LIFE STORIES
Period 4: 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
Vocabulary
/ˈhʌmbl/
Humble
Thấp kém,tầm thường
bring up (phr)
Nuôi dưỡng
very hungry
Starving (adj)
Vow to (phr verb)
thề nguyện, hứa hẹn
lucky (adj)
fortunate (adj)
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
the poor, people in need
the needy (n) =
Kiểm tra, khám, chuẩn đoán
diagnose with (phr. v )
= die
pass away (phr. v )
Cut off/ remove
amputate (v)
Giảm cơn đau
relieve pain
turn up, show, famous
emerge from (phr. V) =
/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/
để lộ ra danh tính
reveal his/her identity (phr)
sự rộng lượng
generosity (adj)
/ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti/
dấu tên, ẩn danh
anonymous(adj)
/əˈnɒnɪməs/
Every year
annual
/ˈænjuəl/
2. Vocabulary
1.humble /ˈhʌmbl/
2. bring up (phr)
3. Starving (adj)
4. Vow to (phr verb)
5. fortunate (adj)/ˈfɔːtʃənət/= luck
6.diagnose with (phr. v )
7. pass away (phr. v ) = die
8. The needy ( adj) = the poor,
9.people in need, poverty
10. Amputate /`æmpjuteit/ (v) cắt cụt
11.Relieve pain
12. emerge from (phr. v) = turn up, show, famous, develop
13. reveal his/her identity
14. generosity (adj) /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti/
15. Annual /ˈænjuəl/ = every year
16. Hospitalization /,hɔspitəlai`zeiʃn/ (n) thời kỳ nằm viện
17. Memory `meməri/ ( n) trí nhớ, sự tưởng nhớ
18. Anonymous /ə`nɔniməs/ (adj) giấu tên , ẩn danh
19. Relive (v) hồi sinh, sống lại
20. Initiate /i`niʃiit/ (v) bắt đầu, khởi sướng
21. Diagnose ( v) chẩn đoán
2. Read two people’s life stories and complete the table with facts about them
II. While reading
1948
2007
The needy
Bone cancer
Vietnamese
2007
1988
Cancer
Young cancer patients
American
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 ?
Why was he called ‘ Secret Santa’ ?
How has his act of kindness influenced other people since his death ?
What di Thanh Thuy do to help other people ?
What title was Thuy awarded?
How does The Tuoi Tre manage Thuy’s Dream Programme?
Lucky flowers
What did Larry Stewart do to help those in need?
Every Christmas, Larry Stewart handed out thousands of dollars to needy people in public places.
Why was Larry called ‘ Secret Santa’?
Because he gave money to people during the festive season of December while his identity was hidden.
How has Larry’s act of kindness influenced other people since his death ?
People have been inspired to continue his mission of kindness and charitable work.
What title was Thuy awarded ?
She was awarded the title ‘ Ho Chi Minh City Outstanding Young Citizen.
What did Thanh Thuy do to help other people ?
Thuy organised charity activities to relieve young cancer patients’ pain.
How does The Tuoi Tre manage Thuy’s Dream Programme ?
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
Lucky flower
- 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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