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Walkie TalkieBimonthly Magazine : 20th Nov 09

Welcome to th is month ’sedi t ion of Walk ie Talk ie

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Teacher’s Day

Interviewing

Interviewer: HeartGuest: CHT

Speaking & Radio

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Poem Corner

Poet: N.N.M.Chau

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· Interviewer: On the occasion of the Teacher’s Day, how is itcelebrated in your university?

· CHT: Well, officially we have a day off for that event. In fact, we justcan enjoy one morning off only as the faculty holds the 3-hour-celebration, which will go with a speech, flowers, songs andblessings in the afternoon with all the staffs and our belovedstudents.

· Interviewer: Are there any differences between this year celebrationand last year celebration in your university?

· CHT: almost the same but the participants themselves and the role ofthem. (1st yearè 2nd yearè 3rd year…. Studentè lecturer :D)

· Interviewer: You used to be a student, so can you tell us aspecifically favorite Teacher’s Day during your school time? And whydo you like it?

· CHT: The Teacher’s day of the senior year is the most favoriteteacher’s day to me. At that time, more than 2/3 of the class wereaway in other cities for the internship, feeling sad when just some leftattending the event. Once taking a closer look to all the lecturers,memories recalled thinking that would be the last Teachers’ day forthe whole life. Also, that’s the first time I raised my horrible voice by asong with my beloved lecturer ^^ (just by chance no rehearsal butthank God no one was killed by that)… Really nice memory to me.

· Interviewer: Why do you choose teaching as yourcareer? And do you ever think about changing yourjob in the near future?

· CHT: Actually, the career did choose me J. Ibecame a lecturer by chance when my lecturermet me and my partner to have a frank talk right

Acornerof DaLatUniversity.

· Name: Trang, Nguyen T. Huyen(*CHT)

· Job:Lecturer· Major:IT (SE)· Place of work: SE dept. IT faculty

DaLat University· Location: Da Lat - Lam Dong -

Vietnam.

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after our thesis. And he did give wings to my dream at that time, I kepton moving with that dream regarding him and all the lecturers thoseare really cool. And no regret since I devote my heart and soul inwhat I chose. And shifting? Well the answer will soon be revealed inthe near future ;)

· Interviewer: Do you believe that students nowadays still respect theirteachers? And what do you expect your students to do for youpersonally and for teachers in general on this occasion?

· CHT: my answer is “yes”. Fortunately, in my university especially inmy faculty, the students are really nice and I’m proud of it. But onceyou expect something from your students youshould know what they are expecting fromyou. I’m trying my best fullfilling theirexpectation by giving much; notgiving high mark but givingwhat they need in their lifeafter the university orsimply giving them the wings totheir dreams ^^ as my lecturersdid. I’m just a simple lecturerexpecting my students would flyeven higher than me. And I had theearly gift from the class CTK32CD since

what they did is over my expectation. Thanks you all for listening tomy words even they are really strict words and thanks forunderstanding me J by your changes.

· Interviewer: Cheating is a hard-to-solve problem in education. How ischeating prevented in your university? And how effective is it?

· CHT: Cheating is always the problem in any education system. Thetranditional method to prevent cheating in my university is to organizethe exams strictly. It does take some affect to the students when theyhave to study harder and harder to pass the exam or they have toface the strict exam when no door is opened easily. But to me, I thinkthe best way to prevent the cheating is the teacher themselves, oncethe teacher cannot evaluate the student correctly via exams, projects,thesis… the cheating will still remains.

· Interviewer: There have been lots of articles criticizing some teachersbeating students; however, there is a saying goes, “spare the rod,and spoil the child”. What do you think about such controversialideas?

A corner of DaLat University.

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· CHT: I myself never use violence to my students because I know thatI’m not strong enough to kick/ beat them ;) besides that’s illegal.Personally, I think that in the university, the knowledge is kinda highlevel and word can help the teacher to express what they want notthe strength itself. With a wound you can cure for a week or more butwith strict word you need the whole life to cure it. Word is much morepowerful and I think teacher should use that power in the approriatecase, not much to harm the students’ personality but enough toencourage them in their learning. Be a friend of the students ratherthan the enemy or some actors that makes them hate studying.

· Interviewer: Anything you want to wish to our dear teachers andstudents on this special day?

