VOCABULARY SET 14: INDULGING CHILDREN
Vocabulary:
ấ ợ ự i, tiêu c c, có h iạ 1. adverse (adj): b t l
ặ ớ ố ề gì 2. cope with sth (collocation): đ i m t v i đi u
ướ ạ ừ c đo t t ai cái gì 3. deprive sb of sth (collocation): t
ạ tri nể 4. developmental stage (collocation): giai đo n phát
ố th mả 5. dire (adj): tàn kh c, thê
ẫ tình 6. inadvertently (adv) inadvertent (adj): ng u nhiên, vô
ề ề theo 7. indulge (v) indulgence (n) indulgent (adj): nuông chi u hay chi u
ễ dãi 8. lenient (adj): khoan dung, nhân h u, dậ
ệ ề quá 9. overindulgence (np): vi c nuông chi u thái
ề ế ệ ấ mẹ 10. parenting problem (collocation): v n đ liên quan đ n vi c làm cha
ệ nhân 11. personal hygiene (np): v sinh cá
ị niên 12. preadolescent (adj): v thành
ỏ c uầ 13. satisfy all the needs (collocation): th a mãn các nhu
14. spoonfeed (vp): (nghĩa đen) xúc c m;ơ (nghĩa bóng) quá chi uề chu ngộ ai đó, t oạ đi uề ki nệ quá dễ
dàng cho ai đó
iợ 15. unfavourable (adj): b tấ l
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. although /I / often / indulge / favourite / chocolates /I / maintain / healthy / weight / exercise/daily.
2. by / give out / print / sheets / facts / theories / teachers / spoonfeed / us / what / we / need / exam.
3. children / third world / country / very ill / and / dire / need / clean water.
4. there / a lot / website / organisation / that / help / young parent / deal / parenting problem.
5. you / cannot / function / proper / when / you / deprive / sleep
Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English
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ng ộ ả cu c vô tình gánh ph i.
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ệ ả ữ ữ ả ả ườ i xung quanh kh iỏ
ữ ậ ấ ể ộ 3. M t trong nh ng cách hi u qu nh t đ chúng ta b o v b n thân và nh ng ng ệ b nh t ệ ệ t là nh ng kĩ năng v sinh cá nhân hoàn h o.ả
ả ứ ấ ợ ủ ộ ư ế ậ ấ ấ ớ ố 4. Nh n ra ph n ng b t l i c a anh y v i thu c, chúng tôi v i đ a anh y đ n b nh ệ vi n.ệ
ị ữ ở ớ ế ớ ế ể ộ ờ 5. Các con tin b giam gi ỗ ọ trong m t th i gian dài đ n n i h không th xoay s v i th gi i bên ngoài.
Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
Parents often give children everything they ask for and do what they like. Is it good for children?
What are the consequences when they grow up?
1 children has become a common 2 in many modern families. From my
impacts on children and also results
perspective, this practice may create some immediate 3 in longterm consequences for them.
In the short term, it is possible that 4
causes some delay to the process in which children learn important life skills. This can be seen in a variety of age groups, ranging from toddlers to teenagers. In Vietnam, for example, many overcaring parents 5 their children until they are five or six, in which they should have already been able to eat independently. Also in Vietnam, the 6 there is a common practice that parents assist their 7 children in taking a bath or a shower. As a result, children may fail to acquire basic 8 skills at the right time.
In the long run, the consequences are even more 9
of their children, they may 11
as overindulged children grow up. If parents unconditionally 10 make their children become overreliant on other people. When these children enter adulthood, the inability to live independently can cause some difficulties for them to maintain their overall wellbeing; for instance, they may be unaware of what to do when they catch a fever. Furthermore, it is a norm that overindulgent and do not require children to face the consequences of their misbehaviour. parents are 12
children of the opportunities to learn from mistakes, which may cause
In general, this 13 their problemsolving skills to be severely lacking in the future.
From the issues outlined above, one can conclude that overindulgence may produce a number of 14 effects on children, including the delay in gaining crucial life skills such as selffeeding and the longterm consequence of lacking the ability 15 as adults in the future.
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Key:
Task 1:
1. Although I often indulge in my favourite chocolates, I maintain a healthy weight by exercising daily.
2. By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoonfed us with what we needed for the exam.
3. The children in third world countries are very ill and in dire need of clean water.
4. There are a lot of websites and organisations that help young parents deal with their parenting problems.
5. You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.
Task 2: Answers may vary
1. Probably the most horrific consequences of violence are the inadvertent injuries or deaths of innocent bystanders.
2. When the principal is out of the building, the teachers seem to be more lenient with their students.
3. One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves and others from illness is perfect personal hygiene skills.
4. Realizing his intense adverse reaction to the drug, we rushed him to the hospital.
5. The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.
Task 3:
Parents often give children everything they ask for and do what they like. Is it good for children?
What are the consequences when they grow up?
(1) Indulging children has become a common (2) parenting problem in many modern families. From my perspective, this practice may create some immediate (3) adverse impacts on children and also results in longterm consequences for them.
In the short term, it is possible that (4) overindulgence causes some delay to the process in which children learn important life skills. This can be seen in a variety of age groups, ranging from toddlers to teenagers. In Vietnam, for example, many overcaring parents (5) spoonfeed their children until they are five or six, the (6) developmental stage in which they should have already been able to eat independently. Also in Vietnam, there is a common practice that parents assist their (7) preadolescent children in taking a bath or a shower. As a result, children may fail to acquire basic (8) personal hygiene skills at the right time.
In the long run, the consequences are even more (9) dire as overindulged children grow up. If parents unconditionally (10) satisfy all the needs of their children, they may (11) inadvertently make their children become overreliant on other people. When these children enter adulthood, the inability to live independently can cause some difficulties for them to maintain their overall wellbeing; for instance, they may be unaware of what to do when they catch a fever. Furthermore, it is a norm that overindulgent parents are (12) lenient and do not require children to face the consequences of their misbehaviour. In general, this (13) deprives children of the opportunities to learn from mistakes, which may cause their problemsolving skills to be severely lacking in the future.
From the issues outlined above, one can conclude that overindulgence may produce a number of (14) unfavourable effects on children, including the delay in gaining crucial life skills such as selffeeding and the longterm consequence of lacking the ability to (15) cope with problems as adults in the future.
285 words, written by Tu Pham
