Oral Practice Spring semester 2012 13 weeks Senior

Oral Practice Spring semester, 2012 13 weeks Senior students Day College Professor: Ludmilla Cawdrey

The Textbook We Use: David Paul Communication Strategies Book 4 Units 8 - 15 CENGAGE Learning ISBN 978 -981 -4232 -67 -8

Course Methods Audio practice Partner and small group speaking practice Free communication

Lesson plan (in weeks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Unit 8: Phobias Unit 9: Life’s Luxuries Unit 10: Good Service Unit 10(cont): You have to fight for your right Unit 11: Fans Unit 12: Strange weather Unit 12(cont): Environment Concerns Midterm Oral Test

Lesson plan (continued) 9. Unit 13: Getting Older 10. Unit 14: Bullying 11. Unit 15: Working 9 to 5 12. Review Units 8 – 15 13. Final Oral Test (subject to adjustment)

Requirements and Grading For Midterm and Final Tests Midterm Final the following is adjusted: Attendance (presence in class) – 25% Participation (classroom activity, homework) – 25% Midterm test – 20% Final test – 30%

Warning Merely memorizing the words in a word list cannot help you make a great progress in English. Knowing more words is only a necessary but not a sufficient condition for better English. Your proficiency level is not determined by how many words you know but by how accurately and fluently you use them. There is no replacement for the actual application of the language, i. e. reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Unit 8: Phobias Discussion Practice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What might make someone worried? What are the real or imagined reasons for fears? Do you think that phobias often relate to real dangers? What kind of facts might reassure them? How can people help themselves to feel more relaxed?

Fear Quotes "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. “ FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) "Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. “ (German Proverb) "A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. “ (Edgar W. Howe) Courage is not the lack of fear but the ability to face it. “ (Lt. J. B. Putnam Jr. ) "There would be no one to frighten you if you refused to be afraid. “ (M. K. Gandhi) "Fear always springs from ignorance. “ (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Listing the five important motives for murder: Fear - jealousy - money - revenge - and protecting someone you love. (F. Knott )

Unit 9: Life’s Luxuries Discussion Practice 1. How do you feel about the following items? an expensive holiday the latest mobile phone a rare painting a video camera membership at an exclusive club a new computer a meal in a nice restaurant a luxury sports car an MP 3 player concert tickets 2. Do you think they are luxuries? 3. What would convince you to buy them?

Luxury Quotes Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things (Benjamin Franklin) Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three – and paradise is when you have none. (Doug Larson) Morality is a private and costly luxury (Henry Brooks Adams) Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world. (Cesare Pavese )

Unit 1: Friends Describe your Neighbors 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Age Appearance, Physical Features Personality Behavior Interests Job/ Activity Positive and Negative Features

Unit 1 Neighbors Quotes Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors” (Swedish Proverb) “Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace” (Barry Mc. Guire) “A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it” (Arthur Baer) “A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing” (Hesiod) “The dearest things in the world are our neighbor's eyes; they cost everybody more than anything else in housekeeping” (Sydney Smith)

Unit 2 Quotes on Tourism and Traveling The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist see what he has come to see. The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land. Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen. Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

Unit 2 Quotes on Tourism and Traveling No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous. Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. A wise traveler never depreciates their own country. Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Unit 2 Quotes on Tourism and Traveling I would like to spend my whole life traveling, if I could borrow another life to spend at home. To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

Unit 4: Body Image Dieting Your stomach shouldn't be a waist basket. One should eat to live, not live to eat. It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it. I keep trying to lose weight. . . but it keeps finding me! I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days. I'm on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it. To lengthen your life, shorten your meals.

Obesity vs Anorexia

Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong

Unit 5: The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. (Bill Gates) Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. ”( Mitchell Kapor) The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor. (John Allen Paulos) The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor. (John Allen Paulos) The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. (J. Stewart) The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. (Andrew Brown) Internet: absolute communication, absolute isolation. (Paul Carvel)

Unit 6: Modern Families I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. (D. Wilcox, Th. Mumford) The family is a haven in a heartless world. It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. (J. Schiller) When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. (J. Brothers) You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. (Desmond Tutu) In time of test, family is best. (Burmese Proverb) The family is one of nature's masterpieces. (George Santayana) “The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman” (Mexican Proverb)

Unit 7: Medicine To live long, live slowly. (Cicero) Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. (Buddha) Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death. Buddha To keep the body in good health is a duty. . . otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. M. Gandhi A healthy outside starts from the inside. Robert Urich “So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. ”( A. J. Reb Materi) Three rules: I do not eat too much; I do not worry too much; and, if I do my best, I believe that what happens, happens for the best. (Henry Ford)

