Face readiing

Game:  

Look at your partner and guess his /her emotion

Do you think facial expressions of emotions are expressed similarly by everyone?

How would it be helpful for work or life situations to be able to "read" people's emotions?

This video describes intriguing findings on the research of emotions.  

DEBATE

A. You are scientists wishing to patent an app that can read people's expressions 

B. You are the ethics committee, very concerned about the implications

Further Reading

Yes, this software already exists!

Find out more here

Pronunciation

What other words do you know that match any of the sounds?

Let's play pronunciation bingo!

exhausted  /i/                                    hot    /ɒ/

weak         /i:/                                    boring  /ɔː/

afraid       /ei/                                   

excited     /ai/

Further practice

Find the pronunciation of the bingo words in American English. Discuss with your AP which sounds sound more familiar to you.

Questions...questions...

Challenge!

Write the missing questions. Think about where to place the prepositions – the style is informal.

1   Keira went to Spain with her sister.

      …………………………………………..? Her sister.

2   They stayed in a hotel for two weeks.

      …………………………………………..? Two weeks.

3   They were unhappy about their room.

      …………………………………………..? Their room.

4   They complained to the hotel manager.

      …………………………………………..? The hotel manager.

5   He told his son off for not tidying his room.

      …………………………………………..? Not tidying his room.