The most difficult skill of studying English Men who learn English as a foreign language often say that writing is more difficult than any other skills.. A non-native person has to remem
Trang 1HOMEWORK Subject: Bút ngữ tiếng anh cao cấp
05 TOPICS
- VOCABULARY
- MY OPINION ABOUT THE READING
1 The most difficult skill of studying English
2. Successful in learning a foreign language
3. Money is the root of all evil
4 The influence of movies and television on people’s behavior
5 Convenience in processing food today
-1 The most difficult skill of studying English
Men who learn English as a foreign language often say that writing is more difficult than any other skills As the fact of the matter, most native speakers of the language have to make their efforts themselves to write accurately and effectively even on what they are well aware of Needless to say,
it is not easy at all for a non-native speaker to do something that an average native speaker usually considers a difficult job to do Here are three reasons which, in my opinion, can answer the question why writing becomes the most difficult skills
Trang 2Firstly, writing requires good grammar A non-native person has to remember a large number of rules in structure which are quite different from their own language This is a very big problem if he or she learns the grammar with an English native teacher at the beginning The teacher cannot help to point
out the distinct differences between the two languages In this case, the learner
must figure out the differences themselves and even outline some rules to convert from their own language to the target language
Secondly, people are often known to spend less time to write than to listen, to speak and even to listen Learners learning the language in their country are proved to read more than any other skills while learners learning overseas must listen to the language most of their time In any cases, they spend little of their time for writing It is clearly known that an average person spend the most for listening, the second most for speaking, then reading and finally writing
Thirdly, when students of English as a foreign language write something, they
have a big question in mind whether what they write is correct or incorrect
Who can answer the question for them and help them recognize the mistakes It
is, in many cases, the teacher who is teaching them and is ready to give them a hand The problem however I want to mention is that the teacher does not have enough time to correct for all of them if there are more than ten students in the class When the teacher corrects the writing for just some of them, the other
students cannot recognize their own mistakes Without correction, the mistakes
may be repeated many times and become bad habits which are hard to adjust
In conclusion, writing is the most difficult skill that learners of any
foreign language may face To be good at it, learners must give much effort.
Vocabulary
1 Distinct easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc
Trang 3 clearly different or of a different kind
[only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important
2 Foreign in or from a country that is not your own
[only before noun] dealing with or involving other countries
foreign affairs/news/policy/tradeforeign aida foreign correspondent (= one who
reports on foreign countries in newspapers or
on television)
foreign to
somebody/something (formal) not typical of
somebody/something; not known to somebody/something and therefore seeming
strange.
foreign object/body (formal) an object that
has entered something by accident and
should not be there.
3 Recognize to know who somebody is or what
something is when you see or hear them or
it, because you have seen or heard them or it before
recognize somebody/something by/from
something I recognized her by her red hair.
to admit or to be aware that something exists
or is trueS
to accept and approve of somebody/something officially
4 Correction [countable] a change that makes something
more accurate than it was before.
[uncountable] the act or process of
correcting something.
[uncountable] (old-fashioned) punishment
5 Effort [uncountable, countable] the physical or
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[countable] an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do
[countable] (usually after a noun) a particular activity that a group of people organize in order to achieve something
[countable] the result of an attempt to do something
MY OPINION ABOUT THE READING:
The reading provides me with skills in language learning and specifically English In it, the most difficult skill is writing English The reading has given ways to overcome and develop this skill This is essential for people who are learning foreign languages like me
The most difficult thing for a person to accept when he begins to learn a foreign language is that the foreign language is so different from his own Of course, he expects to find some differences; it may sometimes seem to him that some of the differences are completely unnecessary
A person’s native language has a powerful influence on him After all, he has been speaking his language since before he can remember His family, his friends, even complete strangers – everyone around him uses that language
Under such circumstances, it is only natural that a person would have the
feeling that his language is the most beautiful, the most perfect and the most logical of all languages
Trang 5Therefore, the first thing that one must learn as he begins to study a foreign language is that, each language is the best possible language for the people who use it We would not expect a person from India to think and act exactly like a person from France And we should not expect the languages of India to be exactly like the French language After this fact has been understood and accepted, many of the problems in language learning disappear
There are other attitudes which you will have to develop in order to learn
a language successfully The most important of these is that learning a language requires constant practice You must not think that because you have seen or heard a word or phrase one time, or five times or ten times, that you really know
it and know how to use it You must be ready to repeat new lessons again until you can really use them, automatically, without having to think about them
Many students have the idea that if they can memorize long list of
vocabulary words they will be learning the language Learning a language is much more than that In the early stage of studying a language, we must learn more important things, such as pronunciation and grammatical structure After the student can use the grammatical structure, he can then begin to increase his vocabulary Learning new vocabulary without knowing the grammatical structure of the language is something like trying to build a house without using
a plan Another important thing to remember is that it is not necessary to begin with a lot of reading or writing in the foreign language Reading and writing
lead to many very special problems which may complicate learning for the
beginning student
The most important thing of all in learning a language is to have patience
If you keep working steadily, day after day, constantly practicing the language
and using it at every opportunity, you will learn to speak a language well
Vocabulary
Trang 61 Circumstances [countable, usually plural] the conditions
and facts that are connected with and affect
a situation, an event or an action
circumstances [plural] the conditions of a
person’s life, especially the money they have
[uncountable] (formal) situations and events
that affect and influence your life and that are not in your control
2 Memorize Memorize something to learn something
carefully so that you can remember it exactly
3 Complicate Complicate something to make something
more difficult to do, understand or deal with
4 steadily gradually and in an even and regular way
without any change or interruption
5 constantly all the time; repeatedly
MY OPINION ABOUT THE READING:
This is a matter which I am interested The reading gives me some interesting suggestions to improve my language learning ability I am very satisfied with the idea that language learning must be associated with use and use anywhere, anywhere when there is an opportunity That will help us practice language and help us overcome barriers when learning foreign languages
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Money is the instrument of exchange, helping in buying and selling and also in fixing a value on things and commodities It may be in metal or in paper
With the market getting more and more complicated, there are other negotiable
instruments which are as good as the minted coins or the printed notes Money
gives purchasing power but this power is not absolute as it is on various factors.
