Unit 2: Relationships
Lesson 1: Getting Started
WARM-UP
What is a relationship?
=> A relationship is a social connection between two or more people.
=> A relationship is the way two or more people are connected, or the way they behave toward each other.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
COLLEAGUE RELATIONSHIP
FRIENDSHIP
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP
Match phrases with pictures
1. What is the two people’s relationship?
Look at the picture and guess
=> They are grandmother and granddaughter.
=> The grandmother is telling her granddaughter to focus on schoolwork. While the granddaughter is thinking about romantic relationships.
2. What are they talking about?
VOCABULARY
- sympathetic (adj) /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/: showing that you understand and care about their problems.
= understanding (a), concerned (a), thoughtful (a)
= đồng cảm, cảm thông
E.g. She was very sympathetic when I was sick.
Word family: sympathise (v), sympathy (n)
= focus on, give attention
= tập trung (vào)

E.g. I`m going to concentrate on my writing for a while.

Word family: concentration (n)
- concentrate (on) /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/ (v) to spend more time doing one particular thing than others.
- get involved (in) /ɡet ɪnˈvɒlvd/ (phr): taking part in something; being part of something or connected with something
= vướng (vào), để hết tâm trí (vào)
E.g. Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn`t want to get involved.
- sooner or later (phr): at some time in the future
= at some future time, someday, eventually
= một lúc nào đó, sớm hay muộn
E.g. Don’t worry, sooner or later the cat will come home.
- single-sex school /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈseks skuːl/ (n)
= a school for either girls or boys, not both.
= trường học một giới (nam sinh/nữ sinh)
E.g. She went to a single-sex school. (A school which has only female students)
- opposite-sex friend /ˌɒp.ə.zɪt ˈseks frend/ (n)
= a friend who is male if you are female, and female if you are male
= bạn khác giới
E.g. He found it difficult to talk to other opposite-sex friends in his class. (other female friends)
VOCABULARY
- sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ (adj) đồng cảm, cảm thông
- concentrate (on) /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/ (v) tập trung (vào)
- get involved (in) /ɡet ɪnˈvɒlvd/ (phr) vướng (vào)
- sooner or later (phr) một lúc nào đó, sớm hay muộn
- single-sex school /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈseks skuːl/ (n) trường học một giới
- opposite-sex friend /ˌɒp.ə.zɪt ˈseks frend/ (n) bạn khác giới
Listen to the conversation
(Unit 2: Relationships, Getting Started, Page 19)
Task 1: Read the conversation and decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Tick () the correct box.
(Nam is one of her classmates)
(They are just friends and he’s not her boyfriend)
(She’s afraid there’s no real friendship between a boy and a girl)
(When she was Mai’s age, they went to single–sex schools)
(Mai’s grandmother didn’t feel bored)
(All her classmates are very kind, caring and sympathetic)
Lan’s grandpa: Who was that, Lan?
Lan: Oh, I just called my friend and I’m gonna hang out with him.
Lan’s grandpa: You two close, I don’t want to be strict with you, but I think you shouldn’t involved in a romantic relationship too early.
Lan: Don’t worry, grandpa. We are just friends. I bored right now and we’ll just hang out with other classmates for a while. You know, all my friends very helpful and sympathetic.
Lan’s grandpa: good, Lan. I hope that you still concentrate your studies.
Lan: I know that, grandpa.
Task 2: Filling gaps with ONE suitable word from the box
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Lan’s grandpa: Who was that, Lan?
Lan: Oh, I just called my friend and I’m gonna hang out with him.
Lan’s grandpa: You two close, I don’t want to be strict with you, but I think you shouldn’t involved in a romantic relationship too early.
Lan: Don’t worry, grandpa. We are just friends. I bored right now and we’ll just hang out with other classmates for a while. You know, all my friends very helpful and sympathetic.
Lan’s grandpa: good, Lan. I hope that you still concentrate your studies.
Lan: I know that, grandpa.
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Task 2: Filling gaps with ONE suitable word from the box
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Do you think there is a real friendship between a boy and a girl?
Do you have any opposite-sex close friends?
Do your parents/relatives know about this relationship? What do they think about it? Do they approve or disapprove of it?
Discussion
- Watch the video below and note down some advice to build a healthy relationship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELLaMPiPqPM
- Revise the vocabulary about relationships of today’s lesson.
- Do exercises in the workbook and prepare for the next lesson (Unit 2, Language).
Assignment
Thanks for your attention!