3A. CHANGING LIFE!

VOCABULARY
Match the words below the most suitable picture.

Basement room Broken Farm Neighbor Tornado Wind

Tornado Basement Room Wind

farm Broken Neighbor

READING

JOE`S FARM
Joe was the son of a farmer. His father´s farm was poor, and Joe worked on it for a long time, but then
his father died, and Joe decided to sell his farm and buy one in a better place. He hoped to be rich soon.
He bought a farm in the east of the country, but then Ms. Chapman, a new neighbor, said to him that
the weather was often very bad there. The wind was very strong, and it usually broke windows and
doors. Also, she mentioned that he must build a basement room under the ground, and then he and his
family could go down there and they could be safe of the wind.
So Joe built the basement under the ground. It was a lot of work, because the ground was hard.
But after that, the weather was good for a very long time. There was no wind, and Joe spoke angrily.
He said, “Why did I listen to my neighbors? I did not have to make that room under the ground. The
wind never blows strongly here.”
But then one day there was a very strong wind, it was a tornado, and Joe and his family had to go
down to the basement room. They were there for a long time, approximately 4 hours. Then, the wind
stopped, and they came up. All the windows and doors of their house were broken.
Joe was not angry about his work. He smiled happily and thanked his neighbors for the great advice.

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Read the text and answer the following questions:
3. What was Joe`s father`s profession?
she´´ s father was farm
4. Why did Joe decide to sell his father`s farm?
because his father died
5. Why was Joe so angry with Ms. Chapman?
because Ms. Chapman, a new neighbor, said to him that the weather was often very bad there.
6. Why did he need to build a basement room?
because then he and his family could go down there and they could be safe of the wind
7. How long did Joe and his family have to stay in the basement room?
They were there for a long time, approximately 4 hours.
8. What did the tornado do to Joe`s house?
The tornado broke his windows and doors

LISTENING
Listen to Randall talking about his hiking family. Then, read the question and circle the right answers
1. Where was Randall born?
a Indiana b Venezuela c Utah

2. How old was Randall when he had to move to Venezuela?

a 9 b 15 c 19

3. What university did he attend to?

a Ohio state university b University of Utah c Brigham Young university

4. What major did Randall obtain from university?

a English education b Spanish Education c Psychology

5. How long did Randall and his wife live in Japan?

a 8 years b 6 years c 4 years

6. How many children does Randall have?

a 2 b 3 c 4

9. Which of the following sports and leisure activities do Randall and his children do together?
a playing video games b camping c going hiking

10. What is Randal`s opinion about raising children?

a Parents have to go for their b Parents need to spend c Parents need to
professional development more time with children communicate with their
to give children a better playing video games. children and try to solve
education. problems together.

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