UNIT 3: TEEN STRESS
AND PRESSURE
Lesson 6: Skills 2

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WARM - UP
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11-C

33-A

5
5-D

2
2-F

4-E

6
6-B

A. 'I must get the highest score in this exam. I
must be the best student in the class!'
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 me!
I'm so embarrassed.'
C. 'l have this big assignment to complete and
l don't know where to start. It's too difficult!'
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.'
E. I'll never be good at maths. I'm just too
stupid.

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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.'

II
LISTENING

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*Vocabulary
Adolescence (n)giai đoạn vị thành niên
adulthood(n) giai đoạn trưởng thành

Advice columnist (n) Tư vấn viên (trong toà soạn)
Empathise (v) Thông cảm, đồng cảm

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1a. Listen to an interview with Miss
Sweetie,
the advice columnist of 4Teen magazine.

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1b. Choose the best answer.

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1. Miss Sweetie likes/doesn't
like her work as an advice columnist.
2. She is in/no longer in her
adolescence.
3. She thinks giving advice to people
is easy/not easy.
4. It takes time/doesn't take
time for her to come up with a piece
of advice.
5. She thinks to give good advice
we need/don't need to empathise

Task 2: Answer the questions

1. What are the two things that Miss Blue Hair likes
about her work?
- She feels like she is living her adolescence again, and she loves helping
readers by giving them advice.

2. What did she say was most important when giving
others advice?
- She said it's most important that we put ourselves in other people's
shoes.

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3. Why does she think the language used for giving
advice is also important?

- Because language should be used sensitively so that the person can get
over the negative feelings.

Task 3. Which of the following expressions are more likely
to be used by Miss Sweetie when she gives advice?

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III

WRITING
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Task 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.

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

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*Match the source of stress and pressure to the
B. 'I hate my voice. It's high one minute. low advice. 1. It might be a good idea to talk about this to

the next, then high again! What's the matter
with it? AND the girls are making fun of me!
I'm so embarrassed.'

someone. Have you thought about turning to your
teacher or your parents for help?

C. 'I must get the highest score in this exam. I
must be the best student in the class!'

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.'

3. It might help to consider breaking this big task
into smaller tasks and then tackle them one by
one.
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.'

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.

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

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 madeup name, not your real name.

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OUTLINE
Problem 1: too much homework for
Thursday cannot finish
- Ask for help from teachers and
friends
- Divide homework into parts and do
each part each day
Problem 2: many good students in
class feel pressure
- Choose one subject you are good at
learn it harder
- Make friends share and learn from

*Suggested Writing

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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,
Mia

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart the form of giving advice to the others
-Prepare : Looking back and project

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Thank you!
Do you have any questions?

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