LIFE STORIES
Lesson 3: Reading skills
1.What do the people in the pictures need ?
What can you do to help them?
I. Before reading
A
B
C
food/shelter
care/comfort
study equipment
We can donate money, rice, and old clothes.
We can donate books and money.
We can visit them, give them gifts, and organise different fun activities
Giving back to the community
Vocabulary
2. Vocabulary
1.humble /ˈhʌmbl/ (a): thấp kém
2. Starving (adj): very hungry
3. Vow to (phr verb): thề nguyện
4. fortunate (adj)/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
= lucky
5.diagnose with (phr. v ): chẩn đoán
6. pass away (phr. v ) = die
7. Amputate /`æmpjuteit/ (v)
cắt cụt
8.Relieve pain
9. emerge from (phr. v) = turn up, show, develop
10. reveal his/her identity
11. Hospitalization /,hɔspitəlai`zeiʃn/ (n) thời kỳ nằm viện
12. Memory `meməri/ ( n) trí nhớ, sự tưởng nhớ
13. Anonymous /ə`nɔniməs/ (adj) giấu tên , ẩn danh
14. Relive (v) hồi sinh, sống lại
15. Initiate /i`niʃieit/ (v) bắt đầu, khởi xướng
1948
1988
2007
2007
American
Vietnamese
Cancer
Bone cancer
The needy
Young cancer patients
3. Find the words or expressions in the text that have the following meanings.
The needy
reveal
Initiate
anonymous
amputate
memory
4. Read the stories again. Answer the questions
What did Larry Stewart do to help those in need ?
2. Why was he called ‘ Secret Santa’ ?
3. How has his act of kindness influenced other people since his death ?
4. What did Thanh Thuy do to help other people ?
5. What title was Thuy awarded?
6. How does The Tuoi Tre manage Thuy’s Dream Programme?
Every Christmas, Larry Stewart handed out thousands of dollars to needy people in public places.
Because he gave money to people during the festival season of December while his identity was hidden.
People have been inspired to continue his mission of kindness and charitable work.
She was awarded the title ‘ Ho Chi Minh City Outstanding Young Citizen.
Thuy organised charity activities to relieve young cancer patients’ pain.
The newspaper holds annual events to support her programme. One of them is the Sunflower Festival, where children and their families get together and have fun. Gifts are given to the young patients, and the memory of Thuy is kept alive by her story about love and sharing
- Write a short paragraph about what you will you do to help needy people around you ?
- Prepare the lesson speaking
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!
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