XII. Read the following tips for time management and rewrite them in form of advice. Use the phrases for giving advice you have learnt.

      Examples: Encourage the group to reach their goals

                        → I think you should encourage the group to reach their goals.

1.   Set goal

      ___________________________________________________________________

2.   Keep a to-do list

      ___________________________________________________________________

3.   Prioritize your tasks

      ___________________________________________________________________

4.   Avoid distractions and interactions to your work

      ___________________________________________________________________

5.   Learn how to take a positive attitude towards frustration and failure

      ___________________________________________________________________

6.   Organize your work to meet deadline

      ___________________________________________________________________

7.   Review your progress

      _________________________________________________________________

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Benefits of playing sports

Firstly, playing sports can give you a (1)_____ life and a fit body. You will be more active and healthier by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance (2) ____ getting a serious illness such as a heart attack or high blood pressure.

In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. in leisure time, you can play sports with your friends or your relatives, this not (3) ______ helps you but also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good health.

Moreover, you also need to allow and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children spend sitting in front of computers or (4)______ television. These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports  also teach them how to communicate (5)____ their teammates, and show them how active and creative they are.

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 These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports  also teach them how to communicate (5)____ their teammates, and show them how active and creative they are.

Fill the blank with a suitable word. There are two extras.

intend, in, of, pay, employees, for, few

yours, neither, give, number, somebody

It's always worth preparing well an interview. Don't just hope (1)_______ the best. Here are a (2)_______ tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3)_______ to say. If you don't own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (4)________ does. Borrow it can make a video tape of yourself. Find (5)_________ to watch it with you and give you a (6)_________ of pieces of advice on how you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out the company expects its (7)________ to dress. At the interview, believe (8)__________ yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (9)_________ attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn't want to waste time and (10)__________ do you.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Benefits of playing sports

Firstly, playing sports can give you a (1)_____ life and a fit body. You will be more active and healthier by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance (2) ____ getting a serious illness such as a heart attack or high blood pressure.

In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. in leisure time, you can play sports with your friends or your relatives, this not (3) ______ helps you but also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good health.

Moreover, you also need to allow and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children spend sitting in front of computers or (4)______ television. These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports  also teach them how to communicate (5)____ their teammates, and show them how active and creative they are.

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 In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. in leisure time, you can play sports with your friends or your relatives, this not (3) ______ helps you but also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good health.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Times are tough. The nightly news is filled with stories of people who have lost their jobs due to the economic crisis, or lost their homes in a fire or natural disaster. Have you ever seen people who have just endured an awful situation? Some focus on what they have lost, and this is easy to understand. But other people focus on what they did not lose, and they start thinking about a better future.

One good piece of advice to remember is that you cannot always control situations or other people. The only thing you can control is your own personal reaction to bad situations. Sometimes a situation may really be overwhelming. However, in many cases, you really can influence our own moods by the way you think about negative situations.

Imagine two families: Both have lost their homes and all their belongings in a devastating storm. One family cannot mask their grief. They feel that everything they hold dear has been destroyed. They cannot imagine how they will ever be able to replace things and start over again. Their normal life seems to have been completely lost. In contrast, a second family is crying with joy. All of the people in their family are unharmed and safe. This family is just happy that everyone has survived. This family is already trying to figure out how they can recover. You can’t really blame the first family for experiencing a very normal reaction to a terrible situation. However, the second family certainly seems to be better off. They are thinking about making progress rather than focusing on the tragic events.

Though this scenario is extreme, everyone experiences setbacks that seem just awful at the time. This could be a job loss, illness, or problems with family members. Nobody gets through life without having some bad things happen. In these situations, try to focus on the steps you can take to remedy the situation, instead of how awful the setback is. By doing this, you will be laying the foundation for a better tomorrow. And you will not suffer as much pain today.

Actually, controlling how you feel and trying to maintain a positive attitude can help you through many tough situations. The bottom line is, no matter what the problem is, you are more likely to fix it if you can stay positive and work out a plan. Also, never be afraid to seek help when you need it. The advice of a friend, family member, or even a professional may be all it takes to get back on track.

It may sound like a cliché. While a positive attitude may not be the answer to every problem, it can certainly give you an advantage in surviving most of life’s minor setbacks.

(Adapted from “Select Readings – Upper Intermediate” by Linda Lee and Erik Gundersen)

He should have listened to your advice.

It’s very important for everyone to have a healthy lifestyle.If you want to be healthier, here are four useful tips for you. Firstly, you should eat more fresh fruit, vegetables and yogurt instead of candy and fast food.Eating fruit and yogurt every day is good for your skin and stomach.Secondly, you should watch less TV and do more exercise. Doing exercise helps you become fitter and stronger.Thirdly,you should sleep for eight hours a night, and never eat too much before bedtime.Finally ,you should drink two liters of water every day because your body needs water to work well.

1/ It’s good for your skin and stomach to eat fruit and yogurt every day.___________

2/ We should watch more TV to be healthier. ___________

3/ Eating too much before bedtime is not good for our health. ___________

4/ Our sleep should last for eight hours. ___________

BÀi TRUE/ FALSE