UNIT 5

MEMORY
AND LEARNING
ACADEMIC ENGLISH 5
READING & WRITING
 Objectives of our lesson
Knowledge Skills Production

Remember &
understand at least Skimming skill 1. Reading
10 new words of (Main ideas) comprehension
the lesson topic 2. Reading under
Scanning skill time limit
Understand (Details) 3. Applying new
techniques to words in speaking
match the features

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Pre-reading:
Vocabulary &
Activation
STUDENT’S BOOK (PAGE 87)

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 Vocabulary 1 (5 minutes)
Familiar (adj) Memorize (v) Text (n) Internal (a) Techniques (n)
Visualize (v) External (a) Achievement (n) Complex (a) Gradually (adv)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Passage 6. Methods
2. Inside 7. Outside
3. Remember 8. Envision
4. Slowly 9. Complicated
5. Usual 10. Accomplishment

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 Vocabulary 1 (ANSWER KEY)
Familiar (adj) Memorize (v) Text (n) Internal (a) Techniques (n)
Visualize (v) External (a) Achievement (n) Complex (a) Gradually (adv)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Passage TEXT 6. Methods TECHNIQUES
2. Inside INTERNAL 7. Outside EXTERNAL
3. Remember MEMORIZE 8. Envision VISUALIZE
4. Slowly GRADUALLY 9. Complicated COMPLEX
5. Usual FAMILIAR 10. Accomplishment ACHIEVEMENT

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Vocabulary
comprehension
KAHOOT

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 Skimming skill: Reading for main
ideas

 The loci method organizes your mind as ________ and you comeback to the
________ where you want to recall the task.
KEY WORDS
 MAIN IDEA
PHRASES

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 Scanning skill: Reading for details
1. Who is Simonides?  A Greek poet

2. When did people begin to value  2,500 years a go

memory as a skill?

1. Underline key words in the question.

2. Search for the key words in the

passage.  DETAILS
3. Locate the target information in the
passage.

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While-reading:
Reading comprehension
STUDENT’S BOOK (PAGE 87)

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Post-reading:
Group presentation
PRESENT A TECHNIQUE TO HELP OUR FRIENDS
REMEMBER ENGLISH VOCABULARY BETTER.

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 Brainstorm your ideas (10 minutes)
Some techniques to
remember vocabulary
better:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
…

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Criteria for good speaking performance
1. Clear pronunciation
2. Fluency
3. Coherence
4. Correct vocabulary
5. Correct grammar

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 Vocabulary 2 (5 minutes)
Mental (adj) Physical (adj) Proof (n) Route (n)
Drug (n) Stress (n) Transfer (v) State (n)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Condition 5. Relating to body
2. Move 6. Relating to mind
3. Anxiety & Worry 7. Evidence
4. The fast track 8. Medicine

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 Vocabulary 2 (ANSWER KEY)
Mental (adj) Physical (adj) Proof (n) Route (n)
Drug (n) Stress (n) Transfer (v) State (n)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Condition STATE 6. Relating to body PHYSICAL
2. Move TRANSFER 7. Relating to mind MENTAL
3. Anxiety & Worry STRESS 8. Evidence PROOF
4. Track or Path ROUTE 9. Medicine DRUG

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 REPORTED SPEECH (CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT)
You said that … WILL  WOULD
CAN  COULD
(Hôm qua em nói rằng …) MAY  MIGHT
MIGHT  MIGHT
1. I am a member of Van Lang Club. (Present simple) WOULD  WOULD
 You said that you were a member of Van Lang Club. (Past simple) SHALL  WOULD
SHOULD  SHOULD
2. We are doing a test. (Present continuous) MUST  MUST
 They said that they were doing a test. (Past continuous)

3. John came to the office yesterday. (Past simple)

 My boss said that John had come to the office the day before.
(Past perfect)

4. It was raining all day. (Past continuous)

 She said that it had been raining all day. (Past perfect continuous)
5. I will visit the factory next week. (Simple future)
 She said that she would visit the factory the following week. (Past simple)
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 REPORTED SPEECH (CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT)
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
now then / at that time
today yesterday / that day
yesterday the day before yesterday / the day before
last night the night before
last week the week before / the previous week
tomorrow today / the next day / the following day

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 BY + GERUND (V-ing)

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 Vocabulary 3 (5 minutes)
Control (v) Generate (v) Tiny (a) Connections (n) Speed (n)
Mood (n) Function (n) Structure (n) Signals (n) Complex (a)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Complicated (a) 6. Very small (a)
2. Rapidity (n) 7. Duty/ Role (n)
3. Signs (n) 8. Create (v)
4. Linkings (n) 9. Feeling (n)
5. System/ 10. Manage (v)
Organization (n)

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 Vocabulary 3 (ANSWER KEY)
Control (v) Generate (v) Tiny (a) Connections (n) Speed (n)
Mood (n) Function (n) Structure (n) Signals (n) Complex (a)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Complicated (a) COMPLEX 6. Very small (a) TINY
2. Rapidity (n) SPEED 7. Duty/ Role (n) FUNCTION
3. Signs (n) SIGNALS 8. Create (v) GENERATE
4. Linkings (n) CONNECTIONS 9. Feeling (n) MOOD
5. System/ STRUCTURE 10. Manage (v) CONTROL
Organization (n)

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 Vocabulary 4 (5 MINUTES)
Psychological (a) Short-term (a) Similar (a) Long-term (a) Emotion (n)
Concentrate (v) Function (v) Romantic (a) Security (n) Attachment (n)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Feeling (n) 6. Same (a)
2. Linking (n) 7. Work/ Operate (v)
3. Safety (n) 8. For a short time
4. For a long time 9. Focus on
5. Glamorous + 10. Intellectual + mental
Passionate (a) + cognitive (a)

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 Vocabulary 4 (ANSWER KEY)
Psychological (a) Short-term (a) Similar (a) Long-term (a) Emotion (n)
Concentrate (v) Function (v) Romantic (a) Security (n) Attachment (n)

Match the words in the table with correct synonyms.

Words Synonyms Words Synonyms

1. Feeling (n) EMOTION 6. Same (a) SIMILAR
2. Linking (n) ATTACHMENT 7. Work/ Operate (v) FUNCTION
3. Safety (n) SECURITY 8. For a short time SHORT-TERM
4. For a long time LONG-TERM 9. Focus on CONCENTRATE
5. Glamorous + ROMANTIC 10. Intellectual + mental PSYCHOLOGICAL
Passionate (a) + cognitive (a)

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