FCE U2 Leisure and pleasure

Writing an Article

Menti lead-in

https://www.mentimeter.com/app/presentation/al99cu8tim1qi9f4unue4zube87v4jxi/pvsaj1csq6vh/edit

Quizlet - catchy titles - guess the topic

https://quizlet.com/845623967/article-titles-ideas-flash-cards/

Article tips and tricks (summarising SBp196)

- title: catchy yet concise and informative

- style: neutral yet convincing, personal and relatable

- paragraphs: 1 main idea per paragraph, supported by personal examples/anecdotes; use TOPIC sentences

- adjectives and adverbs galore!

- keep the reader engaged by:

           * using efficient and varied punctuation

           * asking a rhetorical question

           * be creative with your language

           * using a range of sentence linkers

           * alternating between complex, well-linked sentences and short, one-punch types of sentences

Units 1 and 2 Review

https://create.kahoot.it/details/8c2a796c-3eee-4eff-be78-f1c1dc61a95d

Comparing:

- Let's see / Well... I suppose both pictures are quite similar in that they show...

- UNLIKE the girl in the first photo, the man here appears to...

- Similarly, this other picture shows ...

- In the top picture, ... WHEREAS in the bottom picture ...

- The main difference is that the one on the left seems to be ... WHILE the right one ...

- ...but then again... (= however, but more informal)

- Although the people in this photo..., the boy in the other one...

- (not nearly) as... as

Speaking Part 2 functional language

Speculating

- The people seem to be (having fun)

- They appear to be (studying hard)

- The girl looks quite (enthusiastic)

- It looks as if/though (they’re having a party)

- Judging by (his bright smile), I'm pretty sure...

- I'd imagine that they are...

- I'm fairly/absolutely certain they are....

- As far as I can see, they are ...

Reading SBp21 vocab

- mountaineering

- survive in tough conditions

- he had his big break and became world-renowned

- to search high and low

- to tick all the boxes

- numerous

- unlike other photographers, he was a keen climber

- it was a walk in the park

- spotting them is hard. So much so that nobody has ever taken a picture of them

- excessive hunting has led to these animals being close to extinction

- I don't mind the hardships

Reading WBp10

- things such as ...

- to admit sth

- to doubt sth

        "beyond a shadow of a doubt"

- it won't happen anytime soon

- to keep track of sth

- innovative

- it's provided me with an outlet for my creativity

- every now and again/

- a more hand-on approach

- it reminds me of

Vocab practice after Ph vbs p20

https://create.kahoot.it/details/da8b7418-e902-4417-88e1-0caf23939ea1

ED or ING Adjective practice

https://create.kahoot.it/details/8a4ee8c6-e1a8-453b-9d96-b30f2554c19a

Key Word Transformations Practice

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1470487

Using advanced comp. structures

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/569977

Using comparatives in Speaking Part 2

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1087549

Image to start comparing

https://tombasson.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/comparison_wise.jpeg

Images to discuss

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/09/22/learning/VTS04-08-13LN2/VTS04-08-13LN2-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/05/04/learning/VTS05-07-18LN/VTS05-07-18LN-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp

Listening SBp19 and WBp9

- have a fulfilling/rewarding job

- to show someone the ropes

- an affordable object

- have a lucrative career

- to pay for sth out of pocket

- a chest of drawers

- rubbish is disposed of in landfills

- strangely enough, ....

- I no longer (have time to...)

- it is unlikely that (sth will happen)