A day in a life of...
Unit 1-Lesson A. Reading
Before you read
Ask and answer questions.
What time do you often get up?

I often get up at six.

go to bed

go to school

have lunch

have breakfast
Thói quen hằng ngày, công việc hằng ngày

1. daily routine

Vocabulary

(n)

cày (ruộng)

2. plough

(v)

bừa (ruộng)

3. harrow

(v)

thửa ruộng

4. plot of land

(exp)

bạn nông dân

5. fellow peasant

(exp)

dẫn, dắt (trâu)

6. lead

(v)
Vocabulary

bơm

7. pump

(v)

nói chuyện phím, tán gẫu

8. chat

(v)

vụ, mùa

9. crop

(n)

cấy (lúa)

10. do the transplanting

(exp)

hài lòng

11. be contented with

(exp)

rung, reo

12. go off

(v)

chuẩn bị

13. get ready

(v)
Vocabulary

thuốc lào

14. local tobacco

(n)

nghỉ ngơi

15. take a rest

(v) While you read
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Task 1: Choose the option A, B, or C

1. The alarm goes off at 4:30.

A. goes wrong

B. goes away

C. rings

rung, reo (báo thức, báo động)

sai

biến mất

đổ chuông

2. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.

A. to go

B. to wake up

C. to prepare

chuẩn bị

đi

thức dậy

chuẩn bị
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Task 1: Choose the option A, B, or C

3. We chat about our work.

A. talk in friendly way

B. learn

C. discuss

tán gẫu

nói chuyện 1 cách thân thiện

học

thảo luận

4. We are contented with what we do.

A. satisfied with

B. disappointed with

C. interested in

hài lòng với

hài lòng với

thất vọng với

quan tâm đến

Answer the questions
1. What is Mr. Vy\'s occupation?
1. What is Mr. Vy\'s occupation?
2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
3. What does he do in the morning?
4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
5. Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
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1. What is Mr. Vy\\'s occupation?
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He's a peasant / farmer.

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2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
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He gets up at 4:30 and goes down to the kitchen to boil some water for his early tea.

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3. What does he do in the morning?
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He ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea and smokes local tobacco with his fellow peasants during his break.

4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
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In the afternoon, Mr Vy and his wife repair the banks of their plot of land. Mr Vy pumps water into it while his wife does the transplanting.

5. Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
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Yes. They are. Because they are contented with what they do. They love working and they love their children.

Thanks!
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Mrs. Nguyen