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*/ ?> 20201217 16:45-17:45 1 1450 4.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook pg 124 ex 2 3 speaking pg 124 ex 4 prep pg 124 ex 5 A B C listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_015.mp3 Functional language: Writing a personal statement pg 124 ex 6 speaking pg 124 ex 7 A B writing pg 124 ex 7 C reading pg 125 personal statement by Monica Paganin pg 125 ex 8 reading for detail Functional language: Writing the conclusion to a personal statement pg 125 ex 9 vocab set for homework - to be confirmed pg 125 ex 10 writing ]]> invigilator = someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201216 14:15-15:15 1 1450 5.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. 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EF General English C1.3 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 1 In the news EFEKTA-GE-C1.3_U1[05-16].pdf ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201118 14:15-15:15 1 1450 8.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 121 ex 5 A B grammar Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook set for homework pg 121 ex 5 C D grammar pg 121 ex 6 speaking ]]> active textbook situation pg 122 ex 2 A reading pg 122 ex 2 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_014.mp3 pg 122 ex 3 speaking Lexical material: Referring to what other people have said pg 123 ex 4 vocab set for homework pg 123 ex 5 vocab Functional language: Taking part in a discussion panel Useful phrases Lexical material: Chairing a discussion pg 123 ex 6 A B discussion ]]> vivisection = practice of doing experiments on live animals for medical or scientific research poaching = illegal hunt of birds, animals, or fish on sb's else's property under way = currently in progress for on innovations ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201111 14:15-15:15 1 1450 9.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 121 ex 5 A B grammar Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201021 12:15-13:15 1 1450 10.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 121 ex 5 A B grammar Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201014 12:15-13:15 1 1450 11.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Bees Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Functional language: Understanding persuasive techniques pg 120 ex 2 A reading T / Cl Is the tone of the author trying to excuse human behaviour? = being apologetic 〆 no, the tone is apocalyptic pg 120 ex 2 B vocab pg 120 ex 3 A reading for detail pg 120 ex 3 B reading for detail pg 120 ex 3 C speaking Lexical material: Collective nouns (bunch, flock, herd, swarm, shoal) pg 121 ex 4 A vocab set for homework pg 121 ex 4 B vocab ]]> active textbook wip grammar hive /haiv/ | beehive = structure made for bees to live in apiarist /ɛɪpjɜrɪst/ = farmer who keeps bees for their honey; beekeeper to revere = to regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear swarm = large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction palate = top part of the inside of the mouth apocryphal /əˈpɔkrɪfəl/ = (of a story) well known, but probably not true apoplectic = (written) very angry bunch = number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together; large amount of sth; a large number of things or people flock = group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type; large group of people, especially of the same type herd = group of animals of the same type that live and feed together; (usually disapproving) a large group of people of the same type shoal = large number of fish swimming together as a group were died ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200930 12:15-13:15 1 1450 12.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Bees Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200924 15:00-16:00 1 1500 13.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Grammar: Substitution devices (clausal substitution, pronouns, ellipses, synonyms...) T / Cl How can you improve style? ✓ avoid repetition → use pronouns to substitute nouns pg 119 ex 9 A B grammar pg 119 ex 10 writing pg 119 ex 11 speaking set for homework - to be confirmed pg 119 ex 12 writing ]]> wip grammar rubbish = unfounded attacks point of fact = as a matter of fact every last bit of it = the totality of it cellophane /'selə,fein/ = thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and water makes it useful for food packaging wouldn't didn't wear a mask? I think not (= example of causal substitution) They throw away the plastic things ... bags from reversible recycled materials They are against of plastic I don't think it's very effective on these days We don't pay attention on to plastic materials ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200902 12:15-13:15 1 1500 14.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Scientifica Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Unit 12 Science and nature pg 115 Unit 12.1 The red planet pg 116 reading pg 117 Looking for life on Mars Unit 12.2 Fantastic plastic T / Cl Are you in favour of or against the use of plastic bags? Why? 〆 plastic bags are a blight♣ on the environment (...) ♣ blight (on sb/sth) = something that has a bad effect on a situation, a person's life or the environment pg 118 ex 1 speaking T / Cl Would you like to sunbathe on a plastic beach? (...) Have you ever heard of an island made of plastic bags? (...) pg 118 ex 2 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_013.mp3 T / Cl Did you know many animals mistake plastic bags for food? (...) What happens do micro-particles of plastic? 〆 it is eaten by fish 〆 it threatens the food chain Why do we need to share this responsibility? (...) pg 118 ex 3 reading Scientifica Lexical material: Plastic age, blight pg 118 ex 4 A B reading pg 118 ex 4 C speaking Lexical material: Informal phrases pg 118 ex D vocab set for homework pg 119 ex 7 vocab ]]> wip grammar tree-hugger = environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests to spout = to send out sth, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of sth in this way; (off / on) (about sth) (informal, disapproving) to speak a lot about sth; to repeat sth in a boring or annoying way bonkers = (informal) completely crazy and silly to wheel out = to show or use sth to help you do sth, even when it has often been seen or heard before to rant (on) (about sth) | ~ (at sb) = (disapproving) to speak or complain about sth in a loud and/or angry way; to use bombastic language blight (on sb/sth) = something that has a bad effect on a situation, a person's life or the environment refining = to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective to leach (from sth) (into sth) | ~ out / away (of chemicals, minerals, etc.) = to be removed from soil, etc. by water passing through it incessantly = without stopping XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200826 13:15-14:15 1 1500 30000 15.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200708 12:00-13:00 -3.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook pg 114 ex 2 A B introduction → use audio script pg 114 ex 3 A presentation Functional language: Signalling T / Cl What does this mean? It means that... [analysing a point | summarising] ✓ analysing a point pg 114 ex 3 B vocab pg 115 ex 3 C vocab Functional language: Concluding pg 115 ex 4 A conclusion pg 115 ex 5 presentation delivery Functional language: Writing tactful business e-mail pg 115 ex 6 7 reading pg 115 ex 8 A B paraphrasing set for homework - tbc pg 115 ex 9 10 writing Tactful e-mail ]]> wip grammar to launch = to start an activity, especially an organized one; to make a product available to the public for the first time amateur = person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment or interest, not as a job XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200619 15:15-16:15 -2.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook wip grammar to make a martyr of oneself = person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs; строить из себя мученика XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200617 12:00-13:00 -1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200608 12:00-13:00 -0.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200603 12:00-13:00 0.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200529 15:15-16:15 1.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_11.ogg T / Cl 'The numbers just don't add up' [it works out well | it's not enough] ✓ it's not enough pg 113 ex 5 Lexical material: Making concessions, accepting an offer, rejecting an offer Functional language: Negotiating a contract Task pg 113 ex 6 7 role play pg 155 student A Marine Instruments pg 157 student B Ariel Capital pg 113 ex 8 speaking ]]> wip grammar active textbook wip grammar stake = important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful state-of-the-art = highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time) willing = (to do sth) not objecting to doing sth; having no reason for not doing sth; ready to do sth persuasive = convincing XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200527 12:00-13:00 2.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200522 12:00-13:00 3.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied situation MLSD (Marine Life Saving Device) Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook situation MLSD (Marine Life Saving Device) pg 112 ex 2 speaking pg 112 ex 3 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_04.mp3 Functional language: Setting the agenda, responding to offers pg 113 ex 4 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_05.mp3 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200515 15:00-16:00 4.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Unit 11.4 Scenario Saving lives at sea pg 112 ex 1 reading situation MLSD (Marine Life Saving Device) Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Feedback pg 111 ex 6 phrasal verbs ]]> 20200515-1541 Phrasal verbs with separable and not separable objects (transitive vs intransitve) active grammar active textbook pg 111 ex 9 grammar (phrasal verbs) pg 111 ex 10 speaking pg 111 ex 11 speaking role play ]]> active textbook situation MLSD (Marine Life Saving Device) pg 112 ex 2 speaking pg 112 ex 3 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_10.ogg Functional language: Setting the agenda, responding to proposals pg 112 ex 4 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_11.ogg ]]> to bring up = to mention, introduce a topic to give oneself away = to show you have done wrong to give up = to let go; lose to set up = to arrange, organise to fit in (with) = to work well with others to watch out (for) = to be careful because of danger XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200508 12:00-13:00 5.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 146-147 additional practice (alternatives to 'if') pg 110 ex 2 A B 3 reading Negotiating tips ]]> active textbook pg 110 ex 2 A B 3 reading Negotiating tips Lexical material: Negotiations, BATNA pg 110 ex 4 vocab set for homework pg 110 ex 5 vocab ]]> wip grammar to concede sth (to sb) | ~ sb sth = to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth BATNA = best alternative to a negotiated agreement adjournment = putting off till another day or time specified to give oneself away = to show you have done wrong to abstain from = to decide not to do sth, especially sth you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong to collide = to come into abrupt or violent impact; be in conflict to instigate = to make sth start or happen, usually sth official; to cause sth bad to happen to bring up = to begin a discussion of; speak of; mention persistent = determined to do sth in spite of difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable assertive = expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200506 12:00-13:00 6.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 109 ex 4 B vocab Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Lexical material: Confusing economic terms (debt vs loan) pg 109 ex 4 A vocab pg 109 ex 4 B vocab Grammar: Alternatives to 'if' pg 109 ex 5 grammar pg 109 ex 6 grammar pg 109 ex 7 grammar ]]> wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200429 10:45-12:15 7.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 109 ex 4 B vocab Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200422 10:45-12:15 9 active By the end of this session you will have studied Is fairtrade fair? student A pg 108 student B pg 164 Optional homework pg 107 ex 8 writing Summary of a budget Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook pg 108 ex 1 speaking Lexical material: Fair trade pg 108 ex 2 A B reading Is fairtrade fair? student A pg 108 student B pg 164 pg 108 ex 2 C speaking Discussion: fair trade vs free trade free trade 〆 survival of the fittest 〆 smaller producers are forced out of business benefits of fair trade ✓ lets small farmers make a living ✓ spreads the risk → need free trade + corporate social responsibility free trade + CSR = Starbucks globalisation + social measures & ethical commitment = fair trade Lexical material: Micro finance T / Cl What are the pros of micro finance? ✓ alleviates poverty ✓ can help create new employment opportunities (...) pg 109 ex 3 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_08.ogg pg 109 ex 3 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_09.ogg ]]> wip grammar fair trade = trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations to penalise sb (for sth) = to put sb at a disadvantage by treating them unfairly; to punish sb for breaking a rule or law by making them suffer a disadvantage smallholder = (BrE) a person who owns or rents a small piece of land for farming wand (magic ~) = straight thin stick that is held by sb when performing magic or magic tricks panacea /ˌpænəˈsɪə/ (for sth) = something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation unapologetic = not saying that you are sorry about sth, even in situations in which other people might expect you to heavy heart = feeling of being weighed down with sorrow; unhappiness scheme /'ski:m/ = plan or system for doing or organizing sth to pounce on / upon sth = to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it well-oiled = operating smoothly and well commodity = (economics) a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries, e.g. rice, flour to sit well = to find favour with; please to alleviate = to make sth less severe, to ease MFI = micro finance institution micro finance = small loan for low income individuals and those who don't have access to banking services a spade and not potatoes a fishing rod and not fish It's a half way compromise to resolve these problems of poverty ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200415 11:00-12:30 30000 20200415 10.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Business and economic bites Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook pg 107 ex 4 A B C reading Business and economic bites Lexical material: Describing upward and downward trends T / Cl 'Prices are edging towards USD 30 per barrel' means [slight increase | slight decrease] ✓ slight increase pg 107 ex 5 6 vocab pg 107 ex 7 speaking pg 107 ex 8 writing Summary of a budget Complete table on pg 164 ]]> wip grammar business | economic bite = short piece of information that summaries the latest news and essence of a situation sound bite = characterized by a short phrase or sentence that captures the essence of what the speaker was trying to say, and is used to summarize information and entice the reader or viewer substantial = very important to plunge = to decrease suddenly and quickly slump = sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc to go into administration = your company is being taken under the management of an administrator – who must be a licensed insolvency practitioner (IP). Once a company enters administration, it is given protection from creditors who may be threatening to begin legal action to recover outstanding debts. The primary difference between the two procedures is that company administration aims to help the company repay debts in order to escape insolvency (if possible), whereas liquidation is the process of selling all assets before dissolving the company completely. counterfeit = (of money and goods for sale) made to look exactly like sth in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing; not genuine to escalate = to become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc to go from strength to strength = to move forward, increasing one's fame, power, or fortune in a series of successful achievements fierce = (especially of people or animals) angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening; (especially of actions or emotions) showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent volatile = likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous bleak = (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging; (of a place) bare, empty or with no pleasant features subsidiary = (of a business company) owned or controlled by another company interim = (finance) calculated before the final results of sth are known; provisional to edge = to increase or decrease slightly; to move or to move sth slowly and carefully in a particular direction surplus = amount that is extra or more than you need black market = illegal form of trade in which foreign money, or goods that are difficult to obtain, are bought and sold downturn = fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker turnover = total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200413 15:30-17:00 -3 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Business and economic bites Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200410 11:30-13:00 -1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Business and economic bites Zoom meeting details https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200407 11:00-12:30 0 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 105 Seminar: The language of drama Zoom meeting details Password: 8XUPie https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 ]]> active textbook Functional language: Critical reflective writing pg 104 ex 10 T / Cl What questions do you need to ask yourself when reflecting critically upon something? ✓ What? → what was this experience about... = description ✓ So what? → what have you learnt... = analysis ✓ What now? → what are you going to do next... = evaluation pg 104 ex 11 A pg 104 ex 11 B T / Cl What do you need critical reflecting thinking for? ✓ to learn from your mistakes and improve yourself pg 105 ex 12 13 pg 105 ex 14 15 reading for detail pg 105 Seminar: The language of drama pg 105 ex 16 Set for homework - to be confirmed pg 105 ex 17 writing
