WRITING

Exercise 1. Read the biography. How old was Agatha Christie when she published her first novel? Why are her books popular? (Đọc tiểu sử. Agatha Christie bao nhiêu tuổi khi cô xuất bản cuốn tiểu thuyết đầu tiên của mình? Tại sao sách của cô ấy được yêu thích?)

Trả lời:

- Agatha Christie published her first novel when she was 30 years old.

- Her books popular because the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

Language point: Paragraphs ands topic sentences. 

Exercise 2. Match the blue first line of each parapraph (1-3) with the subject of the paragraph (a-c). (Nối dòng đầu tiên màu xanh lam của mỗi parapraph (1-3) với chủ đề của đoạn văn (a-c))

Trả lời:

1. Agatha Christie was a British writer. => c. Life

2. She first started writting when she was sixteen. => a. Early career

3. Agatha Christie eventually became one of the most popular writers in history. => b. Achievements

Exercise 3. Read the Study Strategy. Then read the list of questions. Read the biography again and add more questions to the list. (Đọc Chiến lược Nghiên cứu. Sau đó, đọc danh sách các câu hỏi. Đọc lại tiểu sử và thêm các câu hỏi vào danh sách)

Trả lời:

• Early career

+ When did she have the idea for a ditective story.

+ When did she publish her first novel?

+ What was her personality like?

• Achievements

+ What genres did she write?

+ How many books did she sale?

+ How many languages have her books been translated into?

+ Why do people love her books?

Exercise 4. Think of a famous or successful person from the past. Make a list of questions about them. Use the questions in exercise 3 to help you. (Hãy nghĩ về một người nổi tiếng hoặc một người thành công trong quá khứ. Lập danh sách các câu hỏi về họ. Các câu hỏi trong bài tập 3 có thể giúp em)

Trả lời:

+ When was he/she born?

+ Where did he/she live?

+ When did she/he do to make his/her career?

+ What were the important events in his/her life and career?

+ When did he/she die?

+ What were the achievements that he/she left for mankind?

Exercise 5. In your notebook, complete the Key Phrases with words from the text. (Trong sổ tay của bạn, hãy điền đầy đủ các Cụm từ chính bằng các từ trong văn bản)

Trả lời:

1. ...writing when she was sixteen.

2. Agatha Christie

3. became one of the most popular writers in history.

4. ... the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

Exercise 6. USE IT! Follow the steps in the Writing Guide. (Làm theo các bước trong Hướng dẫn Viết)

Trả lời:

Johannes Gutenberg was of German descent, born in 1395, in Mainz, Germany. He was the great inventor , who invented the printer, which is contemporary to our time, although the technology around us is better day by day.

He faced many obstacles, debts, lawsuits, and entered into many disputes, whether during his life or death, because of money and the greed of others from his projects. Everyone around him aspired to get money as quickly as possible, and he had another vision. He was more accurate and careful. He wanted to make something great that will live for generations, and this is what resulted after that.

But after many difficulties, many debts, and huge financing, he went through everything in order to fulfill his dream. He is remembered as a great and influential figure, who inspired young people in the spirit of never giving up.