Unit 3 BECOMING INDEPENDENT | Sách Mềm

GETTING STARTED

1 Listen and read.

2 Answer the questions about the conversation.

3 Read the conversation again. Match the words with their definitions.

4 Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.

Vocabulary

1 Complete the table with words that have the same roots as the adjectives in the first column. Some adjectives do not have all the corresponding word forms. Use a dictionary, if necessary.

2 Complete the sentences with some of the words from 1.

Pronunciation

1 Listen and repeat the following sentences, paying attention to the linking between the words.

2 Listen and link (◡) the consonant sounds and the vowel sounds. Then practise reading the sentences.

Grammar

1 Work in pairs. Underline the to-infinitive in the sentences you found in 4 in GETTING STARTED. Pay attention to how the infinitives are used.

2 Rewrite the sentences, using the to-infinitive.

3 Combine the sentences, using to-infinitives.

4 Rewrite the sentences, using the nouns in brackets and a to-infinitive phrase.

READING

1 Work with a partner, ask and answer the questions below.

2 Read the text and select the statement that expresses its main idea.

3 Read the text again. Decide whether the sentences are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

4 Answer the following questions.

5 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

SPEAKING

1 The table below presents the skills teens need to develop in order to become independent, and the reasons why those skills are necessary. Work in pairs. Discuss and match the skills with the appropriate reasons.

2 Lan and Minh are talking about what they think are the most important skills they need in order to be independent. Use the words in the box to complete their conversation. Then practise it in pairs.

3 If you want to be independent, which of the skills in 1 are the most important for you? Work in pairs. Use the ideas in 1 to have a similar conversation as the one in 2.

LISTENING

1 Look at the photo and answer the questions:

2 Listen to an interview on Life Skills, the most popular radio show for teens and parents, and match the statements with the speakers.

3 Answer the questions.

4 Work in groups. Tell your group members whether you were brought up in the same way as Long, Tuan, or Minh.

WRITING

1 Read the advertisement for life skills courses in Teenage Magazine below and answer the questions.

2 Denise is interested in the life skills courses. Below is her letter asking for further information, but the parts are jumbled-up. Put them in the right order according to the template below.

3 Match each problem with its sign. Then discuss with a partner.

4 Imagine that you have one of the problems above. Write a letter similar to the one in 2 to Ms Brown for advice on a suitable course and get further information about:

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

Communication

What it means to be independent

Culture

1 Read the two passages about how American and Vietnamese parents raise their children and answer the questions.

2 Make some comparisons between the two ways of child raising using while, whereas, different from.

Pronunciation

1 Listen and repeat these sentences. Then listen again and link (◡) the final consonants and initial vowels.

2 Read the paragraph below and link (◡) the final consonants and initial vowels. Then listen and check your answers.

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Grammar

1 Combine the sentences, using to-infinitives.

2 Rewrite the sentences, using the nouns in brackets and to-infinitives without changing the meanings of the sentences.

1 Complete the questionnaire. Tick the number based on how accurate each statement is for you. The number you tick represents the point(s) you get for each item.

2 Work in groups of ten. Make questions from the statements in the questionnaire. Then use the question to interview students in your group. Find out how independent they are. Report the results to the class.