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
Pair
Conversation – Set A
- If you
could get a foot in the door of any job or industry, what would it
be?
- Have
you ever been swept off your feet by a person or an experience?
What happened?
- When
you get itchy feet, do you usually make a change or try to take
a step back first?
- Have
you ever stepped on someone’s toes without meaning to? How did you
handle it?
- Have
you ever felt out of step with your friends or coworkers? Why?
Pair
Conversation – Set B
- What
do you think is your biggest Achilles’ heel?
- Can
one false step seriously damage someone’s career or reputation?
- Is it
important to stay one step ahead in life? Why or why not?
- Do you
think the negative image of a step-mother is fair? Why?
- Have
you ever had to stand in someone else’s shoes to understand them
better?
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
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
