OP: Unit 1 Ring the chances

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OP Unit 1: Ring the changes

Objectives: In this unit you will practice with listening and speaking about life changing events and will acquire suitable vocabulary. You will identify grammar areas that you feel you need working on, practise with perfect tenses, writing parts of an essay and word formation

Decisions that change your life

Three-times World Chess Champion Anna Muzychuk stands for her principles and explains what was behind one of the most important decisions in her life. 

She was born in the family of chessplayers and has been playing chess since she was two years old. Reigning World Champion, Anna has decided to skip the World Championships in Saudi Arabia in the end of 2017 which caused her losing the World Champion titles as she believes women should not be treated as second class citizens in any country and in any place in the world.

Speaking about changes

Anna Muzychuk stood by her principles and took action instead of only speaking empty words. As a result she lost her World Chess Champion title. A sacrifice that she was willing to make. For what principle would you keep standing even if it has life changing effects?

Idioms of change

Speaking assignment

Now turn to page 8 of your Objective Proficiency and look at the pictures. What life-changing events do they represent?

Then, in pairs have a look at the speaking assignment of ex. 1. Take turns and speak for 1.5 minutes about changes in your past/present/future life.

Try and use some idioms of change.

Week assignment

•  p. 8/9 idiom spot, phrasal verbs, ex 4, 5, 6
• p. 10/11 1,2 corpus spot, 3, 4, 5
  
•  listening practice
  

•  Study exam vocabulary unit 8, 9