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UNIT 6: FOLKTALES
VOCABULARY
Characters in a folk tale
Adjectives describing characters
PRONUNCIATION
Intonation in exclamatory sentences
GRAMMAR
Past simple: review
Past continuous
COMMUNICATION
Talking about folk tales
Asking and answering questions about folk tales
Narrating a folk tale
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress is different from the others.
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1. A. research (v) B. giant C. project (n) D. cheerful

2. A. character B. already C. emperor D. stepsister
3. A. woodcutter B. probably C. merrily D. announcement
4. A. adore B. invade C. tortoise D. regret
5. A. typically B. particular C. original D. experience
II. Choose the sentence with right intonation.
1. A. What did Saint Giong hear while he was lying on the bed? 
B. What brave Saint Giong he is! 
2. A. Did Cinderella meet the Prince at the party? 
B. What beautiful glass high heels Cinderella has! 
3. A. When did the wolf run to Granny’s house and swallow her? 
B. What a shifty wolf it is! 
4. A. What an amazing bag of hundred eggs it is! 
B. How many children did Lac Long Quan and Au Co have? 
5. A. What an interesting battle between the Tortoise and the Hare it is! 
B. Did the Hare lose the race? 
III. Choose the correct form of the words (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
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1. The Central Highland of Viet Nam is a potential area with any_____stories and their value can be
compared with those of China or India but not yet found and studied.
A. myth B. mythology C. mythological D. mystery
2. Vietnamese people like to_____to a myth that they are descendants of an angel and a dragon.
A. recite B. reciting C. recited D. recitation
3.According to_____, Ba Chua Xu temple was constructed in 1820.
A. folk B.folk tale C. folklore D. folklores
4. Saint Giong is a_____one.
A. legend B. legendary C. legendist D. legendry
5. The Brother Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen are the most famous fairy tales_____.
A. collect B. collecting C. collective D. collections
IV. Choose the correct form of the words (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
1. In Viet Nam and other Asian countries, the history of natural conquest is regarded a(n)_____.
A. epic B. story C. tale D. song
2. Chu Dong Tu is one of the four immortals in traditional mythology of Viet Nam. He is in_____of
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A. case B. charge C. terms D. behalf
3. The legend of Mountain and Sea spirit is very_____with Vietnamese.
A. strange B. difficult C. different D. familiar
4. Ancient tales and mythical stories not only help people relieve but also teach_____lessons.
A. fake B. educational C. meaningless D. blurred
5. Tam and Cam is one of the most popular Vietnamese folktales. It is similar to a_____of
Cinderella.
A. version B. edition C. episode D. part
6. I_____love hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood when I was young.
A. am used to B. get used to C. be used to D. used to
7. The fairy tales are used to denote something regarded_____resembling a fairy story in being
magical, idealized, or extremely happy.
A. in B. to C. as D. with
8. Many of fairy tales have deep_____for children to learn.
A. morals B. sides C. stories D. fable
9. My grandfather combined fact and fable to make a more_____story.
A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested

10. Hearing fairy tales, many little girls dream_____being princesses.
A. of B. about C. to D. with
11. It is hard to find out the authors of folk tales because folklores are_____stories.
A. told B. untold C. oral D. heard
12. Aladdin and the Magical Lamp is_____story of One thousand and one nights.
A. the better - B. the better - C. the best - know
know known D. the best - known
13. Some fables have implied meanings. It’s_____hard for children to understand.
A. too B. so C. such D. enough
14. While the princess_____in the garden, she_____a frog.
A. walked/ saw C. was walking/ was seeing
B. walked/ was seeing D. was walking/ saw
15. While she_____, the fairy_____and_____her some help.

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A. cried/ appeared/ offered C. was crying/ was appearing/ offered

B. was crying/ appeared/ offered D. was crying/ was appearing/ was offering
V. Choose the best response (A, B, C or D) to complete each conversation.
1. – And do they have a happy ending?
- ___________________________
A. Well. The story may teach you something about honesty.
B. The wife died.
C. Did you read this folk tale?
D. I don’t know the story.
2. – _______________________
- Just a princess in a fairy tale.
A. She’s such a powerful queen.
B. Who is the main character of The princess and the Pea?
C. Is he a prince?
D. Who’s Snow White?
3. – __________________________
- Well. I don’t like the characters of it.
A. Have you ever read The Wild Swans of Andersen?

