Tiếng Anh 12 Bright Workbook Skills Units 1 - 2

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Giải bài tập SBT tiếng Anh 12 Bright Skills Units 1 - 2 trang 20 hướng dẫn giải chi tiết các phần bài tập trong Sách bài tập tiếng Anh lớp 12 Bright Skills Units 1 - 2 giúp các em học sinh chuẩn bị bài tập tại nhà hiệu quả.

1. Read the text. For questions (1-4), choose the best answers (A, B, C or D). Đọc bài khóa. Với các câu hỏi (1-4), chọn đáp án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D).

Extraordinary people

There are people in this world who have incredible abilities that seem to break the laws of nature. Here are three real-life superheroes who have amazed the world with their talents.

Wim Hof, also known as ‘The Iceman’, is a Dutch man who has broken the limits of what humans can do in low temperatures. He has set several world records for his ability to deal with freezing temperatures, including the longest ice bath and longest full-body contact with ice, although those records hove been broken many times. Wim has developed a method of breathing that allows him to control his body temperature and survive extreme cold. He has run a full marathon in the Arctic Circle and almost reached the peak of Mount Everest in just shoes and shorts in 2007!

Daniel Tammet, from the UK, is often called ‘The Human Calculator’, due to his incredible abilities to do maths. Daniel can solve complicated mathematical problems in his head at lightning speed. Daniel also has an amazing language learning ability. He can speak a wide variety of different languages, including Icelandic, which he took just one week to learn! He has even written three books about his life and talents.

Stephen Wiltshire. aka. 'The Human Camera’, is a British artist with an incredible ability to draw detailed pictures of cities from memory. Wiltshire can take a brief helicopter ride over a city and perfectly recreate the view in his drawings. He has drawn famous cities like New York. Rome, and Tokyo, and his artwork has appeared in galleries around the world.

These three individuals have shown that human beings can do extraordinary things beyond what we can imagine. Their talents can inspire us to think differently about the world around us and encourage us to achieve great things, even when they might seem impossible!

*aka: who known as

1. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. to highlight the achievements of three people

B. to describe the unusual abilities of three people

C. to compare the lives of three people

D. to explain three people's skills

2. What is TRUE about Wim Hof?

A. He currently holds the record for longest ice bath.

B. He uses the cold to help him control his breathing.

C. He managed to finish a marathon in the Antarctic Circle.

D. He climbed to the top of Mount Everest in only shoes and shorts.

3. Which word has the CLOSEST meaning to took in paragraph 3?

A. received

B. lasted

C. required

D. accepted

4. Which word can best replace brief in paragraph 4?

A. short

B. fast

C. simple

D. slight

Đáp án

1 - B

2 - A

3 - C

4 - A

2. Read and complete the dialogue with the sentences: What an amazing story! - Why is that? - What happened then? Đọc và hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các câu: What an amazing story! - Why is that? - What happened?

Sarah: Hey Mark, I saw a photo of your sister, Susan, in the newspaper.

Mark: Oh yes, that's right. She's just won the gold medal in swimming. But, it was a long road to her success.

Sarah: 1) _____.

Mark: She loves swimming and has won some medals in the town. However, when she was 14, she got a health condition called type 1 diabetes, and that she might not able to continue swimming.

Sarah: Oh! 2) _____.

Mark: Well, she was shocked at first, but she decided not to give up and continue to train. After a year, she won the gold medal at the national level.

Sarah: 3) _____

Đáp án

1 - Why is that?

2 - What happened then?

3 - What an amazing story!

3. Act out dialogues similar to the one in Exercise 2, using the prompts below. Diễn một đoạn hội thoại tương tự như trong bài 2, dùng các gợi ý bên dưới.

• You have just come back from a tennis tournament. / You won a medal. / It was hard for you to juggle sport and studies.

• A friend of yours was born with no legs. / He came first in the Paralympics. / He set a role model for others.

Gợi ý

Dialogue 1:

A: Hey B, I saw your photo in the newspaper this morning.

B: Oh yes, that's right. I just got back from a tennis tournament, and I won a medal! But, it was a long road to my success.

A: Why is that?

B: Because it was hard for me to juggle sport and studies. And sometimes, I felt so exhausted that I once thought about giving up.

A: Oh! What happened then?

B: Well, I put a lot of efforts into training and tried to spend time hitting the books at night, and sometimes I even studied during breaks between matches. It was quite frustrating but the passion for tennis kept me going.

A: What an amazing story!

4. Listen to four dialogues. For questions (1-4), choose the best answers (A, B, C or D). Lắng nghe bốn đoạn hội thoại, với mỗi câu hỏi (1-4), chọn đáp án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D).

Nội dung bài nghe

Dialogue 1.

W: What does your friend Tom do for a living? Does he work in construction like you?

M: No, actually. He works at a clerk at a bank in the city. He doesn't want to do that for good, though. His goal is to eventually train to become an air traffic controller.

W: That sounds like an interesting career.

Dialogue 2.

W: I can't find David anywhere around the office. Is he taking his lunch break at the moment?

M: No, he's taken the day off. He is going on a city tour with some friends for the day.

W: Oh no. I was hoping he could help me fix this printer.

M: I see. Well, maybe I can help you with that.

Dialogue 3.

M: What time does work start at your company, Amy?

W: Well, it's quite flexible actually. My colleagues and I can start as early as 7.30 or as late as 9.30. I don't like getting up too early, so 8.30 works for me.

M: That's a good idea. That way you have plenty of time to have breakfast and get dressed, but you can still get through plenty of work before lunchtime.

W: Exactly.

Dialogue 4.

M: How many hours a week does Nick work?

W: He works about 60 hours a week, I think. He's really dedicated to his job.

M: Wow, that's a lot. I usually only work 40 hours.

W: Yeah, it's definitely a lot. I keep telling him he should reduce it to 50, so he can have more free time.

5. Read the story. Replace the words (1-5) in bold using admire, devastated, frustrated, overcome or obstacles. Đọc câu chuyện. Thay thế các từ (1-5) in đậm dùng các từ admire, devastated, frustrated, overcome hoặc obstacles.

Đáp án

1 - frustrated

2 - devastated

3 - admire

4 - overcome

5 - obstacles

6. Write story of someone you admire (180-200 words). Viết một câu chuyện về một người bạn ngưỡng mộ.

Xem thêm nhiều bài viết tại: Write your story of someone you admire

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