5. In pairs, choose a topic. Student A: make notes about the advantages. Student B: make notes about the disadvantages. Then discuss your ideas.

(Theo cặp, chọn một chủ đề. Học sinh A: ghi chú về những lợi thế. Học sinh B: ghi chú về những bất lợi. Sau đó thảo luận về ý tưởng của bạn.)

• being an only child
• taking part in sports competitions
• having a pet

Gap-fill (Điền vào chỗ trống)

1. Look at the photos. In pairs, discuss: Which of these activities do you want to do to help people in your community?

(Nhìn vào những bức ảnh. Thảo luận theo cặp: Bạn muốn thực hiện hoạt động nào trong số những hoạt động này để giúp đỡ mọi người trong cộng đồng của mình?)

5. In groups of four, list the benefits of each activity in Exercise 1.

(Theo nhóm bốn người, liệt kê những lợi ích của mỗi hoạt động trong Bài tập 1.)

Multiple choice

1. Look at some acts of kindness. Discuss whether you have done them, might do them or would never do them. Give reasons for your answers.

(Nhìn vào một số hành động của lòng tốt. Thảo luận xem bạn đã làm chúng chưa, có thể làm chúng hay sẽ không bao giờ làm chúng. Đưa ra lý do cho câu trả lời của bạn.)

Help an elderly person cross the road

(Giúp người già qua đường)

Give someone an umbrella on a rainy day

(Đưa cho ai đó ô vào một ngày trời mưa)

Give someone a seat on a bus or train

(Nhường ghế trên xe buýt hoặc tàu)

Stop and talk to a homeless person

(Dừng lại và nói chuyện với người vô gia cư)

Give someone a compliment

(Khen ngợi ai đó)

Help a disabled person

(Giúp đỡ người khuyết tật)

6. Discuss how much you agree or disagree with the highlighted statement in the last paragraph.

(Thảo luận mức độ bạn đồng ý hoặc không đồng ý với mệnh đề được đánh dấu trong đoạn cuối.)

Reflexive pronouns (Đại từ phản thân)

1 The words and phrases in the box are from a podcast. Discuss what you think the podcast is about. Then listen and check your ideas.

(Các từ và cụm từ trong hộp là từ một podcast. Thảo luận về những gì bạn nghĩ podcast nói về. Sau đó lắng nghe và kiểm tra ý tưởng của bạn.)

anti-virus software           digital footprint

identity thieves                 passwords

a weak password              a password manager

videos and photos            viruses

Opinions: talking about advantages and disadvantages

(Ý kiến: nói về ưu điểm và nhược điểm)

1. Complete the sentence in as many ways as you can think of. Then, in pairs, discuss your ideas.

(Hoàn thành câu theo nhiều cách mà bạn có thể nghĩ ra. Sau đó, theo cặp, thảo luận về ý tưởng của bạn.)

A good person is someone who...

A good person is someone who is honest and kind.

3 Complete section A of the SPEAKING FOCUS with the words from the box. Then listen again and check.

(Hoàn thành phần A của TRỌNG TÂM NÓI với các từ trong hộp. Sau đó nghe lại và kiểm tra.)

[good           into              not     rather           thing]

4 Read sections B and C of the SPEAKING FOCUS and complete the texts.

(Đọc phần B và C của TRỌNG TÂM NÓI và hoàn thành các văn bản.)

FOR

In my opinion, there are a lot of ¹advantages to doing voluntary work. ²______ benefit is that it makes people think about other people who are less fortunate than they are. What I ³______ is that if you do voluntary work, you will understand the problems that exist in society. Another ⁴______ of doing voluntary work is that you become a better person - less selfish and more generous.

AGAINST

First of all, I agree that there are a lot of advantages to doing voluntary work, but I think there are ⁵______ too. One of the ⁶______ disadvantages of voluntary work is that it can take up a lot of time. What I mean is, voluntary work could stop you helping your own family or friends, or take time away from your studies. ⁷______ disadvantage of voluntary work is that you don't earn money, so you are still dependent on your parents for everything. To be ⁸______ I think we should learn to be independent from our parents as soon as possible.

