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A. Reading
UNIT 4
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Vocabulary
To prevent from (v.)
ngăn cản
: sự phản đối
Opposition (unc.)
= try to do something
: nỗ lực, cố gắng
To make effort (v.)
= enough and good study
: học hành đầy đủ
Proper schooling (n)
To add (v.)
To subtract (v.)

Vocabulary








to add : cộng
to subtract : trừ
To prevent from
: ngăn cản
= enough and good study
: học hành đầy đủ
opposition (n)
: sự phản đối
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= try to do something
proper schooling (n)
to make effort
: nỗ lực, cố gắng
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WHO STUDIES
IN THE
SPECIAL CLASS
WHILE-READING
Task 1: Match the words in A with their meanings in B
Task 2. Read the passage and choose the best option.
1. Thuy’s class is different from other classes because the children _______.
A. are from large families
B. are less mentally developed
C. love Maths very much
D. are disabled
2. At first parents were _____the idea of sending their children to the special class.
A. interested in C. satisfied with
B. opposed to D. worries about
3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been_______________.
A. a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class.
B. a lot of protest from the parents against the class
C. a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability
D. a belief in the parents’ opposition
4.The writer describes how Thuy teaches the children to add and subtract in order to prove that_________________
A. the children like Maths
B. the teacher is proud of her work
C. the teaching work takes time
D. adding and subtracting are important
5.The writer’s attitude towards Thuy’s work in the passage can be described as _______________
A. humorous B. angry C. suspicious D. admiring
Twenty five(1)………….children have the chance of learning how to(2)……..…and(3)…………thanks to the(4)……… of a young teacher , Pham Thu Thuy.
Although her idea, at first met with (5) ………….. from the parents of the disabled children , more children attended her class later . The teaching work in the special class is(6)…………………. For example, in a (7)……………lesson, the teacher has to use her (8)…………and (9)…………. to teach the children how to add and subtract. The children are now (10)…………… and happy.
Fill each of the blanks of a summary below with a suitable word from the reading passage
disabled
read
write
efforts
opposition
time-consuming
Math
arms
fingers
proud
Homework
Revise the lesson