January 2 and 9 - Final test days Review the topics and the vocabulary from Units 3 - 7. 1. Make up a story (15 – 20 sentences) on the main topics of the Units. Consider the following: a) The importance of the subject under discussion b) The extensive vocabulary c) Clearly explain your position Prepare and print out a story for the teacher. Be ready to answer the teacher’s questions. 2. Describe a picture 3. Comment on the Quotes 4. Review tongue twisters

Requirements and Grading For Midterm and Final Tests the following is adjusted: Attendance (presence in class) – 25% Participation (classroom activity, homework, test papers) – 25% Midterm test – 20% Final test – 30%

Which is the correct spelling? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Innossent – innocent – inoccent Suspicion – suspicioun – suspectious Trail – triel – trial Arressted – arrested Dout – daubt – doubt Colleagues – colleaques – collegues Conseguence – consequences – consiquences Allibi – alliby Quilty – guillty Concideration –consideracion - consideration

Correct spelling 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Innocent Suspicion Trial Arrested Doubt Colleagues Consequences Alibi Guilty Consideration

Jumbled Word: GRASSHOPPER

Jumbled Word: GRASSHOPPER (50) AGE, AGO, ASH, APPOSE, ARGO, EAR, ERASER, EGO, ERGO, GAS, GRASS, GOSH, GOP, GRAPE, GORE, GOAS, GASH, GROS, GOPHER, GAP, GREASE, HARSH, HORSE, HOP, HOPPER, HERO, HOG, HOPE, PORSH, PREPARE, PERHAPS, SHE, SEA, SHOPPER, SASH, RAP, RASH, REP, RAPPER, RAPE, ROSH, SHORE, SORE, PROPER, SAP, SOAP, SHARE, SHEA,

Tongue Twisters 2 A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. An Ape hates grape cakes. Rubber baby-buggy bumpers.

Unit 3: Media Violence Whoever controls the media, controls the mind. (Jim Morrison) Advertising is legalized lying. (H. G. Wells) Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper. (George Orwell) The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing, but newspapers. (Thomas Jefferson)

Tongue Twisters I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you. Double bubble gum, bubbles double. A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought. If the thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much. An Ape hates grape cakes. She sells sea shells on the sea shore she sells sea shells no more.

Tongue twisters Penny's pretty pink piggy bank Freshly-fried fat flying fish Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. Rubber baby-buggy bumpers. Jolly juggling jesters jauntily juggled jingling jacks. Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore.

Weather vs whether Whether the weather be fine or Whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold or Whether the weather be hot We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not

Tongue Twisters A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea. An Ape hates grape cakes. Penny's pretty pink piggy bank. Freshly-fried fat flying fish. Rubber baby-buggy bumpers.

Midterm Tongue Twisters Double bubble gum, bubbles double. She sells sea shells on the sea shore she sells sea shells no more. Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more. Whether the weather be fine or Whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold or Whether the weather be hot We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not Peter Piper

Tongue Twisters 2 A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. An Ape hates grape cakes. Penny’s pretty pink piggy bank. Freshly-fried fat flying fish. Rubber baby-buggy bumpers. Singing Seals Seven seals Sit by the sea Singing silly Songs to me Wes waded in the water, Wendy waded, too They walked in the wet sand, and Waved to Mom and Sue

What Is Pink? by Christina Rossetti What is pink? a rose is pink What is yellow? pears are yellow, By the fountain’s brink. Rich and ripe and mellow. What is red? a poppy’s red What is green? the grass is green, In its barley bed. With small flowers between. What is blue? the sky is blue What is violet? clouds are violet Where the clouds float thro’. In the summer twilight. What is white? a swan is white. What is orange? why, an orange, Sailing in the light. Just an orange!

Use a wide and suitable range of vocabulary Age: infant, baby, child, toddler, pre-school boy/girl, young boy/girl, teenage boy/girl, a teenager, an adolescent, juvenile, young man/woman, yuppie-looking man/lady, middle-aged man/woman, elderly man/woman, an adult, a grown-up, an elderly person, an old man/woman to be young / old, to look young for one’s age, to be between … and … years old, there is a gap of … or … years, to be fully … and a half years older (younger) than …. , to be in one’s early / late teens, to be in one’s mid (middle) …, to be under …, to be over …, to be of the same age

Appearance Description 1 Body Parts Head, neck, shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands, palms, fingers, nails, breast, chest, waist, stomach, back, hips, legs, knees, ankles, feet, toes, heart, lungs, skin, bone, muscle General characteristics Handsome, beautiful, pretty, good-looking, ugly, young, elderly, middle-aged, well-dressed, immaculately dressed, shabby, untidy, imposing, charming, elegant Height Tall, short, middle-sized, small, of medium height Gait Graceful, awkward Carriage Upright, (un)steady, heavy, halting, swaggering, walking with a stoop, shuffling, swaying

