Hands Up
Target Language
Health, body and clothing
Body parts
History
Aims
To understand vocabulary related to health, body and clothing
To use similes, idioms,
and other expressions
Understand a 3-minute video on the history of a popular item of footwear
Vocabulary in context
1. What size shoe do you wear?
2. What English words do you know to describe your feet?
3. Do you know any other words for "to walk"?
4. What sort of walking do these words describe?
to pace
to march
to wander
to trudge
to limp
to stomp
to hike
5. Write down as many types of footwear as you can
sneakers, sandals, loafers, boots, flip-flops, high heels, slippers, gumboots, platforms....
6. Do you own a lot of shoes?
The Curious History of the High Heel
Vocabulary focus - match
military
saddle
bow
Shah
emissaries
adopted
to emulate
Persia
manly and butch
rational
sentimental
erotic
pin up
Modern-day Iran
to do with war
seat on the back of a horse
diplomats
masculine
objective
sexy
King
borrowed
to copy
emotional
poster of a naked woman
weapon for shooting arrows
Questions - part 1
1. What part of the world did high heels start out?
2. What were they used for originally?
3. Why did women start to wear high heels?
4. What colour were Louis XIV's heels?
5. In the 1600s / 1700s / 1860s women adopted high heels.
6. In the 1600s / 1700s / 1860s high heels began to be used in pornography.
Part two - predict then check
1. You can usually tell if someone is wearing high heels without seeing their feet.
2. Wearing high heels changes the shape of your spine.
3. High heels are good for your health.
Listen to 1.40 - listen for the order of the adjectives
brand new
erotic
small
sentimental
rational
sexy
stable
manly
tremendous
Check
tremendous
stable
manly
small
sentimental
rational
sexy
brand new
erotic
What do the following foot-related idioms mean? Match
1. a foot in the door
2. swept off (one's) feet
3, itchy feet
4. to kiss someone’s feet
5. to step on someone’s toes
6. to stand in someone else’s shoes
7. be out of step
8. take a step back
9. one step ahead
10. to overstep
11. a false step
12. step-mother
13. Achilles’ heel
14. head over heels
A. see through some else's eyes
B. wanting to travel
C. worshipping sb
D. annoy sb
E. a fatal weakness
F. deeply in love
G. a bit behind
H. a bit ahead
I. a mistake
J. get some perspective
K. go too far
L. dad's new partner
M. a chance to get into a career
N. overwhelmed
Song - One Step Ahead
vocab:
(one / a) step ahead
solitude
instead
to lose your head
confess
keep an open mind
aloneness
stay objective / neutral
more advanced
rather
admit
lose self-control
1. In the middle of an argument I _____ my ______ and started shouting.
2. I was going to phone but wrote _______
3. I must ______ that I don't like raw fish.
4. Some people really enjoy a bit of _____ from time to time.
5. For our company to succeed, we need to keep ________ of the competition.
6. Try to ________ about that student, he's having a tough time at home.
One step ahead of you
stay in motion, keep an open mind
Love is a race won by two
Your emotion, my solitude
If I stop I could lose my head
So I'm losing you instead
Either way I'm confused
You slow me down, what can I do?
There's one particular way I have to choose
One step ahead of you
Always someone makes it hard to move
She says, Boy I want you to stay
But I save it all for another day
If I stop I could lose my head
But I'm ready for romance
Either way I'm confused
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
I can only stay
One step ahead of you
Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, dumb
Stop, I confess sometimes
I don't know where I'm going
Part of me stays with you,
I'm slowing down, what can I do
It's hard to stay one step ahead of you
(Uh huh)
One step ahead of you
Time is running out
Catching up with you
One step ahead of you
When I hold you close
Can I really lose?
One step ahead
Only one step ahead
She's one step ahead of you
Try to say this with your face only
I'm smarter than you
Are you coming with me?
I don't trust you
Are you joking?
Hurry up!
I don't believe you
I'm sad
I'm starting to get annoyed
I'm bored
I think that guy is trying to get your attention
I'm trying to be as patient as possible
There's somebody behind you
oh no!
I feel great today
I think you know I'm right
Are you really THAT stupid?
No No No
Yes yes yes
aha!
WHOLE FACE
Do you have a good poker face, or can people read you like a book?
Which feature of your face are you most proud of?
he screwed up his face
she scrunched up her face
he grimaced
she winced
she gave him a dirty look
he frowned
she scowled
he glowered
her whole face lit up
she brightened
his face went blank
her face contorted
his face twisted
her expression closed up
his expression dulled
her expression hardened
she went poker-faced
a vein popped out in his neck
awe transformed his face
fear crossed her face
sadness clouded his features
terror overtook his face
recognition dawned on her face
his brows knitted when she said that....
a line appeared between her brows because...
his eyebrows rose in complete....
she raised a brow to show....
Eyes
Do you sometimes roll your eyes? Why?
Do you have a good poker face?
When you look at someone's eyes, how can you tell what they are thinking?
Try this with a partner
Think of an emotion - show it only on your face until you partner guesses it
think different kinds of sadness, anger, happiness, fear....
How long do you normally make eye contact with another person?
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