English 1 Intermediate: Class 5

Richard Wilson

Agenda1. Registration2. Warm-Up: Idioms3. Homework Review4. First Reading

Idioms

Idiom

“An expression that has a meaning not related to the

words it is made from”

The Tip of the Iceberg

The Tip of the Iceberg

“Steven seems very unhappy. He said that

he’s having some problems at school but I think that’s only the tip

of the iceberg”.

The Tip of the Iceberg

“The prize for winning the competition was $20,000, but this was

just the tip of the iceberg”.

The Tip of the Iceberg

“Three people have been arrested so far, but

police believe that this may only be the tip of

the iceberg”.

The Tip of the Iceberg “Steven seems very unhappy. He said that

he’s having some problems at school but I think that’s only the tip of the iceberg”.

“The prize for winning the competition was $20,000, but this was just the tip of the iceberg”.

“Three people have been arrested so far, but police believe that this may only be the tip of the iceberg”.

Homework Review

Pg. 5 Vocabulary Building

1. D2. B3. E4. F5. A6. C

Pg. 6 Handling Non-essential Vocabulary

1. A2. A3. B4. A5. B6. A7. B

Pg. 7 Vocabulary Review

1. Involved a trauma2. Scolded, hugged3. Lacked drive4. Disappoint5. Hilarious, gave up6. Looked out for

Chapter 2: “Peer Influences on

Achievement”

Pressure

Pg.9 Thinking about the Topic

Example Source of Pressure Reaction

Pressure not to use bad words

My mother, in particular

Use bad words more often!

Previewing

If You Can Read This Sign… Then

You’re OK To Drive!

Previewing – Why?

Gives you an idea of what the text is about before you begin

Makes you think about your own knowledge of the topic

Makes it easier to understand the text!

Previewing – How?Read the Title

Read the Headings

Read the first sentence of each paragraph

Look at pictures, bold words, graphs etc

Previewing Questions Pg. 9 &10

Read in Full

Pg. 11 – First Reading & Second

Reading

Discussion Time

Discussion Time

What role do peers play in your life? How have they influenced you in the past? (Give examples)

Discussion Time

Do your views and opinions influence your friends? Why/ why not?

Discussion Time

In what situations should we break away from our peers and go against the majority?

What happens when you do this?

HomeworkPg. 12 – 13

Vocabulary Building, Identifying Essential and Non-essential vocabulary & Vocabulary Review