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Unit 1: Homelife
Lesson 1: Reading

Reading strategies

Thursday, 7th September, 2022

BEFORE YOU READ
1. Look at the picture and
answer the questions:
1. Where is the family?
2. What is each member
of the family doing?
3. Is the family happy?
Why (not) ?

1. Where is the family?
→The family is at home.
2. What is each member of the
family doing?
→The father is playing with the boy.
The mother is helping the girl
with her study.
3. Is the family happy? Why (not) ?
→ Yes, it is. Because the family
members are very close-knit.

nghề gì
2. NEW WORDS I come from a family of five people: làm
my parents, my two

younger brothers and I. My mother works as a nurse in
a big hospital. She has to work long hours and once a
làm việc ca đêm week she has to work on a night shift. My father is a
biologist. He works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a lab, but
sometimes when there is a project, he doesn't come
home until very late at night. Although my parents are
very busy at work, they try to spend as much time with
their children as possible. It is generally believed that
Đàn ông xây nhà,
đàn bà xây tổ ấm “men build the house and women make it home”, but in
my family, both parents join hands to give us a nice
house and a happy home. chung tay

Phụ nử chu đáo

My mother is a very caring woman. She takes the
responsibility for running the household. She is
đảm nhiệm công
always the first one to get up in the morning to
việc gì
make sure that we leave home for school having
eaten breakfast and dressed in suitable clothes. In
the afternoon, after hospital, she rushes to the
Vội vã chạy ra chợ market, then hurries home so that dinner is ready
on the table by the time Dad gets home. Dad is
always willing to give a hand with cleaning the
Giúp đở
house. Unlike most men, he enjoys cooking.
Sometimes, at weekends, he cooks us some special
Lẫu lương,cháo lương dishes. His eel soup is the best soup I have ever
eaten.

Đậu đại học
I am now in my final year at the secondary school,
and in my attempt to win a place at university, I
Chịu áp lực
am under a lot of study pressure. However, being
học hành
the eldest child and the only daughter in the
Công việc nhà family I try to help with the household chores. My
Rữa chén và main responsibility is to wash the dishes and take
out the garbage. I also look after the boys, who are
đổ rác
quite active and mischievous sometimes, but most
of the time they are obedient and hard-working.
Vâng lời,
They love joining my father in mending things
ngoan ngoãn
around the house at weekends.

Thảo luận
thẳng thắn

We are a very close-knit family and very
supportive of one another. We often share our
feelings, and whenever problems come up, we
discuss them frankly and find solutions
quickly. We always feel safe and secure in our
family. It is a base from which we can go into
the world with confidence.

2. NEW WORDS
1. (to) work on a night shift: làm việc ca đêm
2. (to) work as + job : làm nghề gì
3. responsibility /ri,spɔnsə'biləti/(n) : trách nhiệm
→ (to) take the responsibility for: đảm nhiệm công việc gì
4. (to give a hand with = (to) help: giúp đỡ
5. (to) be under pressure /'pre∫ə(r)/: chịu áp lực
6. household chore /ˈhaʊshəʊld tʃɔːr/ (n)
= domestic chore /dəˈmestɪk /dəˈmestɪk/: việc nhà

WHILE YOU READ

Read the passage again
and do the tasks that
follow.

TASK 1
Choose the sentence A, B or C that is nearest in
meaning to the sentence given:
1. He doesn't come home until very late last night.
A. He never comes home late last night.
B. He comes home late at night.
C. He sometimes comes home late last night.

2. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and
a happy home .
A. Our parents work together to give us a nice house
and a happy home.
B. Our parents take each other's hand when they
give us a nice house and a happy home.
C. Our parents shake hands when they give us a
nice house and a happy home.

3. The boys are mischievous sometimes.

A. The boys are well - behaved sometimes
B. The boys enjoy playing tricks and annoying
people sometimes.
C. The boys miss their parents sometimes

4. We are very close – knit family.
A. Members of our family have very close
relationship with each other.
B. Members of our family need each other
C. Members of our family are never close to each
other.

