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1. Lesson 1 Preparation
2. Lesson 2 Preparation
Prepare the Tale of a Small Garden, reading exercise
The Tale of a Small Garden: Reading Exercise, Short Story 1
Main Content: The story revolves around little Thu and her nature-loving grandfather. He cultivates a balcony full of plants and flowers. Thu enjoys listening to him talk about various plant species. She also wants to prove to her friends that his balcony is indeed a garden, as birds often come to perch there.
Question 1 (page 103 of Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 5): What does Thu like to do on the balcony?
Answer: Thu loves sitting on the balcony with her grandfather, listening to him passionately discuss each plant species.
Preparing the lesson Reading Exercise: The Story of a Small Garden, Short 2
1. Why does Little Thu like to go out on the balcony?
Answer:
Little Thu enjoys going out on the balcony to admire the trees and listen to stories about each species of plant grown on the balcony.
2. What are the outstanding features of each plant on Little Thu's balcony?
Answer:
Each plant on Little Thu's balcony has unique features: the quynh tree with its thick leaves that retain water, the ti-gon flowers extend tendrils like tiny elephant trunks swaying in the wind, the paper flowers wrapped in ti-gon tendrils, the Indian banyan tree producing sharp red buds, spreading large brown leaves.
3. Why does Thu want to inform Hang immediately when she sees birds perching on the balcony?
Answer:
Thu wants Hang to acknowledge that their balcony is also a garden.
4. How do you understand the saying 'Good land attracts birds'?
