English 9, Unit 3 (Listen and read)

Parker is working at a grocery store.. In the afternoon, Van completes the homework, feeds the chickens, and collects the Guess Answer... He is now living with the Parker family on a

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Wednesday, October 19 th , 2011

Unit 3 A trip to the countryside

LESSON 4 READ

This is Van He is studying abroad Let’s learn

to know how he lives and studies aboard

What and where?

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2 True – False prediction:

a Van is an exchange student in England.

b The Parkers are living in Columbus in

Ohio.

c Mr Parker grows rice on his farm.

d Mrs Parker is working at a grocery store.

e In the afternoon, Van completes the

homework, feeds the chickens, and collects the

Guess Answer

 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.

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.

farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his

homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs On the weekends, if Mr Parker is busy, the three boys help him

on the farm.

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.

a bring things together

b where people buy food and small things

c give food to eat

d corn

e shorter or less than standard time

b Complete the summary Use information from the passage

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 afternoon

and (8) Peter play (9) Van likes the

Parkers, and he enjoys being a (10) of their family.

works part time at a grocery store

after farm

watches baseball

member

 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.

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.

farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his

homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs On the weekends, if Mr Parker is busy, the three boys help him

on the farm.

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.

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1.Who is Van living with in the USA?

- With the Parkers

2 How far is it from the farm to Columbus?

- About 100 kilometers.

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3 Lucky number

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4 What does Mr Parker do?

- He is a farmer.

6 Lucky number.

 Choose the best answer

1.He -the chickens’ eggs.

a picks b takes c has d collects

2 Van is the same age -Peter.

a as b at c in d on

3 Van likes the Parkers because they are very -.

a friends b warmly c cold d nice

4.The family usually -on Saturday afternoon.

a be free b not work c relaxes d enjoy

- Learn vocabulary by heart.

- Translate the passage into Vietnamese.