luận văn bằng tiếng aNH subskills for reading

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INTRODUCTION.
Experience is a work that you have from doing your
work many times . During a long time you do your work ,
you overcome bad things , improve them and make them
better and better. Then , whenever you do that work ,you
always use the method you have used before and get a good
result . The method you use to make your work better is
considered an experience of your own.
Teachers always try to find the best methods to teach
their students . I do , too . I have many experiences during
my life of teaching , such as experiences in teaching
Listening , experiences in teaching speaking, experiences in
teaching reading and experiences in teaching writing .
In this material , I will tell you my experiences in
teaching reading . I myself think the followings are the best
experiences of my own . But each person has different
points of view . Anyway, I hope my experiences will be
supported and all of you are certain to help me make my
experiences better and better after reading my experiences .
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I. REASONS OF CHOOSING THIS TOPIC .

Reading skill is one of the most important skills to language learners . The purposes
of learning English are to learn how to listen , speak , read and write English well .
Englins is an international language . It is a means to communicate with other people in
the world . Many books are written in English .So how to help readers understand
information written in English in books, newspapers , magazines ,etc is more important .
If students have a good reading skill, they can easily understand the information written
in English well .
To English teachers , helping students drill their reading skill is more important
because it is one of the four skills in teaching English . Moreover , teachers have to
teach students reading skills so that they can understand the knowledge in English books
and in English tests .

To students , about 30 percent or even more than 30 percent of the exercises in their
English tests are to test their reading skills .So if students have a good reading skill ,
they can easily complete their English tests well.
Moreover,people said that “A good reader make a good writer”. If students are good
at reading, of course , they are good at writing, speaking, and listening.
In conclusion , how to teach students to be good at reading skills in English is very
important. And my ideas above are the reasons why I have spent most of my time
studying the topic :
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” How to teach reading effectively ? “.

II.

TASKS OF THE

TOPIC.

( WHAT TASKS DOES THIS TOPIC SOLVE ? )

In this topic , I focus on the following contents :
1.The ways to read texts .

2.Sub-skills in teaching reading .
3.Principles of teaching reading .
4.Steps for presenting a reading text .
5.Some purposes of reading texts .
6.Techniques of teaching reading .
7.Games often used in teaching reading .
8.Some kinds of exercises in reading.

III . METHODS TO RESEARCH THIS TOPIC .
First of all , I use the knowledge of methods I have learnt at University .
Secondly , I read many methodogical books to get the knowledge of the methods
to teach reading .
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Moreover , I learn many experiences from my colleagues .
With all the knowledge I have collected , I use them in teaching my students
reading skills. After that , I choose the methods which are suitable for my
students . this means that I choose the methods which make my students good at
reading skill .
I use these methods many times and then they become my own experiences .
Now I am writing my own experiences in teaching reading in this material .

IV .THE PLACE AND THE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS TOPIC .
During a long time teaching English at Binh Nghi secondary school , I am
experienced in teaching reading skills.
I have researched this topic for over 3 years . ( from 2004 upto now ) .

PART 2
THE RESULTS .
A . THE SITUATION OF LEARNING READING IN ENGLISH OF THE
STUDENTS AT BINH NGHI SECONDARY SCHOOL AT PRESENT .
* Students get acquainted with many kinds of reading exercises , and they do reading
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exercises well.
* Students have a lot of skills and methods in doing reading texts and their reading skill
is becoming better and better .
* Students have many pleasures in reading periods .
* Students read English texts more fluently and they can easily understand the contents
of the English texts .
* Students can do many reading exercises in the reference books by themselves at
home .
* Students enjoy reading periods .
* When my students take part in examinations , they all get good results at reading .

* Students have a lot of abilities in doing reading exercises and they do reading texts
carefully

*Students’English pronunciation is better .

B .SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE CONTENTS IN THIS TOPIC .
I . The ways to read English texts :
There are many ways to read English texts .
1.Reading aloud :
The purpose of reading aloud is to communicate someone’s information written to other
people such as reading newspapers , news , letters , passages , messages ,etc …
In teaching foreign languages , reading aloud has fewer effects to the development of
students’reading skill, but It mainly helps students practice pronunciation , intonation ,
stress or reading for announcing something .
2. Silent reading :
When we want to read in order to understand something or to get information , we often
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read silently . It means that we only look at the words and understand them in our mind .
3. Intensive reading : including two kinds of reading .
* Reading for details or research .
* Reading for analysis .( in order to learn the language ) .

4.Extensive reading : including three kinds :
* Reading for pleasure .
* Scanning .
* Skimming .

