Listen and check your answers to exercise 2. Which of the qualities from exercise 1 do you think Nellie Bly showed? Justify your answer with evidence from the text

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1. SPEAKING Work in pairs. What qualities do you think you need to be a good journalist? Why? Discuss the qualities below and your own ideas.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn nghĩ mình cần có những phẩm chất gì để trở thành một nhà báo giỏi? Tại sao? Thảo luận về những phẩm chất dưới đây và ý tưởng của riêng bạn)

ambitious      creative      determined      intelligent

patient      self-confident      stubborn

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2. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the article with suitable words.

(Hoàn thành bài viết với những từ thích hợp)

At the age of sixteen, Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs (1) ____________ men. Furious, she wrote an anonymous article in reply and sent it tothe paper. The paper's editor was so impressed (2) ____________ he offered her a job: Nellie was now a journalist! At that time, female journalists mostly wrote about fashion and gardening, but Nellie had other ideas. She was determined to be an investigative journalist (3) ____________ wrote about serious issues, like women’s rights and the problems of factory workers. But when Nellie accused companies (4) ____________ treating workers badly, they refused to buy advertisements in the paper, so the editor stopped Nellie’s investigations.

(5) ____________ 1887, Nellie moved to the New York World newspaper, where the owner, Joseph Pulitzer, helped her to do undercover work. For example, Nellie pretended to be insane so that she could become a patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York and find out (6) ____________ the conditions there. As a result of Nellie’s shocking discoveries, the authorities changed the way they cared (7) ____________ mentally ill patients. This was probably her greatest success (8) ____________  an investigative journalist.

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Listening Strategy

When you listen to a more formal text, pay attention to linking words and phrases. These tell you how the pieces of information are connected: a contrast, a result, an example, emphasis, etc.

4. Read the Listening Strategy. Add one more phrase from the list below to each group (a—d).

(Đọc Chiến lược nghe. Thêm một cụm từ nữa từ danh sách dưới đây vào mỗi nhóm (a—d)

for in stance      for that reason      however      indeed

a. contrast: mind you, though, ________________________

b. result: as a result, consequently, ________________________

c. emphasis: in fact, ________________________

d. example: for example, ________________________

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5. Listen to six sentences and the linking words which follow. Circle the endings (a or b) that make sense.

(Nghe sáu câu và các từ liên kết theo sau. Khoanh tròn các kết thúc (a hoặc b) mà có ý nghĩa)

1. a ... Nellie was not interested in that.

b ... Nellie was happy just to have a job.

2. a ... this did not affect Nellie’s ambitions.

b ... Nellie was one of the first.

3. a ... her reports were truthful and well written.

b ... she wrote about children who worked in factories.

4. a ...she was not popular with those people.

b ... she was shocked by what she saw.

5. a ... the pay was not good.

b ... they started before sunrise.

6. a ...nobody seemed to know or care.

b ... the staff did not treat the patients well.

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6. Listen to the first part of a radio interview about Nellie Bly’s most famous adventure: a trip around the world. Are these sentences true or false? Write T or F.

(Hãy nghe phần đầu tiên của cuộc phỏng vấn trên đài phát thanh về cuộc phiêu lưu nổi tiếng nhất của Nellie Bly: một chuyến đi vòng quanh thế giới. Những câu này đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F)

1. Nellie’s adventure was Joseph Pulitzer’s idea.

2. Elizabeth Bisland worked for a different newspaper.

3. Nellie began her journey in 1888.

4. Nellie and Elizabeth travelled together some of the way.

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7. Who do you think could go around the world first, Nellie or Elizabeth? Listen to the second part of the interview and check your answer.

(Bạn nghĩ ai có thể đi vòng quanh thế giới đầu tiên, Nellie hay Elizabeth? Nghe phần thứ hai của cuộc phỏng vấn và kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn)

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8. SPEAKING In what ways do you think Nellie Bly is a good role model? Give examples from her life to support your opinions. Use the phrases below and your own ideas.

(Bạn nghĩ Nellie Bly là một hình mẫu tốt theo những cách nào? Đưa ra ví dụ từ cuộc sống của cô ấy để hỗ trợ ý kiến ​​​​của bạn. Sử dụng các cụm từ dưới đây và ý tưởng của riêng bạn)

discover the truth      follow her dream      help the poor

make a difference      win the race

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