Prepare Lesson: Expanding Vocabulary: Kindness and Unity, Short Version 1
Question 1 (page 17 Vietnamese textbook 4): Find the following words:
a) Expressing kindness, compassion towards others
b) Opposite of kindness or compassion
c) Reflecting a spirit of solidarity, helping others
d) Opposite of solidarity or assistance
Answer:
Those words are:
a) Compassion, humanity, forgiveness, love, affection, fondness, benevolence, tolerance, empathy, pity, sharing,...
b) Cruelty, malice, wickedness, venomous, malicious, tyrannical, ...
c) Sheltering, protecting, nurturing, sacrificing, rescuing, aiding, assisting,...
d) Oppression, tyranny, torment, beating, brutalizing,...
Question 2 (page 17 Vietnamese textbook 4): Given the following words: people, humane, charity, worker, humanity, humaneness, compassion, talent. Identify:
a) In which words does 'human' mean a person?
b) In which words does 'human' mean compassion.
Answer:
In the given words, 'human' means
a) As a person: people, worker, humanity, talent
b) As compassion: humane, charity, humaneness, humaneness
Question 3 (page 17 Vietnamese textbook 4): Form sentences using some words from the exercises above
Answer:
a) Uncle Ho possesses such immense compassion that all humanity respects and admires him
b) In our neighborhood, everyone praises my grandmother as a compassionate and generous person
Question 4 (page 17 Vietnamese textbook 4): What do the following proverbs advise or criticize?
Answer:
a) Advising people to live kindly, compassionately, and lovingly towards everyone. Because living like this will bring happiness and encounter many good things
b) Criticizing those who have bad traits such as envy or jealousy, resenting the happiness and success of others.
c) Advising people to unite, protect, and love each other. Unity creates strength.
Lesson on Vocabulary and Sentences: Expanding Vocabulary: Kindness, Unity, Short 2
Detailed Solution
1. Find the following words:
a) Expressing kindness, compassion towards others.
M: compassion
b) Opposite of kindness or compassion.
M: cruelty
c) Reflecting a spirit of solidarity, helping others.
M: support
d) Opposite of solidarity or assistance.
M: oppression
Answer:
Find the following words:
a) Expressing kindness, compassion towards others: compassion, humanity, mercy, familial love, affection, fondness, sympathy, cherishing, pity, forgiveness, generosity...
b) Words opposite of kindness, compassion: cruelty, wickedness, maliciousness, brutality, savagery, venom, ruthlessness, malevolence, fierceness, hostility...
⟶ Words reflecting a spirit of solidarity, helping others: help, aid, assistance, support, uphold, defend, shelter, shield, cover, rescue, uphold, cherish, uplift...
d) Words opposite of solidarity, assistance: oppression, bullying, coercion, harassment, abuse, torment, violence, exploitation...
2. Given the following words: people, humane, charity, worker, humanity, humaneness, compassion, talent. Identify:
a) In which words does 'human' mean a person?
b) In which words does 'human' mean compassion?
Answer:
a) 'Human' means a person in: people, worker, humanity, talent.
b) 'Human' means compassion in: humane, charity, humaneness, compassion.
3. Form sentences using one word from exercise 2.
Answer:
Form sentences (group a): Our people are deeply patriotic, brave in battle, diligent in work.
My brother is an electricity worker.
Everyone hopes to become a talent of the nation.
Form sentences (group b): Uncle Ho's vast compassion makes our people and all humanity admire him.
Everyone respects individuals with humane qualities, He is a kind-hearted person, virtuous.
4. What do the following proverbs advise or criticize?
a) Good begets good.
b) Cows tied hate each other.
c) A sapling cannot become a tree
Three saplings together make a tall mountain.
In the realm of kindness, fortune smiles upon those who exude benevolence. Embrace kindness, for it breeds goodness and luck.
When envy festers, it becomes a poison that corrodes the soul. Let go of envy, embrace contentment, and rejoice in the success of others.
Unity is the cornerstone of strength. Alone, a single tree may falter, but together, a cluster forms a towering mountain.
