Unit 11:
CHANGING ROLES
IN SOCIETY
Lesson 1 :
GETTING STARTED

1. Vocabulary
- society (n) xã hội /səˈsaīəđì/
- application (n) việc áp dụng, ứng dụng ˌ/apləˈkêish(ə)n/
- real-life (adj) cuộc sống thực
- facilitator (n) người hỗ trợ/ điều hành /fəˈsiləˌtêiđər/
→ to facilitate (v) : tạo điều kiện dễ dàng, điều phối
- drastically (adv): mạnh mẽ, quyết liệt /ˈdrastiklì:/
- breadwinner (n): trụ cột gia đình /ˈbredˌwinər/
- externally (adv): bên ngoài /ekˈstərnəlì:/
- sense of …. (exp) nhận thức được
- involvement (n) sự có mặt /inˈvälvmənt/
- bond (n) mối quan hệ, liên kết /band/
- negative (adj) tiêu cực /ˈneɡədiv/

1. Listen and read
Interviewer: We have invited some students from Oak Tree School in Happy Valley to this Beyond
2030 forum,
and they are going to share with us their vision of the future. Would you like to go first,
Phong? 
Phong: I believe the biggest change will take place within the school system. Apart from at school, we will
also
be learning from places which will give us real-life knowledge and experience, such as at a railway
station, in a company, or on a farm. 
Mai: I agree. This real-life application of learning will give us a sense of participation, a feeling that we are
part
of the process. 
Interviewer: And what about the role of teachers? 
Phong:  Ah, they will be more like facilitators, rather than information providers. 
Interviewer: Fascinating. How else do you see the future, Nguyen? 
Nguyen: Well, I think the role of fathers will drastically change. 
Interviewer: Oh yes? In what way? 
Nguyen: The modern father will not necessarily be the breadwinner of the family. He may be externally
employed or he may stay at home to take care of his children. 
Interviewer: And do the housework? 
Nguyen: Yes. It's work, paid or not, isn't it? 
Mai: Absolutely. The benefit will be that children will see their fathers more often and have a closer
relationship with them. I don't see much of my dad, but I love every moment I spend with him. 
Interviewer: Well, we are certainly covering some interesting topics …

Ex: 1a. Tick the person who has this idea. (p60)
Idea
Phong Nguyen Mai
Students will learn from a real
1
workplace.

√

Students love seeing themselves as
2
part of the process.
3

The teacher will act more like a
facilitator.

The father will not necessarily be the
4
breadwinner of the family.
With the in the home, they will
5 develop a closer bond with their
chidren.

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√
√
√

Words

1. facilitator

Explanations
A. a person who provides facilitieslike the projector,
the interactive whiteboard.
B.
B a person who helps somebody to do something
more easily by discussing and giving guidance.

2. information
provider

A.
a person who gathers information and uses it to
A
teach others.
B. a machine which sells newspapers.

3. breadwinner

A. a person who makes bread to feed the family.
B. a person who supports the family with the money
B
he/she earns.

1. Listen and read
Interviewer: We have invited some students from Oak Tree School in Happy Valley to this Beyond
2030 forum, and they are going to share with us their vision of the future. Would you like to go first,
Phong? 
Phong: I believe the biggest change will take place within the school system. Apart from at school, we will
also be learning from places which will give us real-life knowledge and experience, such as at a railway
station, in a company, or on a farm. 
Mai: I agree. This real-life application of learning will give us a sense of participation, a feeling that we are
part of the process. 
Interviewer: And what about the role of teachers? 
Phong: Ah, they will be more like facilitators, rather than information providers. 
Interviewer: Fascinating. How else do you see the future, Nguyen? 
Nguyen: Well, I think the role of fathers will drastically change. 
Interviewer: Oh yes? In what way? 
Nguyen: The modern father will not necessarily be the breadwinner of the family. He may be externally
employed or he may stay at home to take care of his children. 
Interviewer: And do the housework? 
Nguyen: Yes. It's work, paid or not, isn't it? 
Mai: Absolutely. The benefit will be that children will see their fathers more often and have a closer
relationship with them. I don't see much of my dad, but I love every moment I spend with him. 
Interviewer: Well, we are certainly covering some interesting topics …

Ex 2b. Answer the questions (P60)

1. What is the purpose of the Beyond 2030 forum?
→ It's for people to share their vision of the future. 
2. Who has been invited to the discussion?
→ Some students from Oak Tree School in Happy Valley. 
3. What does Phong think about classes in the future?
→ He says that learning will also take place outside school. 
4. Why might students like having classes outside school?
→ It will give them a sense of participation and of being part of the
process. 
5. Will the father of the future always stay at home?
→ No, he won't. He may still go to work. 
6. Does Nguyen feel negative about a man doing housework?
→ No, he doesn't. 

Ex: 2c. Find the meaning of the phrases and sentences.
A
1. Beyond 2030.
2. Vision of the future .
3. It's work, paid or
not, isn't it?
4. I love every moment,
I spend with him.

B
a. Ideas about what life
will be in the future.
b.Both housework and paid
work are worthy of respect.
c. I love being with my
father.
d. after the year 2030.

Ex: 3. Work in groups

1.Car will be running
on water.

4. Robots will be doing
the housework.

2. People will live in
houses in the sky.

5. Trains will be running
as fast as 300 km/h.

3. People will be able to
talk with their pets.

6. Land will become
barren.

4. GAME
Make two big groups. One group names a service. The
other group gives their vision of that service in the
future. Take turns to do this. The group with the most
predictions wins.
Example:
                                                                       

HOMEWORK:
- Do activity 2 in notebook.
- Learn newwords by heart.
- Prepare new lesson Unit 11: A closer look 1.