· CHT: to my dear teachers “thank you all for feeling what I feel whenbeing a teacher, wish you to have all what you are longing for”, to mydear students “be my colleague to know how I feel, but think carefullybefore graping my advice ;)”

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Fun CornerA l l w o r k a n d n o p l a y m a k e s J a c k a d u l l b o y

Fun Corner

:If you love someone,Set her free …Don’t worry, she will come back.

If you love someone,Set her free …If she ever comes back, ask her whyshe came back.

If you love someone,Set her free …If she doesn’t come back within somespecific, limited time, forget her.

If you love someone, set her free ..If she doesn’t come back,continue to wait until she comes back …

If you love someone,You cannot set her free …

Because she will never come back.

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* Based on a true story told to me every now and then by my father* In memory of Uncle Mai…

He was named after a flowerHe turned out so kind and tenderHis father died fighting for his countryWhen he turned eighteen, he headed straight for the army

There he befriended my fatherThey became the best of brothersTheir friendship kept them strong to fight for their countryUntil the day he stepped on a mine of the enemy

Papa always sheds a tear as he says“Lord, I never forget the look on his face”In his last moments he took my papa’s hand“Mate, you tell my mama this is not the end”

I wondered why papa loved that flowerHe said it always made the house warmerWhen I was old enough to learn about my countryPapa told the story of a man who died for our peace

He was among thousands of othersWho gave their lives for the land of their fathersWho lived and fought till the very endAnd in their last breaths still had their faith remained

Nguyen Ngoc Minh Chau

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Boyzone's Stephen Gatelydies in Spain

Singer Stephen Gately, a member of the Irishband Boyzone, died suddenly on October 10th

at the age of 33.

The star Boyzone member died whilevacationing on the Spanish island of Majorcawith his partner, Andrew.

He died of natural cause, an autopsy revealed.One day after his death, the four remainingmembers of the band (Mikey Graham, ShaneLynch, Keith Duffy and Ronan Keating) flew toMajorca to say the last words to their friend.The funeral took place on October 17th in hishometown, Dublin (Ireland).After Boyzone, Gately continued his career andgained certain success as a solo artist.

Boyzone's Stephen Gatelydies in Spain

Singer Stephen Gately, a member of the Irishband Boyzone, died suddenly on October 10,2009 at the age of 33.

(In obituary, the standard style is to write justthe name first, then details after that. Since thephrase “member of the Irish band Boyzone”comes right after, “singer” would be redundant.Date should be written in that style, includingthe year.)

Gately died in his hotel room on the Spanishisland Majorca while on vacation with hispartner Andrew Cowles.

(news should be neat and specific. All namesshould be mentioned with first and last names)

He died of natural cause, an autopsy revealed.One day after his death, the four remainingmembers of the band (Mikey Graham, ShaneLynch, Keith Duffy and Ronan Keating) flew toMajorca to say the last words to their friend.The funeral took place on October 17, 2009 inhis hometown, Dublin (Ireland). After Boyzonedisbanded in 2000, Stephen Gately pursueda solo career and was noted for hit singlessuch as I believe (2000), and hisachievements in West End musicals.

(again, news should be as specific as possible)

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The sweat and toil of childrenMany sweatshops can be found at Tan PhuDistrict, Ho Chi Minh City with around 30children, age 12 to 16.

(Be narrative, if that’s how you want to beginyour news story. Always describe a location bydistrict and city.)

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The sweat and toil of childrenThe sweatshops are found at Tan Phu Districtwith around 30 children, from the age 12 to 16.

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Most of them come from poor families incountryside. They have to work in badcondition, without labor safety equipment. Theworking time begins at six o’clock and ends atnine o’clock. During this time, they are non-stopworking except for a little break at mid day.Some said that they should use hands toprotect their ears from the terrible noise fromthe factory.

A typical case reported was Nguyen Van Den,a 16-year-old boy who was took to hospital onemergency. As the diagnosis, he was sufferingfrom heart failure, inflamed lung due to betoiled in long time.

Most of them come from poor families in thecountryside. They have to work in badcondition, without labor safety equipments.Their shift begins at 6 am and ends at 9 pm.During this time, they are supposed to worknon-stop except for a short break at mid day.Some said that the best they could do was touse their own hands to protect their ears fromthe terrible noise at the factory.

