VOCABULARY 👁️
ice-breaker, veterinarian, natural, secret, fine, agreement, sell, vet, treatment, teenager, over (more), selling, matter, discuss, trouble, cost, airplane tickets, next, treatment, tire, invite, prescribed, bring, saved, otherwise, to get married, sign, among x between
PRONUNCIATION 📝
thought, thinking, cousin, Olympic, healthy, juice, because
EXPRESSIONS 🤔
| Hit the road | To begin a journey or leave | After packing their bags, they were ready to hit the road for their cross-country trip. |
| On the road again | Traveling once more, often for a long time | “On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again.” – “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson (1980) |
| Road less traveled | A choice or path in life that is unconventional or unusual | In a lecture on entrepreneurship, the professor encouraged students to take the road less traveled for innovative ideas. |
| Travel light | To bring minimal luggage or possessions when traveling | An article in the travel magazine advised readers to travel light to make their journeys more comfortable. |
| Globe-trotter | A person who travels frequently to different places around the world | In his speech on September 10th, 2018, the renowned author and globe-trotter shared his experiences from over 50 countries. |
| Itchy feet | A strong desire to leave a place and travel | After a year of staying in one place, she started feeling itchy feet and planned her next adventure. |
| Jump on the bandwagon | To join others in doing something that is currently popular | When eco-tourism became trendy, many travel companies jumped on the bandwagon. |
LANGUAGE USAGE 🗣️
- gets better
- undergo a surgery.
- share the bill.
- means of payment
- Soda is not healthy. I don’t want to be fat. Can you bring other drinks?
- You can bring juice to our party.
- When will you be available (free) for our party and what can I bring for drinking?
- I will BE available for our party on Saturday. And you can bring soda.
- What do you want me to cook for you?
- I wamt you to cook pasta for me.
- When will you cook for your friends and invite them to go to your home?
- It is simple, when Ana and Paulo come to my home, I will cook for you guys.
- Do you cook for your children?
- Yes, I cook for my children.
- How do you change the tire of your car?
- I change the tire of my car with a jack hammer.
- Do you have a family?
- Yes, I have a family: parents and two sisters.
- Did you have a family in 1988?
- I HAD a family in 1988.
- What do you think about the Olympic Games?
- I like the Olypic Game. I think it is very exciting.
- Who were you when you were a teenager (10 years ago)?
- I was very thin when were a teenager.
GRAMMAR 📝
READING 🔎
Summary
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WRITING 📝
Academia’s Field Trip
FIRST DRAFT (student’s input)
P: Hi guys. What’s going on with you?
A: I am good. Today I went with my son to sign the contract for his first job.
P: What about you?
T: Very well. Today I went to the VET with my dog because he is sick.
A: Oh, what a pitty! How is he doing now?
T: He is blind?
P: I don’t know what that is. Please, explain. What is that?
T: He can’t see anything.
A: Awnnnnnnnn. I feel sorry for him.
P: What can we do to help him?
T: We went to the eye doctor and she prescribed some eye drops/medicine.
And the treatment is going to last one week? If he gets better, it will be ok.
but if he doesn’t heal, he will undergo a surgery.
A: I feel sad because I can’t help from here.
P: Guys, don’t worry. You know I am rich. The money I saved for our trip to Europe, we can use to save the dog. How much will his treatment cost?
T: The treatment will cost about R$ 10k.
A: That is very expensive! I don’t have words to express what I am feeling.
T: Thanks you Ana. I know I can count on your prayers.
P: Guys, I won’t but I will pay for the whole treatment. Don’t worry!
T: Thank you teacher.
P: I bought us airplane tickets to go to Europe, but the trip was going to start next Friday. Now, we need to change our plans. What should/can we do?
T: I think we can schedule this trip for next year.
A: In my opinion, Thiago has a problem and this trip can be next year.
P: But for next year, I won’t pay.
T: Wow.;
A: Why?
P: Guys, I am selling the school to an international education group.
Next year, I will not be with you.
T: ONG. Paulo will be a big businessman. He will be a rich man.
A: Oh, no! Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…`
P: Ana, please, don’t tell this to my girlfriend, otherwise she will want to get married and I need to make her sign a pre-nup (nuptial) agreement. Do you think it is important?
T: It is a good idea.
A: I think you are wrong but I told my cousin you are thinking about make her sign a pre-nup.
P: Guys, pardon my French but this is non of your business. You are very nosey.
Let’s talk about the trip?
T: We have a traitor among us.
A: But I am a traitor.
P: I think this is a lot of trouble. So, let’s use your star credits at the school
as a means of payment for the trip. How much stars do you have in your account?
T: Ana Paula will pay for everything?
A: I will not pay for everything. We will share the bill. We can discuss this matter among us.
T: I think, we will should trip to Greece, Do you agree?
SECOND DRAFT (teacher’s correction)
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FINAL VERSION (further development)
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SPEAKING 🗣️
Record your part of the audio and send to your teacher
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HOMEWORK 🤓
- Keep developing the text
- Create an introduction for it
| Photo by Ivo Rainha |
CLASS STATS 2
UPCOMING LINGUISTIC SCOPE: Present Perfect |
1- ,https://teachers.academiabsb.com.br/online-class-sections-speaking-training/
2- https://teachers.academiabsb.com.br/online-class-statistics/
