LECTURE 6

Today:

Vocabulary about health

Opening with interesting facts
Talking about solutions
Review
Cause and effect
 Work in teams
 Complete the sentences on board with because, so, since,
due to and because of
 Example: ”I like cake because it tastes good.”
 Get 3 in a row for your team

 There is still no cure for cancer

 Many elderly people need caregivers
 Wearables can monitor your health
 We should motivate seniors to do more exercise
 Some elderly people suffer from loneliness
 The treatment at the hospital failed
 I had a headache yesterday
 You should drink plenty of water
Attendance check
Discuss
Aged population
 Work in groups
 Look at the graph on p.42
 What kinds of challenges do you think there are in
countries where people live longer?

 Things to talk about

 Healthcare
 Retirement homes
 Productivity

 Examples:
 “I think productivity might suffer because there are less
people working.”
Alzheimer’s disease

 Watch the clip and write down the symptoms

of Alzheimer’s disease

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXTXN4xrI8&t=84s&ab_channel=TED-Ed
 -> 50
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHxMoI1Fe5g&ab_channel=TauRxTherapeutics
 ->00:42
Reading

 P.44
 Read the passage quickly and get its main
idea
Reading

 P.44

 Connect the causes and effects with so or

because
Reading

 P.44
 Details
Vocabulary, p.44
Vocabulary, p.44

 Work in teams
 Listen to the Vietnamese word
 Say the word in English

 Prevent
 Pressure
 Constant
 Behavior
 Approach
Causes and effects

 P.42-43
 Work in pairs
 Read the passage again and find more
examples of causes and effects
Pre-viewing

 P.45
Vocabulary

 Close your books

 Work in teams
 Unscramble the words
 What does each word mean? Give definitions and
examples

 Sensor
 Concern
 Detect
 Diagnose
 Tedtalk
 P.45-46
Vocabulary

 P.47
Vocabulary

 Work in pairs
 Use the words and talk about learning English

 Firsthand
 Stem from
 Incorporate
 Keep an eye on
 Overwhelming

 E.g. ”You should get some firsthand experience in

using English, for example by traveling.”
Presentation skills
Opening with an interesting
fact
 P.47
Presentation skills
Opening with an interesting
fact
 Work in groups
 Tell the other group members something
they might not know
 Use the language in the box (p.47)

 E.g. “Did you know that women speak three

times as much as men?”
Communicate, p.48

 Work in groups
 Prepare to present your idea to the rest of the
class
 dog
Presentations, p.49

 B,C
Homework

 Prepare a presentation about how you can make a

difference, p.50
 Give your presentation next week
 (about 3 minutes per student)
 No slides

 Tips:
 Practice your presentation before the class
 Look at your audience
 Speak loudly
 Pronounce the word endings clearly