📖 Unit 5: Our Experience - Reading lớp 9

I will never forget that terrible day when I was bullied by my classmates. I borrowed (1) a book from Mai - one of my peers. When I finished it, another girl, Linh in our group wanted to read it, so she asked to borrow it. Without much listening (2) I gave the book to Linh, who then gave it back to Mai after finishing it. Mai took the book from Linh but still asked me to return (3) it. I felt helpless (4) and almost burst into tears. I decided to tell (5) our form teacher. After listening to my whole story, our form teacher asked Mai: “Mai, do you really want another (6) copy of the same book?”. Then she said to Linh: “Linh, give the book back to Hoa. You took it from Hoa.” They stood there saying nothing. Then our teacher asked: “Where’s the book now?” Mai got it out from her backpack (7) and gave it back to Linh. Linh gave it back to me with an apology. I could finally return it to Mai, who then felt ashamed (8) about her trick. I also learnt a lesson: I will return what I borrow to the original lender only.

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I went to Singapore on my own for a ten-day summer course. There were about 15 students from China, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, and Iran in the course. We were all so surprised about the cleanliness and discipline of the country. On the second day of the course, we had special team-building activities. We worked in groups of five from different countries to search for a location on a map that the school staff gave us. The time we spent doing the activity together was really memorable. We discussed how to find the place. After four hours of walking, taking the bus and metro as well as getting lost, we arrived at the destination. Over the remaining days, we attended English lessons. We worked on projects and culture workshops. We discussed and shared our own traditions and customs. During the time here, we also visited the Botanic Gardens, took photos in the orchard garden and explored Chinatown where we bought souvenirs for our parents and friends. At the weekend, we went to the Discovery Centre. We were impressed by the attraction and interactive gallery as well as the brilliant learning experiences we had. After the trip, I felt proud of myself for being able to go without my parents and leaving my comfort zone.

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We went camping at Ba Vi National Park, 60 kilometres to the west of Ha Noi. Our teacher chose this location as it is not far from Ha Noi and is famous as a mountainous ecological tourism centre. It is home to hundreds of wildlife species, so we had a chance to get into a real natural habitat.

We went there on a coach. We set off early and because the road was a bit bumpy and tricky, we were tired when we arrived. After about two hours, we finally reached the campsite in Ngoc Hoa cave area. We set up our camps before exploring the park. We explored the rich nature in the Botanical Garden, trying to take deep breaths of the fresh air and enjoying the diversity of the flora there. We took photos of the places we saw. At night, we burnt wood for a campfire. We sat around the fire and sang and danced. We also had team-building activities, which were exciting and memorable. On the next day, we went trekking to Thuong Temple – a national cultural monument at Tan Vien Peak. We learnt much about the culture associated with the legend Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh from our guide.