Mindset Level 1 – Unit 6 Speaking skills

USEFUL STRUCTURE
Difficult
…. [sport] is quite challenging to me.
Not good at:
I thought that I don’t have a knack for [sports] in general but I like to give it a go. [~try
something difficult]
Busy:
• I’m up to my ears in study/work/reports at the moment (Giờ tui đang ngập cổ với học
hành/ công việc/ báo cáo)
• I’m so caught up in my work and have little time to relax (Tui bận việc sml và cần chút
thời gian để thư giãn)
• I have my hands full with work (Tui bận đến mờ mắt với công việc đây)
• I have a pretty hectic schedule (Lịch của tui khá là bận rộn đấy)
Health benefits:
• [It] does wonders for my health (Nó mang đến nhiều điều tuyệt vời cho sức khỏe của
bạn)
• It can be beneficial to my health (Nó có thể có ích cho sức khỏe của bạn)
• It can boost my immune system (Nó có thể tăng cường hệ thống miễn dịch)
Stress-free benefits:
 It’s definitely a good way to unwind / /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ and alleviate stress /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/ (Nó quả
là cách tốt để giải trí và giảm bớt căng thẳng)
• Cardio boxing is an effective way for me to blow off some steam and get fit (xả hơi)
• It can strengthen relationship with my teammates/friends (Nó có thể tăng mạnh mối
quan hệ với bạn chơi/bạn bè) strong (adj) – strength (n) – strengthen (v)
CUE CARD

Talk about a new sport you would like to take up.

You should say:

• what it is

• how you would start it

• why you have not started it yet

and explain what help you would need.

CHECKLIST
• A new sport you would like to take up is …………
• Is it an outdoor or indoor sport?
• Is it a solo sport or team sport?
• Where can you play that sport?
• Who can you play with?
• What’re the benefit of outdoor/indoor sports?
• What’re the benefits of solo/team sports?
• Why did you have not start it yet? (Suggestion: use BUSY structure)
• How would you start it? > Where, when, with whom?
• What are the benefits of playing that sport? (Suggestion: use BENEFITS structure)