LESSON 2

INTELLIGENCE
The Book Garden
 OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

01 02
LISTENING READING
Gap-filling Matching Information
Listening Section 1

03 04
SPEAKING PART 2 SPEAKING PART 1
Describe an intelligent person You can describe the topic of the
you know section here
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LISTENING
Gap-filling (Listening Section 1)
 STRATEGY FOR FORM COMPLETION

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Before you listen, read the Underline the key words Listen carefully to the
instruction carefully yo surrounding the gaps and recording and write down
identify the word limit for try to predict what info you your answers.
the answers. need to fill REMEMBER TO
CHECK YOUR
SPELLING AND
GRAMMAR!
 02
READING
Matching Information
 STRATEGY FOR MATCHING INFO

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Underline the key words Start reading carefully from Repeat step 1-2 with the
and analyze the main ideas Paragraph A and decide if it remaining paragraphs
in each statement matches the statement. If
there is no match, go on to
the next paragraph
 WARNING!

#1 #2
Read the instruction carefully to The order of information in the
identify the paragraph you have to paragraphs are not the same to that in
work on and the NB (nota bene) the statements
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SPEAKING PART 2
VOCABULARY: INTELLIGENCE

BRILLIANT (adj.)
BRIGHT (adj.)
WISE (adj.)
QUICK-WITTED (adj.)
KNOWLEDGEABLE (adj.)
= smart/intelligent/clever
VOCABULARY: INTELLIGENCE

A GENIUS (n.)
A GIFT (n.)
= AN INBORN TALENT (n.)
= a person born with a specific strength
VOCABULARY: INTELLIGENCE

BE GOOD AT STH
= BE ADEPT AT STH
= BE A MASTER OF STH
= TO MASTER ST
E.g. He is a master of Maths.
VOCABULARY: INTELLIGENCE

BE IN ONE’S GOOD BOOKS

(idm.)
If you are in someone's good books, they are
pleased with you
Describe an intelligent person
you know
You should say:
-Who is the person
-When and where you first met him/her
-What kind of person he or she is
-And explain why you think this person is
intelligent
 TAKING NOTES IN A MINUTE

BULLET
DIAGRAM
POINTS
What type of notes
can you take?

MIND MAP TABLE

WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE NOTE?
1. Tenses to use in your speaking. (Above your notes)
2. Answers to the WH questions
(Who/What/When/Where/Why/How)
3. Answers should be in form of:
● Collocations
● Noun phrases
● Noun
● Adjective
● Useful vocabulary
 SUGGESTION
1. Introduction: Introduce the person you want to talk about
● I’m going to talk about ...
● I would like to tell you about …
● The thing I would like to share is …
● I’ll take this chance to talk about …
● Let me introduce you …
Note: Always remember to paraphrase the topic in cue card.
E.g. Describe an intelligent person you know.
→ Today, I’m going to talk about the most brilliant person I’ve ever
known/met in my life.
 SUGGESTION
2. Body
- Build the context for your speaking:
👉 When did you meet him/her?
👉 Where did you meet him/her?

→ If memory serves,/ As far as I could remember, it was about ...

years/months/days ago that I …

👉 Why did you meet him/her?

👉 How was him/her? (affectionate/ understanding/ meticulous/ …)
 SUGGESTION

3. Body:
- Answer the topic by answering the question given in the cue card.
(Idea → Explain → Example)
E.g. Minh/ intelligent/ good at math/
Help me with math problems/ …
Always come up with a correct calculation/ remember formula/ …

4. Conclusion: Your feeling about the person.

 SAMPLE

1. Today, I would like to take this chance to talk about Jen, whose
intelligence has always impressed me.
2. She was my class monitor back in high school. And if memory serves, it
was about 7 years ago that I first met her on the first day of school.
Personally, I got an impression that she has an affectionate personality.
This is because helping others has always been her priority then and now.
 SAMPLE
3. Not only is she caring, but she is also a smart figure. The reason why I
said this is because she was a master of Mathematics . I mean she always
solved math problems with flying colors. I remember one time the teacher
gave a very complicated equation that the whole class struggled to barely
understand. Yet, Jen found the answer in no time, which explained the
reason for her always being in the teacher’s good books. Besides, she
could do brilliantly in other science subjects because of her intellectual
ability as well.
4. Jen was a great companion during my high school time. Thanks to her
helpful guidance, I managed to get better grades in Maths as well. That is all
I want to share.
 SAMPLE

4. Jen was a great companion during my high school time. Thanks to her
helpful guidance, I managed to get better grades in Maths as well. That is all
I want to share.
 04
SPEAKING PART 1
You can enter a subtitle here if you need it
ASK AND ANSWER
IN PAIRS
1. Do you like reading?
2. Where do you like to read?
3. What is your favorite color?
4. What is your favorite number?
5. Would you say you have beautiful
handwriting?
 Do you like reading?
Where do you like to read?

Absolutely I’m afraid not

Reading books is one of my perennial
hobbies when I was a child. If
available, I would love to engross
myself in the romantic novels with a
cup of coffee which is really healing
to my soul.
I can’t stand reading a book from line
to line which can easily put me into
sleep. I usually try to seek for quiet
libraries so that I can force myself to
concentrate on reading.
 What is your favorite color?

BLUE RED
maturity and passion, creativity
inspiration and confidence
COLOR + ITS
SYMBOL/
REPRESENTATIO
GREEN N YELLOW
optimism, relaxation, warmth and wealth
nature
Would you say you have beautiful handwriting?

illegible /ɪˈledʒəbl/
= unreadable
= indecipherable
/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl/
Would you say you have beautiful handwriting?

illegible /ɪˈledʒəbl/
= unreadable
= indecipherable
/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl/
 Would you say you have beautiful handwriting?

Scribble /ˈskrɪbl/
= write something quickly
and carelessly
= note down = jot down
 Would you say you have beautiful handwriting?

Scribble /ˈskrɪbl/
= write something quickly
and carelessly
= note down = jot down
 Would you say you have beautiful handwriting?

Cursive writing
🡪I often write in cursive
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENDANCE!