1 Read and listen to the article about an unusual school. Choose the correct answer.

(Đọc và nghe bài viết về một ngôi trường khác thường. Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

The best heading for the article is … (Tiêu đề tốt nhất cho bài viết là…)

a Bad weather destroys Makoko school (Thời tiết xấu phá hủy trường Makoko)

b New floating school in Makoko (Trường học nổi mới ở Makoko)

c Boat sent to help Makoko school (Gửi thuyền đến giúp trường Makoko)

A school in Makoko

Where can you build a school when the land isn't safe? On the water, of course! Local architect Kunle Adeyemi has designed a school that floats on water for the Makoko community in Nigeria, West Africa.

Makoko is a poor neighbourhood in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. It is next to the ocean and its streets are actually canals, so everyone travels by boat. Unfortunately, the water levels are always changing and waves often destroy buildings. Makoko's old primary school was regularly damaged in bad weather, so students couldn't go to lessons there safely.

Well, not any more! Adeyemi's creative triangle-shaped design makes the new school safe in extreme weather conditions. This is because the rain doesn't stay on top of the building and cause damage. Its large base also stops it from falling over in strong winds. The design is also cheap and ecological. Local people built it using wood and other materials from the area. This helped to reduce waste. There are even recycled plastic barrels under the school, which keep it above water. Solar panels on the outside provide electricity to save energy.

The building has three levels. Level one is a play area for school breaks, and levels two and three are for lessons. Now, Makoko's children will be able to take classes safely. Like children everywhere, they will have the chance to get qualifications and have a better future.

2 Read the article again. Choose the correct words.

(Đọc lại bài viết. Chọn từ đúng.)

Adeyemi is visiting / is from / hasn't been to Nigeria.

(Adeyemi đang đến thăm / đến từ / chưa đến Nigeria.)

1 Makoko is not a very wet /wealthy / windy neighbourhood.

2 Adeyemi's design helped to use /create / avoid waste.

3 They didn't use expensive / ecological / local materials to build the school.

4 Solar panels / Plastic barrels / Local materials provide power for the school.

5 The school has got three classrooms / plants / floors.

3 Read the article again and write true or false. Correct the false sentences.

(Đọc lại bài viết và viết đúng hoặc sai. Sửa lại những câu sai.)

The new floating school isn't safe.

(Trường học nổi mới không an toàn.)

False. The new school is safe in extreme weather conditions.

(SAI. Ngôi trường mới an toàn trong điều kiện thời tiết khắc nghiệt.)

1 Makoko is a city on a lake.

(Makoko là một thành phố bên hồ.)

………………………………………………………………….

2 Weather and water levels aren't a problem.

(Thời tiết và mực nước không phải là vấn đề.)

………………………………………………………………….

3 People from Makoko built the school.

(Người từ Makoko đã xây dựng trường học.)

………………………………………………………………….

4 The school has got outside space for playing.

(Trường có không gian ngoài trời để vui chơi.)

………………………………………………………………….

4 Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi. Viết câu hoàn chỉnh.)

Why can't the students go to lessons in the old primary school?

(Tại sao học sinh không thể đến trường tiểu học cũ?)

They can't use the old primary school because bad weather damaged it.

(Họ không thể sử dụng trường tiểu học cũ vì thời tiết xấu đã làm hỏng nó.)

1 How does the building float on water?

(Làm thế nào để tòa nhà nổi trên mặt nước?)

………………………………………………………………….

2 How will the school stay up in the wind?

(Làm sao ngôi trường có thể đứng vững trước gió?)

………………………………………………………………….

3 How is the building ecological?

(Tòa nhà sinh thái như thế nào?)

………………………………………………………………….

4 How will the school help the community?

(Nhà trường sẽ giúp đỡ cộng đồng như thế nào?)

………………………………………………………………….

5 What do you think life is like in Makoko?

(Bạn nghĩ cuộc sống ở Makoko như thế nào?)

………………………………………………………………….

5 Complete the sentences with the words.

(Hoàn thành các câu với các từ.)

This building is not ordinary .It's unusual.

(Tòa nhà này không bình thường. Nó khác thường.)

1 He loves art. He's very ……………..

2 It isn't like anything else. It's ………………….

3 The book is ……………….. It's hundreds of years old.

4 Is the work easy, or is it ……………..?