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White Lies - Warmer

Warmer
Tenning lies
Adjective clauses


Ask your partner the following  questions.

When is it OK to tell a lie?

Have you ever told a lie to get out of trouble?

Have you ever lied to avoid hurting someone?

Who lies more? Men or Women?

Do you think white lies are ok? why is that?

II. Read the statements below about lying and decide if you agree with them and why.

1.Lying is part of everyday life.

2.Lying can avoid hurting others.

3.The most common lies that people tell are those in which they pretend to like something to avoid hurting others.

4.The most common lies that people tell are those in which they make up excuses to get out of trouble.

5.Lies destroy trust and create distance.

6.We live in a world in which we are often rewarded for telling lies and punished for telling the truth.

7.It`s difficult to spend a whole day without telling at least one lie.

III. How many movies about lying can you remember of? Watch one of the scenes below and describe it to your partner. Do not say the name of the movie. Can he guess what movie it is?

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Second Conditionals

Movie scene
Intermediate
warmer
Second conditionals

Have you seen this movie?
Would you like to?
What is it about?
What`s the worst thing that can happen to a person when someone breaks up with them?

1. If someone you cared a lot for broke up with you, what would you do to put yourself together soon? Make a list of at least 3 suggestions.

If someone I cared for broke up with me I`d...

2. Watch this scene and check if the character did any of the things you mentioned.



3. What would you do if you were in his shoes? Would you leave? Would you stay? Would you make a scene?

Near-death Experiences - Movie Activity

Level   intermediate

Aim     warmer - Conversation sparkle

Age groups - adults and older teens

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First Day of Class Activities

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Managing Anger

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• Intermediate
• Vocabulary - Managing Anger
• Vocabulary Learning Strategy
• Speaking
• Materials  - movie scene, powerpoint 
• Principle - Intermediate students need to become aware of strategies they can use to help them retain vocabulary. 
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• What makes you angry?
  
  
  How do you act when you are angry?
  
  
  How do you handle your anger?
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• CHOOSE FROM THE BOX THE STATEMENTS THAT ARE TRUE TO YOU AND SHARE THEM WITH YOUR PARTNER. EXPAND ON EACH STATEMENT BY PROVIDING MORE PIECES OF INFORMATION:
  
  
  I think that if you are upset about something, you should hold it back and avoid
  confronting.
  I never like showing my anger. I prefer to keep it in.
  When someone says pretty insulting things to me, I just decide not to be bothered, and 
  I simply shrug it off.
  Jogging after work really helps me lay off steam. I always feel better afterwards.
  Nobody at work has ever seen lose my temper. I manage anger really well.
  When I do not like the way a co-worker talks to me, I usually try not to make an
  issue out of it.
  I always say what’s on my mind when I am upset with someone. It’s always better.
  When my job is getting to me, I really try not to take it out on my family.
  I have already told a waiter off because he was really rude.
  
  
  Vocabulary-Building Strategies
  (Associating new vocabulary with  scenes)
  
  
  Associating new vocabulary with  concepts or things you  know helps you better remember the words. Try associating  new vocabulary with the following scene from the movie  As Good As It Gets to help you  visualize the vocabulary and better retain  it. 
  
  

What's the Weather like?

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• Beginners
• Teens; Adults
• Controlled grammar practice that leads to authentic personalized writing
• Language to talk about the weather
• What's the weather like?
• Material
• Concept behind: Learners need activities that appeal to them to retain language

1. Take a look at the symbols below and write some sentences about the weather condition where you live: Use the adjectives below:

hot, warm, cold, cool, wet, dry

In my hometown it's sunny in January. It's usually hot.

In my hometown it's rainy in...

Brasilia Weather Forecast, Brazil

2. You are going to watch a scene from the movie Notting Hill. In this scene, the woman left, and the heartbroken mas is walking along the road. The seasons go by to represent the time she has been gone. Watch the scene and complete the sentences.

First, It's _____ and ________.

Then it's _____ and ________.

After that it's _____ and ________.

Finally it gets ______ and _________.

3. Where could the place in the movie be? Why?

Humble Me - Comparative - Superlative

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• Beginners
• Teens; Adults
• Controlled grammar practice that leads to authentic personalized writing.
• Wallwisher
• Comparatives - Superlatives
• 4 Good Things about Me
• Material
• Concept behind: Learners need meaningful practice to retain language.

1. You will watch a video scene from the movie Love and other Drugs. In this scene, the girl tells her boyfriend many good things about him. Complete the sentence with as many adjectives as you can think of to express positive ideas.

Look at you! You are such a ________ man.

2. Watch the scene and add the adjectives you didn't write down to your list.

3. On a piece of paper write the following adjectives and rank from o to 10 how each one applies to you. Add your suggestions to the list.

0- not at all

5- a little

10- very much

Kind

handsome/pretty

sweet

generous

smart

hardworking

determined

friendly

easygoing

4. Show your rank to your classmates. Write as many sentences as you can.

eg. John is... than...

I'm the most...

5, Write sentences on our wallwisher comparing you and your classmates. Write a false one. Can your classmates spot the lie?

I Wanna Samba

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• Pre-intermediate
• Teens; Adults
• Speaking
• Movie activity
• Simple past
• Materials

1. Answer the following questions.

Where did Blu live before he traveled to Rio?

Where was Blu born? How can you tell?

Where did he learn samba?

Where was his girlfriend born?

When did he learn how to fly?

Did he live in the States or in Europe?

Was he happy before he came to Rio?

Why did he come to Rio?

2. Watch the movie and check or complete your answers.

3. Answer the following questions about you.

Where were you born?

What can you do well?

Can you name something you learned when you were a child that you have never forgotten?

Where did you live when you were a teenager/child?

Where was your mother or father born?

4. Report some parts of your conversation to the rest of the group. Did you learn anything new about your partner?

More Ideas to Warm up Our Classes

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ESL Speaking Class on Breaking up

I'm teaching a group of advanced students , and we are dealing with vocabulary to describe people's personalities and relationships. Here is my warmer.

Aim - Set the tune to talk about breaking up, personality traits

Level - Advanced

Age group Older teens

Time 10'

Charismatic

An early riser

A hothead

A pushover

A self-starter

Kind

Smart

funny

A night owl

A heartbreaker

An overachiever

Do opposites attract? How would you describe a perfect match for you? Use the words/phrases above to complete the sentences.

The person should be a...because...

The person shouldn’t be a ... because...

You'll watch a scene from the movie Forgetting Sarah. The main character is suffering a lot because his girlfriend, Sarah, broke up with him.

What should a person do to ease the pain of a broken heart?

What’s the worst thing that can happen immediately after the breaking up?

Watch the scene and check your predictions.

Homework - Go to flickr and explore photos tagged as love. Take a picture that represents what love is to you, and bring it to class. get ready to talk about your choice.