4. Imagine you are going to join a voluntary campaign in Southeast Asia. You are allowed to choose the field and the country that you want to work in. Complete the note below about your plan for this campaign.

(Hãy tưởng tượng bạn sắp tham gia một chiến dịch tình nguyện ở Đông Nam Á. Bạn được phép chọn lĩnh vực và quốc gia mà bạn muốn làm việc. Hãy hoàn thành ghi chú bên dưới về kế hoạch của bạn cho chiến dịch này.)

1 Which field (problem) would you like to work in? Why?

2 Which countries in Southeast Asia does that problem exist?

3 In which country do you want to work for the campaign? Why?

4 What can you do to help to solve the problem in that country?

1. Put the words in A and B in the correct order to make phrases. Then choose the correct phrase to complete the conversations.

(Sắp xếp các từ trong A và B theo đúng thứ tự để tạo thành cụm từ. Sau đó chọn cụm từ đúng để hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại.)

1 A: thing / my /... isn't / all / at

_________________________

B: is.../ I / what / mean

_________________________

Mark: I want to lose some weight and get fit.

Molly: Why don't you start running? It's cheap and easy.

Mark: In this cold weather? Are you joking? Running in the winter____.

2

A: benefit / another / that... / is

_________________________

B: advantage / the / of... / main

_________________________

John: ____learning to drive is the independence it gives you.

Sarah: Yes, but lessons and cars are both expensive

3

A: lot / there / drawbacks / too / are / a / of

_________________________

B: think...be / to / I / don't / honest,

_________________________

Beth: It must be great living in the city centre, so close to all the shops and cafés and stuff.

Anne: Well yes, but I'm sure ____. For example, it's probably really noisy at night.

2. Complete the words in the conversation. The first letter of each word is given.

(Hoàn thành các từ trong đoạn hội thoại. Chữ cái đầu tiên của mỗi từ được cho sẵn.)

A: I've decided I want to ¹d__s_______t_ h___ o___ p___, Leah. The thing is I don't know what I could do. Have you got any ideas?

B: Well, ² y______ r______ g_____ a_______ making conversation. Why don't you volunteer to call on an elderly person and chat to them? You've always got something to say.

A: Are you saying I talk too much?

B: Ha ha! You? Talk too much? Of course not. Seriously though, I think you'd be really good at it. ³ I___ n___ patiente___ myself. It wouldn't be my thing. ⁴ I___ r___ organise a sale to raise money for charity or something.

A: ⁵ T___ b___ h___ , I t______ I'd prefer to do that too. We could do it together. We could cook something and sell it during lunch break at school.

B: Cool. Actually, I talked to Katy and Sally about this yesterday and they ⁶ w___ r___ i___ the idea too. The four of us could bake some cakes and organise a sale together.

3. Complete the sentences with the singular or plural form of advantage, disadvantage, benefit or drawback. In each group of sentences, use each word no more than twice.

(Hoàn thành các câu với dạng ưu điểm, nhược điểm, lợi ích hoặc nhược điểm số ít hoặc số nhiều. Trong mỗi nhóm câu, mỗi từ sử dụng không quá hai lần.)

1

One ^a ______ of being an only child is that you get all your parents' time and attention.

One of the main ^b ______ is that you don't have another young person to play with or talk to at home.

Another ^c ______ is that your parents might be overprotective because they only have one child.

Another ^d ______ though is that you don't have to share a room with your brother or sister.

2

There are ^a ______ to single-sex schools. For example, teenagers are less distracted by the opposite sex while they are at school and tend to study more effectively as a result.

One of the main ^b ______ of single-sex schools is that boys and girls don't learn about their differences and similarities.

Another ^c ______ is that exam results are usually better in single-sex schools.

One ^d ______ is that one of the joys and challenges of being young is interacting with the opposite sex.

4. Put the statements in the correct order.

(Hãy sắp xếp các phát biểu theo đúng thứ tự.)

a There are a lot of advantages to owning a dog. ☐

b There are drawbacks too. ☐

c Another drawback of owning a dog is that vet's bills can be very expensive. ☐

d The main benefit is having company. ☐

e One of the main disadvantages is that someone has to look after it if the owners go away. ☐

f Another advantage is exercise from daily walks. ☐