Reading 3: Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert,near Breda, in the Netherlands, where he spent his childhood. He was a difficult child, who grew into an unhappy young man. He started painting in the early 1880s. The paintings that he produced during this period are very dark and serious. They show simple people living in the poverty of life at that time. Van Gogh had a younger brother, Theo, who had move to Paris to become an art dealer. In 1886 Van Gogh went to paris, where he studied the French Impressionist paiters and started to use brighter colours in his paintings. In 1888 he move to Arles, in the South of France, where he developed his own style of painting: ordinary subjects in brilliant, bold colours. His painting from this time are all quite realistic and seem to be from one of the happiness times of his life. Although Van Gogh’s time in Arles started happily, thing soon went wrong. After some months he invited the painter Gauguin, who he had met in Paris, to join him in Arles. They soon started having violent arguments and after one of these, Van Gogh started to show more signs of insanity and was sent to a special hospital. He continued to paint, but some people think his paintings from this period he went into the fields and shot himself. He died two days later. Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in modern art. In 1998 one of his paintings was sold for £44 million (about $65 million). However, during his short and tragic life Van Gogh received little recognition and sold only one painting in the total of 750 paintings that he produced and he was not recognized as a great painter. Perhaps this fact contributed to the insanity which he experienced at the end of his life I. Match the words with their meanings A B 1. Poverty 2. Dealer 3. Brilliant 4. Realistic 5. Messy 6. Arguments 7. Threaten 8. Insanity 9. Tragic 10. A razor a.deeply sad b. a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs c. state of being poor d. extreme foolishness or an act that demonstrates it e. seller or trader f. extremely bright g. to express a deliberate intention to harm or hurt somebody un less the person does what it demanded h. representing real life i. a disagreement in which different views are expressed, often angrily j. difficult to sort out II. Choose the correct answer 1.Van Gogh was born on in the Netherlands a. March 30, 1853 b. March 30, 1835 c. March 3, 1853 2. His childhood was very . a. happy b. Unhappy c. Colourful 3. Van Gogh went to paris in a. 1888 b. 1890 c. 1886 4. Van Gogh cut off his own . a. hair b. Nose c. Ear 5. All of the following statements are correct about Van Gogh , except . a. he painted 750 paintingsb. He shot himself c. He didn’t sell any of his paintings during his lifetime 6. he shot himself and died after a special hospital a. 2 weeks b. 2 days c. 2 months III. Answer the questions 1.What was probably the happiest time of his life? 2. What was the first main sign of his madness? 3. Was he famous when he was alive? 4. How old was he when he died? 5. How did he die? 6. How was his paintings after he threatened Gauguin and showed more signs of insanity? IV.Write the correct form of words to complete the sentences 1.she’s always with her mother.(argue) 2. she was enough to know this success could last (real) 3. his research has enormously to our understanding of this disease.(contribute) 4. There was no in his eyes.(recognize) 5. I’ll like some this afternoon. (paint) V. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers. Medical research has shown that mothers are right when they tell children to eat their vegetables. Fruits and vegetables have been shown to contain beneficial compounds that may encourage the body to stay healthy. Experts think that some of these compounds may even help fight off diseases such as cancer. They recommend that people consume a minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Of course, for maximum benefit this should be combined with an overall reduction of dietary fat (including meats and cheeses) and a regular program of physical activity. 31). Which food groups does the article recommend? A). Meat and eggs B). Fruits and vegetables C). Cheese and fish. D). Breads and cereal 32). What else do experts say about the compounds of these foods? A). They have vitamins B). They contain fat C). They may fight disease D). They have calories 33). How many servings of fruits and vegetables should people eat? A).Two per day B). Five per day C). Five per week D). Ten per week 34). What else should people do to stay healthy? A). Cut down on fat B). See the doctor C). Eat meat D). Drink water 35). What kind of food should people cut down? A). Fruits B). Vegetables C). Cereal D). Meat and cheese Exercise 3: Put the correct form of the words 1.He is a boy. He is always asking questions.(curiosity) 2. All the pupils have done the exercises .(easy) 3. Keep ! The teacher is explaining the lession .(silence) 4. Be .in youe work(care) 5. Time passes .when you are alone(slow) 6. He .carefully. He rarely has accident.(driver) 7. Ho Chi Minh city Is an important centre(commerce) 8. We have a . newspaper in this town (week) 9. This exercise seems (difficulty) 10. Mrs Green can help Alice to make a good .(choose) Exercise 4.Rewrite these sentences 1.I haven’t seen him since 2000 →I last 2. We went to France for the first time →It was 3. The police arrived to late, so the burglar escaped →By the time the police arrived, . 4. When did you buy your car? →How long 5. The phone call interrupted my lunch →I was . 6. I last met him in July →I haven’t 7. I can’t study because it is noisy →Beause of 8. The train came late because it was foggy → 9. I can’t sleep because the weather is hot →becase of . 10.He left school because his life was hard →because of . Reading 3: Rockkefeller, John Davision (1893-1937), was a famous American businessman. He made a fotune in petroleum industry and later became famous foe his Philanthropy(charity). He was one of the wealthiest individuals of his time and a symbol of big business in the United States. Many people have criticized the business methods Rockefeller used in developing his vast industrial empire. But his contributions to the welfare of humanity also form an important part of his record. Rockefeller, the son of peddler, was born in Richford, New York, near . Reading 3: Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert,near Breda,. Brilliant 4. Realistic 5. Messy 6. Arguments 7. Threaten 8. Insanity 9. Tragic 10. A razor a.deeply sad b. a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair,