My OperaNội dung học ngày 16.6.2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:29:35 PM
LISTENING
You're my everything
READING
1. WEEDING
“Tomorrow will be the best day of my life,” Betty said. “Yes, it will be,” said her mom. “I’m so happy for you. Paul is such a good man. He will make a great husband and father. And he’s so nice. Your dad and I both love him.” Betty met Paul after she broke her leg. She broke her leg skiing. Paul was the doctor who fixed her leg. He visited her every day in the hospital. Then he visited her at home. He brought her Get Well cards and gifts. They fell in love with each other. “I never thought a broken leg would be a good thing,” Betty told her mom. “But it was the best thing that ever happened to you. Life is strange sometimes,” her mom said. After Betty’s leg healed, she and Paul started dating. They went to movies and restaurants. They went to the beach. They even went skiing. They were so happy together. One day Paul asked Betty to marry him. “Can we have lots of kids?” she asked. “Of course,” he said. “But let ME teach them how to ski.” They both laughed.
2.DON'T CALL ME "HONEY"
“Don’t call me ‘honey’ anymore,” Fanny said. “Okay, honey,” Rich said. “I mean it!” she said. “Don’t call me ‘honey.’ Don’t call me ‘sugar.’ Don’t call me ‘sweetie.’” Rich was confused. “I am confused, darling,” he said. “Why can’t I call you ‘honey’? Why can’t I call you ‘sugar’? Why can’t I call you ‘sweetie’?” Fanny said, “Because you used to call your ex-wife those names. When you call me those names, I think of your ex-wife. When I think of your ex-wife, I get angry. So don’t make me angry.” Rich was still confused. “But what can I call you, darling?” Fanny said, “Don’t call me ‘darling,’ either. Call me Fanny.” “Yes, dear,” said Rich. Fanny said, “‘Dear?’ Don’t call me ‘dear,’ either. Call me Fanny. My name is Fanny.” Rich said, “I don’t want to call you ‘Fanny’--I want to call you something special.
SPEAKING
ARE YOU IN LOVE?
You think you’re falling in love. You’re really attracted to a certain person. But this happened before and it was just a “crush”. How can you tell if it’s real this time? Here’s what our readers said.
If you’re in love…
- You’ll find yourself talking to or telephoning the person for no reason. (You might pretend there’s a reason, but often there’s not.
- You’ll find yourself bringing this person into every conversation. (“when I was in Mexico – a friend begins. You interrupt with. “My boyfriend made a great Mexican dinner last week”)
- You might suddenly be interested in things you used to avoid (“when a woman asks me to tell her all about football, I know she’s fallen in love”, said a TV sports announcer).
OK, so you’ve fallen in love. But falling in love is one thing, and staying in love is another. How can you tell as time passes, that you’re still in love? If you stay in love, your relatonship will change. You might not talk as much about the person you are in love with. You might not always call him or her so often. But this person will nevertheless become more and more important in your life.
You’ll find that you can be yourself with this person. When you first fell in love, you were probably afraid to admit certain things about yourself. But now you can be totally honest. You can trust him or her to accept you just as you are. Falling in love is great – staying in love is even better.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you in love of do you stay in love?
2. Which one do you prefer falling in love or staying in love?
3. Please tell something about your personality, good sides and bad sides?
4. Could you tell something about your boyfriend/ girlfriend/ husband/ wife?
5. What do you really expect from your partner / future partner?
6. What do you think can make a person’ s love last forever?
7. Which is considered symbols of love?
a. Flowers
b. Rings
c. Cards
d. Love letters
e. Kisses…
8. Can you tell some signs of being in love?
9. Have you ever tried to express your love to anybody? What did you do?
10. Which of following actions can help you know that your sweetheart loves you with his or her heart?
a. Giving so many gifts
b. Giving you passionate kisses
c. Giving everything he/she has to you
d. Taking care of you carefully
e. Promising to marry you
f. Writing you a love letter everyday
g. Doing everything for you
h. Comforting you in need
i. No longer paying attention to any other boy or girl
11. It is said that first love never lasts. Do you agree?
12. Suppose that your best friend fell in love with you, but you wanted just to be friends with him/ her. What would you do in this situation?