]]> active textbook T / Cl What practices are socially unacceptable? (...) pg 106 ex 1 C D speaking Lexical material: Business and economic terms pg 106 ex 2 A B C vocab ]]> wip grammar to skim through / over sth = to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points oblique = not expressed or done in a direct way redundancies = situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them fringe benefits = any non wage payment or benefit granted to employees by employers assets and liabilities = thing owned by a business and things owed by a business boom = sudden increase in trade and economic activity; a period of wealth and success slump = sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc income and expenditure = money earned and spent by a government or business merger (between / of A and B) | ~ (with sth) = the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one have has such money ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200406 15:30-17:00 1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 105 Seminar: The language of drama ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200402 10:45-12:15 3.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied ]]> active textbook pg 104 ex 3 4 A video pg 104 ex 4 B (T reads pg 179 audio script) T / Cl Can / Should conversation in films sound messy, such as some scenes in Fellini's Dolce Vita? ✓ depending on intended effect on the viewer 〆 not in classical literature, e.g. War and Peace, Pride and Prejudice (long monologues) pg 104 ex 4 D E T / Cl Do you enjoy linguistic battles? (...) T / Cl What can you say to encourage people to participate and make contributions? ✓ Do you want to kick off? pg 104 ex 5 6 vocab Functional language: Chairing | Leading a seminar T / Cl If you put it well, it means you have [paraphrased | made] a point ✓ paraphrased (summarised) 〆 make a point = be convincing pg 104 ex 7 A B vocab pg 104 ex 8 speaking ]]> wip grammar lecture = talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course seminar = class at a university or college when a small group of students and a teacher discuss or study a particular topic tutorial = period of teaching in a university that involves discussion between an individual student or a small group of students and a tutor; short book or computer program that gives information on a particular subject or explains how sth is done to disseminate = (formal) to spread information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people utterance /ˈʌtərəns/ = (formal) act of expressing sth in words to cut in = to break into a conversation send deliver | disseminate knowledge It's a little bit another different ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200327 13:00-14:30 2 5 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 103 ex 6 pg 103 ex 7 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_07.ogg Functional language: Informational presentation pg 103 ex 8 A B C role play pg 103 ex 9 delivery pg 103 ex 10 discussion useful phrases Functional language: Recalling what someone said, explaining choices, making a decision set for homework - to be confirmed pg 103 ex 11 writing ]]> wip grammar to come top in = to be first by and large = in general to reckon = to believe but then again = however and as for = with regard to all in all = taking everything into consideration in my force | in my arms within reach I'll do my best ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200311 2 6.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200304 2 8 lc By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200226 10:45-12:15 9.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 102 ex 2 reading Situation pg 102 ex 3 reading Selection guidelines ]]> active textbook pg 102 ex 2 reading Situation Lexical material: Traits of quick-witted characters fending for themselves pg 102 ex 3 reading Selection guidelines pg 102 ex 4 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_06.ogg ]]> to fend for yourself = to look after yourself without help from anyone else; to defend or protect yourself from sb/sth that is attacking you; to protect yourself from difficult questions, criticisms, etc., especially by avoiding them trait = particular quality in your personality quick-witted = able to think quickly; intelligent; having repartee repartee /,repə:'ti:/ = clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly assertive = expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice it there was played an interesting reality show When I was 14 it was played they broadcast | used to broadcast an interesting reality show I don't know how I can be under the pressure He's good in at languages ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200219 10:45-12:15 11 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 102 ex 2 reading Situation pg 102 ex 3 reading Selection guidelines ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200212 10:45-12:15 2 12.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook set for homework pg 101 ex 6 B vocab pg 101 ex 7 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_03.ogg Grammar: Conversational English pg 101 ex 8 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_04.ogg Functional language: Fillers, vague language, incomplete sentences, rephrasing, using direct quotes (as if playing a character) pg 101 ex 8 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_05.ogg pg 101 ex 8 C listening pg 101 ex 9 A B writing (conversational English style) pg 101 ex 10 speaking discussion ]]> wip grammar to reveal ~ sth (to sb) = to make sth known to sb to erode = to gradually destroy the surface of sth through the action of wind, rain, etc; to gradually destroy sth or make it weaker over a period of time to reinforce = to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger triviality = matter that is not important distraction = thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about to moan = to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering preserve (noun) = activity, a job, an interest, etc. that is thought to be suitable for one particular person or group of people had followed these advices pieces of advice I would have ... It's very often common for young people ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200205 10:45-12:15 2 14 active By the end of this session you will have studied Extracts about digital entertainment ]]> active textbook T / Cl Do you live in a digital wonderland? (...) pg 100 ex 2 3 reading Extracts about digital entertainment Functional language: Identifying and evaluating main points pg 100 ex 4 A B reading for detail pg 100 ex 5 speaking ]]> wonderland = imaginary place in children's stories; place that is exciting and full of beautiful and interesting things mesher = person who can make things fit together successfully; multitasker using different digital devices to erode = (written) to gradually destroy sth or make it weaker over a period of time; to gradually destroy the surface of sth through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way reminiscent of sb/sth = reminding you of sb/sth credibility = quality that sb/sth has that makes people believe or trust them to contradict = to say that sth that sb else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true savvy = (informal) practical knowledge or understanding of sth urbanite = dweller in a city or town for on attractions There are different reasons against of the Internet It depends on . For example, there are... ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200129 10:45-12:15 2 15.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Extracts about digital entertainment ]]> active textbook wip grammar double = tweedledum and tweedledee; person or thing that looks exactly like another yesterday's last night ]]> bronchitis /brɔŋˈkaɪtɪs/ XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200124 10:45-12:15 30000 17 active By the end of this session you will have studied Extracts about digital entertainment ]]> inc_smat/srs_instructions.inc active textbook set for homework - tbc pg 99 ex 11 writing a press release ]]> fifth five Live Aid concert was... ]]> bronchitis /brɔŋˈkaɪtɪs/ XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200122 10:45-12:15 5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 98-99 Press release ]]> active textbook pg 98-99 Press release pg 98 ex 4 A B vocab pg 98 ex C speaking Grammar: Non-finite clauses (infinitive clauses, ing, past participle) pg 99 ex 5 6 7 grammar pg 99 ex 8 grammar pg 99 ex 9 non-finite clauses ]]> amid = in the middle of or during sth, especially sth that causes excitement or fear to plunder = to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war shanty = small house, built of pieces of wood, metal and cardboard, where very poor people live, especially on the edge of a big city shanty town = area in or near a town where poor people live in shanties resilience = ability of people or things to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc intrinsic ~ (to sth) = belonging to or part of the real nature of sth/sb finite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20200115 6.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 98-99 Press release ]]> active textbook pg 97 ex 7 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_02.mp3 pg 97 ex 7 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_02.mp3 pg 97 ex 8 9 writing Unit 10.2 The power of music T / Cl Where can penniless musicians get their instruments from? (...) pg 98 ex 1 A vocab new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd03_03.mp3 pg 98 ex 1 B speaking ]]> wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191225 8 lc By the end of this session you will have studied pg 98-99 Press release ]]> active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_029.ogg pg 97 ex 7 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_029.ogg pg 97 ex 8 9 writing Unit 10.2 The power of music pg 98 ex 1 A vocab new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_030.ogg pg 98 ex 1 B speaking pg 98 ex 2 3 reading pg 98-99 Press release pg 98 ex 4 A B vocab pg 98 ex C speaking Grammar: Non-finite clauses pg 99 ex 5 6 7 grammar pg 99 ex 8 grammar pg 99 ex 9 non-finite clauses pg 99 ex 10 A B speaking set for homework - tbc pg 99 ex 11 writing a press release ]]> wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191223 10:45-12:15 9.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 97 Critic's choice ]]> active textbook pg 96 ex 2 analysing pg 96 ex 3 A B reading pg 97 Critic's choice pg 97 ex 4 reading for detail Lexical material: Performance reviews pg 97 ex 5 vocab pg 97 ex 6 A B vocab ]]> moose = large deer that lives in N America. In Europe and Asia it is called an elk mob = large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble; group of people who are similar in some way lavish = large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money; extravagant eerie = strange, mysterious and frightening white-knuckle = that makes you feel very excited and frightened at the same time stock in trade = principal supporting part; raw material; that out of which something is manufactured corker = (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) person or thing that is extremely good, beautiful or amusing out-of-the-way = non-central venue = place where people meet for an organized event, for example a concert, sporting event or conference having or showing a cheerful and relaxed manner breezy = having or showing a cheerful and relaxed manner awe-inspiring = impressive; making you feel respect and admiration laughter packed = very funny star-studded = featuring many celebrities sample-heavy = dominated by sampled music XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191220 10:45-12:15 11 active By the end of this session you will have studied Literature review on the Great Depression (any) crisis in Russia pg 96 ex 3 A B reading pg 97 Critic's choice ]]> active textbook XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191213 10:45-12:15 12.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied Literature review on the Great Depression (any) crisis in Russia ]]> Speak Out Advanced active textbook pg 112 ex 1 2 DVD preview T / Cl How do you think they have managed to make Tate Modern become so popular so fast? - ... pg 112 ex 3 4 DVD view ]]> curator = person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery hangar /'hæŋə:/ = large building in which aircraft are kept theme park = large park where people go to enjoy themselves, for example by riding on large machines such as roller coasters, and where much of the entertainment is connected with one subject or idea XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191211 30000 20191211 14 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook T / Cl What is a literature review about? 〆 not about literature ✓ survey of what has been published in a particular field pg 94 ex 5 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_028.ogg Functional language: Writing a synthesis pg 94 ex 6 speaking pg 95 ex 7 8 reading Hassan's synthesis pg 95 ex 9 vocab pg 95 ex 10 A speaking set for homework - to be confirmed pg 95 ex 10 B writing Literature review on the Great Depression ]]> survey = general study, view or description or sth literature review = survey of what has been published in a particular field slacker /ˈslækə/ = person who is lazy and avoids work glimmer (~ of hope) = small sign of sth;faint unsteady light work job ]]> one synthesis /'sinθəsəs/ two syntheses /sɪnθɪsi:z/ XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191206 2 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191120 3.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191118 5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191113 6.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191108 8 active By the end of this session you will have studied Hassan's synthesis ]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook T / Cl What are the pros & cons of living in a flat, a town house, and a country house in Russia (a.k.a dacha)? - ... How can you save on the electricity bills & heating costs of an individual house in a cold climate like Russia? - ... (scheduled but not covered) Passive House Explained in 90 Seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CasrjYhZB1M T / Cl Would you like to live in a passive house (with a heat exchanger)? (...)

