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Look through the pictures and read all the quotes there, then answer the questions
1. What does “independent” mean?
2. How many steps do you know to become an independent person?
3. Are you an independent person?
1. It means not to be influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself.
Lesson 1- Getting started
An independent person
Activity 1: Listen and read.
Activity 1: Listen and read.
Mai: I can see that you and Hoang Minh have become close
friends, Lan.
Lan: We have. I really like him because he doesn`t rely on other
people for help and isn`t influenced by other people`s opinions.
Mai: I see. So he`s very independent.
Lan: Yes. He`s also a very responsible student.
He always completes his tasks on time, and never needs to be
reminded about assignments and other schoolwork.
Mai: Right.
Lan: He`s also reliable. Last week, our group worked on a project
and he was assigned the most difficult part of it. He tried very hard
and did it well.
Mai: It`s good to have a friend you can rely on. He seems very
determined.
Lan: He is. Last month, we were given a very hard Maths problem.
While most of us gave up, he spent the whole night on it and
solved it in the end.
Activity 1: Listen and read.
Mai: That`s amazing!
Lan: Yeah. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised to read his answer.
Another good thing about him is that he`s self-reliant. He always tries to
find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
Mai: His parents must be really pleased to have such a son.
Lan: Of course. He also helps around the house a lot. But he still has time
to read, so he`s well-informed about what`s happening around the world.
It`s interesting to talk to him.
Mai: I`ll talk to him sometime.
Lan: Yes, you should. He`s also very confident and decisive. He always
believes in himself, and I really admire his ability to make decisions so
Quickly. He`s a very independent person!
Mai: That`s great! You`re lucky to have a close friend like him.
Activity 2. Answer the questions about the conversation.
Why does Lan like Minh?
Why does Lan think Minh is a very responsible student?
What is an example showing that Minh is very determined?
Why does Lan think that Minh is self - reliant?
What are the characteristics of an independent person according to Lan and Mai?
6. Which of Minh`s characteristics do you have? Which do you like most?
Why does Lan like Minh?
Because Minh doesn’t rely on other people for help and isn’t influenced by other people’s opinions.
Lan: We have. I really like him because he doesn`t rely on other
people for help and isn`t influenced by other people`s opinions
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.
Lan: Yes. He`s also a very responsible student.
He always completes his tasks on time, and never needs to be reminded about assignments and other schoolwork.
3. What is an example showing that Minh is very determined?
He tried hard and spent the whole night on a hard Maths problem when most students in the class had given up.
Lan: He is. Last month, we were given a very hard Maths problem. While most of us gave up, he spent the whole night on it and solved it in the end.
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.
Lan: Yeah. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised to read his answer.
Another good thing about him is that he`s self-reliant. He always tries to find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
5. What are the characteristics of an independent person according to Lan and Mai?
Responsible, reliable, self – reliant, determined, well-informed, decisive and confident.
=> Well-informed, self-reliant. I like his determination most because I think this will greatly help him to overcome difficulties and achieve any targets that he aims for. I will try my best to follow his example.
6. Which of Minh`s characteristics do you have? Which do you like most?
Activity 2. Answer the following questions.
1. Because Minh doesn’t rely on other people for help and isn’t influenced by other people’s opinions.
2. Because he always completes his tasks on time, and never needs to be reminded about assignments and other schoolwork.
3. He tried hard and spent the whole night on a hard Maths problem when most students in the class had given up.
4. He always tries to find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
5. Responsible, reliable, self – reliant, determined, well-informed, decisive and confident.
Act 3. Read the conversation again. Match the words with their definitions.
reliable
2. determined
3. self-reliant
4. well-informed
5. confident
6. decisive
a. feeling certain about your own ability to do things and be successful
b. able to make decisions quickly
c. strongly motivated to do something and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you.
d. that can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on.
e. capable of doing or deciding things by
yourself, rather than depending on other people for help
f. having a lot of knowledge about current topics or a particular subject
reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl ̩/ (adj)
2. determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (adj):
3. self-reliant /ˌself rɪˈlaɪənt/ (adj):
4. well-informed /ˌwel ɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj):
5. confident /ˈkɔnfɪdənt/ (adj):
6. decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ (adj)
*Activity 4. Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.
Form:
Noun
Adjective
Eg. I’m very glad to see you again.
+ to - infinitive
Activity 4: Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.
Mai: I can see that you and Hoang Minh have become close
friends, Lan.
Lan: We have. I really like him because he doesn`t rely on other
people for help and isn`t influenced by other people`s opinions.
Mai: I see. So he`s very independent.
Lan: Yes. He`s also a very responsible student.
He always completes his tasks on time, and never needs to be
reminded about assignments and other schoolwork.
Mai: Right.
Lan: He`s also reliable. Last week, our group worked on a project
and he was assigned the most difficult part of it. He tried very hard
and did it well.
Mai: It`s good to have a friend you can rely on. He seems very
determined.
Lan: He is. Last month, we were given a very hard Maths problem.
While most of us gave up, he spent the whole night on it and
solved it in the end.
Mai: That`s amazing!
Lan: Yeah. Even our Maths teacher was very surprised to read his answer.
Another good thing about him is that he`s self-reliant. He always tries to
find solutions to his problems and seldom needs help from others.
Mai: His parents must be really pleased to have such a son.
Lan: Of course. He also helps around the house a lot. But he still has time to read, so he`s well-informed about what`s happening around the world. It`s interesting to talk to him.
Mai: I`ll talk to him sometime.
Lan: Yes, you should. He`s also very confident and decisive. He always
believes in himself, and I really admire his ability to make decisions so
Quickly. He`s a very independent person!
Mai: That`s great! You`re lucky to have a close friend like him.
Activity 4: Find the sentences with to-infinitives after adjectives or nouns in the conversation and write them in the space below.
*Which characteristics do we need to become
an independent person?
reliable
confident
well-informed
decisive
determined
responsible
AN INDEPENDENT
PERSON
self-reliant
Home work
- Do extra exercise about words and phrases related to being independent (see handout 2)
- Read unit 3 - Lesson 2- Language at home
Thanks for your attention !
nguon VI OLET
