In pairs: Look at the pictures. Do you know these people and what they have done? Do you think they are inspiring? What do you think makes a person inspiring?

(Theo cặp: Quan sát các bức tranh. Bạn có biết những người này và họ đã làm gì không? Bạn có nghĩ rằng họ đang truyền cảm hứng? Bạn nghĩ điều gì khiến một người truyền cảm hứng?)

c. In pairs: Do you think the people in the pictures and the Listening are inspiring? Who do you find the most inspiring?

(Theo cặp: Bạn có nghĩ những người trong tranh và Bài nghe có truyền cảm hứng không? Bạn thấy ai là người truyền cảm hứng nhất?)

a. Read the biography about Nellie Bly. What can be said about her? Choose the correct answer.

(Đọc tiểu sử về Nellie Bly. Có thể nói gì về cô ấy? Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

1. She was a brave woman who changed her field and the world.

(Cô ấy là một người phụ nữ dũng cảm đã thay đổi lĩnh vực của mình và thế giới.)

2. She was a highly successful woman who was inspired by other women.

(Cô ấy là một người phụ nữ rất thành công và được những người phụ nữ khác truyền cảm hứng.)

Nellie Bly was an American journalist, best known for her investigative reporting. She also made the fastest trip around the world.

She was born in 1864 in Pennsylvania, the United States. Her parents named her Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She started her career in 1885 after writing an angry response to an article called What Girls Are Good For in the Pittsburgh Dispatch. They were impressed and gave her a job. In her first article, she argued that not all women needed to get married, and that they should have better opportunities. She then used the name Nellie Bly for the rest of her career.

After leaving the Pittsburgh Dispatch, Nellie was rejected from jobs because newspapers wouldn't hire a woman. She finally got a job at the New York World by agreeing to pretend to be mentally unwell to investigate a mental asylum. Her report exposed the asylum's conditions, and it was forced to improve its patient care. f, she wrote about many difficult issues, and most of them are in support of women's lives.

In 1889, inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days, she took a trip around the world. The idea was rejected by her newspaper at first because "no one but a man can do this", but finally her editor agreed. She traveled alone for most of it, an unusual thing for women to do at the time. She actually met Jules Verne in France and completed the trip after 72 days, setting a world record.

In her later years, Nellie Bly returned to journalism. She wrote reports about World War I and problems that impacted women. Nellie Bly died in 1922 at the age of 57. Her life has inspired dozens of movies, TV series, and books.

b. Match the bold words in the text with their definitions.

(Nối những từ in đậm trong văn bản với định nghĩa của chúng.)

1. _________ (old use) a hospital where people who are mentally ill can be cared for

2. _________ involving examining an event or situation to find out the truth

3. _________ create a feeling that someone/something is very good or interesting

4. _________ refuse to accept or consider something

5. _________ show something that is usually hidden

c. Now, read and answer the questions.

(Bây giờ hãy đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true EXCEPT_________.

(Theo đoạn 2, tất cả những điều sau đây đều đúng NGOẠI TRỪ)

A. Nellie Bly wasn't happy with career options women had back then

(Nellie Bly không hài lòng với những lựa chọn nghề nghiệp mà phụ nữ có vào thời đó)

B. Elizabeth Jane Cochran wrote her first article under the name Nellie Bly

 (Elizabeth Jane Cochran viết bài báo đầu tiên của mình dưới cái tên Nellie Bly)

C. Nellie Bly was interested in writing about women's lives

(Nellie Bly thích viết về cuộc sống của phụ nữ)

2. The word pretend in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.

(Từ pretend ở đoạn 3 có nghĩa gần nhất với)

A. put on an act

(thực hiện một hành động)

B. imagine

(tưởng tượng)

C. say

(nói)

3. How did Nellie Bly get her job at the New York World? _________

(Làm thế nào Nellie Bly có được công việc của mình tại New York World?)

4. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3?

(Điều nào sau đây có thể được suy ra từ đoạn 3?)

A. The mental hospital treated its patients badly.

(Bệnh viện tâm thần đối xử tệ với bệnh nhân của mình.)

B. Nellie Bly was already well known as a journalist before she wrote for the New York World.

(Nellie Bly đã nổi tiếng với tư cách là một nhà báo trước khi cô viết bài cho tờ New York World.)

C. Nellie didn't have any difficulty getting into the hospital.

(Nellie không gặp khó khăn gì khi vào bệnh viện.)