Lexical material: Eco-friendly lifestyle, living in an earthship T / Cl Would you like to live off-the-grid? (...) The Kinney Earthship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YTpnlIc7Co T / Cl Would you like to live in an earthship? - for Canadian winters the solar cell exposed surface areas needs to be increased by over three times (src: Wikipedia) (...)

]]> resort = place where a lot of people go on holiday plot of land = small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose amenities = things that make you comfortable and at ease premises = building and land near to it that a business owns or uses real estate = property in the form of land or buildings earthship = brand of passive solar earth shelter that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael Reynolds. The name is based on the idea of a ship or a space ship. Both of those structures need to provide everything for their inhabitants to survive: shelter, power, waste management, water, and food. Are intended to be "off-the-grid-ready" homes, with minimal reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels. They are constructed to use available natural resources, especially energy from the sun and rain water. They are designed with thermal mass construction and natural cross-ventilation to regulate indoor temperature. The designs are intentionally uncomplicated and mainly single-story, so that people with little building knowledge can construct them off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid. Off-the-grid homes aim to achieve autonomy; they do not rely on one or more of municipal water supply, sewer, gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. The term "off the grid" traditionally refers to the electrical grid only grey water = water which has been used at least once already. Typically it is filtered waste-water from sinks and showers. black water = water that has been used in a toilet. Earthships utilize anaerobic digestion in their septic tanks, which naturally separate solid waste. The black water is used in concrete cells containing plants, separate from the grey water plants in the greenhouse; it may also be used in exterior planters. Studies on the safety of growing food plants in a black water system show low levels of E. coli bacteria. It is not recommended to plant edibles in black water would finish finished to buy something buying | importing goods from other countries ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191028 10:45-12:15 9.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_027.ogg Lexical material: Managing a discussion Useful phrases Task pg 93 ex 5 6 role play ]]> wip grammar fair enough = (spoken, especially BrE) used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable solely = only; not involving sb/sth else admittedly = used, especially at the beginning of a sentence, when you are accepting that sth is true deterrent /dɪˈterənt/ (to sb/sth) = thing that makes sb less likely to do sth (= that deters them) rob steal money It's a problem that hospitals don't have a good, modern equipment (facilities) They don't want to spend money for on this Do you know in police what they tell say | what saying they have in the police ? They have big loses /'lu:zəz/ losses /'lɔ:səz/ They really delete hamper | impede | kill small businesses ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191021 11 By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_025.ogg T / Cl Would showing completed homework be enough to excuse absence without permission? (...) pg 93 ex 3 B speaking pg 93 ex 3 C listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_026.ogg Functional language: Balancing an argument pg 93 ex 4 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_027.ogg ]]> truancy = practice of staying away from school without permission truant = child who stays away from school without permission cumbersome = slow and complicated unwieldy /ʌnˈwi:ldɪ/ = (of an object) difficult to move or control because of its size, shape or weight; (of a system or group of people) difficult to control or organize because it is very large or complicated of Brexit She didn't put any have any injections on her both given to both | given to her daughters ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191014 12.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg pg 93 ex 3 B speaking pg 93 ex 3 C listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg Functional language: Balancing an argument pg 93 ex 4 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg Lexical material: Managing a discussion Useful phrases Task pg 93 ex 5 6 role play ]]> wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191011 14 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook wip grammar mercenary /ˈmə:sɪnərɪ/ = soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment; (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money haughty = behaving in an unfriendly way towards other people because you think that you are better than them disdain = feeling that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention; contempt contemptuous (of sb/sth) = feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth go away give in my letter of resignation ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191009 15.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook Society - reading pg 92 ex 1 2 ]]> wip grammar beetroot /ˈbi:tru:t/ = plant with a round dark red root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable;свёкла aubergine /ˈəubədʒi:n/ (BrEn) | eggplant (AmEn) = large vegetable with shiny dark purple skin and soft white flesh;баклажан marrow /ˈmærəu/ = large, long and thick vegetable with dark green skin and white flesh that grows on the ground;кабачок broccoli = vegetable with a thick green stem and several dark green or purple flower heads cabbage = round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked;капуста salad = mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food as part of a meal dressing = thin sauce used to add flavour to salads, usually made from oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, etc;приправа (к рыбе, салату) buckwheat = small dark grain that is grown as food for animals and for making flour; гречка cereal = one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread (wheat, barley and rye); хлебный злак bran = outer covering of grain which is left when the grain is made into flour; отруби porridge /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/ (especially BrE) (AmE usually oatmeal) = type of soft thick white food made by boiling OATS in milk or water, eaten hot, especially for breakfast; (овсяная) каша flour = fine white or brown powder made from grain, especially wheat, and used in cooking for making bread, cakes, etc; мука starch /stɑ:tʃ/ = white carbohydrate food substance found in potatoes, flour, rice, etc; крахмал pasta = Italian food made from flour, eggs and water, formed into different shapes and usually served with a sauce. It is often sold in packets and is hard when dry and soft when cooked noodle = long thin strip of pasta, used especially in Chinese and Italian cooking plum = soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, sweet flesh and a flat stone/pit inside;слива prune = dried plum of any cultivar, mostly the European plum;чернослив grape = small green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a climbing plant (called a vine). Wine is made from grapes;виноград raisin = dried grape, used in cakes, etc;изюм icing (especially BrE) (AmE usually frosting) = sweet mixture of sugar and water, milk, butter or egg white that is used to cover and decorate cakes;сахарная глазурь manifesto = written statement in which a group of people, especially a political party, explain their beliefs and say what they will do if they win an election; public declaration of policy and aims pledge = serious promise legislation = law or a set of laws passed by a parliament to perceive = to notice or become aware of sth to eliminate = to remove or get rid of sth/sb commitment (to sb/sth) = promise to do sth or to behave in a particular way; a promise to support sb/sth efficacy = quality of doing sth well with no waste of time or money wasn't received kilograms didn't put on weight We want to say tell you about some medicine ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20191007 17 lc By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook Society - reading pg 92 ex 1 2 pg 93 ex 3 A listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg pg 93 ex 3 B speaking pg 93 ex 3 C listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg Functional language: Balancing an argument pg 93 ex 4 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg Lexical material: Managing a discussion Useful phrases Task pg 93 ex 5 6 role play ]]> wip grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20190924 18.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 91 ex 8 A B reading pg 91 London, poems on the underground ]]> active textbook pg 91 London, poems on the underground set for homework pg 91 ex 9 writing ]]> wip grammar do = (noun) large party or celebration hopeful = person who wants to succeed at sth and is likely to beacon = light that is placed somewhere to guide vehicles and warn them of danger to ruffle = sth (up) to disturb the smooth surface of sth, so that it is not even; to make sb annoyed, worried or upset craving (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) = a strong desire for sth take away withdraw some money Yes, there are a lot of It was the most popular way destination ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20190918 20 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 90 ex 2 quiz pg 90 ex 3 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg Grammar: Reporting using nouns pg 90 4 A B grammar pg 90 ex 5 practice Lexical material: Noun conversion pg 90 ex 6 A vocab set for homework pg 90 ex 6 B vocab pg 91 ex 7 reading ]]> median = having a value in the middle of a series of values to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it: claim = statement that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it asylum /əˈsaɪləm/ = protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons lax = (disapproving) not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour affix = letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning would be was | were awful I would have to move from my home German people work and (while ) migrants not don't ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20190911 21.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 90 ex 1 speaking pg 90 ex 2 quiz pg 90 ex 3 A B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_024.ogg ]]> active grammar XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20201230 15:30-17:30 3 active By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 Download ics event for your calendar (english_lessons_wano21087_dpotter.ics) Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Language Leader Advanced Unit 9.2 Juvenile justice pg 88 ex 5 reading pg 89 Boston Boot Camp pg 89 Aspen Forest new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg88-89_juvenile_justice.pdf ]]> New Language Leader Advanced C1 9.2 active textbook T / Cl What is most effective [punishment | rehabilitation]? (...) pg 88 ex 3 discussion Lexical material: Justice systems pg 88 ex 4a vocab ]]> active textbook T / Cl Is life imprisonment a better deterrent than death penalty? (...) pg 88 ex 4b discussion pg 88 ex 5 reading pg 89 Boston Boot Camp pg 89 Aspen Forest → compare solutions in terms of: ✓ punishment ✓ rehabilitation ✓ deterrence T / Cl Why are such camps as the Boston one increasingly popular? (...) T / Cl Who are more difficult to rehabilitate, teenagers or adults? ✓ probably adults What are effective rehabilitation & punishment for teenagers? ✓ those which don't violate their principles → identify principles pg 88 ex 6a listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_021.ogg T / Cl What is a sense of fairness? ✓ understanding how to treat people equally pg 88 ex 6b listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_022.ogg T / Cl Which camp addresses juveniles’ psychological problems better? (...) pg 88 ex 7 SSS use criteria from pg 88 ex 6b to evaluate the Boston Boot Camp and Aspen Forest programmes pg 88 ex 8 listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_023.ogg Grammar: Adverbs of degree pg 89 ex 9 A B grammar T / Cl What pieces of advice (from pg 88 ex 6b) can you use to manage junior staff? ✓ fairness ✓ respect ✓ encouragement, not punishment ✓ don't impose a structure they may reject → win support from your team to work together ✓ need (balanced, unobtrusive) guidance → no micro-management ✓ make feel competent and successful ✓ need to belong to a team → provide team building activities pg 89 ex 10 speaking set for homework - to be confirmed pg 89 ex 10 pt 3 writing ]]> juvenile = connected with young people who are not yet adults; (disapproving) silly and more typical of a child than an adult to perceive sth (as sth) = to understand or think of sth in a particular way; to notice or become aware of sth custodial = involving sending sb to prison delinquency = bad or criminal behaviour, usually of young people community service = work helping people in the local community that sb does without being paid, either because they want to, or because they have been ordered to by a court of law as a punishment offender = person who commits a crime to deter /dɪˈtə:/ ~ sb (from sth / from doing sth) = to make sb decide not to do sth or continue doing sth, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions deterrent /dɪˈterənt/ (to sb/sth) = thing that makes sb less likely to do sth detention = state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving; punishment of being kept at school for a time after other students have gone home curfew = law which says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time after which nobody must go outside rehabilitation = restoration of someone to a useful place in society adolescent = young person who is developing from a child into an adult mugger = person who threatens or attacks sb in order to steal their money, especially in a public place dormitory (BrEn) | hall of residence (AmEn) = room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution to instil sth (in / into sb) = to gradually make sb feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time rigorous /ˈrɪɡərəs/ = done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail, thorough recidivist = person who continues to commit crimes, and seems unable to stop, even after being punished fairly = to some extent but not very utterly = completely; to the full extent; fully; totally forensic = connected with the scientific tests used by the police when trying to solve a crime; connected with or used in a court of law make robber rob (somebody) Maybe it's because of religious religion I'm not sure in about it The situation has been changed changing It There was not enough snow Usually it's not a 100% of the guaranteed success I didn't think a lot of about my career If they can influence on the law it's unfair ]]> obey /əˈbeɪ/ XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20190605 12.5 active By the end of this session you will have studied pg 86 ex 2 A B reading pg 87 Watching the English ]]> New Language Leader Advanced C1 9.1 active textbook pg 87 Watching the English T / Cl What is the difference between a claim and a proven fact? - ... pg 86 ex 2 B reading T / Cl Does etiquette play a significant role in Russia? - probably not anymore pg 86 ex 3 discussion T / Cl If your soup is cold, will you make a fuss or keep quiet and remain frustrated? - ... Can your inhibitions make it difficult for you to complain directly to the staff? - ... pg 86 ex 4a listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_020.ogg T / Cl Is it a feature of the Russian code of conduct to shirk from your responsibilities? - ... pg 86 ex 4b listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_020.ogg T / Cl If sometimes you say the opposite of what you mean (ironically), is it easier or more difficult for your interlocutors? - more difficult because people need to be always alert to the possibility of irony → in most other cultures joking is a separate part of the conversation Lexical material: Idiomatic verb phrases pg 87 ex 5a 5b vocab pg 175 audioscript 9.1 check new expressions set for homework pg 87 ex 5c vocab pg 87 ex 6 speaking ]]> almighty = having complete power futile /ˈfju:taɪl/ = having no purpose because there is no chance of success to hedge ~ sb/sth (about / around) (with sth) (formal) = to surround or limit by sb/sth to pry ~ (into sth) = to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude renowned ~ (as / for sth) = famous and respected deferentially = in a servile manner; wanting too much to please sb and obey them; submissively amiss = wrong; not as it should be endemic ~ (in / to ...) = regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of tacitly = by unexpressed agreement fair play = fact of playing a game or acting honestly, fairly and according to the rules, allows for differences in ability and accepts that there will be winners and losers – while maintaining that playing well and fairly is more important than winning frustrating = causing you to feel annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want to shirk ~ (from) (sth / doing sth) = to avoid doing sth you should do, especially because you are too lazy publican = person who owns or manages a pub inhibition = shy or nervous feeling that stops you from expressing your real thoughts or feelings born give birth to a new elite The government shirk prevents you to do from doing business (Westerners shirk from doing business with Russians because they are afraid of...) ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?> 20190508 10:45-12:15 30000 20190429 14 active By the end of this session you will have studied formal sentences Rescheduled from previous lesson pg 81 ex 6 C pg 141 ex G 2 2 prepositional verbs Optional homework pg 81 ex 9 writing ]]> New Language Leader Advanced C1 active textbook new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg T / Cl What is another of saying in a more formal way 'This solution is not enough' ? - This solution is not adequate | sufficient pg 85 ex 4 writing formal sentences Functional language: Formal, neutral and informal e-mails pg 85 ex 5 speaking pg 85 ex 6 A reading set for homework pg 85 ex 6 B writing Unit 9 Law and society Unit 9.1 Hidden rules T / Cl If you don't cross the street at a zebra crossing, should you be fined? (...) pg 86 ex 1 A B speaking ]]> to disseminate = to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people to impart /ɪmˈpɑ:t/ ~ sth (to sb) = to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people to devise = to come up with, to invent, to hatch to fabricate (information) = to invent, to make up to eradicate = to get rid of, eliminate unbiased = objective, not taking sides unprejudiced = objective, not taking sides wiped out = exhausted, very tired raring = eager, wiling to do sth made all did everything (possible) to be caught ]]> XML; include ('inc/xml_load_clog.inc'); ?>

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 81 ex 6 C
      pg 141 ex G 2 2 prepositional verbs

      Optional homework
      pg 81 ex 9 writing

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 8.4 Scenario - Sailing close to the wind
      pg 82 ex 1 2 reading 
      Situation

      Functional language: Being cautious
      pg 82 ex 3 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg 

      pg 82 ex 3 B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg 

      Functional language: Resolving ethical dilemmas
      pg 83 ex 4 reading
      The fashion show
      The foreign correspondent
      A dramatic photo
      A question of confidentiality

      Lexical material: Considering implications, proposing solutions
      pg 83 ex 5 6 speaking 
      SSS practise expressions from useful phrases

      Unit 8.5 Study and writing skills
      Functional language: Using style and register
      pg 84 ex 1 A B genre

      pg 84 ex 1 C reading

      Lexical material: Differences between formal and informal language
      pg 84 ex 2 A B 

      pg 84 ex 3 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg    

new expressions
      to sail close to the wind = to do something that is often nearly wrong, dishonest or illegal
      to invade = to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it; to affect sth in an unpleasant or annoying way
      bias /'baiəs/ = strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement
      substantial = important, significant
      to think sth through = 
      to be in hot water = to be in trouble
      to hold fire = to keep back arguments or facts; keep from telling something
      genuine = real; exactly what it appears to be; not artificial
      trail-blazing = being the first to do or discover sth and so makes it possible for others to follow

      to slave ~ (away) (at sth) = to work very hard

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the weather was not   so     as    warm   like this    as here  but fine
      he presented  to them   some gadgets
      he  presented to     offered   them some gadgets
        nobody     none   of them   didn't win     won  this  price   prize   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190404 (1.5hr) (balance 3.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 80 ex 4 reading
      pg 80 Transcript
      pg 80 ex 5 A B reading

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 8.3 Conquering social media
      T / Cl
      Have you got any favourite social media? Why / why not?
      - ...

      pg 80 ex 1 A B speaking

      Functional language: Starting presentations
      pg 80 ex 2 A B listening
        new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg    
      use audio script pg 126

      pg 80 ex 3

      Lexical material: Space exploration, social media
      pg 80 ex 4 reading
      pg 80 Transcript

      pg 80 ex 5 A B reading

      Grammar: Prepositional verbs
      pg 81 ex 6 A B grammar

      pg 81 ex 6 C

      set for homework
      pg 141 ex G 2 2 prepositional verbs
      pg 81 ex 7

      Functional language: Evaluating effectiveness
      T / Cl
      Is giving news in a dry manner on Tv the most effective way of communicating news?
      - ...

