Scanning books

1. What kind of book is this? Is it fiction or non-fiction?

2. Is the language is this book too easy / difficult / about right for me?

3. What is the book about?

4. What kind of people would enjoy reading this book? Kids? Teenagers? Adults? People who are interested in a particular topic?

5. Who is the writer? Which country are they from? Have they written any other books?

Warm Bodies

Watch:

Warm Bodies

 

 

1.R thinks he should…
2. People would…               if…

respect R more                     stand up straighter                   stood up straighter

R can't
R thinks he shouldn't
R wishes he could
R's hoodie would suggest
R thinks the apocalypse could have been caused by
R is unable to 
R feels he must have been                              when everyone could 
The Boney's will       anything
He will too, but at least he’s

Discussion

1. What do you think R and his friend  ____ do next?
2. What _____ happen to them in the city?
3. Do you think this _____ have been a fun sequence to shoot?
4. What does the main actor _____ to be _____ to do?
5. How do you think he ______ have prepared for this role?
6. Is there a message in this film? What ______ it be trying to say?
7. ______ you be going to see this movie?

(Upper-Intermediate) Leicester: 5000-1 Underdogs

Calling Leicester City the underdogs doesn't go far enough to describe team's rise to the top of European football.

More likely

Listen:

5000-1 Odds

5000
132
3
7
5, 10, 20
3

Note the words in the gaps:

rise to the ____
______ the financial power of the big clubs
the relative ______ of Leicester City
deservedly will be seen as an ___ of the ordinary suceess
a huge ____ for the game
a ___-to-mouth existence
unh_______d players
they're seven points _____
p__________ odds
they're ________ all these winning bets
they'll be c_______ it in

How were these words used?

foothills, uplands and peak?

Follow up stories:

Victory



The secret weapon

Apologising appropriately

Speaking - apologising  (A2 Speaking)

Paul: Noelia! I am _____ sorry! Are you OK?

Noelia: I think _____. _____ was lucky.

Paul: I'm _______ sorry! I _______ see you!

Noelia: _______ all right. I shouldn't ______ been running.

Paul: No, no, I should _____ been paying ________. 

Noelia: And they teach you ____ to run inside at school!

Paul: _______, it was _____ fault and I'm sorry.

Noelia: I'm sorry _____. It was ______ of us. _______, it's fine. I'm fine. Don't ______ about it. Hey, I saved the laptop ______!

"Baby Can I Hold You"

Sorry
Is ____ that ____ can't ____
Years gone by and still
Words don't ______ easily
Like sorry like sorry

________ me
Is _____ that _____ can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me

But ______ can _____ baby
Baby can I _____ you tonight?
Maybe if I ______ you the right ______
At the right ______ you'd be mine

I love you
Is all _____ you can't say
Years gone by and _____
Words _____ come easily
_____ I love you I love you

____ you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight?
_______ if I told you the _____ words
Ooh, at the ______ time you'd be mine

Ways to give and receive apologies (7 min)

Do the quiz at the end

fault    Apologies    my   deepest     stupid     take   dear    I’m    that   apologize   accept  

Please   tell      about    Unfortunately 

1. I can’t __________ enough.
2. Please _______ my sincerest apologies.
3. I am at fault and ________ full responsibility.
4. ______ forgive me.
5. ______ regretful.
6. I'm afraid _______...
7. _______ for...
8. Oh _______, I AM so sorry.
9. Um. I have to ________ you that...
10. I can only offer you my _______ apologies. 
11. ______bad.
12. It's all my ________.
13. Sorry _______ this.
14. __________ I...
15. I'm a terrible person! How ________ of me!

Accepting apologies

Try adding "very"  "very much"  "at all"   "so"   "all the time"   "completely"   "please"

1. That's _______ OK / It's _______ all right.

2. Hey, No problem _______ / No worries _______ / Don't worry about it ________. 

3. It happens ________.

4. I  _______ forgive you / You're ________ forgiven

5. I appreciate your apology ________. / I ________ accept your apology.

6 Thank you ________ for your apology.

7. Apology ________ accepted.

8. I _______ understand.

9. I feel _______ much better, now that you've said sorry.

10. It's not so bad _______. / Don't worry about it _______.

11. It's all _______ cool.

12. Actually, there's no need to apologise ________.

13. Okay, but ______ don't do it again.

14. I'm _____ sorry too.

15. It's not your fault _______ - it could happen to anyone.

You went out for dinner, but you forgot to tell your host family you weren't coming home for dinner. They've been worried about you and the made you dinner.

Make a dialogue

You borrowed your friends car and accidentally scratched it on a wall.

Make a dialogue

You washed your friends jumper. Now it has shrunk.

Make a dialogue

You kicked a ball over the fence. You have to ask the neighbour if you can go into their garden to fetch it.

Make a dialogue.

You were using your flatmate's hair dryer without permission. You accidentally broke it.

Make a dialogue

You borrowed you flatmate's mobile charger and she couldn't find it for two hours and her phone went flat. Now she's asking you if you've seen it anywhere. It's in your bedroom.

Make a dialogue.

