E11 U2 LISTENING

Unit 2: REALATIONSHIPS

Lesson 14: LISTENING

by Duyen Le

Teenage relationships

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to end your marriage to somebody legally

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Be friendly and interact well with someone: be on ___ ___ with

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Take an opportunity to act before other people do

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You should _____ your classmates in friendly conversation.

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If you _________of school, your parents will be very sad.

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After the fight, Tom said sorry and they were___________.

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A true friend is someone who is caring and ____________.

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Best friends are willing to ___ ___ ____to us when we’re sad.

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Granny thinks that students shouldn’t get involved in _______ relationship.

Multiple Choice

Did you hit Jane? (Tom)

• It is Tom who hit Jane.

• It was Tom who Jane hit.

• It was Tom that hit Jane.

Multiple Choice

Lan is afraid of spiders.

• It was spiders that Lan is afraid of.

• It is spiders that Lan is afraid of.

• It was spiders that Lan was afraid of.

Multiple Choice

David is having got a date with Susan.

• It is Susan who is having got a date with David.

• It is Susan who was having got a date with David.

• It was Susan who is having got a date with David.

Multiple Choice

She hates singing in front of people.

• It was singing in front of people that she hates.

• It is singing in front of people that she hates.

• It was singing in front of people that she hated.

Multiple Choice

The dish tastes _____. I can't eat it.

• terrible

• terribly

• terrific

Multiple Choice

She looked ____ around for a weapon.

• desperate

• desperately

• desperation

• desperating

Multiple Choice

Nicole grew ____ from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite ____ that she needed a long vacation.

• tired/obvious

• tired/obviously

• tiredly/obvious

• tiredly/obviously

• psychologist /sai'kɒlədʒist/ (n)

• Dr Dawson, a psychologist, will be talking about how teenagers and their parents deal with their problems.

Oppose (v) /əˈpoʊz/

Parents should not oppose their children's relationships.

broken heart (n)

Sometimes young people suffer break-ups or broken heart.

a shoulder to cry on

Sometimes young people suffer break-ups or broken heart, they need a shoulder to cry on and a sympathetic ear.

respectful /ri'spektfl/ (adj) 

Teenagers should also listen to their parents' views and be respectful.

Vocabulary

• psychologist /sai'kɒlədʒist/ (n) nhà tâm lý học

• oppose (v) /əˈpoʊz/ phản đối

• broken heart (n) cõi lòng tan nát

• a shoulder to cry on: bờ vai để nương tựa

• respectful /ri'spektfl/ (adj) tỏ ra tôn trọng

If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, will you tell your parents about it?

2. Listen to the talk show with host Vicky Holmes and guest speaker Dr Dawson. Choose the best answer to complete each statement.

Multiple Choice

1. From __________ years of age, many teenagers spend a lot of time thinking or talking about being in a relationship.

• 10 to 12

• 13 to 14

• 15 to 19

Multiple Choice

2. Young people may feel more _______ to talk about their relationships in the future if they openly discuss feelings and friendships with their parents.

• enthusiastic

• confident

• upset

Multiple Choice

3. Most parents are willing to _________.

• talk to a psychologist

• talk about romantic relationships

• lend a sympathetic ear to their children

Multiple Choice

4. Dr Dawson`s last advice to teenagers is that they should _________ .

• respect their parents’ views

• be friends with their parents

• not get too anxious about break-ups

Listen again. Answer the questions. 

Multiple Choice

What is the main topic of the talk show?

• The talk show is about how teenagers and their

  parents deal with problems.

• The talk show is about how teenagers deal with problems.

• The talk show teaches children how to deal uiwth their parents.

Multiple Choice

What do teenagers need to do to prepare for

becoming adults?

• They need to learn to form safe and healthy

  relationships rich people.

• They need to learn to form safe and healthy

  relationships with other people (friends,

  parents, teachers and romantic partners).

• They need to learn to form safe and healthy

  relationships with only their parents.

Multiple Choice

According to Dr Dawson, what should parents do

when their children experience break-ups in their relationships?

• Parents should tell their children how badly romantic relationships can affect them.

• Parents should tell their children to stay away from romantic relationships.

• Parents should offer a shoulder for their children

  to cry on and listen to them.

Multiple Choice

Should parents strongly oppose their children’s

romantic relationships?

• Yes. Because their strong opposition will make

  their children break up with their romantic partners.

• Yes. Because their strong opposition will make

  their children stop talking about their feelings.

• No. Because their strong opposition will make

  their children stop talking about their feelings.

Remember to study the new words