Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in her Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she told him. She understood little of what the Level 4 teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. She had struggled through a Level 3 class at a Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there were any questions, she told him that she didn’t understand most of what he had said. He told her not to worry; she could take the class again if she failed it the first time. She didn’t want to fail it the first time, however, or any time.
He gave them homework the first day, of course. They were supposed to write a 300-word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, she could write that essay in her native language. But there was no way she could write it in English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print was so tiny that trying to read just a few pages gave her a headache. On top of that was all the new vocabulary on each page. “I'm going to drop the class,” she said. She wanted to cry. When was she ever going to learn this language?
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class?
2.Did she say it was wonderful?
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said?
4.Did the teacher speak too fast?
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class?
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions?
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said?
8.Did he tell her to worry?
9.Could she take the class again?
10.Did she want to fail the class?
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in _____ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she _____ him. She understood little of what the Level _____ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. _____ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _____ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there _____ any questions, she told him that she didn’t _____ most of what he had said. He told _____ not to worry; she could take the class _____ if she failed it the first time. She _____ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, _____ any time.
He gave them homework the first _____ , of course. They were supposed to write a _____ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, _____ could write that essay in her native language. _____ there was no way she could write it _____ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print _____ so tiny that trying to read just a _____ pages gave her a headache. On top of _____ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “_____ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She _____ to cry. When was she ever going to _____ this language?
• drop(v): bỏ rơi • essay(n): luận văn • fail(v): rớt • headache(a): đau đầu • terrible(a): kinh khủng, tồi tệ • tiny(a): nhỏ xíu
===================
*Yes/No questions:
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class?Yes
2.Did she say it was wonderful?No
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said?No
4.Did the teacher speak too fast?Yes
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class?Yes
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions?Yes
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said?No
8.Did he tell her to worry?No
9.Could she take the class again?Yes
10.Did she want to fail the class?No
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in __her___ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she __told___ him. She understood little of what the Level __4___ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. ___She__ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _a____ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there ___are__ any questions, she told him that she didn’t _understand____ most of what he had said. He told ___her__ not to worry; she could take the class __again___ if she failed it the first time. She _did____ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, ___or__ any time.
He gave them homework the first ___day__ , of course. They were supposed to write a __300___ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, __she___ could write that essay in her native language. __But___ there was no way she could write it __in___ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print _was____ so tiny that trying to read just a ___few__ pages gave her a headache. On top of __that___ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “___I__ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She ___wanted__ to cry. When was she ever going to _learn____ this language?
==================
*Translate into Vietnamese:
Tiếng Anh thì rất khó
Johnny hỏi Dotty về ngày học đầu tiên của cô ở lớp tiếng Anh. Thật là tồi tệ, cô bảo. Cô chỉ hiểu một chút xíu những gì người thầy cấp độ 4 nói. Ông ta nói quá nhanh. Cô đã cố gắng để vượt qua được lớp cấp 3 tai một trường học Monrovia.
Khi thầy giáo hỏi còn câu hỏi nào nữa không, cô ấy nói với ông ta rằng cô không hiểu hầu hết những gì ông ta nói. Ông ta bảo cô không cần phải lo lắng; cô có thể học lại nếu cô rớt lần đầu. Cô không muốn rớt ngay lần đầu tiên, tất nhiên, không bất kì lần nào.
Ông ta ra bài về nhà cho học trò ngày đầu tiên, dĩ nhiên rồi. Họ phải viết một bài luận 300 từ mô tả việc quản lí súng ống. Dĩ nhiên rồi, Dotty nói, cô có thể viết bài luận đó bằng ngôn ngữ của mình. Nhưng không có cách nào để viết bằng tiếng Anh. Cô đưa cho Johnny coi cuốn sách giáo khoa. Chữ in rất nhỏ vì vậy mới đọc vài trang thôi là cô đã nhức đầu. Trên đầu mỗi trang là từ mới. "Mình sẽ bỏ lớp học thôi," cô nói. Cô muốn khóc. Khi nào thì mình mới học được cái ngôn ngữ này đây?
