Những bài nghe của chương trình ENGLISH 11 CB KÌ 1
·Unit 1: FRIENDSHIPLan’s Talk
My best friend is Ha. We’ve been friends for a long time. We used to live inNguyen Cong Tru Residential in Hanoi.Her family moved to Haiphongin 1985. It is said that Haiphongpeople are cold, but Ha is really, really friendly. I started to get to knowher when I was going on a two-day trip to Do Son last year and I didn’t knowanybody there. I gave Ha a ring and she was so friendly, she said, “Oh, I’llcome to visit you.” So she rode on her motorbike to Do Son and twenty minuteslater she was there. She stayed with me for two days. She happened to know alot of people there, so she introduced me around, and we’ve been best friendsever since.
Long’s Talk
My best friend is Minh. We met in college. I was there singing and Minh was aguitarist. So we worked together a lot. Minh has a great sense of humour, he’svery, very funny, and that’s one of my favourite things about him. And over theyears, we have been through good times and bad times with each other, andthat’s one of the things I like best about him. And we have a lot of the sameinterests. We like to go to plays and movies together. But when we’re goingthrough a rough time, he’s really a good friend, and he’s a very good listener,and he always helped me through.
Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Unforgettable Experiences
Interviewer: This is Radio 3. In our “Unforgettable Experiences” programmetonight we talk to Christina, a successful businesswoman. Hello Christina,welcome to our programme.
Christina: Hello and thank you! It’s nice being with you tonight.
Interviewer: Christina, could you tell our audience about the most memorableexperience in your life?
Christina: Well, my most unforgettable experience happened thirteen years ago,when my house burned down.
Interviewer: Really? How did it happen?
Christina: The fire started in the kitchen where I forgot to turn off the gasstove.
Interviewer: What were you doing at that time?
Christina: I was sleeping when I was suddenly woken up by terrible heat. Iopened my eyes to find myself surrounded by walls of fire.
Interviewer: That’s terrible! How did you escape?
Christina: I was terrified. Then I heard my mother’s voice calling my name. Irushed to her. She carried me out. Luckily, I got away without even a minorburn.
Interviewer: Not many people are so lucky. Did the fire affect you in any way?
Christina: Oh, yes. Yes, very much, in fact. Although I lost many things in thefire, the experience helped me grow up.
Interviewer: What do you mean?
Christina: Well, before the fire, I was selfish. I always complained to mymother about how small my room was, or how few clothes I had. Then the firecame and destroyed everything we owned. But I slowly began to realize that Ididn’t really need my odd things. I just needed my family. After all, you canget new clothes anytime, but a family can never be replaced.
Interviewer: I see, so the fire took many things from you, but it gave you something, too.
Christina: Exactly. It taught me to appreciate my family more than things.
Unit 3: A PARTY
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthdayparty for her. I was one of those invited.
The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of usgathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurantbecause it is noisy and expensive.
We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be excitingto receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinksand biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners weregiven prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake.It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing. Sixteen colourfulcandles sat in the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly andsang “Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and cut the cake. We helpedourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tiredbut happy. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes. Ihelped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I walkedhome, which was only three doors away.
Unit 4: VOLUNTEER WORK
Spring School is an informal school. It provides classes toadvantaged children in HCM City. Around 30 streetchildren live and study at the school and about 250 children with specialdifficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes.
The Organisation for educational development co-operated with Spring Schoolto set up English classes in 1998. Dane, theatre, singing and folk musicclasses were set up a year later. Children from these classes participate infundraising performances. They raise money to continue their English andPerformance Arts classes.
Spring School requires volunteers to helporganise their fundraising dinner held annually in June. This is an excitingnight in which children dance, sing and play music at one of the largest hotelsin HCM City. They also need foreign volunteersto contact sponsors and help to expand the school activities. Volunteers arerequired from February until July to help organise these events.
It is hoped that more schools like SpringSchool will soon be found in othercities in Vietnam.
Unit 5: ILLITARACY
In an informal survey carried out in Perth,western of Australia,students were asked to give their views on what makes an effective school. 80per cent of the students felt that mutual respect in the classroom wasessential learning to take place. This implied that students should be treatedas individuals with both their strengths and their weaknesses. 60 per cent ofthe students felt they should be encouraged to set realistic goals for theirlearning, and to have positive attitudes towards themselves and others.