      pg 81 ex 8 A

      pg 81 ex 8 B listening
        new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_017.ogg    
      use audio script pg 128

      T / Cl
      Which do you prefer: immediacy or quality of news given?
      - ...

      set for homework
      pg 81 ex 9 writing

new expressions
      to engender = to make a feeling or situation exist
      savvy = practical knowledge or understanding of sth
      to squirt = to force liquid, gas, etc. in a thin fast stream through a narrow opening; to be forced out of a narrow opening in this way
      AMA = ask me anything
      unfounded = not based on reason or fact
      immediacy = quality in sth that makes it seem as if it is happening now, close to you and is therefore important, urgent, etc
      unrivalled /ʌnˈraɪvəld/ = better or greater than any other; unsurpassed
      symbiotic = used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      Our government   invented   passed    new rules to obtain diplomas
      They  don't answer now     haven't answered yet   
      They will   say    tell   me yes
      about   politics     political  situation   (outlook)  
      Now there are a lot   of   
      Now it's a new  stream     tendency   
      It's a  famous     common   situation
      Is it interesting to follow  to   these girls?
      He became popular  by     thanks to   his campaign
        Tv tellers     news readers   

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 79 ex 9 10
      pg 80 ex 4 reading
      Conquering social media

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      T / Cl
      Should your writing be entertaining or just informative?
      - ...

      pg 79 ex 6 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_016.ogg 

      Grammar: Verb patterns (infinitive + ing / + to) 
      pg 79 ex 7 A B grammar

      Learning Chinese [means spending / means to spend] a lot of time studying
      - means spending
      = involves

      He [means to learn / means learning] Chinese
      - means to learn
      = intention

      He stopped [to smoke / smoking] because he gave up drinking
      - smoking
      stop + gerund
      = he completely finished something
      
      He stopped [to smoke / smoking] because he needed a drink
      - to smoke
      stop + to-infinitive
      = he paused in order to do something

      Concl:
      Verb patterns can sometimes change the meaning of verb

      Hint:
      verb + ing = about the past
      verb + to + infinitive = about the future


      Grammar: Verb patterns with ing
      T / Cl
      I regret [to buy / buying] this car
      - buying
      regret + verb + ing
      = verb pattern (always ing)

      Verb patterns with like to express different meanings
      T / Cl
      I don't like [to get up / getting up] early
      - both correct...

      I don't like getting up early
      - like +  ing
      = true feeling

      On a Monday morning, I like to get up early to plan my work for the week
      - like + infinitive
      = reason

      conclusion regarding 'to like'
      = verb pattern is not always +ing


      try + infinitive / gerund
      T / Cl
      I have tried [to call / calling] him in the morning (& finally got through)
      - to call
      = try + infinitive
      action completed

      I have tried [to call / calling] him all morning
      - calling
      = try + gerund
      failed
      ";
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      Grammar: Verbs with ing
      * (verbs with both ing and infinitive - no or little difference in meaning)
      to admit [or to admit that] 
      to avoid 
      (to begin)
      to belong
      to carry on 
      to consider
      (to continue)
      to deny [or to deny that] 
      to enjoy 
      to fancy 
      to finish 
      to give up 
      to go on 
      to imagine  
      (to involve)
      to keep 
      to keep on 
      to mean
      to mind 
      to postpone 
      to put off 
      to risk 
      to seem
      (to start)
      to suggest [or to suggest that] 
      to think of
      to understand
      to weigh

      

      pg 79 ex 8 grammar

      pg 79 ex 9 10

      pg 79 ex 11 speaking

new expressions
      picturesque = pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned; suggesting or suitable for a picture; (of language) producing strong mental images by using unusual words
      flavour of the month = fad; star, celebrity
      to invade = to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it; to affect sth in an unpleasant or annoying way
      invasion = fact of a large number of people or things arriving somewhere, especially people or things that are disturbing or unpleasant; act or a process that affects sb/sth in a way that is not welcome
      ingenue = (from French) an innocent young woman, especially in a film/movie or play
      sensational = (disapproving) (of a newspaper, etc.) trying to get your interest by presenting facts or events as worse or more shocking than they really are

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it's a little bit   another than     different from   journalism
      I blamed my friend for being  envy     envious  

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20210121 08:30-10:00 1.5 1400 active A way with words Learning from journalists' skills | Verb patterns By the end of this session you will have studied Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Language Leader Advanced pg 78 ex 1 A B reading for gist pg 78 ex 2 A B reading for detail pg 78 Hot off the press new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg78-79_hot_off_the_press_writing_for_journalism_verb_patterns.pdf ]]> New Language Leader Advanced C1 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is the pen more effective than the gun? ✓ yes, if you have ♣a way with words... a way with words = being able to lead, persuade, or influence ]]> On September 27, 2018, Yale's Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Poynter Fellowship for Journalism hosted Vladimir Pozner, the acclaimed Russian-American journalist and broadcaster. Pozner spoke on the impact of US foreign policy towards Russia after the Soviet Union has been disbanded, and shared his opinions on a range of issues raised by the audience, from the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, to Skripal poisoning, to the state of independent media in Russia and the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7Ng75e5gQ ]]> biased /'baiəst/ (toward(s) / against / in favour of sb/sth) = having a tendency to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements What can you learn from journalists' skills? ✓ how to write succinctly ✓ how to be persuasive ✓ how to collect & present data in an impartial way succinctly = using few words impartial = not taking sides, unbiased What questions should you ask yourself when writing? ✓ is it relevant? ✓ is it clear & memorable? ✓ will readers not stop reading? ✓ should you provide answers without readers having to read all the text? active textbook Hot off the press pg 78 ex 2 A B reading for detail ]]> 1 Follow-up active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Have you got an uninhibited mind? ✓ few people can afford not to be self-conscious e.g. Mark Zuckerberg in flip-flops uninhibited = behaving or expressing yourself freely without worrying about what other people think self-conscious = done in a way that shows you are aware of the effect that is being produced Is the ability to narrate a story a gift or just methodology & practice? ✓ a mix of both nature and nurture 〆even charismatic entertainers need to hone such story-telling gift to nurture = to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing; to help sb/sth to develop and be successful to hone = to make perfect or complete; develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time; sharpen What tools do you use when you crave to share your emotions & thoughts? ✓ Instagram ✓ Twitter to crave = to have a very strong desire for sth Where do your interest & curiosity in your profession stem from: studies? family background? some hero/heroine? ✓ dreamt about it in your childhood ✓ motivated probably more by intrinsic factors than extrinsic ones to stem from = to come from intrinsic = belonging to or part of the real nature of sth/sb What other skills could working as a journalist help you improve beside your communication skills? ✓ critical thinking ✓ analytical skills → be cunning cunning = clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose Were you aware you may have lacked adequate training when you started out? ✓ felt ingenue ingenue = (from French) an innocent young woman, especially in a film/movie or play What does the alliteration 'mercilessly spike' suggest? ✓ emphasises how 'ferocious' the Irish sub-editor was → need for impartial feedback to progress Are you inspired after reading this article? Would you start writing your own diary or blog? ✓ finding the right mentor is a priority active textbook pg 79 ex 4 vocab set for homework pg 79 ex 5 paraphrasing ]]> 3 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Good practice for writing clear English wip active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign

2 20230602 hw20230605 Role play wip active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. → use this chart to describe managerial styles Blake & Mouton - Managerial chart

]]> Recycle new expressions and language. You are a very result-oriented manager. Explain how your way of doing things is more effective. You believe ends justify the means (concern for production). ✓ I've tried to motivate... ← try + infinitive = try & fail (people with more interesting tasks) ✓ I stopped caring about... (people's feelings when I realised they weren't loyal to their company anyway) ✓ I mean to achieve... ← mean + infinitive = want to (our deadlines at any costs) ✓ my staff have always denied... (preferring time off to a financial reward) You are a people person. Disagree with your partner. Justify why your approach & concern for people are better in the long term. ✓ I always remember... (my staff members' birthdays because it helps create a good working atmosphere) ✓ I stopped giving... (too challenging tasks because staff burn out) ✓ I never forget... (to celebrate successes, even small ones!) ✓ I've tried... ← try + gerund = try & see what happens (motivating staff with financial incentives but sometimes elder staff weren't too happy) ✓ training doesn't mean... ← mean + ing = involve (wasting company time & money!) ✓ a business relation will go on... (developing if everyone is happy to work together, not the opposite!)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 75 ex 13 writing
      essay
      Do you think children should still learn hand-writing at school?

      pg 77 ex 8 A B reading

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 77 ex 8 A B reading

      Functional language: Writing news headlines
      pg 77 ex 8 9 vocab

      pg 77 ex 11 speaking

new expressions
      govt = government
      crackdown ~ (on sb/sth) = severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people opposed to the government or authorities
      cover-up = action that is taken to hide a mistake or illegal activity from the public
      rigging = act of influencing sth in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want
      axe = (informal) if sb gets the axe, they lose their job; if an institution or a project gets the axe, it is closed or stopped, usually because of a lack of money
      probe ~ (into sth) = (used especially in newspapers) a thorough and careful investigation of sth
      to curb = to control or limit sth, especially sth bad
      to back = to give help or support to sb/sth
      to pledge = to promise
      PM = prime minister
      freak = very unusual and unexpected event; monstrosity; an abnormally developed individual or thing
      toll = amount of damage or the number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a particular war, disaster, etc
      blaze = very large fire, especially a dangerous one
      fatality = death that is caused in an accident or a war or by some other act of violence
      to urge = to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth; ~ sth (on / upon sb) to recommend sth strongly; to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
      clash ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) = short fight between two groups of people; (over sth) an argument between two people or groups of people who have different beliefs and ideas

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it  was    would be  more boring if...
      he became popular  for    within   a couple of years
      she divorced  with   him
      a journalist has to say the truth, but not  the   all    (but not [the whole / not all] of it)  
      what  for   does he work   for  

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 75 ex 9 

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Writing an opinion-led essay
      pg 75 ex 9 

      pg 75 ex 10 speaking

      pg 75 ex 11 12

      pg 75 ex 13 writing an essay

      Unit 8 Journalism and media
      Lexical material: Breaking news
      pg 76 ex 1 speaking

      pg 76 ex 2 A B

      pg 76 ex 3 A B

      pg 76 ex 4 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_015.ogg 

      pg 76 ex 5 A B listening

      pg 76 ex 6 speaking 

      Lexical material: The media
      T / Cl
      What form do you believe in more: citizen journalism or broadsheets?
      - ...

      pg 77 ex 7 vocab 

      set for homework
      pg 77 ex 8 A B reading

new expressions
      scoop = piece of important or exciting news that is printed in one newspaper before other newspapers know about it
      scope = range of things that a subject, an organization, an activity, etc. deals with
      bias /'baiəs/ (towards, against) = predisposition or prejudice
      off the record = not to be published or told; secret; confidential
      anchor = person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio
      correspondent = person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station
      columnist = journalist who writes regular articles, usually on a particular topic, for a newspaper or magazine
      paparazzo (plural paparazzi ) = photographer who follows famous people around in order to get interesting photographs of them to sell to a newspaper
      sound bite = very short part of a speech, usually one made by a politician, that is broadcast on a news programme on television or the radio
      broadsheet = newspaper printed on a large size of paper, generally considered more serious than smaller newspapers; quality press
      circulation = (usually sing.) the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each day, week, etc
      to go viral = passed from person to person on the internet
      libel = act of printing a statement about sb that is not true and that gives people a bad opinion of them; a printed statement about sb that is not true
      spin = information or a situation presented in a particular way, especially one that makes you or your ideas seem good
      tabloids = popular press
      blogosphere = personal websites and blogs
      citizen journalism = when ordinary people gather & spread news

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
 point    spot   
      you have to be a  rescuer    risk-taker   
      I can see    watch  only Euronews
      it's  really     true   
      you can understand which one is   the   fake
        in this    the   way  as    they want
      ";
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Zoom meeting details Password: 119022 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3143928871 Download ics event for your calendar (english_lessons_wano21087_dpotter.ics) New Language Leader Advanced pg 74 ex 2 reading pg 75 Jean Jacques Rousseau new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg74-5_critical_thinking_discovery_learning_child_centred_education.pdf ]]>

20190206 (1.5hr)
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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 71 ex 7 A B conditionals
      

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 71 ex 7 A B conditionals
      feedback

      Grammar: Review of conditionals
      

      

      Unit 7.4 Scenario - Camomila
      pg 72 ex 1 reading 
      Situation

      pg 72 ex 2 listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_012.ogg 

      Functional language: Approving ideas, expressing doubts / objections
      pg 72 ex 3 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_013.ogg 
      
      pg 72 ex 3 B listening

      pg 73 ex 4 Task
      A new plan for Camomila
      
      pg 73 ex 5 A B C discussion

      Functional language: Prioritising, delaying action, making alternative suggestions

new expressions
      thriving = very lively and profitable
      slum = area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition
      feasible = that is possible and likely to be achieved
      shabby = (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot; (of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable
      back burner (to put on the ~) = to be delayed, not to be considered a priority

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it could be against   of   it
      if it is spent  for    on   hotels
      we can  invent new places for work    create new jobs   
        when     once   it  would be     has   increased

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20190123 (1.5hr) (balance 2hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 70 reading
      Sharing good ideas
      pg 70 A Switching to light bulbs
      pg 70 B Personal training
      pg 71 C Book swapping

