Bài tập bổ trợ Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 (Friends Plus) - Unit 4: In the picture

UNIT 4: IN THE PICTURE
A. VOCABULARIES
New words (Từ mới) 
No.
Word
Type
Pronunciation
Meaning
1.
action
(n)
/ˈổkʃn/
hành động
2.
to move
(v)
/muːv/
di chuyển
3.
movement 
(n)
/ˈmuːvmənt/ 
sự chuyển động
4.
climb up 
(phr. v)
/klaɪm ʌp/
trốo lờn
5.
hang from
(phr. v)
/hổŋ frəm/
treo lờn
6.
to hold
(v)
/həʊld/ 
giữ, cầm, nắm
7.
jump up
(phr. v)
/dʒʌmp ʌp/
nhảy lờn
8.
to kick
(v)
/kɪk/
đỏ
9.
lie on
(phr. v)
/laɪ ɒn /
nằm dài rờn
10.
sit on
(phr. v)
/sɪt ɒn/
ngồi trờn
11.
stand in
(phr. v)
/stổnd ɪn/
đứng ở trong
12.
pick up
(phr. v/
/pɪk ʌp/
nhặt lờn
13.
walk on
(phr. v)
/wɔːk ɒn/
đi bộ trờn
14.
to observe 
(v)
/əbˈzɜːv/ /əbˈzɜːrv/
quan sỏt
15.
observation
(n)
/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/ 
việc quan sỏt
16.
brilliant
(a)
/ˈbrɪliənt/ 
sỏng dạ, thụng minh
17.
brave
(a)
/breɪv/ 
dũng cảm, gan dạ
18.
rubbish
(n)
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/ 
rỏc 
19.
ice-cream sticks
(n)
/ˈaɪsˈkriːm stɪks/ 
que kem
20.
decorations
(n) ˌ
/dɛkəˈreɪʃənz/ 
đồ trang trớ
21.
tyres
(n)
/ˈtaɪəz/ 
lốp xe
22.
bottles
(n)
/ˈbɒtlz/ 
chai nhựa
23.
working hard
(v)
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ hɑːd/ 
làm việc chăm chỉ
24.
although
(conj)
/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ 
mặc dự
25.
start up
(v)
/stɑːt ʌp/ 
khởi nghiệp
26.
success story
(n)
/səkˈsɛs ˈstɔri/ 
người thành cụng
27.
polite
(adj)
/pəˈlaɪt/
lịch sự
28.
à politely
(adv)
/pəˈlaɪtli/
một cỏch lịch sự
29.
rude
(advj
/rud/
thụ lỗ
30.
à rudely
(adv)
/ˈrudli/
vụ lễ, bất lịch sự
31.
happy
(adj)
/ˈhổpi/
hạnh phỳc
32.
à happily
(adv)
/ˈhổpəli/
sung sướng, hạnh phỳc
33.
slow
(adj)
/sloʊ/
chậm
34.
à slowly
(adv)
/ˈsloʊli/
chầm chậm, từ từ
35.
fast
(adj)
/fổst/
nhanh
36.
à fast
(adv)
/fổst/
nhanh, mau
37.
good
(adj)
/gʊd/
tốt
38.
à well
(adv)
/wɛl/
tốt, hay
39.
bad
(adj)
/bổd/
xấu
40.
à badly
(adv)
/ˈbổdli/
một cỏch xấu. tệ hại
41.
creative
(adj)
/kriˈeɪtɪv/
sỏng tạo
42.
à creatively
(adv)
/kriˈeɪtɪvli/
một cỏch sỏng tạo
43.
comfortable
(adj)
/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
thoải mỏi
44.
à comfortably
(adv)
/ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
dễ chịu, thoải mỏi
45.
patient
(adj)
/ˈpeɪʃənt/
kiờn nhẫn
46.
à patiently
(adv)
/ˈpeɪʃəntli/
một cỏch kiờn nhẫn
47.
brave
(adj)
/breɪv/
dũng cảm
48.
à bravely
(adv)
/ˈbreɪvli/
dũng cảm, gan gúc
49.
Egypt 
(n)
/ˈiʤəpt /
Nước Ai Cập
50.
accident
(n)
/ˈổksədənt/
vụ tai nạn
51.
realistic
(adj)
/ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/
thực tế
52.
impressed
(adj)
/ɪmˈprɛst/
cú ấn tượng
53.
amazing
(adj)
/ əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
tuyệt vời
54.
rescue
(n)
/ˈrɛskju/
việc giải cứu
55.
transparent
(adj)
/trổnˈspɛrənt/
trong suốt
56.
technique
(n)
/tɛkˈnik/
kỹ thuật
57.
permission
(n)
/pərˈmɪʃən/
sự cho phộp
58.
exciting
(a)
/ ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/
thỳ vị
59.
rescue
(v)
/ ˈres.kjuː/
giải thoỏt
60.
holiday
(n)
/ ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/
kỳ nghỉ
61.
February 
(n)
/ ˈfeb.ru.ər.i/
thỏng 2
62.
lucky 
(a)
/ ˈlʌk.i/
hoang dó
63.
wild
(n)
/ waɪld /
may mắn
64.
slowly
(adv)
/ ˈsləʊ.li /   
một cỏch chậm chạp
65.
alive
(a)
/ əˈlaɪv / 
cũn sống
66.
a bulldozer
(adj)
/ ˈbʊlˌdəʊ.zər /
xe ủi đất
67.
break 
(v)
/ breɪk / 
góy
68.
hole 
(n)
/ həʊl / 
cỏi hố
69.
possible 
(a)
/ ˈpɒs.ə.bəl / 
cú thể
70.
rescuer 
(n)
/ ˈres.kjuː / 
người sống sút 
71.
pleased 
(a)
/ pliːzd / 
hài lũng
72.
post 
(v)
/ pəʊst / 
đăng
73.
cel 
(n)
/pɑːθ/
phim chiếu búng
74.
character 
(n)
/ ˈkổr.ək.tər/ 
nhõn vật
75.
backgrounds 
(v)
/ ˈbổk.ɡraʊnd /   
bối cảnh, nền
76.
stick figure
(n)
/ stɪk ˈfɪɡ.ər /
hỡnh que
77.
animation 
(n)
/ ˌổn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən /    
lũng hăng hỏi
78.
stop motion 
(n)
/ stɒp ˈməʊ.ʃən / 
dừng chuyển động
79.
hand - drawn
(n)
/ hổnd drɔːn /
vẽ tay
80.
zoopraxiscope 
(n)
/rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/ 
kớnh zoopraxiscope 
81.
cinematograph
(n)
/ sɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ /
nhà quay phim
82.
technique 
(n)
/ tekˈniːk / 
cụng nghệ
83.
film- maker
(n)
/ fɪlm ˈmeɪ.kər / 
nhà làm phim
84.
effect
(n)
/ ɪˈfekt / 
hiệu ứng
85.
feature
(n)
/ ˈfiː.tʃər /
tớnh năng
86.
invent
(v)
/ ɪnˈvent /
phỏt minh
87.
machine
(n)
/ məˈʃiːn / 
mỏy múc, động cơ

