phù Ninh junior high school
* Write activities in the countryside
Saturday, October 25th 2008
Unit 3: a trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read

I. Vocabulary
- maize = corn:
- (to) work part-time:
- a grocery store:
- an exchange:
- a hot dog:
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Xúc xích
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Ngô
Làm thêm giờ
Lesson 4: Read
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.
This is Van.
He is an exchange student in the
USA.
He is now living with the Parker
family on a farm.
II. Read
* True/False prediction
1. The farm where Van is living with the Parkers is in the American state of Texas.
2. Van is staying with 4 members in the Parker family.
3. Peter is as old as Van.
4. After school, Van helps the Parkers with the farm work.
5. On Saturday afternoon, the Parkers watch Van play baseball.
Lesson 3: Read
* 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.
True or False
1. The farm where Van is living with the Parkers is in the American state of Texas.
2. Van is staying with 4 members in the Parker family.

3. Peter is as old as Van.

4. After school, Van helps the Parkers with the farm work.

5. On Saturday afternoon, the Parkers watch Van play baseball.
* 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 afternoon and ....................... ( 8 ) Peter play.. .................................. ( 9 ). Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a ........................ ( 10 ) of their family.
Ohio
works part- time at a grocery store
farmer
Peter
they watch
member
after
Sam
baseball
farm
1. Would you like to be an . . exchange student?
2. Where would you like to go? .
Chatting
Homework:
- Learn by heart the vocabulary.
- Reread the text and answer these questions:
1. Where does Van live in the USA?
2. How many chilren does the Parkers have?
3. What is Mr. Parker`s job ?
- Write a passage entitled "A country Picnic" on page 26 .