Unit 1: LIFE STORIES
PERIOD 7: WRITING
WRITING A LIFE STORY
Answer the questions:
1. Look at the picture, what do you know about him?
2. How can we learn from other people’s lives?
Answer:
He is a champion swimmer .
2. By reading reasons for a person’s failure or success may help us avoid similar failure or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.
Activity 1.Read the story of a champion swimmer and complete the blanks. Use the words in the box.
VOCABULARIES
literacy /ˈlɪtərəsi/ (n): trình độ học vấn
incredible /ɪnˈkredəbl/ (adj): phi thường, đáng kinh ngạc
challenging /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ (adj): đầy thử thách, thách thức
poverty /ˈpɒvəti/ (n): sự nghèo đói
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ (n,v): đánh bại
shame /ʃeɪm/ (n): sự xấu hổ
acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ (v): công nhận, ghi nhớ
motto /ˈmɒtəʊ/ (n): châm ngôn
Activity 1.Read the story of a champion swimmer and complete the blanks. Use the words in the box.
overcome (v) vượt qua obsessed(adj) ám ảnh
Misfortune (n) bất hạnh helpless(adj) vô dụng adopted (v) được nhận nuôi competed (v)cạnh tranh
adopted
obsessed
helpless
overcome
competed
misfortune
Activity 2. Put the following parts of the story in the correct order they appear in the story.
a. Writer`s name (Tên tác giả)
b. Writer`s ambitions and achievements (Hoài bão và thành tựu của tác giả)
c. Childhood (Tuổi thơ ấu)
d. Posting date and time (Thời gian và ngày đăng bài)
e. Story title (Tiêu đề câu chuyện)
f. Story`s message (Thông điệp của câu chuyện)
g. Turning point in writer`s life (Bước ngoặt trong cuộc đời của tác giả)
Story title (Tiêu đề câu chuyện)
Writer`s name (Tên tác giả)
Posting date and time (Thời gian và ngày đăng bài)
Childhood (Tuổi thơ ấu)
Turning point in writer`s life (Bước ngoặt trong cuộc đời của tác giả)
Writer`s ambitions and achievements (Hoài bão và thành tựu của tác giả)
Story`s message (Thông điệp của câu chuyện)
Activity 3. Use the given information to write another story of 180-250 words. You can add further details to make your story more interesting.
OUTLINE
1. Story title: Poverty is no shame
2. Writer`s name: By Thu Ha
3. Posting date and time : Published: 06:00 GMT, 20 September
My parents died in a traffic accident when I was ten years old.
I brought up by my grandmother who was 70 years old.
I had to leave school and did odd jobs to earn a living: selling lottery tickets, washing dishes and doing babysitting.
When I was 15, my grandma encouraged me to attend evening classes.
I completed secondary education and passed a challenging exam to enter Medical University. However, I could not pay the tuition fees and had to reject the offer.
I was awarded a scholarship from The Thanh Nien for college students from poor families.
I graduated after six years of hard work at the university.
Now I am working as a doctor at a hospital.
I am planning to set up and run a charitable organisation to help poor students.
Don`t let poverty defeat you and destroy your hopes for a better future. This is my motto: Poverty is no shame.
HOMEWORK
Write your own story or the story of a person who has overcome hardship to become successful.
Prepare the next lesson
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