Bài 1

A social awareness club meeting

(Một buổi họp mặt câu lạc bộ ý thức xã hội)

Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Mark: Hi, everyone. Last time our club met, we decided to start an awareness campaign to draw attention to a pressing social issue. So have you thought about any issues that we could focus on?

Mai: Yes, I think we should promote issues that affect a lot of people in our city, such as crime and overpopulation.

Nam: I like your ideas, Mai, but I think we should plan our campaign around social issues that directly affect teenagers like us.

Mark: Can you give us some examples?

Nam: Well, bullying, peer pressure, and body shaming, for instance, are major problems among teenagers today although many people don’t feel comfortable talking about them.

Mai: I agree with you. Hmm... so Mark, what do you think? Should we focus our campaign on a general social issue or one affecting mainly teens?

Mark: Hmm. I think this time we should focus on a problem teens struggle with every day because this won't be a big campaign. However, we'll try to use your ideas for another project, Mai.

Mai: Sounds good! Now let’s decide on a social issue. Is the top problem facing teens today peer pressure, body shaming, or bullying?

Nam: I think it’s bullying because it’s very common today, and ...

Bài 2

Who suggests the following ideas? Tick (✓) the correct box.

(Ai gợi ý các ý sau? Đánh dấu (✓) vào ô đúng.)

Gợi ý đáp án

Bài 3

Find five social issues in 1. Use the pictures and hints below to help you.

(Tìm năm vấn đề xã hội trong 1. Sử dụng các hình ảnh và gợi ý dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

Gợi ý đáp án

1. crime (tội phạm)

2. overpopulation (dân số quá đông)

3. bully (bắt nạt)

4. peer pressure (áp lực ngang hàng)

5. body shaming (miệt thị ngoại hình)

Bài 4

Complete the summary with words from 1.

(Hoàn thành phần tóm tắt với các từ từ 1.)

Gợi ý đáp án

Nam believes that there are major teen problems today (1) such as bullying, peer pressure, and body shaming that many people don't feel comfortable talking about them. Mai agrees with him. Mark thinks they should focus on a problem teens struggle with every day. (2) However, they'll try to use Mai’s ideas for another project. Finally, Nam suggests focusing their campaign on bullying (3) because this issue is very common among teenagers these days.