Title Vocabulary Set 30 - SPORTS STARS AS ROLE MODELS.doc ✅

NHÓM CHỦ ĐIỂM 8: INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY VOCABULARY SET 30: SPORTS STARS AS ROLE MODELS Vocabulary: 1. admiration (n): sự ngưỡng mộ 2. diligence (n): sự chăm chỉ, gần nghĩa với "hardwork", "industriousness" 3. disregard (v/n): coi nhẹ, coi thường, bỏ qua 4. imitate (v): bắt chước, gần nghĩa với "mimic", "copy" 5. immature (adj): thiếu trưởng thành, không suy nghĩ thấu đáo khi hành động 6. individualism (n): chủ nghĩa cá nhân - individualistic (adj) 7. infamous (adj): có tai tiếng 8. irrespective of (collocation): bất kể 9. juvenile (n): thanh thiếu niên, người trẻ tuổi 10. materialistic (adj): mang tính vật chất, thuộc chủ nghĩa vật chất 11. proclivity (n): xu hướng 12. profitable (adj): có lợi ích, gần nghĩa với "beneficial", "advantageous" 13. undesirable (adj): không mong muốn, tồi tệ, gây hại, gần nghĩa với "negative", "unpleasant" Exercises: Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed. 1. as / Prime Minister / he / constantly / challenge / his diligence / party member. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. drug / some / undesirable / side / effect. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. It / note / that / police / the city / choose / not / release / names / most / juvenile victim _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. He / tell / us / disregard / everything / we / learn / far / and / start / again. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5. some / younger pop bands / try / imitate / musical heroes / past. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6. today / it / easy / young entertainers / known / public / irrespective of / whether / they / famous / infamous. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7. company / remain / moderately profitable / but / it / not / make / as / money / as / should. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 8. she / may / gone / but / her / proclivity / turn / hair / art / still / influence / many / today. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 9. fact / that / he / young / politician / not / mean / he / politically immature. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
10. public / admiration / be / misdirect / as / he / do / nothing / deserve / it. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases admiration (n) infamous (adj) diligence (n) irrespective of (collocation) disregard (v/n) juvenile (n) imitate (v) materialistic (adj) immature (adj) proclivity (n) individualism (n) profitable (adj) undesirable (adj) Nowadays, young people admire sports stars though they often do not set a good example. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Although top sports athletes are often poor role models, it is undeniable that they are the source of 1___________of millions of young people. This is, overall, a negative trend for the young generation and society despite any possible benefits gained. I think this trend could be 2___________only if the young 3___________the negative and focus on the positive aspects of sports stars' lives. Ronaldo, a world-class central forward, for example, is 4___________for his extreme 5___________, but is still a role model of 6___________and determination for all the efforts he has exerted in football training. Many adolescents who are Ronaldo's fans have overlooked his 7___________personal traits and trained themselves hard to achieve extraordinary results in their lives. In this way, the young may still benefit from sports stars'valuable life lessons. However, I contend that this is generally an adverse trend because with the majority of youngsters, it may lead to unpleasant consequences. This is because the young could be 8___________ and they may 9___________ all the actions of the stars, 10___________whether these actions are beneficial or not. What these young people may copy may range from a 11___________lifestyle, an individualistic way of living to more problematic behaviours such as sexism, racism and discrimination. These outcomes are negative not only for the 12___________themselves but for society as a whole in the future. To sum up, even though the young may learn some useful life skills from the top athletes who seta poor example, the 13___________; of admiring and imitating these stars may result in a wide range of adverse effects and thus is an issue of concern in today's society. 292 words, written by Tu Pham Key: Task 1: 1. As the Prime Minister, he has been constantly challenge on his diligence by party member. 2. The drug has some undesirable side effects. 3. It is noted that police in the city chose not to release the names of most juvenile victims. 4. He told us to disregard everything we had learned so far and start again. 5. Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past. 6. Today, it is easy for young entertainers to be known to public, irrespective of whether they become famous or infamous. 7. The company remains moderately profitable, but it is not making as much money as it should.
8. She may be gone, but her proclivity to turn hair into art still influences many today. 9. The fact that he is a young politician does not mean he is politically immature. 10. The public's admiration is misdirected, as he has done nothing to deserve it. Task 2 Although top sports athletes are often poor role models, it is undeniable that they are the source of (1) admiration of millions of young people. This is, overall, a negative trend for the young generation and society despite any possible benefits gained. I thinkthis trend could be (2) profitable only if the young (3) disregard the negative and focus on the positive aspects of sports stars' lives. Ronaldo, a world-class central forward, for example, is (4) infamous for his extreme (5) individualism, but is still a role model of (6) diligence and determination for all the efforts he has exerted in football training. Many adolescents who are Ronaldo's fans have overlooked his (7) undesirable personal traits and trained themselves hard to achieve extraordinary results in their lives. In this way, the young may still benefit from sports stars'valuable life lessons. However, I contend that this is generally an adverse trend because with the majority of youngsters, it may lead to unpleasant consequences. This is because the young could be (8) immature and they may (9) imitate all the actions of the stars, (10) irrespective of whether these actions are beneficial or not. What these young people may copy may range from a (11) materialistic lifestyle, an individualistic way of living to more problematic behaviours such as sexism, racism and discrimination. These outcomes are negative not only for the (12) juveniles themselves but for society as a whole in the future. To sum up, even though the young may learn some useful life skills from the top athletes who set a poor example, the (13) proclivity of admiring and imitating these stars may result in a wide range of adverse effects and thus is an issue of concern in today's society. 292 words, written by Tu Pham