B. GRAMMARS
I. PAST CONTINUOUS
Past Continuous (Quỏ khứ tiếp diễn)
Cụng thức 
(+)
S + was/ were + V-ing
(-)
S + was/ were + not + V-ing
(?)
Was/ Were + S + V-ing?

Cỏch dựng 
- Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm xỏc định trong quỏ khứ 
E.g: I was watching TV at 9 o'clock last night. 
Dấu hiệu 
- at this time last night, at this moment last year, at 8 p.m last night, while,...

II. CONTRAST: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
Past Simple (Quỏ khứ đơn)
Past Continuous (Quỏ khứ tiếp diễn)
- Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và chấm dứt hoàn toàn trong quỏ khứ. 
E.g: My mother left this city 2 years ago. 
- Diễn đạt cỏc hành động xảy ra liờn tiếp trong quỏ khứ 
E.g: She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.
- Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm xỏc định trong quỏ khứ 
E.g: I was watching TV at 9 o'clock last night. 

Dấu hiệu
- last night/ year/month, yesterday, ago (2 years ago), in + năm trong quỏ khứ (in 1999)
Dấu hiệu 
- at this time last night, at this moment last year, at 8 p.m last night, while,...
Past simple and past continuous with “When” and “While”
Dựng “while” hoặc “when” để chỉ mối liờn hệ giữa 2 hành động xảy ra trong quỏ khứ.
- Hành động đang xảy ra thỡ cú hành động khỏc xen vào
S1 + QKTD + when + S2 + QKé
	E.g: I was watching TV when she came home. 
When + S1 + QKé, S2 + QKTD
	E.g: When she came home, I was watching television.
- Những hành động xảy ra song song 
S1 + QKTD + while + S2 + QKTD
	E.g: She was doing her homework while I was preparing dinner. 
While + S1 + QKTD, S2 + QKTD
	E.g: While they were running, we were walking.
- Thúi quen xấu với trạng từ “always” 
	E.g: He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone.

C. PHONETICS
I. PRONUNCIATION – WORD STRESS IN QUESTIONS
Cú 3 loại cõu hỏi
	+ Yes/ No
	+ Either/ Or
	+ The Five W question –Who, What, Where, When, Why and How
Trọng õm của cỏc từ trong cõu hỏi
Chỳng ta thường nhấn trọng õm vào cỏc từ mang nội dung chớnh trong cõu (content words) như là: danh từ, động từ chớnh, tớnh từ, trạng từ và cỏc trợ từ phủ định. 
	* Những từ thuộc về content words
Content words
Examples
Động từ chớnh
sell, give, employ, talking, listening
Danh từ
car, music, desk
Tớnh từ
big, good, interesting, clever
Trạng từ
quickly, loudly, never
Trợ động từ(dạng phủ định)
don't, can't, aren't
Đại từ chỉ định
this, that, these, those
Từ để hỏi
who, where, what ..
Chỳng ta thường khụng nhấn trọng õm vào những từ thuộc vể mặt cấu trỳc (structure words) như là: giới từ, đại từ, mạo từ và trợ động từ.
	* Những từ đỳng về mặt cấu trỳc
Structure words
Examples
Đại từ
he, we, they
Giới từ
on, at, into
Mạo từ
a, an, the
Từ nổi
and, but, because
Trợ động từ
can, should, must
Động từ 'to be'
am, is, was



	Ex:
Were you watching TV when I phoned last night?

What were you doing when you saw a fire at the market?

Was it raining when you finished school yesterday?
Những từ được in đậm trong những vớ dụ trờn là content words và được nhấn trọng õm. Những từ khụng in đậm là structure words, khụng dược nhấn trọng õm.
PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Underline the stressed words in the questions below.
1. Were you watching TV when I phoned last night?
2. Were they lying on the beach when it started raining?
3. Were you riding your bike when you met your friends?
4. What was your dad doing when a police officer stopped him?
5. Was your mother running fast when she fell over?
6. What were you doing when you saw a fire at the market?
7. Were they watching a film when their aunt phoned?
8. Was it raining when you finished school yesterday?
Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.	A. chicken	B. chemist	C. church	D. cheese
2. 	A. talked	B. naked	C. asked	D. liked
3.	A. noon	B. tool	C. blood	D. spoon
4.	A. hang	B. stand	C. walk	D. have
5.	A. meat	B. cheese	C. tree	D. great
6.	A. who	B. what	C. where	D. why
7.	A. impressed	B. finished	C. wanted	D. watched
8.	A. travels	B. catches	C. climbs	D. swims
9.	A. admire	B. science	C. china	D. invention
10.	A. hour	B. horse	C. happy	D. house
Exercise 4. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. 	A. enormous	B. celebrate	C. transparent	D. permission
2. 	A. paper	B. agree	C. prepare	D. invent
3. 	A. rescue	B. settle	C. impress	D. angle
4. 	A. carefully	B. comfortably	C. patiently	D. creatively
5.	A. funny	B. pretty	C. lucky	D. alone
6. 	A. success	B. travel	C. desert	D. rubbish
7. 	A. exciting	B. amazing	C. interesting	D. relaxing
8. 	A. except	B. profile	C. admire	D. comment
9. 	A. blockbuster	B. animation	C. bulldozer	D. studio
10. 	A. instant	B. index	C. cruel	D. technique
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
camera
character
photography
portrait
background
snapshot

Exercise 1. Complete the description of a photo with the words given below.
 This photo is a lovely (1) ____portrait_____ of a father and son. In the foreground, you can see the father holding the baby on his shoulder. In the (2) _____background____ there might be trees, but we're not sure because they're blurry and out of focus.
 It looks like a family (3) ____snapshot_____ and not a type of artistic (4) _____photography_______. We don't think it has been changed in any way. Above all, I like the way the baby is looking straight at the (5) ______camera_____ you can really see his lively (6) _____character______.


Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. The cat likes to ________ the wall outside the kitchen.
	A. stands on	B. lying on	C. sit on	D. jump up
2. Tigers can ________ trees and they are strong swimmers.
	A. jump	B. sit on	C. kick	D. climb up
3. He ________ to throw the ball into the basket.
	A. jump up	B. jumped up	C. jumping up	D. are jumping up
4. He is trying to ________ the ball over the net.
	A. hold	B. pick up	C. kick	D. stand on
5. It is________ of you to speak in front of those people.
	A. brave	B. fast	C. happy	D. careful
6. Peter and Ann lived ________ ever after.
	A. good	B. well	C. happy	D. happily
7. While they are eating, they make ________ conversation about the weather.
	A. patient	B. impatient	C. polite	D. impolite
8. All the football players played very ________ today.
	A. good	B. bad	C. creative	D. well
9. An old-fashioned gas lamp ________ the ceiling.
	A. hangs from	B. picks up	C. holds	D. lies on
10. Fresh fruits and vegetables are ________ for you.
	A. comfortable	B. helpful	C. bad	D. good
11. You should be________ and wait until I finish my work.
	A. helpful	B. patient	C. impatient	D. amazing
12. People waited ________ for the show to begin.
	A. carefully	B. impatiently	C. comfortably	D. patiently
13. Mai is very ________ about what she eats.
	A. care	B. careless	C. careful	D. carefully
14. You should listen________ to the words the teacher is saying.
	A. impatiently	B. rudely	C. fast	D. carefully
15. They are ________ the shadow of the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan in New York.
	A. sitting on	B. standing in	C. holding	D. walking on
16. As the little boy ________ garbage on the beach, he found the bottle.
	A. picked up	B. lying on	C. kicking	D. hanging from
17. I missed the bus, so I ________ to the school.
	A. walk on	B. walking on	C. walks on	D. walked on
18. Could you ________ my bag for me?
	A. hang from	B. hold	C. holding	D. hanging from
19. ________ need to give much time and effort to help the others.
	A. Volunteers	B. People	C. Customer	D. Rescuer
20. The news of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the ________ of many newspapers. 
	A. article	B. internet	C. title	D. front page
21. The ________ spread very quickly, and it was difficult to control.
	A. bush fire	B. decoration	C. mud hole	D. background
22. My father is sitting ________ in the living room, reading a magazine.
	A. comfortable	B. comfortably	C. sad	D. sadly
23. He got up ________ out of his chair, and came towards me.
	A. fastly	B. careful	C. slowly	D. quick
24. His handwriting is so _____________ that I can't read it.
	A. hard	B. bad	C. good	D. well
25. A bulldozer _______ the sides of the hole.
	A. broke	B. breaking	C. was breaking	D. break
26. _______ were you talking to Jim? – After class yesterday.
	A. What	B. Where	C. When	D. Who 
27. You weren't wearing a cycle helmet when you ________ home.
	A. arrived	B. were arriving	C. arrives	D. arriving
28. When Sue arrived at the airport, her mother ________ for her.
	A. waited	B. was waiting	C. waits	D. were waiting
29. Tomiko ________ a Japanese boy while she was travelling across Australia.
	A. meet	B. meeting	C. was meeting	D. met
30. ________ it raining yesterday afternoon?
	A. Is	B. Was	C. Were	D. Are
31. We _______ listening to music on our DVD player at 7 p.m last night.
	A. was 	B. are	C. were 	D. wasn’t 
32. The teacher was angry because some students ________ football in the class when he came in.
 A. are playing	B. played	C. have played	D. were playing
33. It _______ this morning
 A. was rained	B. was raining	C. is raining	D. were raining
34. My sister _______ to school at 8.00 o’clock.
