Pre-Reading:

1. Season in the photo is winter. The winter is very cold.

2. I think this hotel in the North pole.

3. I think that this hotel was built by completely snow.

Write the letter of the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined word.

a. great d. unbelievable
b. different e. one of a kind
c. like ice f. but; in fact

1. C - It is freezing cold outside in winter.

2. D - T he Ice Hotel is very cold. Surprisingly, people like to stay there.

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 3. B - These dishes are very unusual. This is the first time I’ve seen dishes made of ice.

4. E - There’s no other hotel like this in the world. It’s unique .

5. D - I can’t believe how large this hotel is. It is amazing !

6. A - This ice art is beautiful. It’s fantastic !

The Ice Hotel

A
re you into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and
ice, maybe you should stay at the Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can
only check in to this hotel during the winter. Why? Because this hotel is made
entirely of ice and snow!
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This amazing hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms, and 80 people can stay there
each night. The hotel has a movie theater, an art gallery, and a church. Of course, all of
these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates
and drinking glasses are made of ice.
Because this hotel is so unusual, it has become very popular. People from all

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over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designer
ice dishes, and experience the unique atmosphere. Some couples
have even gotten married in the hotel’s ice church.
However, all the guests keep their winter coats on!
Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the
o
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hotel is always between -2 and -5 C.
Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in
the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every
guest gets a special cold-weather
sleeping bag and some
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fur blankets.
These keep
them cozy and
warm until
morning.

Reading Time _______ minutes _______ seconds 223 words

Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of this reading?
a. How the Ice Hotel is built b. What makes the Ice Hotel special
c. Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice d. The services of the Ice Hotel

2. What can you do in the hotel?

a. Watch a movie b. Get married
c. Eat an interesting meal d. All of the above

3. Why is sleeping NOT a problem at the hotel?

a. The rooms are warm. b. The temperature is -2oC.

3 14
during : at the time of temperature : how hot or cold something is
5 20
build : to make fur : animal hair
11 22
atmosphere : feeling cozy : comfortable and warm

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 c. The sleeping bags are warm. d. The furniture is warm.

4. In which part of the hotel would you probably find the ice plates?
a. The church b. The restaurant
c. The rooms d. The art gallery

5. What do you think happens to this hotel in the spring?

a. It freezes. b. It melts.
c. It stays open. d. It moves.

Idiomatic Expressions

Find these idioms in the reading.

be into [ to enjoy doing ]
Matt doesn’t like noisy music. So, he is not into heavy metal.
check in [ to go to the hotel’s front desk and get the room key ]
You must check in before you go to your hotel room.
made (out) of [ built of ]
My desk is made of wood.

Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary.
1. Did John Check in at the front desk this morning?
2. I am into video games. I really like playing them .
3. Look at that house! What is it made of ?

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Summary

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

cozy fantastic freezing

surprisingly unique

The Ice Hotel is a/an1 Fantastic hotel in Canada. It is made of only ice and snow.
So, the inside temperature is usually 2 Freezing cold. 3 Surprisingly, this hotel
is very popular. Many people enjoy
looking at the 4 Unique
art in its gallery and eating from
special ice dishes. Guests have a
good sleep in the cold hotel rooms
under the 5 Cozy fur
blankets.

Listening
A Visit to the Ice Hotel

Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer.

1. At the end of the conversation, who wants to stay at the Ice Hotel?
a. The woman b. The man
c. Both of them d. Neither of them

2. How is the hotel inconvenient?

a. It is too cold. b. It is fantastic.
c. It has an ice art gallery. d. It has only one bathroom.

3. What will they probably do?

a. Stay at the Ice Hotel b. Visit the art gallery in the Ice Hotel
c. Go to the bathroom at the Ice Hotel d. Stay at the hotel next door

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 Discussion

Discuss the following questions.

1. Would you like to stay in the Ice Hotel? Why or why not?

→ yes, because the Ice hotel is inviting and strange. It is built from ice and snow. Where I live
isn’t snow, so I want to see snow.

2. What is the most unusual place that you have heard of?

→The most unusual place are The Museum of Revolution, National park Phong Nha - ke Bang,
Turtle tower, Cu Chi tunnels, Nui Church.

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An interesting place in my country is Rai cave. It is in the south of Vinh Huy bay and distance

from the Phan Rang city about 35 kilometer. It is beautiful and interesting, because it is a tourist

destination and it has peaceful and desolate Landscape. People can take some photography, eat

seafood and be convalescent.

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Vocabulary and Idiom Review

A. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank.

1. He ______ J.K. Rowling. He has every book she has written.
a. hates b. is into c. checks in d. experiences

2. It’s so cold outside that the water has turned to ______.

a. freezing b. ice c. cold d. temperature

3. Picasso painted ______ pictures.

a. designer b. cozy c. warm d. unique

4. Many people enjoy the ______ in that restaurant.

a. atmosphere b. ice c. world d. drinking glasses

5. I really like The Matrix. It is a ______ movie.

a. drinking b. fantastic c. freezing d. warm

6. That house is ______ wood.

a. made of b. built by c. looked like d. gotten to

7. In very cold countries, people sometimes wear ______ coats.

a. experience b. inside c. sleeping bag d. fur

B. Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.

8. I gave her some flowers. She was ______.
a. surprising b. surprised c. surprisingly

9. “It is so cold today.” “Yes, it’s ______!”

a. frozen b. freeze c. freezing

10. It is ______ for me to go dancing. Actually, I don’t dance well.

a. usual b. unusual c. usually

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 Pre-Reading:

1. My favorite food is dumpling.

2. The unusual food I eat was Coconut worm salad.

3. I can cook Fish and sour soup.

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 a. almost; close to d. first showed or gave
b. as said by e. have the flavor of
c. actually; really f. make
Write the letter of the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined word or
phrase.