B. Do you think she is a kind fairy godmother?
C. I cannot remember the main character’s name in The Snow Queen.
D. It seemed that he was unfortunate prince.
VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks.
Dear Susan,
I received your letter yesterday. I’m so glad you won the first prize 1._____your school science
fair. I also 2._____Fairy Tales contest of my school last week.
All classes at my grade participated in the contest. Each class has to act out a Vietnamese folk
tale. My class chose Tam and Cam. It’s a very popular Vietnamese fairy tale about two sisters and
an evil stepmother. A lot of people 3._____Tam and Cam to Cinderella. While I agree they started
out very similar, the latter half of the story is completely different. I played the role of the father.
4._____, my class only won the second prize. I attach the video so that you can watch my
performance.
Please write soon and 5._____me know what you think.
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Your pal,
Minh
1. A. at B. on C. under D. around
2. A. am entering B. entered C. have entered D. will enter
3. A. believed B. considered C. preferred D. compared
4. A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Moreover D. Besides
5. A. to have let B. letting C. let D. to let
VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Once upon a time, in an underwater kingdom, there was a mermaid princess. On her 18 th
birthday, the mermaid was allowed to come up to the surface. While she was enjoying the new
view, she saw and rescued a handsome prince from drowning. The little mermaid returned to her
kingdom but she still longed for the surface. Desperately, she sought out the Sea Witch who gave
her a human form in exchange for her voice. She must also win the prince’s love, otherwise she
would die. When the mermaid met the prince, he didn’t recognise her at all. Unfortunately, the
prince didn’t know that she onced saved him and was in love with someone else. The only way to
stay alive now was to kill the prince. Not able to do such a cruel act, the mermaid returned to the sea
and waited for her death. However, thanks to her selflessness, she was returned into an immortal
spirit.
1. What happened on the mermaid princess’s birthday?

A. She first came up to the surface.
B. She first met the prince.
C. A and B are correct.
D. A and B are incorrect.
2. What can be inferred from the fact that the mermaid still longed for the surface?
A. She missed the prince.
B. She wanted to enjoy the view of the surface again.
C. She preferred leaving her underwater kingdom.
D. She waited for her next birthday.
3. What did the little mermaid do to meetthe prince?
A. She gave up her voice to receive a human form.
B. She accepted the risk of death.
C. A and B are correct.
D. A and B are incorrect.
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4. Why does the writer say the mermaid princess was selfless?
A. Because she exchanged her voice for the human body.
B. Because she loved the prince.
C. Because she finally returned to the sea.
D. Because she didn’t kill the prince.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The mermaid first saw the surface on her 18th birthday.
B. The mermaid couldn’t live another life after her death.
C. The Sea Witch helped the princess become human.
D. The prince didn’t realise the mermaid when they met again.
VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that
needs correcting.
1. Children always believe to the existence of fairy godmothers.
A B C D
2. Most of the folktales and fairy tales is started with “Once upon a time….”
A B C D
3. The fairy tale is the most interesting and unforget part of my childhood.
A B C D
4. Lev Tolstoy is one of the most famous author of modern fables.
A B C D
5. The prince found a fainted girl while he walkedalong the beach.
A B CD
6. He taught her to make gold out of straws and she was promising to give him her first child.
A B CD
7. Many fairy tales are made into movies but they don’t keep the whole stories originally.
A B C D
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1. A. research (v) B. giant C. project (n) D. cheerful

teaching people to do business, fishing and weaving.

A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested

15. While she___, the fairy_and___her some help.

A. cried/ appeared/ offered C. was crying/ was appearing/ offered

A. Have you ever read The Wild Swans of Andersen?

1. What happened on the mermaid princess’s birthday?

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