The sea (Empower Unit 2 Reading)

1. How far is your hometown from the nearest seaside?

2. Are you a strong swimmer? Are you afraid of the sea?

3. Have you swum in the ocean (the 'open' water)?

4. Have you ever had any negative experiences to do with water / the sea?

5. Have you ever swum in really deep water?

6. How long do you think you could survive floating in the open water?

7. do you prefer swimming in salt water or fresh water?

8. What are these things?

the tide

a wetsuit

a rip

the current

waves

surf

drifting

9. How many oceans are there in the world?

10. What are oceans and seas around New Zealand called?

It's Good For You IELTS Reading

What is the difference between sell-by dates and use-by dates?

What does "shelf life" mean?

What is the optimum number of pointy bits on a bottle cap? 

Which will burn your tongue for longer - mustard or chili?

What happens if you fall into a deep swimming pool filled with jelly?

Why is frozen milk yellow?

Why does bottled water need a best before date?

Word order problems

most about what we of us eat tend not to think

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ 

 

the of sharp pointy bits optimum number cap is on a bottle 21

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___

 

 your prawn the is the warmer sandwich  more make you likely it is to  ill

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

 

 

match

come into ____

to pose a ____

a mushy _____

to take into _____

an ever-increasing _____

use-bay _____

 

date

banana

question

population

account

play

 

Make a sentence

I lose my _________ periodically (from time to time).

The circumference of my head is about _______

For me, the optimum time to wake up is _______

I'm sometimes overcautious about _________

A word above that means 'growing all the time' is "_________"

In my town at home there are all manner of _________

Jason decaires taylor sculptures

 

Do not say it

Speak for as long as possible without stopping about the following topics.


Shoes

DO NOT say "feet", "size", "shoe shop", "pair", "buy", or "wear"


Your career

DO NOT say "job", "office", "study", "money", "work" or "company"


A good friend

DO NOT say "know", "talk", "like", "person", "friend"


Health

DO NOT say "doctor", "hospital", "nurse", "medicine", "visit" or "healthy"


Problems in your country

DO NOT say "crime", "politicians", "corruption", "unemployment", "economy”


Animals

DO NOT say "pet", "farm", "elephant", "zoo", "dog", "cat", "cute",


Money

DO NOT say "rich", "poor", "job", "bank", "pay", "expensive" or "a lot"



New Zealand

DO NOT say "beautiful", "mountain", "Lord of the Rings", "North Island", "beach", "New Zealand", "South Island", "sheep", "friendly"


Australia

DO NOT say "Koala", "Kangaroo", "Sydney", "Harbour Bridge", "Opera House", "beach", "country", "big", or "travel"


Music

DO NOT say "favourite", "style", "song", "famous", "band", "pop", "sound", "singer", "good"


USA

DO NOT say "Trump", "Hollywood", "movie", "famous", "gun"  "McDonalds", "New York", "America" or "hamburger"

Films

DO NOT say "movie",  "director", "Hollywood", "story", "actor", "famous", "favourite" or "good"








Unusual questions

Get into groups of three. 2 people must ask questions. The other person must answer each question for 30 seconds without stopping. The 2 people asking the questions must take turns and only ask one question per turn. After 6 questions have been asked it's time to switch who's answering the questions. They can be totally wild questions like "Do you prefer the number 35 or 68?" - the person must speak on this topic for 30 seconds. The idea is to think of the most unusual questions.

Speaking practice

 Write down five things you like about yourself.

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Write down five things you don't like about yourself.

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Write down five things you did last year.

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Write down five things you want to do next year.

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Write down five things you can do for fun in your city or town.

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Write down five things you are not good at.

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Write down five foods you hate.

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Write down five cities you have visited.

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Write down five English words you have learned recently.

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Write down five films you have seen.

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Write down five things you are afraid of.

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5.

Try to make your partner smile.

Have you ever lost your hop card?

Are you a night person or a day person?

What have you learned this week?

What's your lucky number?

Tell your partner two true things about yourself and one untrue thing. See if they can guess which one is the lie.

Do think you are a nice person? Why?

How much money did you spend yesterday?

What's the most important meal of the day - breakfast, lunch or dinner?

How many musical instruments can you name in 1 minute?

When you travel, do you prefer a backpack or suitcase?

What's the best thing to think about when you wake up in the morning?

What makes you different from the rest of your family?

Are you good with money?

Would you like to live in a cold country?

What is your favourite letter of the alphabet?

Do you prefer the number 10 or the number 11? Why?

If you had an English first name, what would it be?

If you had an English surname based on a colour would you prefer Green, Black, Brown, Grey or White?

IELTS Reading - Culture Shock

 The four stages of culture shock

Rejection

Adjustment

Adaptation

Honeymoon

What order do these happen?

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2.

3.

4.

Discussion:

1. Did you have a "honeymoon" time when you first arrived in NZ?

2. What are some things visitors to your country might reject or not understand at first?

3. What have you had to adjust to since coming to NZ?

4. Do you think you could ever adapt completely to living in this country and become a "kiwi"? What is a "kiwi" in your opinion?

Vocabulary

What's the difference?

a sense of adventure

a sense of danger

shock

surprise

circumstance

factor

setting

surroundings

illustration

example

consequence

result

discomfort

uncomfortable

perceive

understand

impolite

rude 

Skills - self evaluation

Skills

 

You: ___________________

 

Which one are you?

 

I find reading relatively easy – I don’t usually struggle.

I find reading challenging - I sometimes struggle.

I find reading very challenging – I struggle a lot.

 

I find listening relatively easy – I don’t usually struggle.

I find listening challenging - I sometimes struggle.

I find listening very challenging – I struggle a lot.

 

I find speaking relatively easy – I don’t usually struggle.

I find speaking challenging - I sometimes struggle.

I find speaking very challenging – I struggle a lot.

 

I find writing relatively easy – I don’t usually struggle.

I find writing challenging - I sometimes struggle.

I find writing very challenging – I struggle a lot.