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LANGUAGE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Vocabulary: Education and Medical Grammar: Past Simple Tense (Question word) Function: Expressing feelings and ideas I think…/ In my opinion,…

LANGUAGE SKILLS Speaking : To answer the question about the story. Reading : To read for comprehension and answer. Writing : To write and share the opinion about the story

VOCABULARY TEST Match the words to their definitions. 1. awarda. place where doctors and nurses work 2. educationb. a prize for something that somebody has done 3. invitec. afraid 4. orphanaged. training and instruction 5. medical centree. a person who supports a political party, an idea, etc. 6. frightenedf. place where child whose parents are dead live 7. persuadeg. to make somebody to do something by giving them good reasons ________ 8. supporter for doing it h. ask somebody to go somewhere or to do

ANSWER 1. b 2. d 3. h 4. f 5. a 6. c 7.g 8. e

VOCABULARY Award (n.) The teacher gave him an award for honesty.

VOCABULARY Education (n.) The education is an important thing in the present world.

VOCABULARY invite (v.) I was invited to Jane’s wedding.

VOCABULARY orphanage (n.) Jonas was sent to an orphanage since he was eight because his parents died.

VOCABULARY frightened (adj.) My sister is frightened about the dark.

VOCABULARY persuade (v.) We tried to persuade my parents to go to the beach in summer.

VOCABULARY supporter (n.) I will be a supporter for your next birthday.

VOCABULARY medical centre (n. This afternoon they are going to a medical centre in order to see the doctor.

PRE-READING 1.Are there children in your country who don’t have families? 2. Is life easy or difficult for these children? Why? 3. Who looks after these children?

1In February 2003, an Irish woman called Christina Noble was invited to Buckingham Palace in London to meet Prince Charles. He gave her a very special award. The award was for all the work she has done for children in Vietnam. Christina has helped many thousands of Vietnamese street children. She has given them clothes, food and places to live. She has also helped them with their education, and persuaded doctors to help them when they are sick. SPECIAL AWARD

2Christina was born in Ireland in Her family was very poor. Her mother died when she was just ten years old and her father did not look after his children. Christina lived on the streets with her brothers and sisters until she was sent away to live in an orphanage. She left the orphanage when she was sixteen, and lived in a park. One night in 1971, Christina had a dream. In her dream she saw many frightened and hurt children. Above the children was the word ‘Vietnam.’ Christina decided to go to Vietnam to help the children. SPECIAL AWARD

3It wasn’t until 1989 that Christina finally arrived in Vietnam. At first she worked alone from her hotel room. Then she began to raise money for a medical centre, which opened in Christina now has many supporters, who help her to raise money around the world. Because her own childhood was so hard, Christina understands the problems of the street children in Vietnam. That’s why she works so hard to help them.

POST-READING Vocabulary A1. education 2. award 3. dream 4. orphanage 5. invited

POST-READING Vocabulary B1. place where doctors and nurses work 2. afraid 3. the time when she was a child 4. made him agree 5. children without homes

POST-READING In other words A1 - To tell the story of how Christina Noble went to Vietnam to help street children. B1. Paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 3. Paragraph 3

POST-READING General understanding 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T

POST-READING In detail 1. Prince Charles. 2. In New Jersey, USA. 3. Because she has helped many thousands of Vietnamese street children. 4.In Ireland. 5. She lived on the street. 6. She saw many frightened and hurt children and the word ‘Vietnam’ above the children.