UNIT 3. TEEN STRESS AND PRESSURE
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

I. Vocabulary
- counselling (n): lời hướng dẫn, tư vấn /ˈkouns(ə)ling/
- nationwide (adv): trên toàn quốc /ˈneiʃənˌwaīd/
- physical/ mental health (n): sức khỏe thể chất/ tinh thần
/ˈfizik(ə)l ˈmen(t) helth/
- abandoned (a): bị bỏ rơi /əˈbend(ə)nd/
- trafficking (n), (v): sự buôn bán người buôn lậu /,trafiking/
- sexual abuse (n): lạm dụng tình dục /ˈseksh(u)əl abiu,s/
- promote (v): khuyến khích /prəˈmâut/
- dial (v) quay số /ˈdaī(ə)l/
- toll- fee (n): lệ phí
/tōl fi:/

I. Vocabulary

Violence
Abandoned
Sexual abuse
Trafficking

Abandoned
Violence
Sexual abuse
Trafficking

THE MAGIC NUMBER

II.READING:
1a. Do you know what a child helpline is?
1b. Read the text quickly and answer “What is the
article about?

18001567

The Magic Number
Magic Number 18001567 is a 24-hour toll-free service for counselling and protecting
children and young adults in Viet Nam. The helpline was set up in 2004 by the
government with support from Plan Vietnam, an international children's development
organisation. 
By 2014, the helpline had received over 1.5 million calls from children and adults
nationwide. Sixty-nine per cent of the calls came from children and most child callers
were in the 11-14 year old and 15-18 year old groups. The calls were mostly questions
about family relationships, friendships, and physical and mental health. Moreover,
nearly 3,000 cases of missing or abandoned children, or children who were suffering
from violence, trafficking, or sexual abuse received emergency support. The helpline
promotes child participation in its operations by involving children as peer
communicators and decision makers.
A member of Child Helpline International, Magic Number aims to create favourable
conditions for children to develop physically and mentally. If you need support or
advice, or know of someone who does, just dial 18001567! 
(The facts, figures, and photos in this text are provided by Plan Vietnam)

II.READING:
1. Answer the questions.
1.What is Magic Number 18001567?
2. Which age groups have called the helpline most?
3. What were the calls mostly about?
4. Why have 3,000 calls received emergency support?
5. How does Magic Number promote child participation in its operations?
6. What is the aim of the helpline?

The Magic Number
Magic Number 18001567 is a 24-hour toll-free service for counselling and protecting
children and young adults in Viet Nam. The helpline was set up in 2004 by the
government with support from Plan Vietnam, an international children's development
organisation. By 2014, the helpline had received over 1.5 million calls from children and
adults nationwide. Sixty-nine per cent of the calls came from children and most child
callers were in the 11-14 year old and 15-18 year old groups. The calls were mostly
questions about family relationships, friendships, and physical and mental health.
Moreover, nearly 3,000 cases of missing or abandoned children, or children who were
suffering from violence, trafficking, or sexual abuse received emergency support. The
helpline promotes child participation in its operations by involving children as peer
communicators and decision makers. A member of Child Helpline International, Magic
Number aims to create favourable conditions for children to develop physically and
mentally. If you need support or advice, or know of someone who does, just dial
18001567!
(The facts, figures, and photos in this text are provided by Plan Vietnam)

1. Answer the questions.
1. What is Magic Number 18001567?
It's a free service for counselling and protecting children and young adults in Viet Nam.
2. Which age groups have called the helpline most?
They were callers in the 11-14 year old and 15-18 year old groups.
3. What were the calls mostly about?
The calls were mostly questions about family relationships, friendships, and physical and
mental health.
4. Why have 3,000 calls received emergency support?
Because they were cases of missing or abandoned children, or children who were suffering from
violence, trafficking, or sexual abuse.
5. How does Magic Number promote child participation in its operations?
The helpline promotes child participation in its operations by involving children as peer
communicators and decision makers.
6. What is the aim of the helpline?
It aims to create favourable conditions for children to develop physically and mentally.

2. Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

T

1. You can call Magic Number anytime during the day or night.

T

2. The service and the telephone calls are free.

F 3. Only children can call the helpline. Children and adults
F

4. The typical caller to Magic Number is a nine-year-old child.
Most child callers were in the 11-14 year old and 15-18 year old
groups.

F
T

5 . All decisions about the operation of the helpline are made by adult.
children and adults
6. The service is available in all cities and provinces in Viet Nam.

III. WRITING
Study skill: Giving advice
If I were you, I would/wouldn't...
I (don't) think you should...
Have you thought about (verb-ing)...?
It might help to consider. ..
It might be a good idea to...
4. Look at 2, A CLOSER LOOK 1 and give one piece of advice to each student.
Example:

A. I'll never be
good at maths.
I'm just too
stupid.

=> Have you thought about
asking a friend who is confident
about maths to help you?
Perhaps you just need a little
more practice.

Match the source of stress and pressure to the advice.
B. 'I hate my voice. It's high one minute. low the
next, then high again! What's the matter with it?
AND the girls are making fun of
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me! I'm so embarrassed.'
C. 'I must get the highest score in this exam. I
must be the best student in the class!'
2

1. It might be a good idea to talk about this to
someone. Have you thought about turning to your
teacher or your parents for help?
2. If I were you, I wouldn't be so stressed out. Try
your best in the exam but do not worry too much
about the ranking in the class.

D. 'I feel worried when I have to wait for the bus
in that neighborhood after my evening class. It's
so quiet and dark there.'
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3. It might help to consider breaking this big task
into smaller tasks and then tackle them one by one.

E. 'l have this big assignment to complete and l
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don't know where to start. It's too difficult!'

4. Have you thought about telling this to your
parents? They might find out some solutions to help
you.

F. 'Why does he make me do all of his homework?
It's not fair. And he says if I don't do it, he'll make
my life difficult.'
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5. I know how you feel, but I don't think you should
worry about this change. It's normal, and it shows
that you're growing up.

5a. Write a short note to Miss Blue Hair to ask her for advice about a problem at school or
with your friends. Use the 'Asking for advice' box on SKILLS 1, page 32 to help you. Sign
the letter with a made-up name, not your real name.

Dear Miss Sweetie,
I am in grade 9 at a school in city. I love my school, my teacher and my
parents.
But this year, I have to learn too much. My parents want me to become
an engineer so I must try my best to enter the best university. Beside
that, I have to come to center to learn English. My weekend is also fully
booked with music class, swimming class... I don't have time for myself. I
don't know how to tell with my parents about this problem. Could you
give me some advice about this?
Thank you sincerely,
Unhappy

CONSOLIDATION

115

What is the number of the ambulance?

114
Which number will you call when
you need firemen?

113
What is the number of the police ?

18001567
What number will you call when you need
someone to share?

Homework
- Learn all new words by heart at home.
- Write a short paragraph about your problems:
+ briefly introduce yourself
+ describe your problem/dilemma
+ ask for help
- Do exercises C 2 (p.39) and OLM.vn
- Prepare Unit 3: Looking back.