* drop: Bỏ rơi * essay: Luận văn * fail: Rớt * headache: Đau đầu * terrible: Kinh khủng * tiny: Nhỏ xíu
===================
*Yes/No questions:
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class? Yes
2.Did she say it was wonderful? No
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said? No
4.Did the teacher speak too fast? Yes
5.Had she stuggled through a level 3 class? Yes
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any quesstion? Yes
7.Did she tell him she un derstood most of qhat he had said? No
8.Did he tell her to worry? No
9.Could she take the class again? Yes
10.Did she want to fail the class? No
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in _her_ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she _told_ him. She understood little of what the Level _4_ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. _She_ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _a_ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there _are_ any questions, she told him that she didn’t _understand_ most of what he had said. He told _her_ not to worry; she could take the class _again_ if she failed it the first time. She _did_ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, _or_ any time.
He gave them homework the first _day_ , of course. They were supposed to write a _300_ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, _she_ could write that essay in her native language. _But_ there was no way she could write it _in_ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print _was_ so tiny that trying to read just a _few_ pages gave her a headache. On top of _that_ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “_I_ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She _wanted_ to cry. When was she ever going to _learn_ this language?
• drop (v) giọt, tạt sang thăm/ thôi học • essay: bài tập làm văn • fail (v) thất bại, trượt • headache: đâu đầu • terrible (adj) kinh khủng • tiny (adj) tí ti
===================
*Yes/No questions:
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class?yes
2.Did she say it was wonderful?no
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said?no
4.Did the teacher speak too fast?yes
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class? yes
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions?yes
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said?no
8.Did he tell her to worry?no
9.Could she take the class again?yes
10.Did she want to fail the class?no
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in __her___ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she __told___ him. She understood little of what the Level ___4__ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. __She___ had struggled through a Level 3 class at __a___ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there __are___ any questions, she told him that she didn’t ____understand___ most of what he had said. He told ___her__ not to worry; she could take the class ____again___ if she failed it the first time. She __did___ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, ___or__ any time.
He gave them homework the first __time___ , of course. They were supposed to write a ___300__ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, ___she__ could write that essay in her native language. __But___ there was no way she could write it ___in__ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print __was___ so tiny that trying to read just a ___few__ pages gave her a headache. On top of ______that__ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “___I__ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She ______wanted__ to cry. When was she ever going to ________learn___ this language?
*Yes/No questions: 1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class? Yes, he did. 2.Did she say it was wonderful? No, she didn't. 3.Did she understand everything the teacher said? No, she didn't. 4.Did the teacher speak too fast? Yes, he did. 5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class? Yes, she had. 6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions? Yes, he did. 7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said? No, she didn't. 8.Did he tell her to worry? No, he didn't. 9.Could she take the class again? Yes, she could. 10.Did she want to fail the class? No, she didn't.
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in ___her__ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she __told___ him. She understood little of what the Level __4___ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. ___She__ had struggled through a Level 3 class at __element___ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there ___were__ any questions, she told him that she didn’t ___understand__ most of what he had said. He told ___her__ not to worry; she could take the class ___again__ if she failed it the first time. She __didn___ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, __or___ any time.
He gave them homework the first ___time__ , of course. They were supposed to write a __300___ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, __she___ could write that essay in her native language. ___But__ there was no way she could write it __in___ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print ___was__ so tiny that trying to read just a __few___ pages gave her a headache. On top of __that___ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “__I___ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She ___wanted__ to cry. When was she ever going to ___learn__ this language?
*Translate into Vietnamese: Johnny hỏi Dotty về ngày học đầu tiên của cô ở lớp Duarte ESL. Thật là khủng khiếp, cô bảo. Cô chỉ hiểu một chút xíu những gì người thầy cấp độ 4 nói. Ông ta nói quá nhanh đối với cô. Cô đã cố gắng để vượt qua được lớp cấp 3 tại trường Monrovia.
