Homework

March 7-11

Classroom activities: Language Leader – Unit 1. Personality Clash; Study Skills; Writing Skills

Are women better drivers than men? Do ex-es on pages 14 and 15

504 Absolutely Essential Words – Unit 12

Destination B2 – Units 6

Hometask

Monday – 504 Absolutely Essential Words – Unit 11; Learn the words and their definitions. Do the exercises. Make up your own stories using the new words of Unit 11.

Fill in the Blanks

1. The old man had lived for seven decades.
2. He had the vision that some day there would be peace on earth.
3. Only a minority of the senators were against welfare.
4. No one has ever had even a glimpse of the future.
5. People used to think it was an absurd idea that human beings could ever fly.
6. We make frequent visits to Florida in the winter.
7. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
8. There was only a solitary man on the beach.
9. The conflict was over the high cost of bread.
10. Recent studies have shown that the cost of living has gone up rapidly.
11. The gun alone was evidence enough to convict the killer.
12. The stories Henry told people about his adventures turned out to be merely fiction.

Matching.

Column I

1. vision- h. sense of sight
2. fiction- g. that which is imagined or made up
3. frequent- b. happening often
4. absurd- k. plainly not true or sensible
5. minority- i. smaller number or part
6. evidence- d. that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something
7. conflict- j. direct opposition
8. decade- a. ten years
9. glimpse- f. a short, quick view
10. recent- e. occurring not long ago
11. solitary- c. alone
12. hesitate- I. fail to act quickly

Tuesday – Destination B2 – Unit 6. Do all the ex-es of this Unit

Thursday and Friday – 1. Language Leader – 1. You have already watched some Personality Videos. So, learn these personality adjectives and  find the characteristics, which describe you best and make your own video “Which kind of student or person I am”. Remember that your speech should be more than 250 words.

6b.

He was slow and often late for work. However he is a good person and employee.

Although the twins looked the same, they had opposite personalities.

Despite the fact that he was shy, he was a very strong man when he wants to help.

Children find learning languages easy. Adults, on the other hand, find it difficult.

Are women better drivers than men?

I think the opposite! Men are better drivers than women because men begin driving at a younger age, neither women. Men also may be aggressive while driving. You may even hear insults, but let’s be honest: who knows more shortcuts, knows the city better, comes when you order a taxi? Yet again, man.