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4 Work in groups. What do you think about these habits which have been long practised by children in Viet Nam? Would you like to preserve them? Why/Why not?
1. hand-written homework
2. playing traditional games like hide and seek,elastic-band jumping, skipping, and catch the chickens
3. crossing one’s hands in the front and bowingwhen you greet a person of seniority
4. obeying your parents/teachers without talking back
2. playing traditional games like hide and seek,elastic-band jumping, skipping, and catch the chickens
3. crossing one’s hands in the front and bowingwhen you greet a person of seniority
4. obeying your parents/teachers without talking back
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Gợi ý câu trả lời:
1. hand-written homework (viết tay bài tập về nhà)
- It can help memorize knowledge better. Therefore, I want to preserve it.
- It can prevent students from copying the answer from the Internet but it is also inconvenient and time-consuming. Especially, students that have bad hand-writing can get bad marks just because teachers cannot understand what they wrote. Therefore, I don’t want to preserve it.
2. playing traditional games like hide and seek,elastic-band jumping, skipping, and catch the chickens (chơi các trò chơi truyền thống như trốn tìm, nhảy dây chun, đuổi bắt...)
- I want to preserve it because it helps keep kids stay healthy and in shape.
- I want to preserve it because it’s also a good physical activity for children that helps them to be healthier and develop better.
3. crossing one’s hands in the front and bowing when you greet a person of seniority (khoanh tay ở trước và cúi chào người lớn tuổi)
- It’s a good tradition, so I want to preserve it.
- It's a good way to show respect to senior people. Therefore, I want to preserve it.
4. obeying your parents/teachers without talking back (nghe lời cha mẹ/ thầy cô mà không cãi lại)
- I don’t want it to be preserved. Sometimes, children should be allowed to give their opinions so that parents/ teachers can understand their children better.
- Children should be allowed to speak up and give their opinions so that parents can understand their children more. Therefore, I don't want to preserve it.
1. hand-written homework (viết tay bài tập về nhà)
- It can help memorize knowledge better. Therefore, I want to preserve it.
- It can prevent students from copying the answer from the Internet but it is also inconvenient and time-consuming. Especially, students that have bad hand-writing can get bad marks just because teachers cannot understand what they wrote. Therefore, I don’t want to preserve it.
2. playing traditional games like hide and seek,elastic-band jumping, skipping, and catch the chickens (chơi các trò chơi truyền thống như trốn tìm, nhảy dây chun, đuổi bắt...)
- I want to preserve it because it helps keep kids stay healthy and in shape.
- I want to preserve it because it’s also a good physical activity for children that helps them to be healthier and develop better.
3. crossing one’s hands in the front and bowing when you greet a person of seniority (khoanh tay ở trước và cúi chào người lớn tuổi)
- It’s a good tradition, so I want to preserve it.
- It's a good way to show respect to senior people. Therefore, I want to preserve it.
4. obeying your parents/teachers without talking back (nghe lời cha mẹ/ thầy cô mà không cãi lại)
- I don’t want it to be preserved. Sometimes, children should be allowed to give their opinions so that parents/ teachers can understand their children better.
- Children should be allowed to speak up and give their opinions so that parents can understand their children more. Therefore, I don't want to preserve it.
