English is for you. It’s always there for you like a faithful lover. I am sure all of you will build beautiful and happy life with it.
Đinh Gia H ngư 1 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. I. Define everything in English using a special list of 2000 words For example: Flexible: 1) that can bend or be bent easily. 2) that can change or be changed to be suitable for new needs, changed conditions etc. Bend: 1) to force into a curve, angle, or sloping position, away from a straight or upright position. Curve: 1) a line of which no part is straight and which contains no angles. Angle: 1) the space between two lines or surfaces that meet or cross each other, measured in degrees that represent the amount of a circle that can fit into that space. and go on this way until you use up 2000 words to say nearly anything in English! II. Learn key concepts in English using a special list of 1052 words For example: comfort/make sb feel better: Comfort: to comfort someone, for example by talking to them or putting your arms around them. Console: to comfort someone when they feel unhappy or disappointed, especially by saying something that makes them realize the situation is not so bad. Reassure: to make someone feel less worried or frightened about a situation, for example by being friendly to them or by telling them there is nothing to worry about. Soothe: to make someone feel more calm and relaxed when they are upset, anxious, or nervous. II. Learn a word in its entire collocations. For example: Love (n): - adjectives + love: deep, great, overwhelming, passionate/genuine, pure, real, true/ unconditional/abiding (không thay đ i), eternal, undying/hopeless, ổ unrequited (không đ c đ n đáp)/thwarted (b ngănượ ề ị tr )/mutual/free/ở first/parental, sisterly/courtly (ki u hi p sĩ Trung c ), platonic (lý ể ệ ổ t ng thu n khi t), romantic, erotic (tình ái, tình d c), physical, ưở ầ ế ụ sexual/heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian/redemptive (dùng đ c u ể ứ vãn)/divine (th n thánh, thiêng liêng), human.ầ - verbs + love: feel, have/search for, seek/find/express, show/declare, profess (bày t )/promise/return/share/give sb, send (sb)/be in, fall in, fall out of ỏ (b )/make.ỏ - love + noun: affair/life/letter/scene, song, story. - prepositions: for/out of ~, in~, ~between, ~for, ~of. - phrases: an act of love, deeply/madly/passionately in love, desperately/ hopelessly in love, head over heels in love, love at first sight, the love of sb’s life. Ancestor noun [C] a person, plant, animal or object that is related to one existing at a later point in time There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room. Đinh Gia H ngư 2 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. Studies suggest that life originated only once, from a single ancestor. Ancestry: a person’s ancestors considered as a group or as a continuous line A woman of noble ancestry. Gypsy, gipsy romany noun [C] a member of a race found in parts of Europe and America who travel from place to place in caravans. Energy (STRENGTH) noun [U] the power and ability to be physically and mentally active Since I started eating more healthily, I've felt so full of energy Performance noun The performance of a person or machine is how well they do a piece of work or activity. Passion (FEELING) noun a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger or other emotion (figurative) Rachel seems to be married to (= very involved with) her new job at the moment, so we hardly ever see her. Flamenco noun [C or U] plural flamencos a type of Spanish dance music, or the dance performed to this music Ballet noun (a theatrical work with) a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea Henry had never been to a ballet before. [C] Troupe noun [C + singular or plural verb] a group of performers such as singers or dancers who work and travel together Cousin first cousin noun [C] a child of a person's aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant relative, or a member of a group of people with similar origins Hairdresser noun [C] a person who cuts people's hair and puts it into a style, usually working in a special shop, called a hairdresser's or a hair salon Stamp (FOOT) US also stomp verb to put (a foot) down on the ground hard and quickly usually making a loud noise, often to show anger Shrug verb -gg- to raise (your shoulders) and then lower them in order to express a lack of knowledge, certainty, interest or care "Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging his shoulders. [T] "I feel sorry for homeless people, but what can I do to help them?" said Chris, shrugging. [I] Dominating adjective often disapproving She has very strong opinions and tends to be quite dominating (= having or trying to have control over people, situations, etc.) Impulsive adjective Someone who is impulsive does things suddenly without any planning and without considering the possible effects of what is done. Don't be so impulsive - think before you act. Unsociable adjective not enjoying social activity, not fond of being with people Purple adjective, noun (of) a dark reddish blue colour Violet (COLOUR) adjective, noun [C or U] (having) a bluish purple colour Chocolate