II . READING SUB-SKILLS:
There are some main reading sub-skills that I often drill my students .
1. Reading for recognizing words and their meanings in the text .
2. Reading for understanding sentences or paragraphs in the text .
3. Scanning .
4

Skimming .

4.

5.Predicting the content of the sentences or texts .

5.

6.Guessing the meanings of the new words from contexts .

6.

7.Using dictionaries for reading .

7. 8.Inferring meaning .
9.Reading for total comprehension .
10.Critical reading .

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11.Outlining .
12.Paraphrasing .
13.Summarizing .
14.Timed reading .
15.Strip stories ( ordering exercises ) .
16.Clozing .

III . PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING READING :
1. When teaching a reading text , It is benificial to state a purpose for reading a given
text . Tell the students why they are reading the text . It is to skim for the main
ideas ? It is to scan for specific information ? It is for critical reading ? The purpose
of reading task should be stated to the students before they read .
2. Prepare the students to read by introducing the topic of the passage .
3. Before the students read the text , have them read questions about it before hand to
help them focus on the meaning .
4. Do not pre-teach vocabulary unless necessary .
5. Have the students read silently without whispering the words or moving their lips .
This will help them read more quickly and focus on the more important words .
6. Discuss difficult vocabulary after reading the text .If they do not understand certain
words by guessing from context , help them by explaining the meaning, by definition

or example .
7. When discussing the answers to comprehention questions , be sure to refer back to
the text often .
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8. Finally , remember to focus on developing the skills of the readers . The purpose of
teaching reading is not only to help the students understand the context for that day ,
but also to help them learn to read effectively for themselves . To do this ,they must
develop many sub-skills of reading like skimming , scanning , predicting , guessing
from context and reading for total comprehension .

IV : STEPS FOR PRESENTING A READING TEXT :
1.Give a brief introduction to get students thinking about the topic of the text .
2. Ask students to say more words they know about the topic .
3. teach some key words .
4. State a purpose for reading the text ( skim , scan , read for total information , etc … ) .
5.Write one or two guiding questions on the board to focus their attention .
6. Tell the students how much time they have to read . Do not allow them much time ,
especially in skimming and scanning exercises .
7.Have the students answer the given questions about the text .
8.Present a follow-up activity .In this , the students can share their own opinions or
discuss what else they know about the topic of the text .

V .THE TWO KINDS OF READING TEXT .
There are many purposes of reading texts , but in this material I will mention two kinds
of reading texts with two different purposes .
* The reading text in order to present the language .
* The reading text in order to teach students reading skills .
HOW TO EXPLOIT THE TWO KINDS OF READING TEXTS :
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1.Exploiting the reading text in order to present the new language :
-If the main aim of the reading text is to present the new language , the teacher’s work is
to help students understand the text through presentation , explanation , and noticing
students about the content as well as the new language in the text .Then the follow-up
tasks are in order to check the students’understanding and the use of the new language .
Followings are the basic steps to exploit the reading text in order to present the new
language :
a. Introducing the text by using many different techniques such as telling stories ,
asking questions , revising previous lessons relating to the new lesson .
b. Introducing the content of the text ( using pictures if possible ) and
introducing new words and structures . If the text is long , we can divide it into
small paragraphs .
c. Practising asking and answering about the text , using the new language in the
text .

d. Practising the new language in the context of the text and the content of the
text .
e. Consolidating , summarizing , building up the text , using the following
exercises :
- Rearrange the text in order .
- Build up the text .
- Retell the story with prompts given .
- Retell each part orally .
- Sum up the main ideas of the text , basing on the prompts given .
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f. Read the text aloud in order to practice pronunciation , intonation .
g. Follow-up activities ( intergrate the 4 skills : listening , speaking , reading ,
writing).
2. Exploiting the reading text in order to develop students’reading skills:
In some reading texts in order to develop students’reading skills , teachers not only help
students to understand the content of the text , but also give out some follow-up tasks in
order to help students practice their reading skills .Those skills can help students read
different passages with different purposes . In this kind of reading text , teachers do not
present , introduce the content of the reading text , but the students themselves have to
read the text and find out the content of the reading text . The role of the teacher is to
help , prompt , guide ,give out suggestions ,and check the students’answers .

