To Our Class
1. Warm up
Answer some of the following questions
1.What time do you go to bed?
2. Do you often finish your homework before going to bed?
3. Are you a good time –management person?
2. Pre-reading
Vocabulary
independent (a): >< dependent
strive (for sth) /straɪv/ (v) = try very hard to achieve sth:
rely on sth/ sb  /rɪˈlaɪ/ (v) = depend on sth/ sb
self-esteem  /ˌself.ɪˈstiːm/ (n) = belief and confidence in your own ability and value: lòng tự trọng
schedule /ˈskedʒ.uːl/ / (v) = plan sth for a particular time (n)= timetable
prioritise /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz/ / (v) : ưu tiên


Task 1: Read the text and select the statement that expresses its main idea
A. You need important life skills to become independent.
B. Good time-management skills help you to build your confidence and self-esteem.
C. Time-management skills are not difficult to develop
D. Mastering time-management skills has many benefits and there are three steps to develop them.
3. While-reading

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are T/F/NG

Para 1 line 3-4
Para 1 line 5-6
Para 1 line 8-12
Para 1 line 12
1.What are the benefits of having good time-management skills?
A. With good time-management skills, you don’t feel very stressed when exam dates are approaching.
B. With good time-management skills, you can act more independently and responsibly, get better grades at school and have more time for family and friends.
C. Both A and B are correct.
At the end of para 1

Task 3: Choose the best option A, B, or C to answer the following questions

2. How can you make plans for the things you need to do?
A. Write the things I will have to do on a sticker
B. Write the things I will have to do on a planner or an app on my mobile device, and put time limits on them.
C. Keep the things I will have to do in my mind
Para 2 line 2-6
3. Why do you schedule the things you need to do?
A. So I can check them later
B. So I can develop them one day
C. So they can’t be checked later
Para 2 line 4-5
4. How can you prioritize your activities?
A. Decide what is important to me and give it the most of my time or add it to the top of my list.
B. Decide what isn’t important to me and give it the most of my time or add it to the top of my list
C. Decide which activity is more difficult to do.
Para 2 line 9-11
5. Why should you develop routines?
A. Because once routines are developed , they take more time to do.
B. Because once routines are developed, they take less time to do.
C. Because once routines are easy to develop.
The last sentence of para 2
4. Post-reading: Work in groups.Complete the diagram with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS IN in each gap
Time-management skills
(1)……………………………….
steps to develop
Not feel very stressed when exam dates are approaching
Act more(2)…………………………………
Get better grades at school and have more time for (3) ……………
make plans
……(4)……………
activities
……(5)……………
benefits

independently and responsibly
family and friends
prioritise
develop routines
1. Which of the time-management skills mentioned in the text do you have?
2. Which do you need to develop?
Work in pairs. Discuss some questions
Expressions:-I think/In my opinion, I can + V…. quite well but I am not good at +V-ing…
-I need to develop /the skill/skills of N/ Ving
Homework
Learning by heart all the new words
Preparing the next lesson: SPEAKING skill