(be careful with word choice, choose ones thatmaintain the tone of your story)

A typical case reported was Nguyen Van Den,a 16-year-old boy who was taken to thehospital on emergency. Doctors’ diagnosissaid he was suffering from heart failure andinflamed lungs due to the toil he hadendured.

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President Obama’s trip toAsia.President Obama makes his first trip to Asia toattend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) meetings in Singapore this month. Thepresident begins his trip in Tokyo onNovember 12 and 13 and then flies toSingapore for the APEC meeting that runs fromthe 13th to 15th. From Singapore he isscheduled to be in China from the 15th to the18th and finally to visit Seoul on the 18th and19th. Richard Bush, the director of the Centerfor Northeast Asian Policy Studies, saysPresident Obama's Asia trip gives the UnitedStates an opportunity to restore relations withAsian nations and to stress the importance ofstrengthening partnerships among all globalpowers (synthesized from brookings.edu andcsis.org)

(My suggestions are options you can use toavoid word repetition when writing about one’sitinerary)

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President Obama’s trip toAsia.President Obama makes his first trip to Asia toattend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) meetings in Singapore this month. Thepresident will begin his trip in Tokyo onNovember 12 and 13 and then travel toSingapore for the APEC meeting that runs fromthe 13th to 15th. From Singapore he will traveltoChina from the 15th to the 18th and finallyvisit Seoul on the 18th and 19th. Richard Bush,the director of the Center for Northeast AsianPolicy Studies, says President Obama's Asiatrip gives the United States an opportunity torestore relations with Asian nations and tostress the importance of strengtheningpartnerships among all global powers(synthesized from brookings.edu and csis.org)

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The flood in the CentralAlthough storm Mirinae abated late, heavyrains continued falling, causing raging floods inthe central province of Phu Yen. On November11th, Phu Yen province counted 65 deaths sofar at 20.00 local time. In Quy Nhon province, alot of houses have been submerged deeply inwater. Cows, buffaloes, poultry and people aresheltering on the rooftops. The flood has beenrising southward. The irresponsible act ofletting water out of the hydroelectricity factoriesin the Central is supposed to be the maincause of the heavier flood.Provincial Party Committee Secretary Dao TanLoc told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) onNovember 3 that it was the biggest flood everseen in his province, causing panic amonglocals.

Flood in central VietnamAlthough storm Mirinae abated late, heavyrains continued to fall, causing raging floods inthe central province of Phu Yen. On November11, 2009, Phu Yen province counted 65 deathsso far at 8 pm local time. In Quy Nhonprovince, numerous houses have beensubmerged deeply in water. Cattle, poultry,and people are holding on for their lives onthe rooftops. The flood has been risingsouthward. The irresponsible act of lettingwater out of the hydroelectricity factories in theCentral is suspected to be the main cause ofthis deadly flood.Provincial Party Committee Secretary Dao TanLoc told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) onNovember 3, 2009 that it was the biggest floodever seen in his province, causing panicamong locals.

(In news stories, use numbers from 1 to 12 andam-pm for time)

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If you love someone,Set her free …If she comes back, and if you love her still,set her free again, repeat …

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if(you-love(m_she))m_she.free()if(m_she == NULL)m_she = new Cshe;

If you love someone,Set her free,In fact, all living creatures deserve

to be free!!If you love someone,

Set her free,Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the

SecondAmendment of the Matrimonial Freedom

:If you love someone,

Set her free,If she loves you, the probability of her coming

back is highIf she doesn’t, your relation was improbable

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Oh, the glitz

Laundry in Antwerp's suburbs

Groan. We’re parked onloading bays of awarehouse onMiddelmolenlaan, a streetutterly devoid of character.It’s drizzly and cold, thesort of weather that makesyou tuck jumper into jeanswithout caring a jot aboutlooking foolish. Thewarehouse is empty untilthe containers ofequipment for AC/DC arrivetomorrow.This is thetype ofplace, inshort, thatproperlorrydrivers go.

Incidentally, is itworth describing placesany more? I recently readan article on the future oftravel writing that debatedthis topic. In Eric Newby'sday, for example, wecouldn't just Google Mapthe Hindu Kush; we neededevocative phrases to bringthe mountains alive in ourminds. Now, of course, withthe advent of the internet,is it more important toconcentrate on the peopleinstead? I'm just throwing itout there, mainly because Idon't bother describingplaces. You can get thatfrom a guidebook..

