Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

UNIT 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 4: Read
exchange student (n): trao đổi học sinh
hot-dog (n): bánh mì kẹp xúc xích
maize/corn (n): ngô, bắp
work part-time (v): làm việc bán thời gian
state (n): bang
New words
hot-dog (n)
exchange student (n)
work part-time (v)
maize/corn (n)
state (n)
bánh mì kẹp xúc xích
bang
trao đổi học sinh
bắp, ngô
làm việc bán thời gian
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker 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 completes 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 afternoons. Peter plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play. The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
Matching
1. maize
b. where people buy food and small things
2. feed
4. part - time
d. corn
3. grocery store
5. collect
e. shorter or less than standard time
a. bring things together
c. give food to eat
Van will stay there till the beginning of October.
2. Mr Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs Parker works part-time at a grocery store.
They have three children.
Van feeds the ducks and collects their eggs.
On Saturday afternoons, the Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
True/False Statement
 two
 the chickens
T
T
T
F
F
Complete the summary
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 afternoons and (8) _________ Peter play (9) ______ Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a (10) ______ of their family.
Ohio
farmer
works part-time at a grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
they watch
baseball
member
LUCKY NUMBER
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. Where is Van living now?
He is living in Ohio.
He is living on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio.
or
2. How long will Van stay there?
He will stay there till the beginning of October.
3. How many people are there in the Parker family?
There are four people.
4. How do the Parker family spend their weekend?
They eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
5. What does Van do after finishing his homework?
He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
LUCKY NUMBER
Choose the best option for each sentence
1. Van is an exchange student in ______.
a. the USA b. Ho Chi Minh city
2. Mrs. Parker works part-time at a ______ in a nearby town.
a. supermarket b. grocery store
3. Van is the same ______ as Peter.
a. age b. class
4. The Parkers are ______, so Van feels like a member of their family.
a. easy b. nice
5. He feeds _______ as soon as he finishes his homework.
a. pigs b. chickens
6. They relax on Saturday and watch Peter play ______.
a. basketball b. baseball
HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart.
Reread and translate the passage into Vietnamese.
Do exercise III in Workbook (pages 21,22).
Prepare Lesson 5: Write (page 26,27).
GOODBYE!