TRUNG VUONG HIGHSCHOOL

GLOBAL SUCCESS 12
Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế
September 9th

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Life stories we
admire
LESSON 3
READING

A creative genius

Steve Jobs

PRE-READINGMATCHING
Form
1. (to) bond

Pronunciation

Meaning

/bɒnd/

a. at the newest, most advanced stage in
the development of something

2. cutting-edge
(adj)

/ˌkʌtɪŋ ˈedʒ/

3. blockbuster
(n)

/ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/

4. (to) diagnose
with

/ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/

5. visionary
(adj)

/ˈvɪʒənri/

b. to say exactly what an illness or the
cause of a problem is
c. original and showing the ability to think
about or plan the future with great
imagination and intelligence
d. to develop or create a relationship of
trust with somebody
e. something very successful, especially a
very successful book or film

Vietnamese
equivalent

gắn bó
tiên tiến
phim bom tấn
chẩn đoán
có tầm nhìn

WHILEREADING
Choose the words or phrases with the closest meaning to the highlighted
2 words or phrases in the text.

1. adoptedđược nhận nuôi
A. given birth to
B. taken by another family as their own child
2. dropped out
bỏ học
A. continued to study
B. left school/college before completing your
studies
3. cancer
bệnh ung thư
A. a serious disease

WHILEREADING
Choose the words or phrases with the closest meaning to the highlighted
2 words or phrases in the text.

qua đời

4. passed away
A. died
B. went past something
5. genius thiên tài
A. a very intelligent person
B. an ordinary person

WHILEREADING
3

1. Achievements
2. Early life and education
3. Marriage and family
4. Contribution to
animation
5. Health issues and family

Match each section (A–C) with a heading (1–5).

the
4 Complete
WHILEpassage
READING
on
Steven Paul Jobs was born (1) .........24
February, 1955
was adopted
in San Francisco. He (2) .................by the Jobs' family.
started Apple Computer. He left
In 1976, he (3) ...............
Apple in 1985 and bought a company in 1986. From
1997 to 2010, he returned to Apple and helped
invent new(4) products
.............. He resigned in 2011 and died
cancer
of (5)...............

POSTREADING

5

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the first paragraph about?
A. achievements
B. early life and education
C. contribution to animation
D. health issues and family

POSTREADING

5

Choose the best answer:

2. The word "genius" in paragraph 4 is CLOSEST in
meaning to ............
A. a very rich person
B. an ordinary person
C. an idol
D. a very intelligent person

POSTREADING

5

Choose the best answer:

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the
passage?
A. The film Toy Story is one of his blockbusters.
B. His biological parents gave him up for adoption.
C. He started Apple Computer after graduating from
college.
D. He introduced Iphone in 2007.

POSTREADING

5

Choose the best answer:

4. The word "who" in paragraph 1 refer to ............
A. Steven Paul Jobs
B. Steve Wozniak
C. His biological parents
D. Clara and Paul Jobs

POSTREADING

5

Choose the best answer:

5. Steve Jobs died at the age of ..............
A. 21
B. 31
C. 48
D. 56

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about a famous person's life
• Reading skills for general ideas and for specific
information about a famous person

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