 A. was going	B. were going	C. is going	D. are going
35. David _______ his grandparents at this time last week.
 A. visited	B. was visited	C. were visiting	D. was visiting
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't or weren't.
1. Look at this holiday video of my sister. She _____was_______ swimming in a lake.
2. I ____wasn’t________ wearing a sweater yesterday because it was very hot.
3. In this photo we _____were_______ visiting Nha Trang.
4. Phong ____wasn’t_______ reading a magazine in class. He was studying.
5. They	 ______weren’t_______ cycling through Viet Nam in June. They were driving.
6. You weren't listening to the teacher. You _____were_______ looking at your mobile phone.
Exercise 4. Choose the correct words.
1. I saw/ was seeing a famous actor near the theatre. He wore/ was wearing sunglasses.
2. Rob and Kate arrived/ were arriving while we watched/ were watching TV.
3. You didn't wear/ weren't wearing a cycle helmet when you arrived/ were arriving home.
4. The tourists drove/ were driving across the desert when they had/ were having an accident.
5. They were skiing/ skied down the mountain when Tom was falling/ fell over.
6. It started/ was starting to rain while we watched/ were watching the match.
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and the past continuous in each sentence.
1. They	 _______met__________ (meet) while they _______were walking__________ (walk) near the river.
2. Peter ______had___________ (have) an accident while he ________was skiiing_________ (ski).
3. They	 ___were not sleeping_______ (not sleep) when we _____phoned____________ (phone) them.
4. I ____was not wearing______ (not wear) a safety helmet when I __________fell_______ (fall) off my bike.
5. We ____stopped_____________ (stop) at the Great Wall when we _____were travelling_______ (travel) through China.
6. You __were not looking___ (not look) at the road when you _________fell________ (fall) off your mountain bike.
7. _______Was______ your father ________driving____ (drive) when the storm ___started_______ (start)?
8. They	___were swimming___________ (swim) across the river when the boat _______arrived_____ (arrive).
9. Marta ______had_______ (have) a bad accident when she _____was skiing____________ (ski) down a mountain.
10. __Was___ Tom _______listening______ (listen) when the teacher ______asked____ (ask) him a question?
Exercise 6. Use the correct form of the words given in parentheses. 
1. Alexander G. Bell ________invented_________ the telephone	(invention)
2. A man posted a video of the _________rescue________ online. (rescuer)
3. When people are doing sports, they don’t move ____slowly_____ . 	(slow)
4. We had an ____exciting___ trips in the countryside of Mexico with my family. 	(excite) 
5. ___Luckily_______ , he passed the exam. 	(lucky)
6. In the 1880s, Eadweard Muybridge ______invented_____ the zoopraxiscope.	(invention)	
7. The two men were _______fishing__________ when they saw the shark.	(fish)	
8. __Unfortunately____ , he couldn’t passed the driving test.	(fortunate)
9. I’m ______excited__________ about the holiday	(excite)	
10. She never feels very comfortable with ____strangers_.	(strange)	
11. The puppy wagged his tail ___happily_______.	(happy)	
12. My sister has a big ______collection____ of stamps. 	(collect)
13. Finally, he decided to _____sit____________ down.	(seat)
14. You should be ________careful_________ when driving.	(care)
15. The ______rescuers__ were very pleased when they saved the elephant.	(rescue)
LISTENING
Exercise 1. Listen to a talk about photography. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C. 
1. What does the speaker talk about photography?
	A. Photography takes much time.
	B. Photography is boring.
	C. Photography is one of the best hobbies.
2. When did the speaker begin taking photos?
	A. He was a teenager.	B. He was a child.	C. He doesn’t remember.
3. What did he like to take photos of?
	A. Animals	B. All things	C. People
4. What kinds of camera are being used now?
	A. Digital camera.	B. Phone cameras	C. Both A and B
5. What does he say about photographers?
	A. They are great artists.
	B. They are patient.
	C. They are polite. 
Exercise 2. Listen again and complete the table with the words in the box.
biggest
software
interesting
photos
photographs
photographer

