My OperaNội dung học ngày 04.08.2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 4:08:53 AM
1. LISTENING
Show me the meaning of being lonely
2. READING
Passage 1:
WORKING WELL AT HOME
Unfortunately lots of students do not work effectively at home. Some students come home after uni or work and just sort of ‘wait’ until they feel like working. And what happens is that they never feel like it so they just don’t get started!
Other students start work not long after they get home, but they drag their work out over the whole night doing work in front of the TV, or the computer. It takes them the whole night, but they hardly get any work done and they don’t feel like they have had a break at all.
A much more effective way is to keep your uni work and your personal life separate. Don’t do your work in front of the TV, don’t do it while on social network sites or while using chat, instead work in 20-30 minute blocks of time.
Learn to really focus and concentrate on what you are doing for a block of time. You will be amazed at how much work you get done and how productive you are during this time. Then at the end of that half hour period you have a proper break and really enjoy your free time.
Passage 2:
METACOGNITION
Every now and then you might hear students ask their tutor ‘what is the best way to study?’. There is a very short answer to this – there is no best way! An important lesson for students to learn is that everyone learns in different ways, everyone has different approaches and preferences, and what works well for one person may not work well for another. This truth applies to all aspects of effective learning – time management, research skills, writing skills and so on. There are certainly good techniques and strategies available in all of these areas, and also approaches that work well for the majority of students; however it is essential that all students try different techniques to see what works best for them. Your preferences could also change over time, so it makes sense to at least once a year stop and reflect on your approach to your study, what did you do, what worked, what didn’t, what should you change, what should you keep, what new things could you try. This is what ‘metacognition’ is all about. It means taking the time to try and understand more about the process of learning and your role as a learner. Students who take a metacognitive approach to their learning definitely improve their results much more than those who do not.
Passage 3:
HOMEWORK VS STUDY, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
At school life was different, you just did the work your teacher told you to do. So if you had homework and assignments, you did them then stopped. But at university you don’t just do what your lecturer tells you to do. Instead, you are supposed to aim to do more than just the set work. This is where the general concept of study comes into play. If you have no more homework or assignments, then you are supposed to actually go looking for what else you could do to help you improve your understanding of what you are learning at university – and it is this that is often referred to as ‘study’. Basically it means doing things that will ultimately help you get better marks at uni. So each night, you do your homework and assignments first, then spare time from the total time allocated for uni work is to do some study. This might mean going back and reviewing what you did in class or lectures over the last day or even over the last week. It might mean doing extra questions on areas you find difficult. It might mean making study notes. It might mean doing questions from an additional textbook or study guide. It might be making flashcards on a topic. It might also mean developing your own study skills!
3. SPEAKING
WHAT MAKES A MAN HAPPY?
Emilio and Maximilian are brothers. They are both old men now. They grew up together on a farm in Argentiana, but since then they have led very different lives. When Emilio left school at the age of fourteen, he started work on their father’s farm. He really enjoyed the simple village life and when their father died. Emilio took over the farm. All his life Emilio has lived in the old farmhouse where he was born. So for over 70 years Emilio’s life has changed very little. When he was 22, he married his childhood sweetheart, Pilar, from the next village, and they have been happily married ever since. Two years ago they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. It was a big celebration. Everybody from miles around was there, including Emilio and Pilar’s six children and their fifteen grandchildren
When Maximilian left school, he also started work on the family farm, but he soon became bored. Country life wasn’t for him. And so at the age of 18 he left the village. He’s only been back three times since then. He went to Buenos Aires and there he got a job on a ship that was sailing to the USA. On the ship he met a rich American businessman. He liked Maiximilian and offered him a job. Maximilian learnt quickly and in the next ten years he made a lot of money on Wall Street. He became a millionaire when he was only 25. Since then he has been part of the international jet set. He’s had three wives. When he was 30 he married a beautiful model, but she died two years later in a car crash. His second and third marriages both ended in divorce. For the last ten years he has lived alone in his luxury villa in the Bahamas. His family life has not been happy. Two years ago his son went to prison. One of his two daughters has become a drug addict.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you happy or unhappy now?
2. What do you do when you are sad/happy?
3. In your opinion, what can make a person happy?
4. Is that right that only rich people are happy? Why or why not?
5. Can country life/city life make you happy? Why?
6. Happy people enjoy everyday things in life, like cooking a meal, going for a walk or chatting with friend. Do you agree?
7. What your ideas of a happy family?
8. Money is one of the most important factors that can bring happiness to a person. Do you think so?
9. Which of the following can really make you happy? Why?
a. Good health
b. True love
c. A happy family
d. Money
e. A good job
f. True friendship
g. Entertainment
h. High education
10. What are you most worried about at the moment?
a. Your appearance
b. Your English
c. Your health
d. Your (future) job
e. Your parents’ health
f. Social relationship
11. What do you think about these proverbs?
a. Gold will not buy everything
b. Fortune is easily found, but hard to be kept
Show me the meaning of being lonely
2. READING
Passage 1:
WORKING WELL AT HOME
Unfortunately lots of students do not work effectively at home. Some students come home after uni or work and just sort of ‘wait’ until they feel like working. And what happens is that they never feel like it so they just don’t get started!
