🔁 1. Ôn tập – 10 phút
🔁 Ôn thẻ từ vựng đến hạn
🧠 Nhớ lại buổi trước (không xem tài liệu)
- 4 bước phát triển một ý (buổi 5) là gì?
- Kể 3 cụm động từ về thói quen (stick to…).
- Mô tả một triệu chứng với bác sĩ bằng 2 câu.
Trả lời to hoặc viết ra giấy, rồi mới mở lại buổi trước để kiểm tra.
✍️ 2. Đầu vào – 20 phút
Some people think that governments should spend more money on preventing illness, while others believe that treating people who are already ill should be the priority. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
So sánh
Lặp lại (kiểu band 5):
Governments can spend money on prevention. Prevention includes campaigns about healthy eating. Campaigns about healthy eating can help people. When people are healthy, people do not need treatment.
Có liên kết (band 6):
Governments can spend money on prevention, such as campaigns that encourage people to eat more healthily and exercise regularly. These measures are relatively cheap, and they can reduce the number of people who develop serious illnesses later in life. As a result, fewer patients need expensive hospital treatment, which saves money for the whole healthcare system.
Điền từ thay thế phù hợp
- Many cities have introduced free health checks. checks allow doctors to find problems early.
- Both prevention and treatment matter, but is usually much cheaper.
- Some patients need urgent surgery. cannot be delayed.
- Hospitals are often overcrowded, and makes it hard for doctors to give each patient enough time.
🧩 3. Ngôn ngữ trọng tâm – 10 phút: cụm từ chủ đề y tế
| Cụm | Ví dụ |
|---|---|
| public health campaign | A public health campaign can change people’s habits. |
| chronic illness | Chronic illnesses such as diabetes need long-term care. |
| put pressure on | An ageing population puts pressure on hospitals. |
| early diagnosis | Early diagnosis makes treatment more successful. |
| a burden on the healthcare system | Preventable diseases are a burden on the healthcare system. |
✍️ 4. Thực hành – 25 phút (viết 40 phút nếu luyện như thi thật)
📝 Viết bài Task 2
Some people think that governments should spend more money on preventing illness, while others believe that treating people who are already ill should be the priority.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
👀 Xem bài mẫu tham khảo (sau khi đã viết xong)
Bài mẫu tham khảo do khóa học viết, khoảng 285 từ. Ví dụ mang tính phổ biến, không phải số liệu y tế thật.
While some people argue that governments should focus their health budgets on preventing illness, others believe that caring for people who are already sick must come first. In my opinion, although treatment will always be essential, governments should invest more in prevention, because it brings greater long-term benefits.
On the one hand, there are strong arguments for prioritising treatment. People who are seriously ill need help immediately, and no government can ignore patients waiting for surgery or cancer care. Such needs are urgent, whereas the benefits of prevention may not appear for many years. Moreover, in many countries hospitals are already overcrowded and short of staff, and this means that cutting their budgets could put lives at risk.
On the other hand, I believe that prevention is a wiser use of public money in the long run. Many common illnesses, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, are closely linked to lifestyle factors like diet, smoking and lack of exercise. Governments can reduce these risks through public health campaigns, free health checks and safe spaces for exercise. Such measures are relatively cheap compared with years of hospital treatment, and they allow doctors to diagnose problems early, when they are easier to treat. As a result, fewer people develop chronic illnesses, which reduces the burden on the healthcare system as a whole.
In conclusion, while treating sick people must remain a priority, I believe governments should spend a larger share of their health budgets on prevention. In the long term, the former is likely to reduce the need for the latter.
👉 Sau khi viết: khoanh tròn mọi từ thay thế (this, these, such, they, the former…). Mũi tên nối mỗi từ với thứ nó chỉ đến – có rõ ràng không?
💼 Dùng ngay – đề xuất chương trình sức khỏe ở nơi làm việc (thêm 5–10 phút)
📝 Viết email đề xuất (80–100 từ)
Write an email to your HR manager suggesting one simple initiative to improve staff health and well-being. Explain the idea, why it would help, and how much effort or cost is involved.
👀 Xem bài mẫu tham khảo (sau khi đã viết xong)
Bài mẫu tham khảo do khóa học viết.
Dear Ms Huong,
I'd like to suggest a simple idea to improve staff well-being: a 10-minute stretching session every afternoon at 3 p.m.
Many colleagues sit at their desks for most of the day and say they feel tired and stiff by mid-afternoon. A short break like this could help people feel more energetic and concentrate better for the rest of the day.
The cost would be very low. Volunteers could take turns to lead the session, using free online videos. Could we try it for a month and then ask staff for feedback?
Best regards, Quang
📚 Từ vựng của buổi
- prevention – phòng ngừa
Prevention is better than cure.
- treatment – điều trị
The treatment lasted six months.
- public health – y tế công cộng
Clean water is vital for public health.
- campaign – chiến dịch
The anti-smoking campaign was successful.
- chronic illness – bệnh mãn tính
Chronic illnesses need long-term care.
- life expectancy – tuổi thọ trung bình
Life expectancy has risen in many countries.
- healthcare system – hệ thống y tế
The healthcare system is under pressure.
- the former – cái trước (trong hai cái vừa nhắc)
Of prevention and treatment, the former is cheaper.
- the latter – cái sau (trong hai cái vừa nhắc)
The latter is more urgent.
- such measures – những biện pháp như vậy
Such measures can save lives.
✅ 5. Tự kiểm tra – 10 phút
✅ Tự kiểm tra
Nghe lại bản ghi của mình và tích những điểm bạn đã làm được. Ô tích chỉ lưu trên máy này.
🗓️ Tổng kết tuần 2 – Health and lifestyle
- Listening: Part 1 bẫy kép – chọn thông tin cuối cùng được xác nhận.
- Reading: matching headings – chọn theo chức năng cả đoạn.
- Writing Task 1: biểu đồ cột nhiều nhóm – xu hướng chung + điểm đảo chiều · thư hỏi thông tin trang trọng.
- Speaking: từ vựng chính xác (exhausted, drowsy), nối âm, cụm động từ về thói quen.
- Writing Task 2: liên kết câu bằng từ thay thế.
- Dùng ngay: đăng ký phòng khám, hỏi bảo hiểm, xin nghỉ ốm, mô tả triệu chứng, đề xuất chương trình sức khỏe.