LEVEL: C1.2
GROUPS: A, B, C
DATE: May 20th,
21st
CHECKING ACTIVITIES FROM PREVIOUS CLASS:
READING:
Page 144/145, activity 7.
1 They think it was stupid and a waste
of time.
2
– not taking responsibility for own
actions
– wasted court time
– people see risk and danger everywhere
(health and safety culture)
– extra costs for business (such as
increased insurance premiums)
– extra red tape for business
– inconvenience when travelling
– ‘smothering children’ (i.e. not giving
them sufficient freedom)
3
It wants fewer of these cases brought to court
and some health and safety regulations to be repealed.
4
It’s a more ‘popular’ / tabloid-type paper
given the exaggerated language (list of shame / wrapped in red tape), but it
takes the subject seriously.
Generally it could be characterised as right-wing – with arguments to
reduce the burden of the state and a focus on individual freedom and business.
LISTENING:
“Scars: how our wounds make us who we are”
1. What was the origin of
Simon’s wounds?
He was shot while serving his country (it implies he
used to be in the army)
2. Why did they lift the
skin up on the right side of Helen’s head?
Because they wanted to get to a tumor
3. How have scars shape
Pete’s personality?
He thinks that the scars have made him resilient to
what other people think of him.
4. What was the problem
for Cordelia and when did they realize it was serious?
She used to harm herself. She tried to hang herself
when she was 11.
5. Why did Helen decide
not to cover up her scars?
Because that would mean she’s afraid, and she’s not
scared.
6. What does Christina’s
tattoo mean for her?
A butterfly goes through starting off as a caterpillar
and becomes beautiful and free. It means to be free of that relationship for
her.
7. How could Simon
overcome self-isolation when he recovered after his traumatic experience?
His mates helped him. He played rugby with them, they
“kidnapped” him and they got him “liquored” and finally they would leave him at
his dad’s doorstep. It helped him because his friends didn’t think he had
changed.
8. What did Cordelia
realize when she was working in the laboratory?
She realized that other people, no matter how
successful they are, had exactly the same fears and struggles that she had as a
single mother with metal issues.
SIOBHAN:
These are the moments that our language assistant has
available for conversation practice with C1.2 students. Write her an email in
advance if you are interested:
Mondays from 1 pm to 2 pm
Mondays from 7 pm to 8 pm
Wednesday from 5 pm to 6 pm
CONVERSATION (oral coproduction)
In pairs, you will record a conversation, choosing
your topic among one of these: Click here to download the oral coproduction cardsJune 2019
You should hold a conversation for 4 minutes-4 minutes
30 seconds (the time was reduced from last year; therefore, ignore the
information at the bottom of the cards). There are 10 topics, so each one
should be used only once. Specify your names and topics on your Padlet post.
You can record an audio or video, up to you. Do it preferably in MP3 or MP4 to
avoid problems reading the format of the file. When you finish, you will upload
it or share the link (if you have it on Google drive or dropbox) in our padlet
board.
Deadline: May 28th, 12 noon.
SPEAKING (oral production)
Check the pictures on the left of page 144. Observe
they all are related to risks. Let’s discuss the pictures using the questions
in activity 1.
SPEAKING (oral production)
Dangerous things you should (or shouldn’t) let your
children do.
1. Finish the sentences
connected with childhood
·
My earliest recollection of childhood is
……………………………………………………
·
What I can remember as if it was yesterday is …..............................
·
I will never forget
……….............................................................
·
With hindsight, I would/wouldn't
...............................................
·
When I was a child I dreamed of
being............................................
·
As a child I used to hate/love
......................................................
2. Discuss questions in pairs.
a. At what age could you go places
by yourself?
b. Could you play on the streets?
c. What was the most dangerous thing
you did when you were a kid?
d. Would you say that your parents
were overprotective?
e. What are things that you could
do as a child, but you wouldn't let your children do now? Why?
f. Why are today's parents so
overprotective?
3. Study the sentences and
complete the definitions below with the underlined words and phrases.
·
I take anything she says with a grain of
salt.
·
She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.
·
We had to figure out the connection between
these events.
·
He played a pivotal role in the negotiations.
·
One fan was stabbed to death in a fight between
gangs.
·
Our goal is to empower
everyone on our staff.
a) _____________ : to be able to
understand something or to solve a problem
b) _____________ : to regard
something as exaggerated; to believe only part of something
c) _____________ : to give someone
more control over their life or more power
d) _____________ : to kill or hurt
someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object into their body
e) _____________ : extremely
important
f)
_____________ : to cause a mark to appear on someone’s body by hitting it.
4. Check this quotation by
Hanna Rosin. Do you agree with her? How
can we empower our children so that they can still become independent adults?
HANNA ROSIN: “What I mean, is that we have become so preoccupied
with safety, that we’re basically robbing our children of the chance to take
risks, the kind of physical risks, emotional risks, the kind of risks they need
to become independent adults, basically. And so I tried to explore why. Why did
that happen? How did we change in one generation so drastically the norms of
childhood.”
You
can have further information on this issue here:
HOMEWORK:
1. Watch the TED talk with the title "5 dangerous things you should
let your kids do". What do you think the speaker has in his mind? Click here to go to the video.
That’s all for now.
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