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Homework 8

Deadline 18 p.m, Friday


Passage 1:
Swim Lessons
Swimming is fun! It is time to learn how. What happens at a swim lesson?
First, you meet your teacher. Then, into the water you go! You will learn in the
shallow: nông, cạn, không sâu end of the pool. You can stand up in the water there.
Your teacher might have you start by jumping up and down in the water. Jump, jump,
jump! You and the other children jump in one place. Then you jump together across the
pool.
Next, the teacher might ask you to blow bubbles. The water feels cool on your face.
You lift your face to take a breath: lấy hơi, and then blow more bubbles in the water.
Kicking is a big part of swimming. Hold onto: bám chặt vào cái gì đó the wall and
kick your legs. “Try to splash: té, vẩy, làm bắn nước me over here!” your teacher might
shout: la hét, nói to with a smile.
Every day, you will learn something new. You will learn how to float. You will learn
how to move your arms. Soon: ngay sau đó, you will be able to move your arms and kick
at the same time. Before you know it, you will be swimming across the pool!
 Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1. What will you learn first?
A. to kick your legs
B. to blow bubbles in the water
C. to jump up and down
D. how to move your arms
2. What happens before you learn to kick?
A. You float in the water.
B. You move your arms.
C. You swim across the pool.
D. You blow bubbles in the water.
3. What would you do after you jump in one place?
A. jump across the pool
B. stand in the shallow end
C. learn how to move your arms
D. move your arms while you kick
4. Which one is a time order word?
A. so
B. next
C. and
D. for
 Underline three important things you do when you learn to swim.
Passage 2:
Island Home, Mountain Home
My name is Juan. I live on an island. My house is made of wood. It sits on top of long,
strong poles: cái cọc that go deep into the sand. When storms hit the shore: bờ biển, the
water rushes right: chảy mạnh, lao vào under my house!
The air is warm where I live. I wear shorts and a T-shirt. I wear a hat to keep the sun
off my face. My older brother and I sail our little boat on the sea. We catch many fish.
Our mother cooks them for dinner.
My name is Dana. I live in the mountains. My family and I live in a home made of
pine tree logs: khúc gỗ. When it snows, my father shovels: tạo ra, dọn sạch bằng xẻng a
path from our door to the road. The snow on the sides: cạnh, mép of the path piles up:
chất thành đống so high that it is above my head!
I wear a jacket in the winter. I wear a hat and gloves, too. In the summer, my brother
and I pick berries. We bake a berry pie: bánh được bọc trong 1 lớp vỏ.
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1. What is the passage about?
A. different places people live
B. what mountains look like
C. how to catch fish in the sea
D. places that are warm all the time
2. How is Juan’s home the same as Dana’s?
A. It is by the water.
B. It sits on poles.
C. It is made of wood.
D. Water rushes under it.
3. One way Juan and Dana are the same is that they both .
A. sail boats
B. pick berries
C. wear gloves
D. have brothers
4. Why did the author write the passage?
A. to teach you how to catch fish
B. to tell you about two places where people live
C. to persuade you to move to a new place
D. to entertain you with a story about kids

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