English Conversations 2

  Do you think men and women think similarly about their careers, sport, politics, family, travel, etc|?  Look at the infographic title. What do you think it's about? Read to check your guess. Answer the questions for yourself. Look at the results of the infographic. Do you think the differences are significant? ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONALS

 Are you a supporter or adversary of facial recognition technology? What areas can facial recognition technology be used in? This video raises some hair-rising concerns... TEAM A: What are  some concerns ? TEAM B: What if the developments led to  this ? or identifying  this  Discuss in your team. Collect arguments and vocabulary to use in a DEBATE. GAME Read the article and write a proposal for a fundraiser in your company to support the Naxos Syndrome project. Find an example of a proposal  here

What was a time when you dealt with a significant change in your life? How did you feel about it? Think of  moving, work, changes to your family unit One of the most read book discussing change is "Who moved my cheese"  Let's watch a summary and discuss: 1. How did different characters (Sniff, Scurry, Haw and Hem) react to the change? 2. What emotions did Hem experience? 3. What motivated Haw to find new cheese? Look at the change curve Discuss which emotions would fit into each stage of dealing with change: anger, commitment, experiment, evaluation, fear, shock What stages are Samira, Dwayne and Winek in? How would you react if you were Greta, Leong or Irina? Use these phrases to help the other people LANGUAGE https://play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=6712df0b-c3ed-45c9-8a43-e3a9d8c4efcc

 Are you a "somewhere", an "anywhere" or don't you think this is a valuable distinction?  Do people have a choice in what they are? Which question do you think is the most interesting in each pair? Check your understanding of the phrases in bold. Then ask and answer your questions in pairs. 1 a. Do you feel like settling down yet, or are you about to embark on a new adventure?    b. Do you think you'll stay put in one place or will you feel stuck if you do?  2 a. Are you someone who plans ahead or do you tend to stumble into things ?     b. What advice would you give someone who finds themselves at a crossroads in their life?  3 a. Do you sometimes feel the need to get away from your current situation?    b What would be a backward step for you now?  4 a What plans do you have? if they fall through , do you have a plan B?    b is life an uphill struggle at the moment? What would ease things for you?  5 ...

Have you ever heard of graphology? What do you think about it?   This is what the American Psychology Association (APA) website supports: graphology n. the study of the physical characteristics of handwriting, particularly as a means of inferring the writer’s psychological state or personality characteristics. Graphology is based on the premise that writing is a form of expressive behavior, although there is little empirical evidence for its validity. Also called handwriting analysis. —graphological adj. —graphologist n. Let's play a game.  1. Sign off in a piece of paper 2. Watch the video 3. Discuss with your partner. Do you agree or disagree with the results? How about discovering a little more about this art? Read  this article  and share describing the different handwriting features Now take a fun quiz t o explore what graphology would say about your handwriting.  Discourse markers add to one's fluency and working on using them can add significan...

 Do you usually talk about problems with the people that are upsetting you? What can happen if you don't? Watch the video with social scientist, author, and famous speaker, Simon Sinek. What does he suggest? COMMUNICATION SKILLS If you are trying to encourage someone to change their behaviour, try this: 1. accept your part of the responsibility. eg. I know I didn't listen/ I shouted. ...and I'm sorry 2. describe the problem from your point of view as an observation, not an emotion. e.g. I notice that... 3. Avoid exaggeration and generalization. eg. You never... 4. explain why the issue is important to you. eg. It means that I can't... 5. describe your feelings without acting them out. eg. I feel upset when... 6. request a change. eg.  Would you be willing to... What's the problem with these statements? You never ever do the dishes! Just turn the music down, ok? I know you like playing video games but the noise is too much. USEFUL LANGUAGE I hope you don't min...

Have you ever shared a flat with a housemate? What did you like/dislike about it? If you had to rank these habits, how annoying would you say they are and why? q. insist on thoroughly cleaning the flat twice a week. b. Leaves a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. c. Listens to very loud music until late. Often invites friends round and has parties. Spends most of the time in their room and rarely talks to you. Watch this video of nightmare roommates and fill in the sentences 1. He's just ...... messy. 2. For example, he asks he_________ his roommate to buy him things. 3. The bathroom is ____ a mess. 4. I wish he________smoke in the house. 5. _____ she had people over once a week but it's three or more times. 6. If only he __________ the rent on time. 7. I _______ you didn't litter the bin with your hair. PRACTICE so , such wishes ON YOU 1. Write 5 things about other people that annoy you. 2. Share using so/such 3. Make a wish AT HOME 4. How could you politely encourage your f...