Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow last week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because they got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego resident told a TV reporter that one more storm was coming in that would determine the winner. "I hope we get five more feet," he said. "That'll beat Redfield." This is the most snow the region has received in six years.
"The people who worry about global warming should come visit us. They'll worry less," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors would have to wait till some snow melted, because most local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were waiting until after the next storm before they began to clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all week. Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't go ice skating or skiing because the roads were closed. But they did play in the snow, make snowmen, and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good week for me," complained one high school student. "I had to help my dad shovel all the snow off the roof." When he finished doing that, his dad asked him to shovel the snow off the driveway and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school to reopen," he said.
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night?
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow?
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous?
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter?
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow?
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years?
8.Were most local roads open?
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads?
10.Were schools closed all week?
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*Fill in the blanks:
Gary and Alma were having problems, again.
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow _____ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because _____ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego _____ told a TV reporter that one more storm _____ coming in that would determine the winner. "I _____ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll _____ Redfield." This is the most snow the region _____ received in six years.
"The people who worry _____ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry _____ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors _____ have to wait till some snow melted, because _____ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were _____ until after the next storm before they began _____ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all _____ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't _____ ice skating or skiing because the roads were _____ . But they did play in the snow, make _____ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good _____ for me," complained one high school student. "I _____ to help my dad shovel all the snow _____ the roof." When he finished doing that, his _____ asked him to shovel the snow off the _____ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
• determine:xác định • global:toàn cầu • local:địa phương • melt:tan chảy • resident:cư dân địa phương • shovel:xúc ( bằng xuổng ) • sidewalk:vỉa hè • snowplow:xe ủi tuyết • worry:lo lắng
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey?No,it isn't
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night?No,it didn't
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow?Yes,it did
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous?Yes,they are
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter? No,he didn't 6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow?Yes, he doesn't
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years?No,this isn't
8.Were most local roads open?No,they weren't
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads?Yes,they were
10.Were schools closed all week?Yes,they were
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*Fill in the blanks:
Gary and Alma were having problems, again.
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow __last___ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because _they____ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego _resident____ told a TV reporter that one more storm __was___ coming in that would determine the winner. "I __hope___ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll __beat___ Redfield." This is the most snow the region _has____ received in six years.
"The people who worry _about____ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry __less___ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors _would____ have to wait till some snow melted, because _most____ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were _waiting____ until after the next storm before they began _to____ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all _week____ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't _go____ ice skating or skiing because the roads were _closed____ . But they did play in the snow, make snowmen_____ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good __week___ for me," complained one high school student. "I _had____ to help my dad shovel all the snow _off____ the roof." When he finished doing that, his _dad____ asked him to shovel the snow off the _driveway____ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
• determine: quyết định • global: toàn cầu • local: địa phương • melt: tan chảy • resident: người dân • shovel: xúc bằng xẻng • sidewalk: vỉa hè • snowplow: máy xúc tuyết • worry: lo ngại, lo lắng
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey? No, it isn't. Its a town in New York
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night? Yes, it did
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow? Yes, it did
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous? Yes, they are
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter? yes, he/she did
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow? Yes, he/she does
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years? No, it isn't. This is the most snow the region has received in six years.
8.Were most local roads open?No, they weren't. Most local roads were closed
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads?No, they weren't. The snowplows were waiting until after the next storm before they began to clear all the roads.
10.Were schools closed all week?Yes, they were.
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*Fill in the blanks:
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow last week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because they got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego resident told a TV reporter that one more storm was coming in that would determine the winner. "I hope we get five more feet," he said. "That'll beat Redfield." This is the most snow the region has received in six years.
