HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

FALCUTY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

READING WRITING 1

READING PORTFOLIO

Full name: Pham Chau Anh

Student ID: 725701020

Class: A1_K72

Ha Noi, 15nd November 2022

THIS PORTFOLIO INCLUDES:

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Content summary 2

1.3 Reflection on the article 3

1.4 Vocabulary 4
1.1. Introduction

Name of the article: Imagine the Smithsonian is under attack: This “army” is
ready.

Topic: Law

Source: https://newsela.com/read/smithsonian-attack-drill/id/2001031598/?
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1.2. Content summary

 This article discusses about a training session. A group of Army reservists carried
out a most unusual exercise: They trained to remove artifacts from a museum under
threat. The drill was part of the Army Monuments Officer Training program. The
leaders of the program are Colonel Scott DeJesse and Corine Wegener. The purpose of
this program is to preserve cultural heritage objects during times of crisis. The training
began August 3 and ended with a graduation ceremony August 12. About 21 people
took part in the training session. They came from the United States, Europe and the
Middle East. The National Museum of the United States Army is the place for the
training. This is the imaginative story: “This was the story: The Smithsonia Museum is
in the country of Pinelandia. It was about to be attacked by enemy forces. Pinelandia's
president asked military cultural experts to help. The museum had to remove its
priceless collection.”. They practices with make-believe artifacts for transport during
the five-hour training drill. In short, this article not only discusses about the training
session but also discusses about its value.

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1.3. Reflection on the article

- The idea organization is informative and helpful for readers who enjoy law.

- The content is divided into four part with title, so it is coherent and easy for
readers to understand.

1.4. Vocabulary
 Item Pronunciation Part of Word Meaning Example Note
speech level
Affair /əˈfer/ N B2 a situation or The whole
subject that is affair does
being dealt not reflect
with or well on
considered the
governme
nt.
Frantic /ˈfræn.t̬ ɪk/ Adj C2 almost out of All this
control because waiting is
of extreme making
emotion, such me frantic.
as worry
Critique /krɪˈtiːk/ N a report of a Marxist (V) to
give an
something such critique of
opinion
as a political neo-liberal or
judgment
situation or policy
about a
system, or a piece or
work,
person's work
book,
or ideas, that film, etc.
examines it and
provides a
judgment,
especially a
negative one
Multiple /ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/ Adj C1 very many of We made (N) a
 the same type, multiple number
that can
or of different copies of
be
types. the report. divided
by a
smaller
number
an exact
number
of times
Assist /əˈsɪst/ V B2 to help. The army (N) in
ball
arrived to
sports, an
assist in occasion
when a
the search
player
touches
the ball
and this
leads to
another
player on
the same
team
scoring a
goal or
point.
Mitigation /ˌmɪt̬ .ə N the act of There has
ˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ reducing how been no
harmful, significant
unpleasant, or increase in
bad something funding
is. for flood
mitigation
works.
Methodolog /ˌmeθ.ə N a system of The
 y ˈdɑː.lə.dʒi/ ways of doing, methodolo
teaching, or gy and
studying findings of
something. the
research
team have
been
criticized.
Perspective /pɚˈspek.tɪv/ N C1 a particular way He writes
of considering from a
something. Marxist
perspectiv
e.