New School Year

ENGLISH SPEAKING CLUB
AG CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER
HALL 06, 2:30 P.M. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2011



Program:
Proverb matching
Judge Election
Video Clip:
A children’s story
Presentation,
Questions-Answers
Game
Feedback

Discussion Situations:

1. What did you do to prepare for your new school year?
- pens, clothes, shoes,….
- school fees,…
- take some extra courses in summer,
2. What is your plan for this school year?
- join some school activities
- go out with friends one day
- study in groups with friends
- being the best student
3. What do you think about when the school year comes?
- study hard
- take extra courses of Math, English, Music, etc.
- meet a lot of friends.
- feel tired because of many lessons
4. What is your best study way?
- review a lesson right after I study it
- read a lesson before a teacher teaches it.
- relax when I feel stressed.
- talk to friends about the lesson in groups.
5. Which subject do you like best? Why?
- Math: do many exercises, more intelligent
- English: speak with foreigners, play games, sing English songs
- Geography: know places in Vietnam and in the world.
- Literature: learn moral lessons and understand the society more
6. What is your lesson when you have low scores?
- study the lesson more carefully.
- have the teacher explain the lesson again if I don’t understand it.
- reasons


When a new school year comes, every student wants to begin it at best after a long summer holiday. Everything changed and I want to have a good new school year. So, I prepare many things for it and have a careful study plan.



In a new school year, many things should be prepared before I go to school. I usually buy academic tools at first such as books, pens, notebooks, rulers, etc. Then, I will have new clothes from my parents to go to school. This year, I study at high school, so I don’t prepare red scarves. I really need money for school fees and other things. However, I don’t prepare it because my parents do it for me. Furthermore, I want new shoes and a uniform for the subject “civic education”. These things cost me a lot of money. In brief, study materials should be ready for me before the class officially starts.
More importantly, I should plan my academic year effectively because I desire to be a good student. So, I will have to take some extra courses such as Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Physics, etc. Additionally, I also make a plan for my relaxation. I think I will have a short picnic with my friends this semester. After this short holiday, I will feel much better and more comfortable to continue to study more. Besides, I will also join some school activities which are very useful for my study. Moreover, this is a good opportunity for me to understand and work with my classmates outside the classroom. That is what I want to do this school year.
In conclusion, I need to prepare necessary things and should plan what should be done during the school year. I am very determined to carry out my plan. Thus, I hope that my dream of being the best student in my class will come true.
Written by Cao Toại, IELTS 5.0 class



Starting a New School Year

Mom: It’s your first day at a new school. I’m worried about you. Paul: Mom, I’ll be fine. Mom: Do you have all of your books and supplies in your backpack? Oh and I’ve packed you a lunch already. Paul: You didn’t have to do that, Mom. I was going to buy lunch at school. Mom: Now you won’t have to. I hope you make some new friends. It’s no fun being a loner. It’s not that you have to be popular. I just don’t want you to feel left out. Paul: I’ll be fine, Mom. I’d better go, or I’ll be late. Mom: Do you think the school will do something special to kick off the new school year? I hope your teachers aren’t too strict. Oh, your backpack weighs a ton! But you can leave most of your books in your locker, right? Paul: They don’t have lockers at my new school, but I’ll be fine. Mom: I hope the teachers don’t already have seating plans. I know you like to sit near the back of the classroom. And I hope you won’t have too much homework on the first day... Paul: Mom, stop fussing. Everything will be fine.