Nguyễn Thị Ngân

Entry 1_Nguyễn Thị Ngân

                      

        

                                                             Item 1: Story

The Pet Shop

 

Cody and his sister April decide they want a dog. They head down to the local pet store and have a look around.

It is a very small pet store that doesn't have many animals.

The owner of the shop is a nice old man named Mr. Smith. He walks over and greets Cody and April.

"How can I help you?" he asks.   

"We would like to buy a dog," April responds.

"Ah, well, we are not a big pet shop," Mr. Smith tells her. "So we only have two dogs to choose from."

They ask Mr. Smith to show them the dogs.

Mr. Smith leads them to the back of store where the two dogs are. One of them is a very big bulldog named Buster. The other is a very tiny chihuahua named Teacup.

April wants Teacup. Cody wants Buster. They walk outside to discuss.

They can’t agree on a dog. April suggests they race home for it. The winner of the race chooses the dog.

Cody agrees, then tells April her shoelace is untied. When April looks down, he runs off and gets a head start.

Cody runs as hard as he can. He really wants that bulldog. He looks back. April is so far behind he can’t even see her.

Cody finally gets home. He is tired but he is happy. He knows he is the winner.

April arrives a few minutes after Cody. She congratulates him. They return to the pet store to purchase Buster the bulldog.

However, when they arrive they only see Teacup the chihuahua.

They ask Mr. Smith where Buster is.

Mr. Smith gives the details. He explains that a few minutes after April and Cody leave, two boys walk in and buy the bulldog.

Cody looks at April, and she holds back a smile. Cody sighs. He turns back to Mr. Smith.

"Sometimes you win the race, but not the prize!" Cody smiles sadly. "We’ll take the chihuahua, please."

THE END

*Rhetorical devices:

_Metaphor: Race between April and Cody- fight in our daily life

Climax: When Cody and April come back, the dog Cody likes is no longer available

*Message;

“Life is a struggle for survival”. If we want to get what we like, we have to fight.

However, Life is also out of reach with so many surprises.

                                                      Item 2: Poem

Việt Bắc _ Tố Hữu
- Mình về mình có nhớ ta ?
Mười lăm năm ấy thiết tha mặn nồng.
Mình về mình có nhớ không ?
Nhìn cây nhớ núi, nhìn sông nhớ nguồn?

- Tiếng ai tha thiết bên cồn ?
Bâng khuâng trong dạ, bồn chồn bước đi
Áo chàm đưa buổi phân li
Cầm tay nhau biết nói gì hôm nay..

*Rhetorical devices:

-Rhetorical questions: “Minh Mình về mình có nhớ ta ?”, “Mình về mình có nhớ không ?”, “Tiếng ai tha thiết bên cồn ?”

_Rhyme: ta-tha, không-sông, cồn-chồn, đi-li-gì

_Assonance: “bâng khuâng”, bồn chồn”

_Metonymy: “Áo chàm- Việt bắc’s resident”

*Message:

Even when the Uncle Ho’s soldiers leave for Việt Bắc to the lower region, they can not forget years living with Viet Bac’s resident. These two parts show  profound feelings between them.

                                                

                                        Item 3 Cartoon

*Rhetoric devices:

 _Overstatement: A new product appears as soon as the costumer leaves the shop.

*Message:

_We are living in an ever-changing world. In this technology world, everything that is new today is backward tomorrow

Sources:

[1] http://www.seppo.net/cartoons/displayimage.php?album=15&pid=811

[2] http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-short-stories-level-05-story-01.html

[3] http://lethihoaphuong.niceboards.org/t8-topic

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