CÂU TRẢ LỜI BƯỚC 4.

1:

2 Enric Sala is a marine ecologist. Read the article he wrote for World Ocean
Day. Answer the questions.
1 What happened to Enric Sala?
 He tried to swim out to sea during a storm, realized it was too
difficult, so he tried to swim back but found he couldn’t reach the
beach. (para. 2)
2 Why did this happen to him?
 He didn’t respect the sea – it was a moment of Catalan bravado to
go into the sea when it was too stormy (paragraph 2)
3 How has the experience changed him?
 He has learnt his lesson, feels lucky to be alive, and respects the
sea now. He does not go swimming when it is dangerous. (last
paragraph)
3 Find the expressions in the article. What do they mean? Choose the correct
option.
1 a couple of times
on several / two occasions
2 my heart races
I feel afraid / angry
3 I decided to call it a day
I decided to stop / try again tomorrow
4 I was having a hard time
it was difficult for me / it took a long time
5 I decided to let myself go
I decided to stop swimming / try again
 6 I have learned my lesson
my bad / good experience taught me something

ĐẶT CÂU HỎI BƯỚC 4.2

I. Q&A questions:
1. The author went swimming every day as usual, why was he in danger that
day?
 He didn’t notice the alert from the sea and he thought the sea was
swimmable. (l.2-4, para.2)
2. Why did he change his mind and give up in the middle of the tragedy?
 Because the storm got worse and he had fought against the water
for twenty minutes. (l.6-7, para.2)
3. How did the writer bring the sea up, according to the paragraph?
 The sea is our mother, sister and home. The sea gives us life,
oxygen and food. (l.1-2, para.3)

II. Pronoun referent:

4. “The storm got worse and I decided to call it a day.” (l.8, para.2). What
does the pronoun “it” refer to?  Enric Sala’s effort.
5. “The sea is our mother, sister and home, and as such I love her.”(l.1, para.
4) What does the pronoun “her” refer to?  The sea
6. “Without the ocean and all the life in it, our planet would be much
poorer.” (l.3, para. 4). What does the pronoun “it” refer to?  The ocean.

III. True/False/Not given:

7. The author is wrathful to recall that stormy day in Costa Brava in Spain in
2008. F (l.3, para.1)
8. He was knocked down by a storm with severe huricanes. F (l.3,para.2)
9. He seems to give up on himself about over 2 times. F (l.8, para.2; l.1, para.
5)
10.He used a surfboard to crawl up and then got hit by the waves. NOT
GIVEN (para. 5)

IV. Multiple choices:

11. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about
Enric Sala?
A. He is a environmental lawyer.
B. He is a oceanic ecologist.
C. He is a bio-chemistry engineer.
D. He is a coastal-life photographer.

12. According to the passage, which one of the following statements telling the
reason why Enric didn’t follow the sea’s warning is incorrect? (l.4, para.2)
A. The author didn’t folow the sea’s warning because he didn’t want to
show his panic toward the sea’s rage.
B. The author didn’t folow the sea’s warning because he wanted to make
people admire him.
C. The author didn’t folow the sea’s warning because he wanted to commit
suicide
D. The author didn’t folow the sea’s warning because he wanted to
demonstrate his courage.

13. According to the passage, which one of the following statements reporting
the author’s condition is correct? (l.5, para. 5)
A. Enric Sala’s whole body has severe extreme painful injuries. He sat on
the beach watching the sea and feeling unfortunate to go swimming on this
kind of day.
B. Enric Sala’s whole body was painful. He sat on the beach watching the
sea and feeling unfortunate to go swimming on this kind of day.
C. Enric Sala’s pain was unbearable. He sat on the beach watching the sea
and feeling his survival was a matter of chance.
 D. Enric Sala’s whole body was not badly injured. He sat on the beach
watching the sea and feeling his survival was a matter of chance.

14. What are the main ideas of this passage, according to the author?
A. The fury of the ocean is deadly. People need to be careful when go
swimming.
B. Being aware of climatological insights will save your life.
C. People should be appreciated for things that the ocean gave us.
D. The coastal eco-diversity is decreasing due to oil spill.

V. ĐỐ VUI:
15. What sport starts on a T and has 4 letters?  Golf.