He said to her, “My voyage will begin in a few days’ time, Gloria.. I love you and I’ll marry you when I come back.[r]
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Story 2_A: IT TASTED BETTER THAN A CHICKEN
Jack was a young sailor He was in England, but he was often away with his ship
One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors near his mother’s house They had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved her very much
He said to her, “My voyage will begin in a few days’ time, Gloria I love you and I’ll marry you when I come back I’ll think about you all the time I’ll write to you and send you a present from every port
Jack’s first port was Freetown in Africa, and he sent Gloria a parrot from there It spoke five languages
When Jack’s ship reached Australia, there was a letter from Gloria It said, “Thank you for the parrot, Jack It tasted much better than a chicken.”
- Vocabulary:
- sailor /’seilə/: (n) thủy thủ - to be away: (phr) ở xa, ñi xa
- voyage /’vǤiidʒ/: (n) chuyến đi xa, cuộc hành trình dài - neighbour /’neibə(r)/: (n) người hàng xóm
- port /’po:t/: (n) cảng, nơi tàu cập bến - parrot /’pærrət/: (n) vẹt
- speak – spoke – spoken /spi:k – spəuk – spəuken/: (v) nói - reach, -ed /ri:t∫/: (v) vềñến, ñi ñến
- taste , -ed /teist/: (v) nếm, thưởng thức, ăn
- good => better => the best: tốt => tốt hơn => tốt nhất
Task 1: Write your answers for the following questions 1/ What was Jack’s job?
2/ Who was Gloria?
3/.Why did Jack think about Gloria all the time?
4/ Where did Jack send Gloria the parrot?
Stories for reproduction_L.A Hill
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5/ Where did Jack get Gloria’s letter about the parrot?
Task 2: Circle A, B, C or D that indicates the best answer to complete the blank space
6/ He will send her a present at every port
A gift B flower
C parrot D chicken
7/ It can be inferred from the passage that Gloria A didn’t like the parrot
B loved the parrot very much
C cooked and ate the parrot after she received it D could speak five languages
Task 3: The following words appear in the passage Match them with the words of OPPOSITE meanings
Words in the passage Words of OPPOSITE meanings long
9 near 10 pretty 11 first 12 better
A last B ugly C worse D far E short Keys:
8 ……… ……… 10 ………
11 ……… 12 ………
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