Why Do We Love British English Student
Why Do We Love British English Student
Why Do We Love British English Student
WHY DO
WE LOVE?
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1 Warm up
1. What pops into your head when you see the word, love?
2. Do you think that you are a romantic person?
3. How can you tell that you love somebody?
4. Do you believe that everybody has a soulmate, or do you think that is nonsense?
5. Do you think that some animals can have romantic thoughts?
2 Focus on vocabulary A
WHY DO WE LOVE?
Part B: Now complete the sentences with appropriate words from Part A.
1. I attended a talk that was because it looked at theories relating to the existence
of aliens.
3. When David thought about being a teenager, he just remembered years of going through the
.
5. The book I am reading these days is talking about a future where humans are unable to
.
Part C: Personalise the vocabulary: share your opinions with your classmates using the questions
below.
Listen to the introduction of the TED talk by Skye C. Cleary called "Why do we love? A philosophical
inquiry" (00:00-00:46), then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). If the statements
are false, then change them to true.
3. The world of science has clear reasoning for why we feel love.
WHY DO WE LOVE?
4 Listening comprehension
Listen to the rest of the video (00:54-05:13) and select the correct answer for the following questions.
a. loving everybody
b. having children
c. finding a soulmate
d. building a home
d. they are talents practised under stressful conditions and have a post-performance routine
5. What happens when Jia Rui looks at the front of the mirror?
WHY DO WE LOVE?
a. great meal
b. great experience
c. great adventure
d. great friendship
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6 Focus on vocabulary B
Part A: The following words are all taken from the video you watched. Match them to the correct
definition.
8. abundantly (adv.) h. making a bad situation or belief continue for a long time
Part B: Fill in the statements with words from above, decide if you agree or disagree and then share
your view with your partner
3. for another person are more common when you are younger.
WHY DO WE LOVE?
Look at the two statements below, your teacher will tell you which side of the argument you fall on
and give you some time to prepare. Using the vocabulary from today’s lesson, prepare arguments for
your debate. Once you are fully prepared you will be put with another partner to debate the topic.
In pairs discuss the following questions on the themes brought up in today’s lesson:
1. What was the most surprising thing that you heard in today’s video?
2. What do you think about Schopenhauer’s idea that nature is tricking us into loving each other?
3. Bertrand Russell said that love "helps us overcome our fear of the world"? To what extent do you
agree with that?
4. Beauvoir mentions the idea of love being like a "great friendship", how would you define a great
friendship?
5. After watching the video do you believe that love has a purpose?
9 Synonyms (optional)
Look at the final five paragraphs of the transcript of the video and find synonyms for the following
words.
1. stupidity (n)
2. fills (v)
3. fascinating (adj.)
4. inspiring (v)
5. thrilling (adj.)