"The people who worry about global warming should come visit us. They'll worry less," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors would have to wait till some snow melted, because most local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were waiting until after the next storm before they began to clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all week. Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't go ice skating or skiing because the roads were closed. But they did play in the snow, make snowmen, and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good week for me," complained one high school student. "I had to help my dad shovel all the snow off the roof." When he finished doing that, his dad asked him to shovel the snow off the driveway and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school to reopen," he said.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Redfield, NY, đã nhận được một lượng tuyết dày 12 feet vào tuần trước. Hàng xóm của nó là Oswego đã phải ganh tỵ khi chỉ nhận được lượng tuyết dày 10 feet. Một người dân Oswego đã nói với phóng viên rằng một trận tuyết sắp đến sẽ quyết định thị trấn nào thắng cuộc. Anh ta nói " tôi hi vọng thị trấn của chúng tôi sẽ nhận thêm được trên 5 feet tuyết","Như thế thì sẽ đánh bại được Redfield". Đây là vùng có nhiều tuyết rơi nhất trong vòng sáu năm nay.
"Những ai lo ngại về sự ấm lên toàn cầu nên đến gặp chúng tôi. Họ sẽ bớt lo lắng hơn," một cư dân Redfiled đã nói. Anh ta bảo bất cứ khách du lịch nào cũng phải đợi đến khi tuyết tan, bởi vì hầu hết các con đường ở địa phương đều không thể đi được. Ngay cả máy xúc tuyết cũng phải đợi đến sau trận bão kế tiếp mới bắt đầu dọn sạch đường phố.
Các trường học đóng cửa cả tuần. Hầu hết những đứa trẻ đều vui vì điều đó. Chúng có thể đi trượt tuyết hoặc trượt băng bởi vì đường phố đã bị đóng. Nhưng chúng cũng có thể chơi tuyết, làm người tuyết, và chọi banh tuyết với nhau.
"Đây không hẳn là tuần lễ vui vẻ đối với tôi,"một học sinh trung học phàn nàn. " Tôi phải giúp bố xúc dọn tuyết trên mái nhà." Khi cậu ấy vừa làm xong thì bố cậu ta kêu xúc tuyết khỏi đường xe chạy và trên vỉa hè. Cậu bảo "Tôi không thể đợi đến lúc trường mở cửa trở lại,"
• determine: XÁC ĐỊNH • global: TOÀN CẦU • local: ĐỊA PHƯƠNG • melt: TAN CHẢY • resident: DÂN CƯ • shovel: XẺNG • sidewalk: LỐI ĐI BỘ • snowplow: XE ỦI TUYẾT • worry: LO LẮNG
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey? - NO.
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night? - NO.
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow? - YES.
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous? - YES.
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter? -NO.
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow? - YES.
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years? - NO.
8.Were most local roads open? - NO.
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads? - YES.
10.Were schools closed all week? - YES.
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*Fill in the blanks:
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow __LAST__ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because __THEY__ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego __RESIDENT__ told a TV reporter that one more storm __WAS__ coming in that would determine the winner. "I __HOPE__ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll __BEAT__ Redfield." This is the most snow the region __HAS__ received in six years.
"The people who worry ____ABOUT__ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry __LESS__ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors __WOULD__ have to wait till some snow melted, because __MOST__ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were __WAITING__ until after the next storm before they began __TO__ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all __WEEK__ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't __GO__ ice skating or skiing because the roads were __CLOSED__ . But they did play in the snow, make __SNOWMEN__ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good __WEEK__ for me," complained one high school student. "I __HAD__ to help my dad shovel all the snow __OFF__ the roof." When he finished doing that, his __DAD__ asked him to shovel the snow off the __DRIVEWAY__ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
• determine(v): quyết định, xác định • global(a): toàn cầu • local(a): địa phương • melt(v): tan chảy • resident(n): cư dân • shovel(v): xúc • sidewalk(n): vỉa hè • snowplow(n): cái ủi tuyết • worry(v): lo lắng
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey?No
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night?No
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow?Yes
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous?Yes
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter?No
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow?Yes
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years?No
8.Were most local roads open?No
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads?No
10.Were schools closed all week?Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow ___last__ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because __they___ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego __resident___ told a TV reporter that one more storm __was__ coming in that would determine the winner. "I ___hope__ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll __beat___ Redfield." This is the most snow the region ___has__ received in six years.
