Topic
Objective •To learn new vocabulary related to trendy words being enthusiastic.
Agenda • Activity 1: Recalling previous learning • Activity 2: Warm up: Buzzwords • Activity 3: Reading: Legacy • Activity 4: Vocabulary • Activity 5: Reading: Specific information • Activity 6: Collocations • Activity 7: Phrasal Verbs • Activity 8: Wrap Up
Activity # 1: Recalling Previous Learning
Purpose: • To review structures studied last class. Instructions: 1. Work in pairs. 2. Provide at least 2 examples about the topic studied last class. 3. Share your ideas with a partner. 4. Share your ideas with the class.
Structure or guiding questions for activity 1 • What did you learn yesterday?
• What verbs related to computers did you mention last class? • What was something interesting?
Activity # 2: Warm up: Purpose: • To share what you know about buzzwords. Instructions: 1. Work in pairs. 2. Discuss the questions on the next slide. 3. Share your ideas with the class.
Structure or guiding questions for activity 2 • What are the buzzwords?
• What does FOMO stand for?
Structure or guiding questions for activity 2 • Today’s buzzword is Legacy, what does it mean?
Activity # 3: Reading: Legacy
Purpose: •To identify information related to Legacy. Instructions: 1. Work individually 2. Read the questions on the following slide. 3. Answer them based on the reading. 4. Share your ideas with the class.
Guiding questions for activity 3 • 1. What is the first meaning of legacy you are likely to find if you look the word up in an English dictionary? • 2. What are two suggested synonyms for this particular meaning of legacy? • 3. What is the ‘secondary’ meaning of legacy mentioned in the article? • 4. What is the LLDC? • 5. What, according to the chief executive of the LLDC, will become a new piece of London that is owned and shaped by the community in and around it? • 6. When did the word legacy first appear in the English language?
Guiding questions for activity 3 • 1. Money or possessions that are passed on when a person dies • 2. inheritance and bequest • 3. Something that lingers on after a person dies or continues to exist after its original purpose has ended • 4. The London Legacy Development Corporation • 5. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park • 6. In the late 14th century
Activity # 4: Vocabulary
Purpose: •To infer the meaning of vocabulary based on the context. Instructions: 1. Work individually. 2. Read the definitions or synonyms on each item. 3. Write them down on your notebook. 4. Look for the word or phrases on the reading. 5. Check your answers with a partner.
Structure for activity 4 • 1. a noun meaning a situation in which you are getting a lot of interest and attention from the media l____________________ • 2. an adverb meaning happening by chance, especially in a way that is lucky or convenient f____________________ • 3. a three-word expression meaning the person who offers the most money for something, especially at an auction t___________ h_____________ b____________
Structure for activity 4 • 4. a three-word expression meaning to be useful in a particular situation c____________________ i____________________ h____________________ • 5. a verb meaning to make something stronger or more effective b____________________ • 6. a verb meaning to replace something else by being more modern or more useful s____________________
Structure for activity 4 • 1. limelight • 2. fortuitously • 3. the highest bidder • 4. come in handy • 5. bolster • 6. supersede
Activity # 5: Reading: Specific information
Purpose: •To scan the text to get specific information. Instructions: 1. Work individually 2. Read the sentences on the following slide. 3. Mark the sentences as either True or False without looking back at the text. 4. If the sentences are False, correct them. 5. Scan text and check your answers. 6. Share them with the class.
Structure for activity 5 • 1. The legacy of the London Olympics will be the long-term function of the buildings and their impact on the surrounding environment. • 2. This secondary meaning of legacy has been brought into the limelight by the London Olympics. • 3. If buildings constructed for the Olympic Games ‘come in handy’ later, this will be quite by chance. • 4. Olympic legacy is always a material legacy. • 5. The word legacy can also be used as a noun modifier in expressions such as legacy solutions. • 6. Legacy software describes the very latest software available.
Structure for activity 5 • 1. T • 2. T • 3. F. There is a definite plan for post-Olympic use. • 4. F. The Beijing Olympics had a political legacy. • 5. T • 6. F. It refers to software that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because it is used so widely.
Activity # 6: Collocations
Purpose: •To identify collocations on a text. Instructions: 1. Work individually. 2. Match the verb on the left to its complement on the right. 3. Share them with the class.
Structure for activity 6 • • • • • •
1. lay 2. leave 3. keep 4. take 5. bolster 6. bring
a. centre stage b. something into the limelight c. something to chance d. someone’s image e. foundations f. a promise
Structure for activity 6 • • • • • •
1. lay 2. leave 3. keep 4. take 5. bolster 6. bring
a. centre stage b. something into the limelight c. something to chance d. someone’s image e. foundations f. a promise
Activity # 7: Phrasal Verbs
Purpose: •To identify the meaning of 6 phrasal verbs from the text. Instructions: 1. Work individually. 2. Complete the definitions using the phrasal verb from the box. 3. Scan the text if necessary. 4. Share the answers with the class.
Structure for activity 7 *flog off *pass on *capitalize on *turn out
*stumble across *linger on
• 1. If you _________________________ something, you find it by accident. • 2. To ________________ means to continue or last for a long time. • 3. To _________________ is an informal phrase meaning to sell. • 4. If you ________________________ something, you use an event or situation to help you achieve something or gain an advantage. • 5. To ________________________ means to leave something to another person when you die. • 6. To _________________________ means to develop in a particular way or have a particular result.
Structure for activity 7 *flog off *pass on *capitalize on *turn out
*stumble across *linger on
• 1. If you ___________stumble across__ something, you find it by accident. • 2. To _______linger on__ means to continue or last for a long time. • 3. To _____flog off______ is an informal phrase meaning to sell. • 4. If you ______capitalize on_______ something, you use an event or situation to help you achieve something or gain an advantage. • 5. To _________pass on________ means to leave something to another person when you die. • 6. To ________turn out__________ means to develop in a particular way or have a particular result.
Activity # 8: Wrap up
Purpose: •To provide feedback on today’s class. Instructions: 1. Answer the following questions. 2. Provide feedback on the accomplished objectives.
Guiding questions for activity 8 • Why is legacy considered a buzzword?
• What collocations did you learn today? • What phrasal verbs did you learn?