Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

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chicken
farm
corn
pig
rice
Vietnamese farmers
chicken
farm
corn
pig
rice
- exchange student (n) :
du học sinh
- maize (n)
ngô, bắp
- hot dog (n) :
bánh mì kẹp súc xích nóng
My mother is a farmer. Everyday, she spends 3 or 4 hours working at a nearby store.
- work part-time (v) :
làm việc bán thời gian
= corn :
What and where



Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B having the same meaning
maize
corn
maize
corn
feed
give food to eat
grocery store
where people buy food and small things
part-time
shorter or less than standard time
collect
bring things together
feed
where people buy food and small things
give food to eat
grocery store
part-time
shorter or less than standard time
collect
bring things together

Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B having the same meaning
maize
corn
feed
where people buy food and small things
give food to eat
grocery store
part-time
shorter or less than standard time
collect
bring things together
1. What does Mr. Parker do everyday?
2. What about Mrs. Parker ?
3. How many children do they have?
1. He grows maize on the farm.
2. She works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town.
3. They have two children. (Peter and Sam)
A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family in the American state of . Mr. Parker is a and Mrs. Parker in a nearby town. They have two children, and . Van often does chores school. Sometimes, he also helps on the . The family relaxes on Saturday afternoons and Peter play Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a of their family.
b, Complete the summary. Use information from the passage.
farmer
Ohio
works part-time at a grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
they watch
baseball
member
…1…
…2...
……...................3...................................
…4…
…5…
…6…
…7…
……8……
……9……
…10…
Choose the best answer to fill in the gap.
1. Van is an ……………. in the USA.
2. Mrs. Parker works …………at a grocery store in a nearby town.
3. Van is the same ………as Peter.
4. The Parkers are nice ……he feels like a member of their family.
5. He feeds chicken as soon as he…………his homework.
a, exchange student
b, exchanging student
d, exchange students
a, part-times
b, full time
c, part-time
a, age
b, old
c, young
a, because
b, but
c, so
a, finish
b, finishes
c, finishing
c, exchanging students
d, parts-time
d, oldest
d, because of
d, finished
6. They relax on Saturday and watch Peter ………. baseball.
a, plays
b, play
c, to plays
d, to playing