E12 U1 READING 1

UNIT 1: HOMELIFE

A. READING

by Duyen Le

​Content

• ​Before you read

• ​Vocabulary

• ​Activity 1

• ​While you read

​BEFORE YOU READ

​Before you read

• ​Where is the family?

• ​What is each member of the family doing?

  ​Is the family happy? Why (not)?

Open Ended

​Where is the family?

Open Ended

What is each member of the family doing?

Open Ended

​Is the family happy? Why (not)?

​Before you read

• ​They are in their house.

• The mother is helping her daughter with her homework. The father is playing with his son.

  ​Yes, they look so happy. They spend time together and help each other.

Vocabulary ​

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​work on a night shift

​She has to work on a night shift once a week.

​biologist

My father is a biologist.

join hands = work together

Both parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

rush to market

In the afternoon, after hospital, she rushes to the market.

give sb a hand = lend sb a helping hand

My dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house.

win a place at + somewhere

I'm now in the final year of the secondary school, and in my attempt to win a place at university.

be under pressure

I'm under a lot of study pressure.

wash the dishes = do the washing-up

My main responsibility is to wash the dishes.

take out garbage/ rubbish

My main responsibility is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage.

look after = take care

I also look after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes.

be obedient to sb = obey sb

I also look after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes,

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​but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working.

close-knit family

We are a very close-knit family and very supportive of each other.

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come up = happen

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

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Multiple Choice

1. He doesn’t come home until very late at night.

•   A. He never comes home until very late at night.

•   B. He comes home late at night.

• C. He sometimes comes home late at night.

Multiple Choice

2. “Men build the house and women make it home”.

• A. Both men and women are good at building houses.

• B. Men and women have to live separately.

• C. Men’s responsibility is to work and support the family and women’s job to look after the family.

Multiple Choice

Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

 

 

• A. Our parents work together to give us a nice house and a happy home.

• B. Our parents take each other’s hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.

• C. Our parents shake hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.

Multiple Choice

4. The boys are mischievous sometimes.

•   A. The boys are well-behaved sometimes.

•   B. The boys enjoy playing tricks and annoying people sometimes.

•   C. The boys miss their parents sometimes.

Multiple Choice

5. We are a very close-knit family.

•   A. Members of our family have very close relationships with each other.

•   B. Members of our family need each other.

• C. Members of our family are never close to each other.

While you read​

​Let's go

Multiple Choice

1.The text is mainly about the writer’s ………

• mother

• father

• two brothers

• home life

Multiple Choice

How often does the mother have to work on a night shift?

• one day a week

• two days a week

• three days a week

• seven days a week

Multiple Choice

The phrase “give a hand with” in the passage could be best replaced by ….

• help

• prepare

• be busy

• attempt

Multiple Choice

The word “ rushes” in line 14 is closest in meaning to ….

• comes into

• goes leisurely

• goes quickly

• drops by

Multiple Choice

Which is not true about the writer?

• She is now in grade 12 and under a lot of study pressure.

• She dislikes helping with the household chores.

• She takes the responsibility for washing the dishes, taking out the garbage and looking after her two younger brothers.

• She is attempting to win a place at a university.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of “come up” in line 28?

• happen

• encounter

• arrive

• clean

Multiple Choice

What is not the father’s responsibility?

• cleaning the house

• cooking

• mending things

• running the household

Multiple Choice

The author refers to “Men build the house and women make it home” to indicate that …

• Both men and women are good at building houses.

• Men and women have to live separately.

• Men’s responsibility is to work and support the family and women’s job is to look after the family.

• Men go out to work and women have to stay at home.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “ mischievous”?

• The boys are well-behaved sometimes.

• The boys enjoy playing tricks and annoying people sometimes.

• The boys miss their parents sometimes.

• The boys love joining my father in mending things sometimes.

Multiple Choice

The word “who” in paragraph 3 refers to…

• the father

• the mother

• the writer

• the boys