(to) make a fuss :

laøm lôùn chuyeän

embarrassing (adj) :

boái roái

(an) idol :

thaàn töôïng

sneaky (adj) :

leùn luùt

(to) glance :

lieác

(a) floppy cotton hat : noùn coâ toâng meàm

Task 1: Use the words/ phrases in the box to fill the blanks
in the sentences:
making a fuss

sneaky

glanced

embarrassing

idols

1.The girl was so shy that she didn't look at him in the face. She
just ______________
at him and looked away.
glanced
2. She complains noisily about anything she doesn't like. She is the
type of person who is always ______________.
making a fuss
embarrassing
3. She was in a very _____________situation.
She felt so stupid
and didn't know what to say.
idols
4. Teenagers nowadays often have their own _____________who
they really love and imitate in different ways.
sneaky
5. I don't like the look of that man. There is something __________
about him.

Put the pictures of the events (on page 22) in the
order they happened in the story:

b

a

d

c

e

f

1. d

4. e

2. b

5. a

3. f

6. c

Task 2:

Answer the questions:

1. Did her embarrassing experience happen last year ?
2. What did the girl wish to have when she was in grade 9 ?
3. Why did her father give her some money on her birthday ?
4. Did she feel excited when her father gave her some money ?
5. What did she see in the boy's bag ?
6. What did she think of the boy ?
7. Why did she decide to take the money from the boy's bag
without saying anything about it ?
8. What did she do with the money ?
9. Did she feel happy when she saw her money on the table?

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Discuss the question:
What do you think the girl had to do after she
discovered that the money she had taken from
the boy's bag was not hers?

•Learn vocabulary
•Prepare speaking

What did the girl wish to have
when she was in grade 9 ?
She wished to have a red floppy cotton hat.

Why did her father give her some
money on her birthday ?
He gave her some money so that
she could buy the hat for herself.

What did she see in the boy's bag ?
She saw a wad of dollar notes exactly like
the ones her father had given her before.

What did she do with the money ?
She bought the hat with it.

Why did she decide to take the money
from the boy's bag without saying
anything about it ?
Because she didn't like to make
a fuss.

Did her embarrassing experience
happen last year ?
No, it didn't

Did she feel excited when her
father gave her some money ?
Yes, she did.

What did she think of the boy ?
She thought he was a thief.

Did she feel happy when she saw
her money on the table?
No, she didn't.

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