Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Unforgettable Experiences
English 11
Unit 2
Listening

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

- Asks Ss to describe the picture on page 27 of the textbook by questioning:
+ What can you see in the picture?
+ What is happening?
+ Who are these people?
New words:
- memorable (adj): đáng nhớ
- terrified (adj): Sợ hãi
- scream (v): shout very loudly
- replace (v): thay thế
- gas stove (n): bếp ga
- embrace (v): ôm, ôm ghì
- escape (v): trốn tho át
- protect (v): bảo vệ
- Helps Ss pronounce these words correctly.
- Presents the meaning of these word from the class
WHILE YOU LISTEN

1. Task 1: True or False
- Gest Ss to read through the statement to understand them and underline key words (christina / business woman)
- Plays the tape once for Ss to listen and do the task
- Gets Ss to find a partner to check their answers with
- Plays the tape one / two more times if necessary
Answers:
1. T 2. F (13 years a go) 3. F (in the kitchen)
4. F (She was sleeping not reading) 5. T
WHILE YOU LISTEN

2. Task 2: Gap filling
- Asks Ss to do Task 2 individually without listening one more time. If they cannot, plays the tape again
- Read the passage carefully for the missing information they need to fill and guess the answer.
- After that, tells Ss to work in pairs and check their answers
- Calls on someone to give the answers.
- Provides the correct answers if necessary
Answer:
1. small 2. everything 3. family
4. replaced 5. took 6. appreciate.
Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Unforgettable Experiences
Interviewer: This is Radio 3. In our “Unforgettable Experiences” programme tonight we talk to Christina, a successful businesswoman. Hello Christina, welcome to our programme.

Christina: Hello and thank you! It’s nice being with you tonight.

Interviewer: Christina, could you tell our audience about the most memorable experience in your life?

Christina: Well, my most unforgettable experience happened thirteen years ago, when my house burned down.

Interviewer: Really? How did it happen?

Christina: The fire started in the kitchen where I forgot to turn off the gas stove.

Interviewer: What were you doing at that time?

Christina: I was sleeping when I was suddenly woken up by terrible heat. I opened my eyes to find myself surrounded by walls of fire.
Interviewer: That’s terrible! How did you escape?

Christina: I was terrified. Then I heard my mother’s voice calling my mane. I rushed to her. She carried me out. Luckily, I got away without even a minor burn.

Interviewer: Not many people are so lucky. Did the fire affect you in any way?

Christina: Oh, yes. Yes, very much, in fact. Although I lost many things in the fire, the experience helped me grow up.

Interviewer: What do you mean?

Christina: Well, before the fire, I was selfish. I always complained to my mother about how small my room was, or how few clothes I had. Then the fire came and destroyed everything we owned. But I slowly began to realize that I didn’t really need my odd things. I just needed my family. After all, you can get new clothes anytime, but a family can never be replaced.

Interviewer: I see, so the fire took many things from you, but it gave you some thing, too.

Christina: Exactly. It taught me to appreciate my family more than things.
AFTER YOU LISTEN

Before gettings Ss to discuss, Teaches Ss some useful expressions of asking for and give opinion. Example:
a. Asking for opinions: What’s your feeling about …?
Do you have any opinion about …?
+ I think / I agree / well, maybe, but …
I believe … / that’s true, and … / I don’t think so, I …
→ Family is more important than anything else because it can’t be replaced / it gives me love, support …
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