UNIT 2: CITY LIFE

I. So sánh kép “Comparative And Comparative”

- Dạng so sánh này diễn tả sự phát triển của sự vật, sự việc hay con người về
mặt số lượng, chất lượng, tính chất,…
+ Đối với tính từ ngắn: Short adj-er and short adj-er
Ví dụ:Her hair is getting longer and longer
+ Đối với tính từ dài: More and more + long adj
Ví dụ:The match between Spain and Japan is getting more and more interesting

So sánh kép “The comparative … the comparative …”

- Dạng so sánh này dùng để miêu tả hai vật hay sự việc con người có sự thay
đổi hoặc phát triển có liên quan đến nhau.
- Cấu trúc cụ thể:The + so sánh hơn + S + V, the + so sánh hơn + S + V
- Trong dạng câu so sánh “càng…, càng…”, 2 vế của câu có thể hình thành từ
cùng những tính từ/trạng từ ngắn hoặc cùng những tính từ/trạng từ dài.
+ Đối với tính từ/trạng từ ngắn thì thêm vào đuôi -er:The adj/adv-er + S + V,
the adj/adv-er + S + V
Ví dụ:The younger you are, the easier you can learn. (Bạn càng trẻ thì bạn học
càng dễ.
+ Đối với tính từ/trạng từ dài thì dùng more:The more + adj/adv + S + V, the
more adj/adv + S + V
Ví dụ:The more modern the technology is, the more convenient we get
Ngoài ra câu cũng có 2 vế cùng chứacả những từ ngắn và từ dài.
Ví dụ:The harder you exercise, the more muscular you get. (Bạn càng chăm chỉ
tập thể dục, bạn càng cơ bắp hơn.)
So sánh kép với danh từ
- Đối với dạng “Comparative And Comparative”:More and more + N + S + V
 Ví dụ: More and more people are getting married
- Đối với dạng “The comparative … the comparative …”The more/less + N +
S + V, The more/less + N + S + V
Ví dụ: The more food you eat, the more weight you gain
So sánh kép với động từ
Cấu trúc cụ thể:The more + S + V, the more + S + V
Ví dụ: The more I think about that idea, the more I want to do it

Bài 1: Chọn từ trong bảng để hoàn thiện câu với cấu trúc câu so sánh kép( dạng
comparative and comparative)
cold difficult bad annoy
nervous fat dangerous fast good high
1. He was driving_________ to get to work on time.
2. The price of this famous portrait painting is getting_________.
3. driving in the crowded city is becoming________.
4. I have to put on warmer clothes because the weather_________.
5. Math exercises are really getting_________ to solve.
6. I caught a cold and it getting______.
7. She is becoming_______, I don’t want to talk with her anymore.
8. The mid-term test is next week and I’m getting_____.
9. He eats to much, he is becoming__________.
10. I don’t know why he is getting__________ at basketball.
Bài 2: A, B or C
1. The __________ you work, the more money you will earn.
a. hard
b. harder
c. hardest
2. The more __________ you are, the more successful you become.
a. ambitious
b. ambition
c. ambitiousness
3. The __________ you study, the better your grades will be.
a. more
b. harder
c. most
4. The __________ the food, the __________ it tastes.
a. fresher/better
b. fresh/best
c. more fresh/good
5. The __________ you exercise, the __________ you will feel.
a. much/healthier
b. more/healthier
c. many/healthy
6. The __________ the weather gets, the __________ I stay inside.
a. coldest/more often
b. colder/more often
c. cold/much often
7. The __________ you talk to people, the __________ your social skills become.
a. less/poor
b. more/good
c. more/better
8. The __________ you drive, the __________ you will get there.
a. faster/earlier
b. fast/early
c. fast/more early
9. The more time you spend on social media, the __________ you become.
a. distracted
b. more distracted
c. most distracted
10. The __________ you plan, the __________ your results will be.
a. better/better
b. more/better
c. more good/best
11. The __________ the exam, the __________ you need to prepare.
a. harder/more
b. hard/much
c. more hard/better
12. The __________ you smile, the __________ people will like you.
a. more/more
b. most/more
c. many/most
13. The __________ you avoid unhealthy food, the __________ you feel.
a. less/good
b. fewer/best
c. less/better
14. The __________ you practice, the __________ it becomes.
a. much/easy
b. more/easier
c. many/easy
15. The __________ you think positively, the __________ your mental health will
be.
a. much/strong
b. more/stronger
c. most/stronger
16. The __________ you travel, the __________ you understand the world.
a. far/farther
b. further/more
c. more/more
Bài 3: Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. The ___________________ the exam is, the less confident I feel.
A. more difficulter B. difficulter C. difficult D. more difficult
2. The more colourful the flowers are, the ___________________ the garden
looks.
A. prettyer B. prettier C. pretty D. more pretty
3. The ___________________ the rain is, the wetter she becomes.
A. heavier B. heavyer C. more heavy D. more heavier
4. The hotter the weather is, the ___________________ I feel.
A. comfortablest B. less comfortabler C. comfortabler D. less
comfortable
5. The more crowded the restaurant is, the ___________________ we have to
wait.
A. more long B. longer C. more longer D. long
6. The ___________________ the mountain is, the harder it is to climb.
A. taller B. more tall C. tall D. more taller
7. The closer the deadline gets, the ___________________ John feels.
A. stressed B. more stresseder C. more stressed D. stresseder
8. The darker the night is, the ___________________ the shadows become.
A. scaryer B. scarier C. more scarier D. scary
9. The busier the street is, the less ___________________ the walk becomes.
A. enjoyablest B. more enjoyable C. enjoyabler D. enjoyable
10. The clearer the sky is, the ___________________ the stars shine at night.
A. brighter B. bright C. more brightest D. more brighter
11. The more tired she is, the less ___________________ she becomes.
A. more patienter B. patienter C. patient D. more patient
12. The ___________________ the movie is, the ___________________ I feel.
A. long – more bored B. more long – more bored
C. longer – boreder D. longer – more bored
13. The ___________________ the computer is, the ___________________ the
price you have to pay.
A. more modem – higher B. modemer – higher
C. more modem – more high D. modemer – more high
14. The ___________________ the music is, the less ___________________ my
brother becomes.
A. louder – more focused B. more loud – focused
C. louder – focused D. more loud – focuseder
15. The ___________________ the weather is, the ___________________ clothes
you need to wear.
A. colder – warmer B. colder – more warm
C. more cold – warmer D. more cold – warm
(HW) Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. The more (nervous / nervouser) she feels, the shakier her hands become.
2. The bigger the crowd is, (the harder / the more hard) it is to find someone.
3. The (more colourful / most colourful) the flowers in the garden are, the more
attractive it becomes to visitors.
4. The more complicated the recipe is, the (more satisfying / satisfying) the taste
becomes.
5. The sweeter the fruit tastes, the (juicier / more juicy) it is to bite into.
6. The (more excited / excited) the children get, the louder their laughter
becomes.
7. The more colourful the sky becomes, the (prettier / prettiest) the sunset looks.
8. The (more difficult / difficulter) the assignment is, the more hard-working Ben
needs to be.
9. The more unique the village is, (the greater / greater) the number of visitors it
can attract.
10. The (darker / more dark) the room gets, the more nervous I feel.
11. The dirtier the lake is, the less (attractive / more attractive) it becomes.
12. The (more experienced / most experienced) the team is, the more successful
the project tends to be.
13. The more patient the teacher is, (the more engaged / more engaged) the
students become in learning.
14. The more enthusiastic the audience is, the (more energised / energised) the
performer becomes.
15. The more confident they become, the (better / gooder) their chances of
success are.

Bài 4:
Viết lại các câu sau sử dụng so sánh kép.
1. She spends a lot of time working. She feels stressed.
-> The more …………………………………………………
2. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
-> The bigger ………………………………………………….
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
-> The better ……………………………………………….……..
4. He gets fat. He feels tired.
-> The fatter ……………………………………………….………
5. You will have less health worries if you exercise.
-> The more ……………………………………………….………
II. PHRASAL VERBS (CONTINUE) – CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ
carry out: tiến hành
get around: đi lại, thăm thú xung quanh

come down with: bị ốm, mắc bệnh

hang out with: đi chơi với ai

cut down on: cắt giảm

make sth up: bịa đặt, dựng chuyện

make up one’s mind: quyết định

pass down: lưu truyền (thế hệ này sang thế hệ khác)

pick someone up: đón ai

pick sth up: lượm, nhặt cái gì lên

move on to sth: chuyển tiếp sang cái gì

put someone down: hạ thấp, đánh giá thấp ai đó

put someone off: làm ai mất hứng, không vui

put sth off: trì hoãn, tạm dừng việc gì

put up with sb/sth; chịu đựng, tha thứ cho ai, cái gì

pull down: phá hủy, đập, dỡ bỏ

run into sb/sth: tình cờ gặp, vô tình gặp/ thấy ai, cái gì = come across/ bump into

