The weather

1. Describe your favorite type of weather.
   
2. Do you trust the weather forecast? Which weather forecast is the most
   accurate? How often do they get it right?
   
3. Do you feel different because of weather? How do different types of weather affect
   your emotions?
   
4. How do you deal with rain? Do you use an umbrella or raincoat? Or just ignore it?
   
5. Have you ever been caught with the wrong clothing for the weather conditions? What
   happened?
   
6. Do you worry about global warming? How serious are the earth’s environmental
   problems?
   
7. Which region of your country has the best weather? What is it like there?
   
8. The sun can be dangerous. Do you burn easily? Have you ever been seriously
   sunburned?
   
9. What occupations are most affected by weather? Do you know anyone doing any of
   these jobs?
   
10. In English, the expression ‘it’s raining cats and dogs‘ means it is raining very heavily.
    Try to imagine the origin of this strange expression and share your ideas.
    
11. Do you remember the first time you saw snow? How did you react? If snow is
    common where you live, how do you feel about it?
    
12. Has your region or country ever experienced a weather-related disaster like a serious
    storm? What happened and how much damage was caused?
    
13. What does it mean to say, I‘ feel under the weather‘? When did you last feel this
    way?
    
14. Would you rather live somewhere that is dry and hot all year round or a place which
    has clearly different seasons? Or in some other kind of climate?
    
15. Does anyone you know predict weather changes by sensing them in their body or by
    observing the environment? How accurate are their predictions?
    
16. Do weather conditions affect any of your hobbies? What can’t you do if the weather
    isn’t suitable?
    
17. Is the weather a good topic for small talk? If not, what topics do you prefer?
    
18. Some weather phenomena, like tornadoes or lightning, look spectacular. Can you understand why some people try to get closer to storms? 

Plans talk

1. Do you plan your life in detail, or do you prefer not to make plans? Why?
   
2. What long-term plans do you have? Think about the next few years or even further.
   
3. What short-term plans do you have? For this month? For this year?
   
4. Are you a spontaneous person? What kind of things do you do suddenly?
   
5. Do you often make impulse purchases, or do you only buy what you plan to buy?
   
6. Do you ever have a plan B, for when something goes wrong with plan A? Give an
   example if you can.
7. No matter how much you plan, things may go wrong. Have your plans ever gone
   terribly wrong? What happened?
   
8. Do you always share your plans with other people? 
9. Have you ever planned a party, wedding, or other event? How well did the event go?
   
10. Are you following a career plan? What is the next step in your career plan?
    When you travel, do you plan where you will go, what you will see, and what you will eat?
11. Do you take each day as it comes?
12. Did you have any plans when you were younger that you gave up on? What went
    wrong?
    
13. Do you have any plans that you feel you will never complete? Why do you hold onto
    them? 
    

emotions talk

1.  Are you comfortable making eye contact?

2.     When you were a child did you worry about anything?

3.     Are you a sensitive person? Are you more or less emotional than other people? What makes you think so?

4.     Can you control your emotions well? How?

5.     When are emotions a problem?

6.     What is a crime of passion? Can you understand why feelings could cause someone to commit a crime?

7.     Are you generally a positive person or a negative person?

8.     Do you find it easy to explain your feelings to another person? If not, why is it difficult?

9.     What makes you feel best? Why?

10. Is there a limit to how often we can feel good? In other words, if you feel good now, does that mean you will feel bad at some time later?

11. Is sadness always a bad feeling? Are there good types of sadness and bad types of sadness? Give an example if you can.

12.  Is there anyone you dislike now?

13. If you’re feeling down, how can you make yourself feel better?

14.  Does the weather effect your feelings?

15. What makes you feel nervous? How can you calm your nerves?

16. Are you excited about anything coming up in the near future?

17. Have you felt satisfied recently? What made you feel that way?

18. What do you do to stay awake when you feel very sleepy?

19. Do people know how you feel by looking at your face? Are you good at hiding your emotions?

20. What is the best way to deal with feelings of anger?

21. When do you feel most energized? What do you like to do with that energy?

22. Have you been in love? W

23. Which is more powerful between feelings of love and feelings of hate?

24. Can you easily tell how other people are feeling? How useful is this ability?

25. What is emotional intelligence? 

26. Are women more emotional than men? Or is that just a stereotype?

Tell me about... Student B

Tell about...

 time you did well at school.
a time you were tired.
a time you felt embarrassed.
your favourite singer.
a time you were naughty.
a time you did something well in sports.

Tell me about... Student A

Tell about...

a problem in your country.
a time you were afraid.
your favourite movie star.
a famous person in your country.
a time you were late for an appointment.
something good about you.

Conditionals

TEACHING CONDITIONALS   If...

There are 4 conditionals – using If...

Science  (use present tense)    zero conditional

If I drop a glass it breaks.

If you heat water it boils.

Possible plan (future / use will)    first conditional

If I pass my exams, I will go on holidays.

Possible but unlikely   (use past / use would)   2^nd conditional

If I went to Moscow, I’d eat caviar.    (I’m NOT going)

UNREAL SITUATION  3rd conditional  

Impossible  (use had + past participle )

If I had (I’d) gone to Russia, I’d have seen Honda play.

{ It is impossible because it is in the past. }

Slow Food

Write about 100 words on the topic:  Why is Maggie fed up?  Make reference to the story.  Also, what does she mean by,  "You have your life in front of you?"

Assignment 6

Module 4,  Task 1, A6

Writing about an achievement

Autobiographical –

is about an achievement. You say what the achievement is.   A very brief description Describe the time you first became interested in it.

Your skill level Your achievement Also,  describe a time when you experienced difficulty or setback. How did you use this setback to grow? What benefits did you experience as a result?

Include story, description, example, color, and topic sentence.

Callus

First think for a moment of the consequences of belonging to a culture that encourages the suppression of feelings.  people coexist but don't know each other.

Discuss the interests of the couple in relation to both culture and their personal lives.  Make reference to the story.  What is significant about the story from your point of view?  

Plan what you are going to say before writing.  make sure you  have a topic sentence and try to connect all your ideas so that you have a single paragraph.  Do not use the words:  "I think..."  

Lies part C

Telling Lies C

According to our research, extroverts tell more lies than introverts. Extroverts are people who like to spend a lot of time talking with other people. Introverts are people who prefer quiet time alone reading or with just one or two other people. Introverts tell fewer lies than extroverts. Our research also found that people who worry about what others think of them tell more lies than those who don't.

Here's some other information we learned from the research. People don't think small lies are serious, they don't usually plan in advance to tell lies, and most people don't worry about getting caught telling a lie.

After doing our research, however, we believe that some lies are serious. For example, let's say you want to sell your car, which has a problem with its engine. In order to sell it at a high price, you might tell a lie by saying that your car has no problems. In this case, you influenced someone to do something by telling a lie. That is a serious lie.

Finally, our research suggests that being honest all the time isn't a good idea. When we insist on telling the truth, we can hurt other people's feelings. If we were always completely honest, we might not have many friends.

Questions

What do you call people who talk a lot with other people?

Who tells more lies, introverts or extroverts?

Do people usually plan to tell les in advance?

What is example of a serious lie?

Why are lies sometimes a goo idea?