The activities in order to develop students’reading skills are usually carried on with 3
stages :
-Pre-reading activities .
-While-reading activities .
-Post-reading activities .
a. Pre-reading activities :
The activities and the techniques at this stage are in order to reach the following
purposes:
-Arouse interest ( gây hứng thú )
-Set up the context ( thiết lập ngữ cảnh )
-Create reasons for reading .
-Pre-teach structures , new words .
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-Introduce briefly the topic ; content .
-Eliciting , guiding questions .
-Predict the text .
-Give expectation about the text .( nêu những điều muốn biết về bài đọc )
b. While-reading activities :
While-reading activities are exercises which are done while students are reading the
text. Students can read the text many times and do these exercises . At this stage ,
students exploit the content of the text . Depending on the purpose and the content of

each certain text , There will be different questions and different requirements .
The followings are activities and techniques usually used at this stage:
-Find the word / sentence that says ……….
-Check / tick the correct answer .
-True-false
-Complete the table
-Fill in the chart
-Make up charts / diagrams .
-Make a list of ………..
-Matching
-What does …….. stand for ? / refer to ?
-What does …………. Mean ?
-Answer the questions on the text .
c . Post-reading activities :
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After students read and do the exercises about the text , teachers go on giving some
exercises that require the understanding of students about the total content of the text ,
relate to real life , consolidate the structures , and the new language in the text .
Followings are some kinds of exercises usually used at this stage :
-Arrange the events in order .
-Find the sentence that summarizes the paragraph / text .

-Give the tittle of the reading text
-Give comments , opinions on the characters in the text
-Discussion questions .
-Reproduce the text ( written or oral ) .
-Gap-filling .
-Rewrite the story from jumble sentences / words / visual cues .
-Role-play basing on the text
-Make dialogues basing on the text .
-Guess the consequences / results of the story .
-Develop another story basing on the text .
-Personalized tasks . ( e.g : write / talk about your own school / family / town / story on
…..) .
+ Tell a similar event on ……..
+ What would you do / behave / say in that situation ?
+ Make your own plan / decision ………
-Grammar practice and exercises ,etc ………..
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VI . TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING READING :
* Pre-reading techniques :
1. Ordering statements :
- From a story , the teacher jumbles the sentences in the story and then asks the students

to put the sentences in the correct order.
2.Jigsaw dictation :
Ex :- Draw a stadium and give some words about the players .
- Ask the students to put the words ( the names of the players ) in the right places
in the stadium to have a team in the field .
3. Ordering pictures :
Ex : When students read a text about a christmas tree , the teacher gives some pictures
about ornaments , colour lights , gifts , etc …and a Christmas tree .Students have to put
the pictures in the right positions on the Christmas tree .
4. Listen and draw :
Ex : When the students read a text about a farm , The teacher reads a discription about
the things on the farm , students listen and draw the scenery on the farm .
5. True – false statement prediction :
Ex : when students read a text about a famous person , the teacher gives some
information about that famous person such as : date of birth , place of birth , date of
death , famous inventions …. .Students have to guess whether that information is true or
false .
6. Open-prediction :
Ex: when students read a text about the Tet holiday , the teacher gives some questions
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such as :

a..What do Vietnamese children do at Tet ?
b.Do children in England visit their relatives during the Tet holiday ?
c.What do people in Viet Nam prepare for Tet ?
-Students have to find out the information to answer these questions .
* While – reading and post – reading techniques :
1.True – false statements .
2. Yes-no questions .
3.Right or wrong ( v ) or ( x ) .
4.Answers given : the teacher gives some answers and students have to make questions
for those answers .
5.Wh – questions :
6.Multiple choice : Choose the best answer :A , B , C ,or D .
7.Gap – filling :
8.Grids and forms :

1.Name :
2.Place of birth :
3.Date of birth :
4. Job :
5.Place of burial :
6.Date od dead :
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7.Names of his novels :
9.Role-play :

Interviewer.

Shakespeare.

1.Where were you born ?

a.I was born in Stratford-on-

2.When were you born ?

Avon.
b.

10.Matching :
11.Rewrite :
12. Discussion :
13.Songs and rhyms / songs on tapes .
* Beside the techniques I often use above, the followings are also techniques which are
used in teaching reading.
DIY word order ; Tapped dictation; Write the text before you read it; Draw a text;
agreeing and Disagreeing; Punctuating a text; First and Last Letter Dictation; Running
Dictation; “Orange” Dictation; Stop and correct; Scrambled Dictation; Chain Story;
Tape Dictation; Did you read that?; Question Brainstorming; Spider Diagram; Dictated
Titles; The Really New and the Merely New; Keywords; Hiding words in the text;
Visualizing the text.
VII .SOME MAIN KINDS OF READING EXERCISES :

