Thach That High School
WELCOME TO 12A1
UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES
Friday, September 17th, 2021
Lesson 5: Listening
Learning from people`s lives
Vocabulary
I. Pre-listening
- gossip (n): UK /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/ 
US /ˈɡɑː.səp/

- conversation or reports about other people`s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true:
- someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives
slander (n) /ˈslændər/
= Nói xấu, vu khống, phỉ báng
to slander somebody/something:  to make a false spoken statement about somebody that is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of them
be overloaded with (adj)
= overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/
= having or supplied with too much/ many of something:
A private life (n)
Đời tư/ cuộc sống riêng tư
to make judgements
= Phán xét
sociologist /ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪst/(n)
Nhà xã hội học
blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/
(n) = the crime of demanding money from a person by
threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them
(v) = to force somebody to give you money or do something for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them
Vocabulary
1. slander /ˈslændər//ˈslɑːn.dər/ (n)
= Nói xấu, vu khống, phỉ báng
2. be overloaded with (adj)
= overwhelmed
= bị quá tải (với)
3. a private life (n)
= Đời tư/ cuộc sống riêng tư
4. to make judgements
= Phán xét
5. sociologist /ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ (n)
= Nhà xã hội học
6. blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/(v/n)
= (sự) tống tiền
Answer the questions
I. Warm up:
Do you like reading or listening about celebrities /famous people? Why (not)?
Your own reasons
2. Why do you think people are interested in the life of celebrities or famous people? Tick the possible reasons and add some more if you can.
They are curious. 
They want to know more about their idols. 
They can have something to gossip about. 
They want to learn lessons from famous people`s failures or successes. 
They can criticise or slander the person they do not like. 
2. Listen and choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. According to Cindy, our audience are ____ stories about celebrities and famous people.
A. interested in B. overloaded with C. bored with
2. People may use stories about our private life in order to_____ .
A. damage our reputation B. write novels C. make films
3. We should not share too much personal information.
A. at parties B. with strangers C. online
4. Reading a person`s life story critically means_______
A. making judgements while reading it
B. making criticisms while reading it
C. reading it without finding any faults or merits
3. Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What life skills does Andy think people should have?
A.The audience should have life skills to help themselves and to prevent from other people`s lives.
B.The audience should have life skills to protect themselves and to learn from other people`s lives.
C.The audience shouldn’t have life skills to protect themselves and to share from other people`s lives.
2. According to Andy, what questions should we ask ourselves when reading or hearing a life story?
Two questions should be ask “ ‘What is this story told?’, `What lessons can I learn it?’ “
Two questions should be ask “ ‘How is this story told?’, `What stories can I learn from it?’ “
Two questions should be ask “ `Why is this story told?’, `What lessons can I learn from it?’ “
3. What can we benefit from learning about a person`s failures or successes?
 A. We can learn how to avoid similar mistakes or to change a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become worse human beings.
 B. We can learn how to hide similar mistakes or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better people.
 C. We can learn how to avoid similar mistakes or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.
4. Do you agree with Andy that everyone’s life story is like a book that can teach us something? Discuss with a partner.
1. I agree with Andy that everyone`s life story is like a book that can teach us something.

2. Because person`s reasons for failure or success help us to avoid similar failure or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.
- Write a short paragraph about what you will you do to help needy people around you ?
- Prepare the lesson 7: culture and communication
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!