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Before the 19th century, families usually arranged marriages for their children.. Young people did not decide who they wanted to marry.. In the 19th century, most yong people could choo

English 12 – Review- Bui Thi Xuan High School

WEEK 8: READING

I OBJECTIVES: Ss will practise pronunciation and reading comprehension skills

II TASKS

Task 1: *Pronunciation: Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of

the others in the group

1 A peach B teach C measure D meat

2 A this B thing C clothing D together

3 A brought B thought C bought D drought

4 A utter B customC cutting D use

5 A even B ever C never D essay

*Stress: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the

group

9 A schedule B improvement C elastic D equipment

Task 2: Read the passage and then answer the following questions.

Passage 1

Family in the Western world have changed greatly during the last two centuries Social scientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a traditional society to a modern society

Before the 19th century, families usually arranged marriages for their children Young people did not decide who they wanted to marry After they got married, they usually had a lot of children In the 19th

century, most yong people could choose the person they wanted to marry A marriage joined two people, not two families Two peple could get married because the loved each other, not just because their families wanted them to marry At the same time, parents began to realize that they had to take very good care of their children Before this, most people did not go to school The family members all worked together at home Later, peole realize that education was necessary for a good life

Today many parents think that they should have fewer children so they can give each one a good life They think it is important for a mother and a father to spend as much time as possible with their children They think parents should take care of their health and try to give them an education Home is seen as a safe, warm place for all the family members

1 Why do modern parents think that they should have fewer children?

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2 Who decided on marriage for young couples before the 19th centuries?

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3 When did parents begin to realize that they had to take good care of their children?

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Passage 2:Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2p)

Education in Cuba One of the interesting things about Cuba is its educational (1)…… As in many other countries schools are free What is unusual is that schools combine study with manual work Each school (2)……… a plot of land (3)…… children work for a few hours each day They (4)………vegetable, which they weed and water and later they (5)…… the crop In this (6)… they develop good working habit and learn how important it is to produce Usually, children do not like (7)…… vegetables such as spinach, Cuba children soon develop a taste for them During the summer, older children also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops

In this system, the children (8)…… part of their school time studying and the rest working in the open air helping to increase the nation’s production

III Preposition: Fill in suitable prepositions

1 Don’t you get tired watching TV every night?

2 Don’t be afraid the dog He’s quite harmless

3 I am fond gardening and growing a wide variety of flowers

4 Mary is interested gardening She can work in the garden for hours

5 I am keen gardening

6 Iam excited _ Vietnamese films I have seen a lot of films

7 Have you seen Peter lately? I’ve been looking him this week

8 She has learnt English for 3 years, and she is good _ English now

9 Are you interested knowing all the answers?

10 The students are bored _ learning the same subjects

11 The students are fed up _ learning the same subjects

12 Many people in the world are fond football

13 He has been out of work a long time

14 How are you? I haven’t seen you _ ages

15 She is interested being a nurse