Today, about half of Mongolia' s population is still travelling around the large areas of flat lands. They live in the ger and move their campings several times a year. They live by and for their cattle. Nomadic life becomes better in summer and continues to exist in winter. To the outside world, it seems to be a hard way of living.
These day, the number of nomads is becoming smaller and smaller. Nomads move to the capital city looking for a better life. City life and goods things of city life interest them. After the last terrible winters, many nomadic families lost all their herds. This forced nomadic herders to move to the capital city to look for work.
1. Match the words or phrases:
A:
1. The total number of people living in an area
2. A traditional circular tent
3. Animals like cow, bulls and oxen, often kept for meat and meal
4. To make you feel interested
5. To make you do sth you do not want to do
6. A member of group moving with their animals from place to place.
7. A difficult lifestyle
8. Very unpleasant, making you feel very unhappy
B:
a) cattle
b) nomad
c) population
d) ger
e) to interest
f) to force
g) terrible
h) a hard way of living
2. Complete the sentences with the words from the passage above.
1. What is the __________ of this city? -Around one million people.
2. There are toys lying __________ the floor. I need to collect them.
3. They are moving to the city to look for a ________ life.
4. They harvest their crops_________ times a years.
5. Having a _________ life means they have to move all the time.
6. Modern city life and city entertainment__________ those farmers very much.
7. Life doesn't________ on the moon.
8. The kite became _________ and smaller high in the sky.
for many nomads, their cattle.... ( provide) meat,milk, and hides for their own use
1. ……………….. never stay in a place for more than two months.
a.nomadic b. nomad c. nomads
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FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY
The first reason why many families do volunteer work is that they feel satisfied and proud. The feeling of fulfillment comes from helping the community and other people. In addition, volunteering is a great way for families to have fun and feel closer. But many people say they don't have time to volunteer because they have to work and take care of their families. If that's the case, try rethinking some of your free time as a family. You can select just one or two projects a year and make them a family tradition. For instance, your family can make and donate gift baskets for the old homeless people on holidays. Your family can also spend only one Saturday morning a month collecting rubbish in your neighbourhood.
1. How do people often feel when they volunteer?
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2. Why do some people lack time?
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3. Can you select just one or two projects a month and make them a family tradition?
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4. How can your family help the old homeless people?
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5. What can your family do one Saturday morning a month?
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Which wrapped for of visit clean before members |
Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) __________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ___________ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are brought (3) ____________ the occasion. One or two days (4) ____________ the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) __________ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) ___________of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money
(7) ___________ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ___________ their neighbours, friends and relatives.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions:
1. When do people make Chung cake?
2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. For many nomads, their cattle ... (provide) meat, milk, and hides for their own use.
2. Sa Pa’s love market ...(be) an unique aspect in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups for a long time.
3. Basketry, pottery and indigo cloth ... (produce) by the Rhade for their own use.
Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
Last year, I (1.go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (2.move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (3.take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (4.find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (5.arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (6.have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (7.laugh) __________ and they (8.invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (9.be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.
V. Read the passage.
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family get together for the reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives
a. True or false.
1. Vietnamese people clean their houses some weeks before the New Year.
2.A week before Tet, people make Chung cake.
3. The young members of the family pay their respects to elders.
4. The elders receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes.
b. Answer the questions.
1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?
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2. Do they make Banh chung three days before the festival?
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3. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?
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4. Who receives lucky money?
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5.Do they visit their neighbors, friends, relatives on New Year morning?
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VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I don't have a motorbike.
I wish ......................................................
2. It takes long two hours to do his homework every day.
Long spends .......................................................................
3. My sister started learning english 5 years ago.
My sister has .........................................................................
4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is not .......................................................................................