Work in groups. Discuss each solution above and think about what each individual can do to help save the blue whales. Then report to the class.
Work in groups. Discuss the following question and then report to the whole class.
What are the most common generation gaps in your families?
To find extreme viewpoints, I need look no further than my own family. My family has members whose opinions vary widely. These opinions often result in interesting conversations, debates, and occasional disagreements at family gatherings. Two contrasting members of my family are my brother and my father. I understand both of them fairly well, but their attempts to understand each other are less successful. My father and my older brother sometimes assume diametrically different viewpoints.
My brother is artistic and creative while my father is pragmatic and technically minded. One of the more humorous differences between them is their taste in music. My brother is a born musician who loves music with soul. On the other hand, my father is a scientist and listens to Cheo.
Another often humorous difference between my father and brother is the way they wear their hair. My brother wears his hair down to his shoulders. My father, on the other hand, always gets his hair cut when it begins to touch his collar. When my father was growing up in the sixties, all men wore short hair. However, my brother grew up during the twenties when people were more liberal in the way they dressed. The length of my brother's hair bothers my father.
Although my brother and father disagree on many things, they manage to get along very well. Both of them are open-minded and can appreciate each other's differences.
Work in groups. Choose a way of communication and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. Then report your answers to the class.
You can start your discussion as follows:
I think there are both advantages and disadvantages of online calls. ...
Tham khảo
I think there are both advantages and disadvantages of online calls. Internet calls are cheap or even free. Many social networks provide free calls for people to communicate. Online calls help us to communicate with people that are really far away from us, for example, our relatives or our Internet friends. Moreover, you can create group calls when you are in need of hosting a conference or a family meeting. However, online calls also have drawbacks. You can’t make online calls unless you have Internet connection. Also, you need a smart device to perform a call. Sometimes, you may get unwanted calls from the person you don’t know.
Tạm dịch:
Mình nghĩ là có cả ưu điểm và nhược điểm của cuộc gọi trực tuyến. Cuộc gọi trên Internet rẻ hay thậm chí là miễn phí. Có nhiều mạng xã hội cung cấp các cuộc gọi miễn phí để mọi người có thể giao tiếp. Những cuộc gọi trực tiếp giúp người ta giao tiếp với những người ở rất xa, ví dụ như họ hàng hay bạn bè qua mạng. Hơn nữa, bạn có thể tạo những cuộc gọi nhóm khi bạn cần tổ chức cuộc họp hay họp gia đình. Tuy nhiên, những cuộc gọi trực tuyến cũng có những hạn chế. Bạn không thể thực hiện cuộc gọi trực tuyến nếu không có kết nối mạng. Hơn nữa bạn cũng cần một thiết bị thông minh để gọi điện. Đôi khi bạn có thể nhận những cuộc gọi không mong muốn từ những người bạn không biết.
Work in groups. Discuss what kind of students / learners each option will be more suitable for. Give reasons for your decision. Report to the whole class.
Option 1: Vocational Training
Suitable for: Students who prefer hands-on learning and practical application of skills. Vocational training is more focused on job-specific skills and can provide opportunities for immediate employment. This option is also suitable for students who are looking for shorter duration of study and want to save on the cost of education.
Option 2: Academic Study
Suitable for: Students who are interested in a broad range of subjects and want to develop critical thinking and research skills. Academic study provides a wider range of career paths and opportunities for pursuing advanced degrees. It also promotes personal and intellectual growth and helps build a strong foundation for future learning.
Ultimately, the choice between vocational training and academic study depends on the individual student's interests, goals, and learning preferences. Some students may find vocational training more suitable for their career goals, while others may prefer the broader education and research opportunities offered by academic study.
USE IT! Work in pairs. Tell each other about your plans and ideas for the future. Use the phrases in blue in the online forum to help you.
Where do you see yourself in ten years’ time?
Decklen
I see myself finishing university first. Then I'm going to get a good job, settle down and have a family. Can't wait!
Earlybird
Why do people tie themselves down? Why not take some time out? Go travelling while you're young!
DeeLee33
That's what I think! I don’t want a good job. I want to have fun. I'll take up a sport like karate or skydiving and enjoy myself. In two years, I hope that I'll be doing my black belt, and I'll be happy.
Earlybird
Me, too! I'm going to travel around Australia and teach myself to surf.
Marcus
Where are you going to earn money to get to Australia?
Earlybird
I'm going to start up my own business, make a million dollars in two years, and then I'll retire young and travel the world. Why waste time working all your life?
