Tapescript học kỳ 2

UNIT 6 – GENDER EQUALITY
Hello, and thank you for inviting me to talk about ‘Gender equality’. Well, first, let’s begin with equality in wages. Wages discrimination happens when workers are equally qualified and perform same work but some workers are paid more than others. Very often, wage discrimination affects women negatively. 
On average, women work more than men but they earn much left. I can give you some information. Women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, produce 50 percent of the food but earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property. In families where both parents work, for example, men and women spend about an equal amount of time working, but women still have to spend more time on housework. 
So how are governments addressing the problems of inequality in wages? As far as I know, many countries now allow and encourage the women to join the army, the police forces and the fire services. On the other hand, more and more men are working in jobs like nursing, cleaning and childcare. 
UNIT 7 – CULTURAL DIVERSITY 
Today, I will talk about the Amish weddings. Most Pennylvania Amish weddings take place from late October through December. Traditionally, they are help on Tuesdays or Thursdays, so there is time in between to get ready for and clean up after each. Even so, it can get pretty busy during the ‘wedding season’, with some Amish going to two or three weddings in one day!
While parents do not select who their children will marry, approval must be given. The couple planning to marry are announced at a church service. The wedding service itself helps in the home of the bride’s parents. After the service, the benches are put together to form tables for the wedding meal for about 200 — 300 guests. In the afternoon, the young people enjoy singing, and after that those who have stayed through the day join the evening meal.
After spending the night at the bride’s home, the next day the newly-weds help with the clean-up from the day before. The couple then spends upcoming weekends visiting relatives, sometimes stopping at five or six houses between a Friday and Sunday night. Wedding gifts are usually given to them at this time. By the next spring, the couple is usually ready to move into a home of their own, and the groom will begin growing his beard. This is an Amish tradition that signifies a man is married.
UNIT 8: NEW WAYS TO LEARN
Well, I guess sometimes you may feel disappointed by your bad grades and get tired of things like books, blackboards, cassettes and CD players. No worry, I’ll show you how to learn English easily and effectively just with a fingertip. Have you heard of triple E? it means easy, effective English. How can learning English be easy but effective? The secret is so simple. Use electronic devices to access and take advantage of online English language materials. There are many good websites on the internet. All you need to do is type some key words and click on the search engine button. Instantly, you’ll see hundreds of web pages on the screen, and open the one you like. Many sites offer exciting lessons, activities and quizzes for English learners of all ages and levels. There are pictures, games and explanations which are useful for learning vocabulary and grammar. Do you want to improve your listening, speaking, and pronunciation? Practice online with native speakers. Choose the sites where you can record your own voice and listen to yourself. Everything is so fast and convenient, just one click away. Obviously, technology has made learning English easy and efficient and increase your chance of success. 
UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
The environment is the natural world in which people, animals and plants live. The natural environment has been seriously affected and degraded by human activities through many decades. For instance, the burning of fossil fuels by factories and motor vehicles has led to air pollution and resulted in acid rain, greenhouse effect and global warming. The use of harmful chemicals in agriculture has led to serious soil pollution and health problems. Deforestation for land use has affected eco-system and led to the extinction of rare animals, and extreme floods and land erosion. Harmful rubbish and sewage dumped to rivers and oceans has polluted the water and harmed aquatic animals. There are many human’s activities having serious impacts on the natural environment. They have changed and degraded the natural environment and led to various health problems. We should do something immediately to protect our environment. For instance, we should control the burning of fossil fuels and encourage afforestation to replace deforestation. In addition, there should be appropriate places to dump harmful rubbish and chemicals to reduce the rate of water pollution, a threat to human’s health and a danger to aquatic animals. To minimize the rate of environmental degradation and to raise awareness of its threat, the preservation of the environment should be included in education and mass media. People should make every effort to preserve the environment for the next generation. 
UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM
While many sites in Vietnam are hardly known to tourists, some famers in the Mekong delta have attracted hundreds of foreign visitors to their ecological gardens. 
Ba Đức’s old house in Tiền Giang Province is one example. Before 2000, no visitors spent more than 15 minutes at his house, and very few tourists returned for a second visit. Then Ba Đức had an idea. He thought if tourists had more activities to do while visiting his house, they would stay longer. He then turned his 2.5-hectare farm into an ecological garden, with a fish pond where tourists can go fishing. His wife started cooking home-made meals for the visitors and even teaching them how to cook local specialities. At present, Ba Đức welcomes around 100 visitors a day.
Similarly, Tư Bình of Vĩnh Long province turned his 2.1-hectare fish pond into an ecotourism destination in 2005. Tourists can now catch fish in the pond, but then they have to release the small ones back into the pond. He also kept several exotic birds and raised some African ostriches. Bird watching and ostrich riding became very popular activities for tourists to enjoy on his farm. Tư Bình now runs a very successful ecotourism business with around 300 visitors every day. 
REVIEW 3
In countries around the world, people meet and greet each other in different ways. In Finland, people greet each other with a handshake. Close friends and family members often hug and kiss when they meet. In Japan, people usually bow when greeting each other. When greeting family or friends, a small head bow is used, nut when greeting a superior, people are expected to use a deeper, longer bow to show respect. In Korea, when men greet each other, they bow and shake hands, but women do not often shake hands. Like in Vietnam, when you address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first, then the first name. in the United States, when people meet each other for the first time, they shake hands. Hugging and kissing are best left for friends and family members in informal situations. In these cases, men usually kiss women, but men kissing other men is not common.