Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure
Lesson 4: Communication
Social skills
Cognitive skills.
Housekeeping skills
Emotion control skills
Self-care skills
Reasoning skills
* VOCABULARY:
- cognitive skill : kĩ năng tư duy, nhận thức
- self-discipline ( adj) tự rèn luyện
- emotion (n) cảm xúc
- concentrate (v) tập trung
- resolve conflict: giải quyết xung đột
- risk taking (n) sự liều lĩnh
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. E
Do we teenagers in Viet Nam need all or some of these skills? Why/Why not?
2. Discuss:
* Suggested ideas:
I think teenagers in Viet Nam need all of these skills. Because Modern life requires each individual to constantly improve his or her value.
To survive and develop, having life skills is extremely important to anyone.
At the same time, it is a requirement to learn, and to train constantly to improve the quality of life.
3. In groups, work out a similar list of skills that Vietnamese teens should have today. Add or remove categories and skills as you wish and remember to support your decisions with examples and explanations. Present your list along with other groups and make a common list for the whole class.
Suggested ideas:
Social skills 
Cognitive skills 
Emotion control skills 
Self-care skills 
Housekeeping skills 
Resolving conflicts
Communication skill
Accepting differences
Asking for help
Complimenting others
How to say “No”
Encouraging others
Listening actively
Money and time management
Basic first-aid
4. Look at the list of life skills for teens that your class has developed.
+ I have social and cognitive skills.
+ I need to develop emotion control and self-care skills, because I easily lose my temper and depend on my parents too much.
Thanks!