english iii project topic places and buildings environment

Task divisionName Students code TaskĐoàn Hồng 25A4031238 Members Brainstorm for the topicsDo article 1Check article 2Give comments on other member''''s work Vũ Thị Phương Mai25A4031246 Memb

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BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH III PROJECT

TOPIC: PLACES AND BUILDINGS & ENVIRONMENT

Hanoi, April 2024

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GROUP WORK REPORT 41

1 Reasons for grouping 41

2 Reasons for choosing the topics 41

3 Outcome 41

4 Efficiency 41

5 Achievement 42

6 Contribution of members 42

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GROUP WORK SCHEDULE1 Task division

Name Students code TaskĐoàn Hồng

25A4031238 Members Brainstorm for the topicsDo article 1

Check article 2

Give comments on other member's work

Vũ Thị Phương Mai

25A4031246 Members Brainstorm for the topics Do article 2

25A4032010 Members Brainstorm for the topics Secretary- take notes and write meeting minutes

Do the Word file for submissionGive comments on other member's work

Make a complete group work report

Do the Word file for submission.

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Choose the leader and topics

Members research and choose 1 in 2 topics for their articles.

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MEETING MINUTESMEETING MINUTE 1

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Absence: No

Target: Choose the group leader and select the topic of interest.Discussion:

Choose the group leader:

To fulfill the teacher's request about completing the group exercise of English the members, on the basis of working together in the past, gathered into a group We

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elected Hai Yen as the leader as we think that she has a good ability of leading and helping members to improve their potentials

Choose the topics:

All six members expressed their opinions in turn: Yen raised the topic of Environment, Cham raised the topic of Education, Loan raised the topic of Buildings, Mai raised the topic of Places, Trang raised the topic of Entertainment and Van raised topic of Sports.

After a period of discussion and voting, we unanimously agreed to choose the topic "Environment & Places and Buildings" for the midterm test 1 project because these topics are more familiar and easier to find information on.

The meeting ended at 9 p.m on 30 January 2024 and was approved by all the th

attending members The next meeting will be held by the leader a week later.

Nguyễn Thị Vân Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến

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MEETING MINUTE 2

*****Date: 6 February 2024th

Location: online via ZoomTime: 4 p.m

1 Nguyen Thi Hai Yen (Leader)2 Doan Hong Bao Cham3 Vu Thi Phuong Mai4 Tran Thi Thanh Loan5 Nguyen Thi Kieu Trang6 Nguyen Thi Van (Secretary)

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After considering desires as well as capabilities and strengths of each member,Yen (the team leader) assigned specific tasks and deadlines to each member:

Loan Places and Buildings A.1 - Multiple choices 26/02/2024Mai Places and Buildings A.2 - Q&A 26/02/2024Trang Environment A.3 - T/F 26/02/2024Yen Places and Buildings A.4 – Matching 26/02/2024Cham Environment A.5 – Summarizing 26/02/2024

Van - Taking notes of the meeting minutes.

- Assisting the team leader in monitoring the progress of tasksassigned to team members.

The meeting ended at 5 p.m on 06 February 2024 was approved by the attending th

members The next meeting will be held by the leader after 3 weeks when every member finishes their task of finding articles

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Absence: NoTarget:

- Checking the word level off the articles that members found

- Assigning members to cross-check each other's work and provide feedback.

Yen (The team leader) pasted the reading materials from each member onto the website to check the reading level that the instructor had previously provided The results showed that all 5 articles met the B1 level standard.

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Yen assigned members to cross-check each other's articles:

Loan Welcome to the home of the future(Places and Buildings)

ChamMai Britain, that Island

(Places and Buildings)

LoanTrang As flooding increase on the Mississippi,

Forest are drowing ( Environment)

MaiYen The Berlin Wall in Germany

(Places and Buildings)

TrangCham Climate change – Can we stop it?

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*****Date: 8 March 2024th

Location: online via ZoomTime: 10 a.m

- Correcting and perfecting errors in each article.

- Selecting a member to compile, edit, and finalize the Word document.

Fixing mistakes detected during the cross-check process: revising the answer to question 8 in Trang's article 3 and addressing some grammar errors in Châm's article 5.

The whole team agreed to appoint the team leader and secretary as the two members responsible for finalizing the Word document for submission to the teacher This task should be completed within 5 days.