Khi thầy giáo hỏi có câu hỏi nào không, cô ấy nói với ông ta rằng cô không hiểu hầu hết những gì ông ta nói. Ông ta bảo cô không cần phải lo lắng; cô có thể học lại nếu cô rớt lần đầu. Cô không muốn rớt ngay lần đầu tiên, dù có thế nào, hoặc bất kì lúc nào.
Ông ta ra bài về nhà cho học trò ngày đầu tiên, dĩ nhiên rồi. Họ phải viết một bài luận 300 từ mô tả việc quản lí súng ống. Dĩ nhiên, Dotty nói, cô có thể viết bài luận đó bằng ngôn ngữ của mình. Nhưng không có cách nào để viết bằng tiếng Anh. Cô đưa cho Johnny coi cuốn sách giáo khoa. Chữ in rất nhỏ vì vậy mới đọc vài trang thôi là cô đã nhức đầu. Trên đầu mỗi trang là từ mới. "Mình sẽ bỏ lớp học thôi," cô nói. Cô muốn khóc. Khi nào thì mình mới học được cái ngôn ngữ này đây?
• drop(v): bỏ rơi • essay(n): luận văn • fail(v): rớt • headache(a): đau đầu • terrible(a): kinh khủng, tồi tệ • tiny(a): nhỏ xíu
===================
*Yes/No questions:
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class?Yes
2.Did she say it was wonderful?No
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said?No
4.Did the teacher speak too fast?Yes
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class?Yes
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions?Yes
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said?No
8.Did he tell her to worry?No
9.Could she take the class again?Yes
10.Did she want to fail the class?No
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in __her___ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she __told___ him. She understood little of what the Level __4___ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. ___She__ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _a____ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there ___are__ any questions, she told him that she didn’t _understand____ most of what he had said. He told ___her__ not to worry; she could take the class __again___ if she failed it the first time. She _did____ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, ___or__ any time.
He gave them homework the first ___day__ , of course. They were supposed to write a __300___ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, __she___ could write that essay in her native language. __But___ there was no way she could write it __in___ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print _was____ so tiny that trying to read just a ___few__ pages gave her a headache. On top of __that___ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “___I__ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She ___wanted__ to cry. When was she ever going to _learn____ this language?
==================
*Translate into Vietnamese:
Tiếng Anh rất khó
Johnny hỏi Dotty về ngày học đầu tiên của cô ở lớp tiếng Anh. Thật là tồi tệ, cô bảo. Cô chỉ hiểu một chút xíu những gì người thầy cấp độ 4 nói. Ông ta nói quá nhanh. Cô đã cố gắng để vượt qua được lớp cấp 3 tai một trường học Monrovia.
Khi thầy giáo hỏi còn câu hỏi nào nữa không, cô ấy nói với ông ta rằng cô không hiểu hầu hết những gì ông ta nói. Ông ta bảo cô không cần phải lo lắng; cô có thể học lại nếu cô rớt lần đầu. Cô không muốn rớt ngay lần đầu tiên, tất nhiên, không bất kì lần nào.
Ông ta ra bài về nhà cho học trò ngày đầu tiên, dĩ nhiên rồi. Họ phải viết một bài luận 300 từ mô tả việc quản lí súng ống. Dĩ nhiên rồi, Dotty nói, cô có thể viết bài luận đó bằng ngôn ngữ của mình. Nhưng không có cách nào để viết bằng tiếng Anh. Cô đưa cho Johnny coi cuốn sách giáo khoa. Chữ in rất nhỏ vì vậy mới đọc vài trang thôi là cô đã nhức đầu. Trên đầu mỗi trang là từ mới. "Mình sẽ bỏ lớp học thôi," cô nói. Cô muốn khóc. Khi nào thì cô mới học được cái ngôn ngữ này đây?