In such a case it is termed currency and according to their purchasing power they are termed hard, soft and weak Though coins and notes are issued by the Government of the country, there is a limit to their minting
Let us see why money is needed It is simply because it helps the processor to buy things The days of battering are gone though it is indirectly resorted to at international level Money is helpful as a standard of price Money
helps the owner to have power not only in buying things but also in influencing
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temple, a church or a museum Great educational institutions can be built.
Students can be helped by providing them with scholarships in furthering their studies The Nobel Prize would not have been there but for the huge sum of money earned by Alfred Nobel
Money can buy men as it does things Thus money plays an important role in fighting and winning elections Money mars men’s and women’s morals
It is the evil influence in corrupting people “Sell out” is the new term used for bribery
There are people who could do anything for the sake of money Moneyed people can buy many things which the poor cannot do With the power of money, individuals as well as states can dictate terms The Middle East countries have found new wealth because of their oil deposits and they have become a very powerful group This kind of power should not go to one’s head One should remember that the money coming into him was by chance He must not use it for evil purposes But wherever there is evil there is usually money involved Other motivating forces for evil action are jealousy, vengeance, hatred and so on
Money is normally the fruit of labour The question is how one spends that money Great thinkers have suggested that one who has money enough and
enough to spare must look upon himself as the trustee of the money and see to
it that it is spent in a wise and useful way There is nothing good or evil about money It depends on how one puts it to The same money which could help bring relief to the suffering million, can be used to build up armaments The hope of getting money spurs one into action The power decides how to spend the money Money can be used morally or immorally A morally strong man may not use money in evil ways and vice versa
Vocabulary
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1 Negotiable that you can discuss or change before you
make an agreement or a decision
that you can exchange for money or give to another person in exchange for money
2 Absolute total and complete
[only before noun] used, especially in spoken English, to give emphasis to what you are saying
definite and without any doubt or confusion
(of a legal decision) final
not limited or restricted
existing or measured independently and not
in relation to something else
3 Influencing to have an effect on the way that somebody
behaves or thinks, especially by giving them
an example to follow
influence something | influence how,
where, etc… to have an effect on a particular
situation and the way that it develops
4 Institutions [countable] a large important organization
that has a particular purpose, for example, a university or bank
[countable] a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people
[uncountable] the act of starting or introducing something such as a system or a law
[countable] (informal, humorous) a person
who is well known because they have been in
a particular place or job for a long time
5 Trustee a person or an organization that has control of
money or property that has been put into
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a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity or other organization
MY OPINION ABOUT THE READING:
Great article! The author has clarified the problem of using money cautiously coins always have great attraction for every human being But money is just a means to satisfy human needs, not to make money a goal
At that time, you will depend on it and at that time, the money will spread
a lot of sins!
4 The influence of movies and television on people’s
behavior
Do movies and television affect our behavior? A special concern is whether movies and television make children and society more violent I believe that movies and television do influence our behavior, both for the better and for the worse
Movies do make people more violent The more we see violent acts on
television, the less sensitive we become to them Eventually violence doesn’t
seem wrong we may even commit violent acts ourselves This is especially true because we don’t always realize that violence has consequences Actors can be killed and come back for another movie Sometimes we confuse that with
reality We forget that killing someone is permanent.
Movies and television also influence our behavior because they make us less active Looking at films is a passive activity If we watch too much, we become unhealthy, both mentally and physically We stop using our own
imagination when we see things acted out for us Mental laziness becomes
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Of course, watching movies and television can also be good for us It can give us a broader window on the world For example, seeing movies can expose
us to people of different races and cultures We can then overcome some
prejudices more easily Recently there have been more handicapped people in
films, and this also helps reduce prejudice
The best influence on our behavior is that movies and television reduce stress Watching films, we can escape our own problems for a little while Also, sometime movies show positive ways to resolve problems we all face While
TV and movies shouldn’t be a way to hide from life, sometimes they can help us cope
It is true that movies and television can influence our behavior negatively However, I also believe that they influence our behaviors in positive ways How they affect you depends on how much you watch, what you watch, and how you respond to what you watch
Vocabulary
1 Sensitive aware of and able to understand other
people and their feelings
able to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them
easily offended or upset
that you have to treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry or embarrassed
reacting quickly or more than usual to