English 1 Intermediate: Class 5 Richard Wilson
Agenda 1. Registration 2. Warm-Up: Idioms 3. Homework Review 4. First Reading
Idioms
Idiom “An expression that has a meaning not related to the words it is made from”
The Tip of the Iceberg
“Steven seems very unhappy. He said that he’s having some problems at school but I think that’s only the tip of the iceberg”.
The Tip of the Iceberg “The prize for winning the competition was $20,000, but this was just the tip of the iceberg”.
The Tip of the Iceberg “Three people have been arrested so far, but police believe that this may only be the tip of the iceberg”.
The Tip of the Iceberg “Steven seems very unhappy. He said that he’s having some problems at school but I think that’s only the tip of the iceberg”. “The prize for winning the competition was $20,000, but this was just the tip of the iceberg”. “Three people have been arrested so far, but police believe that this may only be the tip of the iceberg”.
Homework Review
Pg. 5 Vocabulary Building 1. D 2. B 3. E 4. F 5. A 6. C
Pg. 6 Handling Non-essential Vocabulary 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B
Pg. 7 Vocabulary Review 1. Involved a trauma 2. Scolded, hugged 3. Lacked drive 4. Disappoint 5. Hilarious, gave up 6. Looked out for
Chapter 2: “Peer Influences on Achievement”
Pressure
Pg.9 Thinking about the Topic Example Source of Pressure Reaction Pressure not to use bad words My mother, in particular Use bad words more often!
Previewing
If You Can Read This Sign… Then You’re OK To Drive!
Previewing – Why? Gives you an idea of what the text is about before you begin Makes you think about your own knowledge of the topic Makes it easier to understand the text!
Previewing – How? Title Read the Title Read the Headings Read the first sentence of each paragraph Look at pictures, bold words, graphs etc
Previewing Questions Pg. 9 &10
Read in Full
Pg. 11 – First Reading & Second Reading
Discussion Time
What role do peers play in your life? How have they influenced you in the past? (Give examples)
Discussion Time Do your views and opinions influence your friends? Why/ why not?
Discussion Time In what situations should we break away from our peers and go against the majority? What happens when you do this?
Homework Pg. 12 – 13 Vocabulary Building, Identifying Essential and Non-essential vocabulary & Vocabulary Review