).

1 - e. Although they are not Christian, the family has the custom of giving presents at Christmas.

2 - d. It’s the custom in that country for women to get married in white.

3 - a. According to tradition, the first person to step into your house in the new year should be a man.

4 - g. There is a tradition in our school that girls should wear ao dai on the first day of school.

5 - b. They broke with tradition by making sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of mooncakes.

6 - c. Many young people do not follow the tradition of living with their parents.

7 - f. In my family there is a custom of doing morning exercise at 5 a.m.

Task 2. Read the full sentences in 1 again and complete the expressions below.

1. custom

2. tradition

3. according

4. tradition

5. with

6. of

7. doing

Task 3. Now complete the following sentences with your own ideas.

1. It’s the custom in my country that family members get together on Tet holiday.

2. We broke the tradition by not decorating the house on Tet holiday.

3. There is a tradition in my family that we always have dinner at night together.

4. We have a custom of doing exercise in the morning.

5. According to tradition, adults give lucky money to children on Tet holiday.

Task 4. Complete  the words under the pictures with /spr/ or /str/. Then listen and repeat.

1. straw 

2. street 

3. spring 

4. spray 

5. astronaut

6. frustrated

7. espresso 

8. newsprint 

Task 5. Listen and circle the words with /spr/ and underline the words with /str/. Then say the sententences.

1. strictly

2. strangers, spread

3. streets

4. filmstrip

5. offspring

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