Syllabus for Pre-Advanced Speaking and Listening

Class One
Making Complaints (adjectives of personality) Fawlty Towers Episode
Class Two
Advertising/Using attention grabbing language (present simple/present
progressive)
Class Three
Identity Theft/ express and defend opinions, giving advice
Class Four
Extreme Sports/ discuss emotions/conduct an interview
Class Five
Language/ Truth or Dare/ modals of ability and possibility
Class Six
Tourism/ make suggestions/ if-clauses for making predictions
Class Seven
Storytelling/ tell a story/infinitives of purpose
Class Eight
Simplicity/ use descriptive language/nouns and quantifiers
Class Nine
Marriage/Using transitions/ comparatives and equatives.
Class Ten
Punishment/debate/present perfect tense
Class Eleven
Work/Jobs/ Descriptive Adjectives
Class Twelve
Vacation Spots/ Can and Cant
Class Thirteen
Food/ Phrasal verbs/countable and non-countable nouns
Class Fourteen
New Year Resolutions/Giving motivation and advice/Phrasal verbs

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A: Hi. I bought this mug yesterday now I want to return it.

B: Wait a minute. Let me ________ that the mug is from our store.
A: You dont have to do that! It still has the price tag on it you fool!
B: I see, thats right. Well, whats wrong with the item sir?
A: Its too expensive! I cant believe a _________________ would _______ $30 for a
mug. Look! Here is the _________.
B: Sir. Didnt you know the price before you ___________ the mug?
A: UmmummNo! My credit card was stolen. I never _________this ________!
B: But sir you just said a minute ago I bought this mug yesterday. And you
have the _______ Haha. You are _________!
A: How dare you talk to me like that! Whats your name? Im going to ____ a
complaint against you!
Confirm charge purchased purchase authorized
exposed file
Department store receipt
Part 1
How does the music make you feel?
How did Lily know her identity was stolen?
How did the thief get Lilys personal information?
Why did the department store want to confirm that Lily bought the diamond
ring?
Well thats not me. I didnt ___ it, and I dont __________ the __________ of this
_______ ring. She said, I hate to _____ the ____ to you, but I think that you have
been a ______ of identity theft.
What happened to Lily on Monday? On Tuesday? On Wednesday? On Thursday?
How much money was she charged totally for the whole week? How many bills
did she get?
How did Lily feel on Friday?
What should Lily do?
Part 2
Every time the thief made a purchase in her name, Lily had to ____ a ______ to
the ___________.
How long was Lily a victim of identity theft?
What does Lily do now to protect herself from identity theft?
You ____ go into any _____, and you ___ just ___ them your _____, your ______, you
dont need any ______ of __________, and you ____ open up a ________ at that
particular _____. They _____ really ____ who you ___.
What does Lily think is scary and shocking?
Lily thinks everybody should be ____________.
Do you agree with
Lily?
Public announcement 1
What statistic is included in the Public Announcement?
What are the 2 steps to protect yourself from identity theft?
Public Announcement 2

What can we do to protect ourselves from identity theft?

What statistic is included in the public announcement?
Based on the 3 listening assignments, what are some techniques criminals use to
steal our identity?

Role play police officer and a news reporter; asking questions about identity
theft.

Country v. City/ demonstrative pronouns

Class Fifteen
Health Problems /should/ought to/

New Year Resolutions/Giving motivation and advice/Phrasal verbs

Character Personality Traits
First class maybeanger and relative pronouns
Regret/Third Conditional.

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Part 1
Its 100 wellness exercises in 100 days. ____ ___?
Maybe your boyfriend _________ ________ that birthday card ____ _________ sent
you
So you _____

_____. You scream maybe. A ______ pops out of your __________.

Did you know that Anger is actually affecting your _______ health.
Hey, anger is __________. You ________ just stop getting angry. Even the worlds
most ______ person has uttered a few choice words in traffic.
Will ______ a wall really ______ you ________?
Their anger actually weakens their _______ ________
Imagine ___________ calm blue air and ___________ that red ______ air.

Part 2

What are some negative effects of getting angry?

What are the four steps to manage anger?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the steps are practical?
Which of the steps are theoretical?

