In pairs, decide what the speakers will talk about next. Think of two more ideas for each conversation.
Work in pairs. Read the following ideas and decide if they are pros or cons of self-study. Think of other pros and cons to add.
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1. Self-study gives learners more freedom (e.g. they decide what to study and how). |
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2. Learners need more time to learn things (e.g. they work on their own, with no one to push them or help them). |
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3. Learners become responsible (e.g. they set their learning goals and make plans to achieve them). |
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4. Learners may not develop certain life skills (e.g. good communication and relationship skills) |
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5. Self-study makes learners confident ( e.g. they realise they can complete tasks by themselves) |
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6. Learners may not learn practical skills (e.g. they may focus too much on learning, and may not apply the academic skills to real life) |
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Work in pairs. Read the following ideas and decide if they are pros or cons of self-study. Think of other pros and cons to add.
| Pros | Cons |
1. Self-study gives learners more freedom (e.g. they decide what to study and how). | ✔ |
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2. Learners need more time to learn things (e.g. they work on their own, with no one to push them or help them). |
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3. Learners become responsible (e.g. they set their learning goals and make plans to achieve them). | ✔ |
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4. Learners may not develop certain life skills (e.g. good communication and relationship skills) |
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5. Self-study makes learners confident ( e.g. they realise they can complete tasks by themselves) | ✔ |
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6. Learners may not learn practical skills (e.g. they may focus too much on learning, and may not apply the academic skills to real life) | ✔ |
| Pros (Ưu điểm) | Cons (Nhược điểm) |
1. Self-study gives learners more freedom (e.g. they decide what to study and how).
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2. Learners need more time to learn things (e.g. they work on their own, with no one to push them or help them).
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3. Learners become responsible (e.g. they set their learning goals and make plans to achieve them).
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4. Learners may not develop certain life skills (e.g. good communication and relationship skills). | ✔ | |
5. Self-study makes learners confident ( e.g. they realise they can complete tasks by themselves). | ✔ | |
6. Learners may not learn practical skills (e.g. they may focus too much on learning, and may not apply the academic skills to real life). | ✔ |
Work in pairs. Read the following ideas and decide if they are pros or cons of self-study. Think of other pros and cons to add.
Pros |
Cons |
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1. Self-study gives learners more freedom (e.g. they decide what to study and how). |
✔ |
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2. Learners need more time to learn things (e.g. they work on their own, with no one to push them or help them). |
✔ |
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3. Learners become responsible (e.g. they set their learning goals and make plans to achieve them). |
✔ |
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4. Learners may not develop certain life skills (e.g. good communication and relationship skills) |
✔ |
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5. Self-study makes learners confident ( e.g. they realise they can complete tasks by themselves) |
✔ |
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6. Learners may not learn practical skills (e.g. they may focus too much on learning, and may not apply the academic skills to real life) |
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Talk about the history of the Temple of Literature - the Imperial Academy in Viet Nam. What do you think will happen to this historic place in the future? Give some ideas of its future!
giúp tớ với
a. You are planning a presentation about protecting the environment in your school. In pairs: Add two more ideas for what you can do. Write why your ideas are good. (Em đang lên kế hoạch cho một bài thuyết trình về bảo vệ môi trường trong trường học của em. Theo cặp: Thêm hai ý tưởng nữa cho những gì bạn có thể làm. Viết lý do tại sao ý tưởng của em là tốt.)
- Do you have any ideas for our presentation? (Bạn có ý tưởng gì cho bài thuyết trình của chúng ta không?)
- We should put recycling bins around our school. (Chúng ta nên đặt các thùng rác tái chế xung quanh trường học của chúng ta.)
- Why? (Tại sao?)
- If we put recycling bins around our school, we'll reduce trash. (Nếu chúng ta đặt các thùng rác tái chế xung quanh trường học của chúng ta, chúng ta sẽ giảm bớt rác.)
- What we can do put recycling bins around school? (Chúng ta có thể làm gì để đặt các thùng rác tái chế quanh trường?)
What we can do (Việc chúng ta có thể làm) | Why it’s a good idea (Vì sao nó là ý kiến hay) |
put recycling bins around school (đặt thùng rác quan trường học) | reduce trash (giảm rác) |
plant more trees (trồng thêm nhiều cây) | have cleaner air (có không khí sạch hơn) |
use public transportation (sử dụng phương tiện công cộng) | reduce air pollution (giảm ô nhiễm không khí) |
Exercise 23: Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative.
You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the
comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
1. (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the
……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.)
My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven
thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but
the ………………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.)
Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the
way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The
………………………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.)
Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his
home. The ………………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The
……………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.)
At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the
…………………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the
…………………..………………………………..…
1. (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the
……more he talked, the more bored I became………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.)
My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven
thirty, she still hadn’t come. The ……longer I waited, the angrier I got……………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but
the …older you are, the more you understand……………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.)
Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The
………… faster she drove, the more nervous I became……………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.)
Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his
home. The …more he thought about his family,. the more homesick he became……………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The
……darker the sky grew, the faster we ran to reach the house………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.)
At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the
……more I thought about it, the more confused I became……………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the
……more polluted the air is, the greater the chances of developing respiratory diseases are……………..………………………………..…
Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.) Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The ………………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The ……………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.) At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the …………………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.) Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the …………………..………………………………..…
The more he thought about his family, the more homesick he became.
The faster we ran to reach the house, the darker the sky grew.
more confused I became, the more I thought about it.
The more polluted the air is, the greater the chances of developing resporatory diseases are.
Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
1. (I became bored He talked.) I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven- thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but the ………………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.) Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The ………………………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.) Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The ………………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The ……………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.) At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the …………………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.) Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the …………………..………………………………..…
Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
1. (I became bored He talked.) I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven- thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but the ………………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.) Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The ………………………………
more he talked, the more bored I became.
longer I waited, the angrier I got.
more you understand, the older you are.
faster she drove, the more nervous I became.
Work in pairs. Match the ideas (a - h) with parts of an outline (1- 4) for a paragraph about a video call.
1. What is it?
2. What are its advantages?
3. What are its disadvantages?
4. Will people use it in the future?
a. a phone call using Internet connection
b. needs a high-speed Internet access
c. saves time because people needn't travel to meet
d. transmits live images of the speakers with a webcam or camera on smart devices
e. may spend too much time chatting with each other
f. can be useful for family members and business partners
g. will still be a common tool of communication
h. can see and hear each other in real time
Match the questions with the answers to make a conversation. Then practice it in pairs.
1. What do you think transport will be like in the cities of the future? | a. They will use public transport instead of their own vehicles. |
2. So, how will people travel in the city? | b. Because technology will make public transport faster, more convenient, and more eco-friendly. |
3. Really? Why do you think public transport will be popular with city dwellers? | c. Well, I think there will be no private vehicles in the cities. |
Talk about the history of the Temple of Literature - the Imperial Academy in Viet Nam. What do you think will happen to this historic place in the future? Give some ideas of its future!
dịch nghĩa
Nói về lịch sử Văn Miếu - Học viện Hoàng cung ở Việt Nam. Bạn nghĩ điều gì sẽ xảy ra với địa điểm lịch sử này trong tương lai? Đưa ra một số ý tưởng về tương lai của nó!