Photography is one of the world’s best-loved hobbies. Recently, it seems as though everyone in the world has become a (1) _______photographer__________. It’s so easy now to take good photographs. When I was a teenager, photography was one of my (2) ______biggest___________ hobbies. I loved taking photos of all kinds of things. I also had a lot of photographic equipment. I couldn’t wait to get my (3) ________photos_________ developed. Now there are digital cameras and phone cameras. Anyone can take really good photographs. What’s more, we can use all kinds of (4) ______software___________ to change our photos and display them online. I think photography will get easier and more (5) ______interesting___________ in the future. I still think great photographers will be like great artists. 
SPEAKING
Exercise 1. Choose the correct response. Then practise the short exchanges in pairs.
1. 	A: 'A picture is worth a thousand words.' 	B: 	a/ Yes, it's got a thousand words.
 	b/ Yes, it has its own power.
2. 	A: That picture looks funny! 	B: 	a/ Yes, it follows the rule of perspective.
 	b/ Yes, nothing special about it.
3. 	A: Take a photo of those strangers there. 	B: 	a/ OK, they're wearing colourful clothes now.
 	b/ Oh no, we can't. We ask their permission first.
4. 	A: Do you like taking photos in sports? 	B: 	a/ I'm not good at sports.
 	b/ It's very exciting to do that.
5. 	A: Your pictures look nice. How can you do that? 	B: 	a/ I find a comfortable place and sit quietly.
 	b/ I think creatively, and choose unusual angles.
6. 	A: Your photo should get an award. 	B: 	a/ You're kidding.
 	b/ You can say that again.
7. 	A: What were you doing in this picture? 	B: 	a/ I was climbing up a big wall.
 	b/ I'm holding long ropes.
8. 	A: Were you watching the film at 9 last night? 	B: 	a/ Films are not on TV last night.
 	b/ I was doing my homework then.
9. 	A: Do you often take selfie? 	B: 	a/ Yes, when I'm on holiday.
 	b/ Yes, I rarely do it.
10. 	A: Why are the photos valuable?	B: 	a/ Because they were taken at the right moments.
 	b/ Because they were taken at any time you liked.
Exercise 2. Complete the dialogue with the phrases given below. There is one extra.
A. Why were they doing that?
B. I can't skateboard.
C. Where were you when you saw that?
D. It was a show.
E. He was diving with sharks.
F. This skateboarder was jumping over a table.
G. on holiday in Madrid. These kids were doing tricks on their skateboards.

Mai: 
Did you take this picture, David?
David: 
Yes, do you like it?
Mai: 
Yeah. But what was happening?
David: 
(1) ____________F____________________________
Mai: 
Oh! That's amazing! (2) _____________C___________________________
David: 
I was (3) __________________G______________________
Mai: 
Really? (4) ____________A____________________________
David: 
(5) _________________D_______________________
Mai: 
Did you try it?
David: 
You're kidding. (6) ______________B__________________________
Mai: 
Well, it's a great photo. Well done!
David: 
That's very kind of you to say so.

