1. Sample Exercise 1 (Ultra Short)
2. Sample Exercise 2 (Ultra Short)
Prepare the exercise on Synonyms from page 32 of Vietnamese Textbook 5
Prepare Exercise on Synonyms, Sample 1:
Question 1 (page 32 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Find the suitable word in brackets to fill in the blanks below:
We are marching to the camping site – a scenic spot of the country. Lệ carries a backpack, waving her arms, singing as she walks. Thư gracefully slings her guitar bag. Tuấn wrestles with a box containing drinks and food. Tân and Hưng, strong and excited, lift the most delicate item, the tent. Phượng, the smallest, tucks a few Nhi Đồng magazines under her arm, ready to share with the group when we stop.
(carry, wear, lift, clip, haul)
Answer:
We are marching to the camping site – a scenic spot of the country. Lệ carries a backpack, waving her arms, singing as she walks. Thư gracefully slings her guitar bag. Tuấn wrestles with a box containing drinks and food. Tân and Hưng, strong and excited, lift the most delicate item, the tent. Phượng, the smallest, clips a few Nhi Đồng magazines under her arm, ready to share with the group when we stop.
Question 2 (page 33 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Choose the appropriate option in brackets to explain the general meaning of the following proverbs:
a) The fox dies but always turns its head towards the mountain.
b) Leaves fall back to their roots.
c) The buffalo remembers its stall even after seven years.
(loyalty in people; natural attachment to homeland; animals often remember their old homes)
Answer:
a) The fox dies but always turns its head towards the mountain: Loyalty in people.
b) Leaves fall back to their roots: Natural attachment to homeland.
c) The buffalo remembers its stall even after seven years: Animals often remember their old homes.
Question 3 (page 33 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Based on the meaning of a stanza in the poem 'Colors I Love', write a passage describing the beautiful colors of things you cherish. In your passage, pay attention to using synonyms.
Answer:
In the stanzas of the poem 'Colors I Love' by Phạm Đình Ân, I cherish the red hue in the second stanza the most, because the vivid red resembles blood in the heart, giving us life, vitality day by day. Red also reminds me of the national flag of beloved Vietnam, the sacrifice of compatriots, of soldiers dyeing the flag red for the motherland. The bright red also reminds me of deserving the scarf of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization. It's the deep red of the sun setting, the fiery red of the fireplace, the purplish red of cockscomb flowers, the blush red on the chubby cheeks of healthy babies…
Prepare Exercise on Synonyms, Sample 2:
Question 1 (page 32 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Find the appropriate words in brackets to fill in the blanks below (Vietnamese 5, volume one, page 32):
Answer:
We are marching to the camping site – a scenic spot of the country. Lệ carries a backpack, waving her arms, singing as she walks. Thư gracefully slings her guitar bag. Tuấn wrestles with a box containing drinks and food. Tân and Hưng, strong and excited, lift the most delicate item, the tent. Phương, the smallest, clips a few Nhi Đồng magazines under her arm, ready to share with the group when we stop.
Question 2 (page 33 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Choose the appropriate option in brackets to explain the general meaning of the following proverbs.
Answer:
a. The fox dies but always turns its head towards the mountain: Loyalty in people.
b. Leaves fall back to their roots: Natural attachment to homeland.
c. The buffalo remembers its stall even after seven years: Animals often remember their old homes.
Question 3 (page 33 of Vietnamese 5 textbook): Based on the meaning of a stanza in the poem 'Colors I Love', write a passage describing the beautiful colors of things you cherish. In your passage, pay attention to using synonyms.
Answer:
In the stanzas of the poem 'Colors I Love' by Phạm Đình Ân, I cherish the red hue in the second stanza the most, because the vivid red resembles blood in the heart, giving us life, vitality day by day. Red also reminds me of the national flag of beloved Vietnam, the sacrifice of compatriots, of soldiers dyeing the flag red for the motherland. Red also reminds me of deserving the scarf of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization.
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