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 70 ex 1 A B speaking
      (to be continued)

      pg 70 ex 2 3 reading
      pg 70 reading
      Sharing good ideas
      pg 70 A Switching to light bulbs
      pg 70 B Personal training
      pg 71 C Book swapping

      pg 70 ex 4 A B vocab

      Lexical material: Irregular plurals
      pg 71 ex 5 A vocab

      set for homework
      pg 71 ex 5 B vocab

      Grammar: Conditionals
      pg 71 ex 6 A B

      set for homework
      pg 71 ex 7 A B conditionals

      set for homework - to be confirmed
      pg 138-139 extra practice

new expressions
      emission = production or sending out of light, heat, gas, etc
      attainable = within reach; that you can achieve
      obese /əuˈbi:s/ = (formal or medical) (of people) very fat, in a way that is not healthy
      ingenious = (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
      criterion = singular form of 'criteria'
      thesis (on sth) = long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research: (BrE) a doctoral / PhD thesis * (AmE) a thesis for a master's degree * Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years; statement or an opinion that is discussed in a logical way and presented with evidence in order to prove that it is true

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      hypothesis /hai'pɔθəsəs/
      hypotheses /hai'pɔθə,si:z/

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 69 ex 11 practice with quantifiers

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Quantifiers 
      pg 69 ex 9 10 quantifiers 

      was set for homework
      pg 69 ex 11 practice with quantifiers
      feedback

        pg 69 ex 12 speaking   

      Unit 7.3 Good ideas
      Functional language: Identifying outcomes
      pg 70 ex 1 A B speaking

new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the most  often    common   thing

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181220 (1.5hr) (balance 5hr) 10:45-12:15

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      pg 65 ex 10 writing a report

      pg 68 ex 3 4 reading 

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 68 ex 3 4 reading 

      pg 68 ex 5 speaking

      Lexical material: Expressions of quantity
      pg 69 ex 6 7 vocab 

      pg 69 ex 8 A listening 
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_011.ogg 
      
      pg 69 ex 8 B listening 
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_011.ogg 

      pg 69 ex 8 C listening 
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_011.ogg 
      
new expressions
      outstanding = extremely good; excellent; very obvious or important
      bunch ~ of sth = number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together
      crunch = important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information; (especially AmE) a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of sth, especially money

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      he wasn't so geniusly     as much a genius / as talented   as Pushkin
      he was against  of   the tzar

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20181217 (1.5hr) (balance 6.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 67 ex 6 reading
      On the other hand

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      pg 65 ex 10 writing a report

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 67 ex 6 reading
      On the other hand

      pg 67 ex 7 discussion

      Lexical material: Idioms with 'hand'
      pg 67 ex 8 A B vocab
  
      pg 67 ex 9 A B C speaking

      Unit 7.2 - Great thinkers
      pg 68 ex 1 2 speaking

new expressions
      sinister = seeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen
      imp = (in stories) a small creature like a little man, that has magic powers and behaves badly; child who behaves badly, but not in a serious way

      safe pair of hands (to be a ~) = reliable
      hand in hand = together; to coexist
      on hand = readily available
      turn one's hand to = to start working at; try to do

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      at     on   Xmas Eve
      they are  and    both    philosophers and mathematicians
      when you  are   lost trust   (belief?)     to    in   the  main   treasures     values   
      we can  meet   hear     a lot of his   quotations    sayings    in different   areas   disciplines  

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20181214 (1.5hr) (balance 8hr) 10:45-12:15

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 67 ex 6 reading
      On the other hand

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      pg 65 ex 10 writing a report

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 67 ex 6 reading
      On the other hand

new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the left part of my brain   answers    is responsible    for writing with my right hand

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 65 ex 10 writing a report

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 7 - People and ideas
      Unit 7.1 - Creativity
      T / Cl
      Who do you find particularly creative?
      - ...
      What is a lateral thinker?
      - person who solves problem by looking things in a non-traditional way, creatively

      pg 66 ex 1 speaking

      pg 66 ex 2 A B quiz
      reading

      pg 66 ex 3 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_09.ogg 

      pg 66 ex 4 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_010.ogg 

      pg 67 ex 5 A B reading

new expressions
      blue sky thinker = someone who is not in touch with the realities of the present; open-minded
      lateral thinker = person who solves problem by looking things in a non-traditional way
      to think outside the box = to think differently, non-conventionally or from a new perspective

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181130 (1.5hr) (balance 2.5hr) 12:15-13:45

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 63 ex 5 presentation
        Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully.
      20181127_surveillance_and_identity_technology_presentation_ksharoeva_take_01.mp3
      20181127_surveillance_and_identity_technology_presentation_ksharoeva_take_02.mp3

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 6.5 Study and writing skills
      Intercultural awareness
      T / Cl
      What skills would you need to talk to a multi-cultural audience?
      - ...

      pg 64 ex 1 speaking

      pg 64 ex 2 A B video
      see audio script 

      pg 64 ex 3 A B video
      see audio script 

      Functional language: Writing - Reporting a survey
      T / Cl
      Would you miss your family or way of life at home if you studied in a university abroad?
      - ...

      pg 65 ex 6 speaking

      pg 65 ex 7 A B reading
      International student's experience of cultural stress at a US university

      pg 65 ex 8 9 reading for detail

      set for homework - to be confirmed
      pg 65 ex 10 writing a report
      
new expressions
      show of hands = open vote during a meeting when those who vote "yes" and those who vote "no" hold up their hands to be counted
      to remedy = to correct or improve sth

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I try to  speak with     convince / motivate    myself
      sb  has    may have (just)   never trusted   to   anybody

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181127 (1.5hr) (balance 4hr) 10:45-12:15

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 61 ex 12 complex noun phrases

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 62 ex 4 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_04.ogg 

      Functional language: Participating in a debate
      pg 63 ex 5 A B task
      pg 161 162 SS choose a technology to present
      - 3D printers
      - surveillance and identity technology
      - fracking
      - electric cars

      Deliver a 3-min long presentation

      pg 63 ex 6 A B speaking

      Lexical material: Persuading, conceding points
      pg 63 Useful phrases

new expressions
      undeniable = true or certain; indisputable
      to concede ~ sth (to sb) | ~ sb sth = to admit that sth is true, logical, etc; to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth
      surveillance = act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed
      CCTV = closed-circuit television system used to maintain close observation of a person or group
      fraud = crime of deceiving sb in order to get money or goods illegally
      to infringe = to break a law or rule

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      and so  he    is   he       
      we  are   agreed
      they are accused  to infringe  of infringing   people's privacy
    
pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      mayor /mɛə/

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20181115 (1.5hr) (balance 7hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      rescheduled from previous lesson
      pg 59 ex 8 practice

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Complex noun phrases
      pg 61 ex 9 grammar

      pg 61 ex 10 11 practice

      set for homework
      pg 61 ex 12 complex noun phrases

      pg 61 ex 13 writing

      Unit 6.4 Scenario - A radio debate
      T / Cl 
      Have you ever participated in a radio debate?
      - ...

      pg 62 ex 1 situation
      reading

      pg 62 ex 2 speaking

      Functional language: Persuading, criticising, accepting criticism, offering counter-arguments
      pg 62 ex 3 A B C listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_03.ogg 

new expressions
      fracking = process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it's harmful for  the  health
      some people   tell     say  so

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181109 (1.5hr) (balance 8.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 59 ex 8 practice

      optional
      pg 137 ex G 1 2 passive

      pg 60 ex 2 3 reading 
      Should you worry about the state of your genes?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 6.3 DNA testing
      T / Cl
      Do you know what is in your DNA?
      Would like to have your genomic profile read?
      - ...
      
      pg 60 ex 1 speaking

      pg 60 ex 2 3 4 reading 
      Should you worry about the state of your genes?

      pg 60 ex 5 6 discussion

      Lexical material: Collocations with 'genetic, medical, diagnosis'
      pg 61 ex 7 8 vocab

new expressions
      fraught (~ with) = filled with sth unpleasant; (especially BrE) causing or feeling worry and anxiety
      be all the rage = fashionable
      to unleash ~ sth (on / upon sb/sth) = to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      would you mind your presentation  is   being recorded  by our cameraman   
      would you mind  if  your presentation  is  (was / were)    being recorded  by our cameraman   
      he was   alone-learnt    self-taught  
      they  talk     say  that

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181031 (1.5hr) (balance 10hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      Optional homework
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 57 ex 10 writing
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives in your country?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 59 ex 5 speaking

      Grammar: Passive
      pg 59 ex 6 A B grammar

      pg 59 ex 7 8 practice

      set for homework
      pg 137 ex G 1 2 passive

      pg 59 ex 9 speaking

new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they let you  to   join  to   this party
      there is  no     not  enough  quality, modern    modern, quality  medicine
      it's very   desordonate for me   confusing  
      some psychologists  tell     say  we have lost the ability to write with a pen

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181024 (1.5hr) (balance 11.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 57 ex 6 A reading
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 56 ex 3 4 speaking and reading

      Lexical material: Describing technology, new-fangled vs superseded
      pg 56 ex 5 A B vocab

      pg 57 ex 6 A reading
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives?

      pg 57 ex 6 B

      pg 57 ex 7 analysing style

      Functional language: Message board texts
      pg 57 ex 8 A B

      pg 57 ex 9 prepositions

      set for homework
      pg 57 ex 10 writing
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives in your country?

      Unit 6.2 Changing the world
      pg 58 ex 1 reading
      
      pg 58 ex 2 3 reading
      Opinion, technology blog
  
      Lexical material: Opinions, changing the world
      pg 58 ex 4 vocab

new expressions
      cutting-edge = the newest, most advanced stage in the development of sth
      new-fangled = new, modern, fresh, up-to-date
      superseded = replaced by sth more recent and better
      behind the times = using things not in style; still following old ways; old-fashioned
      to stem from = to come from
      fast-paced = of communication that proceeds rapidly

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      he's against   of   technological advances
      about  medicine     medical   technologies
      if you want to have different  meanings     opinions   you can...
      it's not  so     as   tasty   than     as    in Europe
        for    in   the opinion of journalists
      she   has been     didn't need to be   a doctor to invent this

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181017 (1.5hr) (balance 13hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 57 ex 6 A reading
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives?

Lesson plan

support materials
      random topics: 
      Skripali lies
      cliches of Russian alcoholics in tank tops
      narrow minded interests of average Russian people
      selfish attitude of Millenniums

new expressions
      tank top = sweater without sleeves

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I have never shouted  to     at   anybody
      when we were  on     in   April
      they are a more   perspective    promising  generation
      I'm   out of     not interested in     policy     politics   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181001 (1.5hr) (balance 1hr) (credit 15hrs) (balance 14.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 57 ex 6 A reading
      Have technological advances had a positive impact on people's lives?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 55 ex 7 B writing

      Functional language: Avoiding plagiarism
      T / Cl
      Is it easy not to copy someone's ideas?
      pg 55 ex 8 9 10

      set for homework - tbc
      pg 55 ex 11 A B C writing

      Unit 6 Technology and change
      Unit 6.1 Attitudes to technology
      pg 56 ex 1 2 speaking and reading

new expressions
      elevation = increase in the level or amount of sth
      plagiarism /ˈpleɪdʒjərɪzm/ = taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I can find it   in     on the   Internet
      I have never  took     taken   photos   from     with    it

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180926 (1.5hr) (balance 2.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 54 ex 2a reading for gist
      pg 54 Emergence of youth culture and its emergence to the mainstream

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 5.5 Study skills
      T / Cl
      What youth fashions / cultures do you know of? Where do they come from?
      - ...
      - teenagers need to show their individuality
      e.g. it's easier to colour your hair green than voice & explain your controversial opinion
      punk culture = a reaction against the commercialisation of youth culture

      pg 54 ex 1 2 reading for gist
      pg 54 Emergence of youth culture and its emergence to the mainstream

        pg 54 ex 3 4 reading for detail  

      T / Cl
      What is the difference between a main idea and supporting points?
      - main idea
      = key point in the narrative,  usually at the beginning of the paragraph
      - supporting points
      = examples, facts, quotations

      pg 54 ex 5 reading for detail

      pg 54 ex 6 speaking

      Functional language: Summarising
      pg 55 ex 7 A writing

new expressions
      disposable income = income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending

      hipster = someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      maybe   it     there   was a youth culture
      you can go to   the  prison
      sub-cultures that   distinct     distinguish  Russia from the west

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180919 (1.5hr) (balance 4hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 135 ex 3 inversion
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      1) Little did the staff know that the company was going to close
      2) What Steve did was to run the London Marathon in a rabbit costume
      3) It was my accountant who alerted me to the tax problems
      4) Never has anyone been that rude to me before
      5) What is really difficult to bear is the humidity
      6) It is the humidity which is difficult to bear
      

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 5.4 Scenario - Retail revamp
      pg 52 ex 1 speaking

      pg 52 ex 2 reading
      The situation

      pg 52 ex 2 listening 
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_31.ogg 

      Functional language: Discussing hypothetical ideas
      pg 53 ex 3 A B listening 
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_32.ogg 
      that'd be /'ðætəd/
      we'd be /wi:d/


      pg 53 ex 4 task
      Developing a recovery strategy
      pg 155 student A - target the under-30s
      pg 156 student B - target the family market and not only teenagers
      pg 157 student C - target the over-40s
      pg 158 student D - offer specialised ranges of products but still cater for the general market
 
      Useful phrases
      Lexical material: Making a proposal, disagreeing

      pg 53 ex 5 holding a meeting

new expressions
      to revamp = to make changes to the form of sth, usually to improve its appearance
      uplifting = making you feel happier or more hopeful

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        behind my eyes     at eye level   
      it concerns   products things    groceries  
      some  milk part   dairy products area    
      we have a great   concurrence    competition  
      to  take    attract  customers to our shops
      we have to  put all our forces     concentrate (our efforts)   on this