TASK 1
Choose the sentence A, B or C that is nearest in
meaning to the sentence given:
1. He doesn't come home until very late last night.
A. He never comes home late last night.
B. He comes home late at night.
C. He sometimes comes home late last night.

2. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and
a happy home .
A. Our parents work together to give us a nice house
and a happy home.
B. Our parents take each other's hand when they
give us a nice house and a happy home.
C. Our parents shake hands when they give us a
nice house and a happy home.

3. The boys are mischievous sometimes.

A. The boys are well - behaved sometimes
B. The boys enjoy playing tricks and annoying
people sometimes.
C. The boys miss their parents sometimes

4. We are very close – knit family.
A. Members of our family have very close
relationship with each other.
B. Members of our family need each other
C. Members of our family are never close to each
other.

TASK 2
Answer the questions:
1. How busy are the parents in the passage?
2. How caring is the mother?
3. How do the father and the daughter share the
household chores?
4. What is the daughter attempting to do after
secondary school?
5. Why do the children feel they are safe and secure
in their family?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

1. How busy are the parents in the passage?
→ They are very busy. They have to work long hours
and work at night sometimes.

My mother works as a nurse in a big hospital. She has
to work long hours and once a week she has to work on
a night shift. My father is a biologist. He works from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. in a lab, but sometimes when there is a
project, he doesn't come home until very late at night.
Although my parents are very busy at work, they try to
spend as much time with their children as possible.

2. How caring is the mother?
→ She is always the first one to get up in the morning to
make sure that her children leave home for school having
eaten breakfast and dress in suitable clothes. After work,
she hurries home so that dinner is ready by the dad gets
home.
She is always the first one to get up in the morning to make
sure that we leave home for school having eaten breakfast
and dressed in suitable clothes. In the afternoon, after
hospital, she rushes to the market, then hurries home so that
dinner is ready on the table by the time Dad gets home.

3. How do the father and the daughter share the household
chores?
→The father gives a hand with cleaning the house and sometimes cooks
some special dishes. The daughter does household chores: washing the
dishes, taking out the garbage and looking after the boys.

Dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house.
Unlike most men, he enjoys cooking. Sometimes, at weekends, he
cooks us some special dishes. His eel soup is the best soup I have
ever eaten.
However, being the eldest child and the only daughter in the
family I try to help with the household chores. My main
responsibility is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage. I
also look after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous
sometimes

4. What is the daughter attempting to do after secondary
school?
→ She is attempting to win a place at university.
I am now in my final year at the secondary
school, and in my attempt to win a place at
university, I am under a lot of study pressure.

5. Why do the children feel they are safe and secure in
their family?
→Because their members family are very close-knit and
supportive of one another. They often share their feelings and
whenever problems come up, they discuss them frankly and find
solutions quickly.
We are a very close-knit family and very supportive of one
another. We often share our feelings, and whenever problems
come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
We always feel safe and secure in our family. It is a base from
which we can go into the world with confidence.

Compare the family described in the text with your own
family:
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. What does each member of your family do?
3. Who usually does household chores ?

Period 4

READING STRATEGIES

1. READING COMPREHENSION(ĐỌC HIỂU)
2. GAP FILLING( Điền từ)

READING COMPREHENSION(ĐỌC HIỂU)
1. Main idea questions (câu hỏi ý chính toàn đoạn)
2. Factual Questions (Câu hỏi lấy thông tin)
3. Negative factual Questions (Câu hỏi lấy thông tin
phủ định – đối lập)
4. Vocabulary Questions (Câu hỏi về từ vựng)
5. Reference Questions (Câu hỏi liên hệ đến từ vựng)
6. Inference Questions (Câu hỏi suy diễn)

1. Main idea questions (câu hỏi ý chính toàn đoạn)
QUESTIONS
+ What is the topic of the passage?
+What is the subject of the passage?
+What is the main idea of the passage?
+What is the author's main point in the
passage?
+With what is the author primarily
concerned?
+Which of the following would be the
best title?
+ Which title best reflects the main idea
of the passage?

