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 Thursday, September 26th, 2019

Unit 3. BECOMING INDEPENDENT

Lesson 1. GETTING STARTED
Activity 1: Listen and read.
 Activity 1: Listen and read.
Mai: I can see that you and Hoang Minh have become close
friends, Lan.
Lan: We have. I really like him because he doesn't rely on other
people for help and isn't influenced by other people's opinions.
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Mai: I see. So he's very independent.
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Mai: Right.
Lan: He's also reliable. Last week, our group worked on a project
and he was assigned the most difficult part of it. He tried very hard
and did it well.
Mai: It's good to have a friend you can rely on. He seems very
determined.
Lan: He is. Last month, we were given a very hard Maths problem.
While most of us gave up, he spent the whole night on it and
solved it in the end.
 Activity 1: Listen and read.
Mai: That's amazing! amazing /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/ (a): very surprised
Lan: Yeah. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised to read his answer.
Another good thing about him is that he's self-reliant. He always tries to
find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
Mai: His parents must be really pleased to have such a son.
Lan: Of course. He also helps around the house a lot. But he still has time
to read, so he's well-informed about what's happening around the world.
It's interesting to talk to him.
Mai: I'll talk to him sometime.
Lan: Yes, you should. He's also very confident and decisive. He always
believes in himself, and I really admire his ability to make decisions so
Quickly. He's a very independent person!
Mai: That's great! You're lucky to have a close friend like him.
 Activity 2: CROSSWORD
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*Vocabulary:
1. reliable /rɪˈlaɪə.bl ̩/ (adj): That can be trusted to do
something well; that you can rely on
2. determined /dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/ (adj): Strongly motivated to do
something and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to
stop you.
3. self-reliant /ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ (adj): Capable of doing or
deciding things by yourself, rather than depending on
other people for help
4. well-informed /ˌwel.ɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj): Having a lot of
knowledge about current topics or a particular subject
5. confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.d ə nt/ (adj): Feeling certain about your
own ability to do things and be successful
6. decisive /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ (adj): Able to make decisions quickly
Activity 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?
*Choose one characteristic you want to have.
You have to give the correct answer to each
question to have the points for your team. The
team with more points is the winner.
GAME BECOMING INDEPENDENT

Question 1 Question 3
You are well-informed

50 50
SELF-RELIANT WELL-INFORMED
RELIABLE

Question 2 Question 4 Question 5

50 50 50
DECISIVE DETERMINED
CONFIDENT
Activity 3. Answer the following questions.

1. Why does Lan like Minh?

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3
4
5
Time’s up
Activity 3. Answer the following questions.

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. (Lines 3 -5)
Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
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.
(Lines 7-10)

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3
4
5
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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
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. (Lines 18-21)

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3
4
5
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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
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. (Lines 25-27)

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1019
2
3
4
5
Time’s up
Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
5. What are the characteristics of an
independent person according to Lan and
Mai?

Responsible, reliable, self – reliant,

determined, well-informed, decisive and
confident.

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3
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5
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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
YOU ARE WELL-INFORMED.
Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
1. Because Minh doesn’t rely on other people for help
and isn’t influenced by other people’s opinions.
2. Because he always completes his tasks on time, and
never needs to be reminded about assignments and
other schoolwork.
3. He tried hard and spent the whole night on a hard
Maths problem when most students in the class had
given up.
4. He always tries to find solutions to his problems and
seldom needs help from others.
5. Responsible, reliable, self – reliant, determined,
well-informed, decisive and confident.
*Activity 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,…

 Activity 4: Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or
nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.
Mai: I can see that you and Hoang Minh have become close
friends, Lan.
Lan: We have. I really like him because he doesn't rely on other
people for help and isn't influenced by other people's opinions.
Mai: I see. So he's very independent.
Lan: Yes. He's also a very responsible student.
He always completes his tasks on time, and never needs to be
reminded about assignments and other schoolwork.
Mai: Right.
Lan: He's also reliable. Last week, our group worked on a project
and he was assigned the most difficult part of it. He tried very hard
and did it well.
Mai: It's good to have a friend you can rely on. He seems very
determined.
Lan: He is. Last month, we were given a very hard Maths problem.
While most of us gave up, he spent the whole night on it and
solved it in the end.
 Activity 4: Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or
nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.
Mai: That's amazing!
Lan: Yeah. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised to read his
answer.
Another good thing about him is that he's self-reliant. He always tries to
find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
Mai: His parents must be really pleased to have such a son.
Lan: Of course. He also helps around the house a lot. But he still has
time to read, so he's well-informed about what's happening around the
world.It's interesting to talk to him.
Mai: I'll talk to him sometime.
Lan: Yes, you should. He's also very confident and decisive. He always
believes in himself, and I really admire his ability to make decisions so
Quickly. He's a very independent person!
Mai: That's great! You're lucky to have a close friend like him.
* Complete the following mind map of an independent
person’s characteristics.

AN INDEPENDENT
PERSON
* Complete the following mind map of an independent
person’s characteristics.

reliable
confident responsible

AN INDEPENDENT
well-informed PERSON determined

self-reliant decisive
*Do activity 4 in the textbook – page 31.
Suggestion:
Noun
+ To - infinitive
Adjective
 AN
INDEPENDENT
PERSON