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180912 (1.5hr) (balance 5.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 49 ex 9 writing
      Description of an item with an interesting design
      ~ 250 words
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Emphatic structures (inversion)
      pg 51 ex 6 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_28.ogg 

      pg 51 ex 6 B

      Grammar: Cleft sentences
      T / Cl
      1. It is important that you send your reply by midday
      2. What is important is that you send your reply by midday
      Which sounds more convincing?
      - 2
      What do you emphasise [subject / object]?
      - object (reply)
      = cleft sentence

      Emphasise the following statement:
      You made a mistake
      - It was you who made a mistake
      = cleft sentence

      pg 51 ex 7 A listening
        new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_29.ogg   
      no audio script 5.5 on pg 170 = publishing mistake
      

      pg 51 ex 7 B C


      pg 51 ex 8 emphatic structures

      set for homework 
      pg 135 ex 3 inversion

      pg 51 ex 9 speaking
      practise emphatic structures

new expressions
      to compel = to force

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      if he (Ilya Yashin) was   let    allowed  to  go to    participate in    the elections
      there   is     are  different fashion houses
      there are   too  people  too  
      but it depends  on   

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20180905 (1.5hr) (balance 7hr) - late cancellation charged

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20180830 (1.5hr) (balance 8.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 49 ex 9 writing
      Description of an item with an interesting design
      ~ 250 words
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

      29.06~27.07 DP holiday break
      19.07-28.08 KS holiday break

Lesson plan

support materials
      random topics (forgot course book)
      tourism in Italy
      low-cost airliners 
      pollution of seaside resorts in RF & Europe

new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      because of  to have      having   many people
      by  the  train
      against   of   jellyfishes
      a kind of   seahorses    seahorse   
      he can go to  the  prison

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180628 (1.5hr)

Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 50 ex 2 A B reading 

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: Animal-rights protests, environmental sustainability, eco-consciousness, size-zero fashion industry, fast fashion
      T / Cl
      Is wearing a fur coat still fashionable in the 21st century?
      - ...

      pg 50 ex 2 A B reading 
      
      pg 50 ex 3 A B C vocab

      pg 50 ex 4 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_26.ogg 

      Lexical material: Size-zero fashion industry
      pg 50 ex 4 B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_27.ogg 

      pg 51 ex 4 C listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_27.ogg 
      SSS listen again & underline arguments in the audioscript on pg 170

      pg 51 ex 5 A B C arguing

new expressions
      sweatshop = (disapproving) place where people work for low wages in poor conditions
      to follow suit = to do what someone else is doing; imitate
      to be all the rage = (fashion) be fashionable, set the fashion, cut a figure in society
      unrelenting = (of an unpleasant situation) not stopping or becoming less severe; relentless
      consciousness = ideas and opinions of a person or group; state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
      violation = act that disregards an agreement or a right; infringement
      size zero = smallest clothes size in America
      damning /'dæmiŋ/ = critical of sb/sth; suggesting that sb is guilty

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      like an activist against   of   fashion rules
      they do a lot of harm  for     to   normal women
      I   look at    'm worried about   my age

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180625 (1.5hr) (balance 1.5hr) 10:45-12:15

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 49 ex 5 6 practice 

      28.06 lesson cancelled due to intensive course   
      Duncan's holiday break
      29.06~27.07

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 49 ex 7 vocab 

      Lexical material: Design-classic patterns in textiles, checked fabrics, hound's tooth check
      pg 49 ex 8 speaking

      pg 49 ex 9 writing
      Description of an item with an interesting design

      Unit 5.3 Catwalk controversies
      pg 50 ex 1 speaking 

new expressions
      rhombus = (geometry) a flat shape with four equal sides and four angles which are not 90; diamond
      hound's-tooth check = textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
      chevron = line or pattern in the shape of a V; piece of fabric in the shape of a V which soldiers and police officers wear on their uniforms to show their rank
      checked = having a pattern of squares, usually of two colours
      striped = marked with a pattern of stripes
      tweed = thick rough woollen fabric that has small spots of different coloured thread in it
      pigtail = hair that is tied together into one or two bunches and twisted into a plait or plaits, worn either at the back of the head or one on each side of the head
      plait = long piece of sth, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and woven together
      controversy ~ (over / about / surrounding sb/sth) = public discussion and argument about sth that many people strongly disagree about, disapprove of, or are shocked by

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      a film was made   with      out of  it
      they have started   to be  interested in it
      David told to   us that
      this morning I was about to stop  to eat     eating   sweets when I saw   a     the  last piece of cake
      an action against   of    wearing fur

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180621 (1.5hr) (balance 3hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 47 ex 5 A B vocab

        28.06 lesson cancelled due to intensive course   
     19.07-28.08 KS holiday break

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book

      pg 47 ex 4 B speaking

      Lexical material: Consumer collocations
      pg 47 ex 5 A vocab

      pg 47 ex 5 B 

      pg 47 ex 6 speaking

      Unit 5.2 Design classics
      pg 48 ex 1 speaking

      pg 48 ex 2 A B reading
      Birth of an icon

      pg 48 ex 3

      Grammar: Future seen from the past
      pg 49 ex 4 A B C grammar

      was to become
      = happened later
      formal

      were supposed to be 
      = didn't happen later

      was about to be 
      = that happened soon afterwards

      set for homework 
      pg 49 ex 5 6 practice 

new expressions
      design classic = elegant, but simple and traditional in style or design; not affected by changes in fashion
      iconic = acting as a sign or symbol of sth
      dismissive (of sb/sth) = showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering 
      watchdog = person or group of people whose job is to check that companies are not doing anything illegal or ignoring people's rights
      downturn = fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker
      across the pond = (informal) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from Britain/the US
      to stand for = to express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
      dismissively (of) = in a way showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      if  it all   everything       be     is / goes    good     well   
      they have been  let    allowed  to play in a real championship

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180614 (1.5hr) (balance 4.5hr) - late cancellation charged

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20180607 (1.5hr) (balance 6hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Optional homework
      pg 45 ex 16 writing
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 5 Fashion and consumerism

      Unit 5.1 Global consumerism
      Lexical material: 
      T / Cl
      Do you like shopping?
      - ...

      pg 46 ex 1 speaking

      pg 46 ex 2 3 reading 
      Global consumerism

      pg 47 ex 4 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_25.ogg 

      excerpts from audio script
      
      Consumers outweigh having children.
      
      Men’s earnings have decreased, so these days women don’t want to get married. It would mean a lowering of their standard of living. This has profound implications for family life in Japan. What we’re seeing now is a situation in which consumerism outweighs having children. It’s actually more attractive to be a consumer than to have kids.

      In recent years, people have started using the term ‘herbivores’ to describe young men who don’t want to get married or even have a girlfriend. Instead, they prefer to spend their money on personal grooming and Manga.

      Few are concerned by rampant materialism.

new expressions
      materialistic = (disapproving) caring more about money and possessions than anything else
      mindset = set of attitudes or fixed ideas that sb has and that are often difficult to change
      fulfilment = feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
      gulf ~ (between A and B) = a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel 
      to shrink = to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount; to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount
      income = money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money from business
      influx (of sb/sth) (into ...) = the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
      rampant (of sth bad) = existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled
      carnivore = any animal that eats meat
      herbivore = any animal that eats only plants

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I like to go  to the   shopping
      as soon as some dresses are   weared     worn   by everyone

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180531 (1.5hr) (balance 7.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 44 ex 2 3 4 chart analysis

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Analysing visual information
      pg 44 ex 1 discussion

      Lexical material: Communicable and non-communicable diseases
      T / Cl
      If you feel pain in your chest, what could it be?
      - an ischaemic stroke

      pg 44 ex 2 3 4 chart analysis

      pg 44 ex 5 discussion

      pg 44 ex 6 7 8 chart comprehension

      pg 44 ex 9 10 speaking

      Functional language: Describing visual information
      pg 45 ex 11 12 reading

      pg 45 ex 13 14

      pg 45 ex 15 

      pg 45 ex 16 writing

new expressions
      ischaemia /,i'skemi:ə/ = reduction of the blood supply to part of the body
      ischaemic stroke = most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
      avian influenza = bird flu
      swine flue = acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
      angina /æn'dʒainə/ = severe pain in the chest caused by a low supply of blood to the heart during exercise because the arteries are partly blocked
      perinatal = at or around the time of birth
      stillbirth = birth in which the baby is born dead
      bowel = one of a system of tubes below the stomach in which solid waste collects before it is passed out of the body
      to overtake = to become greater in number, amount or importance than sth else
      conversely = in a way that is the opposite or reverse of sth
      to emerge = to become known; to start to exist; to appear or become known

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      people made a great   work     job  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      diarrhea /,daiə:'i:ə/

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20180524 (1.5hr) (balance 9hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 43 ex 3 4

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Justifying opinions
      pg 43 ex 3 4

      pg 43 ex 5

      Functional language: Choosing & planning a publicity campaign
      pg 43 ex 6 task
      choose a topic
      pg 155 skin cancer
      pg 156 healthy eating  
      pg 157 physical fitness

      pg 43 ex 7 task
      answer questions in the items of the memo

      pg 82 ex 8   
      presenting a mock-up of a campaign poster

      pg 43 ex 9 presentation
      useful phrases

new expressions
      mole = small dark brown mark on the skin, sometimes slightly higher than the skin around it
      obesity /əu'bi:səti:/ = more than average fatness
      vein =  any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body to the heart
     mock-up = model or a copy of sth, often the same size as it, that is used for testing, or for showing people what the real thing will look like

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      we will measure   a  blood pressure
      I don't know what   for   they show such programme   for  
      they  very good divide   have divided / split / shared    money   very well  
      not to spend  for     on    designing a web-site
      I don't think it will   be   work

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180517 (1.5hr) (balance -1.5hr)(credit 12hrs) (balance 10.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 42 ex 1 reading
      situation

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 4.4 Scenario - Change your ways
      pg 42 ex 1 reading
      situation

      pg 42 ex 2 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_24.ogg 

      pg 42 ex 2 B discussion

new expressions
      slug = small soft creature, like a snail without a shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants

      thyroid /'θairɔid/ gland = small organ at the front of the neck that produces hormones that control the way in which the body grows and functions
      pancreatic cancer = malignant tumour of the pancreas. Risk factors include smoking, a diet high in fat, exposure to certain industrial products, and diseases such as diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. 
      tumour = mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical problems
      helminth = intestinal worm, any of various parasitic worms including flukes, tapeworms, and nematodes

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the   another    other  one
      to live without   healthy    health   problems
      nothing   could be work like a     can be as effective as   fear
      I don't know  is   if     it  work     works  or not with humour

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20180510 (1.5hr) (balance 0hr) - late cancellation charged

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20180412 (1.5hr) (balance 1.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 41 ex 6 A B vocab

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: Language of emotion
      pg 41 ex 6 A B vocab

      Grammar: Future forms with be
      pg 41 ex 7 A B C 

      pg 41 ex 8 speaking

new expressions
      to whinge (informal, disapproving) ~ (about sb/sth) = to complain in an annoying way
      holistic = (medical) treating the whole person rather than just the SYMPTOMS (= effects) of a disease; (informal) considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts
      uncaring = (disapproving) not sympathetic about the problems or suffering of other people
      distressing = making you feel extremely upset, especially because of sb's suffering; upsetting
      disheartened = made less hopeful or enthusiastic; discouraged
      antagonised (to / towards sb/sth) = having feelings of hatred and opposition
      disillusioned ~ (by / with sb/sth) = disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value
      disorientating / disorienting = causing confusion of directions; confusing
      elated ~ (at / by sth) = very happy and excited because of sth good that has happened, or will happen
      exhilarating /i'gzilə:,eitiŋ/ = very exciting and enjoyable
      invigorating = making sb feel healthy and full of energy
      rejuvenated = making sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively
      to be bound to = to be very likely to
      on the verge of = about to happen

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I   know     have known    her  for    a lot of time

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180405 (1.5hr) (balance 3hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 40 ex 3 reading for gist 
      pg 40 Are nurses angels?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 4.3 Call of duty
      pg 40 ex 1 speaking

      pg 40 ex 2 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_23.ogg 

      pg 40 ex 3 reading for gist
      pg 40 Are nurses angels?

      pg 40 ex 4 A B reading for detail

        pg 41 ex 5 writing   

new expressions
      idealism = belief that a perfect life, situation, etc. can be achieved, even when this is not very likely
      vocation = type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you; strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people
      visiting nurse = nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
      male nurse = man whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital
      to think on one's feet = to think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away
      to burn out = to tire, or wear out by using up all the power, energy, or strength of

      bruise = blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc
      infusion = slow injection of a substance into a vein or tissue
      Stockholm syndrome = 

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they  spread     shared   this money among doctors and administration
      they suggested  to   her to buy a mandate
      it's difficult to build  a  democracy
      to be attentive   for    to   people
      they were afraid of not   to cry     crying   
      we don't know what was the  pushing    motivation   
      it concerns   to   all professions

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      diabetes /,daiə'bi:ti:z/

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 39 ex 9

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: General practitioners, surgeons, paramedics, pharmacists
      pg 39 ex 10 vocab

      pg 39 ex 11 speaking

      pg 39 ex 12 writing

new expressions
      paramedic = person whose job is to help people who are sick or injured, but who is not a doctor or a nurse
      surgery = medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open the body and often removing or replacing some parts; place where a doctor, dentist or VET sees patients; time during which a doctor, dentist or VET is available to see patients
      post-operative = (medical) connected with the period after a medical operation
      palliative care = medicine or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing its cause
      preventive = intended to try to stop sth that causes problems or difficulties from happening

