Unit 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
PERIOD 16
Lesson 3: READ
Period 16: Unit 3: Lesson 3: READ
I. Vocabulary:
1. Maize (n) = corn :
Bắp, ngô
exchange student (n)
Vietnam
The USA
American student
Vietnamese student
?
2. Exchange (n) :
Việc trao đổi, du học
?
3. Hot dog (n) :
Xúc xích
4. part-time (adj) :
Bán thời gian
This is Van.
He is an exchange student in the
USA.
He is now living with the Parker
family on a farm.
Period 16: Unit 3: Lesson 3: READ
II. Reading:
True or False? Check the box and correct the sentences.
1.Van will stay there till the beginning of October.
2. Mr. Parker is a doctor, while Mrs. Parker

works part-time at a grocery store.
3. They have three children.
? a farmer
? two
4. Van feeds the duck and collects their eggs.
? the chickens
5. On Saturday afternoon, the Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 3: Read
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA.
He is now living with the Parker on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio.
He will stay there till the beginning of October.

Mr. Paker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs . Paker 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 complete his homework, he feeds the chickens and
collects their eggs. On 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 so nice so
van feels like a member of their family.
A B
1. maize a. bring things together
2. feed b. where people buy food and small things
3.grocery store c. give food to eat
4. part-time d. corn
5. collect e. shorter or less than standard time
a. Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B.
Unit 3: Lesson 3: READ
II. Reading:
a. Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B.
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 afternoons 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.
they watch
baseball
member
Period 16: Unit 3: Lesson 3: READ
II. Reading:
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 3: Read
Answer the questions
1. How long will Van stay there?
2. How many people are there in the Parker family?
3. What does Van do after finishing his homework?
4. Where is Van living now?
5. How do the Parker family spend their weekend?
He will stay there till the beginning of October
There are 4 people
He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
He is living in Ohio
They eat hamburger or hot dog while they watch Peter play
II. Reading:
Homework
Learn the words
Translate the text
Prepare " write"
1. John is an.........student in Viet Nam.
A. exchanged B. exchanging C. exchange D. exchanges
2. He ..........the chickens and collects their eggs.
A.feeds B. takes C. feed D. helps
3. The Parkers are very nice, so Ba.........a member of their family.
A. feel like B. like feel C. feel D. feels like
4. Did you use to do ..... when you were at the university?
A. full-time B. part-time C.full-time work D. part-time work
5. Rice, wheat, ...........
A. fruit B. maize C. vegetable D. flower
Choose the best answer
B
D
D
C
A