Ba Ria English Club June 29 2020

The Library of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu

SHOULD A PERSON BE JUDGED BY EXAMS?

Suicides among children and young adults peak at the beginning of exam season, it has emerged,
adding to fears that pressure to get good results is harming their mental health.

Exams are sometimes the final straw that lead to someone under 25 taking their own life, according to a
major inquiry. While experts pointed out that the causes of suicide are always complex, they said
academic problems could play a significant role.

Analysis of evidence heard at inquests shows that 63 (43%) of the 145 suicides among those aged
under 20 in 2014-15 were experiencing academic pressures of different sorts before their death. Almost
one in three – 46 (32%) – had exams at the time, or coming up soon, or were waiting for exam results.

A higher proportion of those aged 20-24 were facing “academic pressures overall” before their death
(47%). However, that figure represents seven of the only 15 suicides in that age group among young
people who were in education at the time.

Cre: theguardian.com

Questions for discussion

1. Do you think exams good or bad for students?
2. Why do you think there are more and more students kill themselves nowadays?
3. Have you ever experienced exams pressure?
4. What could parents do to help their children with their study?
5. One said that if there were not exams, students would perform better and the rate of
suicide case would go down. To what extent. Do you agree or disagree?

---------Burn the midnight oil (idm)--------

Work late into the night

Mondays 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 4 Phạm Văn Đồng St.

Ba Ria English Club June 29 2020
The Library of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu
Vocabulary list

No Vietnamese
Words Meaning
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Suicide
1 (n) the act of killing yourself intentionally Sự tự sát
/ˈsuː.ɪ.saɪd/
Pressure a difficult situation that makes
2 (n) Áp lực
/ˈpreʃ.ər/
you feel worried or unhappy
Significant
3 (adj) important or noticeable Đáng kể
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt
Academic relating to schools, colleges, and universities,
4 (adj) or connected with studying and thinking, not Liên quan đến học thuật
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/ with practical skills
Figure the symbol for a number or
5 (n) Số liệu
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/
an amount expressed in numbers

Words In Sentences
1. She attempted  suicide when she was a teenager.

(Cô ấy đã cố tự sát khi cô ấy còn là một thiếu niên.)

2. She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

(Hiện tại cô ấy đang có rất nhiều áp lực công việc.)

3. Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items?

(Có sự khác biệt đáng kể nào về chất lượng giữa hai sản phẩm này không?)

4. They followed her academic progress closely.

(Bọn họ sát sao tiến độ học tập của cô ấy.)

5. Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

(Bạn có thể đọc số này được không? Nó là số 3 hay số 8 thế?)

---------Burn the midnight oil (idm)--------

Work late into the night

Mondays 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 4 Phạm Văn Đồng St.