run out: cạn kiệt, hết = to be used up

run out of sth: hết thứ gì

set up sth: thành lập, thiết lập cái gì

set off/out for somewhere: khởi hành đi đâu

settle down: ổn định cuộc sống tại chỗ nào đó

show off: khoe khoang = boast off

show up: xuất hiện, có mặt = turn up

 slow down: chậm lại

speed up: tăng tốc

stand for: viết tắt của

Bài 5: Điền cụm động từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
Sử dụng các cụm động từ đã học để điền vào chỗ trống. Chú ý chia đúng thì của
động từ.
1. I can't believe you just __________ that story. It sounds completely fake!
2. My doctor advised me to __________ on sugar to improve my health.
3. We should __________ early tomorrow to avoid traffic.
4. She was feeling weak and later __________ the flu.
5. Could you __________ me __________ at the airport tomorrow?
6. He always tries to __________ by talking about his achievements.
7. After the pandemic, they decided to __________ a new business.
8. I need to __________ my mind about which university to attend.
9. It's hard to __________ rude customers sometimes, but it's part of the job.
10. I accidentally __________ my old classmate while walking downtown.
Bài 6: Circle the odd one out.

1. A. tram B. bus C. metro D. city

2. A. downtown B.suburb C. liveable D. town

3. A. amenity B. bustling C. dangerous D. convenient

4. A. taxi B. around C. train D. car

5. A. expensive B. quiet C. liveable D. building

 6. A. down B. get C. come D. go

7. A. nearer B. smaller C. worker D. taller

8. A. polluted B. noise C. light D. water

Bài 7: Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. Each phrasal
verb can be used twice. You can change the form of the verbs when necessary.
get around hang out with cut down on carry out come down with
1. My friends ride their bikes to ___________________ the city every weekend.
2. We turn off lights when we leave a room to ___________________ electricity.
3. Linda and Anna are ___________________ a project to plant trees in the park.
4. Yesterday, I ___________________ a stomach ache after eating too much
candy.
5. Jane is excited to ___________________ a plan to go camping with her family.
6. We enjoy ___________________ our neighbours in the evening.
7. Oscar couldn’t go to school last Monday because he ___________________ a
fever.
8. We should not throw trash in the river to ___________________ water
pollution.
9. I can’t ___________________ my friends because I have to do my homework.
10. If you want to ___________________ London, you can take a bus.

Bài 8: Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

1. We plan to carry ________ a survey to gather opinions from the community.
A. of B. around C. out D. in
2. My friends often get ________ the city by motorbike every Sunday.
A. for B. on C. with D. around
3. They are trying to cut down ________ unnecessary expenses to save money for
their vacation.
A. on B. in C. to D. out
4. Mark prefers hanging out ________ his siblings rather than playing alone.
A. with B. on C. in D. to
5. Tom came down ________ food poisoning after eating at that new restaurant.
A. of B. on C. to D. with
6. My mother always picks me ________ after school.
A. by B. up C. to D. with
7. Lan visited her grandparents in another city ________ plane last month.
A. at B. to C. for D. by
8. We need to find ________ where the nearest supermarket is.
A. out B. to C. for D. of
9. I need to take care ________ my little brother while my parents are out.
A. on B. of C. in D. up
10. They always hang ________ with each other during lunch breaks.
A. at B. to C. out D. in

Bài 9: Read the text and choose the correct options.

Traffic jams and pollution are two big problems in the city. Traffic jams occur when
there are too many cars on the roads, making it difficult for people to move
around quickly. To solve this, cities can encourage people to use public
transportation, like buses or trains, instead of driving their own cars. This would
reduce the number of vehicles on the roads, easing traffic congestion. Pollution is
another issue in cities because there is too much dirty air from vehicles and
factories. One solution for this problem is to plant more trees and create more
green spaces in the city. Trees provide oxygen and clean the air. By increasing the
number of trees, cities can improve air quality and make the environment
healthier for everyone. In conclusion, we all need to work together to solve the
problems of traffic and pollution. By using public transportation and starting green
projects like planting trees, we can make our city environment more sustainable
and enjoyable.
1. Which is a big problem in the city?
A. traffic jams B. pollution
C. high buildings D. Both A & B are correct.
2. What causes traffic jams in the city?
A. too many cars on the roads B. too many modem machines
C. too many factories D. too many trees
3. How can cities reduce traffic congestion according to the passage?
A. by encouraging more people to drive their own cars
B. by reducing the number of buses and trains
C. by promoting the use of public transportation
D. by building more roads for cars
4. What is suggested as a solution for pollution in cities?
A. increasing the number of factories
B. planting more trees and creating green spaces
C. encouraging more people to drive cars
D. using more fossil fuels for energy
5. What do trees provide?
A. noise pollution B. traffic congestion
C. oxygen and clean air D. water and dirty air
6. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Pollution is not a problem in cities.
B. Planting more trees is harmful for the environment.
C. We should work alone to solve the problems.
D. To avoid traffic jams, people should use public transport.
Bài 10:
Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
My name is Nancy. I live in London, the capital of Britain. It’s a crowded city and
it’s very noisy, especially in the centre. But there are many interesting things to
see and do here. There are some fantastic museums and art galleries. I love going
to the British Museum. And there are lots of great shops! You can buy everything
here. I also like the nightlife. There are many good restaurants and bars. At the
weekend, I often go to a club with my friends. I think that London is a really cool
place to hang out with friends!
My best friend Helen lives in the countryside. She thinks London is terrible
because it’s too bustling and expensive. She also thinks the people are unfriendly.
She wants to live in the countryside forever! Helen says there’s nothing to do in
London, but I don’t agree. For me, it’s a fantastic city. I love living here! The
buildings and the way you can get around the city make it a truly unique place to
reside.
A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
No. Statements T or F

