Time Line May June

After June 5th - Group orals.

2nd June  - 5th June - Written assignment.

26th May - 27th May 
Preparing written assignment and developing writing style.  Sample paragraphs written in class for me to mark!!

28th and 29th May 
group oral practise.  

20th May  - preparing written assignment and learning idioms.  Task - copy and paste the idioms onto your blog and complete them!!!

21st and 22nd May  - group oral practise.  

Idioms - A (Don't) add fuel to the fire (Don't) add insult to injury (Don't) kick a man when he's’s down - Don't make a bad situation even worse. Absence makes the heart grow fonder - Being far away from a person you love makes your love even stronger. A penny saved is a penny earned - It's good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it. A picture is worth a thousand words - Pictures can give more information than words alone. Actions speak louder than words - What you actually do is more important than what you say you will do. (It's) all in your head - imagined, not real Around the clock - all the time; 24 hours Asleep at the wheel - not paying attention; not doing his/her responsibilities (Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs - (to shout or yell) as loud as you can

Idiom Advice Using the idioms, give advice to these people: Tom: I really want to go see a movie tonight, but I'm trying to save my money to buy a new watch. Advice:_____________________________________________ Julie: I just saw my brother's girlfriend with another boy, but he's in a really bad mood because he got fired this morning. Do you think I should tell him? Advice:_____________________________________________ Iris: Did you hear that? I think I heard something in the kitchen! Wait. . . . I'm not sure. There it is again! I think I heard something. Do you hear it? Maybe it's a ghost! Maybe it's a thief! Advice:_____________________________________________ William: My grandfather is so old that he's almost deaf. When I talk to him, he doesn't even notice that I'm talking. Advice:_____________________________________________ Rita: My sister always steals my money! I yelled at her, and she apologized and promised that she would stop, but I don't know if I should believe her. Advice:_____________________________________________ David: My girlfriend got a really good job offer in Taipei, but I’m afraid that if she moves away, she’ll forget about me and we might break up. Advice:_____________________________________________ Idioms – B Back to square one -      start over; back to the beginning Bark up the wrong tree -      Looking for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person Be careful what you wish for -  When you wish (or hope) for something, it may not be as good as you think – there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of. Beggars can’t be choosers -      If you beg (or ask) for a thing or a favor, then you shouldn’t complain about what you get. Better late than never -      It’s better to do something late than to not do it. Better safe than sorry -      It’s better to be cautious (careful) than to take a risk that you might regret. Bite your tongue! -  Don’t say something that might be rude or inappropriate – keep the words in your mouth, and don’t let them out! Break a leg! -      This is a (funny) way to say “Good luck” – we usually say it to someone before a performance or contest. Idiom Advice Using the idioms, give advice to these people: Tom: I really want to drive to my girlfriend’s house, but there’s a typhoon right now and it’s quite dangerous outside. Advice:_________________________________________________ Julie: My brother is so mean! He just kicked me and threw water in my face! I hope he gets hit by a car! Advice:_________________________________________________ Iris: Mom, can I have 20 dollars? Mom: Absolutely not. Iris: Pleeeeeease! I need to buy a new cell phone! Mom: No way. Iris: But Mommmm. . . all my friends have new cell phones! Mom: Too bad. Advice to Iris_____________________________________________________ Now, look at the advice given, and think of a situation that would cause someone to give that advice: William: _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Advice: It’s better late than never! Rita: _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Advice: Break a leg! David: ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Group Orals

Group Oral Mark Scheme

•Criterion A: Productive skills (5 marks)

•How successfully does the student use the language in speech?

•• How fluent and clear is the student’s speech?

•• How accurate and varied is the language?

•• How much does the student’s intonation aid communication?

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•Criterion B: Interactive and receptive skills (5 marks)

•To what extent does the student understand and demonstrate an ability to interact in a conversation?

•• How well can the student express ideas and opinions?

•• How well can the student maintain a conversation?

Group Task 1.  This one is short - ten minutes to plan, ten minutes to discuss. 

1.The UK should always keep its’ borders open to refugees.

2.It’s a basic human right to allow people asylum.

3.Refugees bring a lot to a country.

4.Illegal immigrants bring too many dangers to a country.

5.People are crazy for the risks they take to move to a different country.

For each one

•make notes about what you want to say

•Find examples of articles and facts to support your point

•Find an example from the novel to support your point

•Discuss each question in groups of 3 or 4 

Group Task 2  -  this one is to do with the topic of 'Media and Communication.'

Part 1 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHeQeHstrsc

What is his style of reviewing? 
Write your own movie review based on a film you have seen and deliver it in the style of Mark Kermode.  

Whole class debate '3D movies are completely pointless.' 

Group Task 3

Listening Activity

1.  Listen to the broadcast entitled:  Whys 60:  Anti-Japanese protests in China

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wq8cn and answer the following questions

A number of people talk about the dispute and put forward a number of arguments and explanations. 

1.                  Summarize the main incidents that have occurred according to the broadcast

2.                  Outline the main arguments as given by the contributors

3.                  One speaker outlines the ‘context’ – Explain the context

2.  Open the following link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19709355

to find out more about the dispute

Group discussion

In your groups discuss the following questions

1.                  How can this dispute be resolved?

2.                  What could be some of the consequences should this dispute escalate?

Second discussion

To what extent are the arguments based on reason, emotion, language or sense perception?