Appearance Description 2 Face Long, thin, square, clean-shaved, oval, freckled, with dimples in cheeks, pale, plain, wrinkled, sun-tanned Features Regular/ irregular, delicate, refined, stern a bit, rough Complexion Fair, ruddy, dark, clear, sun-tanned Nose Turned up, straight, aquiline, flat, hooked, snub (snubbed) Lips/ mouth Thin, full, thick, well-cut, heart-shaped, tiny, even, perfect teeth Chin Pointed, protruding, round, square, double Cheeks Hollows, plump, chubby, rosy, pale

Appearance Description 3 Eyes Large/ small, wide-set/ close-set, deep-set eyes/ bulging eyes, hazel, green, steel-grey, piercing, curious, prying, expressive, shining, almond, slanting, round, narrow, cross-eyed, bulging, sunken Eyebrows Bushy, drooping, penciled, arched Eyelashes Thick, long, darkened, curving Eyelids Heavy, drooping, swollen with tears Forehead High, broad, doomed, low, narrow Ears Small, large, lop-eared, ear-lobes

Appearance Description 4 Hair Thick (thin), plaited, wavy, a ponytail, balding, shoulder-length, combed back, rumpled, crisp, silky, straight, curly, a brunette (blond), ash-blond, jet-black, auburn, red, chestnut, dark, fair, a moustache, a beard, a fringe, a hairdo (hairstyle), a haircut, a hair set, a hair waving, a knot, a lock, a parting, a ponytail, swept-back hair, hair rollers, side-whiskers, a stubble beard, a bun Figure Average-sized, skinny, well-built, medium built, thin, slim, overweight, fat, broad-shouldered, over-weight, graceful, slender, plump, stocky, paunchy, (well)ill-made, clumsy, superb Shoulders Broad, narrow, slopping, round Fingers Long, short, bony, a thumb, a forefinger, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, nails Legs Long, short, slender, crooked, shapely, bow-shaped, stout

Some Expressions to Describe Appearance 5 to attract attention; to look like somebody; to take after somebody in appearance and character; to be like somebody; to be the very image of somebody; to be the replica of somebody; to resemble; to give an air of; to have regular/ irregular features; to give an impression of; to weigh; to put on/to gain weight; to lose weight; to be of (upright) carriage; to be on the diet; to keep a diet; to keep fit; to be slim at the waist; to raise (knit) one’s brows; to smile; to wear make up; to put on/to take off make up; (mascara, lipstick, eye-shadow, powder); to be dressed/to wear; to put on / to take off; to swagger; to walk with a stoop; to shuffle; to sway

Some ideas to describe someone Personality Talk about the inner person. What are their hopes and dreams? What are their fears and worries? How to they respond to problems? Do they have an optimistic outlook on life or a pessimistic one? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Describe how you feel about their personality.

Some ideas to describe someone Behavior Talk about how the person acts. Are they outgoing and friendly or shy and fearful? Do they joke all the time or stay serious? What to they do in different situations? Describe how you feel about the person's behavior.

Words that describe behavior active, aggressive, ambitious, argumentative, arrogant, assertive, bad-tempered, big-headed, bossy, careless, caring, catty, cautious, charming, cheeky, clever, conceited, conscientious, considerate, coy creative, curious, deceitful, docile, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, excitable, extroverted, faithful, fickle, flaky, full of himself, funny, fussy, good-natured, grumpy, happygo-lucky, impulsive, inconsiderate, introverted, inventive, irritating, jokey, jolly, kind, loud-mouthed, loyal, manic, manipulative, moody, nervous, old-fashioned, opinionated, passive, perfectionist, persuasive, picky, playful, pleasant, polite, pragmatic, quick-tempered, reserved, rude, scatter-brained, serious, shy, sincere, slapdash, slimy, sly, spiteful, thoughtful, thoughtless, trustworthy, volatile, witty

Some ideas to describe someone Interests Talk about any hobbies and interests the person has. Describe what they do for fun, and how you feel about their interests.

Some ideas to describe someone Job/Daily Activities Talk about what the person does for a living, or about their career plans. Going to school is the same as a job, so if they are a student, you can talk about what classes they take and what their day is like at school. Describe how their career makes you feel.