Did I mention the cold?Travelling by bicycle, by thetime I reach my first near-collision with a tram, anyfeeling in the extremities isa thing of the past. Rock n

roll tours are not all glitzand razzamatazz, youknow; today is anopportunity to catch upwith laundry. Old womensit in the laundrette,bookless, staring at theircircling washing. A nearbychip shop might be awelcome respite from thegloom, I think naively, butthe Indian owner seemsindifferent to the winter,telling me, while I try andeat fast food with gloveson, that his father has“expired.” Oh, that'scheered me up no end.

Alice - who,as you willremember, isreally calledMark - andNamibian,verysensibly, arewatching warfilms in theirtrucks, the

former sipping a beer withplans to write off theafternoon entirely.Retrieving my map ofOslo - it’s the first gig ofthe tour - Alice suggests,through a roar of SecondWorld War gunfire, not toworry where we’re going.'They’re about to blow upGermany in a minuteanyway.' Yes, but just incase the country is stillthere tomorrow, perhapsI'd better plan the route.

Despite the foulconditions, I’m unable toshun an interesting city infavour of sitting in a warmtruck. Even with theattraction of Tetleyteabags and an episodeof Jeeves and Woosterunder the duvet, I ventureout again - a fashion

Antwerp video store

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And then there were three..Transferring from Tina

Oh, the glitzLaundry in Antwerp's suburbs

Namibian and his kettle

martyr on two wheels.

It’s a fairly unspectacularcycle into Antwerp, throughmini-Istanbul, mergingseamlessly into Chinatownuntil, as you pass Sung WahSupermarkt, the imposingCentral Station hoves intoview. Known as the RailwayCathedral, it looks like abasilica, but today is clotheddecoratively in scaffolding.The ‘free map for youngtravellers’ is given to mewithout so much as a battedeyelid.(That’llteach"Mystic" toassume I’min myforties).Surprisingly,there is ahost ofattractionsin Antwerp,but fortonight it's live music.

De Muze Jazz Café is great.The pianist chats to me atthe bar, peering over myshoulder at my gig list - tosee if he's playing hereagain next week. MeanwhileGottfried, my cheery barcompanion discovers myname is Barny. 'Ha! Barny,like the Flinstones?' heasks. An ageing, zealousfan of vocal jazz, he buysme a beer and leavesbefore turning into apumpkin. Now, it seemsludicrous that all theseblasted health and safetyregulations emanate fromBelgium, yet the first bar Iwalk into here has meunable to breathe for thickcigarette smoke.

Things are going from badto worse: we’ve run out ofgas for the stove. I blameNamibian; he blames me -a stalemate. Would youbelieve we have a thirdback-up plan? One simplycannot tour without cupsof tea so we are - and Ihate to say this - ratherover-prepared for anykettle eventuality. Yet, thisis an inauspicious start toa new tour.

Oh, it’s notanother restday, by theway. There’sa frenzy ofrevvingdieselengines andopening oftrailer doorsready for the

onslaught. The AC/DCcontainers are here;flightcases are unloaded.Reloading into cavernous,black trailers - “BlackDeath” trailers - begins.Oh, the camaraderie atthe start of another rock nroll tour. Oslo here wecome. Well, anacceptable stab intoGermany here we come,would be more accurate.Norway is miles fromher

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If you aren’t a geek, you will probablybe confused when it comes to buyingyourself a new computer. You don’tknow where to start, so choosing amanufactured computer may be a goodway. However, manufactured computersare often more expensive than yourown built computers and they are alsohard to upgrade. Instead of buying amanufactured one, you should try tobuild your own with these followingpieces and basic advice given below.

Before buying the newcomputer, you will consideryour budget and your mainusage of the computer. If itis just to type up documentsand surf the web, youshouldn’t spend too muchon a powerful machine thatcan’t be taken fulladvantage of its power.Likewise, if your work isdesigning, your hardwareconfiguration must be goodenough to run graphicsoftware. After working outthese factors, you willchoose theorder ofcomponentsto buy.Additionally,researchingon price ofthehardwareamongprestigiouscomputerstores is thegood way to reduce thecost.

