Chapter oneA mountain home
It was a hot morning in June in the Alps.
Heidi walked behind her aunt named Dete.
They were walking through the village and up the mountain.1
Heidi was very hot because she was wearing all her clothes.2
She had to carry them to her new home.
She was only six years old.
As Heidi and her aunt hurried out of the village, a villager stopped to talk.
“Dete, is this the orphan your sister left when she died?3 Where are you taking her?”
“Yes, this is Heidi.
I’m taking her to live with her grandfather.
I’m starting a job in the city.
So I can’t take care of her any more.”
“Poor Heidi,” said the villager.
“No one else will talk to that grumpy old man.”4
Check up
What is not true about Heidi?
a. She is Dete’s niece.
b. She has no mother.
c. She likes wearing many clothes.
Key Words
the Alps (n): dãy Alps (Anpơ)
named (v): tên là
through (prep): dọc, hết
village (n): ngôi làng
wear (v): mặc (wear - wore - worn)
carry (v): mang, đem theo
as (conj): trong khi
hurry (v): gấp gáp
out of (prep): ra khỏi
villager (n): người trong làng
orphan (n): đứa trẻ mồ côi
leave (v): để lại (leave - left - left)
job (n): công việc
take care of (v): chăm sóc
not…any more: không còn… nữa
grumpy (adj): cộc cằn
Key Sentences
1 They were walking through the village and up the mountain.
2 Heidi was very hot because she was wearing all her clothes.
3 Dete, is this the orphan your sister left when she died?
4 No one else will talk to that grumpy old man.
While Dete was talking with the villager,
Heidi met a boy named Peter.1
He was the village goat herder.
Every morning, Peter came to the village to get the goats.2
He was going to take them up the mountain.
Heidi followed him up the mountain.
She couldn’t keep up with him because of her heavy clothes.3
So she took off all of them except her underwear.
Then she danced behind Peter.
He thought she was funny.
The two children began laughing.
Dete caught up with them.
“Where are your clothes?” she asked.
“I don’t need them!” Heidi said.
“I want to run free like the goats!”
Key Words
while (conj): trong khi
herder (herdsman) (n): người chăn (súc vật)
follow (v): đi theo
keep up with (v): theo kịp (keep - kept - kept)
take off (v): cởi (quần áo)
except (prep): ngoại trừ
underwear (n): quần áo lót
funny (adj): ngồ ngộ
catch up with (v): bắt kịp (catch - caught - caught)
free (adj): tự do, thoải mái
Key Sentences
1 While Dete was talking with the villager, Heidi met a boy named Peter.
2 Every morning, Peter came to the village to get the goats.
3 She couldn’t keep up with him because of her heavy clothes.
Aunt Dete scolded Heidi and sent Peter to get her clothes.1
They walked for another hour.
Near the mountaintop was Grandfather’s hut.
The old man was sitting in front of the house.2
Heidi ran up to him and held out her hand.
“Hello, Grandfather,” she said.
He held her hand and stared at her.
“Good morning, Uncle,” said Dete.
“Heidi must stay with you now.”
She explained why she couldn’t take care of the child any more.3
The old man was angry.
“You can just get out of here!” he yelled at Dete.
Aunt Dete said goodbye to Heidi very quickly and left.
Key Words
scold (v): la, mắng
send (v): bảo
(send someone to do something: gửi/nhắn ai làm gì)
(send - sent - sent)
mountaintop (n): đỉnh núi
hut (n): túp lều
up to (prep): đến gần
hold out (v): giơ, đưa (tay) ra (hold - held - held)
hold (v): nắm
stare at (v): nhìn chằm chằm vào (ai)
explain (v): giải thích
get out of (v): đi khỏi
yell at (v): mắng (lớn tiếng)
say goodbye to someone (v): chào tạm biệt ai
Key Sentences
1 Aunt Dete scolded Heidi and sent Peter to get her clothes.
2 The old man was sitting in front of the house.
3 She explained why she couldn’t take care of the child any more.
Heidi looked around her new home.
“Where can I sleep?” asked Heidi.
“Anywhere you want,” answered Grandfather.1
Heidi saw a ladder behind the bed.
She climbed the ladder up to the loft.2
The loft was filled with fresh hay.
“I’ll sleep up here,” said Heidi happily.
Heidi followed Grandfather everywhere.
She watched as he made a new chair for her.
When the sun was setting, Heidi heard a whistle.3
It was Peter bringing the goats home.
Grandfather had two goats.
Their names were Daisy and Dusky.
Heidi liked them at once.
Check up
What is not true about the story?
a. Heidi chose the loft as her room.
b. Granddad was busy following Heidi.
c. Heidi liked her granddad’s goats.
Key Words
look around (v): nhìn quanh
anywhere (adv): bất cứ chỗ nào
ladder (n): cái thang
climb (v): trèo, leo lên
loft (n): gác xép
be filled with (v): được phủ đầy
fresh (adj): mới, sạch
hay (n): cỏ khô
everywhere (adv): khắp nơi, khắp chốn
set (v): lặn (set - set - set)
whistle (n): tiếng huýt gió
bring (v): đưa về (bring - brought - brought)
at once (adv): ngay lập lức
Key Sentences
1 “Anywhere you want,” answered Grandfather.
