Chapter OneThe evil magician
Along time ago, there lived a lazy boy named Aladdin.
He would play with his friends all day long.
Aladdin’s mother was upset about her son.
She would cry and pray.
She wanted her son to change his behavior.
However, Aladdin never changed.
One day, a man came to Aladdin and asked,
“Are you Mustapha’s son?”
“I am,” answered Aladdin, “but he died long ago.”
The stranger kissed Aladdin when he heard this.1
He said, “I am your uncle.
I thought you might look like my brother.
Go home, and tell your mother that I am coming.”2
Aladdin ran home and told his mother.
Key Words
evil (adj): ác độc
magician (n): thầy phù thủy
lazy (adj): lười biếng
named (v): được đặt tên là
all day long (adv): cả ngày
upset (adj): lo lắng
pray (v): cầu nguyện
want A to do something (v): mong muốn A làm gì
change (v): thay đổi
behavior (n): cách cư xử
however (adv): tuy nhiên
die (v): chết
stranger (n): người lạ mặt
look like (v): trông giống như
1 The stranger kissed Aladdin when he heard this.
2 Go home, and tell your mother that I am coming.
Key Sentences
“Yes, your father had a brother,” his mother said, “but I thought he was dead.”
She prepared some food.
His uncle came to their house.
He spoke to Aladdin’s mother, “Please don’t be surprised.
You don’t know me.
I was living in another country for forty years.”1
Aladdin took him all around the city.
They looked at all of the sights together.
His uncle bought Aladdin some beautiful clothes.
“Aladdin, I have something to tell you,”2 said the uncle.
“I’m your uncle, but I’m also a magician.”
Aladdin was excited to hear this.3
Check up
What is “this” in “Aladdin was excited to hear this”?
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Key Words
dead (adj): chết
prepare (v): chuẩn bị
speak to (v): nói chuyện với
country (n): vùng đất
take (v): dẫn đi
all around the city (adv): khắp nơi quanh thành phố
look at (v): ngắm nhìn
the sights (n): nhiều cảnh vật
buy (v): mua
(buy - bought - bought)
clothes (n): quần áo
excited (adj): hào hứng
Key Sentences
1 I was living in another country for forty years.
2 Aladdin, I have something to tell you
3 Aladdin was excited to hear this.
The next day, the magician took Aladdin to a valley between two big mountains.
“I will show you something fantastic,”1 said his uncle.
The magician said the magic word “Abracadabra!”
The earth shook in front of them.
Magically, a brass ring appeared.
“Under the brass ring is a treasure.
It will be yours.
But you must do exactly what I tell you.”2
When Aladdin heard the word “treasure”, he was no longer afraid.3
“Pick up the ring,” said the magician.
Now say the name of your father.”
Aladdin did as he was told.
The ring opened a door. Some steps appeared.
Key Words
valley (n): thung lũng
show (v): chỉ cho thấy
fantastic (adj): vô cùng tuyệt diệu
magic word (n): câu thần chú
earth (n): đất đai, mặt đất
shake (v): rung chuyển
(shake - shook - shaken)
in front of (prep): ngay trước mặt
magically (adv): kì diệu thay
brass (adj): bằng đồng
treasure (n): kho báu
exactly (adv): y như
pick up (v): lượm
as (conj): khi
be told (v): được yêu cầu
step (n): nấc thang
Key Sentences
1 I will show you something fantastic.
2 But you must do exactly what I tell you.
3 When Aladdin heard the word “treasure”, he was no longer afraid.
“Go down into the cave,” said the magician.
“There you will see a lamp.
Pick it up, and bring it to me.”1
Aladdin went down into the cave.
He found a lamp in a garden. He picked it up and took it to the entrance of the cave.2
“Hurry! Give me the lamp,” shouted the magician.
“I’ll give it to you when I’m out of the cave,”3 replied Aladdin.
The magician became very angry.
He said some magic words. The door closed.
The man wasn’t really Aladdin’s uncle.
He was an evil magician.
He picked Aladdin to use him.
He planned to kill Aladdin after he got the lamp.4
Check up
Based on the story, write down “T” if true or “F” if false.
