W8

Florence’s and her upper-

intermediate friends
Timetable
Monday, 11.9: Test + Start of U8

Wednesday, 11.11 - Friday, 11.20: U8

Monday, 11.23 - Friday, 11.27: Thanksgiving holiday!

Monday, 11.30 - Wednesday, 12.2: Wrap up

Friday, 12.4: Final test + Farewell session

 Unit 7 Test
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Unit 8
WARM-UP
Creativity Quiz!
Check the results
DISCUSSION
How much creativity do you think these
jobs require?
How much creativity do you think these
jobs require?

Rank the creativeness of these four occupations. Explain your ranking!

Ranking (Group 1)
Ranking of Creativeness Occupation

1 photographerPhotographer

2 Jazz musicianJazz musician

3 chefChef

4 surgeonSurgeon
Ranking (Group 2)
Ranking of Creativeness Occupation

1 surgeon

4
Notes
The most <-> the least Improvise
creative
Surgeon vs sergeant
The more <-> the less creative
Occupation = job = profession
Obey the orders = work = vocation

Follow the orders Vocational training

rigid On vacation

Scripted instructions

Follow the book

Homework
1. Unit 7 test, upload
2. Optional video activity
3. Think of one sentence to describe what creativity means to you. Describe
a person with creativity with one sentence.
VOCABULARY
What qualities do creative people
have?
Follow the sequence of [Jose - Tatiana - Kanami - Yeni -Maki].

Everyone names one adjective of quality/characteristic that a creative person

usually have.

If anyone can’t think of a word in 3 seconds, he/she is out of the game.

Let’s see who stays last and win!

Hint: in the test we just did (slide 7), you can change some words into their
adjective forms.
Strong
Smart Free
Clever Wise
Persistent Generous
Funny Brilliant
Inventive Curious
Resourceful: knowledgeable
Beautiful Spontaneous
Bright
Flexible: adaptive Colorful
Academic
Organized Ubiquitous
Casual Omnipresent
Imaginative essential
Reliable
Pure

Ubiquitous: everywhere; popular

Jose-Tatiana-Kanami-Yeni-Maki-Jose
Qualities of a creative person, adjective:
Textbook p62

Fill in the blanks, read the words out loud and try to find the rules of noun-
adjectives.
 Rules
noun adj. noun adj. noun adj.

curiosity curious innovation innovated passion passionate

decisiveness decisive knowledge knowledgeable patience patient

determination determined motivation motivated perceptiveness perceptive

discipline disciplined originality original resourcefulness resourceful

What other jobs are creative?
Type down 5-8 jobs. Try to think of some very creative jobs, and together with
your partner, discuss which job is the most creative. State the reasons.

10 minutes.

If you have more time left, write down as many jobs as you can think of.
What jobs? Which one is the most
creative? (Group 1)
Advertistman Youtuber

Painter Blogger

Artist web designer

Editor(magazine,newspaper...) Architect

Singer teacher

Writer

Game programer
What jobs? Which one is the most
creative? (Group 2)
Painter/writer : creates works(paints) that haven’t exist before.the work
temps others.

Blogger / Instagrammer / Youtuber(content creator) :

Marketer:

Teacher

Inventor/Researcher/Scholar

Programmer :

Actor
Notes
GRAMMAR
A person ________ should be able to
think fast in two languages.
What’s the person’s occupation?
A person who works as an interpreter
should be able to think fast in two
languages.
How can we change the underlined defining relative clause? Any other ways
to say it?
A person who works as an interpreter
should be able to think fast in two
languages.
A person working as an interpreter should be able to think fast in two
languages.
Reduced relative clauses
Someone who is able to think quickly might be a good surgeon.

Someone that is able to think quickly might be a good surgeon.

Someone able to think quickly might be a good surgeon.

A person who is looking for adventure could be a private detective.

A person trained in music might be a good DJ.

Someone who needs job security might not want to be a jazz musician.

A person who has a good voice could be a good TV journalist.

Someone who + verb.

- Verb+ing

Someone who + be + adj.

- Someone adj.

Someone who is verb+ed (passive voice)

- Someone verb+ed

Someone who has sth. ….

= Someone with sth.

