<p>Money is important in most people’s lives. Although some people think it is more<br />
important than others.<br />
What do you feel are the right uses of money? What other factors are important for a good life? Write an essay of about 250 words to express your opinions.</p>
<p><b>Reading</b></p>
<p>MS1: 44-45</p>
<p>Sections: 01-04</p>
<p><b>Vocabulary Expansion: </b>Words related to work and studies</p>
<p><b>Exam Focus: </b>Multiple-Choice Questions</p>
<p><b>Lesson Goal:</b> To illustrate to students how skimming and scanning can be useful with multiple choice questions</p>
<p><b>Listening</b></p>
<p>MS1: 54-55</p>
<p><strong>Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Here are tips that help succeed in your job interview:</strong></p>
<p><b>Reading</b></p>
<p>MS1: 29</p>
<p>Section: 13</p>
<p><b>Exam Focus: </b>Sentence Completion</p>
<p><b>Reading Homework Revision</b></p>
<p><b>Lesson Goal:</b> To utilize scanning, skimming, and paraphrase identification to complete sentence completion</p>
<p><b>Listening</b></p>
<p>MS1:38</p>
<p>Sections: 13-15</p>
<p>The number of older people is increasing. Write an essay of about 250 words to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this?</p>
<p><b>Reading</b></p>
<p>MS1: 28</p>
<p>Sections:10-12</p>
<p>R: 70-72</p>
<p>Sections: 02-06, 01-04, </p>
<p><b>Grammar Focus: </b> Past and Present Simple</p>
<p><b>Exam Skill Focus:</b> Scanning for Paraphrases</p>
<p><b>Lesson Goal:</b> To further improve students' abilities to locate and identify paraphrases in a reading.</p>
<p><strong>Choose the best answer for the following sentences:</strong></p>
<p>1. Mr. Pike was a ________. He had a large collection of musical instruments.</p>
<p>A. musical B. music C. musician D. musically</p>
<p>2. It’s ___________ to call her at night.</p>
<p>A. convenient B. inconvenient C. convenience D. inconvenience</p>
<p>3. The “Ao dai” is the __________ dress of Vietnamese women.</p>
<p><b>Speaking:</b></p>
<p>MS1:42-43</p>
<p>Sections: 12-14</p>
<p><b>Exam Skill Focus: </b>Extending answers in Task 1.</p>
<p><b>Pronunciation Focus:</b> /t/ /d/ /Id/</p>
<p><b>Lesson Goal: </b>Being able to give additional information and more complete answers in Task 1. To improve and identify when to use /t/ /d/ /Id/</p>
<p>MS1: 43</p>
<p>Section: 15</p>
<p>Write an essay on the following topic in about 250 words:</p>
<p>More and more people now own cars. What are the problems associated with an increase in the usage of private cars? How can these problems be solved?</p>
<p><b>Reading:</b></p>
<p>MS1:26-28</p>
<p>Sections:07-09</p>
<p><b>Exam Skill Focus:</b> Identifying Paraphrasing</p>
<p><b>Exam Focus: </b>Sentence Completion</p>
<p><b>Lesson Goal:</b> Introduce the concept of a paraphrase and to enable students to begin identifying paraphrases</p>
<p><b>Listening:</b></p>
<p>MS1:36-38</p>