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 39 ex 8

      discourse_markers_mindmap.pdf 

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Cohesion linkers (conjunctions)
      T / Cl
      While it is raining, I go for a walk 
      - while [during / although]
      = although
      causal linker

      Can you use although across two separate sentences?
      - no
      e.g.
      I go for a walk   . Although    it is raining.
      I go for a walk   although    it is raining.

      pg 39 ex 6 A B

      Lexical material: Discourse markers
     
 

      pg 39 ex 8 9

new expressions
      even so = despite anything to the contrary
      nonetheless = in spite of this fact

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I   have     am in   a bad mood

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 38 ex 4 A B reading
      pg 38 First-world results on a third-world budget

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book

      Unit 4.2 Health of a nation
      pg 38 ex 1 speaking

      pg 38 ex 2 A B C listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_22.ogg 

      pg 38 ex 3 identifying the author's purpose

      pg 38 ex 4 A B reading
      pg 38 First-world results on a third-world budget

      Lexical material: Healthcare
      pg 38 ex 5 vocab

new expressions
      shabby = (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot; (of a person) badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot; (of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable
      antiquated = (usually disapproving) (of things or ideas) old-fashioned and no longer suitable for modern conditions
      ropey = (informal) very poor in quality
      ethos = (formal) the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group or society
      impoverished = very poor; without money
      bedrock = strong base for sth, especially the facts or the principles on which it is based
      ruefully = feeling or showing that you are sad or sorry
      ragged = (of clothes) old and torn; not smooth or controlled; (informal) very tired, especially after physical effort

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 34 ex 8 A B writing a persuasive speech  
      topic: freedom of speech in Russia
      practise
      - repetitions
      - metaphors
      - alliterations
      - anti-thesis
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

      pg 36 ex 2 reading for gist
      pg 37 Your health and happiness
      pg 36 ex 2 reading for detail

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 4 Health and care
      Unit 4.1 Health and happiness
      T / Cl
      Are you healthier when you are happy?
      - ...

      pg 36 ex 1 speaking

      pg 36 ex 2 reading for gist
      pg 37 Your health and happiness

      pg 36 ex 2 reading for detail

      pg 36 ex 3 reporting research

      pg 36 ex 4 A B quiz

      T / Cl
      Which is more informal [to recover / to bounce back]
      - to bounce back

      pg 36 ex 5 examples of informal language
      see pg 159 answers

      Lexical material: Health collocations
      pg 37 ex 6 A B vocab

      pg 37 ex 7 speaking
      Meet the expert

new expressions
      flippant = showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should
      bossy = (disapproving) always telling people what to do
      tanning salon = place where skin is tanned, and becomes brown as if resulting of spending time in the sun
      to get struck down = to cause to die, especially suddenly; cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
      to bounce back = to recover after an illness or failure; to improve in health; get over
      to grin ~ (at sb) = to smile widely
      bliss = extreme happiness; joy
      claim = statement that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it
      jamboree = large party or celebration
      idyll /'aidəl/ = happy and peaceful place, event or experience, especially one connected with the countryside
      tedious = lasting or taking too long and not interesting
      sense of purpose = quality of having a definite purpose, goal
      to set sights = to want to reach; aim for
      to tackle = to deal with
      crash-diet = way of eating to limit the variety or amount of food for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight
      to kill two birds with one stone = to succeed in doing two things by only one action; get two results from one effort
      sexy = exciting and interesting
      jury is (still) out on sth = used when you are saying that sth is still not certain
      maternity ward = separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition
      premature = happening before the normal or expected time
      life expectancy = number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that sth is likely to exist or continue for
      merely /'mirli:/ = only; simply

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it's not really  really     true / related   
      I don't know  if     is    it   is    true or not but doctors say

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      research (noun) /'ri:sə:tʃ/
      research (verb) /ri:'sə:tʃ/

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 34 ex 1 active listening

      pg 34 ex 7 A B C
      pg 35 reading  
      How effective is the United Nations in International Affairs?

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 34 ex 1 active listening

      T / Cl
      If you nod, it means [you want to sleep / you show interest & agree with the speaker]
      - you show interest & agree with the speaker
      
      to nod off = to fall asleep

        pg 34 ex 2 a b   
      pg 34 ex 3 discussion

      pg 34 ex 4 A B C listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_19.ogg 

        pg 34 ex 5 A B C presentation  

      Functional language: Writing a speech (tripling, metaphor, rhetorical questions, repetition, alliteration, antithesis)

      pg 34 ex 6 writing skills

      pg 34 ex 7 A B C
      pg 35 reading  
      How effective is the United Nations in International Affairs?

      set for homework - tbc
      pg 34 ex 8 A B writing a persuasive speech  

new expressions
      distracted = unable to pay attention to sb/sth, because you are worried or thinking about sth else
      to nod = to move your head up and down to show agreement, understanding, etc
      to nod off = to fall asleep
      to recur = to happen again or a number of times
      alliteration = use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence
      proliferation = sudden increase in the number or amount of sth; a large number of a particular thing
      incentive = something that encourages you to do sth
      drought /'draut/ = long period of time when there is little or no rain
      emphatically = without question and beyond doubt 
      to deploy = to use sth effectively; to distribute systematically or strategically
      vested = personal reason for wanting sth to happen, especially because you get some advantage from it

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I could   break    have broken  my leg
      if the candidates   would have been    were   under the influence of propaganda they couldn't be  real     really   free candidates

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 31 ex 7 B grammar
      pg 31 ex 8 9

      3.4 Scenario - Oil spill
      pg 32 ex 1 reading
      situation

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Modal perfect
      pg 31 ex 7 A B grammar

      pg 31 ex 8

      set for homework
      pg 31 ex 9

      pg 31 ex 10 A B

      3.4 Scenario - Oil spill
      pg 32 ex 1 reading
      situation

      pg 32 ex 2 speaking
      comments

      Functional language: Stating objectives, giving strong advice
      T / Cl
      Why & when would you hold a press conference?
      - ...

      pg 33 ex 3 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_18.ogg 

      Functional language: Devising an action plan
      pg 33 ex 4 speaking

      pg 33 ex 5 A B role play

      pg 33 ex 6 discussion
      joint action plan

      Lexical material: Accepting & rejecting proposals
      useful phrases

new expressions
      swift ~ (to do sth) = happening or done quickly and immediately; doing sth quickly
      hull = main, bottom part of a ship, that goes in the water
      slick = area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea; small area of sth wet and shiny
      magnitude = great size or importance of sth; the degree to which sth is large or important
      devastating = causing a lot of damage and destruction
      to urge = to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth; ~ sth (on / upon sb) to recommend sth strongly
      to have a lot on one's plate = (informal) to have a lot of work or problems, etc
      advisable ~ (to do sth) = sensible and a good idea in order to achieve sth
      to cry out for = to demand, to ask for

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      he can't have let him   to   jump on the bed
      I'm sure he   mustn't    can't have   had a nap
      to make   all / oil    everything you can   to prevent this from happening again
      it is harmful for species  inside     in    the sea

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 29 ex 6 A B

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: Abbreviations for international organisations
      pg 29 ex 7 A vocab

      pg 29 ex 7 B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_17.ogg 

      T / Cl
      Who is more important for us: WHO, NASA?
      - ...

      pg 29 ex 7 C vocab

      pg 29 ex 8 A B prioritising

        pg 29 ex 9 writing   

      Unit 3.3 Ambassadors
      Lexical material: Diplomatic traits, poise
      T / Cl
      Should the ambassador of a commercial brand be articulate or just charismatic?
      - articulate 
      = good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words
      - ...

      Aren't ambassadors in politics rather stuffy and little charismatic?
      - they need poise
      = calm and confident manner with control of your feelings or behaviour; ability to move or stand in a graceful way with good control of your body

      - ...

      pg 30 ex 1 speaking
    
      pg 30 ex 2 3 reading

      pg 30 ex 4 speaking

      Lexical material: International relations
      pg 31 ex 5 A B vocab

      pg 31 ex 6 A B C D listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_16.ogg 

new expressions
      aloof ~ (from sb/sth) = not friendly or interested in other people
      devious = behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or deceiving people, in order to get sth
      stuffy = (informal, disapproving) very serious, formal, boring or old-fashioned
      articulate = good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words
      assertive = expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
      discreet = careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb
      dignified = calm and serious and deserving respect
      diligent = showing care and effort in your work or duties
      committed = willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth; believing strongly in sth
      poise = calm and confident manner with control of your feelings or behaviour; ability to move or stand in a graceful way with good control of your body

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they don't want to do  something    anything   
      she feels   herself  isolated

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 28 ex 2 A B reading
      pg 29 article about CERN

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 3.2 International collaboration
      T / Cl
      Would you like to work on an international project?
      Why / Why not?
      - ...

      pg 28 ex 1 speaking 

      Lexical material: Passion of scientists, physicists, astronomers 
      pg 28 ex 2 A B reading
      pg 29 article about CERN

      Lexical material: Buzz of working together 
      pg 28 ex 3 A B vocab

      pg 28 ex 4 speaking

      Grammar: Subordinate clauses
      pg 28 ex 5 A B grammar

      set for homework
      pg 29 ex 6 A B

new expressions
      hype = (informal, disapproving) advertisements and discussion on television, radio, etc. telling the public about a product and about how good or important it is
      to pervade = to spread through and be noticeable in every part of sth
      to trundle = to move or roll somewhere slowly and noisily; to move sth slowly and noisily, especially sth heavy, with wheels
      collegiate = relating to a college or its students
      permeable ~ (to sth) = (technical) allowing a liquid or gas to pass through; open
      prowess = great skill at doing sth
      horde = large crowd of people
      recalcitrant = (formal) unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control
      apprenticeship =  period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice
      bewildered = perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
      to whiz around = to move very quickly, making a high continuous sound
      crazed = full of strong feelings and lacking control
      boson = subatomic particle with integral spin that is governed by Bose-Einstein statistics. Bosons include mesons, nuclei of even mass number, and the particles required to embody the fields of quantum field theory. Unlike fermions, there is no limit to the number of bosons that can occupy the same quantum state, a behaviour that gives rise to the superfluidity of helium-4
      quark = very small part of matter (i.e. a substance). There are several types of quark and it is thought that protons, neutrons etc. are formed from them
      gluon = gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
      buzz = continuous, low noise; (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement
      mecca = place that many people like to visit, especially for a particular reason
      physicist = scientist who studies physics
      astronomer = scientist who studies astronomy

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it  not snowed      hadn't been snowing    for three years
      I can't remember
      -   and I    neither can I  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      writing a problem-solution essay
      ~ 250 words
      pg 24 ex 10 either pt 1. or pt 2. 
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: National character traits
      pg 26 ex 3 4

      Grammar: Prepositions
      T / Cl
      You have a passion [in / for] literature
      - for

      You are great [for / in / at] playing tennis
      - at

      pg 26 ex 5 prepositions

      pg 26 ex 6 A B writing

      Lexical material: Adjectives of character
      pg 27 ex 7 vocab

      pg 27 ex 8 A B

      pg 27 ex 9 A B speaking

new expressions
      reluctance (to) = certain degree of unwillingness
      aloof ~ (from sb/sth) = not friendly or interested in other people
      devious = behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or deceiving people, in order to get sth; cunning
      meticulous (in sth / doing sth) | (about sth / in doing sth) = paying careful attention to every detail
      self-effacing = not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities
      cultured = well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature, etc
      dogmatic = (disapproving) being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions
      to boast (about / of sth) = to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      these species are endemic  of     in / to  the lake
      we  are not   don't live   according   to    the law
      now I'm afraid to   tell     say  anything about it

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 24 ex 4 B 5 discourse markers
      pg 24 ex 6 brainstorming

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Writing a problem solution essay
      pg 24 ex 4 A B writing

      pg 24 ex 5 discourse markers

      pg 24 ex 6 brainstorming

      pg 24 ex 7 A B discussion

      Lexical material: Talking about endangered species (poachers, people encroaching their habitat)
      pg 24 ex 8 listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_14.ogg 

        pg 24 ex 9 A B   
      pg 25 reading 

      set for homework
      pg 24 ex 10 either pt 1. or pt 2. 
      writing a problem-solution essay


      Unit 3 International relations
      3.1 National traits

      T / Cl
      In your opinion, what do foreigners think of Russia?
      - ...

      pg 26 ex 1 speaking & reading
      pg 27 Traits of the nation

      pg 26 ex 2 speaking

new expressions
      poacher = person who illegally hunts birds, animals, or fish on sb's else's property
      habitat = place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
      to encroach = to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area
      tusks = long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of elephants and some other animals
      ivory = hard yellowish-white substance like bone that forms the tusk (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals

      trait = characteristic, feature
      reluctant = not willing to
      road rage = situation in which a driver becomes extremely angry or violent with the driver of another car because of the way they are driving
      endearing = causing people to feel affection
      to keep a stiff upper lip = to be brave; face trouble bravely
      to twitch = to move or pull with a sudden motion; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      people could  be   defined   and    both   by their nationality and their family,   and    as well as   their local community

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 22 ex 4 5 paraphrasing

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Functional language: Seeking & giving clarification
      pg 22 ex 4 5 paraphrasing

      Lexical material: Supporting or rejecting a project, asking polite questions, expressing reservations, challenging an argument
      useful phrases

      pg 23 ex 6 role play
      participating in a meeting
      - Ricardo Hernandez pg 156 
      - wild life society, journalist pg 157-158 

      pg 23 ex 7 A B

      Functional language: Planning & organising essays (10 steps)
      pg 24 ex 1 A B
      pg 24 ex 2 

      pg 24 ex 3 A B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_13.ogg 

new expressions
      feasible = that is possible and likely to be achieved
      implication = possible effect or result of an action or a decision
      to think sth through = to consider a problem or a possible course of action fully
      flaw = mistake
      to account for = to give a satisfactory explanation of why sth has happened
      to evaluate = to judge how good, useful or successful sth has been
      to outline = to describe in general
      to assess = to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      our president could  tell     say  that it's non negotiable
      they are against  of   this project
      

