Unit 3: BECOMING INDEPENDENT
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

Activity 1: Listen and read.

*Vocabulary:
reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl ̩/ (adj)
determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (adj)
self-reliant /ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ (adj)
well-informed /ˌwel.ɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj)
confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.d ə nt/ (adj)
decisive /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ (adj)
responsible /ris'pɔnsəbl/ (adj)

Complete the sentences
1. Ann is a very ______person. Whenever you ask her
to do things for you, you can expect her to do them
well.
2. To keep _______on current topics, you need to read
newspapers and watch the news.
3. In case of emergency, you have to act very
_______
4. She has a very _______attitude towards work. She
doesn't need to be reminded about her duties.
5. You must believe in your abilities and have
________in yourself to succeed.

Activity 3. Answer the questions about the conversation.

1. Why does Lan like Minh?
2. Why does Lan think Minh is a very responsible
student?
3. What is an example showing that Minh is very
determined?
4. Why does Lan think that Minh is self - reliant?
5. What are the characteristics of an independent
person according to Lan and Mai?

*Choose one characteristic you want to have.
You have to give the correct answer to each
question to have the points for your team. The
team with more points is the winner.

GAME

Question 1

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RELIABLE

Question 2

50

DECISIVE

BECOMING INDEPENDENT

Question 3

50

You are well-informed

SELF-RELIANT

WELL-INFORMED

Question 4

Question 5

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DETERMINED

50

CONFIDENT

Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
1. Why does Lan like Minh?

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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
1. Why does Lan like Minh?
Because Minh doesn't rely on other people for
help and isn't influenced by other people's
opinions. (Lines 3 -5)

Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
2. Why does Lan think Minh is a very responsible
student?
Because he always completes his
tasks on time, and never needs to be reminded
about assignments and other schoolwork.
(Lines 7-10)

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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
3. What is an example showing that Minh is very
determined?
He tried hard and spent the whole night on a hard
Maths problem while most students in his class
gave up. (Lines 18-21)

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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
4. Why does Lan think that Minh is self - reliant?
He always tries to find solutions to his problems
and seldom needs help from others. (Lines 25-27)

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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
5. What are the characteristics of an
independent person according to Lan and
Mai?
Responsible, reliable, self – reliant,
determined, well-informed, decisive and
confident.

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Activity 3. Answer the following questions.
YOU ARE WELL-INFORMED.

*Activity 4. Find the sentences with toinfinitives after adjectives or nouns in the
conversation and write them in your notebook
Suggestion:
Noun
Adjective

+ To - infinitive

E.g : It's good to have a friend you can rely on.

HOMEWORK:
- Prepare the next part
- Write 2 sentences with “toinfinitives” after adjectives or
nouns