*Yes/No questions: ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class? - Yes, he did. He asked Dotty about her first day in ESL class.
2.Did she say it was wonderful? - No, she didn't. She didn't say it was wonderful.
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said? - No, she didn't.She didn't understand everything the teacher said.
4.Did the teacher speak too fast? - [i] Yes, he did. He spoke too fast.
5. Had she struggled through a Level 3 class? - Yes, she had. She had struggled through a Level 3 class.
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions? - Yes, he did. The teacher asked if there were any questions.
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said? - No, she didn't. She didn't tell him she understood most of what he had said.
8.Did he tell her to worry? - No, he didn't. He didn't tell her to worry.
9.Could she take the class again? - Yes, she could. She could take the class again.
10.Did she want to fail the class? No, she didn't. She didn't want to fail the class.
*Fill in the blanks: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in her Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she told him. She understood little of what the Level 4 teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. She had struggled through a Level 3 class at a Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there were any questions, she told him that she didn’t understand most of what he had said. He told her not to worry; she could take the class again if she failed it the first time. She didn’t want to fail it the first time, however, or any time.
He gave them homework the first day , of course. They were supposed to write a 300 -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, she could write that essay in her native language. But there was no way she could write it in English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print was so tiny that trying to read just a few pages gave her a headache. On top of that was all the new vocabulary on each page. “I'm going to drop the class,” she said. She wanted to cry. When was she ever going to learn this language?
*Translate into Vietnamese: ------------------------------------------------------------------
Johnny hỏi Dotty cảm thấy như thế nào trong ngày học đầu tiên của lớp học ESL Duarte. Thật là khổ sở, cô bảo với anh. Cô hiểu được rất ít những điều thầy giáo lớp cấp độ 4 đã nói. Đối với cô thì ông nói quá nhanh. Cô đã cố hết sức để qua được lớp cấp độ 3 tại một trường học ở Monrovia.
Khi thầy giáo hỏi còn có câu hỏi nào nữa không, cô nói với ông cô không hiểu được hầu hết những điều ông đã nói. Ông bảo cô đừng lo lắng, vì cô có thể học lại lớp này lần nữa nếu cô trượt trong lần đầu tiên. Dù thế nào đi nữa và luôn luôn như thế, cô không muốn bị rớt trong lần đầu tiên.
Thầy giao cho bài tập về nhà trong ngày học đầu tiên, tất nhiên là thế rồi. Cả lớp có nhiệm vụ viết một bài tiểu luận 300 từ về ủng hộ việc quản lý súng ống. Tất nhiên, Dotty nói, cô có thể viết bài luận văn đó bằng tiếng mẹ đẻ của mình, nhưng không biết làm cách nào để cô có thể viết bằng tiếng Anh được. Cô chỉ cho Johnny thấy cuốn sách giáo khoa. Chữ in quá nhỏ nên việc cố gắng đọc một vài trang đã làm cho cô nhức hết cả đầu. Trên đầu mỗi trang là phần từ vựng mới. "Chắc tớ bỏ học lớp này giữa chừng quá," cô nói. Cô muốn khóc. Biết đến bao giờ cô mới học được ngôn ngữ này chứ?"
• drop: làm rơi • essay: bài luận văn • fail: rớt • headache: đau đầu • terrible: kinh khủng • tiny: nhỏ xíu
===================
*Yes/No questions:
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class? YES
2.Did she say it was wonderful? NO
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said? NO
4.Did the teacher speak too fast? YES
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class? YES
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions? YES
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said? NO
8.Did he tell her to worry? NO
9.Could she take the class again? YES
10.Did she want to fail the class? NO
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in _HER_ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she _TOLD_ him. She understood little of what the Level _4_ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. _SHE_ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _A_ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there _WERE_ any questions, she told him that she didn’t _UNDERSTAND_ most of what he had said. He told _HER_ not to worry; she could take the class _AGAIN_ if she failed it the first time. She _DIDN’t want to fail it the first time, however, _OR_ any time.