Students must get acquainted with many kinds of exercises when studying reading skills
. The followings are some of the most popular kinds of reading exercises .
1.Read a text and answer the questions .
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Ex: Read the text carefully , then answer the questions.
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon River , 30 km south of Da Nang . It
was formerly a major trading center in Southeast Asia between the 16 th and 17th
centuries. Hoi An is famous for its old temples , pagodas , small tile-roofed houses and
narrow streets . All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with
ornamental designs.
All visitors to Hoi An are recommended a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese
Chinese Congregation . This house was built in 1855 and still keeps many precious
objects that belonged to the Chinese community of Hoi An. Another attractive address
to tourists is Tan Ky House , which was constructed nearly two centuries ago as a house
of a Vietnamese merchant . the house now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19 th
century .
In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist destination in Vietnam. In 1999, it
was certified by UNESCO as a world Cultural Heritage Site .
1.Where is the ancient town of Hoi An situated ?
2.What was Hoi An known as between the 16th and 17th centuries?
3.What is it famous for ?

4.What are the old houses in Hoi An like ?
5.How old is The Assembly Hall of Contonese Chinese congretation?
6.When was Tan Ky House built ?
7.When was Hoi An declared by UNESCO as a world Cultural Heritage Site ?
* Answers :
1.The ancient town of Hoi An is situated on the Thu Bon River , 30 km south of Da
Nang .
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2.Between the 16th and 17th centuries , Hoi An was known as a major trading center in
southeast Asia.
3.Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow
streets.
4.All the old houses in Hoi An were made of wood and their pillars were carved with
ornamental designs.
5.The Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congretation was built in 1855. It’s about
152 years old.
6.The Tan Ky House was built in the early 19th century.
7.In 1999.

2.Read a text and decide whether the following statements are true or false .
EX: Read the passage and decide if the statements below are true (T) or fales(F).

Pollution is a major problem of our times.Air , water and land are all polluted.Poor
waste disposal is to blame for many of the problems and the situation is particularly
acute in heavily industrialized and over-populated regions. Pollution of the atmosphere
has led to the destruction of the ozone layer and to the green house effect.Other
environmental problems have been caused by too rapid a use of resources. There are far
fewer fish in the sea because of over-fishing and the destruction of the rain forests is
having unforeseen ecological consequences.Battery farming provides a lot of food but
involves keeping animals in unnatural and unhealthy condition.
* Decide if it is true(T) or false(F).Correct the false sentences.
1……..pollution is an important problem nowadays.
2……..Pollution of the atmosphere has destroyed the ozone layer.
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3……..There are more fish in the sea due to over-fishing.
4……..Battery farming provides a lot of food and involves keeping animals in good
condition.
5……..Poor waste disposal causes pollution.
Answers:
1.T
2.T
3.F.

there are far fewer fish in the sea because of over-fishing .

4.F.

Battery farming provides a lot of food but involves keeping animals in

unnatural and unhealthy condition.
5. T

3.Read an open – text and find out the suitable words to fill in the blanks . ( the
words are not given , so students have to think and find out the suitable words to
fill in the blanks ) .
Ex : Read the open text and then find the missing words to fill in the blanks.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is (1)……….. complicated
as it is serious. It is complicated (2)……… much pollution is caused by things that
benefit people. For example, exhaust (3)………. Automobiles causes a large percentage
of all air pollution. But automobiles (4)…………transportation for millions of people.
Factories discharge much of the material (5)………. Pollutes the air and water , but
factories give employment to a large (6)………of people. Too much firtilizer or
pesticide can ruin soil , but firtilizers and pesticide (7)………..important aids to the
growing of crops. Thus, to end (8)……….. greatly reduces pollution immediately ,
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people would have to (9)……….. using many things that benefit them. Most people do
not want to do that , of course . But pollution can (10)……….gradually reduced in
several ways.
* Answers:
1

2

3

4

5

as Because/ as from provide which

6

7

8

9

10

member

are

or

stop

be

4.Read a text and fill in the incomplete sentences given with the information from
the text
Ex : Read the passage carefully and complete the following sentences .
Northern Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks that began
on 23 October 2004 and left at least 23 people dead and thousands more injured and
homeless.
The initial quake that struck the Niigata prefecture on Honshu Island measured 6.5 on
the Richter Scale , with a depth of 9.8 miles, according to the U.S . Geological
Survey(USGS). The earthquake’s epicenter was located about 162 miles northwest of
Tokyo in Ojiya City, where several deaths were reported , housing was destroyed and
landslides added to the devastation . Tremors from the initial quake were said to have
been felt as far away as Tokyo, with two aftershocks measuring 6.2 and 6.0 on the
Richter Scale and another 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday, October 25 .
The quakes demolished more than 1,000 buildings, caused widespread power and gas
outages and damaged water mains . Rescue efforts were hindered by impassible roads ,
lack of electricity and collapsed bridges .
a.A series of earthquakes and aftershocks happened in …………in October, 2004.
b.The
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of