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 21 ex 9 10

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Modal verbs to talk about obligation, advice, refusal, ability, deduction
      pg 21 ex 9

      pg 21 ex 10

      set for homework - to be confirmed
      pg 189 ex 3

      pg 21 ex 11 speaking & writing

      Unit 2.4 Scenario
      Granville

      pg 22 ex 1 A B reading 

      pg 22 ex 2 A B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_11.ogg 

      Functional language: Stating your position, clarifying 
      pg 22 ex 3 A B C listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_12.ogg 

      pg 22 ex 4 5 paraphrasing

new expressions
      to refurbish = to clean and decorate a room, building, etc. in order to make it more attractive, more useful, etc
      habitat = place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
      facilities = buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose e.g. sports / leisure facilities, conference / storage facilities, shopping / banking / cooking facilities
      mangrove = tropical tree that grows in mud or at the edge of rivers and sends roots down from its branches
      dove = bird of the pigeon family. The white dove is often used as a symbol of peace
      to endanger = to threaten

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they mustn't  throw waste    litter    around them
      we won't let you  to   bring alcohol 

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 19 ex 8 A B

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Grammar: Articles
      pg 19 ex 8 A B C

      


      
      pg 19 ex 8 D

      pg 19 ex 9 speaking

      Unit 2.3 The perfect beach
      T / Cl
      Where you prefer to relax [an isolated beach with naturists / a resort beach]?
      - ....
    
      pg 20 ex 1 2 reading
      A perfect beach

      pg 20 ex 3

      Lexical material: Grassroots campaign, environmental issues, social considerations, business consortium
      pg 20 ex 4 5 6 7 vocab

      pg 20 ex 8 advantages & disadvantages

new expressions
      off the record = not for quotation; not to be published or told; secret; confidential
      in part = partly, for one reason among others
  
      amenities = things that make you comfortable and at ease
      sun lounger = chair with a long seat that supports your legs, used for sitting or lying on in the sun
      to turn back = to force to go away
      flawless = without mistakes
      implausible = not seeming reasonable or likely to be true
      grassroots = fundamental
      inevitable = which cannot be avoided
      tide = direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving; large amount of sth unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control
      fate = things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to sb/sth
      to befall =  (of sth unpleasant) to happen to sb
      to plonk = to put sth down on sth, especially noisily or carelessly
      whacking = used to emphasize how big or how much sth is
      protracted = lasting longer than expected or longer than usual

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they aren't afraid of telling sth against   of   the gvt
      to protect  the right  freedom   of speech
      he knew all   about  the   kitchen    back-office   
      he (Litvinienko, opposition leader)  died   during the next    within a    week (poisoned with polonium)
      I don't know  for   what they pay so much  for 

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      Guiana /gi:'ɔnə/
      necessity /nə'sesəti:/

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 18 ex 1 A B reading
      The Galapagos Islands

      print & illustrate the following mindmap in your own way (use colours, symbols, etc)
      articles_mindmap.pdf

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 2.2 The Galapagos Islands
      pg 18 ex 1 A B reading
      The Galapagos Islands

      pg 18 ex 2 A B 

      pg 18 ex 3 A B C speaking

      pg 18 ex 4 vocab

      Lexical material: The natural world
      pg 19 ex 5 vocab

      pg 19 ex 6 A listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_08.ogg 

      pg 19 ex 6 B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_09.ogg 

      pg 19 ex 7 A predicting

      pg 19 ex 7 B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_010.ogg 

new expressions
      mocking bird = long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of North America (Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds
      finch = small, compact birds 3–10 in. (10–27 cm) long. Most use their heavy bill to crack seeds; many also eat insects. Many finches are brightly coloured, often with shades of red and yellow. 
      booby = large tropical seabirds (family Sulidae), named for their presumed lack of intelligence; stupid or childish person
      endemic ~ (in / to ...) = regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of; native or restricted to a certain place
      unsustainable = that cannot be continued at the same level, rate, etc
      archipelago /,ɔrkə'pelə,gəu / /,ɔrtʃəpə'lei,gəu/ = chain of islands, group of islands and the sea surrounding them
      slab =  thick flat piece of stone, wood or other hard material; thick, flat slice or piece of sth
      molten = (of metal, rock, or glass) heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes liquid
      feral /'ferəl/ = living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm
      biodiversity = existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment:
      reef = long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea
      to invade = to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it; to enter a place in large numbers, especially in a way that causes damage or confusion; to affect sth in an unpleasant or annoying way
      sustainable = involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they all want to work   partly    part-time  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      galapagos /gə'lɔpəgəuz/
      species /'spi:ʃi:z/

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20170926 (1.5hr) (balance 10.5hr)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 15 ex 12 writing a covering letter
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

      pg 16 ex 4 A B reading
      pg 17 Last minutes deals A - F

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 2 Tourism & conservation
      Unit 2.1 Wish you were here
      T / Cl
      If a tourist travels to a country where women wear a veil,
      the tourist will be [tolerant / curious / surprised / shocked / confused]?
      - it depends on the tourist's level of intelligence
      = to learn from the experience of travelling, you have to have a certain degree of intelligence to begin with or you may be influenced negatively by the experience
      (quote by Thomas Fuller)

      pg 16 ex 1 2 speaking

      Lexical material: Travel & tourism
      pg 16 ex 3 A B C vocab

      pg 16 ex 4 A B reading
      pg 17 Last minutes deals A - F

      pg 16 ex 5 A B speaking

      pg 17 ex 6 A B analysing a genre

      Lexical material: Multi-word verbs
      pg 17 ex 7 A vocab
      
      pg 17 ex 7 B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_8.ogg 

      pg 17 ex 7 C speaking

      pg 17 ex 8 speaking

new expressions
      baking temperature = extremely hot
      carbon footprint = way of measuring the environmental impact of human activity
      to pamper oneself = (sometimes disapproving) to take care of sb very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible. e.g. pamper yourself with our new range of beauty treatments.  e.g. a spoilt and pampered child
      vessel = (formal) a large ship or boat
      state-of-the-art = highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)
      s/c accommodation = self-catering accommodation
      itchy feet = very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
      discerning = able to show good judgement about the quality of sb/sth
      off-the beaten track = remote from populous or much-travelled regions
      secluded = quiet and private; not used or disturbed by other people
      rat race = exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation
      to steer clear of = to avoid, take no part in, shun
      under canvas = in a tent
      to let one's hair down = to relax
      to soak up = to take in, also metaphorically
      to lounge around = to be lazy or idle
      battlefield tourism = tourists visit the sites of famous battlefields and the associated museums either because they have ancestors who fought in the battle or because they are interested in history or war
      eco tourism = tourists travel to areas which conserve the environment or improve the well- being of the local people
      health/medical tourism = people have operations or treatment in touristic areas or areas of natural beauty

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      glacier /'gleiʃə:/

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20170919 10:45-12:15 + 15min (Duncan was late) (credit 12hr starting next lesson)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 14 ex 6

      optional homework
      pg 13 ex 7 D
      proffer recommendations in writing
      ~ 300 words 
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: Learning styles
      pg 14 ex 4 learning style
      read pg 159 learning styles

      pg 14 ex 5 A B discussion

      Functional language: Writing a covering letter
      pg 14 ex 6

      pg 15 ex 7 structuring a letter

      pg 15 ex 8 9 listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_7.ogg 

      pg 15 ex 10 A reading

      pg 15 ex 10 B

      pg 15 ex 11 vocab

      pg 16 ex 12 writing a covering letter

new expressions
      to tackle = to deal with
      company literature = description of an organisation's activities
      concise = short and to the point
      asset = (about a person) someone of value

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      speculative /'spekyələtiv/

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20170912 (Duncan late 15min)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 12 ex 1 A B reading

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 1.4 
      Scenario - Choosing an intern
      T / Cl
      Have you ever been on an internship?
      - ...
      How would you choose an intern?
      - ...

      pg 12 ex 1 A B reading

      pg 12 ex 2 discussion 

      pg 12 ex 3 listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_04.ogg

      Functional language: Stating requirements, saying what is essential & desirable

      pg 12 ex 4

      pg 12 ex 5 6 listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_05.ogg

      Task
      pg 13 ex 7 A choosing an intern 
      reading

      Functional language: Talking about strengths & weaknesses      
      useful phrases

      pg 13 ex 7 B C D discussion 
      best candidate: Kenneth?
      (see duties of the intern on pg 12)

      Functional language: Self-awareness
      T / Cl
      Can knowing your strengths & weaknesses help you choose what to learn?
      - ...
      Are you a team leader or a team player?
      - ...
      = self-awareness
      Would you like to be more eloquent?
      - ...

      pg 14 ex 1 A B C speaking

      Lexical material: Types of motivation (instrumental vs integrative)
      pg 14 ex 2 discussion

      pg 14 ex 3 reading

      pg 14 ex 3 A B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_06.ogg

new expressions
      to pursue = to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time; to follow or chase sb/sth, especially in order to catch them
      prerequisite ~ (for / of / to sth) = (formal) something that must exist or happen before sth else can happen or be done
      asset = advantage; strong point
      to lack = not to have

      self-awareness = knowledge and understanding of your own character

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it could be better if a candidate   could know   knew   2 or more foreign languages
      they have to  know     have  an excellent knowledge
      it's difficult to   declamate    give a speech  to a big audience

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20170905

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 9 ex 9 continuous aspect
  
      optional homework
      pg 9 ex 10 writing
      send in *docx format
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 10 ex 3 4 reading

      Lexical material: Abbreviations
      pg 11 ex 5 vocab

      pg 11 ex 6 A B listening
      language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_3.ogg 

      Grammar: Perfect aspect
      pg 11 ex 7 8 

      pg 11 ex 9 

      set for homework - to be confirmed
      pg 11 ex 10 writing 

new expressions
      BA = Bachelor of Arts, 1st degree in the Humanities
      MSc = Master of Science, postgraduate degree in a science subject
      MBA = Master of Business Administration
      doctoral thesis (BrE) / ~ dissertation (AmE) = long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research. Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years
      PhD = Doctor of Philosophy

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      thesis /'θi:səs/

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20170829

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 8 ex 2 3 4 reading
      Indra Nooyi
      Angela Jia Kim
      Carol Greider 

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 8 ex 2 3 4 reading
      Indra Nooyi
      Angela Jia Kim
      Carol Greider 

      Lexical material: Suffixes (adjectives)
      pg 8 ex 5 6

      Grammar: The continuous aspect
      pg 9 ex 7 8 

      set for homework
      pg 9 ex 9 continuous aspect

      pg 9 ex 10 writing

      Unit 1.3 Job hunting
      pg 10 ex 1 speaking 

      Functional language: Writing a CV
      pg 10 ex 2 reading

new expressions
      fireside chat = informal talk
      dyslexia /,di'sleksi:ə/ = slight disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling, for example, but does not affect intelligence
      to rouse sb / yourself (to sth) = to make sb want to start doing sth when they were not active or interested in doing it; to make sb feel a particular emotion
      to solicit  ~ sth (from sb) | ~ (sb) (for sth) (formal) = to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do sth
      empathy ~ (with sb/sth) | ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B) = the ability to understand another person's feelings, experience, etc
      affectionate = showing caring feelings and love for sb

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      to be the owner of the  more     most    successful bar in Moscow

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      speculative /'spekyələtiv/

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20170822

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Homework [from previous lesson]

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 6 ex 6 7 reading
      pg 7 Learning by rote in the digital age

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 6 ex 2 discussion

      pg 6 ex 3 4 5 reading

      pg 6 ex 6 7 reading

      pg 7 Learning by rote in the digital age

      Functional language: Reporting what others say
      pg 7 ex 8 

      pg 7 ex 9 A B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_cd01_02.mp3

      university of life
          rejection of rote learning
          focus on lived experiences which can't taught 

      academic education
          mental agility
          accumulating knowledge
          critical thinking
          independence

      rejection of 'modern methods'
          return to traditional teaching methods
          develop critical thinking
          learn practical skills (e.g. writing a letter)
          ~ vocational education
          be prepared for the changing world 

      pg 7 ex 10 discussion

      pg 7 ex 11 12 13 speaking

      Unit 1.2 Success
      pg 8 ex 1 A B speaking
      
      set for homework
      pg 8 ex 2 3 4 reading
      Indra Nooyi
      Angela Jia Kim
      Carol Greider 

new expressions
      excerpt = short piece of writing, music, film, etc. taken from a longer whole
      by rote = by heart; process of learning sth by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it
      to decline = to refuse
      to facilitate = to make easier
      to rumble =  to make a long deep sound or series of sounds; to move slowly and heavily, making a rumbling sound
      to drill sb (in sth) = to teach sb to do sth by making them repeat it a lot of times     
      tedious = boring
      university of life = learning by doing in the real world, rejection of rote learning, focus on lived experiences which can't taught 
      agile development = dynamic developing so that standards & goals meet the latest consumer needs

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I used this technique  the whole     all   my life
      it's not  main   important    for them

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20170815 (2.25ach)

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Homework [from previous lesson]

Lesson plan

support materials
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 1 Education and employment
      Lexical material: Issues in education
      pg 6 ex 1 A B speaking & vocab

new expressions
      streaming = policy of dividing school students into groups of the same level of ability
      to dumb sth down = to make sth less accurate or educational, and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand
      plagiarism = piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I   knew     found out  that no one defended among her students
      I don't know  too    either   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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