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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Homework: Make a list of activities people could do as a new extreme sport (running, biking, surfing, etc.), and a list of interesting or dangerous places where they could do those activities (the ocean, mountains, buildings, etc.)
- Also think about the types of injuries someone might have doing these activities.
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- Activities to do: running for a week, train surfing, skydiving, bodyboarding, hiking, bull riding, climbing (rocks or buildings), downhill skateboarding, slacklining, parkour, car racing, moving through trees like Tarzan, giant hamster ball running
- Places to do them: volcano, desert, on top of a train, on the tops of trees, in cities, the ocean, public park, woods/forest, mountains, inside schools, in the air, coral reef
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- In your group, design a new extreme sport event. What will people do and what are the rules? Where? What equipment is needed? What risks or injuries are possible? What is your sport called?
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- p. 125 part 1 - Who do you ask for advice about these things?
- part 2 - Read the email and choose the best option. - c
- part 3 - How do you know it’s informal?
- - Hi there
- - Take care
- - The thing is,
- - So, what do you think?
- - By the way,
- - (I know it sounds like paradise--I bet you wish you were me!)
- - Hope all is well (leaving out the subject is informal)
- - Thanks so much
- - contractions: I’m, I’ve, wouldn’t
- part 4 - What advice would you give to Kate?
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- BREAK
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- part 5a - put the highlighted words from the email into the correct category with other linking words
- clearly, naturally, obviously, of course - when you’re sure of the information and you believe it’s also clear to the person reading
- in fact, to be honest, actually - to correct a misunderstanding or to tell someone something that they may not expect
- Before I forget, Incidentally, By the way - to briefly mention something about a different topic that just came up in your mind and you want to say it before you forget
- Anyway, Well, So - to get back to (and conclude) the original topic or question
- All the same, Even so, However, The thing is - to contrast ideas or to mention the downside of something
- (“The thing is” can also introduce the main question or issue I have.)
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- part 5b - Complete the sentences with a suitable word or expression.
- 1 Actually, In fact
- 2 obviously, of course, naturally
- 3 By the way, Incidentally, Before I forget
- 4 So, Well, Anyway
- 5 Even so, However, All the same, The thing is
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- Hotseat game with unit vocabulary and second conditionals.
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- Homework: Write an email to a friend to ask advice about whether you should try an extreme sport (it can be the one you invented in class or a “traditional” one). Then write a response from the friend, giving advice (you can use second conditional “If I were you” sentences).
- You can do this with a partner (each of you should ask the other for advice and then respond to the other person’s email). Send me the response email at [email protected].
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