HOW TO DO
1.Tìm ý chính ở phần đoạn mở đầu
hay đoạn kết bài
2. Tìm mối liên hệ giữa những dòng
đầu tiên của đoạn văn.
3.chú ý đến những từ khóa được lặp
đi lặp lại hay những từ đồng nghĩa
 để câu này lại đến cuối cùng rồi
làm

2. Factual Questions (Câu hỏi lấy thông tin)
– According to the passage, why/
what/ how…?
(Theo như đoạn viết, tại sao? Cái
gì? Thế nào?…)
– According to the information in
paragraph 1, what…? …….

 - lấy từ khóa từ câu hỏi làm
manh mối tìm câu trả lời
trong bài đọc. Chú ý từ khóa
ở câu hỏi là các động từ
chính, danh từ chính, tính từ
chính, từ chỉ thời gian, nơi
chốn…

3. Negative factual Questions (Câu hỏi lấy thông tin phủ định –
đối lập)

-EXCEPT… ( ngoại trừ)
– NOT mention… (không
được nhắc đến)
- LEAST likely… (ít có
khả năng xảy ra…)

 Với các câu hỏi này thường
thông tin nào không được
nhắc đến trong bài hoặc
thông tin sai sẽ là câu trả lời
được chọn.  

4. Vocabulary Questions (Câu hỏi về từ vựng) 
– The expression “__” in line
“__” could best replaced
by….
– The word “_” in line “__”
is closest meaning to

Hãy sử dụng câu và ngữ
cảnh có chứa từ cần hỏi
nghĩa, sử dụng logic để
phán đoán nghĩa của nó rồi
chọn.

5. Reference Questions (Câu hỏi liên hệ đến từ vựng)
–
“It”/“They ,“Them”,“Thos
e”… in line “____” refers
to

 đáp án chỉ nằm rất gần
với trước các từ này,
hãy đọc kỹ câu văn
đó hoặc các câu có
liên quan

6. Inference Questions (Câu hỏi suy diễn)
– It is probable that…( Có thể
là…)
– It can be inferred from the
passage that… (Có thể được suy
ra từ đoạn là…)
– In the paragraph 2, the author
implies/ suggests that…( Trong
đoạn 2, tác giả ngầm ám chỉ/ gợi
ý rằng…)

  Dạng câu này tương đối
khó vì đáp án đúng có thể
không xuất hiện trực tiếp
trong bài, em cần nắm được
nội dung bài khá tốt để đưa
ra đáp án chính xác cho
những câu hỏi suy luận.
Chú ý tính logic của bài và
những manh mối, tính chất
nối tiếp… 

Read the passage again and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D )
to each question.
1.The text is mainly about ……..
A. my mother
B. my father
C. my two brothers
D. my home life
2. How often does the mother have to work on a night shift?
A. one day a week
B. two days a week
C. three days a week
D. seven days a week
3. The phrase “give a hand with” in the passage could be best
replaced by ….
A. help
B. prepare
C. be busy D. attempt

4. Which is not true about the writer?
A. She is now in grade 12 and under a lot of study pressure.
B. She dislikes helping with the household chores.
C. She takes the responsibility for washing the dishes, taking
out the garbage and looking after her two younger brothers.
D. She is attempting to win a place at a university.

5. The author refers to “Men build the house and women make it
home” to indicate that …
A. Both men and women are good at building houses.
B. Men and women have to live separately.
C. Men's responsibility is to work and support the family and
women's job is to look after the family.
D. Men go out to work and women have to stay at home.
6. The word “who” in paragraph 3 refers to…
A. the father

B. the mother

C. the writer

D. the boys

Read the passage again and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D )
to each question.
1.The text is mainly about …….. ( type 1: main idea)
A. my mother
B. my father
C. my two brothers
D. my home life
2. How often does the mother have to work on a night shift?
(type 2: Factual Questions)
A. one day a week
B. two days a week
C. three days a week
D. seven days a week
3. The phrase “give a hand with” in the passage could be best
replaced by ….
(type 4: Vocabulary Questions)
A. help
B. prepare
C. be busy D. attempt

4. Which is not true about the writer?
( type 3: Negative factual Questions
A. She is now in grade 12 and under a lot of study pressure.
B. She dislikes helping with the household chores.
C. She takes the responsibility for washing the dishes, taking
out the garbage and looking after her two younger brothers.
D. She is attempting to win a place at a university.

