Reading + Speaking (Talkshow 1) Reading D NG 1: True/False/Not Given

Reading + Speaking (Talkshow 1)
*Reading
Dạng 1: True/False/Not Given.
+ True: nếu thông tin KHỚP với thông tin được ĐỀ CẬP trong bài.
+ False: nếu thông tin SAI với thông tin được ĐỀ CẬP trong bài.
+ Not Given: nếu KHÔNG CÓ thông tin gì được đề cập về vấn đề này.
Ví dụ:
Tòa nhà đó được xây dựng vào năm 1945 với những bức tường rêu bao quanh. Bên cạnh đó, nó đã trở thành
một di tích văn hóa sau nay.
Câu hỏi: Lựa chọn T / F hay NG

1. Vào năm 1945, tòa nhà đó được xây dựng.
2. Nhiều khách du lịch hay đến tham quan tòa nhà này.
3. Những bức tường được bao quanh bởi gỗ mun.
Lưu ý: Giữa False và Not Given rất dễ nhằm lẫn.

+ False: Có thông tin nhưng không đúng.
+ Not Given: Không hề có thông tin.
 Đặc biệt, chúng ta chỉ đọc thông tin đề cho, KHÔNG ĐƯỢC TỰ SUY DIỄN theo lối nghĩ của chúng ta.
Exercise 1: Are the following statements True or False?

On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has breakfast at 11.30 and then he
telephones his mother in Scotland.
In the afternoon, at 1.00, Tom plays tennis with his sister and after that, they eat dinner in a restaurant. At 6.00, Tom
swims for one hour and then he goes by bike to his brother´s house. They talk and listen to music.
Tom watches television in the evening and drinks a glass of warm milk. He goes to bed at 11.30.
1. Tom gets up at 10am on Sundays.

2. Tom reads the newspaper in the lounge.
3. His father lives in Scotland.
4. Tom plays tennis with his sister.
5. Tom and his sister eat before playing tennis.
6. Tom goes swimming at five o'clock.
7. Tom drives to his brother's house.
8. Tom and his brother listen to music.
9. Tom drinks a glass of wine in the evening.
10. Tom goes to bed at 11.30pm.
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Exercise 2: Are the following sentences are False or Not Given?
Michael works in a restaurant in the center of Madrid, Spain. He goes to work at 5pm, but yesterday at 5pm, he wasn't on
the bus, he was in a taxi going to the hospital. He was very sick! Usually, he works in the kitchen all evening, but
yesterday he wasn't in the kitchen. He was in the X-ray department of the hospital because the doctors were worried about
his stomach pains.
Normally, at 11pm, Michael takes a bus to go home after finishing at the restaurant, but yesterday at 11pm, he was still in
the hospital and he was still unhappy and sick. He was in a bed and he was very hot - 102 degrees! Was he worried? Yes,
he was!
In the morning, he was better and the doctors were pleased. What was the problem? It was bad food - from his restaurant!
1. Michael usually goes to work by 5pm.

2. He wears a black coat to keep him warm.
3. He worked in the living room all evening.
4. He eats a lot of food in the restaurant.
5. The doctors diagnose that he was sick.
6. He wasn’t worried about the illness.
Exercise 3: Are the following sentences are True, False or Not Given?
According to a survey, most Britons believe “green” taxes on 4×4s, plastic bags and other consumer goods have been
imposed to raise cash rather than change our behavior, while two-thirds of Britons think the entire green agenda has been
hijacked as a ploy to increase taxes.
The UK is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, a target that most experts believe will be
difficult to reach. The results of the poll by Opinium, a leading research company, indicate that maintaining popular
support for green policies may be a difficult act to pull off and attempts in the future to curb car use and publicly fund
investment in renewable resources will prove deeply unpopular.
The findings were released as the Prince of Wales yesterday called on Britain’s business leaders to take “essential action”
to make their firms more sustainable. Speaking in central London to some of the country’s leading chief executives,
Prince Charles said: “What more can I do but urge you, this country’s business leaders, to take the essential action now to
make your businesses more sustainable. I’m exhausted with repeating that there really is no time to lose.”
Are the following statements true, false, or not given in the text?
1. Most Britons think that the Government wants to change people’s behavior.
2. By the year 2050 the Government will have imposed higher green taxes.
3. The survey predicts that it will be difficult to change people’s dependence on cars.
4. The Prince of Wales believes that most businesses are not sustainable.

