Unit 2: Living Life to the Full

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Unit 2: Living Life to the Full

Today:

Listening (and speaking)

Grammar/vocabulary: how to learn dependent prepositions

Writing: formal - informal

Work on your planner: Chapter 2, Exam folder 2

Living life to the full

• What do you think 'living life to the full' is about?
• Do you like to do new things or are you afraid to try out someting unfamiliar?
• Do you think you can give up something ( phone, computer, alcohol) for a period of time?
• What are things that you want to do (on your bucket list)?

Which of the following do you think contributes most to a happy life?

1. plenty of money
2. being famous
3. good relationships
4. a good health

What makes a good (happy) life?

• You are going to watch a TedTalk about what makes people happy. 'Lessons from the longest study on happiness'. 
• Take notes while listening:
  1 write down three important findings of the study.
  2 write down what advice the speakers gives his listeners.

• Compare your notes. Discuss your ideas and the TedTalk with your neighbour.
• Do you agree with the conclusion of the study discussed by Robert Waldinger in the TedTalk? Can you relate to it?

Recap chapter 1: text and conditionals

What is the meaning of four words that are underlined?

Answers

set off -                     departed -                                        vertrok

false -                         not true -                                          onwaar

consistent -             behaving in the same way -    in overeenstemming

preconceptions -  prejudices -                                     vooroordelen

everywhere

social glue

society

behaviour

can't

have forgotten

because

unless

Conditionals Check-up

1. If I ...... you, I would listen to your mother.
2. ....... you want to leave early, ask for permission first.
3. If she ...... (not/to oversleep), she wouldn't have missed the test.
4. He ..... (to be) so disappointed when he hears the news.
5. If he ...... (not /to break) his leg, he could go out with us tomorrow!

Conditionals Check-up

1. If I ...were... you, I would listen to your mother.
   
2. ..Should/If..... you want to leave early, ask for permission first.
   
3. If she .hadn't overslept..... , she wouldn't have missed the test.
   
4. He ..will be... disappointed when he ...hears.. the news.
5. If he ..hadn't broken....  his leg, he could go out with us tomorrow!

Need more explanation?

Need more explanation: I'm here to help.

More excercises:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditional-exercises.html 

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6826 

Want more practice or advice? Just ask.

Dependent prepositions

Fixed verb + preposition combinations

Learn them by heart.

It helps to put verbs into groups based on the preposition they get, as on

p. 163 of your book.

 

There are many more though. Have a look at the next slide.

Writing 1-4: what you should know for the test

Study the letter on page 16 (close reading)

Learn exercises 1-3.

We skip exercise 4.

Unit 2: Writing

Writing ex. 1 on page 17: 

First read Amanda's email  and answer the questions below.

1. What is informal language? When do we use it in English letter writing?
2. What is formal language? When do we use it in English letter writing?
   
   Answer the questions of exercise 1, then continue with 2 and 3.
   We'll skip exercise 4

Homework

Finish chapter 2, Exam folder 2, do part of chapter 3

Learn the vocabulary of chapter 2 (including email and dependent prepositions)

Read your novel