Tham khảo tài liệu 'reading_part2', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Unit 1 Odd socks There are a number of lines in the poem which look as if they rhyme rather strangely. For example he writes But the robbery theories just don t hold water Why would they take one and not take the odder In fact the word odder suggests how some Americans would pronounce that 3T Ỡ word other and make it rhyme with water and also refers to the odd sock. Can you find other examples of lines which rhyme because of the way they are pronounced by an American speaker There is one paữ of lines which only rhyme because he invents a word. Can you find which it is The writer has also invented some words just for fun. Can you find any 10 Think about how you would read this poem aloud. Choose from the following adverbs and adverb phrases to describe how you might read each line aloud. seriously passionately slowly fast grimly with a smile loudly softly tensely in a relaxed way breathily in a sing-song way If you can try reading the poem aloud in the manner the adverbs suggest. 11 The writers suggest that odd socks have a life of their own. Think about what an odd sock would say if it could talk. Write an interview with the sock in which it explains why it left where it s been and what it did. This is trial version Lessons in German The passage in this unit is about a school exchange in which British schoolchildren visit Germany. What do you expect to happen on such an exchange What problems might there be Did you go on a language exchange when you were at school If so what country did you go to How long did you stay who did you stay with Was it a positive experience Would you advise young people to do the same Tuesday The first lesson starts at 8am. Is it really such a good idea to start school this early On the other hand German children finish at 1pm at the latest. I round up my 20 boys and we set off on our obligatory tour of the Rathans in Mainz followed by a visit to the Gutenbergmuseum. Why is the guide s English so good By the evening I .
