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Unit 9A: The Teenager

Brain
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Nguyễn Thị Phạm Thanh Phan Thúy

Kim Chi Hiền Hiền
General:
I.Vocabulary, Before you read:
• Meaning
2. Articulation
3. Example
II. Reading Comprehension:
III. Reading skills:
IV. Vocabulary practice:
Vocabulary
 Risk(N)
/rɪsk/
The possibility of something bad
happening.

Example: We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can

swim without risk to your health.
 Reward (N)
/rɪˈwɔːd/
Something given in exchange for good
behaviour or good work, etc.

Example: There's a reward for whoever finishes

 Upgrade (V):
/ʌpˈɡreɪd/
To improve the quality or usefulness of
something, or change it for something
newer or of a better standard.

Example: It's very simple to upgrade the indexing

software.
 Conclude (V):
/kənˈkluːd/

To end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing.

Example: She concluded the speech by reminding us

of our responsibility.
 Excitement (N):
/ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/
A feeling of being excited, or an exciting
event.

Example: Robin's heart was pounding with

excitement.
 Intense (Adj):
/ɪnˈtens/
Extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very
strong.

Example: He suddenly felt an intense pain in his

back.
 Go through sth (V):
/ɡəʊ/ /θruː/
To experience a difficult or unpleasant
situation.

Example: I've been going through a bad patch

recently.
Risk

Reward

Upgrade
Upgraded Intense

Excitement Go through
Before you
read
A. Look at the photo and read the caption.
Match each word in bold with its definition
1.Wild behavior a. Is the time when children
slowly become adults.
2.Adolescence b. is a sudden desire to do
something.
3.An impulse c. refers to acting in an
excited and uncontrollable
way.
 Reading
Comprehensi
A.Choose the best answer for each question
1.What is the main purpose of the reading?
a. to suggest that today's teenagers think differently
from previous generation.
b. to explain how teenagers' brain affect their
behaviour
c. to describe an experiment that looked at the brains of
teenagers
A.Choose the best answer for each question
1.What is the main purpose of the reading?
a. to suggest that today's teenagers think differently
from previous generation.
b. to explain how teenagers' brain affect their
behaviour
c. to describe an experiment that looked at the brains of
teenagers
A.Choose the best answer for each question
2.Which the following statements about an
adolescent's brain is NOT true?

a. it can change to deal with new situations.

b. it is better than an adult brain at following
rules.
c. it is still developing.
A.Choose the best answer for each question
2.Which the following statements about an
adolescent's brain is NOT true?

a. it can change to deal with new situations.

b. it is better than an adult brain at following
rules.
c. it is still developing.
A.Choose the best answer for each question
3. In paragraph C, what does the author mean the
news isn't all negative
a. The nagative side of the research is not
understood.
b. The way the teen brain works has some
advantages.
c. The impulses of a teenager brain should be
controlled.
A.Choose the best answer for each question
3. In paragraph C, what does the author mean the
news isn't all negative
a. The nagative side of the research is not
understood.
b. The way the teen brain works has some
advantages.
c. The impulses of a teenager brain should be
controlled.
A.Choose the best answer for each question
4. In paragraph D, what does keenly mean?

a. strongly
b. loudly
c. slowly
A.Choose the best answer for each question
4. In paragraph D, what does keenly mean?

a. strongly
b. loudly
c. slowly
A.Choose the best answer for each question
5. Which of the following would be the best
heading for the last paragraph?
a. An Independent brain
b. The Rewards of Friendship
c. The parent's Role
A.Choose the best answer for each question
5. Which of the following would be the best
heading for the last paragraph?

a. An Independent brain
b. The Rewards of Friendship
c. The parent's Role
B.Complete the sentences.
Use one three words from the passage for each
answer.
1.Scientists are now better able to study the
physical development of the brain thanks to
improvements in brain-imagine technology.
2.By the age of six , a child’s brain is almost at its
full size.
3.Teenager’s brains go through an upgrade similar
to that of a(n) computer system.
4.Scientists now know that our brains continue to
change until the age of 25.
5.Teenagers’ brains measure risk and reward
differently than an adult brains do.
6.Some believe that having a wide circle of
friends makes us more successful in life.
7.Teens are not afraid to try new things. This
makes it easier for them when they eventually
leave their parents care.
Reading
skill
A. Look back at Reading A, Find and underline
the claims below.
1. A person’s brain reaches almost its full size by the
age of six. Paragraph B, line 12
2. The brain goes through a process of great change,
which actually continues until age 25.
Paragraph B, line 14-18
3. The result of a still-developing and clumsy brain
is the unpredictable behavior seen in teenagers.
Paragraph B, line 22
4. Teens are more likely to take risks and behave in
extreme ways. Paragraph C, line 24-25

5. The teen brain makes rewards seem more

important than risks, and teens feel new experiences
more keenly. Paragraph D, line 35-38

6. In the long run, the impulses of the teen brain help

teens live their own lives successfully.
Paragraph F, line 56-59
B. Identify and write the verbs in the passage
that are used to make the claims in activity A.
Then mark each claim as showing a high(H)
degree or a lower (L) degree of confidence

1. discovered H; 2. Concluded H; 3. Claim

L; 4. Confirm H; 5. Believe L; 6. Suggest L
Vocabulary
Practice
Psychologist Laurence Steinberg has found that
the biggest reward/risk
risk takers are 14-to 17-years
olds. This is not because they don’t realize/go
realize
through certain activities are dangerous, but
because they value the rewards
rewards/upgrades more
than the risks. To test this idea, Steinberg use a
video game that involves driving a car. Players
have to conclude/dealdealwith
with traffic lights that
change quickly descisions.
The study showed that when a friend was watching,
teens took twice as many risks as when they played
alone. From this, Steinberg went
through/concluded
concluded that social rewards can lead
teens to take more risks.
B. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct
options.
1. Some think that would probably cause great
excitement is
a.falling sleep while reading b.winning
b.winninga asports
sports
event event
2. If you go through a difficult time, you it.
a. Avoid b. experienceb. experience
3. Something that gives many people pleasure is
a.
a. listening
listening to
to music
music b. taking exams

4. When a machine gets upgraded, it should work

a.
a. better
better b. worse
5. If a feeling is intense, it is very
a. strong b. weak
C. Go through is one of many phrasal verbs
formed using the verbs go. Complete the word
web using the words in the box. Use a
dictionary to help you.
ahead for on over through
Go over Go for
=review =choose
Go
Go on Go ahead
=continue =start
Thank you