Correct the mistakes

1. I'm sorry for late.

2. I'm sorry for spill wine on your carpet.

3. I'm sorry, I wasn't mean to be rude.

4. Sorry I made mistake.

5. I'm sorry this isn't what I order

6. I'm sorry for break your iPad

7. I apologise to not come.

8. Forgive me for forget your birthday.

9. Sorry it was of my fault.

10. I didn't mean do that.

11. I shouldn't said that.

12. I wish I didn't do that.

Self-study:

Apologising with Emma (long video)

Do the quiz at the end

Jealous Guy (by John Lennon)

I was dreaming of the _____
And my heart was beating _____
I began to lose ______
I began to lose ______

I didn't ______ to hurt you
I'm sorry ______ I made you cry
Oh no, I _______ want to hurt you
I'm _______ a jealous guy

I was ________ insecure

You might not love me _________

I was shivering _______
I was shivering ________

Chorus

I was trying to catch your ________
Thought that you was trying to _______

I was swallowing my ________
I was swallowing my ________

Chorus

1. Do you get jealous from time to time?

2. Do you have, or have you had, a jealous partner, sibling, friend?

3. When was the last time you had to apologise?

4. What things make your heart beat fast?

5. What things make you shiver?

6. "I was swallowing my pain" - what does he mean?

Table

Use tone of voice and dramatic pitch to say the word "table" in reaction to the following situations:

Table has been very bad.

Table is dying.

Table is very far away.

You want to tell Table a secret.

You hate Table.

Table always leaves a mess in the bathroom.

Table is telling lies.

You haven't seen Table for five years.

Table is taking too long in the bathroom.

Table is doing something dangerous.

Table is asleep.

You don't want Table to know you're talking about him/her.

You don't know where Table is.

You think it's Table, but you're not sure.

Table is so kind.

You forgot to tell Table something.

Table asked you on a date, but you don't want to go.

Table is a cute little baby.

You will never see Table again.

You need Table to trust you.

You don't trust Table.

Table just hurt you on purpose.

Table just hurt you by accident.

Table is just a table.

Table has a headache.

Table never listens.

Table is the best disco dancer at the party.

Table isn't concentrating.

Table was really helpful.

Table is coming towards you with a knife.

Table has died.

The Mirror Scene

Watch the video and number these actions in the order they occur:

____ Look quickly over your shoulder
____ Hold your chin
____ Crash into the mirror

____ Hold a hat behind your back

____ Look slowly over your shoulder

____ Spin around

____ Push the other guy away

____ Get down on your hands and knees

____ Pick up your partner’s hat

____ Drop the hat on the floor

Now put these groups of actions in the correct order:

A

Throw your arms up and dance like a fool

Hold a hat behind your back

Spring up and down on your toes while smiling

Step into the mirror and around each other

Jiggle up and down

B

Crash into the mirror

Stop and stare at each other

Step forward and lean toward each other

Hold your chin

Turn away

  

C
 

Put your index finger up to your chin

Slide your spectacles down your nose

Peer around the edge

Get down on your hands and knees

Trot quickly across

D

Look slowly over your shoulder

Look quickly over your shoulder

Bend down with your hands on your knees

Wiggle your bum

Walk to the left nodding

E

Pick up your partner’s hat

Bow with one arm behind your back

Push the other guy away

Grab the other guy’s night gown

F

Jump sideways across

Hop while kicking one leg forwards

Dance with legs and arms out

Spin around

G

Step around each other and out of the mirror

Quickly put the hat on your head and point at each other laughing

Take off your hat and bow

Drop the hat on the floor

Watch

The Mirror Scene

Describing movement takes practice

Words for walking

 

I told ChatGPT to write me a short text about an underworld trip that uses the words

loiter, stride, stagger, descend, creep, crawl, strut, dash, alight, limp, slip over, tiptoe, trudge

In the depths of the city's underbelly, where shadows 1______ and whispers weave through the air like smoke, a daring journey unfolds. With purposeful 2______s, our protagonist 3______s into the murky labyrinth, where every step is a dance with danger.

Through dimly lit alleys, they 4________ past clandestine meetings and clandestine deals, their senses alert to the subtle movements of the underworld. They 5______ through narrow passages, where the walls seem to close in, and 6______beneath low-hanging obstacles, their determination unwavering.

In the heart of the darkness, figures 7______ with false bravado, flaunting their power in the face of uncertainty. Yet our traveler 8______es past them, a fleeting shadow in the night, intent on their mission.

At a crossroads, they 9_____ upon a hidden path, where secrets whisper in the wind. With a 10______ from an old wound, they 11_______ treacherous terrain, each step a testament to resilience.

12______ing through the lair of the unknown, they 13_______ forward, unyielding in their pursuit. And as dawn breaks on the horizon, they emerge from the depths, weary yet victorious, their underworld odyssey complete.

Check verbs, add adjectives

victorious unwavering weary subtle treacherous daring murky narrow clandestine purposeful low-hanging dimly lit alert unyielding false hidden fleeting old

In the depths of the city's underbelly, where shadows loiter and whispers weave through the air like smoke, a 1________ journey unfolds. With 2_________ strides, our protagonist descends into the _______ labyrinth, where every step is a dance with danger.

Through 3________ alleys, they stagger past 4_________ meetings and clandestine deals, their senses 5_______ to the 6_______ movements of the underworld. They creep through 7________ passages, where the walls seem to close in, and crawl beneath 8________ obstacles, their determination 9__________.

In the heart of the darkness, figures strut with 10______ bravado, flaunting their power in the face of uncertainty. Yet our traveler dashes past them, a 11________ shadow in the night, intent on their mission.

At a crossroads, they alight upon a 12_______ path, where secrets whisper in the wind. With a limp from an 13_______ wound, they slip over 14_________ terrain, each step a testament to resilience.

Tiptoeing through the lair of the unknown, they trudge forward,15 ________ in their pursuit. And as dawn breaks on the horizon, they emerge from the depths, 16_______ yet 17_________, their underworld odyssey complete.