Positive Qualities Inventive Exciting Thoughtful Powerful Practical Proactive Productive Professional Quality Quick Balanced Achiever Knowledgeable Leader literate Logical Initiator Original Outgoing Particular Patient Active Positive Consistent Compassionate Incredible Independent With Integrity Mediator Emotional Cheerful Forgiving Sensuous Generous Sporty Devoted Candid Rebellious Cooperative Industrious Interesting Racy Meditative Understanding Quirky Quixotic

More Effective Qualities Optimistic Accomplished Adept Analytical Articulate Artistic Self Disciplined Controversial Individual Tolerant Naïve Green Unselfish Sophisticated Stable Strong Successful Tactful Talented Team Player Fun Intelligent Changeable Passionate Intense Intuitive Upbeat Vibrant Funny Constructive Customeroriented Dependable Direct Loyal

More Positive Qualities Competitive Political Social Consciousness Modest Courageous Enthusiastic Enterprising Entrepreneurial Facilitator Focused Genuine Open Minded Wise Sensitive Sense of Humor Sensible Sincere Skilled Solid Communicative Helpful Fast Responsible Results-driven Results-oriented Self-reliant Organized Knowledgeable Logical Personable Pleasant Flexible Adaptable Persuasive Perceptive Insightful Trustworthy Easy going Good listener Imaginative Warm Ambitious Diplomatic Curious Leader Effective Qualities Honest Assertive Attentive Direct Broadminded Committed Conscientious Dynamic Hard Worker Persistent Mature Methodical Motivated Objective Tenacious Sociable Friendly Realistic Reliable Resourceful Respectful Responsible Creative Confident Traditional Trustworthy Unconventional Unique Eclectic

Words to describe personality: Positive features Adaptable, adorable, affable agreeable, alert, alluring, ambitious, amiable, amicable , amusing, boundless, brave, bright, calm, capable, charming, cheerful, coherent, confident, cooperative, courageous, convivial, credible, cultured, dashing, dazzling, debonair, decisive, decorous, delightful, determined, diligent, discreet, dynamic, eager, efficient, enchanting, encouraging, enduring, , energetic, entertaining, enthusiastic, excellent, excitable, exuberant, fabulous, fair, faithful, fantastic, fearless, frank, friendly, funny, generous, gentle, good, gregarious, happy, harmonious, helpful, hilarious, honorable, impartial, industrious, instinctive, jolly, joyous, kind-hearted, knowledgeable, likeable, lively, loving, lucky, mature, modern, nice, obedient, painstaking, peaceful, perfect, placid, plausible, pleasant, plucky, productive, protective, proud, punctual, quiet, receptive, reflective, relieved, resolute, responsible, righteous, romantic, sedate, selective, self-assured, sensitive, shrewd, silly, sincere, skilful, splendid, steadfast, stimulating, talented, thoughtful, thrifty, tough, trustworthy, unbiased, unusual, upbeat, vigorous, vivacious, warm, willing, wise, witty, wonderful, zany, zealous

Words to describe personality: Negative features Abrasive, abrupt, abusive, aloof, ambiguous, angry, annoyed, anxious, arrogant, awful, bad, belligerent, boorish, boring, callous, careless, clumsy, combative, confused, cowardly, crazy, creepy, cruel, cynical, dangerous, deceitful, defective, defiant, depressed, deranged, disagreeable, disillusioned, disturbed, domineering, draconian, embarrassing, envious, erratic, evasive, evil, fanatical, fierce, finicky, flashy, flippant, foolish, forgetful, frantic, fretful, frightened, furtive, greedy, grieving, grouchy, gruesome, grumpy, guarded, gullible, helpless, hesitant, horrible, hurtful, ignorant, irresolute, jealous, jittery, lacking, lazy, lonely, malicious, materialistic, mean, mysterious, naïve, nasty, naughty, nervous, noisy, obnoxious, Obtuse, outrageous, over zealous, panicky, Parsimonious, pathetic, possessive, quarrelsome, repulsive, ruthless, sad, scary, secretive, selfish, silly, slow, sneaky, snobbish, spendthrift, squeamish, stingy, strange, sulky, tacky, tense , terrible, testy, thick-skinned, thoughtless, threatening, tight, timid, tiresome, troubled, truculent, typical, uptight, vague, vengeful, venomous, volatile, voracious, vulgar, wary, wasteful, weak, wicked, worthless, wretched

How do I Feel? Absorbed, affectionate, afraid, aggravated, angry, betrayed, burdened, cheated, cheerful, compassionate, concerned, connected, content, crushed, defeated, despairing, disgusted, distraught, dreadful, eager, embarrassed, exasperated, excited, fearful, flustered, foolish, frantic, grief-stricken, guilty, happy, horrible, hurt, hysterical, ignored, imposed upon, intimidated, irritated, itchy, jealous, joyful, jumpy, lonely, loving, melancholy, miserable, nervous, numb, outraged, passionate, peaceful, persecuted, pressured, proud, rejected, relaxed, relieved, rested, sad, satisfied, scared, serene, shocked, spacey, spiteful, stressed, stunned, stupid, surprised, sympathetic, tense, thwarted, tired, trapped, trouble, useless, violated, vulnerable, weepy, wonderful, worried

