E10 unit1 reading

Ask and answer questions about your daliy routine, using the cues below.Example: S1: What time you often get up, Hoa?. - chatting with friends- taking care of children - repairing his b

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Teacher

Doctor

Worker

Farmer

Section A: Reading

Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about your daliy routine, using the cues below.

Example:

S1: What time you often get up, Hoa?

S2: Well.On weekdays,I often get up at 6 a.m but on

Sunday I often sleep until 8 a.m.How about you, Minh?

S1: The same as you

- What time do you often get up / go to school / have breakfast / have lunch / have dinner / go to bed?

- What you often do in the morning /afternoon / evening?

lead - led - led (v) : dẫn,dắt /li:d - let/ buffalo (n) : con trâu /'bʌfələʊ/

plough (v) : cày /plaʊ/

to harrow (v) : bừa /'hærəʊ/.

plot of land (n) : mảnh đất /plɒt ɒf lænd/

fellow (n) : bạn,đồng chí /'feləʊ/

peasant (n) : nông dân = farmer /'peznt/

tobacco (n) : thuốc lá /'təbækəʊ/

to pump (v) : bơm /pʌmp/

(n) : cái bơm

to transplant (v) : cấy /træns'plɑːnt/

contented with(adj) : thỏa mãn =satisfied with /kən'tentɪd wɪð/ /′sætɪsfaɪd wɪð/

- chatting with friends

- taking care of children

- repairing his banks of the plot of the land

Task 1: Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized word(s).

1 The alarm goes off at 4:30.

2 It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.

3 We chat about our work.

4 We are contented with what we do.

Task 2: Scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet’s daily routines Then compare your note with

- 5:15: leaves the house.

- 5:30: arrives in the field, ploughs and harrows his plot of land

- 7:45: takes a rest.

- 10:30: goes homes.

- 11:30: has lunch with family.

- 2:30 p.m.: Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet go to the field again, repair the banks of their plot of land He pumps water into it She does the transplanting.

Task 3: Answer the following questions

a) What is Mr Vy’s occupation?

b) What time does he get up and what does he

do after that?

c) What does he do in the morning?

d) What do Mr Vy and his wife do in the afternoon? e) Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?

a) What is Mr Vy’s occupation?

b) What time does he get up and what does

he do after that?

goes down to the kitchen to boil

some water for his morning tea.

c) What does he do in the morning?

 In the morning, he leads the buffalo

to the field and then ploughs and

harrows his plot of land, (drinks tea and smokes local tobacco during

his break).

d) What do Mr Vy and his wife do in the

afternoon?

 In the afternoon, they repair the

banks of their plot of land Mr Vy pumps water into it while his wife does the transplanting.

e) Are they happy with their lives or not?

Why?

working and they love their

children.

Discuss Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet’s daily activities with a partner.