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SPEAKING – READING – VOCABULARY

SPEAKING PART 1
1. What is the busiest part of the day for you?
2. What part of your day do you like best?
3. Do you usually have the same routine every day?
4. What is your daily routine?
5. Have you ever changed your routine?
6. Do you think it is important to have a daily routine?
7. What would you like to change in your daily routine?
8. What is the busiest part of the day for you?
9. What part of your day do you like best?
10. What would you like to change in your day to day routine?

SPEAKING PART 2
Describe a positive change in your life. You should say:
• what the change was about
• when it happened
• describe details of the change happened
and describe how it affected you later in life.

1. life-changing: having an effect that is strong enough to change someone’s life

2. real-estate agent: a person who sells and rents out buildings and land for clients
3. to make progress: to move forward in one’s work or activity
4. lucrative: producing a great deal of profit
5. arduous: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
6. ground rule: a basic principle
7. retrospect: a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time
8. to make the right move: to have a right decision

SPEAKING PART 2

a. What changes do you want to make in your life?

b. Do you believe we can control our own fate? How?
c. What three changes you would want to see in your country?

READING PASSAGE
If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the
list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and
creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than
doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information
with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?
British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the
classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like
assistants. Intelligent robots will read students' faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they
will adapt the information to each student. It's not a popular opinion and it's unlikely robots will ever have
empathy and the ability to really connect with humans like another human can.

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One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there
aren't enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don't go to school. That problem
could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won't get stressed, or tired, or move
somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.
Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the world are leaving
because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not 'Will robots replace
teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?' Office workers can use software to do things like organise and
answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work,
including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking
homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do
best.

1. Most jobs seem as if they can be done by robots or computers. True False
2. Robots are always better at diagnosing illnesses than doctors. True False
3. Many experts agree robots will replace teachers by 2027. True False
4. One advantage of robot teachers is that they don't need to rest. True False
5. Robot assistants could help teachers by marking homework and writing reports. True False
6. Some teachers use robots to reduce their time answering emails and marking homework.
True False
7. It's easy to think robots …
A. will replace people even if we don't like the idea.
B. are more capable than people and it's true.
C. can do less than people but it's not always true.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online
habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning
that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million
over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos
of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's
how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my
grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are
leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe,
aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to
sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home
that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made
contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet
all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents
were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on
his phone or laptop constantly. 'I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,' he says. 'How
could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?' So, in the evenings and
at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can

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only make calls and send text messages. 'I'm not completely cut off from the world in case of emergencies,
but the important thing is I'm setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.'

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a less
digital life?

Are the sentences true, false or not given?

1. More people aged 55 or more use Facebook than people aged 65 or more.

True False Not Given

2. Grandparents typically use Facebook less than their grandchildren. True False Not Given

3. Sheila feels grateful to social media. True False Not Given

4. Peter found his own smartphone use affected how he felt about how much his children used their phones.
True False Not Given

5. Peter has changed how much he uses his phone during the working day.
True False Not Given

6. Peter feels that the changes make him a better parent. True False Not Given

7. Sheila joined in Facebook network to post videos and statues by her grandchildren’s advice.
True False Not Given

8. Peter takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone to surf the net.
True False Not Given

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VOCABULARY ABOUT WORK

1. working longer hours = the frequency of long working hours = extended hours
of work: làm việc nhiều giờ
2. have a severe impact on…= have an adverse impact on… = have a harmful
impact on… have a negative impact on…: có ảnh hưởng tiêu cực/có hại lên…
3. impact = effect (n): ảnh hưởng
4. society = community: xã hội, cộng đồng
5. reduce = limit = restrict: giảm, giới hạn cái gì
6. work productivity: năng suất làm việc
7. suffer from various health issues: mắc các vấn đề về sức khỏe
8. fatigue(n): sự mệt mỏi
9. anxiety disorders(n): những sự rối loạn lo âu
10. stroke(n): đột quỵ
11. Failing health = poor health: sức khỏe giảm sút
12. sick leave: xin nghỉ việc vì bệnh
13. poor work performance: hiệu suất làm việc kém
14. low productivity: năng suất thấp
15. a case in point: 1 ví dụ điển hình
16. frequently feel exhausted: thường xuyên cảm thấy kiệt sức
17. make more errors at work: sai sót nhiều hơn tại sở làm
18. have serious consequences for: gây ra hậu quả nặng nề cho…
19. busy working schedules: lịch trình công việc bận rộn
20. take frequent family trips: thường xuyên đi du lịch với gia đình
21. have meals together: ăn cùng nhau
22. overworked people: những người làm việc quá nhiều
23. devote time to…: dành thời gian vào việc gì = spend time on…
24. family relationships = family bonds: mối quan hệ gia đình
25. a nine-to-five job: công việc hành chính từ 9 giờ sáng tới 5 giờ chiều
26. job satisfaction: sự hài lòng trong công việc
27. pursue a career: theo đuổi sự nghiệp
28. learn various skills and experience: học được những kỹ năng và kinh nghiệm
29. professional work environment: môi trường làm việc chuyên nghiệp
30. get a well-paid job: có được 1 công việc được trả lương tốt
31. earn a high salary: có được mức lương cao

Date: Saturday, January 8th 2022

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