noun a usually brown food made from cacao seeds and usually sugar, eaten on its own or used in other food such as cakes, or a small sweet made from this Cacao noun [U] (the seeds of) a tropical tree from which chocolate and cocoa are made Cocoa noun [U] a dark brown powder made from the crushed beans of the tropical cacao tree, used to make chocolate and give the taste of chocolate to food and drink Đinh Gia H ngư 3 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. Modern dance is a style of dance usually performed in a theatre, which is very expressive and does not have many rules for the dancer's movements. Related words Modern jazz is a type of jazz music which began in the 1940s and is of an advanced level musically. Tap (dancing) a type of dance in which the rhythm is marked by the noise of the dancer's shoes on the floor. Special shoes are worn which have pieces of metal fixed under them. I did tap classes as well as ballet. Salsa noun A type of popular music based on Latin American dance music. Singers and musicians often dance at the same time as they are singing and playing. Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing where a man and a woman dance together using steps and movements to special music, such as the waltz or tango. Waltz (DANCE) /noun [C] a formal dance in which two people holding each other move around a large room, turning as they go and repeating a movement of three steps, or a piece of music with three beats in a bar written for this style of dancing Jive (DANCE) noun [U] a fast dance which was very popular with young people in the 1940s and 1950s My father taught me how to do the jive. Marathon noun [C] a running race of slightly over 26 miles (42.195 kilometres) the London/New York marathon She did/ran her first marathon in just under three hours. Related words A marathon is also an activity which takes a long time and makes you very tired. The election broadcast, a nine-hour marathon, lasts until seven o'clock in the morning. Calorie (FOOD noun [C] a unit of energy which is used as a measurement for the amount of energy which food provides There are about fifty calories in an apple. Obsessed, obsessive adjective unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or very worried about something The government seems obsessed by the need for secrecy. Why are people so obsessed with money? They're both obsessed with the fear of getting AIDS. Session (ACTIVITY) noun [C] a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity Workout noun A period of physical exercise, e.g. when training for a sport Gymnasium gym noun [C] a large room with weights for lifting, horizontal bars and other equipment for exercising the body and increasing strength Massage verb, noun [T] to rub, press or hit (someone's body) with regular repeated movements, esp. in order to relax them or to reduce stiffness or pain in their joints or muscles I've got a dreadful ache in my neck. Would you mind massaging it for me? She gave me a wonderfully relaxing massage. [C] (trademark) A jet ski is a small vehicle on which one or two people can ride on the water and which is moved forward by a fast stream of water being pushed out behind it. Đinh Gia H ngư 4 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. Laze verb to rest lazily We spent the morning just lazing (in bed). [I] HOW TO LEARN SPEAKING 1. Learn pronunciation (h c phát âm)ọ 2. Learn spoken sentence patterns (h c nói theo m u câu)ọ ẫ 3. Learn written and SPOKEN grammar (h c ng pháp văn vi t và ọ ữ ế L I NÓIỜ ) 4. Learn language functions (h c ch c năng l i nói (có trên 140 ch c năng))ọ ứ ờ ứ 5. Learn how to combine 2000 defining words and 1052 key concepts (h c cách k t h p 2000 t vàọ ế ợ ừ 1052 khái ni m c b n trong l i nói)ệ ơ ả ờ 6. Read tapescripts in English course books to find how people communicate in the spoken form and identify spoken patterns and examples of spoken grammar (đ c b n văn c a ph n nghe trong cácọ ả ủ ầ giáo trình ti ng Anh đ xem cách di n đ t l i nói c a ng i giao ti p và xác đ nh nh ng d ngế ể ễ ạ ờ ủ ườ ế ị ữ ạ th c l i nói và ví d c a ng pháp l i nói)ứ ờ ụ ủ ữ ờ 7. Learn skills in English: presentation skills, negotiation skills, skills in meeting, telephoning and socializing (h c các k năng nói ti ng Anh: k năng thuy t trình, th ng l ng, h i h p, đi nọ ỹ ế ỹ ế ươ ượ ộ ọ ệ tho i và xã giao)ạ 8. Learn the native speakers’ cultural way of speaking, including the “universally cultural” ways of the people in the English-speaking countries and “particularly cultural” ways of each native speakers (h c cách di n đ t mang tính văn hóa c a ng i b n ng bao g m nh ng y u t văn hóa khái quátọ ễ ạ ủ ườ ả ữ ồ ữ ế ố c a ng i dân các n c nói ti ng Anh và nh ng l i nói mang d u n văn hóa c a t ng cá nhânủ ườ ướ ế ữ ố ấ ấ ủ ừ b n ng )ả ữ 9. Develop a positive attitude to learning spoken English and show essential qualities for developing speaking skills (phát tri n thái đ tích c c trong vi c h c ti ng Anh kh u ng và phát tri n nh ngể ộ ự ệ ọ ế ẩ ữ ể ữ ph m ch t c b n trong vi c h c các k năng ti ng Anh)ẩ ấ ơ ả ệ ọ ỹ ế VOCABULARY Planet noun A large body in space that moves round a star, especially round the sun Is there life on other planets? Feature noun [C] an