C1 Class 4

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English class

Level C1.1 -
Thursdays 8am
Academic year 2024-25

Aodh O’Byrne
[email protected]
Warmup:
p.29 - Do number 3
Homework exercises:
p.142 /143 - Numbers 1 and 2 - compare answers
quickly
We’ll be using some materials on the Moodle today,
so log in and open it on the e-campus, please

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MAKE SENTENCES
Write logical endings for these sentences:
I spend the majority of my money on….
Only a handful of my friends can …
A small minority of the students in my class …
Nearly all of my family …..
None of my relatives …..
A sizeable number of young Catalans…
Did you get the book yet?

Keynote Advanced - Student’s


Book (Not the workbook)

ISBN 9781305399150

Editorial: National geographic


learning
Image, Identity and Clothing

Open page 24 and discuss the answers to


exercises 1 - 4
Now, do number 6
Discuss the questions below. Give as much detail as possible.

Please stick to speaking English! :)

1. What sort of clothes do people who work in marketing or other professional positions
usually wear in your country?

2. What do you think Mark Zuckerberg’s casual clothes say about him and people like
him?

3. In what way do you think people here in Catalunya would be treated differently if they
wear formal clothes, rather than casual jeans and a t-shirt?

4. Do you personally feel different if you wear more formal clothing? How does it change
how you feel?

5. How do you think we think we treat people in uniform differently than your average
person on the street?

6. Would it be appropriate to go to a wedding dressed in a hoodie and jeans? Why (not)?

7. If you see someone dressed in very scruffy clothes approaching to ask for help, how
do you react? Would you react differently if that person was wearing smart clothes?
What advice would you give to someone who’s not sure
what kind of clothes they should wear to a job interview?

What other things should your friend do in order to


prepare well for the interview?
Page 26 - numbers 2 and 3
Page 27 - Making Suggestions.. look at the useful phrases
Use them to give advice to a friend who…
- wants to lose weight
- can’t find a partner (boyfriend / girlfriend)
- hasn’t been able to find a job
- is having problems with his/her parents
- is having problems with his/her partner
Your home town

Do you still live in the place where you were born? If yes, do you think
you will ever leave?

If not, would you like to go back there to live sometime?

Has your family lived there for generations or do your parents come
from somewhere else?

Do you identify strongly with your place of birth?

What's your favourite place in the town? Why?

What time of year is your favourite in your town?

Is it famous for anything? Do tourists come to visit it?


2 Match a prefix to an adjective in the box below. Then complete the sentences with the
newly formed adjectives.
anti- dis- in- mal- over- un- mis-
_____ crowded _____ connected
_____ nuclear _____ grateful
_____ tolerant _____ leading
_____ treated

a I’m fed up with working in an overcrowded office with no air-conditioning.


b There was a crowd of __________ protesters blocking the entrance to the site.
c. I thought the president made some very _________ comments about taxes in the interview.
d I’m afraid this composition is not acceptable, it’s just a collection of _________ ideas.
e It’s a shame that many people still have a rather _______ attitude towards immigrants.
f I’m never going to help Dave again, he’s so _______!
g A lot of the organization’s money is spent on rescuing ________ animals.
Your assumptions about language learning can have an important effect on your
ability to learn.

Discuss the language learning suppositions below. What’s your opinion?


Some people are born with a special innate ability to learn languages.
It is best to start learning a language between the ages of 5 and 12 years old.
There is a difference between men and women when comes to learning a language.
Motivation is vital to learning a foreign language.
Learning a foreign language is similar to learning other subjects.
In a perfect world, there should be a teacher present _____ % of the time when
students are learning.
WHAT CAN YOU FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES? Ask them these
questions and remember their answers!
What is your greatest achievement?
What’s the best decision you have ever made?
What’s your most treasured possession?
What has been the single best moment in your life?
What word sums up your personality?
Can you tell me about one of your negative characteristics?
What’s the most amazing place you’ve ever visited?
What’s your idea of perfect happiness?
Why are you learning English?
What talent would you most like to have?
Can you tell me about something you really object to?
What characteristic do you really admire in other people’
What’s your greatest ambition?

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