Comic Relief
Special award
Language Features and Functions
Vocabulary: Education and Medical
Grammar: Past Simple Tense (Question word)
Function: Expressing feelings and ideas I think/ In my
opinion,Language Skills
Speaking : To answer the question about the story.
Reading : To read for comprehension and answer.
Writing : To write and share the opinion about the story
Vocabulary TestMatch the words to their definitions. 1. awarda.
place where doctors and nurses work 2. educationb. a prize for
something that somebody has done 3. invitec. afraid 4. orphanaged.
training and instruction 5. medical centree. a person who supports
a political party, an idea, etc. 6. frightenedf. place where child
whose parents are dead live 7. persuadeg. to make somebody to do
something by giving them good reasons ________ 8. supporter for
doing ith. ask somebody to go somewhere or to do
Answer1. b2. d3. h4. f5. a6. cg 8. e VocabularyAward (n.)
The teacher gave him an award for honesty.
VocabularyEducation (n.)
The education is an important thing in the present world.
Vocabularyinvite (v.)
I was invited to Janes wedding.
Vocabularyorphanage (n.)
Jonas was sent to an orphanage since he was eight because his
parents died.
Vocabularyfrightened (adj.)
My sister is frightened about the dark.
Vocabularypersuade (v.)
We tried to persuade my parents to go to the beach in
summer.
Vocabularysupporter (n.)
I will be a supporter for your next birthday.
Vocabularymedical centre (n.
This afternoon they are going to a medical centre in order to
see the doctor.
Pre-readingAre there children in your country who dont have
families?
2. Is life easy or difficult for these children? Why?
3. Who looks after these children?
1In February 2003, an Irish woman called Christina Noble was
invited to Buckingham Palace in London to meet Prince Charles. He
gave her a very special award. The award was for all the work she
has done for children in Vietnam. Christina has helped many
thousands of Vietnamese street children. She has given them
clothes, food and places to live. She has also helped them with
their education, and persuaded doctors to help them when they are
sick.Special award
2Christina was born in Ireland in 1944. Her family was very
poor. Her mother died when she was just ten years old and her
father did not look after his children. Christina lived on the
streets with her brothers and sisters until she was sent away to
live in an orphanage. She left the orphanage when she was sixteen,
and lived in a park. One night in 1971, Christina had a dream. In
her dream she saw many frightened and hurt children. Above the
children was the word Vietnam. Christina decided to go to Vietnam
to help the children.Special award
Special award3It wasnt until 1989 that Christina finally arrived
in Vietnam. At first she worked alone from her hotel room. Then she
began to raise money for a medical centre, which opened in 1991.
Christina now has many supporters, who help her to raise money
around the world. Because her own childhood was so hard, Christina
understands the problems of the street children in Vietnam. Thats
why she works so hard to help them.
Post-readingVocabulary
A1. education2. award3. dream4. orphanage5. invited
Post-readingVocabulary
B1. place where doctors and nurses work2. afraid3. the time when
she was a child4. made him agree5. children without homes
Post-readingIn other words
A1 - To tell the story of how Christina Noble went to Vietnam to
help street children.
B1. Paragraph 22. Paragraph 13. Paragraph 3
Post-readingGeneral understanding1. T2. F3. F4. TPost-readingIn
detail1. Prince Charles.2. In New Jersey, USA.3. Because she has
helped many thousands of Vietnamese street children.4.In Ireland.5.
She lived on the street.6. She saw many frightened and hurt
children and the word Vietnam above the children.