esp. typical quality or important part High stress levels are a feature of life (= a part of the situation that is not avoidable) for business executives. Features plural noun Your features are the parts of your face. He has wonderful strong features. She has very regular (= even and attractive) features. Blonde esp. female, esp. male blond noun [C], adjective (a person) with pale yellow or golden hair Related words (saying) 'Blondes have more fun' means that a woman with lightly coloured hair is often considered more attractive than other women and so has the admiring attention of more men. Diamond noun Đinh Gia H ngư 5 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. an extremely hard, valuable stone which is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting hard things, or a shape with four straight sides of equal length but with two opposite angles which are wide and two which are narrow Her ring was set with a large diamond. [C] Curl noun A small hanging mass of hair in a curving shape. Curl verb To twist into or form a curl or curls Curly Having curls or tending to curl Top noun A garment worn on the upper part of the body Suit noun A set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a short coat (jacket) with trousers or a skirt Belt (CLOTHING) noun [C] a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration She fastened her belt tightly around her waist. He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches. Boot (SHOE) noun [C] a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg Jeans (P) Trousers made of DENIM (a strong, usually blue, cotton cloth), worn informally by men, women, and children, and thought very fashionable among young people. Sock (CLOTHES) noun [C] plural socks or US also sox a piece of clothing made from soft material which covers your bare foot and lower part of the leg Pullover , US usually sweater, ANZ usually jumper noun [C] a piece of clothing which is made of a warm material such as wool, has long sleeves, and is worn over the top part of the body and put on by pulling it over your head Tights UK , US and ANZ pantyhose plural noun a piece of clothing made of thin stretchy material which covers the legs and lower part of the body below the waist, and which is worn by women and girls Tights are often made of nylon. She bought a new pair of tights. Related words In the US and Australia, tights are the same type of clothing made from thicker material and worn by dancers and people doing physical exercises for health. Trainer UK , UK also training shoe, US running shoe noun [C] a shoe made specially for doing sport, that gives extra support to the foot T-shirt , tee shirt a simple piece of clothing which covers the top part of the body and which has no collar and usually short sleeves I have to wear smart clothes for work all week, so at the weekend I like to wear comfortable things like jeans and a T-shirt. Dress (PIECE OF CLOTHING) noun [C] a piece of clothing for a woman which covers the top half of the body and some or all of the legs A scene can also be an event in real life which seems like something in a play or film. When we reached the top of the mountain a scene of unparalleled beauty lay before us. Miss (NOT DO) verb [T] to fail to do or experience (something that is often planned or expected) I missed the start of the exam because my bus was late. Silly (FOOLISH) adjective -ier, -iest showing a lack of thought or judgment; foolish Website , site noun [C] a set of pages of information on the Internet about a particular subject, which have been published by the same person or organization, and often contain colour pictures, video and sound the internet the large system of many connected computers around the world which people use to communicate with each other Filofax trademark , personal organizer noun [C] a small book in which a record can be kept of telephone numbers, future plans and visits, business meetings, etc. The details of Sue's entire business and personal lives are held between the black leather covers of her Filofax. A credit card is a small plastic card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time. Related words Đinh Gia H ngư 6 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. (UK and ANZ) A credit note is a piece of paper which can be given by a shop when you return something you don't want and allows you to buy other goods of the same value at another time. Surf (INTERNET) verb to spend time visiting a lot of websites Many towns and cities have cybercafés where you can surf the Internet/Net/Web. [T] I was surfing until midnight last night. [I] Cybercafé noun [C] a cafe where you can eat and drink while using computers to read information on the Internet E-mail noun the system for using computers to send messages over the Internet, or a message or document sent using this system Icon (COMPUTER SYMBOL) noun [C] a symbol on a computer screen that you point to with a mouse (= movable control device) to give the computer an instruction Desktop (COMPUTER) adjective (of computer equipment) small enough to fit on the top of a desk a desktop computer/machine/printer/system Compare laptop, notebook, palmtop. Related words Desktop publishing (also