Prepare the Lesson Homeland, Reading Exercise
* Solution Guide:
Question 1 (page 79 of Vietnamese Grade 3 textbook): Describe the vivid images associated with homeland (first three lines).
Answer:
The vivid images closely associated with homeland are: clusters of sweet kumquat, the path to school with yellow butterflies fluttering, a blue kite flying over the fields, a small boat peacefully rowing along the riverbank, a small bamboo bridge, the image of a mother sheltering with a tilted palm-leaf hat, moonlit nights with fallen areca flowers.
Question 2 (page 79 of Vietnamese Grade 3 textbook): Why is homeland likened to a mother?
Answer:
Homeland is likened to a mother because it is where we are born and nurtured, growing day by day just as a mother gives birth to us and takes care of us to become who we are.