Meeting result:

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After a period of effective work, the outcomes of the team meeting are:- The team has achieved pre-meeting target, with unanimous agreement and

consensus on the decisions made.

- The team’s project is nearly 80% completed, and errors have been identified and corrected promptly.

- The entire team agreed to schedule the final meeting to consolidate all content on March 31st.

Meeting conclusion:

The meeting ended at 10.30 a.m on 8 March 2024 The meeting content was th

approved by the attending members and signed the minutes The minutes are approved by the members and take effect from the date of signing.

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*****Date: 31 March 2024st

Location: Highland CoffeeTime: 9 a.m

- Checking and finalizing the Word file; - Evaluating the team members fairly.

Van (the Secretary) provided all the previously recorded meeting minutes and completed the final meeting minutes The entire team reviewed and approved the meeting minutes.

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Yen (the team leader) presented the Word document, and the remaining members provided their feedback With no further comments, the Word document was approved.

Evaluating members:

Team's assessmentCompletion

level (%)

Qualitylevel (%)Doan Hong

Brainstorm for the topics Do article 2

Check article 3

NguyenThi KieuTrang

Check article 4

NguyenThi Van

Brainstorm for the topics

Secretary- take notes and write meeting minutes

Do the Word file for submissionGive comments on other member's work

NguyenThi HaiYen

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The meeting ended at 10.15 a.m on 31 March 2024 and was approved by the st

attending members This meeting is the last meeting in the whole work process of the team.

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ARTICLE 1

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C D or on your answer sheet.

WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE FUTURE

The 2009 British Homes Awards challenged the industry to design a house that can adapt to different life stages.

The participants were asked to rethink the construction and design of

individual homes, so that they were easily adaptable to less mobile inhabitants, and also to create communities in which ageing occupants could continue to enjoy shared amenities.

The top design also had to be attractive to its potential buyers, (1) the competition was put to the public vote.

The winner, gaining 12,000 votes from Mail (2) Sunday readers, was thestrikingly modern Sunny Side Up, designed by Kosi Architects Here are its three main features:

1 Upside Down House

The architects took as a starting point the accepted norm for a house – rows of houses facing onto streets crammed with cars, with living rooms on the ground floor and bedrooms above Then they scrapped (3)

They ended up with the living room, dining room and kitchen on the top floor where they can benefit from the light and views, and maximize energy efficiency And they put the bedrooms on the ground floor (4) the garden aspect gives inhabitants increased privacy, and a cool temperature is maintained throughout the day The two floors are linked by wide, gentle gradient stairs, which are designed to allow for a stair lift to be fitted if necessary as owners age.

2 Concealed Parking Spaces

But the feature that, according to Warren Rosing, one of the Kosi architects responsible for the design, was particularly popular (5) the public, is actually the parking.

In a Sunny Side Up development no one (6) to look out onto a street

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full of cars, or worry about their kids being run over, because the terrace zone at the first floor level links all the homes and is a car-free zone.

Vehicles are tucked away on the lower floor, leaving safe and pleasant spaces outside the houses for people to meet, and kids to play.

A lift takes people directly from garage to living area, so that (7) residents, including the elderly and those with heavy shopping, can move comfortably between the floors The natural feel of the front area is enhanced by the planters that are placed outside the kitchens at the front to encourage residents to grow vegetables and flowers where they can be seen.

The idea is that not only would they look pretty, but they would be a talking point, encouraging interaction between residents on the terrace area outside.

3 Flexible Spaces

But it’s the fact that the space is (8) to adapt to the changing needs, including the fluctuating income of its owners, that makes it a thought-provoking, as well as a winning, design.

The lower-floor bedrooms have separate outdoor access so they can be easily let The idea is that owners can get some extra money to pay for their mortgages (9) the first years And later in the future, those bedrooms canbe used as a granny flat, or an office, and can easily be converted into a separate one-bed flat if your kids won’t leave home.

And if more space is required, as well as the usual loft that can be converted, there is potential for a gallery floor to be inserted in the living room.

4 Where can you get one?

At the moment the Sunny Side Up house is still just a set of drawings But Warren Rosing says, “We are hoping to have it built.”

The organisers are in talks with builders, but due to the economic climate it may (10)……… longer than we would like “We re sure it will be worth the ʼwait” they say.

