.png)
► Kênh hỏi đáp và giải thích thắc mắc kiến thức MIỄN PHÍ → truy cập LINK NHÓM: ENGLISH AMOM
► Kênh YOUTUBE hệ thống toàn bộ bài giảng CLIPS: truy cập LINK: ENGLISH AMOM CHANNEL
► Kênh TIKTOK: ENGLISH AMOM
2) Read the text about Nelson Mandela and do the activity that follows.
Nelson Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa. He grew up in a poor family, and he was the first child in the family to go to school. He became interested in politics and was forced to leave his first university for protesting.
At the time, South Africa suffering from apartheid, which meant that the black and white residents of South Africa were separated from each other. People had to carry identity cards with their race on it. Black and white people were not allowed to get married to each other.
Mandela witnessed all this and decided to fight against it. He joined a rebel group which attacked government and military targets. He was arrested in 1962 and put into prison for the next 27 years.
During these 27 years, Nelson Mandela lived in a prison cell on a small island. He had to work very hard like other prisoners. It was such a horrible life for a great man.
However, when he was in prison, people began to find out more about his struggles for democracy and justice. When he was released in 1990, he was a worldwide hero. He continued to fight against the ruling government. Eventually, in 1994 his struggles were successful, and Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Apartheid no longer exists.
Decide if the following statements are true or false about Nelson Mandela. Write T for True and F for False in the space provided.
| 1. Nelson Mandela was born and grown up in a rich family. | ..................... |
| 2. He was forced to leave his first university because he was a lazy student. | ..................... |
| 3. Black and white people of South Africa were not equal in the past. | ..................... |
| 4. Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 because he attacked his neighbours. | ..................... |
| 5. Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa in 1994. | ..................... |
ĐÁP ÁN:
| 1. F | 2. F | 3. T | 4. F | 5. T |
3) Read the text about Mother Teresa and answer the question that follows.
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skopje, Macedonia in 1910. At the age of 18 she left her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a missionary. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified by what she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent, but in the end they agreed to let her go.
Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. Although she had no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.
Choose the best answer.
1. Where was Mother Teresa born?
A. in India
B. in Macedonia
C. in Ireland
2. When did she join the Sisters of Loreto?
A. In 1918
B. In 1910
C. In 1928
3. What was her job in India?
A. She was a politician.
B. She was a journalist.
C. She was a teacher.
4. What did she insist on when she saw the poor living conditions in India?
A. She decided to leave India.
B. She decided to change her job.
C. She decided to live among the poor.
5. Why was she given the Nobel Prize?
A. Because of her great contributions to the improvement of the life for the poor.
B. Because she was a teacher of English.
C. Because she had no money.
ĐÁP ÁN:
| 1. B | 2. C | 3. C | 4. C | 5. A |