In the year 1971, Zimbardo accepted a tenured position as professor of psychology at Stanford University. There he
conducted the Stanford prison study, in which 21 normal college students were randomly assigned to be "prisoners" or
"guards" in a mock prison located in the basement of the psychology building at Stanford. The two week planned study
into the psychological impact of prison life ended only after 6 days due to emotional trauma being experienced by the
participants.
Are the following statements true, false or not given?

1. The participants in the study were all psychology students.
2. They were given the choice of playing the role of prisoner or guard.
3. A real prison was used in the experiment.
4. The study aimed to investigate the mental and behavioral effects of life in prison.
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian.
His Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"; usually
called the Principia), published in 1687, is one of the most important scientific books ever written. It lays the groundwork
for most of classical mechanics. Newton is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of
the most influential people in human history. French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange often said that Newton was
the greatest genius who ever lived. Newton himself had been rather more modest of his own achievements, famously
writing in a letter to Robert Hooke in February 1676: “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”.
Are the following statements TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?

1. Newton's Principia is recognized as a groundbreaking text in its field.
2. Many experts regard Newton as the greatest genius the world has seen.
3. Newton wrote that he had achieved everything without the help of others.

*Speaking (Part 1 – IELTS Speaking – General questions)
- Ở đây, bạn sẽ phải trả lời những câu hỏi liên quan về đời sống xung quanh, những chủ đề quen thuộc. Tổng cộng sẽ có
từ 3-4 câu hỏi. Well, Supposedly, From my perspective
Tips: Các câu trả lời không quá 3 câu, trả lời theo công thức sau: To begin with
Starting phrase + Answer + Explanation + Example
E.g.: Do you want to live in the city or in rural areas?

Sample: Well, I suppose that each has its own perks, but from my perspective, I would be partial to residing in
metropolitan location due to the modern technologies and gorgeous skyscrapers. For example, cosmopolitan areas may
not have the high-bandit Internet access so the process of my study can meet with difficulty compared to the ease when
leading an urban life.
Vocabulary used:
- each has its own perks: mỗi cái có 1 cái lợi riêng.
- from my perspective = in my opinion = from my point of view: Theo ý kiến của tôi thì ……
- be partial to = like = love = adore = fancy = moon over = be into: thích …
- reside in: to live in …
- metropolitan location: nơi chốn ở thành thị.
- gorgeous skyscrapers: những tòa nhà chọc trời tuyệt cú mèo.
- cosmopolitan areas: nơi chốn nông thôn
- high-bandit Internet access: nơi có tốc độ sử dụng Internet cao
- meet with something: vướng phải … struggle to/with
Luyện tập nè:
Exercise 1: Are you working or are you a student?
Exercise 2: Do you want to travel around the world?
Exercise 3: What impression do you have with your school?
Exercise 4: What do you dislike about your place? house
me
Exercise 5: Tell my about a hobby you have?
Exercise 6: Who is your favorite singer?
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Câu hỏi: Lựa chọn T / F hay NG

Lưu ý: Giữa False và Not Given rất dễ nhằm lẫn.

Exercise 1: Are the following statements True or False?

1. Tom gets up at 10am on Sundays.

1. Michael usually goes to work by 5pm.

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Are the following statements true, false or not given?

Are the following statements TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?

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Starting phrase + Answer + Explanation + Example

E.g.: Do you want to live in the city or in rural areas?

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