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Unit 3. BECOMING INDEPENDENT

Period 18. GETTING STARTED

An independent person
Task 1. Listen and read.
 Vocabulary

reliable /rɪˈlaɪə.bl ̩/ (adj): đáng tin cậy

determined /dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/ (adj): quyết tâm
self-reliant /ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ (adj): tự lực
well-informed /ˌwel.ɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj): hiểu biết
confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.d ə nt/ (adj): tự tin
decisive /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ (adj): quyết đoán
Task 2. Read the conversation again. Match the words with
their definitions.
1. reliable a. feeling certain about your own ability
to do things and be successful.
2. self-reliant b. able to make decisions quickly.
c. strongly motivated to do something
and not allowing anyone or any
3. decisive difficulties to stop you.
d. that can be trusted to do something
4. determined well; that you can rely on
e. capable of doing or deciding things
5. well-informed by yourself, rather than depending
on other people for help

6. confident f. having a lot of knowledge about

current topics or a particular subject
Task 3. Answer the questions about the conversation.

1. Why does Lan like Minh?

2. Why does Lan think Minh is a very responsible
student?
3. What is an example showing that Minh is very
determined?
4. Why does Lan think that Minh is self - reliant?
5. What are the characteristics of an independent
person according to Lan and Mai?
 GAME
Choose one characteristic you want to have. You have
to give the correct answer to each question to have the
points for your team. With each correct answer, you
will receive 10 points.
Well - informed
 1. Why does Lan like Minh?

 Because Minh doesn't rely on other people for

help and isn't influenced by other people's opinions.
2. Why does Lan think Minh is a very
responsible student?

 Because he always completes his tasks on time, and

never needs to be reminded about assignments and other
schoolwork.
3. What is an example showing that Minh is
very determined?
 He tried hard and spent the whole night on a hard
Maths problem when most students in the class had
given up.
4. Why does Lan think that Minh is self - reliant?

 He always tries to find solutions to his problems

and seldom needs help from others.
 5. What are the characteristics of an
independent person according to Lan and Mai?

 Responsible, reliable, self-reliant, determined,

well-informed and confident.
6. Which of Minh's characteristics do you have?
Which do you like most?
Task 4. Find the sentences with to-infinitives after
adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write
them in the space below.

Suggestion:
Noun + To - infinitive
Adjective

Eg. But he still has time to read,…

Task 4. Find the sentences with to-infinitives after
adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write them
in the space below.
Answer key
1. It's good to have a friend you can rely on.
2. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised
surprised to
to read
read
his answer.
3. His parents must be really pleased to have such a son.
4. But he still has time to read
read,...
5. It's interesting
interesting to
to talk
talk to him.
6. I really admire his ability to make decisions so quickly.
7. You're lucky
lucky to
to have
have a close friend like him.
Complete the following mind map of an independent
person’s characteristics.
- Do extra exercise about words and phrases
related to being independent (see handout 2)
- Prepare Unit 3 - Lesson 2- Language at home
 Extra Exercise
Circle the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following sentence.
1. When getting into troubles, Jack never __________ on other people for
help. He always solves them on his own.
A. determines            B. influences            C. relies             D. manages
2. He suffered _________ serious depression after losing his beloved pet.
A. in                B. from                   C. with                  D. for
3. It was essential for him to be financially_________ of his parents, so he
decided to find a part-time job.
A. tependent          B. independent           C. dependable               D.
undependable
4. My parents are glad_______ my success in finding a job after graduation.
A. to see                   B. seeing                  C. see                  D. saw
5. It is unnecessary for_______ to do this task. It’s not ours.
A. we                    B. us                 C. they                       D. our