Unit 2 Life in the countryside
D. Reading
Bài 1. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
(Đọc bài viết và làm theo yêu cầu sau đó.)
a. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph.
(Chọn một tựa đề đúng cho mỗi đoạn văn.)
A. Our dreams B. Life in the village C. My trips to town
Key
1. B (cuộc sống làng quê)
2. C (những chuyến đi của tôi đến thị trấn)
3. A (những giấc mơ của chúng tôi)
b. Find a word/ phrase from the passage which matches the definition.
(Tìm một từ/cụm từ từ bài viến có nghĩa tương tự.)
1. Get water from a river and bring it home
2. Give food
3. A place where the villagers can gather for important events
4. A place where a Street is used for the locals to sell their home products
5. Sit on a bus or a train for it to take you around
6. Challenging somebody to do something difficult
Key
1. Collect (thu nhặt)
2. Feed (cho ăn)
3. Community hall (sảnh sinh hoạt chung)
4. Market (Chợ)
5. Take a ride (lái)
6. Daring (thách đố)
c. Choose the best ansvver.
1. The boy often helps his parents:
A. To collect water from the village well
B. To sell the vegetables
C. To collect eggs from the chicken shed
D. To feed the chickens
2. The villagers gather at the community hall
A. Every day
B. Once a month
C. Only when there is an important event
D. At the weekend
3. The thing the boy enjoys better than other things on his trips to town is:
A. He can sell his home Products
B. He feels grown-up
C. He can ride on the electric train
D. He can buy his father an ice cream
4. The village children dream about
A. Having a school that is nearer
B. Having a TV at home
C. Finding the Milky Way
D. Travelling to faraway places
Key
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. D
Bài 2. Read the interviews and do the tasks that follow.
(Đọc các đoạn phỏng vấn và làm theo yêu cầu sau đó.)
ONLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Interview 1: Saui Robin
Interviewer: Hi Saul. What’s ỵour job?
Saul: l’m a flying doctor.
Interviewer: Can you explain in more detail?
Saul: Yes. I help sick people who live in remote areas with no hospital nearby.
Interviewer: How do you do it?
Saul: When people in these areas have health problems, they call me. I talk to them on the radio and tell them what to do. If they are more seriously ill, I fly there to help them.
Interviewer: lt’s a hard job, isn’t it?
Saul: Yes, especially flying in bad weather.
Interviewer: Thank you, Saul.
Interview 2. Timothy Wilson
Interviewer: Hi Timothy. What do you do for a living?
Timothy: I do a lot of jobs at the same time.
Interviewer: Why?
Timothy: I live on a small island in the Pacific. My village has only 140 people.
Interviewer: So what do you do?
Timothy: I have a family hotel. I get up early and prepare breakfast for the guests. Then I drive the village children to school. After that I collect the letters and newspapers from the boat and deliver them to the village.
lnterviewer: You mean from the post office?
Timothy: No, from the boat. The post comes to the island every three days for the village.
Interviewer: Interesting. I’ve never met a man with so many jobs. Thank you.
a. Choose the right person who does the activities. Write his name next to each activity. Saul Robin: SR Timothy Wilson: TW
(Chọn đúng người làm những việc gì. Viết tên anh ta bên cạnh mỗi hoạt động. Saul Robin: SR. Timothy Wilson: TW)
1. He talks to people on the radio.
2. He collects the village’s letters and newspapers from the boat.
3. He has to fly to faraway places.
4. He hepls sick people.
5. He owns a tamily hotel.
Key
1. SR
2. TW
3. SR
4. SR
5. TW
b. Answer the questions in their full forms.
(Trả lời các câu hỏi đầy đủ.)
1. Who needs help from Saul Robin?
___________________________________________
2. When does Saul have to fly to remote areas?
___________________________________________
3. What kind of weather is not good for his job?
___________________________________________
4. What does Timothy Wilson do before he drives the children to school?
___________________________________________
5. How often does the boat come to the island?
___________________________________________
Key
1. People who have health problems need his help.
2. When somebody is seriously ill
3. Bad weather is not good for his job.
4. He prepares breakfast for his hotel guests.
5. The boat comes to the island every three days.
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