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LESSON VII

Lifelong
learning
COMMUNICATION AND
CULTURE / CLIL

Thanking and accepting thanks

LESSON VII

COMMUNICATION AND
CULTURE/CLIL
Video watching

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

• Task 1: Listen and complete the
conversations.
• Task 2: Make similar conversations.
• Task 1: Read and complete the diagram.
• Task 2: Share stories of people you know
who keep learning despite their old age.

CULTURE

EXTRA ACTIVITY

CONSOLIDATION

Discussion
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

What do you know about this woman?

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
1
A. Don't mention it
C. It's my pleasure
1

2

B. I really appreciate it
D. Thank you for inviting

Ms Lan: Mai, the information about the online courses is very
B. I really appreciate it
useful. Thank you for presenting it. (1) ____________________.
C. It's my pleasure
Mai: (2) ____________________,
Ms Lan. I'm glad you found it
useful.
Nam: Mark, I like the activities of the science club very much. (3)
D. Thank you for inviting
__________________________
me to join the club.
A. Don't mention it
Mark: (4) ________________________.
Glad to help.

EVERYDAY
Thanking
ENGLISH
Formal

• I can't thank you enough for …
• I'm really/so grateful for …
• I really appreciate it.
Informal
• Thank you/Thanks for …
• Many thanks!
• Thanks a million!

Accepting thanks
Formal
• You're welcome.
• It's my pleasure.
• My pleasure.
Informal
• No problem.
• Don't mention it.
• Glad to help.

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
Make similar conversations.
2
A attends a cooking
class taught by B. A
thanks B for teaching
her/him to cook a
traditional dish.
Thank you so
much for teaching
me how to cook
fish and chips. It's
so delicious.

B replies by
accepting
thanks

It's my pleasure.
I'm glad you
enjoyed my
cooking class

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
Make similar conversations.
2
A replies by
accepting
thanks.

Don't
mention it.
Glad to help.

A and B are
friends. B thanks
A for sharing
information about
an app for
learning English.
Thanks a lot for
sharing all the
information
with me.

CULTURE

Answer these questions
 Do you know any mature university students?
 How old were they?
 What did they study at university?

CULTURE
1 Read the text and complete the diagram with
information from the text.

At 14

- left
school
- didn't
finish
second
ary
educati
on

At 60

(1)
______
__

At 70

(2)
______
__

At 89

(3)
______
___

At 91

(4)
______
___

CULTURE
1 Read the text and complete the diagram with
information from the text.

At 60
________
earned a(1)BA
in Psychology
Gladwin left school at the age of 14 and never finished his secondary education or
went to university. But he still found a satisfying job. When Gladwin retired, he
became less active and thought getting back into learning would delay the negative
symptoms of old age. He wanted to keep his brain active and learn more about
something that had always interested him.
Then at the age of 60, he earned a BA in Psychology.

CULTURE
1 Read the text and complete the diagram with
information from the text.

At 70

(2) ________
completed a BSc
in Molecular Biology

By the time he was 70, he had also completed a BSc in
Molecular Biology. ‛They're fascinating subjects,' he said. ‛I
did them just because I was interested in them and wanted
to know more about them.'

CULTURE
1 Read the text and complete the diagram with
information from the text.

At 89

________
started his(3)Master's
degree

Bertie Gladwin became one of Britain's oldest graduates after
receiving his Master's degree in intelligence history from the
University of Buckingham at 91. He started his degree at the
age of 89 together with his wife, who was then aged 77.

CULTURE
1 Read the text and complete the diagram with
information from the text.

At 91
(4) ________
received his
Master's degree
Bertie Gladwin became one of Britain's oldest graduates after
receiving his Master's degree in intelligence history from the
University of Buckingham at 91. He started his degree at the
age of 89 together with his wife, who was then aged 77.

CULTURE
1 Look at the diagram again.
At 14

* left
school
*
didn't
finish
second
ary
educati
on

At 60

earned
a BA in
Psychol
ogy

At 70

comple
ted a
BSc in
Molecu
lar
Biology

At 89

started
his
Master
's
degree

At 91

receive
d his
Master
's
degree

CULTURE
Work in groups. Share stories of people you know who
2 keep learning despite their old age.

• How old was this person when he/she
graduated?
• Why did he/she study at university at
such an old age?
• How did he/she feel when he/she
received his degree at such an old age?

CULTURE
2 Work in groups. Share stories of people you know who
keep learning despite their old age.

In our group, we learnt about Tam's grandfather. He
retired 10 years ago. After he retired, he had more
free time to pursue his interests. He really likes
French literature, especially novels, so he registered
for a course to brush up on his French. Then he
started translating French novels into Vietnamese.
He also managed to publish some of them.

EXTRA
ACTIVITY
Discuss the questions
1. Do you think lifelong learning is
important?
2. Why do some people still choose
to learn even when they are older?

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up
What have you learned today?
• Thanking and accepting thanks
• Learn about one of the oldest university
graduates

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for the next lesson.

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