Marcus
I think it’s important to look after yourself — but what about others? I'd like to get involved with a charity and spend some time abroad helping people.
DeeLee33
I totally agree. Good luck with that, Marcus!
A: I think I will travel around Europe and learn foreign languages myself.
B: I’d like to get involved with a charity and help orphans.
A: I think it’s a good idea to take up a sport to look after ourselves.
B: I want to earn more money and retire young in the future.
Work in groups. Discuss the following questions
1. What social media do you use?
2. How often do you use it?
3. What do you use the social media for?
Report your group’s results to the class.
Tham khảo
1. I'm using Facebook; Instagram; Twitter; ...But I love using Instagram the most.
2. I use it every day, about 3 - 5 hours per day.
3. I use Instagram to check my notifications and upload stories or photos.
1. I'm using Facebook; Instagram; Zalo, Lotus; ...
2. I use it every day, about 2 - 4 hours per day.
3. I use Facebook to check my notifications and upload stories or photos.
Work in groups. Think of a form of cultural heritage (such as a tradition, a festival, or a form of music), and discuss ways to preserve it. Report your group’s ideas to the whole class.
Our cultural heritage is a traditional craft that has been passed down from generation to generation in our community. To preserve it, we can organize workshops to teach the craft to younger generations. We can also hold exhibitions and fairs to showcase the craft to a wider audience and sell products made by local artisans. Another idea is to create a digital platform that connects artisans with customers and promotes their work.
Overall, we believe that it's important to involve younger generations in the preservation of cultural heritage and find ways to promote it to a wider audience. By doing so, we can ensure that our traditions and customs continue to thrive and evolve over time.
Our cultural heritage is a traditional craft that has been passed down from generation to generation in our community. To preserve it, we can organize workshops to teach the craft to younger generations. We can also hold exhibitions and fairs to showcase the craft to a wider audience and sell products made by local artisans. Another idea is to create a digital platform that connects artisans with customers and promotes their work.
Overall, we believe that it's important to involve younger generations in the preservation of cultural heritage and find ways to promote it to a wider audience. By doing so, we can ensure that our traditions and customs continue to thrive and evolve over time.
Tạm dịch:
Di sản văn hóa của chúng tôi là một nghề thủ công truyền thống đã được truyền từ thế hệ này sang thế hệ khác trong cộng đồng của chúng ta. Để bảo tồn nó, chúng ta có thể tổ chức các hội thảo để truyền dạy nghề cho thế hệ trẻ. Chúng ta cũng có thể tổ chức các cuộc triển lãm và hội chợ để giới thiệu nghề thủ công này cho mọi người đối tượng rộng hơn và bán các sản phẩm được làm bởi các nghệ nhân địa phương.Một ý tưởng khác là tạo ra một nền tảng kỹ thuật số kết nối các nghệ nhân với khách hàng và quảng bá công việc của họ.
Nhìn chung, chúng tôi tin rằng điều quan trọng là thu hút các thế hệ trẻ tham gia bảo tồn di sản văn hóa và tìm cách quảng bá di sản đó tới nhiều đối tượng hơn. Bằng cách đó, chúng tôi có thể đảm bảo rằng các truyền thống và phong tục của chúng tôi tiếp tục phát triển và phát triển theo thời gian.
Work in groups. What skills do you think you will gain while studying abroad? Report your group’s answer to the class.
Tham khảo:
Skills studying abroad will give you
1. Intercultural communication and language
While you’re studying abroad, you will gain intercultural communication skills from interacting with people from different cultures.
2. Cultural awareness
Cultural awareness is a skill achieved from studying abroad when you really make an effort to understand the new country and its culture that you’re living in. Being culturally sensitive is a crucial part to being able to adapt to, or being flexible with, foreign surroundings.
3. Self-awareness
A more heightened self-awareness can be triggered while studying abroad as you begin to settle into your new home. When you find yourself in situations that are unfamiliar to you, you become more vulnerable. This vulnerability forces you to assess who you are and will maybe even make it more clear who or what you want to be.
4. Adaptability
Learning the local language, trying cultural dishes, understanding laws, customs, learning how to use money and how to use different transportation systems, are just a few things you’ll have to learn and to which you’ll have to adapt.
5. Empathy
Visiting historical sites, walking along ancient roads, and (most importantly) talking and connecting with people of different cultures all teach you empathy. When you get to interact with others and hear their stories, you will find that humans share much more in common than you thought—even if you grew up on literal opposite sides of the world.
6. Confidence
Your confidence can come from a lot of things, but it all comes down to challenging yourself and learning new things while abroad. Something as simple as learning to navigate the local transportation system, or how to order food in another language will make you more confident in yourself and your capability.
7. Problem solving and a sense of responsibility
Maybe you got lost walking to class or had a set back trying to learn the local transportation system. You will be responsible for thinking out of the box through these challenges, and oftentimes on your own. Being responsible for managing things on your own is an important skill you’ll gain (and practice) from studying abroad.
8. Independence
Living abroad in a different country with unfamiliar cultural norms can be daunting. But, you will learn how to be independent by facing and working through challenges (and life) on your own, and you’ll become more comfortable with your potential.
9. Maturity
The more you experience, learn, and grow throughout life (and accept the fact that it’s necessary), the more mature you will become. All of the skills learned from studying abroad can be used together in any combination to show you’re mature.
When returning home from studying abroad, you may feel different, changed. You may even learn more about yourself and see your own culture and home in a different light. Plus, the experiences and skills gained from study abroad can be used to your advantage in terms of your future career.
Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
What farming activities in Viet Nam do you think have negative impact on the global temperature? What do you think are the alternatives to those activities?
Tham khảo:
There are several farming activities in Vietnam that can have a negative impact on the global temperature, including:
1. Rice cultivation: Rice cultivation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to the production of methane during the decomposition of organic matter in flooded rice paddies.
2. Livestock production: Livestock production, particularly from cattle and buffalo, is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions through the production of methane from enteric fermentation and manure management.
3. Pesticide use: Pesticide use in agriculture can lead to the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly nitrous oxide, as well as contribute to soil degradation.
4. Deforestation: Deforestation for agriculture, particularly for expanding rice paddies or livestock grazing areas, can contribute to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
To address these negative impacts, some alternatives that can be considered include:
1. Sustainable rice cultivation: Alternative rice cultivation methods, such as aerobic rice cultivation or the use of alternate wetting and drying methods, can significantly reduce methane emissions from rice paddies.
2. Improved livestock management: Improved livestock management practices, such as better feeding and manure management, can reduce the emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases.
3. Organic farming: Organic farming practices, including the use of natural pest control methods and composting, can reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers, as well as promote soil health.
4. Forest conservation and reforestation: Conservation and reforestation efforts can help to reduce the release of carbon dioxide from deforestation and promote carbon sequestration in new forest areas.
Overall, a shift towards sustainable agriculture practices and land use management can help to mitigate the negative impacts of farming activities on the global temperature.
Unit 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
1. do you do anything to help with the community? describe it. If not, talk about one thing you can do to help
2.what can we do to keep the surroundings green and clean?
3.you are doing a clean up in your neighbourhood. Discuss the plans for your activity
4.you want to contribue to the community. Describe one thing you think you can help and say what you may do
5. have you volunteered to do anything to help the community better? if yes, describe. if no, talk about the things you would do for the community
1. Yes, I have helped the community. On that day, on the way to school I saw a baby lost and I took that baby to the police station and luckily the baby found his mother, her mother was grateful and invited me. I went to eat ice cream
2. We can propaganda about protecting the environment clean, sweeping the school grounds, streets, ...
3. I will propagate and help the relatives, friends, ... cleaning the neighborhood, school, ... to help our environment clean.
4. I will propagate and help the relatives, friends, ... cleaning the neighborhood, school, ... to help our environment clean.
5. Yes, i did, I propagate and help the relatives, friends, ... cleaning the neighborhood, school, ... to help our environment clean.
Work in groups. Read the situations below and think of some possible responses. Provide reasons for each answer. Report to the class and vote for the best response.
1. A group of friends are making fun of your classmate for being short. They ask you to join them in making jokes about his height.
2. You are watching a talent show with a friend when a girl comes to the stage to perform a song. Your friend laughs at the girl and says that she is 'too ugly' to win the show.
3. A friend has posted photos of 'fat' people on social media. She invites you to share these photos with other friends and make jokes about their weight.
Tham khảo:
1. I will refuse to join them in making jokes about the classmate because being short is not his/ her mistake. Because it is not good to make fun of a person’s height. I will ask them to put themselves into my classmate’s shoes so that they can understand his/ her feelings.
2. I will tell my friend that this is a talent show not a beauty show. She can completely win the show if she really has talents. I will advise my friend not to judge a book by its cover.
3. I won’t accept the invitation and chat in person with my friend to ask him to delete the post because it is a completely bad idea to make jokes about their weight. I will ask him/ her to imagine how she/he feel when he/she is also be abuse like that.