Unit 1, grade 12: Life Stories-Getting Started
first. Task 1 Unit 1 Grade 12 Getting Started
Hung and Quang are talking about famous people. Listen and read. (Hung and Quang are talking about famous people. Listen and read)
Hung: The topic for tomorrow’s presentation is really interesting. Have you decided who to talk about, Quang?
Quang: Not yet. I’m still wavering between two famous people, Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson. I admire them both.
Hung: But who’s had a greater impact on you?
Quang: I’m not sure … Steve Jobs’s work stimulates my creativity and innovation, while Michael Jackson’s music inspired me to learn to play a musical instrument. What do you think?
Hung: Well, both of them were very talented and influential, but I prefer Steve Jobs. I think Michael Jackson was a great dancer, but not an excellent singer. In his later years, his singing voice became weak and thin and wasn’t as good as before.
Quang: I see. What about you? Who are you going to talk about?
Hung: Christine Ha.
Quang: You mean … the lady who won the US MasterChef trophy in 2012?
Hung: That’s right.
Quang: I know your dream is to become a famous chef. Is that why you want to talk about her?
Hung: Yes. What’s more, Christine is a blind chef and a gifted writer. She’s very talented and determined. It was absolutely amazing to watch her use all the kitchen tools and prepare the dishes.
Quang: I agree. I remember how excited I felt when Christine was creating those great-looking dishes … and even anxious when the judges were tasting them. By the way, do you know where she was born? In Vietnam or the US?
Hung: In California, but she was inspired by memories of her mum’s cooking.
Quang: It seems you know quite a lot about her. Good luck with your presentation tomorrow!
Hung: The same to you!
Translation
Hung: The topic of tomorrow’s presentation is really interesting. Have you decided who to talk about, Quang?
Quang: Not yet. I’m still deciding between two famous people, Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson. I admire both of them.
Hung: But who had a greater impact on you?
Quang: I’m not so sure… Steve Jobs products stimulated my creativity and innovation, while Michael Jackson’s music inspired me to learn how to play an instrument. What do you think?
Hung: Well, both are very talented and influential, but I prefer Steve Jobs. I think Michael Jackson is a great dancer, but not a great singer. In later years, his voice became weak and thin and not as good as before.
Quang: I understand. What about you? Who will you talk about?
Hung: Christine Ha.
Quang: You mean… the woman who won the title of American MasterChef in 2012?
Hung: Correct.
Quang: I know your dream is to become a famous chef. Is that why you want to talk about her?
Hung: Right. Moreover, Christine is a blind chef and a talented writer. She is very talented and determined. It was amazing to watch her use all the kitchen utensils and prepare the dishes.
Quang: I agree. I remember how excited I was when Christine created these amazingly beautiful dishes… and even nervous when the judges tasted them. By the way, do you know where she was born? In Vietnam or America?
Hung: In California, but she drew inspiration from memories of cooking from her mother.
Quang: It seems you know quite a bit about her. Good luck with your presentation tomorrow!
Hung: You too!
2. Task 2 Unit 1 Grade 12 Getting Started
Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). Tick the correct box. (Determine whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or unknown (NG.) Tick the appropriate box.)
first. Quang can’t decide who he is going to talk about tomorrow. (Quang can’t decide who he will talk to tomorrow.)
2. Quang wants to become famous as Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson. (Quang wants to become as famous as Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson.)
3. Hung likes Michael Jackson’s singing. (Hung likes Michael Jackson’s voice.)
4. Hung learnt to play a musical instrument because he was inspired by Michael Jackson’s songs. (Hung learned to play an instrument because he was inspired by Michael Jackson’s songs.)
5. Both Quang and Hung admire Christine Ha. (Both Quang and Hung admire Christine Ha.)
Guide to answer
first. True
2. LANGUAGE
3. False (He doesn’t like MJ’s singing because he thinks MJ just was the great dancer, not an excellent singer.)
4. False (Quang learnt to play a musical instrument because he was inspired by Michael Jackson’s songs.)
5. True
3. Task 3 Unit 1 Grade 12 Getting Started
Discuss with a partner. (Discuss with you.)
If you were Quang, who would you choose to talk about, Steve Jobs or Michael Jackson? Why? (If you were Quang, who would you say, Steve Jobs or Michael Jackson? Why?)
Guide to answer
If I were Quang, I would choose to talk about Michael Jackson because he was a wonderful singer, a professional dancer, a great song writer, a leader record producer and a popular actor.
4. Task 4 Unit 1 Grade 12 Getting Started
Find the words in the conversation that have the same sounds as the following. (Find words in the conversation that have similar pronunciations as follows.)
first. too /tuː/ ____________
2. eye /aɪ/ ____________
3. sea /siː/ ______________
4. one /wʌn/ ____________
5. no /nəʊ/ _____________
Guide to answer
first. two
2. I
3. see
4. won
5. know
5. Task 5 Unit 1 Grade 12 Getting Started
Read the conversation again and write the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets. (Read the conversation again and write the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.)
I remember how excited I (feel) ____when Christine (create)________ great-looking dishes.
Guide to answer
I remember how excited I felt when Christine was creating great-tooking dishes. (I remember how excited I was when Christine created amazing dishes.)
6. Practice Task 1
Read the story again and answer the questions:
a. Name the famous people who Quang admires
b. What does Hung think about Michael Jackson?
c. What does Christine do?
d. Where was Christine born?
7. Practice Task 2
Choose the best answer:
a. When Carol ………..last night, I my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching D. had called / watched
b. I have a….this Saturday.
A. present B. presented C. presentation D. present
c. Both of them were very talented and…
A. influential B. influent C. influential D. influents
d. He is my idol and his music….a lot
A. inspiration B. inspires C. inspire D. inspired
9. Conclusion
After finishing Unit 1 Life Stories – Getting Started, you need to remember:
- Vocabulary: inspire (inspire), influential (influential), chef (chef)decide (resolute), presentation (Presentations)
- Grammar: the past simple (the past simple) and the past continuous (past continuous tense)
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