WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 9
Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure
Lesson 5: SKILLS 1
Reading
1a. Do you know what a child helpline is?
1b. Now read the article.
2. Answer the questions.
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?
It`s a free service for counselling and protecting children and young adults in Viet Nam.
They were callers 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.
Because they were cases of missing or abandoned children, or children who
were suffering from violence, trafficking, or sexual abuse.
The helpline promotes child participation in its operations by involving children
as peer communicators and decision makers.
It aims to create favourable conditions for children to develop physically and mentally.
3. Read the text again and decide if the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).
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SPEAKING
Study skill: Asking for advice
What do you think I should do (about...)?
What should I do?
What would you do in this situation?
Could you give me some advice (about...)?
If you were me, what would you do?
I wonder whether to... or...
Do you know who to speak to about this?
4. Listen to two students calling a child helpline and complete the notes. Then use the notes to role-play the callers.
Caller 2 Caller ________________________`
Feeling now ___________________
Problem ______________________
Question _____________________
Caller 1 Caller ________________________`
Feeling now ___________________
Problem ______________________
Question _____________________
4. Listen to two students calling a child helpline and complete the notes. Then use the notes to role-play the callers.
Caller 2 Caller : boy, named Long, 13 years old, from Ho Chi Minh City`
Feeling now: worried
Problem : online friend asked for 5 million dong; said if he refused to give it, his life would be difficult
Question : wonders whether to tell somebody about this
Caller 1 Caller: girl, from Ha Noi, last year of high school
Feeling now : a bit depressed and confused
Problem : wants to be a designer, but her parents wants her to be a doctor
Question : doesn’t know what to say to her parents
5. Look at 2 A CLOSER LOOK 1. Imagine you are one of these students. You want to call the Magic Number helpline to ask for help. What do you say? Your partner listens and takes notes.
Remember to:
• briefly introduce yourself (you can choose
whether to say your name and address or not)
• describe your problem/dilemma
• ask for help
Prepare “Skills 2"
Practise the dialogue with your friends
Learn vocabulary and expressions by heart
Thank you for your attention!
Good bye
nguon VI OLET