Although you often noticepopular brands, if in somecase you decide to buyunknown brands, youshould ask other previoususers for their feedback ofthe products as well asdoing some research ofyour own. If possible, you’dbetter ask your friends, thetech savvy person, to gowith you to choose theappropriate hardware. Tocalculate how much youwould pay on the hardware,you should buy someessential componentsarranged in order such asOptical Drive, for exampleCD or DVD Drive; a Mouse;

a Keyboard; a Case; aPower Supply; HDD (Harddisk drive); Mainboard,Monitor, etc... The othersyou consider then is CPU(Central Processing Unit),Graphics Card (GPU) andRAM if you use for eithergraphic design or playinggames. Bear in mind thatinquiring and searching forfull information of thecomponents is neverunnecessary.

Last but not least,choosing software is oneof the important parts.Which one you shouldinstall in your PC? For

instance, youhave to spend alot on WindowsOperatingSystem (OS),you can useLinux instead.Linux has manyseries ofoperatingsystems andcomes in many

different distributions suchas Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian.Its operating systems arepopular open-source (free)Moreover, rarely do virusescan run on theseorperating systems . It’sobvious that using freesoftware can save you alot.

As soon as you finishreading it, you should try todo whether in pretence(recommended if you are anew beginner), or in truth.After that, you ask techsavvy people to know howmuch you can save andhow much you can finish itefficiently. Good luck withthe mission!

Linux can be a goodchoice, in consideration

of free operating

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Set 1 – 29 November 2009Prologue:

A conversation between two girls:

A: I'm very confused, I need your advice. I don't

know if I should approach a guy.

B: Why? What's happened to you?

A: I have crush on a guy at my working place.

He's not very handsome but he is nice and

lovely. We work at the same department but

I've never found a chance to talk to him. He's a

marketing executive and I'm just a salesperson.

I just can observe him from a distance. Please

help me. Every time I made attempt to

approach him, my heart seemed to fall out of

my chest. What can I do now?

B: Listen, listen up. Are you serious? What do

you know about him?

A: I knew him one month ago. I know his name.

That's all. And he's very kind to everyone and

my friends like him too. But no one ever make

conversation with him. I'm going to quit my job

in one week. I have no time to waste. Can you

give me any suggestion?

B: Okay, calm down. I think you need to go

through some steps. First step, you should

have talk with him first to see if he's got

girlfriend or not and...

A: I don't care if he's got a girlfriend.

B: oh, okay, okay. I see. So let's move on.

Hmm, second step, again try to make most of

any chance to have a talk to him first. Topics

can depend on real situation at that time. You

can go nowhere in your relationship with him if

you just observe him from afar. Right?

     ...

A: I know but HOW TO? Run into him and say

sorry and...

B: I don't know. Maybe he got hurt hundreds of

times like that and that don't impress him

much.

A: So what i can do now?

     ...

Topic 1:

Put yourself in girl A's shoes.

            Would you decide to approach that

object? If yes, how are you going to do that? If

no, give reasons why you are not approach

him?

            If that person has girlfriend or boyfriend

already, would you act like the girl A does?

(Recommended by Jasmine)

Topic 2: Role-playingA golden chance has come to the girl A. One

day, her object comes and returns the ID card

that she left at the working place. While her

heart is beating out of control, she tries to calm

down and make the most of this chance.

Imagine you are in the similar situation, try to

drive the conversation with your object the way

you want it to go.

Student A: you are talking to the person in your

dream. So calm down and make use of that

golden chance. Try to get his contact address

(email, cell phone...) cleverly

Student B: (the student A's object) your

intention is to give the ID card to her/him. You

know few things about this one so just make a

usual conversation with him/her.

