11-unit3-reading

BECKHAM
TRỊNH CÔNG SƠN
NEWTON
SHAKESPEARE
JACKIE CHAN
MARIE CURIE
She’s a physicist. She discovered the atomic
weight of radium.
He’s a very famous English footballer. He used
to play for Manchester United Club.
He’s a very famous playwright. He wrote
“Romeo and Juliet” and “King Lear”.
He’s a famous Vietnamese musician. He
composed “ Noi Vong Tay Lon”.
When he was sitting under a tree, an apple fell on his
head, which helped him discover the law of gravity.
He’s a very famous Chinese film star. He’s
famous for action films.
What do you know about Marie Curie?
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UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
A. READING

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to harbour the dream of:
to keep in the mind the dream
of doing something
to find out exactly by making calculations
to make less severe
with an excellent grade
having a fully developed mind
- with flying colours:
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to be mature:
- to determine:
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to ease:
- to be humanitarian:
concerned with reducing human
suffering
1. Mai was the best student at her school. Last year, she left
school _______________ .
2. She always wants to become a teacher in spite of all her
difficulties. She _______ the dream of being a teacher.
3. Take some aspirins. They can ______ your headache.
4.She’s not ________ enough to be given too much
responsibility.
5. Who can __________ the weight of the earth?
6. The organization’s aim is to provide____________ aid to
the poor countries.
FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A SUITABLE WORD/ PHRASE
with flying colours
harbours

ease
mature
determine
humanitarian