Exercise 3. Follow the dialogue in exercise 2 as the model. Replace the missing phrases with the correct phrases a-f given below. Practise the dialogue with your partner.
___1_______
a. This diver was diving from a ten-metre diving board.
___6_______
b. I don't like the water.
___3_______
c. in Rio de Janeiro with my dad. We were visiting sites from the 2016 Olympics.
___5_______
d. There was an international diving competition.
___4_______
e. What were they doing at that pool?
___2_______
f. Where did you take it?

READING
Exercise 1. Read the text, and answer the questions.
When John was 21, he graduated from college and decided to travel. He travelled to several countries in the world with a backpack, a camera, and a guitar. First, he took pictures of anything. For every 100 shots he took, he found one that he liked. But it didn't matter to him because that was worth everything to him. After that, he knew that photography is not always about what you share but about what you don't. He stopped posting thousands of pictures to Facebook every month and started building his own website and a photography blog. His friends told him, "Don't show everything. Show only your best work". He started posting photos on his blog and stories behind them three times a week. The blog taught him to take photos with a purpose, and make sure that the photos were able to support a story or to tell a story of itself. He also read the camera manual to know how to use it better. He took fewer pictures each time, and he began to take more good photos. He was still learning photography and he was happier with the result.
1. What did John do after he graduated from college?
	Ú He travelled to several countries in the world with a backpack, a camera, and a guitar.
2. Did he take a lot of good pictures at the beginning? Was he happy then?
	Ú No, he didn't. He didn't take many good pictures but he felt happy. 
3. What events changed his thinking about photography?
	Ú His thinking about photography changed when he started building his own website and a photography blog.
4. What did he do with his blog?
	Ú He started posting photos on his blog and stories behind them three times a week.
5. What did he learn about taking photos from his blog?
	Ú The blog taught him to take photos with a purpose, and make sure that the photos were able to support a story or to tell a story of itself.
6. How could he take better pictures?
	Ú He read the camera manual to know how to use it better.
Exercise 2. Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. Write A, B, C or D in the blank.
How to take better photos
	It isn’t easy to (1) _________ wild animals because they are fast. You need to be very (2) _________ to wait for a long time. Find a comfortable place and sit quietly. When people are doing sports, they don’t move slowly, so choose (3) _________ where you stand. For dangerous sports, the photographer needs to be creative and good at the sport, too. Remember, it’s (4) _________ to take photos of people you don’t know. Most people will happily say yes if you ask politely for permission. 
	Holiday photos are often bad, so if you want to take a good photo, think creatively and choose unusual (5) _________.
1. 	A. photograph	B. take	C. kick	D. choose
2. 	A. polite	B. creative	C. patient	D. happy	
3. 	A. fast	B. bravely	C. comfortably	D. carefully	
4. 	A. polite	B. patient	C. rude	D. bad
5. 	A. angles	B. permission	C. sports	D. feature
Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A brave rescue
The rescue happened (1) _______ we were on holiday in Ninh Thuan last year. It was really (2) _______ and I was lucky to get a photo of it.
I was walking along the beach with my family. There were (3) _______ big waves, and it was raining and windy. There was a man with a dog. He was walking on some rocks. Suddenly, a huge wave (4) _______ into them. The man was OK, but I couldn’t see his dog. After a few minutes, we saw the dog again. It was swimming, but it went under water a few times. Two surfers on the beach were watching as well. As soon as they saw the dog, they swam (5) _______ it on their surfboards.
When they reached the dog, they put it on the surfboard. Then they swam back to the beach. They were very brave because the sea was (6) _______.
1. 	A. when	B. as soon as	C. while	D. after
2. 	A. amazed	B. amazing	C. amazingly	D. amazedly
3. 	A. a lot of	B. much	C. a little	D. lot of
4. 	A. hit	B. moved	C. kicked	D. crashed
5. 	A. into	B. to	C. towards	D. at
6. 	A. dangerous	B. safe	C. beautiful	D. rude
Exercise 4. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False and c