Unit 10. Choosing a career. Lesson 7. Communication and culture

Unit 10
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
COMMUNICATION
A famous lifelong learner
1. Listen and complete the sentences.
1. continuous self-motivation
2. traveling and work
3. writing words, glancing at them
4. reading in libraries
2. Discuss the lessons of lifelong learning you can learn from President Ho Chi Minh.
CULTURE: Lifelong learning in Australia and Singapore
1. Answer the questions.
1. To increase individual income and employment security; to help businesses and organizations to be more competitive; to keep up with global development.
2. To get a good job and meet their employers’ demands.
3. To build the future and strengthen social security.
4. It enables Singaporeans to actively take responsibility for their learning throughout their lives by attending various courses.
2. What do you think the Vietnamese government should do to encourage lifelong learning?
I think the government should carry out programs to raise people’s awareness of lifelong learning as a key to create happy citizens and successful employees. Besides, there should be more and more initiatives and policies to support the employees who are following courses and programs to meet the demands of employers. Consequently, these citizens will contribute more and more to the development of the country.