- dedicated to a great lady, Leng Chantheany
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Make sure you are familiar with the
present simple and
past simple tenses;
if not, check out exercises on these two tenses first.
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1. Present Simple
Use:
- For things that are true always or regular habits.
- Often with words like always, usually, sometimes, every day.
Structure:
- Positive: Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)
- Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb
- Question: Do/Does + subject + base verb?
Examples:
- I go to school every day.
- She plays football on Sundays.
- They don’t like vegetables.
- Do you study English?
2. Past Simple
Use:
- For actions that happened in the past and are finished.
- Often with words like yesterday, last week, in 2009, ago.
Structure:
- Positive: Subject + verb in past (regular verbs: add -ed)
- Negative: Subject + did + not + base verb
- Question: Did + subject + base verb?
Examples:
- I went to school yesterday.
- She played football last Sunday.
- They didn’t like the movie.
- Did you study English yesterday?
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Interview with Leng Chantheany
1. Q: Can you tell us your name?
A: My name is Leng Chantheany.
2. Q: Where do you live?
A: I live in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
3. Q: What is your organization?
A: It is Future of Khmer Children Organization.
4. Q: When did you start it?
A: I started it in 2009.
5. Q: Why did you start this organization?
A: I wanted to help poor children and families.
6. Q: What was your childhood like?
A: My childhood was very hard. My family was poor and we had war.
7. Q: Did you go to school when you were young?
A: No, not much. I studied a little after the war.
8. Q: Why is education important to you?
A: Education opens the door to the future.
9. Q: How many children do you help now?
A: We help more than 450 children.
10. Q: What subjects do you teach?
A: We teach English, math, computer, music, and dance.
11. Q: Do you teach job skills?
A: Yes, we teach computer and Auto-CAD for job skills.
12. Q: Do you help mothers?
A: Yes, we teach mothers sewing and languages.
13. Q: How do you help the community?
A: We give food and supplies in emergencies.
14. Q: What is your dream?
A: My dream is a better future for Cambodian children.
15. Q: What do you want to say to supporters?
A: Thank you. You can change a child’s life.
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Vocabulary:
- education – learning at school or from teachers.
- a subject (in school) – a type of lesson, like math or English.
- Auto-CAD – a computer program to make drawings for buildings.
- job skills – the abilities you need to do work.
- sewing – making clothes with a needle and thread.
- a language – words people speak, like Khmer or English.
- a community – a group of people who live in the same place.
- a supply – things people need, like food or clothes.
- an emergency – a dangerous or sudden problem that needs help.
- a supporter – a person who helps or gives money to a cause.
- to change a life – to make someone’s life better.
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Leng Chantheany is a strong and kind woman from Siem Reap, Cambodia. She grew up during the Khmer Rouge time. Her childhood was very difficult. Her parents were separated, and her family was very poor. She wanted to go to school, but she did not have many chances. After the war, she studied little by little and finished high school.
Later, she had a good job in a hotel and restaurant, but she left her job in 2009. She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization to help poor children and families. She believed education opened the door to the future.
Her school helps more than 450 children. The students study English, math, computer, music, and dance. Teenagers learn computer skills and Auto-CAD for jobs. She also helps mothers learn sewing and languages. She gives food and supplies to families in need.
Mrs. Leng Chantheany is more than a role model because she works hard and helps others. She changes many lives and gives hope to Cambodian children and families.
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Vocabulary:
- to be kind – to help or care for other people.
- to grow up – to become an adult from a child.
- childhood – the time when you are a child.
- to be separated – to live away from someone you love.
- to have a chance – to get an opportunity to do something.
- little by little – slowly, step by step.
- to finish school – to complete all lessons and leave school.
- to believe – to think something is true.
- the future – the time that comes after now.
- computer skills – the ability to use a computer.
- families in need – families who need help or support.
- a role model – a person you look up to and want to be like.
- to give hope – to make someone feel they can have a better life.
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Match word to defintion:
Words:
- to be kind
- to grow up
- childhood
- to be separated
- to have a chance
- little by little
- to finish school
- to believe
- the future
- computer skills
- families in need
- a role model
- to give hope
Definitions :
a. slowly, step by step
b. the ability to use a computer
c. to think something is true
d. the time that comes after now
e. families who need help or support
f. to help or care for other people
g. to complete all lessons and leave school
h. the time when you are a child
i. a person you look up to and want to be like
j. to make someone feel they can have a better life
k. to become an adult from a child
l. to live away from someone you love
m. to get an opportunity to do something
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Answers:
1-f, 2-k, 3-h, 4-l, 5-m, 6-a, 7-g,
8-c, 9-d, 10-b, 11-e, 12-i, 13-j
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Correct version:
- to be kind – to help or care for other people
- to grow up – to become an adult from a child
- childhood – the time when you are a child
- to be separated – to live away from someone you love
- to have a chance – to get an opportunity to do something
- little by little – slowly, step by step
- to finish school – to complete all lessons and leave school
- to believe – to think something is true
- the future – the time that comes after now
- computer skills – the ability to use a computer
- families in need – families who need help or support
- a role model – a person you look up to and want to be like
- to give hope – to make someone feel they can have a better life
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True or false:
- Leng Chantheany is a kind and strong woman.
