Unit 3: Teen stress and
pressure
Lesson 4:
Communication

Self-care skills
Cognitive
skills.

Social skills

Life
skills
Housekeeping skills

Emotion control skills

Reasoning skills

1. New words:
- cognitive skill :
kĩ năng tư duy, nhận thức
- self-discipline ( adj) tự rèn luyện
- emotion
(n) cảm xúc
- concentrate
(v) tập trung
- resolve conflict:
giải quyết xung đột
- risk taking
(n) sự liều lĩnh
- counselling (n): lời hướng dẫn, tư vấn /ˈkouns(ə)ling/
- nationwide (adv): trên toàn quốc
- physical/ mental health (n): sức khỏe thể chất/ tinh thần
- abandoned (a): bị bỏ rơi /əˈbend(ə)nd/
- trafficking (n), (v): sự buôn lậu
- sexual abuse ( n): lạm dụng tình dục /ˈseksh(u)əl abiu,s/
- promote (v): khuyến khích /prəˈmâut/
- toll- fee (n): lệ phí /tōl fi:/

Life skills
1. Social skills.

Their category
A. Recognise and control your feelings. Cope
with negative emotions
B. Have planning and organisational skills.
2. Cognitive skills.
Concentrate and be self-disciplined
C. Cooperate with others and resolve
3. Housekeeping skills
conflicts. Have communication skills.
D. Prepare food, do laundry and chores at
4. Emotion control
home. Manage a small budget. Learn
skills
about basic car operation.
E. Develop healthy habits. Know how to act
5. Self-care skills.
and where to get help in emergencies.
Understand the boundaries of risk taking
1. C

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. E

2. Discuss:
Do we teenagers in Viet Nam need all or some
of these skills? Why/Why not?

* Suggested ideas:
I think teenagers in Viet Nam need all of these skills.
Because Modern life requires each individual to
constantly improve his or her value.
To survive and develop, having life skills is extremely
important to anyone.
At the same time, it is a requirement to learn, and to
train constantly to improve the quality of life.

3. In groups, work out a similar list of skills
that Vietnamese teens should have today.
Add or remove categories and skills as you
wish and remember to support your
decisions with examples and explanations.
Present your list along with other groups
and make a common list for the whole class.

Suggested ideas:
Social skills 
Cognitive skills 
Emotion control skills 
Self-care skills 
Housekeeping skills 
Resolving conflicts
Communication skill

Accepting differences
Asking for help
Complimenting others
How to say “No”
Encouraging others
Listening actively
Money and time management
Basic first-aid

4. Look at the list of life skills for teens that your
class has developed.

● + I have social and
cognitive skills.
● + I need to develop
emotion control and
self-care skills, because
I easily lose my temper
and depend on my
parents too much.

Thanks!