4.  Visually_________children need taking care of better.

2. There should be no_________between disabled children and non-disabled ones.

Write an article (150-180 words) to describe how self-reliant you are.

You can use the following questions as cues:

* What skills do you have to be self-reliant?

* What can you do by yourself?

* How do these skills help you in life?

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5.  My parents/ so pleased/ see/ me/ help/ younger brother/ his homework.

4.  It/ be/ necessary/ students/ do housework/ as/ it/ help/ them become/ more independent.

3.  He/ self-reliant/ enough/ move out/ and/ live/ alone.

2.  I/ time management/ skills/ that/ help/ people/ balance/ work/ family life.

Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

You can use the following questions as cues:

* Which skill is it?

* Why is it important?

* What problem people may have if you don’t have that skill?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. it’s important for...students to...

2. Moving from secondary to high school means...

3. We are really busy with..., so it’s difficult to...

4. Students like us are always...

5. We can only feel relieved when...

6. We are stressed because...

7. We are depressed as we...                          

Now you tick!

Did you ...

- answer all the questions in the task?

- give some details to each main point?

- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

- pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 170.

5.  Among these factors, the__________we make play the most important role in confidence development.

4. There are several factors that__________your confidence.

3. Confidence turns__________into__________.

2. When you are empowered by your positive belief, you can act courageously to face a__________.

Listen to a talk sbout confidence and fill in the blanks with ONE or TWO appropriate words.

6. What is the reason for the end of a relationship between internationals and Japanese individuals?

5. What do you need to understand when you are dating a Japanese person?

4. Why do Japanese nationals change to be more reserved when arriving at the airport in Japan?

3. How are Japanese nationals in locations outside of Japan?

2. How does the same Japanese person change when returning to a private location?

5. Which responsibility does a child need to be self-reliant?

4. Which psychological means should parents provide their children to make them independent?

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about parents of independent children?

2. Which of the following is TRUE about contingent children?

4. He always wants to become a well-known film director in the future (dream)

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3. That he tried to build confidence was admirable (attempt)

2. That he decided to drop out of college was shocking to his parents (decision)

8. They were pleased because they got a full refund for their unsatisfactory meal.

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7. Jenny was sad when she heard that she failed the Science exam.

6. He was completely amazed when he found some ancient coins in the garden.

5. I’m sorry if I insult you, but I’m telling the truth.

4. You need to believe that you can make your dream come true. It’s important.

3. You can’t expect everyone to like you. It’s unreasonable.

2. You don’t need to hand in this assignment. It’s unnecessary.

5. Alan has a tendency avoiding arguments.