slander (n) /ˈslændər/

Nói xấu, vu khống, phỉ báng

be overloaded with (adj) = overwhelmed

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A private life (n)

Đời tư/ cuộc sống riêng tư

Making judgements

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Sociologist

/ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

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Blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/

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1.slander (n) /ˈslændər/

Nói xấu, vu khống, phỉ báng

2.be overloaded with (adj) = overwhelmed
3.A private life (n)

Đời tư/ cuộc sống riêng tư

4. Making judgements
5. Sociologist

/ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

6. Blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/

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Nhà xã hội học
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1. Why are people often 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
Audio: “These days, our audience seem to be overwhelmed with
stories in the newspapers or on the Internet - stories about celebrities,
political figures, or even ordinary people around us.”

2. People may use stories about our private life in order to_____ .
A. damage our reputation
B. write novels
C. make films
Audio: “They may use our private lives for blackmail or slander...
in order to harm our reputation or just for fun.”

3. We should not share too much personal information______ .
A. at parties
B. with strangers
C. online
Audio: “Exactly. So we should not reveal too much of our private life
on social networking sites.”
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

Audio: “Everyone's life story is like a book that can teach us something. So we
should open that book and read it critically.” Cindy: Critically? Can you explain
this?
Andy: It means we should make careful judgements when reading a life story and
ask ourselves questions like, 'Why is this story told?' or 'What lessons can I learn
from it?'

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?
A.Two questions should be ask “ 'What is this story told?', 'What lessons can I learn it?'
“
B. Two questions should be ask “ 'How is this story told?', 'What stories can I learn from
it?' “
C.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.

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 ?