Vocab
Nonsense
Immigrant
Campaigning
foreign country
Decipher
sense.
Bizarre
people together is __
Unifying
Salad
Legally

To Understand
Salad
Someone who lives in a
Something that doesnt make
Something that brings
Strange
Making an effort to achieve
something (like becoming
president)
I didnt break the law! I did it
________!

What kind of a program is this?

Part 1
I: Trump said this week that Jeb Bush should speak ________ and not _________
when he's _________ in the U.S. Jeb Bush's response was that Trump doesn't value
_____________.

II: SP: I think that it's -- it's a benefit of Jeb Bush to be able to be so ________ in
_________, because we have a ______ and ________ Hispanic population that is
helping to _______ America. And that's good. And that's a great __________ and
____________ that he has with them, through his wife and through his family
connections. ______________, you know, I think we can send a ______ and say, you
_______ be in America? A) you better be here legally, or you're ________ B) when
you're here, let's speak ________. I mean, that's just -- that's -- let's speak
________! And that's kind of a __________ aspect of a nation is the language that is
______________ by all.
According to Sarah Palin, what are 2 things that immigrants must do?
According to Sarah Palin why is it important for all Americans to speak English?
What 2 languages did Sarah Palin study in high school?
Part 2
What mistake did Sarah Palin make in the video?
I wonder, when she says speak ____________, which of the ______
________________ languages is she referring to? Maybe _________?
The host describes Sarahs Palins speech as word-______, mambo-jambo,
___________.
Maybe American is what she speaks, which is kinda this _______ language which
is kinda hard to ________.
How many official languages are spoken in Alaska?
Asking Sarah Palin any question is kind of a _______.
What kind of books does Sarah Palin read?

Vocab: Appeals; sound effectsconsumer, affordablefactor,

Personal.

Impersonal v.

Kind of a dialogue; show them a video OR Dialogue OR both. Call it a commercial

not just an ad.
Have them all sell the same product.
Have them do a written ad; same humor, you can use pictures if you want;

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Part 1
What kind of a talk is this?
An ____________ appeal would tell you about the price of an item, and how it
works
The subject of this talk is __________ appeals
An emotional appeal is an appeal to _________, which can be either _________
(such as happiness or ________) or ___________ (such as ________ or _________)
Emotional appeals are effective because people often rely on _______, not ______,
when buying things.

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What is the name of the product; can you describe it
The ad does not have a lot of information T/F)
Humor is effective because 1) it makes us _______ _____ and it _____ our
______________.
What is the number one problem for advertisers?
Why is it a problem?
Part 3 (Advertisement 2)
What is the name of the product?
Why should we buy it?
Why is the ad funny?
Negative Ads
Name of
Product

What kind of
product is it.

Why should
we buy this
product?

What emotion
or feeling is
the ad
appealing to?

What
techniques
does the ad
use?

Many more questions are possible about this recording.

You are the manager of an advertising agency and you advertisechildrens

toys. Recently, your company advertised many popular toys on TV one day
before a popular holiday.
But some parents are angry with you. They say you have deliberately exploited
their easily-led children with such persuasive advertising that they have
demanded toys that the parents cannot afford.
Prepare your case. Here are some of the things you might say:

 You do not force anybody to buy the products If the advertising is so bad, why
let children watch TV at these times? You believe that your products are
educational and necessary for the childrens intellectual development You deny
that your ads are over-persuasive
Now think of some more things you can say:
You are the parent of two young children, 7 and 6 years old. You want to
make your children happy, but you dont have a lot of money. Because of the
ads, your children are nagging you for toys.
So you go to see the manager of the agency to argue the case of parents
everywhere.
Here are some things you can say:
You think it is scandalous that so much pressure is put on innocent children to
be in with the crowd You think that it is unfair that so much money is being
made when parents such as you are struggling You think the adverts should be
later in the evening so adults can decide what to buy without pressure from the
children You want the manager to understand that children do not realise that
their parents have limited funds
Now think of some more things you can say:

Extreme Sports
Answers Will Be Collected.
Lead in: Show pictures of extreme sports; guess what they are; why do you think
anyone would want to do a sport like this?
Talk about stages,
Vocab listening; have them do matching and also gap fill;
Words: backgroundIts my pleasureget into something