(From Pruebas de Certificación de Idiomas 2010 Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas del Principado de Asturias)

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1 A because B due to C so D therefore

3 A one B them C it D they4 A when B what C where D why5 A for B with C to D about6 A have B had C was D has

7 A some B all C many D any

9 A in B for C within D during

10 A take B make C get D have

ANSWER KEY

1 Based on the meaning (the clause following "because" expresses the reason why the top design also had to be attractive).

2 on + the days of the week.

3 The word "it" replaces the phrase "the accepted norm for a house" which is asingular noun phrase.

4 Relative pronoun “where” is used to make it clear which place we are talking about before (on the ground floor).

5 The phrase “Popular with” is used to indicate the popularity of something among a specific group or a specific person (the public).

6 "No one" is a singular subject so the verb should be in the singular form In the clause following "because", the word "links" is in the present tense so the auxiliary verb that follows "no one" should also be in the present tense → “has”

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7 All + Plural Nouns (“Residents” is plural nouns)

Based on meaning: including the elderly and those with heavy shopping → “all”.

8 Based on meaning, "designed" is indeed used to describe the characteristics of the mentioned space The word "design" at the end of the sentence serves as a clue to what is being discussed.

9 "During" describes a period of time that encompasses all the moments occurring within it (the period of time that owners can get some extra money topay for their mortgages).

10 The phrase "took longer than" is used to refer to a situation that required more time than initially anticipated or expected.

The survivors in this life seem to be those who are adaptable to change.2 Amenity (n) /ə men.ə i/ˈ t something, such as a

swimming pool or shopping center, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place

The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on publicamenities.

3 Potential (adj)

/po ten əl/ʊˈ ʃ possible when the necessary conditions exist

Many potential customers wait fora fall in prices before buying.4 Scrap (v) /skræp/ to not continue with a

system or plan

We've scrapped our plans for a tripto France.

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Development (n)

ˈ the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced

All our profits are re-invested in research and development.7 Enhance (v) / n hæns/ɪ ˈ to improve the quality,

amount, or strength of something

These scandals enhance the organization's reputation8 Fluctuating

/ fl kt ue t ŋ/ˈ ʌ ʃ ɪ ɪ fluctuating prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down

Using temporary workers helps firms to cope withfluctuating demand.9 Mortgage (n) / m r d /ˈ ɔː ɡɪ ʒ an agreement that

allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself

They took out a £400,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £400,000) to buy the house.10 Separate (v) / sep.ər.ət/ˈ existing or happening

independently or in a different physical space

The art department and the music department are in two separate buildings.

https://test-english.com/reading/b1/welcome-home-future/

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ARTICLE 2

Read the text below and answer the questions Choose words from the text for each answer

BRITAIN, THAT ISLAND

Just off the north coast of continental Europe, there is an island called Great Britain.Today, this island is closely connected to the rest of Europe; there are direct trains toParis and Brussels, and thousands of people, cars and lorries cross the Channel andthe North Sea every day between British and continental ports.

Britain is very much a part of Europe; we are Europeans, and British history andculture are part of European history and culture In 1973, after years of discussion,Britain joined the European Union However many of the people in Britain havenever liked being in the E.U.; they imagine that Britain is very different from othercountries Some believe that Britain is better than other countries.

In 2016, the people of Britain (or more exactly, just over half of Britain's voters)voted for "Brexit" So in January 2020, Britain left the European Union Why?"We're different, aren't we?" says Eddie, from London "We do things differently.We don't want to become like other countries."

Millions of people think the same as Eddie For example, a large majority did notwant Britain to join the Euro They imagine that Britain's "identity" will be lost, if wesay goodbye to our pounds and our pennies They forget that things are also verydifferent from one European country to another It's quite a strange situation really;but it is a situation that can easily be explained.

"Insularity" is a deep and historic part of British culture and society Great Britain'sborders have been fixed by nature for thousands of years If you walk in a straightline for long enough in any direction, you will know when you have reached the edgeof Great Britain; you will find yourself in salty water!

If you want to go to another country from Great Britain, you have to take a ship, aplane, a train or a car; you can't just drive or walk across the border Great Britain isphysically separated from every other country; and this is the main reason whyBritish people imagine that other countries are so "different".

Of course, lots of things about Britain are different from the rest of Europe We driveon the left, we like our pubs, we have sports like cricket, we have our own popularTV programmes, we use pounds and pennies and miles, we drink tea with milk in it,we don't carry identity cards, and our policemen don't normally carry guns So yes,Britain is different, in these respects, from France or Germany or Spain, or Japan, oreven the USA.