Communication and Culture - trang 15 Unit 1 SGK tiếng anh 12 mới

Communication and Culture - trang 15 Unit 1 SGK tiếng anh 12 mới

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COMMUNICATION

1   Listen to An's story. Complete the statements about the story. Write from 1 to 3 words in each blank. (Nghe câu chuyện của An. Hoàn thành các nhận định  về những câu chuyện. Viết 1-3 từ trong mỗi trống.)

Click tại đây để nghe:

1. people's life stories (câu chuyện về cuộc đời con người)

2. walking / well-known historical figures (walking encyclopaedia: từ điển sống/ nhân vật lịch sử nổi tiếng)

3. unreal (không thật, giả)

4. the countryside (vùng quê)

5. respect/real (tôn trọng/chân thật)

Audio script

I am the only child in the family. Both my parents are doctors and they are so busy that they have very little time ix me. Luckily, we have a lot of books at home and these rooks have become my best friends. The ones I like best ire those about people's life stories. My friends joke that I'm a kind of walking encyclopaedia because I can answer - their questions about well-known historical figures such as Tran Hung Dao or Abraham Lincoln, and even "iuential composers like Beethoven or Mozart. However, sometimes I have a feeling that these famous people are -"ireal, despite reading all the facts written about them.

lien a new world opened to me after my two months' holiday with my grandparents in the countryside. My grandfather told me his own life story. As a child, he was just a buffalo boy, and then he joined the army as a soldier to fight against the invaders. My grandmother told me iow hard she had worked to bring up my father and uncles during the war, while my grandpa was away. I found their stories even more interesting and more real than those n the books I had read. To me, my grandparents were as neroic and worthy of respect as many historical figures. I nave learnt lessons about love and patriotism from them.

My grandparents are my real heroes.

2   Discuss the question in pairs.

Do you think family stories should be told to children? Why or why not?

Hướng dẫn:

Thảo luận câu hỏi theo cặp.

Bạn có nghĩ rằng những câu chuyện của gia đình nên nói cho con cái? Tại sao hoặc tại sao không?

Suggested answer: Family stories should be told to children because this is the best way to teach children about the family's history and traditions. Children will know more about their ancestors and feel strongly attached to their family. Moreover, when stories are told, everybody recalls memories of the past, which provides the best opportunity for family members to spend time together.

CULTURE

1   Read the text about Arthur Conan Doyle and decide whether the statements about it are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.

 Arthur Conan Doyle                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He is best known his creation of Sherlock Holmes - a brilliant London-based detective famous for his logic thinking and ability to solve difficult cases.

Born in Edinburgh in 1859 into a prosperous family, Doyle was strongly influenced by mother, who was a well-educated woman. In his early childhood, she used to tell him vivid stories which sparked his imagination. The second person who had a great impact on writing career was Dr Joseph Bell, a professor at the medical school where Doyle studii from 1876 to 1881. Dr Bell's keen powers of observation later inspired Doyle to create  fictional detective character, Sherlock Holmes.

Doyle's active life provided him with vivid experiences for his stories. With a great love for adventure, he wou never miss a chance to travel. He took a surgeon's position on a whaling ship sailing for the Arctic Circle. He served as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Hospital in South Africa during the War of Independence in 1900. He also acted as a war journalist during the First World War.

Doyle's writing career started during his time at medical school. After graduation, he set up his own medical practice, which was not very successful initially, so he started writing stories again while waiting for patients. He wrote 21 novels and more than 150 short stories. He also published poems, articles, memoirs and plays on various subjects.

His most well-known works are the novels and stories with Sherlock Holmes and the fantasy novel The Lost World, which were made into successful films.

Doyle died at the age of 71, after a heart attack. In his honour, a statue of him was built in Crowborough, where he lived for almost 23 years.

2 Work with a partner. Find some Vietnamese writers of detective stories and talk about their lives and works.

Hướng dẫn:

Làm việc cùng một người bạn. Tìm một số nhà văn Việt viết truyện trinh thám và nói chuyện về cuộc sống và công việc của họ.