Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown
1.John said to me: “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!”
John congratulated--------on----------------
2.Mary said: “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”
Mary apologised for –-----------------------
me
passing my exams
not phoning me earlier
What is the name of this contest?
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
Quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”
Olympic Games
London Marathon
Answer the following questions
1. Do you like taking part in competitions like these? Why? Why not?
2. Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win?
3. Is winning the most important thing in a competition? Why/ Why not?


I. Vocabulary

A. READING
1. Representative (n): a person chosen to take the place of others:
Ex: He is the representative of our group.
Người đại diện
2. Aim (n): purpose:
Mục đích
3. Stimulate (v): make sb or sth more active:
Kích thích, khuyến khích
4. Spirit (n): a person’s mind:
Tinh thần
5. Sponsor (v): act as a sponsor:
Tài trợ
6. Judge (n): a person who decides who has won a competition:
Giám khảo, trọng tài
7. Smoothly (adv): all right:
Suôn sẻ
I.VOCABULARY
Representative (n)
Aim (n)
Stimulate (v)
Spirit (n)
Sponsor (v)
Judge (n)
Smoothly (adv)


II.Task 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right
1. representative
2. annual
3. stimulate
4. In all
5. spirit
6. smoothly
a. without problems or difficulties
b. enthusiasm and energy
c. altogether or as a total

d. a person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group
e. encourage or make something more active
f. happening or done once every year
III.Task 2. Work in pairs. Answer the questions
1.Who took part in the annual final English
Competition last Saturday?
2. What was the aim of the competition?
3. Who sponsored the competition?
4. What did each group of students have to do during the contest?
5. What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition?
6. What would be awarded to the winner?

IV.Task 3. Work in groups.Read the paragraph 3 again and complete the sentences.
1. In Activity 5, Hung was unable…………………
to recite the poem
2.Having achieved the highest score,Group B ……………………………………………….
became the winner of the competition.
3. Group C lost the game because they just got…………
60 points
4. Nga encouraged her group by saying……………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
“For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it”.
This is the poem Hung recited at the annual final English Competition. Read and translate it into Vietnamese
Learn all new words and expressions by heart.
Practise reading the text clearly.
Prepare part B - SPEAKING
HOMEWORK