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READING COMPREHENSION 2 – Lesson 2
(BỔ TRỢ ĐỌC HIỂU 2 – Buổi 2)

Exercise 1: Read the following book review of “First Term at Malory Towers” and complete
the tasks.

First Term at Malory Towers is the first book in the Malory Towers series. Enid Blyton wrote
the series between 1946 and 1952. Malory Towers is a boarding school for girls. The girls live
there during the school term. There are six books in the Malory Towers series. Each book is
about one year of the school.
The main character in the Malory Towers stories is Darrel Rivers. In First Term at Malory
Towers, Darrell leaves her home to travel to her new school. Darrell is very excited when the
taxi arrives to take her and her mother to London. When they arrive at the station, they see lots
of other girls in Malory Towers uniforms on the platform. Darrel feels nervous when she sees
all the girls, because she doesn’t know any of them. A friendly girl called Alicia Johns shows
Darrell what to do. They get onto a special train for Malory Towers students. Darrell feels
lonely when her mother leaves the station, but Alicia makes Darrell feel better. Darrell meets
two other new students on the train. Their names are Sally and Gwendoline. By the time the
train arrives at Malory Tower, Darrell has three new friends and she is very happy.
Darrell likes Malory Towers. The school looks like a castle. There are four boarding houses at
the school. Their names are “North Tower”, “South Tower”, “West Tower”, and “East Tower”
Darrell’s boarding house is North Tower and her house mistress is called Miss Potts. The head
mistress is called Miss Grayling. Miss Grayling tells the girls that it is very important to become
good, strong women and to help others. Darrell tries hard to be good, but she sometimes makes
mistakes.
First Term at Malory Towers is a funny, exciting story with interesting characters. The story is
full of great adventures, and it has a happy ending. It made me want to read more about Darrell
and her friends in the other Malory Towers books.
Natalie, aged 9

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A. Circle the synonyms of the words

(Khoanh tròn từ đồng nghĩa với các từ dưới đây)

1. be excited

A. be sad B. be scared C. be really happy

2. a full of

A. little B. many C. not much

3. make mistakes

A. do something wrong

B. do something right

C. do homework

4. school term

A. school semester

B. school teacher

C. school friend

B. Write Vietnamese meanings of the words

(Viết nghĩa tiếng Việt của các từ sau)

1. boarding school
2. leave A to B
3. take somebody to somewhere
4. at the station
5. on the platform
6. boarding house
7. house mistress
8. the head mistress
9. make mistakes
10. adventure

C. Fill in the blanks to complete the text

(Điền từ còn thiếu để hoàn thiện đoạn văn)

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First Term at Malory Towers is the ……………..(1) book in the
Malory Towers series. ……………………..(2) wrote the series
between 1946 and 1952. Malory Towers is a …………………….(3) for
girls. The girls live there during the ………………..(4). There are
………………………..(5) books in the Malory Towers series. Each book is about one year of
the school.
First Term at Malory Towers is a funny, …………………….(6) story with interesting
characters. The story is full of great …………………..(7), and it has a happy ending. It made
me want to ………………………..(8) more about Darrell and her friends in the other Malory
Towers books.
D. Answer the following questions

1. Who wrote the Malory Towers series?

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2. How does Darrell feel when her mother leaves the station?

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3. What does Natalie think about the story First term at Malory Towers?

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Exercise 2: Review the following news with 3 parts (introduction, summary of the news
and your feelings about the news)

(Hãy viết 1 đoạn văn nêu cảm nhận của em về bản tin sau, với đủ 3 phần (giới thiệu, tóm tắt
bản tin và cảm nhận)

break hear come leave

go
TEENAGE PARTY ENDS IN
TEARS
When Jack and Kelly Harman _______ away on
holiday, they ________ their teenage daughter
alone in the house. Her parents said she could
have some friends to stay. However, Zoe decided
to have a party. Forty uninvited guests arrived.
They __________ furniture, smashed windows
and the TV. When Mr. and Mrs Harman
____________ the news, they ________home
immediately.

1. End: Kết thúc

2. Tears: Nước mắt

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3. Go away on holiday: Đi du lịch

4. Teenage: tuổi teen

5. Daughter: con gái

6. Alone: một mình (FA: Forever alone)

7. Have a party: tổ chức tiệc

8. Uninvited guest: khách không mời

9. Furniture: đồ đạc

10. Smash: đập phá

11. Hear: nghe thấy

12. Leave: rời đi

13. Immediately: ngay lập tức

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