V4 CPE Unit 2

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CPE Unit 2 Expectation

Think of a situation or theme
in your life
that does or did NOT live up
to your expectations... :(

1. Think back on a moment or achievement that DID exceed your expectations. What happened? 

2. What is more important according to you: 
Remembering your disappointments or your successes or top moments? Why so? 

 

Focus on vocab

What do these expressions mean?

What about these holiday / travel idioms?

1. Float One’s Boat

2. Just The Ticket

3. A Mile A Minute

4.  To Travel Light

5. Neck of the woods

6. A Redeye Flight

7. That Ship Has Sailed

8.  To Rock The Boat

9. To Paddle One’s Own Canoe

10. On The Home Stretch

Meanings

1. Float One’s Boat: to make someone happy, excited or interested in something.

2. Just The Ticket: exactly what is needed or wanted.

3. A Mile A Minute: very fast

4. To Travel Light: to travel with very little luggage or baggage.

5. Neck of the woods: an area or neighbourhood nearby / the area where sb lives .

6. A Redeye Flight: a late-night flight. Usually, one that leaves really late at night and arrives early the next morning.

7. That Ship Has Sailed: the opportunity has already passed; a missed opportunity.

8. To Rock The Boat: to do something that will cause problems for others.

9. To Paddle One’s Own Canoe: be independent

10. On The Home Stretch: the last part of a long journey.

Speaking assignment

With a partner: talk for 3 minutes about travelling/ holidays and try to incorporate some of the idioms you've just seen.

You can think of:

• Most interesting/wonderful/horrible holiday yet.
• Upcoming holidays
• Future holiday plans
• Impact of Corona on (the future) of tourism

During your conversation you assess your partner’s speech according to the rubrics below:

• Is able to carry a coherent conversation for some time                2
  
• Uses a wide range of vocabulary                                                         2
  
• Uses travelling idioms                                                                             2
• Uses a wide range of grammatical structures (e.g., inversion, gerund, passive)                                                                                         2
  
• Is able to sustain his/her arguments well                                           1
  
• Correct pronunciation                                                                              1
• ________________________________________________________________
• Total score                                                                                                   10

Grammar: aspects of the future

Which tenses can be used to refer to the future?

In the next video the future tenses are illustrated by excerpts from Friends. 

Be aware: gonna needs to be replaced by going to in formal English, including writing ;). 

Objective Proficiency

• p. 16/17 ex 2,3 and 4

• P. 18/19 ex 1,2 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

• P. 20 phrase spot and corresponding ex

• P. 21 ex 4, exam spot

• Study vocabulary units 1-10