HUE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

READING 3

Course instructor: Pham Thi Diem Trang, M.A

GAME

Who are
the top
three?
UNIT 1: SPORTS AND OBSESSION
 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be
able to:
• Make and confirm predictions
• Identify the main ideas
• Identify different types of supporting details
• Scan a reading to locate specific information
• Recognize quotations and reported speech
• Organize information using a Venn diagram
 surfing

1. Can you name the sport this person is doing? How do

you think he feels about his sport?
 surfing

2. What kind of person participates in this type of sport?

Windsurfing Surfing

EXTREME SPORTS
 Table tennis Surfing

NON-EXTREME EXTREME
SPORTS SPORTS

3. How are extreme sports different from non-extreme sports?

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* Vocabulary
- exchange ones’ vows
- impress someone
→ make a good impression on someone
- inspire someone
→ inspirational [,inspə'rei∫ənl] (a)
→ get inspired
- do the unthinkable
* Vocabulary
- incredibly focused
- to be obsessed with something
- to be obsessed with someone
- moments of worry
- stay in control of something
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A free solo climber climbs without rope or
F gear
T
They will climb with ropes and gear
F
He quit UC Berkeley
F
T
He was impressed by his aunt’s rock climbing wedding

He enjoys the beautiful day

It is 2,000 feet high.

Less than one percent of rock climbers complete free solo climbs

Learning to control fear is an important part of “free solo” training.

Because he is a single man living in a van

He has completed approximately one thousand climbs

Because he doesn’t think he is a great rock climber.

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Choose one of the questions. Discuss your ideas. Then report the ideas to
the class.
* Vocabulary
- gymnast ['dʒimnæst] (n) → gymnastics
- hospitalize (v)
- complication (n)
- anorexia nervosa → anorexic [,ænə'reksik] (a)
- extreme dieting
- manage the fear of doing s.th
- uncontrollable (a) ≠ controllable (a)
* Vocabulary
- get hooked on + V-ing
→ get hooked on controlling one’s weight
- go along with
- accomplished (a)
- sophomore ['sɔfəmɔ:] (n)
 anorexic [,ænə'reksik] (a): mắc
chứng biếng ăn

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 a quotation
Dr. Paula Kim
Reported speech
High school counselor Lisa Rodriguez

a quotation

Her: Ashley Jones; Their: her team members

obsession [əb'se∫n] (n): nổi ám ảnh
 obsession [əb'se∫n] (n)

Fearless Need to feel in control

Obsession leads to
success
World seems scary
World seems beautiful
Obsession related to
being perfect
Family is supportive Family adds pressure

Obsession leads to
illness
 destructive (a): tiêu cực, phá
hủy, hủy diệt

Their obsession leads to success in sports

Their obsession is related to being perfect

is a fearless rock climber. The world seems beautiful to him

And his family is supportive.
is competitive and needs to feel in control because the world
seems scary and her family adds pressure on her. Also her
obsession leads to illness.
 HOMEWORK

• Choose one of the question. Discuss your ideas

in Unit 1_Discussion in LMS
• Prepare the Reading exercises in Unit 2 of
Northstar Reading & Writing 3 (p.25-p.35) for the
next periods
• Submit 2 readings related to the topic of the unit
in Unit 1_Self-study
• Do Reading exercises and Achievement test in
Practice.