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Tran Kieu Hanh
Chu Thi Huyen Mi
Dinh Thi Thu Trang
Pham Thuy Duong
ENGLISH B2
LISTENING
&
SPEAKING
VNU - ULIS
THE FACULTY OF ENGLISH
NN2-NVCL DIVISION
Student's book
ENGLISH B2: LISTENING & SPEAKING Student’s Book
CONTENT
Unit Theme Listening
Speaking
Page
Skill
Focus
Exam
Focus
Focus Topic
Unit 1 Health Listening for details Part 1
Part 2
Causes of obesity
Ways to lose weight Full Test Practice 01
Unit 2 Food Listening for gist
Part 1
Part 2
Benefits of breakfast
Benefits of home cooking Full Test Practice 16
Unit 3 Sports Identifying distractors Part 1
Part 2
Benefits of sports to children
Disadvantages of competitive sports at
schools
Full Test Practice 29
Unit 4 Language Skill review Part 1
Part 2
Advantages of Esperanto
Ways to improve English skills Full Test Practice 44
Unit 5 Technology Understanding transitional
expressions
Part 2
Part 3
Benefits of computer
Benefits of robot Full Test Practice 54
Unit 6 Communication Note taking
Part 2
Part 3
Importance of face
-
to
-
face communication
Benefits of social networking Full Test Practice 70
Unit 7 Environmental
issues Paraphrasing Part 2
Part 3
Reasons for wildlife extinction
Ways to promote the use of eco-friendly
products
Full Test Practice 82
Unit 8 Tourism Skill review Part 2
Part 3
Benefits of tourism
Drawbacks of tourism Full Test Practice 99
Unit 9 Culture
Making inference and
Drawing Conclusions 3 parts
Tips to overcome cultural shock
Ways to learn about a new culture Full Test Practice 111
Unit 10 Social issues Summarizing 3 parts Ways of helping others
Benefits of social skills to children Full Test Practice 127
Unit 11 Gender Identifying the speaker’s
purpose and meaning 3 parts Benefits of gender equality
Benefits of sharing housework Full Test Practice 142
Unit 12 Business Skill review 3 parts Qualities of a successful entrepreneur
Tips to succeed in business Full Test Practice 164
1
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NIT
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H
EALTH
Objectives: Vocabulary about Health and related themes
Listening: Listening for details, Part 1 &2
Speaking: Exam Practice on Health theme
[U1]
P
ART
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V
OCABULARY
B
UILDING
Exercise 1. Complete the gaps in the text below using words from the box.
How to improve your diet
Make sure that you eat a _____________ [1] of foods. It is important to eat from all five
food groups.
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. These contain vital __________[2] and leading
dietitians recommend eating at least two ___________ [3] of fruit and three of vegetables
every day.
Try to ______________ [4] a healthy weight. Being too thin can cause as many health
problems as being ___________ [5]. Remember, the correct weight for you depends on
many different ____________ [6] including your age, height and sex.
Eat moderate portions and don't be tempted to order a larger size when eating out.
Skipping meals can lead to ______________ [7] as you will be much hungrier later, so be
sure to eat regularly if you want to curb your appetite.
You don't need to eliminate all of your favourite foods but do check the ____________ [8]
on food labels and make sure that you reduce your intake of foods that are high in fats,
sugar and salt.
factors ingredients maintain nutrients
overeating overweight servings variety
2
If you have a food allergy, make sure you avoid any of the ingredients that can trigger
an attack.
Exercise 2. Match these words and phrases with words from the advice in 1.
1. very important __________________
2. food scientists __________________
3. neither small nor large_________________
4. servings __________________
5. missing out on __________________
6. limit __________________
7. desire to eat __________________
8. totally remove __________________
9. a condition that causes illness if you eat
certain foods__________________
10. activate __________________
Exercise 3. Match the words with their definitions.
1. nutrition A. cooked or prepared at home
2. fitness B. substances taken into a body and how they affect health
3. home-prepared C. the degree to which people keep clean
4. risky D. condition of being physically fit and healthy
5. hygiene E. involving the possibility of something bad happen
D
ICTATION AND
V
OCABULARY
R
EVIEW
Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks. You will listen ONCE only.
Debbie Good afternoon. My name's Debbie Green and I'm going to give you a short but
hopefully interesting introduction to working at this hospital. I'll start with some guidelines
about __________________ [1] and fitness er, because a hospital environment can be stressful,
and so we always encourage our staff to stay fit and have a healthy lifestyle. So, just a few tips
first. As you know, the key to good health is eating what we call a __________________ [2] many
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people don't do this, however. For one thing, they don't eat enough fruit and vegetables or
__________________ [3] food. When you feel hungry, it's often too easy to grab something quick.
because you're tired or busy. Cooking a healthy meal takes longer, and this is often why people
__________________ [4] sandwiches and fast food instead. Please - don't fall into this unhealthy
trap.
Of course, you have to do a little exercise and keep fit as well. I know you'll have a lot of work
and may not have time to join a gym but consider how often you take the lift, rather than the
stairs, or how often you drive rather than walk. Health wise, it may just be a question of doing
things differently, rather than starting a very __________________ [5] sport.
In fact, being generally active is much healthier than doing lots of exercise just occasionally. As
you know, this can be as risky for your heart as being inactive! As long as you do at least an
hour's exercise a day - and some of you will do more than that at work - you'll find that you
don't lie ________________ [6] at night worrying about the next day - and that's the main
advantage of exercise. Remember - this is a hospital, and you are supposed to be the healthiest
people here!
Moving on to health and safety, I want to point out that it's quite OK to take a break any time
that you're not busy. We know that when there's an __________________ [7] you may have to
miss that cup of tea or coffee in the canteen or wherever you go, but generally you shouldn't
work for more than three hours without a break, otherwise your __________________ [8] will
drop and you could then make a careless mistake.
Another important issue is __________________ [9]. You're all trained to clean your hands at
work, but remember that __________________ [10] can live for a long time, so please make sure
that you don't leave even a small amount of rubbish around there are brooms in the cupboards,
so use them We do have cleaners, but they aren't always here when you need them. I'm afraid,
and a little dirt can soon build up.