VOCABULARY SET 14: INDULGING CHILDREN

Vocabulary:
1. adverse (adj): bất lợi, tiêu cực, có hại
2. cope with sth (collocation): đối mặt với điều gì
3. deprive sb of sth (collocation): tước đoạt từ ai cái gì
4. developmental stage (collocation): giai đoạn phát triển
5. dire (adj): tàn khốc, thê thảm
6. inadvertently (adv) - inadvertent (adj): ngẫu nhiên, vô tình
7. indulge (v) - indulgence (n) - indulgent (adj): nuông chiều - hay chiều theo
8. lenient (adj): khoan dung, nhân hậu, dễ dãi
9. over-indulgence (np): việc nuông chiều thái quá
10. parenting problem (collocation): vấn đề liên quan đến việc làm cha mẹ
11. personal hygiene (np): vệ sinh cá nhân
12. preadolescent (adj): vị thành niên
13. satisfy all the needs (collocation): thỏa mãn các nhu cầu
14. spoon-feed (vp): (nghĩa đen) xúc cơm; (nghĩa bóng) quá chiều chuộng ai đó, tạo điều kiện quá dễ
dàng cho ai đó
15. unfavourable (adj): bất lợi
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. although /I / often / indulge / favourite / chocolates /I / maintain / healthy / weight / exercise/daily.
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2. by / give out / print / sheets / facts / theories / teachers / spoon-feed / us / what / we / need / exam.
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3. children / third world / country / very ill / and / dire / need / clean water.
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4. there / a lot / website / organisation / that / help / young parent / deal / parenting problem.
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5. you / cannot / function / proper / when / you / deprive / sleep
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Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English
1. Có thể nói hậu quả kinh hoàng nhất của bạo lực là những vết thương, hoặc cái chết mà người ngoài
cuộc vô tình gánh phải.
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2. Khi thầy hiệu trưởng không ở trường, các thầy cô dường như dễ dãi hơn đối với học sinh.
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3. Một trong những cách hiệu quả nhất để chúng ta bảo vệ bản thân và những người xung quanh khỏi
bệnh tật là những kĩ năng vệ sinh cá nhân hoàn hảo.
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4. Nhận ra phản ứng bất lợi của anh ấy với thuốc, chúng tôi vội đưa anh ấy đến bệnh viện.
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5. Các con tin bị giam giữ trong một thời gian dài đến nỗi họ không thể xoay sở với thế giới bên ngoài.
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Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
adverse (adj) lenient (adj)
cope with sth (collocation) over-indulgence (np)
deprive sb of sth (collocation) parenting problem (collocation)
developmental stage (collocation) personal hygiene (np)
dire (adj) preadolescent (adj)
inadvertently (adv) - inadvertent (adj) satisfy all the needs (collocation)
indulge (v) - indulgence (n) - indulgent (adj) spoon-feed (vp)
unfavourable (adj)

Parents often give children everything they ask for and do what they like. Is it good for children?
What are the consequences when they grow up?
1___________children has become a common 2___________ in many modern families. From my
perspective, this practice may create some immediate 3___________impacts on children and also results
in long-term consequences for them.
In the short term, it is possible that 4___________ causes some delay to the process in which children
learn important life skills. This can be seen in a variety of age groups, ranging from toddlers to teenagers.
In Vietnam, for example, many over-caring parents 5___________their children until they are five or six,
the 6___________in which they should have already been able to eat independently. Also in Vietnam,
there is a common practice that parents assist their 7___________children in taking a bath or a shower.
As a result, children may fail to acquire basic 8___________skills at the right time.
In the long run, the consequences are even more 9___________ as over-indulged children grow up. If
parents unconditionally 10___________of their children, they may 11___________make their children
become over-reliant on other people. When these children enter adulthood, the inability to live
independently can cause some difficulties for them to maintain their overall well-being; for instance, they
may be unaware of what to do when they catch a fever. Furthermore, it is a norm that over-indulgent
parents are 12 ___________and do not require children to face the consequences of their misbehaviour.
In general, this 13___________children of the opportunities to learn from mistakes, which may cause
their problem-solving skills to be severely lacking in the future.
From the issues outlined above, one can conclude that over-indulgence may produce a number of
14___________effects on children, including the delay in gaining crucial life skills such as self-feeding
and the long-term consequence of lacking the ability 15___________ as adults in the future.
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Key:
Task 1:
1. Although I often indulge in my favourite chocolates, I maintain a healthy weight by exercising daily.
2. By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for
the exam.
3. The children in third world countries are very ill and in dire need of clean water.
4. There are a lot of websites and organisations that help young parents deal with their parenting
problems.
5. You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.
Task 2: Answers may vary
1. Probably the most horrific consequences of violence are the inadvertent injuries or deaths of innocent
bystanders.
2. When the principal is out of the building, the teachers seem to be more lenient with their students.
3. One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves and others from illness is perfect personal
hygiene skills.
4. Realizing his intense adverse reaction to the drug, we rushed him to the hospital.
5. The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.
Task 3:
Parents often give children everything they ask for and do what they like. Is it good for children?
What are the consequences when they grow up?
(1) Indulging children has become a common (2) parenting problem in many modern families. From
my perspective, this practice may create some immediate (3) adverse impacts on children and also results
in long-term consequences for them.
In the short term, it is possible that (4) over-indulgence causes some delay to the process in which
children learn important life skills. This can be seen in a variety of age groups, ranging from toddlers to
teenagers. In Vietnam, for example, many over-caring parents (5) spoon-feed their children until they are
five or six, the (6) developmental stage in which they should have already been able to eat
independently. Also in Vietnam, there is a common practice that parents assist their (7) preadolescent
children in taking a bath or a shower. As a result, children may fail to acquire basic (8) personal hygiene
skills at the right time.
In the long run, the consequences are even more (9) dire as over-indulged children grow up. If parents
unconditionally (10) satisfy all the needs of their children, they may (11) inadvertently make their
children become over-reliant on other people. When these children enter adulthood, the inability to live
independently can cause some difficulties for them to maintain their overall well-being; for instance, they
may be unaware of what to do when they catch a fever. Furthermore, it is a norm that over-indulgent
parents are (12) lenient and do not require children to face the consequences of their misbehaviour. In
general, this (13) deprives children of the opportunities to learn from mistakes, which may cause their
problem-solving skills to be severely lacking in the future.
From the issues outlined above, one can conclude that over-indulgence may produce a number of (14)
unfavourable effects on children, including the delay in gaining crucial life skills such as self-feeding
and the long-term consequence of lacking the ability to (15) cope with problems as adults in the future.
285 words, written by Tu Pham