DTP) is the production of finished page designs for books or other printed material, using a small computer and printer. Desktop (SCREEN) noun [C] specialized the image that appears on a computer when you use the type of computer program which makes it possible for you to perform several activities at the same time The menu bar with its windows is one of the features of the desktop. Click (OPERATE) verb specialized to (cause a computer instruction to) operate by pressing a button on the mouse (= movable control device) of a computer When you have selected the file you want, click the 'Open' box. [T] If you want to open a file, click twice on the icon for it. [I] Click to create a new file. [I] DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC VISION FOR LEARNING ENGLISH (Phát tri n t m nhìn chi n l c trong vi c h c ti ng Anh)ể ầ ế ượ ệ ọ ế ENGLISH LEARNING AS A CULTURAL PROJECT (H c ti ng Anh - M t D án Văn hóa)ọ ế ộ ự A special project specially designed for Vietnamese students of English by Dinh Gia Hung Project objectives (m c tiêu d án):ụ ự To internalise the intellectual and cultural aspects of English language and approach idiomatic production (ti p thu nh ng y u t trí tu và văn hóa trong ti ng Anh và h ng đ n vi c s d ngế ữ ế ố ệ ế ướ ế ệ ử ụ ti ng Anh nh ng i b n ng )ế ư ườ ả ữ To have greater vision for students’ future global integration and get quicker access to the Information Superhighway to acquire self-learning and research for personal and professional self- actualisation (có t m nhìn r ng l n h n đ sinh viên có th hòa nh p v i th gi i và đi nhanhầ ộ ớ ơ ể ể ậ ớ ế ớ h n vào Siêu xa l Thông tin đ t h c t p và nghiên c u nh m v n đ n s phát tri n t i caoơ ộ ể ự ọ ậ ứ ằ ươ ế ự ể ố c a cá nhân, đó là s hi n th c hóa cá nhân và ngh nghi p)ủ ự ệ ự ề ệ Đinh Gia H ngư 7 ghung71@yahoo.com Lecturer in English, DNU 0914622207 Cultural Affairs Assistant, USE. 1) Logistics for collaborative learning Scarce resource sharing and management (chia s và qu n lý ngu n l c khan hi m)ẻ ả ồ ự ế - Equipment (thi t b )ế ị - Materials (coursebooks, workbooks, references, online resources, CDs)(tài li u)ệ - Finance (cost-sharing policy) (tài chính) - Location (đ a đi m)ị ể 1) Teamwork - Peer teaching (b n bè giúp nhau h c)ạ ọ - Delegation of responsibility (chia s trách nhi m)ẻ ệ - Vision sharing (each student has a unique way of language expression which originates from his or her socio-cultural background and they can share their invaluable asset with their peers. This process can help group members negotiate different meanings, understand and appreciate one another’s cultural perspectives and practices) (Chia s t m nhìn: m i sinh viên đ u có cách di n đ t ngônẻ ầ ỗ ề ễ ạ ng đ c nh t vì kh năng đó đ c hình thành trong môi tr ng văn hóa-xã h i c a riêng mình vàữ ộ ấ ả ượ ườ ộ ủ nhóm h c t p đó có th chia s tài s n vô giá đó v i các b n c a mình. Ti n trình này có th giúpọ ậ ể ẻ ả ớ ạ ủ ế ể cho các thành viên trong nhóm bàn lu n v các ý đ nh di n đ t ngôn ng c a mình đ ti n t iậ ề ị ễ ạ ữ ủ ể ế ớ hi u và đánh giá cao nh ng cách nhìn và l i th c hành văn hóa c a nhau)ể ữ ố ự ủ CULTURE AS AN ICEBERG (VĂN HÓA T A NH T NG BĂNG)Ự Ư Ả fine arts literature drama classical music popular music folk dancing games cooking dress notions modesty conception of beauty cosmology ideals governing child-rearing rules of descent relationship to animals patterns of superior, subordinate relations definition of sin courtship practices conception of justice incentives to work notions of leadership tempo of work body language patterns of group decision-making conception of cleanliness attitudes toward the dependent theory of disease approaches to problem-solving conception of status mobility eye behaviour conception of past and future role in relation to status by age, sex, class, occupation, kinship, and so forth conversational patterns in various social contexts definition of insanity nature of friendship ordering of time conception of self patterns of visual perception social interaction rate preference for competition or cooperation notions of adolescence facial expressions notions about logic and validity patterns of handling emotions arrangement of physical space AND MUCH, MUCH MORE HOW TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE LANGUAGE TEACHER • Before holding a direct dialogue with the teacher, students should select some topics and read kinds of relevant texts written by native speakers, underline new cultural patterns or expressions (and may compare them with the Vietnamese equivalents to see interesting differences), write them down in their . considered as a group or as a continuous line A woman of noble ancestry. Gypsy, gipsy romany noun [C] a member of a race found in parts of Europe and America who travel from place to place in caravans. Energy. they are singing and playing. Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing where a man and a woman dance together using steps and movements to special music, such as the waltz or tango. Waltz (DANCE). metal fixed under them. I did tap classes as well as ballet. Salsa noun A type of popular music based on Latin American dance music. Singers and musicians often dance at the same time as they