V4 Unit 2: Living Life to the Full

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V4 - Unit 2: Living Life to the Full

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, car) for a period of time?
• What are things that you want to do or that are on your "bucket list"?

A little bit of practice

On the next slide you will see some photos of places and activities that you might be interested in seeing or doing. 

Use some conditional sentences to tell your neighbour about your ambitions. Write down what the other says.

Examples:

- If I were rich, I.....

- If I win the lottery tomorrow, I....

Talk about the photos and let them use the conditionals of the last unit:

If I were able to, I ....

If I win the lottery ....

If I had the talent, I.....

What makes a good (happy) life?

• What do you think makes people happy? What are the "ingredients" to a happy life?
• You are going to watch a TedTalk about what makes people happy: 'Lessons from the longest study on happiness'. 
• But, before we start, write down what you think you will be hearing in this TedTalk.

• Check your predictive notes. Were they correct? 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?

Unit 2: Writing

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?
3. Which examples of informal writing can you think of?
4. Which examples of formal writing can you think of?

1. What other beginnings and endings
can formal emails have?

4. Name some differences between
formal and informal language

Formal vs informal

Formal

Formal writing is written for an audience you do not know on a personal level. It is often the main style in academic writing (unless otherwise noted) and is more complex than informal writing. Formal writing is serious.

Informal

Informal writing consists of short sentences and is used in more personal settings, such as writing a letter to a friend or writing a diary entry. It is much more relaxed than formal writing.

 https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/formal-vs-informal-writing/

Ex. 1-4

Do exercises 1-4 of writing on page 17.

For ex. 4 you need to write a full letter. Use these websites for support and information on structure and rules. Bring your printed letter to class next week.

• https://www.eslbuzz.com/how-to-write-a-formal-letter-in-english/
• https://www.thoughtco.com/formal-letter-structure-1210161

Dependent prepositions

A preposition is usually a word that expresses the relation between two events, things or people. They can be used to talk about time, space, or other relations:

She is in Tokyo. (place)

We have a break at 1:30 pm. (time)

Edingburgh is the capital of Scotland. (possession)

Dependent prepositions

There are some verbs (which take an object) that are followed by what is called a dependent preposition (it is dependent on the verb, as it were). 

The preposition is needed to connect the verb and the object. Mostly, there is no choice about which one to use. Basically, the verb + preposition combination is one that we need to learn by heart. 

It helps to put verbs into groups based on the preposition they get. See p. 163 of your book. There are many more though. Have a look at the next slide.

Home work: Dependent prepositions

Turn to pages 17 and 18 in your Objective Advanced book.

• On p. 17, do ex. 1-2 & Corpus spot
• On p. 18, do ex. 1-3 of Reading and ex. 1 of Vocabulary

Reading & Vocabulary

Reading ex. 2 Fill in the gaps in the text with a preposition (on/at/in/with/by/for etc)

Vocabulary ex 1: fill in the right preposition & note down the meaning of the sentences.

Listening p 19

OA CD1 nr 3

OA CD 1 nr 4

Use the links here to do the listening exercises on p. 19

Exercise 3:

Exercise 2:

Speaking

Work with your classmates and practice exercises 1-4 together.

Make sure you use what you've heard during the listening exercises.

Objective Advanced Unit 2

Finish:

All the exercises in Unit 2

Check your answers if you've 

missed anything. 

Done?