1. London is the capital of Britain.

2. The centre of London is crowded and noisy.

Nancy finds London to be an interesting city with many things to see and
3.
do.

4. There aren’t many good restaurants in London.

 5. Nancy rarely hangs out with her friends.

6. Helen lives in the city.

7. Helen thinks London is wonderful because it’s bustling and affordable.

8. Helen prefers living in the countryside over the city.

9 Nancy agrees with Helen that there’ s nothing to do in London.

10 Nancy loves living in London.

TEST
I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. Conduct B. Ancient C. Drawback D. Feature

2. A. Determine B. Pagoda C. Fabulous D. Convenient

3. A. Intelligence B. Facility C. Development D. Education

4. A. Metropolitan B. University C. Organisation D. Multicultural

5. A. Fascinate B. Expensive C. Restaurant D. Difference

II. Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or superlatives.

Add ‘the’ where necessary.
1. I think this is (noisy) _______ part of the city.
2. This place was (dangerous)________ than we thought.
3. Could you show me the way to (near) __________ bus stop?
4. The trip to Ho Chi Minh City was (interesting) _________ for us.
5. This is (good) _________ food I’ve ever eaten in this country.
6. David’s new haircut is (trendy) _______ than the previous one.
7. The building looks much (nice)_______ in green than the previous white.
8.I had to drive my car along (narrow) ______ road in the region.
9. Quan’s house is (far) ______from the city centre than my house.
10. In my opinion, living in the city is (hard) _______ than living in the country.
III. Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the box.
Change the form of the verbs if necessary.
apply for(ứng tuyển) - cheer up( vui vẻ, phấn khởi) - dress up( ăn diện) - find out -
get over( vượt qua)
go on( tiếp tục) - pull down( phá hủy, phá dỡ) - set up - take off( khởi hành) - turn
back( quay trở lại)
1. We’ve_______ a really good restaurant near the central station.
2. You don’t need to _______ to go to the mall – jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
3. Professor Colin Evers ______ a job at a famous university in Sydney.
4. We really can’t_______ living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.
5. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has ________now
6. You need to ________your shoes before going inside the house.
7. They _____the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.
8. A committee has been________ to organize social events for the students.
9. It took me a few days to ________ my flu.
10. The mountain climbers had to ________ because they were exhausted.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. The traffic jam during rush hour can make commuting very frustrating.
A. congestion
B. improvement
C. passage
D. movement
2. The public transportation system in our city is very reliable, with buses and
trains arriving on time.
A. trustworth
B. broken
C. delayed
D. unsteady
3. The new shopping mall was packed with shoppers looking for the best deals on
weekends.
A. crowded
B. empty
C. small
D. calm
4. The new park offers various recreational activities for families and children.
A. tiring
B. leisure
C. boring
D. formal
5. It’s important to preserve historical sites in the city for future generations.
A. destroy
B. maintain
C. ignore
D. change
6. The skyscrapers in the financial district define the city’s skyline.
A. tall buildings
B. small houses
C. parks
D. bridges
7. Safety is a major concern for citizens, prompting discussions about security
measures.
A. privacy
B. danger
C. protection
D. noise
8. The city offers a wide variety of entertainment options, from theaters to
concerts.
A. leisure activities
B. business opportunities
C. cultural heritage
D. transportation
9. The community organized a cleanup event to beautify the neighborhood.
A. group of residents
B. private individuals
C. local government
D. businesses
10. Many people prefer to live in the city center for its convenience and
amenities.
A. downtown
B. outskirts
C. suburbs
D. rural area