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VII. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Expressing agreement and disagreement
1. Listen and complete a conversation with the expressions from the box. Then practise it in pairs. 🎧
| A. I'm afraid I disagree B. Absolutely C. You're right D. I'm sorry, but |
Mum: Mai, Dad and I would like you to be a shop assistant.
Mai: (1) _____ that's not possible. I want to go to medical school and become a surgeon.
Mum: (2) _____. It's not easy to be a surgeon.
Mai: (3) _____. But I'm sure I can.
Mum: Besides medical knowledge, a surgeon must have physical and mental strength. Most surgeons are also men...
Mai: (4) _____. That's why we need more women surgeons. We can be as good as men.
2. Work in pairs. Have similar conversations expressing agreement and disagreement about other jobs. Use the expressions below to help you.
| Useful expressions |
| Agreement | Disagreement |
| • You're right. • I couldn't agree more. • Absolutely. | • That's not true. • I'm afraid I disagree. • I'm sorry, but... |
CLIL
1. Read the text and fill the timeline about women's football.
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
It is commonly thought that football is a sport for men. In fact, it is a sport for women, too. The first recorded football matches between women took place in 1890s in Scotland and England. Women's football became very popular during the First World War when women started working in the factories. In 1921, however, the Football Association (FA) decided that the game was not suitable for
women.
The ban lasted for 50 years until it was finally lifted in 1971. In the same year, France and the Netherlands played the first official women's international football match. However, it took 20 years for the first FIFA Women's World Cup to happen in 1991 in Asia. Since then, the competition has been held every four years.
Nowadays, like men's football, women's football is becoming more and more popular. Women's professional football has developed significantly and the Women's World Cup has drawn worldwide interests.
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
First recorded FA's ban start FA's ban lift First official women's First FIFA Women's
matches international football match World Cup
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2. Work in groups. Fill the timeline about women's football in Viet Nam.
| 1. _________________ | 2. _________________ | 3. _________________ | 4. _________________ | 5. _________________ |
| Women's football team establishment | First official match | First gold medal in the SEA Games | First AFF Women's Championship | Most recent AFF Women's Championship |
