1. Read the text about Robert Wadlow and check the meanings of the phrases in blue. Write the past simple form of the verbs. Listen and check.
(Đọc văn bản về Robert Wadlow và kiểm tra nghĩa của các cụm từ màu xanh lam. Viết dạng quá khứ đơn của các động từ. Nghe và kiểm tra.)
Robert Wadlow: The Gentle Giant: The story of the tallest man who ever lived. When was he born? In February 1......... in Alton, Illinois, in the USA. Where did he grow up and go to school? In Alton. Did he have any brothers and sisters? Yes, he did. He was the oldest of five children. He had 2……….And 3……… They were all a 4…………height. At what age did he leave school? He left school when he was 5……… Did he go to university? Yes, he did, but he left and he didn't get a qualification. How did he become famous? He appeared in a circus. What did people call him? People called him the Giant of Illinois or the Gentle Giant because he 6………… very quietly. Where did he get a job? He got a job with the shoe company that made his special shoes. Did he get married and have children? No, he didn't. Did he travel much? Yes, he did. He visited 7…………..different towns in the USA when he travelled for the shoe company When did he die? He died at the age of 8……….. because of a problem with one of his 9……………… Robert Wadlow: age and height
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(Paul)
And I've got a photo of my cousins in Australia. They've got a pet parrot. His name's Sinbad and he's really popular with my cousins' friends. We haven't got a pet. 
grew up
went to school
Left school
Went to university
Got a qualification
Got a job
Got married
Had children
Traveled
Died
- leave school => left school: rời trường
- go to university => went to university: đến trường đại học
- get a qualification => got a qualification: đạt được bằng cấp
- get a job => got a job: có một công việc
- get married => got married: kết hôn
- have children => had children: có con
- travel => travelled: du lịch
- die => died: chết, qua đời