Name: Nguyễn Trung Nguyên

Week: 5

Listening diary
Listening’s name: A balanced diet
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdkw-8Dxhns
Summary:
The video is one of a series of regular lecture on health issues to help students to stay healthy
while coping with study and social life at the same time. If you have a well-balanced diet, then
you should be getting all the vitamins that you need for normal daily living. First of all, you may
have to establish some new eating habits! And then look at the Healthy Diet Pyramid to have a
well-balanced diet.
Word:
Hectic (v): full of activity, or very busy and fast
Soluble (adj): able to be dissolved to form a solution
Intake (n): an act of taking in something, especially breath
Moderation (n): the quality of doing something within reasonable limits
Dietician (n): a person who scientifically studies and gives advice about food and eating
Question:
1. What are two types of vitamins mentioned in the video?
2. What are the things at the top in the smallest area of Healthy Diet Pyramid?
3. What are vitamins?
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Listening’s name: Computer virus
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdDcrcJCRM
Summary:
Computer virus is a software program that has been created by a human programmer with the
single intention of corrupting and destroying useful programs. It’s known as a virus because it
functions in a similar way in that it looks for a host. Virus programs are often intentionally
placed within useful programs such as commercial websites, or they are included in software
that you might have got from friends or downloaded from somewhere without knowing its real
source. There is some advice for combating them: be very careful, avoid trouble, understand
the viruses, be well prepared.
Word:
Corrupt (v): to change information on a computer so that it is wrong and cannot be used.
Intellectual entertainment (nf): món ăn tinh thần
Mainframe (n): a very large powerful computer that many people can use at the same time
Literally (adv): using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase/ used for emphasizing
how large or great an amount is.
Postage (n): the money that you pay for sending letters and packages by mail
Legitimate (adj): allowed by law
Plague (n): many things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage
Question:
List FOUR ways of combating viruses.
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Listening’s name: You Can Learn Anything
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA
Summary:
Nobody's born smart. Nobody's good at anything at first. Thankfully, we're born to learn. You'll
get it even if you haven't gotten it yet. Anyone can learn, anywhere can understand.
Word:
Algebra (n): a part of mathematics in which signs and letters represent numbers
Stumble (v): to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
Crawl (v): to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface
Question:
True or false or not given

1   Everybody is good at everything at first.

2   Each wrong answer making you smarter.

3   Anyone can learn.

4   Boys can learn better than girls.