"The people who worry __about___ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry __less___ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors ___would__ have to wait till some snow melted, because __most___ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were __waiting___ until after the next storm before they began __to___ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all _week____ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't ___go__ ice skating or skiing because the roads were __closed___ . But they did play in the snow, make _snowmen____ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good __week___ for me," complained one high school student. "I ___had__ to help my dad shovel all the snow __of___ the roof." When he finished doing that, his ____dad_ asked him to shovel the snow off the ___driveway__ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Những thị trấn bị bão tuyết đánh
Redfield, New York, nhận được mười hai feet tuyết tuần trước. Hàng xóm của nó ở Osswego đang ganh tỵ bởi họ chỉ nhận được mười feet tuyết. Một cư dân ở Oswego nói cho một phóng viên truyền hình rằng một cơn bão đang đến và nó sẽ quyết định người thắng cuộc. "Tôi hi vọng chúng tôi sẽ nhận thêm chừng năm feet tuyết nữa," anh ta nói. "Điều đó sẽ đánh bại Redfield." Đây là khu vực ngập tuyết sâu nhất trong vòng sau năm qua.
"Ai mà lo lắng về vấn đề nóng lên toàn cầu thì nên tới đây thăm chúng tôi. Họ sẽ ít lo lắng hơn." một cư dân Redfield nói. Anh ta nói rằng khách du lịch sẽ phải đợi cho tuyết tan, bởi vì hầu hết những con đường địa phương đã bị đóng. Ngay cả những cái máy ủi tuyết cũng phải đợi cho đến hết cơn bão tiếp theo mới có thể bắt đầu hoạt động.
Trường học đóng cửa hàng tuần. Rất nhiều đứa trẻ hạnh phúc vì điều này. Chúng không thể đi trượt tuyết hay trượt băng vì đường đã bị nghẽn. Nhưng chúng chơi tuyết, làm người tuyết hay chơi đấu tuyết.
"Đó không phải là một tuần tốt cho tôi," một học sinh trung học than phiền. "Tôi phải giúp cha tôi xúc tuyết ra khỏi mái nhà." Khi cậu ta làm xong, cha của cậu bắt cậu xúc tuyết ra khỏi đường xe ra vào và vỉa hè. "Tôi không thể đợi lâu hơn nữa cho tới lúc trường học mở cửa lại," cậu ta nói.
Nộp bài ESL 38: Towns Hit by Snowstorms *Vocabulary:
• determine: Giải quyết • global: Toàn cầu • local: Địa phương • melt: Tan ra • resident: Cung cấp nhà cửa • shovel: Cái xẻng • sidewalk: Lề đường • snowplow: Xe dọn tuyết • worry: Lo lắng
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey? No
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night? No
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow? Yes
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous? Yes
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter? No
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow? Yes
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years? No
8.Were most local roads open? No
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads? Yes
10.Were schools closed all week? Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Gary and Alma were having problems, again.
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow _last_ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because _they_ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego _resident_ told a TV reporter that one more storm _was_ coming in that would determine the winner. "I _hope_ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll _beat_ Redfield." This is the most snow the region _has_ received in six years.
"The people who worry _about_ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry _less_ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors _would_ have to wait till some snow melted, because _most_ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were _waiting_ until after the next storm before they began _to_ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all _week_ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't _go_ ice skating or skiing because the roads were _closed_ . But they did play in the snow, make snowmen , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good _week_ for me," complained one high school student. "I _had_ to help my dad shovel all the snow _off_ the roof." When he finished doing that, his _dad_ asked him to shovel the snow off the _driveway_ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
• determine (v)quyết định, xác định rõ • global (adj) thuộc địa cầu • local (adj) địa phương • melt: tan chảy • resident: công dân, thường trú dân • shovel: cái xẻng • sidewalk: vỉa hè • snowplow: cái ủi tuyết • worry: lo lắng
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*Yes/No questions:
1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey? no, New York
2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night?no, last week
3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow?yes
4.Are the people in Oswego jealous?yes
5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter?no, TV reporter
6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow?yes
7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years?no, ten years
8.Were most local roads open?no, they were closed
9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads?no, they were waiting till after the next storm
10.Were schools closed all week?yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Gary and Alma were having problems, again.
Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow ______last__ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because ______they__ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego ____resident___ told a TV reporter that one more storm ___were__ coming in that would determine the winner. "I ______hope__ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll __beat___ Redfield." This is the most snow the region ___has__ received in six years.