Sample description of a person Nicholas is an old man, chubby and soft. His belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly when he laughs, and he laughs a lot. His hair is snow-white, and so is his beard. When you see him, and hear his loud "Ho, ho!" you feel happy, as if you are with the world's most loving grandfather. His life's goal is giving gifts to children all over the world. Most of his time is spent making the gifts, although nobody really knows where his workshop is or what goes on there! It's all a little mysterious, but somehow he manages to give every child something once a year. Nicholas has a very positive attitude, and is usually in a good mood, although he can be quite firm if he thinks that you have been naughty. He smells exactly like Christmas should smell, and whenever you smell peppermint and evergreens, you think of him.

I would like to tell you about a man I talk about with my friends He is generous and kind with everyone. He always likes to help someone, and doesn't expect anything in return. He is in charge of a private charity association in his home town which helps many families. It assists with habitat, education for poor children, and health. He is my relative, and is living far away from my home town. Whenever I see him I like to sit with him and have a talk. He is the kind of person you admire, the way he talks, and the topics he discusses and he never talks about nonsense topics. Sometimes, if I have a problem, I like him to share with me and advise me what to do to solve that problem. He is always telling me to be honest with myself and respect others' opinions.

Chinese proverbs 1. "Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. “ 2. "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. “ 3. "Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes. “ 4. "With virtue you can't be entirely poor; without virtue you can't really be rich. “ 5. "A great man can bend and stretch. “ 6. There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn. "

Confucius said: 1. "Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing. “ 2. "I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. “ 3. "To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. “ 4. “He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. “ 5. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. "

Which of the following spelling is correct? 1. a) dilemma b) dillemma c) dillema d) dilema 2. a) excersize b) exercise c) excercize d) exersize 3. a) consensus b) concensus c) consencus d) consenssus 4. a) inadvertant b) inadvartant c) inadvartent d) inadvertent 5. a) prerogative b) perogative c) perogitive d) preragitive 6. a) rime b) ryme c) rhime d) rhyme 7. a) envirement b) enviornment c) environment d) enviarmint 8. a) facinating b) fascinating c) fasenating d) fassinating 9. a) beelieve b) bilieve c) bileive d) believe 10. a) perserverance b) persaverence c) perserverence d) perseverance

Mistakes correction 1. a) dilemma b) dillemma c) dillema d) dilema 2. a) excersize b) exercise c) excercize d) exersize 3. a) consensus b) concensus c) consencus d) consenssus 4. a) inadvertant b) inadvartant c) inadvartent d) inadvertent 5. a) prerogative b) perogative c) perogitive d) preragitive 6. a) rime b) ryme c) rhime d) rhyme 7. a) envirement b) enviornment c) environment d) enviarmint 8. a) facinating b) fascinating c) fasenating d) fassinating 9. a) beelieve b) bilieve c) bileive d) believe 10. a) perserverance b) persaverence c) perserverence d) perseverance 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 a 6 d 7 c 8 b 9 d 10 d

Palindromes EYE; RACECAR; MADAM I'M ADAM Don't nod; Dennis sinned Never odd or even Too bad – I hid a boot Do geese see God? Dogma: I am God Was it Eliot's toilet I saw? Murder for a jar of red rum. Some men interpret nine memos. Doc Note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod

Palindromes A man, a plan, a canal – Panama! A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal – Panama! A computer program generated a 540 -word Panama palindrome.

Puzzles Puzzles

Puzzles For instance Half-hearted Too funny for words Jack-in-a-box Small talk Moral support Once in a blue moon Unfinished symphony Split personality

Puzzles Puzzles

Puzzles Quite right Sit down and shut up too little, too late See for yourself Deep in thought Shop till you drop Once in my life Broken promise

Puzzles Puzzles

Puzzles Once in my life Heart to heart Forgive and forget Your time is up Middle aged See eye to eye Green envy

Quotes on Friends "Silence is the true friend that never betrays. " (Confucius) "We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need. " (Epicurus) "Friends show their love in times of trouble. . . " (Euripides) "Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. " (Aristotle)

Friendship Quotes "True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. " (Charles Caleb Colton ) A friend is one who walks in when others walk out" (Walter Winchell) "A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself. " "Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. " (Elbert Hubard)

Friendship Quotes "It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. “ (Ralph Waldo Emerson) "Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends. " (Jacques Delille) "Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life. " "Books and friends should be few but good. " "It is better to be in chains with friends , than to be in a garden with strangers. "

