1. Read the text. Choose the correct words.

(Đọc văn bản. Chọn từ đúng.)

The school (1) closes / doesn't close when there is snow. 

The journey is (2) easy / difficult. 

A cold walk to school for the children of Oymyakon 

Oymyakon is a village in northeast Siberia, Russia. It's very cold.

In Oymyakon, the school only closes when the temperature is -52°C! The children often walk in snow, but it's dangerous to be so cold. 

In summer, the day is twenty-one hours long, but in winter, it's only three hours long. It's dark when the children walk to and from school. 

The children get up early and it's important to wear lots of clothes to keep warm. They wear their school uniforms and they put on jumpers, boots, hats, scarves, gloves and coats. 

At school, the children all have classes and in the break, the boys and girls play, or chat with friends. When school finishes, it's time to start their long and difficult journey again.

2. Read the text again. Write True or False.

(Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Viết đúng hoặc sai.)

Oymyakon is in Russia. True

(Oymyakon ở Nga.)

1. The children go to school in the snow.

2. A day in Oymyakon is twenty-one hours long in winter.

3. The children walk to school in the dark. 

4. The children don't wear school uniforms.

3. Read the text again. Complete the sentences with one word from the text.

(Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Hoàn thành các câu với một từ trong văn bản.)

The journey to school in Oymyakon is colder than in other places in the world. 

(Hành trình đến trường ở Oymyakon lạnh hơn những nơi khác trên thế giới.)

1. The school is ____ when it is -52°C. 

2 It's ______ to be very cold. 

3. The children wear lots of ______ to keep warm.

4. In the morning the children get up _____

5. When the children have a break, they ______ with their friends or play.

4. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

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

Where is Oymyakon? - Oymyakon is in north-east Siberia, Russia.

(Oymyakon ở đâu? - Oymyakon ở đông bắc Siberia, nước Nga.)

1. Why is the journey to school dangerous? 

(Tại sao hành trình đến trường lại nguy hiểm?)

2. How long is the day in winter? 

(Ngày trong mùa đông dài bao nhiêu?)

3. What do the children do when school finishes?

(Bọn trẻ làm gì khi tan học?)

4. How long is your journey to school?

(Hành trình đến trường của bạn là bao lâu?)

5. Would you like the journey to school in Oymyakon? Why /Why not?

(Bạn có muốn hành trình đến trường ở Oymyakon không? Tại sao tại sao không?)

5. Complete the sentences with the given words. 

(Hoàn thành các câu với các từ đã cho.)