- She grew up during a peaceful time in Cambodia.
- Her family was very rich when she was a child.
- She wanted to go to school but had few chances.
- After the war, she immediately finished college.
- She had a job in a hotel and restaurant before 2009.
- She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization in 2015.
- Her school helps more than 450 children.
- Students at her school only study English and math.
- Teenagers at her school learn computer skills and Auto-CAD.
- She teaches mothers sewing and languages.
- She does not provide food or supplies to families in need.
- Mrs. Leng Chantheany is considered a role model.
- She only helps children and does not care about their families.
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True: 1,4,6,8,10,11,13
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Correct version:
Leng Chantheany is a kind and strong woman.
She grew up during a peaceful time in Cambodia. True is: She grew up during the Khmer Rouge time.
Her family was very rich when she was a child. True is: Her family was very poor when she was a child.
She wanted to go to school but had few chances.
After the war, she immediately finished college. True is: After the war, she studied little by little and finished high school.
She had a job in a hotel and restaurant before 2009.
She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization in 2015. True is: She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization in 2009.
Her school helps more than 450 children.
Students at her school only study English and math. True is: Students at her school study English, math, computer, music, and dance.
Teenagers at her school learn computer skills and Auto-CAD.
She teaches mothers sewing and languages.
She does not provide food or supplies to families in need. True is: She gives food and supplies to families in need.
Mrs. Leng Chantheany is considered a role model.
She only helps children and does not care about their families. True is: She helps both children and their families.
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Answer in full sentences:
- Is Leng Chantheany from Battambang or Siem Reap?
- Did she grow up in easy or difficult times?
- Were her parents together or separated during her childhood?
- Was her family rich or poor?
- Did she have many chances or few chances to go to school?
- Did she finish high school quickly or little by little?
- Did she work in a hotel and restaurant or in a school first?
- Did she leave her job before 2009 or in 2009?
- Did she start the Future of Khmer Children Organization or the Cambodian Red Cross?
- Does her school help fewer than 100 children or more than 400 children?
- Do students study only English and math or English, math, music, and computer?
- Do teenagers learn only dance or computer skills and Auto-CAD?
- Does she help only children or also mothers learn sewing and languages?
- Is Mrs. Leng Chantheany famous for helping others or only for working hard?
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Correct answers:
- Is Leng Chantheany from Battambang or Siem Reap? – Leng Chantheany is from Siem Reap.
- Did she grow up in easy or difficult times? – She grew up in difficult times.
- Were her parents together or separated during her childhood? – Her parents were separated during her childhood.
- Was her family rich or poor? – Her family was very poor.
- Did she have many chances or few chances to go to school? – She had few chances to go to school.
- Did she finish high school quickly or little by little? – She finished high school little by little.
- Did she work in a hotel and restaurant or in a school first? – She worked in a hotel and restaurant first.
- Did she leave her job before 2009 or in 2009? – She left her job in 2009.
- Did she start the Future of Khmer Children Organization or the Cambodian Red Cross? – She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization.
- Does her school help fewer than 100 children or more than 400 children? – Her school helps more than 400 children.
- Do students study only English and math or English, math, music, and computer? – Students study English, math, music, and computer.
- Do teenagers learn only dance or computer skills and Auto-CAD? – Teenagers learn computer skills and Auto-CAD.
- Does she help only children or also mothers learn sewing and languages? – She also helps mothers learn sewing and languages.
- Is Mrs. Leng Chantheany famous for helping others or only for working hard? – Mrs. Leng Chantheany is famous for helping others.
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Fill in, words below:
helps – childhood – changes – before –
chances – sewing – strong –
little by little – dance –
separated – families –
grew up –
- Leng Chantheany is a __________ and kind woman from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- She __________ during the Khmer Rouge time.
- Her __________ was very difficult.
- Her parents were __________, and her family was very poor.
- She wanted to go to school but did not have many __________.
- After the war, she studied __________ and finished high school.
- She had a good job in a hotel and restaurant __________ 2009.
- She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization to help poor children and __________.
- Her school __________ more than 450 children.
- Students study English, math, computer, music, and __________ at her school.
- She also helps mothers learn __________ and languages.
- Mrs. Leng Chantheany works hard, __________ many lives, and gives hope to Cambodian children and families.
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Full version:
- Leng Chantheany is a strong and kind woman from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- She grew up during the Khmer Rouge time.
- Her childhood was very difficult.
- Her parents were separated, and her family was very poor.
- She wanted to go to school but did not have many chances.
- After the war, she studied little by little and finished high school.
- She had a good job in a hotel and restaurant before 2009.
- She started the Future of Khmer Children Organization to help poor children and families.
- Her school helps more than 450 children.
- Students study English, math, computer, music, and dance at her school.
- She also helps mothers learn sewing and languages.
- Mrs. Leng Chantheany works hard, changes many lives, and gives hope to Cambodian children and families.
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