Roads we choose The longest journey is the journey inward. (Dag Hammarskjold) If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ) I have wandered all my life, and I have traveled; the difference between the two is this - we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. (Hilaire Belloc) Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end? (Francoise de Maintenon)

Crossword Puzzle: Food Across 2) Found in rivers and seas 3) Sweetens food 5) Potatoes, carrots, for example 7) Made from fruit and sugar 9) Eaten for breakfast 11) Source of proteins, red or white Down 1) You can spread it on bread 2) Often grows on trees 4) Popular in Italy 6) Needed for sandwiches 8) Babies drink a lot of this 10) Eaten a lot in Asia

Across 1. a long flight causes this 4. short trip for tourists 6. used for transporting clothes 8. form of identification 9. money used in a country 12. proof of payment when travelling 13. vehicle for far-distance travelling 14. visiting places of interest Down 2. useful reading for tourists 3. a place to sunbathe 5. without taxes 7. place to stay when travelling 10. bus for tourists 11. necessary to enter some countries

Across 1. a long flight causes this 4. short trip for tourists 6. used for transporting clothes 8. form of identification 9. money used in a country 12. proof of payment when travelling 14. visiting places of interest 13. vehicle for far-distance travelling Down 2. useful reading for tourists 3. a place to sunbathe 5. without taxes 7. place to stay when travelling 10. bus for tourists 11. necessary to enter some countries

How many people do you see in the picture?

A Riddle What is the longest word in the dictionary?

A riddle What is the longest word in the dictionary? And the answer is: Smiles - there is a mile between the two S's

Describe the picture

How to describe people When you are asked to describe someone, here are some things you should include: physical description - age, gender, height, weight, coloring (eyes, hair, skin) any unusual traits or characteristics background - where they were born, where they live, what their family is like (siblings, pets, parents, other relatives), where they go to school, what their house is like community - what organizations do they belong to (church, clubs, other groups), what jobs they have, what role they play in their neighborhood or community personality - likes and dislikes, hobbies, amusements, traits they might show or inner traits that might not show, hopes and dreams, fears, favorite things

Ideas to describe someone 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Sight Sound Touch Personality Behavior Interests Job

Some ideas to describe Sight Talk about how the person looks. Describe physical statistics (height, weight, coloration, etc) and outward appearance (clothing, jewelry, body art, etc). Talk about body language (gestures they use, how they stand walk, how they move). Describe how you feel when you see the person.

Use a wide and suitable range of vocabulary Facial expressions Sad: insipid, sombre, glum, sullen, downcast Liveliness: animated, beaming, wide-eyed Happy smiles: bel air, graceful, gleeful, smiling like a Cheshire cat Shy smiles: coy, demure, pinched Laughter: hearty, bubbly, hilarious, convulsing with glee Briefly describe the clothes and hairstyle of the characters: well-dressed, immaculately dressed, shabby, untidy, imposing, charming, elegant

Interpretation of Sight What do the facial expression and body language of a character tell you about: 1. how he is feeling or thinking? 2. what he intends to do? 3. his relationship with the others in the picture? Phrases “From her facial expression, I can assume that…” “Perhaps this man is about to…” “They seem to be happy/nervous/bored/stressed out because they are on vacation/studying for a test, etc. http: //wwwedu. ge. ch/po/stael/anglais/G 3/Speaking/How-to-describe-and-interpret-pictures. htm

Use a wide and suitable range of vocabulary Age: infant, baby, child, toddler, pre-school boy/girl, young boy/girl, teenage boy/girl, a teenager, an adolescent, juvenile, young man/woman, yuppie-looking man/lady, middle-aged man/woman, elderly man/woman, an adult, a grown-up, an elderly person, an old man/woman to be young / old, to look young for one’s age, to be between … and … years old, there is a gap of … or … years, to be fully … and a half years older (younger) than …. , to be in one’s early / late teens, to be in one’s mid (middle) …, to be under …, to be over …, to be of the same age

Appearance Description Body Parts Head, neck, shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands, palms, fingers, nails, breast, chest, waist, stomach, back, hips, legs, knees, ankles, feet, toes, heart, lungs, skin, bone, muscle General characteristics Handsome, beautiful, pretty, good-looking, ugly, young, elderly, middle-aged, well-dressed, immaculately dressed, shabby, untidy, imposing, charming, elegant Height Tall, short, middle-sized, small, of medium height Gait Graceful, awkward Carriage Upright, (un)steady, heavy, halting, swaggering, walking with a stoop, shuffling, swaying

Appearance Description Face Long, thin, square, clean-shaved, oval, freckled, with dimples in cheeks, pale, plain, wrinkled, sun-tanned Features Regular/ irregular, delicate, refined, stern a bit, rough Complexion Fair, ruddy, dark, clear, sun-tanned Nose Turned up, straight, aquiline, flat, hooked, snub (snubbed) Lips/ mouth Thin, full, thick, well-cut, heart-shaped, tiny, even, perfect teeth Chin Pointed, protruding, round, square, double Cheeks Hollows, plump, chubby, rosy, pale