About 55 per cent of the students expected their teachers to be motivated andinterested in what they were doing; this would then reflect in theirperformance of the students. Nearly all the students believed that learningshould be centered on important life skills such as communication, buildingself-respect and self-confidence, the ability to learn from failure, and timemanagement, suited to the maturity of the students concerned.
One hundred per cent of the students felt that the social side of school was asimportant as academic activities. The older students felt that they should beallowed to give some input school decision making a direct effect on students.
Unit 6: COMPETITIONS
Trang: What are you reading, Paul?
Paul: The history of Boston Marathon.
Trang: It sounds interesting! How often is it held?
Paul: Every year, in the USA.
Trang: When did it begin?
Paul: In 1897. And the same year, John McDermott won the first Boston AthleticAssociation Marathon.
Trang: Who was John McDermott? Where did he come from?
Paul: He was the first man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA. Ha camefrom New York.
Trang: How long did it take him to reach the finish?
Paul: He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds.
Trang: Did women have right to participate in long distance running?
Paul: Yes ... But not until 1967, women were formally accepted to take part inthe Bostonraces... A few years later, Kuscsik became the first official female champion.
Trang: When did she win the race?
Paul: In 2972. There were 8 women starting the race and all 8 finished.
Trang: Is the race held for only American people?
Paul: No. Each year, more runners from every part of the world join it. In1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the marathon.
Trang: What are the rules of the Boston Marathon?
Paul: The Bostonrace is about 42 km. Runners have to go through 13 towns during the race. Itends in the centre of Boston.
Trang: Oh, that’s great. Thanks a lot, Paul.
Typed by Le Ngoc Thach, Thong Linh HighSchool.
Unit 7: WORLD POPULATION
Interviewer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. In our program tonight, we arehonoured to have Dr. Brown, a world famous population expert. Dr. Brown, couldyou tell us something about the world population?
Dr. Brown: Well, there are over 6,700 million people in the world today, andthe total is increasing at the rate of about 76 million a year. Experts saythat the population of the world could be over 7 billion by the year 2015.
Interviewer: Do all parts of the world have the same rate of population growth?
Dr. Brown: No, they don’t. The population is growing more quickly in some partsof the world than others. Latin America ranks first, Africa second, and Asia third.
Interviewer: What is the main reason for the population explosion?
Dr. Brown: Well, I think the main reason is a fall in death rates. This is dueto the improvement of the living conditions and medical care.
Interviewer: I believe the explosion of population has caused many problems. Isit right?
Dr. Brown: Yes, it is. It caused a lot of problems such as shortage of food,lack of hospitals and schools, illiteracy, and low living standards.
Interviewer: Can you make some suggestions on how to solve these problems?
Dr. Brown: I think, there are a number of solutions to the problems. The firstis to educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children.The second is to provide safe, inexpensive birth-control methods. The third isto strictly implement a family planning policy. And the fourth is to exercisestrict and fair reward and punishment policies.
Interviewer: Thank you very much for being with us tonight, Dr. Brown.
Dr. Brown: You’re welcome.
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
LAN: You lived in Japanfor more than two years, could you tell me something about Japanese New year,Mai? When is the New Year observed?
MAI: It’s on 1st January, and it lasts three days through 3rd January.
LAN: Do people do the same things as we do in Vietnam?
MAI: Well, there are some similarities and also some differences.
LAN: Please, tell me about them.
MAI: The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when housewivesstart cooking special food for New Year’s Day.
LAN: Do they clean and decorate their houses?
MAI: Sure, they do. On the New Year’s Eve every household do a big cleaning up.The idea is to get rid of the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one.
LAN: Yes, they usually decorate their houses with some small pine trees on bothsides of the door, which represent longevity and constancy. People alsoexchange cards and gifts.
MAI: I see. And what do they usually do on the New Year’s Eve?
LAN: Family members sit around and start watching the national singing conteston television. But the last notes must be sung before midnight. Then televisionand radio will broadcast 108 bells. As soon as the 108th bell is rung, peopleall say “Happy New Year”.
MAI: What do they usually do next?
LAN: Some families put on special kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine.
Then they come home and eat their special New Year Day’s food and drink a lotof rice wine. New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only.
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