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HONG DUC UNIVERSITY
Faculty of foreign language
Class: K23A – English Teaching
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Subject: Reading & Writing 4
Hà Phan Tường Vi
Teacher: Do Thi Loan
Nguyễn Hà Trang
Lê Thị Lệ
Nguyễn Thị Trang
Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên
UNIT 1: Brain power
Reading: Use it or Lose it !

(Page 8 – Achiever)
VOCABULARY
Effective
(a) /ɪˈfek.tɪv/
B2: successful or achieving the
results that you want.
E.g: She's a very
effective teacher.
Deteriorate (v) /dɪ
ˈtɪə·ri·ə·reɪt/ :
to become worse
E.g: We could see his health

deteriorating week by week.
Muscle
(n) /ˈmʌs.əl/
B2: one of many tissues in the
body that can tighten and relax to
produce movement.
E.g: These exercises build muscle
and increase stamina.
Material
( n ) /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/
B2: a physical substance that things
can be made from.
E.g: Clay is a very plastic material.

Process ( n ) /ˈprəʊ.ses/
B2: a series of actions that you take to achieve a result.
E.g: It's all part of the learning process.
Strategy
( n ) /ˈstræt.ə.dʒi/
B2: a detailed plan for achieving
success in situations.
E.g: We have a strategy

for deciding what we choose
Effective
Deteriorate
Muscle
Vocabulary Material
Process
Strategy
GRAMMAR
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If...
Vs Unless
English Grammar
Conditional sentences
Type 1: POSSIBLE
If + S + V(s,es), S + will + V(inf)
Eg: If it rains tonight, he will not go out.
Type 2: IMPROBABLE
If + S + V(2,ed), S + would + V(inf)
Eg: If I had enough money now, I would buy this dress.
Type 3: IMPROBABLE
If + S + had + V(3,ed), S + would + have + V(3,ed)
Eg: If I had drunk coffee yesterday, I would not have slept well.
How to use
UNLESS
in English

IF… NOT… = UNLESS
If you do not come the Unless you do come the

party, the party will be party, the party will be
boring. boring.

UNLESS
Conditional clause Main clause
Use a Use a Use a

POSITIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
verb verb verb
Unless you study, you will fail. Or you will not succeed.

... you ask me to sit somewhere else, I’ll sit here.
A. If
B. Unless
Out of
TIME !
time!!!
I’ll go to the beach with you… it rains this weekend.
A. If
B. Unless
Out of
Time
time
... you ever come to California, feel free to visit us.
A. If
B. Unless
Out of
Time
time
Look at page 8
Achiever, read
the article and
translate it.
Summary
Paragraph 1: Use your brain regularly

Paragraph 2: How the brain works
Paragraph 3: Some ways to help yourself to
remember things better
4. What’s the general idea of the article?
Choose the best description and say why.
(page 9)
a. It’s about improving our short-term memory.

b. It’s about sheep dogs rounding up sheep.
c. It’s about learning more effectively.
d. It’s about getting a good night’s sleep.
Lê Thị Lệ
5. Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Justify your answers with evidence from the article. (page 9)
T F
1. We normally remember 70% of what we learn,
unless we revise it. 1. F
2. The sheep dog’s main job is to get the sheep into
the entrance of the pen. 2. F
3. To really learn something, we need to get the
information within a day, we’re in danger of forgetting it. 3. T
4. Unless we review new information within a day,
we’re in danger of forgetting it.
4. T
5. Going over what we’ve learnt at regular intervals
helps us to retain information. 5. T
6. Revision at exam time is more valuable than revision
a long time before your exams.
6. F
Lê Thị Lệ
Answers:
1. F (line 7-9: we can easily forget 70%
of what we learn)
2. F (line 20-21: the sheep dog must get
the sheep into the pen)
3. T (line 9-12)
4. T (line 7-9)
5. T (Line 28-29)
6. F (line 35-38)
CH R I STMA S
GAM E
PLAY

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
You have 10 seconds.
What am I?
I am an animal.
I have large antlers.
At Christmas, I pull Santa’s sleigh.

REINDEER
What am I?
I am a kind of candy.
I have red and white stripes.
I look like a small walking stick.

CANY CANE
What am I?
I am a big bird.
People eat me on Christmas day.
I taste delicious with gravy and
stuffing.
TURKEY
What am I?
I am a kind of shape.
At Christmas, I am placed at the top of
the Christmas tree.

STAR
What am I?
If you are good, I contain small

presents.
If you are bad, I contain coal.
I am like a big sock.
STOCKINGS
What am I?
I come in all shapes and sizes. I am

wrapped in paper.
Open me on Christmas day for a nice
surprise.
PRESENTS/ GIFTS
What am I?
I fly Santa around the world.

I can carry many presents.
I am pulled by eight reindeer.

SLEIGH
What am I?
I wear a red coat and hat.

I have a big white beard.
I am also known as Saint Nick
or Kris Kringle.
SANTA

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HONG DUC UNIVERSITY

Faculty of foreign language

Class: K23A – English Teaching

Reading: Use it or Lose it !

E.g: We could see his health

E.g: It's all part of the learning process.

E.g: We have a strategy

Nguyễn Thị Trang 42

Nguyễn Thị Trang 42

If you do not come the Unless you do come the

Nguyễn Thị Trang 42

Use a Use a Use a

Nguyễn Thị Trang 42

Paragraph 1: Use your brain regularly

a. It’s about improving our short-term memory.

Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên

Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên

Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên

Nguyễn Thị Tố Uyên

If you are good, I contain small

I come in all shapes and sizes. I am

I fly Santa around the world.

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I wear a red coat and hat.

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