the

initial

earthquake

measured
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……………………………………………
c.The

strength

and

the

depth

of

the

earthquake

were

measured

by

…………………………..
d.The

center

of

the

earthquake

was

……………………………………………………………
e.Tremors from the initial earthquake were felt in ………….. , with two aftershocks and
another earthquake measuring ………….on the Richter Scale .
f.More

than

1,000

buildings

were

……………………………………………………………..
g.After the earthquakes, the supply of ……………..and …………was interrupted in
many places.
h.Impassable roads , lack of electricity , and collapsed bridges prevented
…………………….
5.Read a text and make questions for the answers given .
Ex: Read the passage and then use the information given to make questions.
JONATHAN SWIFT ( 1667 – 1745 )
Jonathan Swift , a famous English writer , was born in a poor family in Dublin, Ireland.
His father died some months before the boy was born. His mother found work in
England and left Jonathan in his uncle’s family.
The boy learnt very well at school and his uncle sent him to the university for four
years. In 1689, Swift went to England and found there work of a secretary to a member
of Parliament . At that time, Swift began to write articles for newspapers in which he
attacked the Government of England and its colonial policy in Ireland. He wanted the
Irish people to be free and happy.
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Soon Swift began to write not only articles for newspapers but satirical novels, too. In
1726 he wrote the novel “Gulliver’s travels” which made him famous. It was a satirical
novel about England . People liked the book not only in England and Ireland but in
other countries, too.

Answers given

Questions

1.An Englis writer

1.what was Jonathan’s job?

2.In Dublin, Ireland.

2.Where was he born?

3.In his uncle’s family.

3.

4.In 1689.

4.

5.In 1726.

5.

6.Read a text and use the cues given to make questions and answer them .
Ex : Read the following passage , then make up questions and answer them .
Everyday on radio, on TV, and in the newspapers ,we hear, see, or read about many
problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind .It mostly comes from fumes released from
motorbikes ,cars,airplanes , trains , and poisonous gases emitted from factoties .Also ,
waste is dumped anywhere ,even in the city where many people are living .The second
pollution problem is sea pollution .Many people earn their living from fishing in the
sea ,and the fish they catch feed many people . But the sea has become so polluted from
oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying . This pollution is not only killing the
fish , but is also affecting those people who eat fish .
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted . This problem is growing
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more difficult everyday . We must find a good solution that makes the world a better
place to live .
a.How often / hear , see or read / problem / world ?
b.What / cause / air pollution ?
c.Where / rubbish /dump ?
d.What / cause / sea pollution ?
e.What / happen / when / sea / pollute ?
f.What / should / do now ?

7.Read a text and complete the summary , using the information from the text .
Ex : Read the passage and use information from the passage to complete the summary .
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 chicken and collects their eggs. On the
weekends, If Mr.Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoon, 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.
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* Complete the following summary :
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 .

8.Read a text and fill in the form /the grid .
Ex : Read the passage about Shakespeare and then complete the form .
SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare , the famous English playwright , was born at Stratford-on-Avon in central
England in 1564 . He married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen and had three
children . After that he left his family and went to London to begin his career as an actor
, and later , a playwright . He wrote about thirty seven plays of all kinds : comedies ,
tragedies and histories . Shakespeare is known all over the world as the greatest name in
English literature . He died in 1616 and buried in his hometown .

1.Name :

6.Number of his children :

2.Date of birth :

7.Date of dead :

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3.Place of birth :

8.Place of burial :

4.Job :

9.Nemes of his novels :

5.His wife’s name :

9.Read the mixed sentences and then rearrange them into the correct order to
make a complete passage .
Ex: The following sentences belong to a passage about Peter’s life , but they are mixed .
Put the sentences in their correct order to make a complete passage .
a.He spent four years at the University .
b.After finishing University , he started working in a factory .
c.Peter finished school in 1980 .
d.He became the director of the factory in 1994 .
e.In the year 2000 he came back to England .
f.He went to University at the same year .
g.In 1996 he came back to Viet Nam to do the business .
h.In 1984 he finished University .
* Answer : c - f – a – h – b – d – g – e .

10. Read the sentences .they belong to two passages , but they are mixed .Sort the
sentences out and put them in the correct order of each passage .

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