1. He got angry because Aladdin brought the wrong lamp. _____
2. He used Aladdin to get the lamp. _____
Key Words & Sentences
cave (n): hang động
lamp (n): đèn
bring (v): mang theo
(bring - brought - brought)
find (v): tìm thấy
(find - found - found)
entrance (n): cổng vào
hurry (v): nhanh lên
shout (v): la lớn
reply (v): đáp lời
become (v): trở nên
pick (v): chọn
pick up (v): nhặt lên
plan to (v): có ý định
(plan - planned - planned)
kill (v): giết chết
get (v): lấy được
(get - got - gotten)
1 Pick it up, and bring it to me.
2 He picked it up and took it to the entrance of the cave.
3 I’ll give it to you when I’m out of the cave.
4 He planned to kill Aladdin after he got the lamp.
Aladdin stayed in the dark cave for two days.1
He rubbed his hands together to pray.
While rubbing, he also rubbed the brass ring.2
A big genie appeared.
“I’m the genie of the ring.
I will grant all your wishes,” said the genie.
“Please, get me out of this cave,” said Aladdin.
The earth opened, and magically Aladdin was outside.
Aladdin was so happy to be outside.
He ran home as fast as he could.
He told his mother what happened.3
Aladdin showed her the lamp.
Now he was hungry, but there was no food.
“I’ll sell this lamp and buy some food,” he said.
Check up
How did the genie appear?
a. Aladdin rubbed the ring.
b. Aladdin prayed.
c. Aladdin said the magic words.
Key Words
stay (v): ở
dark (adj): tối tăm
rub (v): xoa bóp (tay); cọ xát (nhẫn)
(rub - rubbed - rubbed)
while (conj): trong khi
genie (n): vị thần
grant (v): ban cho
wish (n): điều ước
get A out of B (v): cho A ra khỏi nơi B
happen (v): xảy ra
hungry (adj): đói meo
sell (v): bán
(sell - sold - sold)
Key Sentences
1 Aladdin stayed in the dark cave for two days.
2 While rubbing, he also rubbed the brass ring.
3 He told his mother what happened.
The lamp was very dirty.
Aladdin’s mother began to clean it.
She rubbed the dirt off, and another genie appeared out of the lamp.1
“What would you like?” said the genie.
Aladdin’s mother was so surprised that she fainted.2Aladdin grabbed the lamp.
“Bring me something to eat!” he demanded.
The genie returned with twelve silver plates filled with meat.3
“Please sell the lamp,”
his mother begged.
“This genie is a devil!”
“No, I can’t,” said Aladdin.
“We should keep this lamp.
We will need it.”
Check up
Complete the following sentence according to the story.
The genie of the lamp gave ____ Aladdin asked.
a. when
b. while
c. what
Key Words
dirty (adj): dơ, đầy bụi
begin (v): bắt đầu
clean (v): lau chùi
rub off (v): lau chùi sạch sẽ
dirt (n): vết dơ, bụi
faint (v): ngất đi
grab (v): chộp lấy
demand (v): yêu cầu
return (v): đáp lại (lời yêu cầu)
silver plate (n): dĩa thức ăn bằng bạc
filled with (v): đầy
meat (n): thịt
beg (v): van xin
(beg - begged - begged)
devil (n): ma, quỷ
keep (v): giữ lại
(keep - kept - kept)
need (v): cần
Key Sentences
1 She rubbed the dirt off, and another genie appeared out of the lamp.
2 Aladdin’s mother was so surprised that she fainted.
3 The genie returned with twelve silver plates filled with meat.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Complete the following sentences with the words below.
sights - shook - rubbed - lazy - fainted
1. Aladdin ____________________ his hands together to pray.
2. When the genie came out of the lamp, Aladdin’s mother ____________________.
3. The earth ____________________, and a magical brass ring appeared.
4. Aladdin was a ____________________ boy.
5. Aladdin and the magician looked at all the beautiful ____________________ together.
B. Rewrite the following sentences in the past progressive tense.
ex.His uncle came to their house.
⇒ His uncle was coming to their house.
1. The magician lived in another country for forty years.
⇒_____________________
2. He bought Aladdin some beautiful clothes.
⇒_____________________
C. Based on the story, mark “T” if true or “F” if false.
1. Aladdin’s father was dead.
2. The magician was really Aladdin’s uncle.
3. Aladdin rubbed the lamp in the cave.
4. Aladdin’s mother wanted to keep the lamp.
5. The genie of the ring took Aladdin out of the cave.
D. Put the sentences in order.
1. The magician left Aladdin in the cave.
2. Aladdin and his uncle went walking far away from the city.
3. Aladdin and his mother discovered the genie in the lamp.
4. The magician visited Aladdin.
5. Aladdin found the magic brass ring and lamp.