Unit 1. A day in the life of

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
UNIT 1:
A. READING
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Vocabulary
Select translation of “ goes off” in “the alarms goes off”
rings
Has breakfast
Waits for the bus
Does hygiene
Goes off = Rings
Select translation of “ to get ready” in “It takes me 45 minutes to get ready”
To sleep
To prepare
To walk
To eat
To get ready = to prepare
Select translation of “ chat ” in “We chat about our work”
sleep
Listen to music
Read a book
Talk in a friendly way
Chat = talk in a friendly way
Select translation of “contented with ” in “We are contented with what we do”
Satisfied with
Disappointed with
sad
Contented with = satisfied with
angry
Rearrange (1, 2, 3, …) the events of Mr. Vy’s activities in a typical day
5. Have a quick breakfast
8. Lead the buffalo to the field
1. Pump water into his plot of land
3. Have dinner
7. See and chat with neighbors
4. Take a short rest after lunch
2. Harrow his plot of land
6. Watch TV
5. Have a quick breakfast
8. Lead the buffalo to the field
2. Harrow his plot of land
4. Take a short rest after lunch
1. Pump water into his plot of land
3. Have dinner
6. Watch TV
7. See and chat with neighbors
Answer the questions
1. What does mr. Vy do? (what is his job?)
2. What time does he get up?
3. What time does he leave the house?
4. What does he do after arriving in the field?
6. What time in the afternoon is he back to work?
7. What does he do in the field in the afternoon?
He is a farmer / a peasant
At 4:30 a.m.
At 5:15 a.m.
Ploughs & harrow his plot of land
At 2:30 p.m.
Pumps water into his plot of land
8. What do they think about their life?
They are contented with what they do / They love working and they love their children
Match the VERB with its suitable NOUN / VERB PHRASES
1. To boil
2. Lead …to
f. water
h. someone
3. Arrive in
a. The school
4. Have
g. A meal
5. Finish
b. His work / working
6. Love
c. Their family
7. Watch
j. TV
8. Take
e. A rest
9. Continue
d. To study
10. Leave
i. My house
1. f
2. h
3. a
4. g
5. b
6. c
7. j
8. e
9. d
10. i
Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet are 1.___________. They have to work in 2. _________ with the help of their 3.___________. Mr. Vy 4. ____________ at a quarter past five, then he starts 5. ______________ his plot of land.
In the afternoon, they go to the field again. Mrs. Tuyet does 6._____________ while Mr. Vy pumps water into their land. Their work 7.___________ at 6 p.m. After dinner, they 8.__________ or 9.___________________, and then they go to bed 10. ______________.
They are 11. _____________ what they do.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words / phrases from the text
peasants
chat with their neighbors
the field
buffalo
leave the house
plough and harrow
the transplanting
is finished
watch TV
contented with
at about 10 p.m.