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The Language Works ~ Fun English ~ Lesson 16 |
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Section One ~ Basic-Talk 116 ~ Idioms Using Time ~ Role Play Practice ~
A) In your country, tell about someone who hit the big time.
B) Let’s see... ___________________________________________________ . (Lottery winners come to mind/My uncle bought stock in Starbucks a long time ago…)
A) Which country in the future world has the best chance for success, an easy bet?
B) Perhaps ______________ has the best chance for succeeding these days.
A) Why do you think so?
B) Well, _______________________________________________________ .
A) If you went to school again, what subject, at that time, would be ahead of its time?
B) ____________________________________________________________ . (Obviously, biotech and epidemiology/Online education and conferencing/Anything new.)
A Do you have any relationships that stand the test of time?
B) Let me see. ___________________________________________________ . (I'm in touch with many alumni from…/My younger sister…/Yes. Too many to count...)
A) Tell me about the best/worst time of your life? Or maybe just a good or bad time lately.
B) Well, _________________________________________________________ .
Section Two ~ Form-Talk 116 ~ Qs with Idioms Using Time ~ Dialogue Practice ~
Idiom: Expressions whose meanings are not the same as the definition of its words. Idioms often “paint a picture” in the mind and are often visual in nature.
Example questions:
Q1: Who is or was a person ahead of his/her time? Why? My mom was ahead of her time. She raised 4 children and had a job. She was political.
Q2: What part of your culture is behind the times? Explain. 1) Old men want respect without merit. Do they deserve it? Only merit deserves respect. 2) Health care in the US. Health everywhere. Sugar-based foods. Lack of exercise. Obesity.
Q3: Tell us about when you had the time of your life? Tell. I had the time of my life at Disneyland, when I was ten. All memories come and go.
Q4: What movie will stand the test of time? Why so? Breakfast at Tiffany's. Truman Capote (adapted novella) Moon River (Mancini)...
Q5: When does time fly for you? Give an example. When I'm between awake and asleep or when I'm laughing out of control or when in love.
Q6: Who is or was a person behind his/her time? Explain. Ronald Reagan was behind his time. This was beneficial. And the Berlin Wall fell. I Think.
Q7: What part of your culture is ahead of the times? Explain. Energy: Human, Social, AI/Tech/Wind/Solar/Other/Robotics/Medical/Spiritual/Death.
Q8: Tell us about the worst time of your life. I was delivering the NY Times paper by car. Midnight. New Year's Eve. Broke down. Lost.
Q9: What book will stand the test of time? To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee. 1960. Human ethnic differences. There are no races.
Q10: When doesn’t time fly for you? What makes you bored? Television commercials. People snapping their chewing gum. Arguments. Angry faces.
Extra: Expressing opinions
1) I think/ I guess _______________________ . 2) I don’t know, maybe ____________________ .
Make some of your own questions using this form…
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~ Make a Lesson ~ As You Like ~ Suggestions ~
Pre-Lesson Journal-Talk: Each student takes a turn at the beginning of class
1) In the first section, fill in the blanks, then practice your role plays on your own.
2) Then, as a class, in groups, or in pairs, perform the role plays you have created.
3) After that, perform your role play in class with a partner/several partners.
4) Finally, challenge yourself by performing the role play with no written cues.
5) In the second section, briefly discuss the form as a class. Avoid over-analysis.
6) Select two questions from the list. Practice with a partner, then in front of the class.
7) You may wish to discuss the form (section two) before the role play (section one). |