English 9, Unit 3 (Listen and read)

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Wednesday, October 19
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, 2011
Unit 3 A trip to the
countryside
LESSON 4 READ


This is Van. He is studying abroad. Let’s learn
to know how he lives and studies aboard


1. Vocabulary:
- maize (n):
- hot dog (n):
- exchange (n):
- part- time (n):
Ngô, bắp
Xúc xích

bán thời gian
= Giving something and receiving something in
return
Trao đổi
- grocery store (n): Tiệm tạp hoá


What and where?
grocery store
part- time
hot dog
maize
exchange
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2. True – False prediction:
a. Van is an exchange student in England.
b. The Parkers are living in Columbus in
Ohio.
c. Mr. Parker grows rice on his farm.
d. Mrs. Parker is working at a grocery store.
e. In the afternoon, Van completes the
homework, feeds the chickens, and collects the
eggs.
f. Van plays baseball on Saturday afternoon.

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Guess
Answer


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Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange
student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family
on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus,Ohio. He will
stay there till the beginning of October.
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Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker
works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They
have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is
still in primary school.
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Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a
farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his
homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On
the weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him
on the farm.
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On Saturday afternoons, Peter plays baseball.The Parker
family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they
watch Peter play.The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a

member of their family.


4.Matching:
1. maize
2. feed
3. grocery store
4. part-time
5. collect
a. bring things together
b. where people buy food
and small things
c. give food to eat
d. corn
e. shorter or less than
standard time


b. Complete the summary. Use information from the passage
A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family
in the American state of (1) . Mr. Parker is a (2)
and Mrs. Parker(3) in a nearby
town. They have two children, (4) and (5) . Van
often does chores (6) school. Sometimes, he also helps
on the (7) . The family relaxes on Saturday afternoon and
(8) Peter play (9) . Van likes the Parkers,
and he enjoys being a (10) of their family.
Ohio farmer
works part time at a grocery store
Peter Sam

after
farm
watches baseball
member



Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange
student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family
on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus,Ohio. He will
stay there till the beginning of October.

Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker
works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They
have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is
still in primary school.

Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a
farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his
homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On
the weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him
on the farm.

On Saturday afternoons, Peter plays baseball.The Parker
family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they
watch Peter play.The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a
member of their family.


A

B
VICTORY
VICTORY
Lucky numbers
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5
6
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012345678910
1.Who is Van living with in the USA?
- With the Parkers


2. How far is it from the farm to
Columbus?
- About 100 kilometers.
012345678910


3. Lucky number


012345678910
4. What does Mr. Parker do?
- He is a farmer.

012345678910
5. Does Mrs. Parker work
part time in a nearby town?
- Yes, She does.


6. Lucky number.


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Choose the best answer
1.He the chickens’ eggs.
a. picks b. takes c. has d. collects
2. Van is the same age Peter.
a. as b. at c. in d. on
3. Van likes the Parkers because they are very
a. friends b. warmly c. cold d. nice
4.The family usually on Saturday afternoon.
a. be free b. not work c. relaxes d. enjoy


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Learn vocabulary by heart.
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Translate the passage into Vietnamese.
- Prepare for WRITE .“ ”