"The people who worry ____about___ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry ____less___ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors ______would__ have to wait till some snow melted, because ____most___ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were ____waiting___ until after the next storm before they began ___to__ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all __week___ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't ___go__ ice skating or skiing because the roads were __closed___ . But they did play in the snow, make ____snowmans___ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good ______week__ for me," complained one high school student. "I ___had__ to help my dad shovel all the snow __off___ the roof." When he finished doing that, his __dad___ asked him to shovel the snow off the ____driveway___ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
*Yes/No questions: 1.Is Redfield a town in New Jersey? No, it isn't. 2.Did Redfield receive 12 feet of snow last night? Yes, it did. 3.Did Oswego get ten feet of snow? Yes, it did. 4.Are the people in Oswego jealous? Yes, they are. 5.Did an Oswego resident talk to a newspaper reporter? No, he didn't. 6.Does the Oswego resident hope to get five more feet of snow? Yes, it does. 7.Is this the most snow the region has received in sixty years? No, this isn't. 8.Were most local roads open? No, they weren't. 9.Were the snowplows clearing all the roads? Yes, they were. 10.Were schools closed all week? Yes, it were.
*Fill in the blanks: Redfield, New York, received twelve feet of snow __last___ week. Its neighbors in Oswego are jealous because __they___ got only ten feet of snow. An Oswego ___resident__ told a TV reporter that one more storm __was___ coming in that would determine the winner. "I __hope___ we get five more feet," he said. "That'll ___beat__ Redfield." This is the most snow the region __has___ received in six years.
"The people who worry __about___ global warming should come visit us. They'll worry __less___ ," said a Redfield resident. He said any visitors __would___ have to wait till some snow melted, because __most___ local roads were closed. Even the snowplows were __waiting___ until after the next storm before they began ___to__ clear all the roads.
Schools were closed all ___week__ . Most kids were happy about it. They couldn't ___go__ ice skating or skiing because the roads were ___close__ . But they did play in the snow, make ___snowman__ , and have snowball fights.
"It wasn't a good ___week__ for me," complained one high school student. "I ___had__ to help my dad shovel all the snow ___on__ the roof." When he finished doing that, his ___dad__ asked him to shovel the snow off the ___driveway__ and the sidewalk. "I can't wait for school reopen," he said.
*Translate into Vietnamese: Redfield, New York, nhận được mười hai feet tuyết tuần trước. Hàng xóm của nó ở Osswego ghen tỵ vì họ chỉ nhận được mười feet tuyết. Một cư dân ở Oswego nói cho một phóng viên truyền hình rằng một cơn bão đang đến và nó sẽ quyết định người thắng cuộc. "Tôi hi vọng chúng tôi sẽ nhận thêm năm feet tuyết nữa," anh ta nói. "Điều đó sẽ đánh bại Redfield." Đây là khu vực ngập tuyết sâu nhất trong vòng "sáu" năm qua.
"Ai lo lắng về vấn đề nóng lên toàn cầu thì nên tới đây thăm chúng tôi. Họ sẽ ít lo lắng hơn." một cư dân Redfield nói. Anh ta nói rằng khách du lịch sẽ phải đợi cho tới khi tuyết tan, bởi vì hầu hết những con đường địa phương đã bị đóng. Ngay cả những cái máy ủi tuyết cũng phải đợi cho đến hết cơn bão tiếp theo mới có thể bắt đầu hoạt động.
Trường học đóng cửa hàng tuần. Rất nhiều đứa trẻ vui mừng vì điều này. Chúng không thể đi trượt tuyết hay trượt băng vì đường đã bị nghẽn. Nhưng chúng chơi tuyết, làm người tuyết hay chơi đấu tuyết.
"Đó không phải là một tuần tốt cho em," một học sinh trung học than phiền. "Em phải giúp cha xúc tuyết ra khỏi mái nhà." Khi cậu ta làm xong, cha của cậu bắt cậu xúc tuyết ra khỏi đường xe ra vào và vỉa hè. "Em không thể đợi lâu hơn nữa cho tới lúc trường học mở cửa lại," cậu ta nói.
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