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2016-03-11 Core: 10 project and advice emails

Mar 11th, 2016
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  1. Greg Malivuk
  2. http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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  4. 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.)
  5. Also think about the types of injuries someone might have doing these activities.
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  7. 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
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  9. 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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  11. 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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  13. p. 125 part 1 - Who do you ask for advice about these things?
  14. part 2 - Read the email and choose the best option. - c
  15. part 3 - How do you know it’s informal?
  16. - Hi there
  17. - Take care
  18. - The thing is,
  19. - So, what do you think?
  20. - By the way,
  21. - (I know it sounds like paradise--I bet you wish you were me!)
  22. - Hope all is well (leaving out the subject is informal)
  23. - Thanks so much
  24. - contractions: I’m, I’ve, wouldn’t
  25. part 4 - What advice would you give to Kate?
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  27. BREAK
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  29. part 5a - put the highlighted words from the email into the correct category with other linking words
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  31. clearly, naturally, obviously, of course - when you’re sure of the information and you believe it’s also clear to the person reading
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  33. in fact, to be honest, actually - to correct a misunderstanding or to tell someone something that they may not expect
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  35. 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
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  37. Anyway, Well, So - to get back to (and conclude) the original topic or question
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  39. All the same, Even so, However, The thing is - to contrast ideas or to mention the downside of something
  40. (“The thing is” can also introduce the main question or issue I have.)
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  42. part 5b - Complete the sentences with a suitable word or expression.
  43. 1 Actually, In fact
  44. 2 obviously, of course, naturally
  45. 3 By the way, Incidentally, Before I forget
  46. 4 So, Well, Anyway
  47. 5 Even so, However, All the same, The thing is
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  49. Hotseat game with unit vocabulary and second conditionals.
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  51. 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).
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  53. 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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