He gave them homework the first _DAY_, of course. They were supposed to write a _300_ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, _SHE_ could write that essay in her native language. __BUT__ there was no way she could write it __IN__ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print __WAS__ so tiny that trying to read just a __FEW__ pages gave her a headache. On top of __THAT__ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “__I__ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She __WANTED__ to cry. When was she ever going to __LEARN__ this language?
==================
*Translate into Vietnamese:
Tiếng Anh khó quá.
Johnny hỏi Dotty đã trãi qua ngày đầu tiên học tiếng anh của cô như thê nào. Nó thật kinh khủng, cô nói với anh ta. Cô chỉ hiểu một chút những gì giáo viên cấp độ 4 nói. Đối với cô thì ông nói quá nhanh. Cô đã cố gắng để vượt qua cấp độ 3 ở trường Monrovia.
Khi thấy giáo hỏi cô có câu hỏi nào nữa không, cô nói với ông rằng hầu như cô không hiểu những gì ông nói. Ông bảo cô đừng lo lắng; cô có thể học lại nếu cô bị rớt lần đầu tiên. Cô không muốn bị rớt dù lần đầu tiên hoặc bất cứ lần nào.
Dĩ nhiên ông vẫn giao bài tập cho họ vào ngày học đầu tiên. Họ có nhiệm vụ phải viết một bài luận 300 từ về việc ủng hộ việc quản lý súng ống. Dĩ nhiên ông nói với cô rằng cô có thể viết bài văn đó bằng tiếng mẹ đẻ. Nhưng cô ta không cách nào có thể viết nó bằng tiếng Anh được. Cô đưa cuốn sách cho Johnny. Chữ in quá nhỏ đến nỗi chỉ cố gắng đọc vài trang thì cô đã nhức đầu. Phía trên đầu mỗi trang sách là từ mới. Cô nói: “Tôi sẽ bỏ lớp học” Cô muốn khóc. Không biết bao giờ cô sẽ học được ngôn ngữ này? ======================
1.Did Johnny ask Dotty about her first day in ESL class? yes
2.Did she say it was wonderful? no
3.Did she understand everything the teacher said? no
4.Did the teacher speak too fast? yes
5.Had she struggled through a Level 3 class? yes
6.Did the teacher ask if there were any questions? yes
7.Did she tell him she understood most of what he had said? no
8.Did he tell her to worry? no
9.Could she take the class again? yes
10.Did she want to fail the class? no
===================
*Fill in the blanks:
Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in __her___ Duarte ESL class was. It was terrible, she _told____ him. She understood little of what the Level __4___ teacher said. He spoke too fast for her. _She____ had struggled through a Level 3 class at _a____ Monrovia school.
When the teacher asked if there _were____ any questions, she told him that she didn’t __understand___ most of what he had said. He told __her___ not to worry; she could take the class again if she failed it the first time. She ___didn__ ’t want to fail it the first time, however, ___or__ any time.
He gave them homework the first _day____ , of course. They were supposed to write a __300___ -word essay supporting gun control. Of course, Dotty said, _she____ could write that essay in her native language. But_____ there was no way she could write it _in____ English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print ___was__ so tiny that trying to read just a __few___ pages gave her a headache. On top of __that___ was all the new vocabulary on each page. “____i_ 'm going to drop the class,” she said. She __wanted___ to cry. When was she ever going to __learn___ this language?
ESL đăng ký: Bạn không cần phải đăng ký gì cả. Chỉ việc nhẩy vào bài ESL 1 học và làm bài tập. Tiếp tục những bài kế tiếp càng nhanh càng tốt. Mình sẽ 888 và thỉnh thoảng cùng nhau nhắc nhở cho vui hén. Chứ thật ra việc học là việc của tự bản thân mình. Mình giỏi thì mình được nhờ hén.
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