5. The author refers to “Men build the house and women make it
home” to indicate that … ( type 6: Inference Questions )
A. Both men and women are good at building houses.
B. Men and women have to live separately.
C. Men's responsibility is to work and support the family and
women's job is to look after the family.
D. Men go out to work and women have to stay at home.
6. The word “who” in paragraph 3 refers to…
( type 5: Reference Questions) 
A. the father
B. the mother
C. the writer D. the boys

2. Gap fill( Điền từ):
Để làm tốt đoạn văn điền từ
-Xác định chỗ trống cần điền thuộc dạng nào: từ loại,
giới từ, ngữ pháp và nghĩa /cụm từ
- Tập trung vào câu có chỗ trống cần điền
- Tìm từ hoặc những cụm từ gợi ý ở trước hoặc sau
chỗ trống

Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank
space in the following passage.
There are many reasons (1) ____taking regular time with our family is
important. It create a place to listen, teach, learn, and express ourselves freely
and safely. It provides (2) __ to discuss family joys, issues, and problems. Family
members can practice skills in a non-threatening atmostphere. Families are a (3)
___ part of our society and the fabric of our communities - we spend (4) __ time
together to get our feelings of belonging, our values, support and understanding.
It helps (5) ___ family members together and feel safe in today's world where
pressure can lead to family disintegration
1. A. that
B. why
C. when
D. which
2. A. opportunities
B. conditions
C. situations
D. circumstances
3. A. attractive
B. real
C. deep
D. basic
4. A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
5. A. keep
B. keeping
C. kept
D. to keep

HOMEWORK
-

copy the lesson into your notebooks.
learn all the new words by heart.
do the exercises in your exercise books.
prepare Lesson 1 once more for specific details.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer
for each question
• The generation gap that was so in evidence during the 60s has
resurfaced, but it is not the disruptive force that it was during
the Vietnam era, a 2009 study suggests. The Pew Research
Center study found that 79% of Americans see major
differences between younger and older adults in the way they
look at the world. In 1969, a Gallup Poll found that a smaller
percentage, 74%, perceived major differences.

Today, however, although more Americans see
generational differences, most do not see them as
divisive. That is partly because of the areas of
difference. The top areas of disagreement between
young and old, according to the Pew Research Study,
are the use of technology and taste in music.
Grandparents are likely to have observed these
differences in their grandchildren who are tweens,
teens, and young adults.
 

If large differences between the generations exist,
why don't they spawn conflict? The answer is twofold.
 
First, the two largest areas of difference—
technology and music—are less emotionally charged
than political issues. The older generation is likely to be
proud of the younger generation's prowess in
technology rather than to view it as a problem. As for
the musical differences, each generation wants its own
style of music, and the older generation generally can
relate to that desire.
•     

Second, in the other areas of difference, the
younger generation tends to regard the older
generation as superior to their own generation—clearly
a difference from the 1960s with its rallying cry of
"Don't trust anyone over thirty." According to the Pew
study, all generations regard older Americans as
superior in moral values, work ethic and respect for
others.
(Adapted from www.verywellfamily.com)

Question 1: Which of the following could be the main
idea of the passage?
• A. Generation gap doesn't cause a big problem in
American families.
• B. Different points of view are the main problem
between generations in America.
• C. The generation gap in the past was different from
that in modern time.
• D. The areas of differences in generation gap have
changed over the years.

Question 2: The word “divisive” in the second
paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. agreeing B. positive C. serious D. discordant