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CHANGING THE WORLD WITH KINDNESS
Sometimes a spontaneous act of kindness can change another person’s life. Read about these incredible people and their actions that helped to make the world a better place for someone else.
IN BRITAIN
Life can't be easy for musician Daniel Black. After a cycling accident in 2009, the doctors told him that he couldn’t walk or play the guitar. He had saved £22,000 for his intended expensive surgery when he heard about a young boy who also needed surgery to allow him to walk. Daniel told the boy's family that he would donate all his money to the boy’s surgery. The little boy was then able to walk again.
IN THE US
Glen James, an unemployed and homeless office worker, did something both honest and kind. The police said that he decided to return a bag with $42,000 in it to the owner. Aman called Ethan Whittington read about Glen and started a campaign to collect money for him. Ethan said that an amazing $160,000 was raised and Glen's life hasn't been the same since.
IN VIET NAM
In March 2020, Hoang Tuan Anh, a Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for the poor during the Covid 19 lockdown. The machine distributed a 1.5 kg (3.3lb) bagful of rice from a small silo. The team said that people in need still had access to food and resources during the pandemic.
These stories may persuade you that when you spread a little kindness, there may not be a personal benefit, but you could encourage people to be kind to you, too.
1. Read the Study Strategy below. Then scan the online article above to find out what jobs Daniel Black, Hoang Tuan Anh and Glen James had.
(Hãy đọc Chiến lược học tập bên dưới. Sau đó quét bài báo trực tuyến ở trên để tìm hiểu những công việc mà Daniel Black, Hoàng Tuấn Anh và Glen James đã làm)
STUDY STRATEGY
Finding specific information
To find specific information, don’t read the text in detail. Follow these steps:
1. Identify the type of information, or key words, you're looking for.
2. Read the text quickly. Look out for the key words. Don't stop at difficult words.
3. Read the text around the key words again and check.
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2. Read and listen to the online article again. Why are these numbers mentioned?
(Đọc và nghe lại bài báo trực tuyến. Tại sao những con số này được đề cập?)
1. £22,000 2. $42,000 3. 1.5kg
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3. Read and listen to the article again. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences.
(Đọc và nghe lại bài viết. Viết đúng hoặc sai. Sửa các câu sai)
1. The writer doesn’t believe that there are advantages to being kind.
2. Daniel Black and the boy both got the medical treatment they needed.
3. Receiving money changed Glen James's life.
4. The rice ATMs distributed an unlimited amount of rice each time.
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4. VOCABULARY PLUS. Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the nouns in blue in the text. What is the verb form of each one?
(Dùng từ điển tra nghĩa của các danh từ tô màu xanh trong đoạn văn)
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5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Which story did you like best? Why?)
(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn thích câu chuyện nào nhất? Tại sao?)