(Recommended by Jasmine)

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Speaking Topic

Set 2 – 13 December 2009Topic 1PrologueGenius is made, not bornThere’s no undeniable fact that the brain canbe trained: a combination of natural born talenton specific field and trainings starting at theearly age till grown-up. Some can rememberspecific details, some can make complexcalculation in seconds, some can understand awhole page content of a book at the firstglimpse. Scientists call those types of peopleare genius. A study has shown that theyweren’t born to be genius but they did haveextraordinary childhood trainings. They areliving proofs of an amazing theory that ordinarypeople can turn to be talents.Special life trainings are more important thannatural talent. Despite the misconception thatmen’s brain are better at understand mathsand logic, giving them an advantage in gamessuch as chess, Susan still beat with men overthe chess game and become the world’s firstfemale chess master. She believes that shedoesn’t possess a special gift of chess masterand her remarkable ability have been trainedby her father, who believed that the possibilityof making his child to be genius despite sexgender. Link here· What are trainings if ordinary people

want to be genius?· Do you want to be genius at specific

field? Why or why not?· Do you agree with the theory that

“genius made by extraordinary efforts”?· What are your strengths? Is it

considered as a genius? Do you wantto enhance skills you’ve already have?How to boost its level?

· What are downsides of being a genius?Do disadvantages outweigh advantagesof being genius?

· What types of things do you think mendo better than women and vice versa?Do you think through trainings men orwomen can do better than the other?

· Do you think educating children at theearly age is very good start for his orher education? And why ?

· Do you agree that “stupid questions turnout to be creative and genius “sometimes ?

(Recommended by AngelVy)

Topic 2You are a kid at the age of 3 to 5 years old.You are outside the store waiting for your momto finish shopping. You want to be home earlybefore the cartoon starts but your mom’sshopping will last in 2 hours. A woman walksup and says “ Hi I’m your neighbour. I can giveyou a ride home so you don’t have to wait”.You’re very anxious to watch the movie butscared of going with a stranger. The womanwants to kidnap you and sell you for a organsseller. The seller will operate your body andtake all your organs inside. The woman is veryclever at manipulating people including kids toget what she wants. The scenario could takeplace from when the woman meet the kid untilthe kid is kidnapped depending on two people’sconversation.In the role playing topic, 2 students will make aconversation between the woman and the kid.

*Student A : imagine to be a kid, very innocentand you trust anyone you met once. Yourneighbour, the woman, seem very nice to youand you don’t doubt much about her. What’s onyour mind is your mom’s messages that youhave to wait until your mom finish and backhome together and don’t go with strangeralone.

* Student B : imagine to be a relentlessly cruel

woman. One organ part such as eyes, could be

sold 10.000 US dollars for those who want to

replace their eyes. You have to lure her to your

home at any of cost. You are totally blind and

eclipsed by dollars.

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Set 3 – 27 December 2009Topic 1:

The story that a university student attacks his

teacher with acid as he fails the English exam

and cannot get the degree has caused a stir in

public opinion. You can know more about this

story via this link.

[http://www.tuoitre.com.vn/Tianyon/Index.aspx?

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Some feel sympathy for him as they think that

spending four hard years at the university

without receiving the degree to earn a living did

lead him to the deadlock while others are

discontented with his cruel action to his

teacher.

· How about your own opinion about the

student’s action? Which side of the

argument do you agree?

· What are the underlying causes of such

grievous situation?

Topic 2: Role-playing

Your friend has just failed the university

entrance examination and felt extremely

depressed as he/she thinks that his/her failure

would close every door to a successful future

life. As his or her close friend, you try your best

to comfort and give some pieces of useful

advice to your friend.

Role A: as the friend who fails the exam,

showing your despair and worries about a

gloomy future

Role B: as the close friend, try to comfort the

friend and give advice on what can be done

Set 4 – 10 January 2009Topic 1It is believed that the government sometimestries to hide some secrets that should berevealed to public (such secrets sooner or latercould be clearly stated on the Internet by someconfidential persons, however). Do you agreeor disagree with such belief? Use specificreasons to support your answer.If you do, so why do you think the governmentis trying to conceal it?(Recommended by Heart)Topic 2 Idea linking gameThis game is to test to your creativity in linkingideas by ONE or TWO words only. It is not adifficult game but being fast is a key to win asyou do not want to give your competitors timeto think of more challenge words.Instruction: a person initiate a word, the nextperson has to quickly give another word thatrepresents an idea linking to that shown by thefirst word. Then the turn passes to the next.Only linking between two successive words isrequired. The more specific a word is, the lessidea the next player can think of. Time to givean answer is decided by the host or aconsensus of members’ suggestions.Example: the initiating word is “water”à lakeà fishà fish ballà Hanoià literature templeà stone tabletà tortoise headsà ?