13. Many people think that students should never be in love. What do you think about this?
You're my everything
READING
1. WEEDING
“Tomorrow will be the best day of my life,” Betty said. “Yes, it will be,” said her mom. “I’m so happy for you. Paul is such a good man. He will make a great husband and father. And he’s so nice. Your dad and I both love him.” Betty met Paul after she broke her leg. She broke her leg skiing. Paul was the doctor who fixed her leg. He visited her every day in the hospital. Then he visited her at home. He brought her Get Well cards and gifts. They fell in love with each other. “I never thought a broken leg would be a good thing,” Betty told her mom. “But it was the best thing that ever happened to you. Life is strange sometimes,” her mom said. After Betty’s leg healed, she and Paul started dating. They went to movies and restaurants. They went to the beach. They even went skiing. They were so happy together. One day Paul asked Betty to marry him. “Can we have lots of kids?” she asked. “Of course,” he said. “But let ME teach them how to ski.” They both laughed.
2.DON'T CALL ME "HONEY"
“Don’t call me ‘honey’ anymore,” Fanny said. “Okay, honey,” Rich said. “I mean it!” she said. “Don’t call me ‘honey.’ Don’t call me ‘sugar.’ Don’t call me ‘sweetie.’” Rich was confused. “I am confused, darling,” he said. “Why can’t I call you ‘honey’? Why can’t I call you ‘sugar’? Why can’t I call you ‘sweetie’?” Fanny said, “Because you used to call your ex-wife those names. When you call me those names, I think of your ex-wife. When I think of your ex-wife, I get angry. So don’t make me angry.” Rich was still confused. “But what can I call you, darling?” Fanny said, “Don’t call me ‘darling,’ either. Call me Fanny.” “Yes, dear,” said Rich. Fanny said, “‘Dear?’ Don’t call me ‘dear,’ either. Call me Fanny. My name is Fanny.” Rich said, “I don’t want to call you ‘Fanny’--I want to call you something special.
SPEAKING
ARE YOU IN LOVE?
You think you’re falling in love. You’re really attracted to a certain person. But this happened before and it was just a “crush”. How can you tell if it’s real this time? Here’s what our readers said.
If you’re in love…
- You’ll find yourself talking to or telephoning the person for no reason. (You might pretend there’s a reason, but often there’s not.
- You’ll find yourself bringing this person into every conversation. (“when I was in Mexico – a friend begins. You interrupt with. “My boyfriend made a great Mexican dinner last week”)
- You might suddenly be interested in things you used to avoid (“when a woman asks me to tell her all about football, I know she’s fallen in love”, said a TV sports announcer).
OK, so you’ve fallen in love. But falling in love is one thing, and staying in love is another. How can you tell as time passes, that you’re still in love? If you stay in love, your relatonship will change. You might not talk as much about the person you are in love with. You might not always call him or her so often. But this person will nevertheless become more and more important in your life.
You’ll find that you can be yourself with this person. When you first fell in love, you were probably afraid to admit certain things about yourself. But now you can be totally honest. You can trust him or her to accept you just as you are. Falling in love is great – staying in love is even better.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you in love of do you stay in love?
2. Which one do you prefer falling in love or staying in love?
3. Please tell something about your personality, good sides and bad sides?
4. Could you tell something about your boyfriend/ girlfriend/ husband/ wife?
5. What do you really expect from your partner / future partner?
6. What do you think can make a person’ s love last forever?
7. Which is considered symbols of love?
a. Flowers
b. Rings
c. Cards
d. Love letters
e. Kisses…
8. Can you tell some signs of being in love?
9. Have you ever tried to express your love to anybody? What did you do?
10. Which of following actions can help you know that your sweetheart loves you with his or her heart?
a. Giving so many gifts
b. Giving you passionate kisses
c. Giving everything he/she has to you
d. Taking care of you carefully
e. Promising to marry you
f. Writing you a love letter everyday
g. Doing everything for you
h. Comforting you in need
i. No longer paying attention to any other boy or girl
11. It is said that first love never lasts. Do you agree?
12. Suppose that your best friend fell in love with you, but you wanted just to be friends with him/ her. What would you do in this situation?
13. Many people think that students should never be in love. What do you think about this?
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