2 She climbed the ladder up to the loft.
3 When the sun was setting, Heidi heard a whistle.
The next morning, Peter’s whistle woke Heidi.1
She got ready to go with Peter.
She was excited.
The mountain was very beautiful.
Heidi picked flowers and chased the goats.
Peter told her all of the goats’ names.
Heidi was sad when she heard that a little goat had lost its mother.
She promised to take special care of that goat.
By now, the sun was setting.
It spread a golden glow across the tops of the mountains.2
“Peter!” cried Heidi. “The mountains are on fire!”
“Don’t worry,” replied Peter.
“That happens every day.
It means it’s time to go home.”3
Check up
Complete the following sentence according to the story.
Heidi really _____________ the Alps.
a. enjoyed
b. hated
c. missed
Key Words
wake (v): làm thức giấc (wake - woke - woken)
get ready to + V (v): sẵn sàng để làm gì
pick (v): hái
chase (v): đuổi theo
lose (v): mất (lose - lost - lost)
promise to + V (v): hứa (làm gì)
special (adj): đặc biệt
by now (adv): ngay lúc này
spread (v): tỏa ra, lan rộng (spread - spread - spread)
glow (n): ánh sáng rực rỡ
on fire (n): đang cháy
happen (v): xảy ra
mean (v): có nghĩa là
Key Sentences
1 The next morning, Peter’s whistle woke Heidi.
2 It spread a golden glow across the tops of the mountains.
3 It means it’s time to go home.
Heidi went up the mountain with Peter every day during the summer.
She grew to be healthy and strong.
She was as free as a bird.
But when the fall came, Grandfather made her stay at home.1
He was afraid the strong winds would blow her off the mountain.2
She spent the days helping him make cheese.
Then came the winter and lots of snow.
Peter went to school in the winter.
One day, he came to the hut.
He told Heidi that his grandmother would like to meet her.3 She wanted to go.
But Grandfather said the snow was too deep.
Check up
What did Heidi do during the summer?
a. She stayed at home.
b. She was at the mountain with Peter.
c. She made cheese.
Key Words
during (prep): trong suốt
grow (v): trở nên (grow - grew - grown)
healthy (adj): khỏe mạnh
as…as: … như là…(as free as a bird: tự do như cánh chim trời)
stay (v): ở
blow (v): thổi (blow - blew - blown)
spend (v): dành (thời gian…) (spend - spent - spent)
would like to + V (v): muốn
deep (adj): dày đặc
Key Sentences
1 But when the fall came, Grandfather made her stay at home.
2 He was afraid the strong winds would blow her off the mountain.
3 He told Heidi that his grandmother would like to meet her.
A few days later, the snow finally stopped.
The sun came out, and Grandfather said she could go out.1
He put Heidi on his sled.
The sled raced down the mountain very fast.
Grandfather stopped the sled in front of Peter’s small hut.
Heidi met an old woman that was sewing.2
“Hello, Grannie,” said Heidi.
Grannie smiled and felt Heidi’s hand.
Grannie was blind.
“Why can’t you see?” asked Heidi.
“I can’t see,” Grannie said kindly, “but I can hear.”
Heidi spent the rest of the winter with Grannie.
Sometimes Grandfather came and fixed the windows and chairs in Grannie’s hut.3
Check up
Grannie can’t see. She is ___________.
a. deaf
b. weak
c. blind
Key Words
come out (v): hiện ra
go out (v): đi ra ngoài
sled (n): xe trượt tuyết
race (v): trượt
sew (v): may vá (sew - sewed - sewn)
grannie (n): bà (thân mật) = grandmother
feel (v): sờ, cảm nhận được (feel - felt - felt)
blind (adj): mù
kindly (adv): một cách ân cần
the rest of (n): còn lại
fix (v): sửa sang lại
Key Sentences
1 The sun came out, and Grandfather said she could go out.
2 Heidi met an old woman that was sewing.
3 Sometimes Grandfather came and fixed the windows and chairs in Grannie’s hut.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Match the characters with the words that describe them.
grumpy
hardworking
free
kind
Heidi
__________
Grandfather
__________
Peter
__________
Grannie
__________
B. Complete the following sentences with the words below.
glow
loft
orphan
mountaintop
1. Grandfather’s hut was near the ________________.
2. Heidi was an ________________ her mother left behind when she died.
3. Heidi climbed the ladder up to the ________________ filled with fresh hay.
4. The sun spread a fiery ________________ across the tops of the mountains.
C. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. Why was Heidi so hot when she was walking up the mountain?
(a) Because she was walking so much.
(b) Because she was wearing all of her clothes.
(c) Because the mountains were on fire.
2. What did Peter say the sunset means?
(a) It means it is time to go home.
(b) It means it is time to go to sleep.
(c) It means it is time to make lots of cheese.
D. Write down the name of the character next to each line.
1. I’m starting a job in the city, so I can’t take care of Heidi any more. ⇒________________
2. No one else will talk to that grumpy old man ⇒________________
3. I want to run free like the goats! ⇒________________
4. You can just get out of here! ⇒________________
Frankfurt was too unfamiliar to Heidi. She wanted to go back to her granddad in the Alps.
