Enghlish 11 UNIT 2 READING

- Relationships: I always talk to my mother because she always listens to my problems and gives me valuable pieces of advice.. Whenever you have problems with schoolwork or relationsh

Welcome to our class

- Work in two groups.

- You are going to see some pictures about different types of relationships You have to name the relationship in each

picture The group which has the correct answer first will

receive 10 marks for each picture.

Family

Friends

Lovers

Colleague

So you see that we have many kinds of relationships and therefore there are many problems to deal with Which relationship do you have the most troubles? How do you solve it?

Lesson 3: Reading

UNIT 2:

RELATIONSHIPS

1 What is happening in the pictures? What

problems do you think these people have?

Task 1 Discuss with a partner.

Pic a : The teacher is returning students’ papers The

boy is depressed because of his poor grades.

Pic b: Their relationship is breaking up.

Pic c: They’re having an argument.

Task 1 Discuss with a partner.

- Schoolwork: I always talk to my parents because

they always care about my study.

- Relationships: I always talk to my mother because she

always listens to my problems and gives me valuable

pieces of advice.

2 Whenever you have problems with schoolwork or

relationships (at home or at school), who do you talk to?

Activity 2 (In pairs) Read the column and match the readers’ names with their problems

Question : Hoa is my only friend at school She’s also the

only person I completely trust Two weeks ago, I told her I was very unhappy and lonely, and that I even wanted to drop out of school She promised not to tell anyone … but then she told our teacher about it We had an argument and I stopped talking to her Was I right?

(Van Ha)

Activity 2 (In pairs) Read the column and match the readers’ names with their problems

Question:  In my class, the girls are on good terms with all the boys, except me The girls just don’t even notice

me, and the boys make jokes about it I think that’s

because I’m short and fat, and girls don’t find me

attractive I feel very lonely Please help me.

(Quang Nam)

Activity 2 (In pairs) Read the column and match the readers’ names with their problems

1 be friendly and able to

interact well with someone

2 take an opportunity to act

before other people do

3 have confidence in

someone

4 take part in (a

conversation)

5 stop going to classes

before finishing one's studies

Activity 3: Find the words/ expressions in the text that

have following meaning and write them in the space below.

be on good terms with S.O take the initiative

trust engage in drop out of school

Vocabulary

 Drop out of school = Bỏ học

 Betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ (v)= Phản bội

 Be on good terms with S.O = Hòa thuận với ai

 Reconcile /ˈrekənsaɪl/ : Làm hòa

Activity 4 Read the newspaper column again and answer the questions individually.

 They are close friends

 Ha told Hoa about her depression and her intention to drop out of school

 Because Hoa promised to keep Ha's story secret, but then she told the teacher

about it

 No. She tries to explain why Hoa told the teacher about Hoa's problem, and

advises Ha to talk to Hoa again

 He thinks he is short and fat, and girls don't find him attractive

 Because Nam does not have a good relationship with the girls in his class

 The counsellor advises Nam to focus on his studies, become an excellent

student and learn how to start a friendly conversation with his classmates

Task 5 If you were the counsellor in charge of the advice column, what would you advice Ha and Nam

to do? Disscuss with a partner.

Thanks for listening