Appearance Description Eyes Large/ small, wide-set/ close-set, deep-set eyes/ bulging eyes, hazel, green, steel-grey, piercing, curious, prying, expressive, shining, almond, slanting, round, narrow, cross-eyed, bulging, sunken Eyebrows Bushy, drooping, penciled, arched Eyelashes Thick, long, darkened, curving Eyelids Heavy, drooping, swollen with tears Forehead High, broad, doomed, low, narrow Ears Small, large, lop-eared, ear-lobes

Appearance Description Hair Thick (thin), plaited, wavy, a ponytail, balding, shoulder-length, combed back, rumpled, crisp, silky, straight, curly, a brunette (blond), ash-blond, jet-black, auburn, red, chestnut, dark, fair, a moustache, a beard, a fringe, a hairdo (hairstyle), a haircut, a hair set, a hair waving, a knot, a lock, a parting, a ponytail, swept-back hair, hair rollers, side-whiskers, a stubble beard, a bun Figure Average-sized, skinny, well-built, medium built, thin, slim, overweight, fat, broad-shouldered, over-weight, graceful, slender, plump, stocky, paunchy, (well)ill-made, clumsy, superb Shoulders Broad, narrow, slopping, round Fingers Long, short, bony, a thumb, a forefinger, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, nails Legs Long, short, slender, crooked, shapely, bow-shaped, stout

Some Expressions to Describe Appearance to attract attention; to look like somebody; to take after somebody in appearance and character; to be like somebody; to be the very image of somebody; to be the replica of somebody; to resemble; to give an air of; to have regular/ irregular features; to give an impression of; to weigh; to put on/to gain weight; to lose weight; to be of (upright) carriage; to be on the diet; to keep a diet; to keep fit; to be slim at the waist; to raise (knit) one’s brows; to smile; to wear make up; to put on/to take off make up; (mascara, lipstick, eye-shadow, powder); to be dressed/to wear; to put on / to take off; to swagger; to walk with a stoop; to shuffle; to sway

Some ideas to describe someone Sound Talk about how the person speaks, what their voice sounds like, and any other sounds they make (singing, humming, annoying noises, etc). Describe how you feel when you hear the person.

Some ideas to describe someone Touch talk about how it feels when you touch the person. Is their skin smooth or rough? Is their handshake firm or wimpy? If you hug them, do they hug back enthusiastically or stiffen up? Are their hands calloused or smooth? Is the person muscular or flabby? Describe your emotions when you touch this person.

Some ideas to describe someone Personality Talk about the inner person. What are their hopes and dreams? What are their fears and worries? How to they respond to problems? Do they have an optimistic outlook on life or a pessimistic one? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Describe how you feel about their personality.

Some ideas to describe someone Behavior Talk about how the person acts. Are they outgoing and friendly or shy and fearful? Do they joke all the time or stay serious? What to they do in different situations? Describe how you feel about the person's behavior.

Words that describe behavior active aggressive ambitious argumentative arrogant assertive bad-tempered big-headed bossy careless caring catty cautious charming cheeky clever conceited conscientious considerate coy creative curious deceitful docile dogmatic domineering enthusiastic excitable extroverted faithful fickle flaky full of himself funny fussy good-natured grumpy happy-go-lucky impulsive inconsiderate introverted inventive irritating jokey jolly kind loud-mouthed loyal manic manipulative moody nervous oldfashioned opinionated passive perfectionist persuasive picky playful pleasant polite pragmatic quick-tempered reserved rude scatter-brained serious shy sincere slapdash slimy sly spiteful thoughtless trustworthy volatile witty

Some ideas to describe someone Interests Talk about any hobbies and interests the person has. Describe what they do for fun, and how you feel about their interests.

Some ideas to describe someone Job/Daily Activities Talk about what the person does for a living, or about their career plans. Going to school is the same as a job, so if they are a student, you can talk about what classes they take and what their day is like at school. Describe how their career makes you feel.