Reduced relative clauses
1. Someone who hopes to be a chef should get the proper training.
2. Anyone who wants to be an actor needs both talent and luck.
3. A person who works as a comedian is always looking for new way to
make people laugh.
4. People who are clever enough to get inside the mind of a criminal would
make good detectives.
5. Anyone who dreams of becoming a champion athlete has to be prepared
to do a lot of hard work.
6. Someone who is interested in the latest music trends might be a good DJ.
7. A person who is responsible for a large staff has to be able to be creative
with scheduling.
Change the clause and Complete these
sentences
1. Someone able to think quickly
2. A person looking for adventure
3. People good with their hands
4. Someone needing job security
5. A person trained in music
6. A person with a good voice

Write down your answers in complete sentences using your own idea.
Change the clause and Complete these
sentences
1. Someone able to think quickly should be very creative.
a. Someone who is able to think...
2. A person looking for adventure should visit Six Flags.
a. A person who looks for adventure
b. A person who is looking for adventure
3. People good with their hands can be good artists.
a. People who are good with their hands...
4. Someone needing job security can not a blogger.
a. Someone who needs job security
5. A person trained in music
6. A person with a good voice is a singer.
a. A person who has a good voice ….
b. …. can be an actor or actress.
1. A person who dreams about Broadway needs to take voice lessons.
a. A person with dreams about Broadway/ A person dreaming about Broadway
b. A person who has a small voice needs to take voice lessons.
c. A person with a small voice needs to take voice lessons.
2. People who immigrate to the US should speak English as much as possible.
a. People immigrating to the U.S.
3. Someone who wants to be a journalist should keep up with current events.
a. Someone wanting to be…..
4. Someone who isn´t a locutor doesn’t need to have a good speaking voice.
5. The/A person who is not interested in fashion should follow the latest trends
in clothing.
a. The person not interested in fashion should follow the latest trends in clothing.
6. A person who works as a zoologist has to study the behavior of animals.
a. A person working as a zoologist
7. People who want to be food columnists usually have a great love of food and
eating.
a. People wanting to be food columnists
8. _________________ will find the job market extremely competitive.
Interested
Interesting
I am interested in your interesting story.

Adj. / passive voice

Frightened
Frightening

I was frightened by this frightening man.

-ed: feeling
Ing: describe sth./sb.

Excited, exciting
I was excited to do our exciting test.
More grammar practice
Homework
1. Present a person who you think is creative. It can be a family member, a
celebrity, a historical person, or even a cartoon figure. Could also be you
and your classmates.
a. Write down 3-5 sentences of description of the person. Try to use adjectives and
reduced relative clauses.
b. In class, share with your classmates, and ask them to guess who this person is! If this
person is a little bit hard to guess, or it’s not a public figure (for example, your family
member), you can provide four options for all of us to choose from.
c. Modeling of Florence
Example: Florence - Creative person
1. Someone with the courage to challenge norms can be an artist.
2. Someone influenced by latino culture can make great rap songs.
3. Someone having a strong heart might be able to be a celebrity.
4. Someone who had worked in the night club might also become a
superstar.
a. Someone working in the .. xxxx
b. Someone who/that used to work
5. She has one baby girl who is around 5 years old.
C3
Grammar practice Q&A
WRITING
Writing
Go to the word doc and read the material.

In this material, the write changes focus twice. Indicate with a P where the two
new paragraphs should begin.

Discuss and write down a brief summary of what each paragraph is about.
(What is the focus?)

If you have more time: highlight phrases you think are worth mentioning or
you don’t understand.
Writing - Homework
Now, it’s your turn!

Brainstorm ideas for a composition about someone who is creative or unique

or different in an interesting way. Answer these questions to help you.

1. In what ways is this person special or different?

2. How does this affect his or her life?
3. Would you like to be like this person? Why or Why not?

Write a three-paragraph composition. Make sure you mark every paragraph

and write a short summary of focus for every paragraph.
Presentation Time
Everyone has 3 minutes to introduce this creative person.

Others are free to make a guess after the introduction.

See who has the most creative person!

Vote for the most creative person
1. Newton
2. Elon Musk
3. Hugh Jackman
4. <Mad Man> main character
5. Xx

Leave your number down here:

Listening
Pre-discussion
Discuss the following occupations:

Business, Architecture, House Design

Do they require creativity? Why? Can you give some examples?

5-8 minutes

If you have more time: try to agree on the most creative job among these
three occupations. Try to rank!
Listening
Now, listen to the recording twice. Then try to answer the questions (p64):

What does Samira, Alex, and Naomi do?

What do they focus on in their work?

__N_ 1. Helping indecisive clients _A 4. Solving a wide variety of problems

_S__ 2. Efficiency N_ 5. New ideas to replace rejected ones

__A_ 3. Beating the competition _S__ 6. Using old concepts in new ways

Discuss with your partner and give answers.

Listening
Now, listen to the recording twice. Then try to answer the questions (p64):

What does Samira, Alex, and Naomi do?

What do they focus on in their work?

N 1. Helping indecisive clients _A_ 4. Solving a wide variety of problems

S_ 2. Efficiency N 5. New ideas to replace rejected ones

A 3. Beating the competition S_ 6. Using old concepts in new ways

Discuss with your partner and give answers.

Discuss
What does Samira, Alex, and Naomi do?

What do they focus on in their work?

