Question

[Buddy]

3. Read the skills Strategy. Then listen again and complete 1- 9 in the text.

(Đọc kỹ năng chiến lược. Sau đó, nghe lại và hoàn thành các câu từ 1 đến 9 trong văn bản.)

Skills Strategy (Chiến lược kỹ năng) Before you listen again, you should: (Trước khi nghe lại, bạn nên) - read the sentences with the gaps. (đọc các câu có khoảng trống) - try to predict what the gaps will be. (cố gắng dự đoán những khoảng trống sẽ là gì) - listen to the recording while reading the text. (nghe đoạn ghi âm trong khi đọc văn bản) - write down the answer. (viết câu trả lời)

Answer 1

[Hà Quang Minh]

1. he was born

2. two brothers

3. two sisters 

4. normal

5. seventeen

6. spoke

7. 800

8. 22

9. feet

Answer 2

[Hà Quang Minh]

Robert Wadlow: The Gentle Giant:

The story of the tallest man who ever lived.

When was he born?

In February (1) he was born in Alton, Illinois, in the USA.

Where did he grow up and go to school?

In Alton.

Did he have any brothers and sisters?

Yes, he did. He was the oldest of five children. He had (2) two brothers and (3) two sisters.

They were all a (4) normal height.

At what age did he leave school?

 He left school when he was (5) seventeen.

Did he go to university?

Yes, he did, but he left and he didn't get a qualification.

How did he become famous?

He appeared in a circus.

What did people call him?

 People called him the Giant of Illinois or the Gentle Giant because he (6) spoke very quietly.

Where did he get a job?

He got a job with the shoe company that made his special shoes.

Did he get married and have children?

No, he didn't.

Did he travel much?

Yes, he did. He visited (7) 800 different towns in the USA when he travelled for the shoe company

When did he die?

He died at the age of (8) 22 because of a problem with one of his (9) feet.