Positive Qualities Inventive Exciting Thoughtful Powerful Practical Proactive Productive Professional Quality Quick Balanced Achiever Knowledgeable Leader literate Logical Initiator Original Outgoing Particular Patient Active Positive Consistent Compassionate Incredible Independent With Integrity Mediator Emotional Cheerful Forgiving Sensuous Generous Sporty Devoted Candid Rebellious Cooperative Industrious Interesting Racy Meditative Understanding Quirky Quixotic

More Effective Qualities Optimistic Accomplished Adept Analytical Articulate Artistic Self Disciplined Controversial Individual Tolerant Naïve Green Unselfish Sophisticated Stable Strong Successful Tactful Talented Team Player Fun Intelligent Changeable Passionate Intense Intuitive Upbeat Vibrant Funny Constructive Customeroriented Dependable Direct Loyal

More Positive Qualities Competitive Political Social Consciousness Modest Courageous Enthusiastic Enterprising Entrepreneurial Facilitator Focused Genuine Open Minded Wise Sensitive Sense of Humor Sensible Sincere Skilled Solid Communicative Helpful Fast Responsible Results-driven Results-oriented Self-reliant Organized Knowledgeable Logical Personable Pleasant Flexible Adaptable Persuasive Perceptive Insightful Trustworthy Easy going Good listener Imaginative Warm Ambitious Diplomatic Curious Leader Effective Qualities Honest Assertive Attentive Direct Broadminded Committed Conscientious Dynamic Hard Worker Persistent Mature Methodical Motivated Objective Tenacious Sociable Friendly Realistic Reliable Resourceful Respectful Responsible Creative Confident Traditional Trustworthy Unconventional Unique Eclectic

Words to describe personality: Positive features adaptable, adorable, affable agreeable, alert, alluring, ambitious, amiable, amicable , amusing, boundless, brave, bright, calm, capable, charming, cheerful, coherent, confident, cooperative, courageous, convivial, credible, cultured, dashing, dazzling, debonair, decisive, decorous, delightful, determined, diligent, discreet, dynamic, eager, efficient, enchanting, encouraging, enduring, , energetic, entertaining, enthusiastic, excellent, excitable, exuberant, fabulous, fair, faithful, fantastic, fearless, frank, friendly, funny, generous, gentle, good, gregarious, happy, harmonious, helpful, hilarious, honorable, impartial, industrious, instinctive, jolly, joyous, kind-hearted, knowledgeable, likeable, lively, lovely, loving, lucky, mature, modern, nice, obedient, painstaking, peaceful, perfect, placid, plausible, pleasant, plucky, productive, protective, proud, punctual, quiet, receptive, reflective, relieved, resolute, responsible, righteous, romantic, sedate, selective, self-assured, sensitive, shrewd, silly, sincere, skilful, splendid, steadfast, stimulating, talented, thoughtful, thrifty, tough, trustworthy, unbiased, unusual, upbeat, vigorous, vivacious, warm, willing, wise, witty, wonderful, zany, zealous

Words to describe personality: Negative features Abrasive, abrupt, abusive, aloof, ambiguous, angry, annoyed, anxious, arrogant, awful, bad, belligerent, boorish, boring, callous, careless, clumsy, combative, confused, cowardly, crazy, creepy, cruel, cynical, dangerous, deceitful, defective, defiant, depressed, deranged, disagreeable, disillusioned, disturbed, domineering, draconian, embarrassing, envious, erratic, evasive, evil, fanatical, fierce, finicky, flashy, flippant, foolish, forgetful, frantic, fretful, frightened, furtive, greedy, grieving, grouchy, gruesome, grumpy, guarded, gullible, helpless, hesitant, horrible, hurtful, ignorant, irresolute, jealous, jittery, lacking, lazy, lonely, malicious, materialistic, mean, mysterious, naïve, nasty, naughty, nervous, noisy, obnoxious, Obtuse, outrageous, over zealous, panicky, Parsimonious, pathetic, possessive, quarrelsome, repulsive, ruthless, sad, scary, secretive, selfish, silly, slow, sneaky, snobbish, spendthrift, squeamish, stingy, strange, sulky, tacky, tense , terrible, testy, thick-skinned, thoughtless, threatening, tight, timid, tiresome, troubled truculent, typical, uptight, vague, vengeful, venomous, volatile, voracious, vulgar, wary, wasteful, weak, wicked, worthless, wretched

Warning Merely memorizing the words in a word list cannot help you make a great progress in English. Knowing more words is only a necessary but not a sufficient condition for better English. Your proficiency level is not determined by how many words you know but by how accurately and fluently you use them. There is no replacement for the actual application of the language, i. e. reading, writing, listening and speaking.

The most typical face on the planet National Geographic Magazine showed the most "typical” human face on the planet The researchers conclude that a male, 28 -year-old Han Chinese man is the most typical person on the planet. There are 9 million of them. The image above is a composite of nearly 200, 000 photos of men who fit that description. Don't get used to the results, however. Within 20 years, the most typical person will reside in India.

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Unit 1: Neighbors 1. Read the text “Neighbors” at page 6 2. Practice Vocabulary, p. 7 3. Express points of view on the situation “Neighbors need to find a compromise”, p. 8

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