5. Why did Nellie Bly make a trip around the world? _________

(Tại sao Nellie Bly lại thực hiện chuyến đi vòng quanh thế giới?)

e. In pairs: What do you think about Nellie Bly?

(Theo cặp: Bạn nghĩ gì về Nellie Bly?)

a. Read about using time expressions, then read the biography about Nellie Bly again and circle the time expressions that were used.

(Đọc về cách sử dụng biểu thức thời gian, sau đó đọc lại tiểu sử về Nellie Bly và khoanh tròn các biểu thức thời gian đã được sử dụng.)

b. Fill in the blanks with at the age of, as a, during, or for.

(Điền vào chỗ trống at the age of, as a, while, hoặc for.)

1. She learned how to play the piano _________ four.

2. ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________ his teenage years, he learned how to paint with various great painters of the time.

3. He spent most of his free time exploring the country ____________ boy.

4. _______________ over 20 years, he fought for the freedom of his country.

a. You're working on a project about inspiring people. In pairs: Student B, Student A, you want to find out about Yvonne Young Clark. Ask Student B questions and complete the notes below.

(Bạn đang thực hiện một dự án về việc truyền cảm hứng cho mọi người. Làm theo cặp: Học sinh B, Học sinh A, các em muốn tìm hiểu về Yvonne Young Clark. Đặt câu hỏi cho Học sinh B và hoàn thành các ghi chú bên dưới.)

Yvonne Young Clark (known as Y.Y.) - "The First Lady of Engineering"

Early life:

•____________: was born in Houston, Texas, the USA

• loved _________ as a child

•____________: attended Howard University

• only woman in her class and the first woman to earn a degree in mechanical engineering

Career and achievements:

• struggled to find jobs because of her skin color and gender

•____________: got married and moved to Tennessee at the age of 25

• worked as _________ at Tennessee State University for the next 55 years

• first female member of her department

• worked for __________ during her summer breaks

• contributed to the development of the engine of the rocket Saturn V and the box used to bring moon samples back

Death and influence:

• received many awards for her contributions

• ___________: died at the age of _________

• A scholarship in her name was established at Tennessee State University.

b. Swap roles and repeat. Answer Student B's questions about Nguyên Ngoc Ky.

(Đổi vai và lặp lại. Trả lời câu hỏi của học sinh B về Nguyên Ngọc Ký.)

Nguyên Ngoc Ky - Vietnamese teacher and writer

Early life:

• June 28, 1947: was born in Hai Hau, Nam Dinh Province

• got sick at the age of four and couldn't use his arms afterwards

• wanted to go to school as a boy but wasn't allowed

• learned to write with his feet

• 1963: got 5*' place in a math competition and given an award by President Hô Chi Minh

• 1960s: studied literature at Bai hoc Tong hop ik, Noi

Career and achievements:

• as a young man, became a teacher in his hometown

• 1993: received the title "Outstanding Teacher"

• 2005: Vietnam Book of Records awarded him the title "First Teacher to Use His Feet to Write"

Death and influence:

• September 28, 1970: died at the age of 75

• Vietnamese students are still taught about him as an example of why you should believe in yourself.

a. Read the biography about Nellie Bly again. In which paragraph are the following phrases used? Write the paragraph numbers (1-5) on the lines.

(Đọc lại tiểu sử về Nellie Bly. Những cụm từ sau được sử dụng trong đoạn văn nào? Viết số đoạn văn (1-5) trên các dòng.)

Useful language

Talking about interests:

____ He showed an interest in ...

____ She developed an interest for ...

Talking about career:

____ She started (her career)

____ He worked as/for ...

____ She contributed to ...

Talking about achievements:

____ She was best known for ...

____ He was considered ...

____ He was remembered as ...

b. Use the information in the Listening and the Useful Language box to write sentences for their biographies.

(Sử dụng thông tin trong hộp Nghe và Ngôn ngữ hữu ích để viết câu cho tiểu sử của họ.)

Bruce Lee: ____

Marie Curie: ____

General Vo Nguyên Giap: ____

Now, write a biography about Yvonne Young Clark or Nguyên Ngoc Ky. Use the Writing Skill box, the reading model, and your speaking notes to help you. Write 180-200 words.

(Bây giờ, hãy viết tiểu sử về Yvonne Young Clark hoặc Nguyên Ngọc Ký. Sử dụng hộp Kỹ năng Viết, mẫu bài đọc và ghi chú nói của bạn để giúp bạn. Viết 180-200 từ.)