- life is not too easy, but he loves it
Dara is a boy. He lives in a small village in Cambodia. His parents are farmers. Dara helps them in the fields every day.
Every morning, Dara goes to school. He walks or rides his bike. The road to school is long. Dara likes the fresh air and the green trees. Sometimes, he sees birds and butterflies on the way.
Dara’s school is small. There are many children in the classroom. The school has simple desks and chairs. Dara listens to the teacher and learns new things every day.
Dara likes to learn reading, writing, and math. He pays attention in class. Dara’s favorite time is when he plays with his friends during the break. They run, laugh, and have fun together.
Dara is happy to go to school every day. He wants to learn more and help his family. Dara dreams to be a teacher when he grows up. He wants to teach other children in his village.
After school, Dara goes home and tells his parents about his day. He loves his family, school, and friends. Dara feels lucky to have a good school and good friends.
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Vocabulary:
a village: a small place where people live. it is smaller than a town or city.
parents: your mother and father.
to help in the fields (farm): to work outside where people grow plants or take care of animals.
to walk: to move using your feet, not running or riding.
to ride a bike: to sit on a bicycle and use your feet to move it.
a butterfly: a small insect with colorful wings that flies in the air.
a desk: a table where you sit and study or write.
a chair: something you sit on.
to listen to somebody: to hear and pay attention when someone talks.
a teacher: a person who helps children learn at school.
to read: to look at letters and understand words.
to write: to use a pen or pencil to make letters or words on paper.
to pay attention: to look and listen carefully.
favorite time: the part of the day you like the most.
a break (school): a short time when children stop working and can play or rest.
to laugh: to make a happy sound when something is funny.
to have fun: to enjoy yourself and feel happy.
to dream: to think about what you want in the future.
to grow up: to become an adult.
to teach children: to help children learn new things.
to feel lucky: to be happy because good things happen to you.
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Multiple choice, one answer correct:
- What is a village?
a) A small place where people live
b) A big city
c) A kind of food - Who are your parents?
a) Your teachers
b) Your mother and father
c) Your friends - What does it mean to help in the fields?
a) To cook food
b) To play games
c) To work outside growing plants or animals - What does it mean to walk?
a) To run very fast
b) To move using your feet
c) To move using your feet slowly - What does it mean to ride a bike?
a) To drive a car
b) To sit on a bicycle and move it with your feet
c) To swim in a river - What is a butterfly?
a) A big animal
b) A small insect with colorful wings
c) A type of tree - What is a desk?
a) A table where you study or write
b) A kind of book
c) A chair you sit on - What is a chair?
a) Something you write with
b) A place to sleep
c) Something you sit on - What does it mean to listen to somebody?
a) To read a book
b) To hear and pay attention when someone talks
c) To close your eyes - Who is a teacher?
a) A person who cooks food
b) A person who helps children learn
c) A person who plays music - What does it mean to read?
a) To write letters on paper
b) To sing a song
c) To look at letters and understand words - What does it mean to write?
a) To listen to music
b) To use a pen or pencil to make letters on paper
c) To run outside - What does it mean to pay attention?
a) To play with friends
b) To look and listen carefully
c) To sleep during class - What is favorite time?
a) The time you feel sad
b) The time you go to sleep
c) The part of the day you like the most - What is a break at school?
a) A long time for sleeping
b) A short time when children stop work and can play or rest
c) A time to eat dinner - What does it mean to laugh?
a) To be quiet
b) To make a happy sound when something is funny
c) To cry loudly - What does it mean to have fun?
a) To feel bored
b) To be tired
c) To enjoy yourself and feel happy - What does it mean to dream?
a) To close your eyes and sleep only
b) To run very fast
c) To think about what you want in the future - What does it mean to grow up?
a) To become an adult
b) To sleep all day
c) To stay a child forever - What does it mean to teach children?
a) To help children learn new things
b) To play games only
c) To cook food for children - What does it mean to feel lucky?
a) To be angry
b) To be happy because good things happen to you
c) To feel sad
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Answers:
1 a, 2 b, 3 c, 4 b, 5 b, 6 b, 7 a, 8 c, 9 b,
10 b, 11 c, 12 b, 13 b, 14 c, 15 b, 16 b, 17 c,
18 c, 19 a, 20 a, 21 b
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Fill the gap, one answer correct:
- A _____ is a small place where people live.
a) village
b) city
c) house - My _____ are my mother and father.
a) friends
b) parents
c) teachers - I like to _____ in the fields with my family.
a) help
b) sleep
c) watch - I _____ to school every day.
a) run
b) walk
c) drive - I can _____ a bike to school.
a) swim
b) ride
c) jump - A _____ is a colorful insect that flies.
a) dog
b) butterfly
c) flower - I sit at my _____ to learn and write.
a) bed
b) desk
c) floor - I sit on a _____ in the classroom.
a) table
b) book
c) chair - I _____ to my teacher when she talks.
a) shout
b) listen
c) look - A _____ helps children learn new things.
a) doctor
b) driver
c) teacher - I like to _____ books in class.
a) write
b) listen
c) read - I _____ with a pencil on paper.
a) read
b) jump
c) write - I _____ attention in class to learn well.
a) pay
b) have
c) take - My _____ time is when I play outside.
a) quiet
b) favorite
c) sleep - During a _____, I can rest and play.
a) lesson
b) break
c) lunch - When something is funny, I _____ out loud.
a) cry
b) laugh
c) shout - I _____ fun with my friends at school.
a) take
b) have
c) make - I _____ about my future and dreams.
a) watch
b) think
c) dream - When I grow up, I want to _____ a teacher.
a) have
b) do
c) be - Teachers _____ children many new things.
a) play
b) learn
c) teach - I _____ lucky to go to school every day.
a) think
b) say
c) feel
Answers:
1 a, 2 b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 b, 6 b, 7 b, 8 c,
9 b, 10 c, 11 c, 12 c, 13 a, 14 b, 15 b,
16 b, 17 b, 18 a, 19 c, 20 c, 21 c
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Dara’s friend, Salas:
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Fill in, words below:
rides – future – village – lucky – write – parents – class – fields – desks – fun – listens – school – favorite – butterflies – teach
- Dara lives in a small __________.
- Her parents work in the __________.
- Dara helps her __________ on the farm.
- She walks to __________ every day.
- Sometimes Dara __________her bike to school.
- Dara sees __________ on her way.
- The school has __________ and chairs.
- Dara __________ to her teacher.
- She likes to read and __________.
- Dara pays attention in __________.
- Her __________ time is the break.
- Dara laughs and has __________ with friends.
- She dreams about her__________.
- Dara wants to grow up and _________children.
- She feels __________ to go to school.
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Answers:
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Fill in, words below:
school – fun – kind – teach – butterflies –
break – fields – ride – write – morning
1. What time do you go to school?
I go to school in the __________.
2. How do you go to school?
I walk or __________ my bike.
3. How long is your way to __________?
My way is long.
4. What do you see on your way?
I see __________.
5. How is your teacher?
My teacher is very __________.
6. What do you do in school?
I listen, read, and __________.
7. Do you like your school?
Yes, I like my school.
8. What is your favorite time?
My favorite time is the __________.
9. What do you do at the break?
I laugh and have __________with friends.
10. Do you help at home?
Yes, I help in the __________.
11. What do you want to do when you grow up?
I want to __________ children.
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