1. F - Chefs today create new dishes by putting together interesting foods.

2. C - In reality , curry comes from England, not India.

3. A - A ccording to this book, people in England cooked curry dishes in the 1300s.

4. B - P eople in Persia ate pizza nearly 1,000 years before people in Italy.

5. E - S ome kinds of curry taste hot, so some people don’t like them.

6. D - Sailors from Europe introduced new foods to Americans.

Food Firsts

H
ow much do you know about the history of some of your favorite foods? Do
you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know
in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The facts might
surprise you.
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Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In
reality, wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of
years before British ships traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the
time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry” can be
found in an English language cookbook as far back as
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1377.
As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The
Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1 ,000
years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy !

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 Finally, let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think
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hamburgers are an American food. However,
according to some stories, hamburgers came from
Hamburg, Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw
created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later,
German sailors introduced hamburgers to 20
Americans.
Where foods come from isn’t nearly as
important as how they taste; as long as they are
delicious! So, go get some of your favorite food
and dig in.

Reading Time
_______ minutes _______ seconds 230 words

6 11
wealthy : rich dish : food
7 14
spice : a thing used or added to make food truth : fact; reality
taste good 19
sailor : a person who works on ships
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language : way of speaking by a certain
country or group of people

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 Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of this reading?
a. Curry was created in England. b. There are many foods that help your body.
c. People created fast food long ago. d. Some facts about foods are surprising.

2. Which is probably true about British curry dishes in the 1400s?

a. The dishes did not have meat. b. The spices cost a lot.
c. People ate curry on special days. d. British sailors first made curry.

3. What did people in Naples learn from Persians?

a. How to make pizza b. How to cook cheese
c. How to use spices from Iran d. How to make flat bread

4. Who introduced hamburgers to America?

a. Persians b. Otto Kuasw
c. Italians d. German sailors

5. Which food was probably made first?

a. Hamburgers b. Cheesy Persian bread

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 c. Italian pizza d. English curry

Idiomatic Expressions

Find these idioms in the reading.

find out (about) [ to learn (of) ]
Hey, I just found out that class is cancelled tomorrow.

catch on [ to become popular ]

In the 1990s, cell phones really caught on.

dig in [ to begin eating with excitement ]

The child was very hungry, so hedug in before his parents sat
down.

Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary.
1. All of the food is ready. Dig in !
2. Did you find out what time the movie starts?
3. These days, Latin dancing is catch on.
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Summary

Scan the passage and complete the chart with the correct information.

1377 1891 500s

created introduced wealthy

Curry Pizza Hamburgers

• Word already in the • 3 Created in •5 Introduced to

English language by Persia Americans by German
1 1377 sailors

• Cooked for • Was eaten in Persia in • First made in Hamburg

2 wealthy the 4 500s. in 6 1896.
English families

Listening

The First Sandwich

Listen to the dialog and complete each sentence.

1. Mike found Janet surfing the internet.

2. Lord Montagu was the Earl of sandwich.

3. The first sandwich was made with meat and bread.

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 Discussion

Discuss the following questions.

1. What are your favorite foods from other countries? Where are they from?

→ My favorite food from other countries is dumpling. They are from China.

2. What are some traditional foods in your country?

→ Traditional foods in my country are noodle soup, girdle-cake, round sticky rice, sweet and
sour fish broth and pancakes.

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 3. Do you know any untrue stories about food that people believe? If so, what is the truth ?

→ My country have a story that chung cake was created by a man who is the Chinese, a times he
was coming to Viet Nam to travel when he see a vietnamese was eatting packages and he wants
to eat but this person don’t gave him and he made chung cake. The truth of this story is chung
cake was created by Lang Lieu Prince. When he received a proposal from the king that you amke
a aprecious one and I pass the throne if who wins.

Grammar
Past Continuous
We use the past continuous in order to talk about past actions in progress.
Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I (were making / were
made) curry dishes.
The Persians (were eating / were eaten) round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s.

Writin g

Write your own short paragraph by answering the questions below.

My Favorite Food
Example
(1) What is your favorite food? My favorite food is spaghetti. It is
(2) What is it made of? (3) Can you made of noodles and tomato sauce.
cook this food? (4) How often do I can cook it easily. I cook spaghetti
once a month.
you cook this food?

_________________________________________________________________
My favorite food is dumpling. It is made of flour, leavening, sugar and yeast bloom. I
can cook it easily. I cook dumpling twice a week. And I can tell you how to preserve
___________________________________________________________________
dumpling. You can put it in a food box, and keep it in the fridge for 2 days. When
using, you just need to steam it again.
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary and Idiom Review

A. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank.

1. The man owns three hotels. He is very ______.
a. comfortable b. tired c. unique d. wealthy

2. People think snakes are dangerous. ______, most snakes are not .
a. Unusually b. Finally c. First d. Surprisingly

3. He knows ______ all of his relatives’ birthdays, except for his aunt and uncle’s.
a. in reality b. before c. nearly d. behind

4. ______ my mother, washing clothes by hand is better than using a washing machine.
a. According to b. Before c. After d. In reality

5. This soup does not ______ right. Did you forget to put in onio ns?
a. cook b. make c. create d. taste

6. I do not have enough ______ to make this dish.

a. fur b. hamburgers c. stories d. spices

7. We ______ how the magician did the amazing trick.

a. created b. found out c. introduced d. thought

B. Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.

8. I made this sculpture. It is my ______.
a. creation b. creates c. creative

9. How does it taste? Please tell me _____ if it is good or bad.

a. truth b. true c. truthfully

10. Let me _____ you to my cousin.

a. introduction b. introduce c. introduced

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