English self-learning

FOCUS source: tattly.com WHAT IS FOCUS? FOCUS is the thinking skill that allow people to begin a task without procrastination and then maintain their attention and effort until the task is complete. Focus help people pay attention in the midst of distractions and setbacks to sustain the efforts and energy needed to reach a goal.- learningworkforkids.com New words: - procrastination  [prou,kræsti'nei∫n]    (n): sự trì hoãn, sự chần chừ - midst  [midst] (n): giữa  - setback (n): thất bại, khó khăn, thua thiệc - sustain (v): duy trì, kéo dài source: motivation archive

READING ABOUT KOYASAN  Image:  https://boutiquejapan.com/mount-koya/ Mount Koya’s Okunoin Cemetery ( photo  by alq666  CC BY ) " Mount Koya (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of   Shingon Buddhism , an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded   temple   town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. Kobo Daishi began construction on the original  Garan  temple complex in 826 after wandering the country for years in search of a suitable place to center his religion. Since then over one hundred  temples  have sprung up along the streets of Koyasan. The most important among them are  Kongobuji , the head temple of Shingon Buddhism, and  Okunoin , the site of Kobo Dais

WHAT IS CULTURE? C ulture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. According to The Center for Advance Research on Language Acquistion, CULTURE is shared patterns of behaviours and interactions, cognitive constructs and understand that are learned by socialization . Thus, it can be seen as the growth of a group identity fosterd by social patterns unique to the group. New words: - cognitive construct: cấu trúc nhận thức - socialization: xã hội hóa - characteristic: đặc tính, nét đặc trưng - acquistion (n) the learning or developing of a skill, habit or ability. - identity (n): bản sắc - foster (v): nuôi dưỡng, bồi dưỡng New words: -Code = system - manner (n): quy tắc (table manners) - ritual (n): nghi lễ  - dress(n): trang phục - Norm (n): định mức, quy tắc - principle (n): nguyên tắc, nguồn gốc căn bản. - conduct (v): quản lý, điều khiển, hướng