Great role models for lifelong learning

(Những tấm gương điển hình cho việc học tập suốt đời)

1. Work in pairs. One of you is A, and the other is B. A reads the information card about Uncle Ho. B reads the information card about Marie Curie below.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Một bạn là A, một bạn là B. A đọc phiếu thông tin về Bác Hồ. B đọc thẻ thông tin về Marie Curie bên dưới.)

Student A's card

Uncle Ho as a lifelong learner

- Managed to learn every day throughout his life (e.g. by reading and writing until midnight after a working day)

- Learnt to speak French, English, Chinese, Italian, German, and Russian (mainly through self-study, had an effective way to learn new words: writing them on pieces of paper or his arms and revising them throughout the day)

- Kept fit and healthy (e.g. by doing exercise every day, doing traditional martial arts, and enjoying physical activities)

Student B's card

Marie Curie as a lifelong learner

- Managed to go to university (because there were no universities accepting women in her country, Poland, she moved to France and studied physics and maths at the Sorbonne University)

- Spent a lot of time studying (e.g. studied on her own while working as a governess or tutor, borrowed books from the library, registered for many different courses at university)

- Won prizes (was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and another Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911)

2. A talks about Uncle Ho as a lifelong learner. B listens and completes the notes. Then compare your notes.

(A nói về Bác Hồ là người học suốt đời. B lắng nghe và hoàn thành ghi chú. Sau đó so sánh ghi chú của bạn.)

3. Switch roles. B talks about Marie Curie as a lifelong learner. A listens and completes the notes. Then compare your notes.

(Đổi vai. B nói về Marie Curie như một người học suốt đời. A lắng nghe và hoàn thành ghi chú. Sau đó so sánh ghi chú của bạn.)

4. Use your notes to talk about Uncle Ho or Marie Curie as great role models for lifelong learning. What can you learn from them? Present your talk to the class.

(Sử dụng ghi chú của bạn để nói về Bác Hồ hoặc Marie Curie như những tấm gương tuyệt vời cho việc học tập suốt đời. Bạn có thể học được gì từ họ? Trình bày bài nói của bạn trước lớp.)