Unit 3
Lesson 4: Communication

Self-care skills
Cognitive skills.

Social skills

Life skills

Housekeeping skills

Emotion control 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

Life skills
1. Social skills.
2. Cognitive skills.
3. Housekeeping skills
4. Emotion control
skills
5. Self-care skills.

1. C

2. B

Their category
A. Recognise and control your feelings. Cope
with negative emotions
B. Have planning and organisational skills.
Concentrate and be self-disciplined
C. Cooperate with others and resolve conflicts.
Have communication skills.
D. Prepare food, do laundry and chores at home.
Manage a small budget. Learn about basic
car operation.
E. Develop healthy habits. Know how to act and
where to get help in emergencies. Understand
the boundaries of risk taking
3. D

4. A

5. E

2. Discuss:
Do we teenagers in Viet Nam need all or some
of these skills? Why/Why not?

* 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!