My OperaNội dung học ngày 07/07/2013
Monday, June 24, 2013 3:15:42 AM
1. LISTENING
When you say nothing at all
2. READING
Passage 1
MUSIC WHILE STUDYING
Should you listen to music when studying? In an ideal world we would probably say no music (except classical baroque music which actually can help your memory) while you are studying. But a good compromise is as follows. If the work is not very difficult, and fairly routine, then have whatever music you like on. It will make you feel relaxed and help you stick to completing the work you need to do. But if the work requires higher order thinking skills, i.e. studying for a test, trying to understand something difficult, doing an essay plan, trying to learn or remember anything – then switch the music off. Otherwise it will end up taking you much longer to complete the task (even though you are convinced it is not affecting you!). Just get in the habit of stopping and asking yourself each time before you start work whether it is the type of work that requires you to really focus and concentrate and if it is – switch the music off for awhile. The same approach goes for doing work in front of the TV.
by PSALTER on FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Passage 2
ASKING FOR HELP
One of the qualities that make a student more successful is the ability to ask for help when it is needed. Some students are great at this, they regularly ask questions in tutorials or ask for additional help when they are having difficulties. Other students wait until they are weeks into the topic and it becomes a major struggle to fix the problems in understanding that have compounded. A simple idea that really helps is to have a post-it note inside each of your books or textbook and this is where you make a note about anything you can’t do or anything you don’t understand. You then ask your tutor or lecturer when there is time or ask to see them briefly at lunch or after tutorials/lectures. Cross off your issues as they are resolved and don’t let your list get too long!
by PSALTER on MARCH 1, 2010
Passage 3
PROCRASTINATING
Do you ever find yourself procrastinating? You mean to start work on an assignment, but you just keep putting it off until it ends up being a mad rush the night before. Setting work targets with rewards at the end of each completed step is a well-known strategy, but an example of a less commonly known technique is the ‘two-fer’ concept. For this technique you have two tasks, one you don’t mind doing and one you have been procrastinating about. Decide on a set period of time that you will work for. During this time, if you have any trouble working on one task or reach a point where you have a bit of a mental blank, you should then switch to the other task and alternate between them. Of course it is better to focus solely on one task but if this isn’t working by alternating between two tasks at least you are being productive for the whole period of time and forcing yourself to do some work on the less favoured task.
by PSALTER on APRIL 1, 2010
3. SPEAKING
HAPPINESS
Happiness is very hard to define. Happiness may be simply understood as the state of being happy, enjoying what one wishes for. A person is considered "happy" when he sense, few people, even probably not any person can have this kind of happiness because it's hard to find a man who is satisfied with what he's got.
Happiness to a poor man, for instance, only means having enough food for the two meals and clothes to keep them warm, but a rich man who has enjoyed all the delicacies in life and has all kinds of clothes of the latest fashion may enjoy nothing from these material comforts. Living in a society, he's limited b lots of restrictions and not everything can be bought with money. So, he also feels unhappy because there are still so many things he's not satiisfied with. It's true that happiness is only something relative and happiness lies in us, in our conception on life.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you happy or unhappy now? Why?
2. What do you do when you are sad?
3. What can bring happiness to you?
4. Are you parents worried about you? Why or why not?
5. What can you do to make people around you happy?
6. In your opinion, what should a person do to be happy?
7. Happiness comes to us by chance. Do you think so?
8. It is said that only rich people are happy. Is this right?
9. Happy people enjoy everyday things in life, like cooking a meal, going for a walk or chatting with friends. Do you agree?
10. How do you feel when a person you have once helped betrays you?
11. What would you do to buld up a happy family? Why?
12. Which of the following can really make you happy? Why?
- Good health
- True love
- A happy family
- Money
- A good job
- True friendship
- Entertainment
- High education
13. Being in love is one of the happiest moments of life. Do you think so?
When you say nothing at all
2. READING
Passage 1
MUSIC WHILE STUDYING
Should you listen to music when studying? In an ideal world we would probably say no music (except classical baroque music which actually can help your memory) while you are studying. But a good compromise is as follows. If the work is not very difficult, and fairly routine, then have whatever music you like on. It will make you feel relaxed and help you stick to completing the work you need to do. But if the work requires higher order thinking skills, i.e. studying for a test, trying to understand something difficult, doing an essay plan, trying to learn or remember anything – then switch the music off. Otherwise it will end up taking you much longer to complete the task (even though you are convinced it is not affecting you!). Just get in the habit of stopping and asking yourself each time before you start work whether it is the type of work that requires you to really focus and concentrate and if it is – switch the music off for awhile. The same approach goes for doing work in front of the TV.
by PSALTER on FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Passage 2
ASKING FOR HELP
One of the qualities that make a student more successful is the ability to ask for help when it is needed. Some students are great at this, they regularly ask questions in tutorials or ask for additional help when they are having difficulties. Other students wait until they are weeks into the topic and it becomes a major struggle to fix the problems in understanding that have compounded. A simple idea that really helps is to have a post-it note inside each of your books or textbook and this is where you make a note about anything you can’t do or anything you don’t understand. You then ask your tutor or lecturer when there is time or ask to see them briefly at lunch or after tutorials/lectures. Cross off your issues as they are resolved and don’t let your list get too long!
by PSALTER on MARCH 1, 2010
Passage 3
PROCRASTINATING
Do you ever find yourself procrastinating? You mean to start work on an assignment, but you just keep putting it off until it ends up being a mad rush the night before. Setting work targets with rewards at the end of each completed step is a well-known strategy, but an example of a less commonly known technique is the ‘two-fer’ concept. For this technique you have two tasks, one you don’t mind doing and one you have been procrastinating about. Decide on a set period of time that you will work for. During this time, if you have any trouble working on one task or reach a point where you have a bit of a mental blank, you should then switch to the other task and alternate between them. Of course it is better to focus solely on one task but if this isn’t working by alternating between two tasks at least you are being productive for the whole period of time and forcing yourself to do some work on the less favoured task.
by PSALTER on APRIL 1, 2010
3. SPEAKING
HAPPINESS
Happiness is very hard to define. Happiness may be simply understood as the state of being happy, enjoying what one wishes for. A person is considered "happy" when he sense, few people, even probably not any person can have this kind of happiness because it's hard to find a man who is satisfied with what he's got.
Happiness to a poor man, for instance, only means having enough food for the two meals and clothes to keep them warm, but a rich man who has enjoyed all the delicacies in life and has all kinds of clothes of the latest fashion may enjoy nothing from these material comforts. Living in a society, he's limited b lots of restrictions and not everything can be bought with money. So, he also feels unhappy because there are still so many things he's not satiisfied with. It's true that happiness is only something relative and happiness lies in us, in our conception on life.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you happy or unhappy now? Why?
2. What do you do when you are sad?
3. What can bring happiness to you?
4. Are you parents worried about you? Why or why not?
5. What can you do to make people around you happy?
6. In your opinion, what should a person do to be happy?
7. Happiness comes to us by chance. Do you think so?
8. It is said that only rich people are happy. Is this right?
9. Happy people enjoy everyday things in life, like cooking a meal, going for a walk or chatting with friends. Do you agree?
10. How do you feel when a person you have once helped betrays you?
11. What would you do to buld up a happy family? Why?
12. Which of the following can really make you happy? Why?
- Good health
- True love
- A happy family
- Money
- A good job
- True friendship
- Entertainment
- High education
13. Being in love is one of the happiest moments of life. Do you think so?
