Objectives
1. Listen to diverse people talking about risks.
2. Discuss attitudes about risk taking.
3. Read and analyse student writing and professional writing about risk.
4. Write a short piece of personal writing about a risk you have taken.
Aims
General
Articulating your own personal behaviour, values, joys and fears.
Vocab
Learn and practice using vocabulary relating to attitudes. Getting better at explaining reasons and motivations behind actions and also their consequences.
Grammar
Giving advice - sentence forms, typical phrases and tenses.
Project
Write a short piece about a risk you've taken
Homework
Phrasal verbs p 10, Challenging Experiences (NEF)
Key phrases from Unit 1
better safe than sorry (phr)
Can you think you a situation where someone might say this?
gruesome (adj)
Can you think of other words that end with "some"?
troublesome
wholesome
bothersome
quarrelsome
cumbersome
flavoursome
burdensome
handsome
worrisome
tiresome
wearisome
loathsome
fearsome
irksome
conventional (adj)
Which famous people at the moment would we describe as "unconventional"?
Which famous people at the moment would we describe as "conventional"?
hazard (n)
occupational hazard (n)
What are the occupational hazards of being a celebrity?
What are the occupational hazards of being a psychologist?
agony (n)
I wasn't __ pain, I was __ agony!
play it safe (v phr)
What's the difference between "play it safe" and "better safe than sorry"?
concede (v)
What's the noun form of this word?
to be inclined to (adj)
What's the difference between a tendency and an inclination?
stimulate (v)
Think of a _____ that you find stimulating.
Day of the week
Time of year
Friend
Food
Colour
to venture (v) / a venture (n)
As a verb it means to feel afraid to do something, but to do it anyway. "She ventured to ask for a pay rise."
Do you sometimes struggle to overcome the fear to do certain things (even simple things like chatting with people you don't know well, or going into shops and cafes you're never been into before?)?
Do you ever wish you were more adventurous?
make-up (n) - not for your face
What is the make-up of your city?
Phrasal verbs
back down
bow to
chase after
depart from
dive into
freak out
frighten away
spice up
weigh sth against sth
water / birds / risk and reward / money / a dish / home / a driveway / a master
Grammar:
What's an imperative sentence? Go on! Tell me!
What's a sentence a conditional form?
Do you know what is meant by the grammar word "subjunctive"? What is the difference between subjunctive and conditional?
Do you have a subjunctive in your first language? Do you transpose verbs into the past to convey a sense of unreality or indirectness?
Conditional sentences can be 0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and mixed. How are these formed?
Which can be used to give advice?
Kahoot - taking risks
Speaking
has there been a period life do you think of as pretty forgettable?
Which period of your life do you think of as most memorable?
Do you usually make safe choices?
What health risks do you worry about?
What is something you would risk your life to get?
Do you think life is riskier today than it was 50 years ago?
Do you live in a town that is risky to live in?
Would you do a job that was full of risks?
Are risk-takers more successful in life?
Can you do anything acrobatic?
Have you ever thought about making a film?
Have you ever had a serious accident?
Do you know anyone who is a dare devil?
What are the risks of using the Internet?
Dictation
Imagine risking your life - and that of your family's - all for the dream of a better future. This is exactly what tens of thousands of courageous refugees from North Africa did, seeking refuge and safety after the revolutions known as the Arab Spring. Most came to Italy's shores, but they're finding achieving their dream is more difficult than they ever imagined.