Other students start work not long after they get home, but they drag their work out over the whole night doing work in front of the TV, or the computer. It takes them the whole night, but they hardly get any work done and they don’t feel like they have had a break at all.
A much more effective way is to keep your uni work and your personal life separate. Don’t do your work in front of the TV, don’t do it while on social network sites or while using chat, instead work in 20-30 minute blocks of time.
Learn to really focus and concentrate on what you are doing for a block of time. You will be amazed at how much work you get done and how productive you are during this time. Then at the end of that half hour period you have a proper break and really enjoy your free time.
Passage 2:
METACOGNITION
Every now and then you might hear students ask their tutor ‘what is the best way to study?’. There is a very short answer to this – there is no best way! An important lesson for students to learn is that everyone learns in different ways, everyone has different approaches and preferences, and what works well for one person may not work well for another. This truth applies to all aspects of effective learning – time management, research skills, writing skills and so on. There are certainly good techniques and strategies available in all of these areas, and also approaches that work well for the majority of students; however it is essential that all students try different techniques to see what works best for them. Your preferences could also change over time, so it makes sense to at least once a year stop and reflect on your approach to your study, what did you do, what worked, what didn’t, what should you change, what should you keep, what new things could you try. This is what ‘metacognition’ is all about. It means taking the time to try and understand more about the process of learning and your role as a learner. Students who take a metacognitive approach to their learning definitely improve their results much more than those who do not.
Passage 3:
HOMEWORK VS STUDY, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
At school life was different, you just did the work your teacher told you to do. So if you had homework and assignments, you did them then stopped. But at university you don’t just do what your lecturer tells you to do. Instead, you are supposed to aim to do more than just the set work. This is where the general concept of study comes into play. If you have no more homework or assignments, then you are supposed to actually go looking for what else you could do to help you improve your understanding of what you are learning at university – and it is this that is often referred to as ‘study’. Basically it means doing things that will ultimately help you get better marks at uni. So each night, you do your homework and assignments first, then spare time from the total time allocated for uni work is to do some study. This might mean going back and reviewing what you did in class or lectures over the last day or even over the last week. It might mean doing extra questions on areas you find difficult. It might mean making study notes. It might mean doing questions from an additional textbook or study guide. It might be making flashcards on a topic. It might also mean developing your own study skills!
3. SPEAKING
WHAT MAKES A MAN HAPPY?
Emilio and Maximilian are brothers. They are both old men now. They grew up together on a farm in Argentiana, but since then they have led very different lives. When Emilio left school at the age of fourteen, he started work on their father’s farm. He really enjoyed the simple village life and when their father died. Emilio took over the farm. All his life Emilio has lived in the old farmhouse where he was born. So for over 70 years Emilio’s life has changed very little. When he was 22, he married his childhood sweetheart, Pilar, from the next village, and they have been happily married ever since. Two years ago they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. It was a big celebration. Everybody from miles around was there, including Emilio and Pilar’s six children and their fifteen grandchildren
When Maximilian left school, he also started work on the family farm, but he soon became bored. Country life wasn’t for him. And so at the age of 18 he left the village. He’s only been back three times since then. He went to Buenos Aires and there he got a job on a ship that was sailing to the USA. On the ship he met a rich American businessman. He liked Maiximilian and offered him a job. Maximilian learnt quickly and in the next ten years he made a lot of money on Wall Street. He became a millionaire when he was only 25. Since then he has been part of the international jet set. He’s had three wives. When he was 30 he married a beautiful model, but she died two years later in a car crash. His second and third marriages both ended in divorce. For the last ten years he has lived alone in his luxury villa in the Bahamas. His family life has not been happy. Two years ago his son went to prison. One of his two daughters has become a drug addict.
Questions for discussion
1. Are you happy or unhappy now?
2. What do you do when you are sad/happy?
3. In your opinion, what can make a person happy?
4. Is that right that only rich people are happy? Why or why not?
5. Can country life/city life make you happy? Why?
6. Happy people enjoy everyday things in life, like cooking a meal, going for a walk or chatting with friend. Do you agree?
7. What your ideas of a happy family?
8. Money is one of the most important factors that can bring happiness to a person. Do you think so?
9. Which of the following can really make you happy? Why?
a. Good health
b. True love
c. A happy family
d. Money
e. A good job
f. True friendship
g. Entertainment
h. High education
10. What are you most worried about at the moment?
a. Your appearance
b. Your English
c. Your health
d. Your (future) job
e. Your parents’ health
f. Social relationship
11. What do you think about these proverbs?
a. Gold will not buy everything
b. Fortune is easily found, but hard to be kept
