Period 13: Unit 3: A tip to the countryside
Lesson 3 : Read + Language focus 4

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
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. 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 completes 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 nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
I. Vocabulary:
1. exchange (n)
2. maize (n)
b. ngô
3. hot dog (n)
e. xỳc xớch
5. part - time (adj)
f. bán thời gian
c. trao đổi
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 3: Read + Language focus 4
4. Collect ( v )
6. Complete (v)
d.hoàn thành
a. thu gom

- This is Van.
- He is an exchange student in the USA.
- He is now living with the Parker family on a farm.
Guess
Answer
F
T
T
F
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.
4. Van feeds the duck and collects their eggs.
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
II. Read
1. True or False? Check the box.
? a farmer
? two
? the chickens
correct the false sentenses.
2/ Match the words in colunm A with
the words or groups of words in
column B having the same meaning.
1/ maize

2/ feed

3/ grocery store

4/ part-time

5/ collect
a/ bring things together

b/ where people buy food and small things
c/ give food to eat
d/ Corn
e/ shorter or less standard time
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 3: Read + Language focus 4
3. 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
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 3: Read + Language focus
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?
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
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