School of Languages & English

Upper Intermediate: Reading & Writing

Independent Reading response

Section 1- Article information

Topic Politics & Laws

Name: Khang Tran Author Tuoi Tre News

Student Number S3935748 Article Title US wants to be Việt

Nam’s most important
partner in energy
security, climate
Date: 22/3/2022 Publication date
NOTE: The news story must be 22/3/2022
from the last THREE WEEKS

Stars (delete the ✰✰✰✰✰ Link to text https://

extra stars vietnamnews.vn/
politics-laws/
1166172/us-wants-to-
be-viet-nams-most-
important-partner-in-
energy-security-
climate.html

Complete each section about the reading text.

Section 2: Write a summary of the text.

The article talks about the meeting between
Think about what, who, where, when and why the Minister of Industry and Trade and the
US Ambassador to Vietnam. The US side
when you write.
clearly expressed its view of considering
Vietnam as an important partner in the
energy fields. For example, the US
sponsored Vietnam's energy emission
reduction project. The two sides also
Write approximately 100 words. discussed how Vietnam is making efforts to
fulfill its commitments on reducing climate
change and that Vietnam hopes for the US's
help. The US side has also clearly
expressed its desire to become a partner of
Vietnam in different fields such as global
supply chains, energy and digital economy.
Section 3 - Response:
In my view, the meeting between the leaders
● What is your opinion about the story you read of the two countries is an important step
forward in bilateral relations. Thanks to this
about? Why? meeting, Vietnam and the US have
● How does the story relate to your life or to your promoted the process of globalization. The
US and Vietnam always want to become
country?
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● How does this connect to other stories you
have read on this topic? (IRR 2 & 3)
Give reasons for your answers.
Write at least 160 words.
Which strategies did you use before you read
the text?
Which strategies did you use while you were
reading the text?
partners in all fields. This will bring many
benefits to both, for example, Vietnamese
agricultural products exported to the US will
be subject to less tax and the US can also
export products to Vietnam. This will benefit
people because they will be able to buy at a
better price. The US and Vietnam have had
dark moments in the past, but now the two
countries have tried to help each other to
heal the pain of the past. In Vietnam,
Globalization has also been done very
quickly. To have this comprehensive
cooperation, Vietnam has regularly met and
exchanged with other countries in the world,
for example, Samsung has opened a large
factory in Ho Chi Minh City, so Vietnamese
people often buy goods. Samsung products
with very high quality but at cheaper prices.
☒Found a quiet place to read.
☒Used the headline and pictures to predict what the topic
was about.
☐Thought about what I knew about the topic already.
☐Thought of vocabulary about the topic that might be in
the article.
Other____________________________
☐Concentrated on reading.
☐Checked my predictions.
☐Paid attention to keywords.
☒Asked ‘Wh’ questions about the text.
☒Stopped reading sometimes to think about how much I
understood so far.
☒Re-read sections to check I understood.
☐Read to the end to find more information to help me
understand difficult parts.
☒Summarised parts of the text and the main ideas (by
writing or in my mind)
Other____________________________
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Section 4: Vocabulary: New words and phrases from the text (minimum of three): Write an
example sentence in your own words.

Word or phrase Example sentence in your own words

1. Breakthrough Electric cars are Vinfast's big breakthrough. This makes

electric cars popular among Vietnamese people.

2. Comprehensive The iPhone is a comprehensive phone in terms of hardware

and software.

3. Strategy Vietnam's Covid-19 prevention strategy is that all people of all

ages are vaccinated.