If you have more time: look at the following three slides and discuss
what the bolded words and expressions mean
Listening - expressions
Samira

Creativity is essential to my work. = core value

Recycle ideas

Adapt ideas to fit our needs

We have to stay on top of new trends. = trendy = keep up with the trend
Listening - expressions
Alex

Run my own business(es)

Take care of the accounts = manage

Potential problems = problems that he might have

There’s no one else to turn to = ask for advice = go to … for help

Ask my boss for help

Figure out how to identify your customers = find out

Listening - expressions
Naomi

Match the appropriate idea with the right place

Start all over again

Creativity comes in handy when I…. = be useful

I do manage to get my way a lot of the time.

Food for thought
Is creativity important in your job or studies?
Discussion
Is creativity important in your job or studies?

Discuss with your partners.

● Introduce your job or studies.
● Talk about what creativity means in your field. Is it good or bad?
● Use reduced relative clauses and adjectives of qualities.
● Use expressions to reach consensus.
● 10-15 mins

If you have more time, talk about: Is creativity more important in your job,
or in your partner’s job? Try to rank and give reasons.
Expressions to reach consensus
Can we all agree that…?

Can we vote for…?

Are we all in agreement?

Do you agree with me..?/ Do you agree that…?

What do you think?

What’s your opinion?

Expressions to reach consensus
Are we all in agreement?

Just to summarize the discussion so far…

Does everyone agree with XX’s point of view?

So, to sum up…

So, to summarize…

In a nutshell, ...

Can we all live with this decision?

Notes
Loan: give money to people in need

Pronunciation: va’riety - ‘various - vary vs very

Vocabulary: creativity - creativeness

Architecture - architect

Grammar: the most/least creative job is ….

Good: spatial awareness, create a building from scratch, indecisive, standard

vs creativity, only a limited portion
Self-reflection (Jose)
What’s your job/field of study? What reduced clauses did you use?

Lawyer Really don´t remember if i used

any.
What adjectives of qualities did
you use? What phrases did you use to reach
consensus?
Creative, persuasion, persuade.
I agree with you
Self-reflection (Yeni)
What’s your job/field of study? What reduced clauses did you use?

I worked as a mechanical engineer. A person considering become a

architect…
What adjectives of qualities did
you use?

I needed to be accurate to provide What phrases did you use to reach

specifications with correct consensus?
information of my results. And
also I needed to be punctual to
catch up with a schedule.
Self-reflection (Maki)
What’s your job/field of study? What reduced clauses did you use?

I used to work as civil servant and The person working as a civil

lend money to people who are not servant require skill of coping with
wealthy people as a loan. demanding people.

What adjectives of qualities did What phrases did you use to reach
you use? consensus?

rigid,reactive,strict,demanding I think so./ We are on the same

page./ I agree with your idea.
Self-reflection (Kanami)
What’s your job/field of study? What reduced clauses did you use?

I was a chef and owner. A person who has a patience

maybe a good owner but not me.
What adjectives of qualities did
you use? What phrases did you use to reach
consensus?
Creative and Patience
Do you agree with …..
Self-reflection (Tatiana)
What’s your job/field of study? What reduced clauses did you use?

Journalism/PR A curious person with a lot of

curiosity may be a good journalist.

What phrases did you use to reach

What adjectives of qualities did consensus?
you use?
Do you agree with me? What’s
Creativity, patience, curiosity your opinion?
Homework
1. Videoblog: Creativity is only necessary for people who work in
occupations such as design, photography, and the arts.
a. Do you agree with this sentence?
b. Why or why not?
c. Write at least three reasons. (Same requirement as the writing task.)Structure needed.
Upload on Padlet.
2. Writing homework (as described in class, slide 43)
DEBATE
Debate Session
Debate session: Creativity is only necessary for people who work in
occupations such as design, photography, and the arts.

You will be put into two groups. Group 1 will support this statement, while
Group 2 will disagree with this statement. Prepare for your evidence and get
ready to debate!

● Expressions of agreement and disagreement (review)

● Reduced relative clauses to define qualities of people
Debate 101
Stage 1: Stage 2:

Both sides, 1 minute for a brief Counter argue, 1 person raises a counter
introduction of your opinion. (1 person argument.(30s)
from each side)
The other side can argue (no limit)
*You don’t have to read all the points.
10 minutes in total.
The other side should take notes and prepare
to counter argue!
Stage 3:

Both sides, 1 minute to make a closing

statement. (summarizing the pros and cons,
but try to keep your position!)
Agree and
disagree (in
a debate!)
conclusi
on
Group 1: Creativity is only necessary for people who work in
occupations such as design, photography, and the arts.

Reasons:

Reasons that your opponent may have (so you can counterargue):
Group 2: Creativity is not only necessary for people who work in
occupations such as design, photography, and the arts.

Reasons:

Reasons that your opponent may have (so you can counterargue):