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______ the only one of its kind
sleeping outside

_____ a cloth supported by poles, used for

_____ a step in a longer process

allowed to have

_____ a specific amount of something you are

________ a type of land

_______ become interested in
mile race _______ the path of a race
______
something are arranged.

_______ a 26
the way the parts of

Part 1
What is unique about Jay Batchen?
Why was Jay Batchen at the marathon in 1999? Who did he meet there? Where is
the marathon?
(True or false) the distance of the race is the same every year
Does the race have stages? How many? How long is each stage?
What happens after the race?
Part 2
(True or False) You must carry water with you during the entire race.
(True or False) It is comfortable to sleep at night during the race. Why?
Youre ______ a ____ with ______ other _________. And youre going through the
same ______ and ______ every day.youre ________ in the ______ ______, youre
_________ in the ____ ____, youre ________ in the _____ _________ on the cool nights,
and ______ me its about ______ the other people _____ are _____ this event, and
_________ _____ with them and ________ the ___________ with ______.
What are the two things that make the race special for Jay? Which one is more
important to him?

What are the challenges of this race? Is it an extreme sport? Why or why not?
Why would anyone do it?
Listening 2
People who set high goals for themselves are called ____ __________. People like
this enjoy difficult ________; they arent happy with goals that are _______ to
________.
(True or False) High achievers focus on winning the race.
Endurance athletes see other athletes as ________, not ___________.
According to the lecturer, what are the 2 reasons why people like doing extreme
sports?
Do these 2 reasons apply to Jay Batchen?
Can you think of any other motivations for doing extreme sports?
Are you a high achiever? Are your friends? What are the pros and cons of being a
high achiever?

Marathon running
Get some discussion questions in there
Teach a bit about the gerund.
Use Dawuds song if no idea.
Youre ________ in a ______ every night, there are __________, youre ________ the
_____ with ______ other _________, its not fully _________, so you have ____ and
______and people _______ and rustling ______ to you. Youre _______ on ________.

Terrain, rendezvous, checkpoints, (ing), its a life experiencecomradeship

meeting the other peoplewalks of life
All of us ride in the same
Sports Psychcology
Endurance, motivation; pain and stress, high achievers, they like difficult
challenges; ultra marathons, satisfaction, I beat you, emotional high;

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.- Jim Ryan
When I run a long race, I get to meet some new people- including myself.
The fear of not finishing I often greater than the fear of pain.
The heart controls the mind, and the mind controls the body
Find the joy in the journey- the finish line will come soon enough.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
We may encounter defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou
Learn from mistakes; dont lose your enthusiasm; dont give up
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.
Goethe.
We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.- Jim Ryan
When I run a long race, I get to meet some new people- including myself.
The fear of not finishing is often greater than the fear of pain.
The heart controls the mind, and the mind controls the body
Find the joy in the journey- the finish line will come soon enough.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
We may encounter defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou
Learn from mistakes; dont lose your enthusiasm; dont give up
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.
Goethe.
We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.

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Listening 1
Part 1
Why is Lisa interviewing Peter? How does she know him?
Where is Peter from?

How long has he lived in the USA?

Before Peter moved to America he didnt know that he had an ______. Why?
What are 3 comments Peter got from Americans?

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_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Peter: I felt that I _____ so ______, everyone else ______ much _____Some people
_______ me ______ of that. I could ____ that _____ were _____, Hes not very
_______. You ___, He speaks so slowly, you ____. so __ must be ______ slowly,
___. So ____ made me ____ pretty ________
What is the first question Americans ask Peter? Did he like this question? Why or
why not.
Part 2
Peter says theres a difference between ______ _____and _____ ______. Why did he
feel this way?
How did Peter change his dialect to fit in with American culture?
What is the International House?
House?

What did Peter do at the International

Did Peter like the International House? Why?

Why does he want to keep his accent?
Peter says that accent is part of your identity Do you agree?
3 stages of his feelings towards himself his accent.
What are some unique things you noticed about Peters accent?
Listening 2
Code ________ is _____ a person _________- changes- from one ______ or _____ to
_____.
When do people code switch?
Dad: Hey wherere you going?
Teenager (standard English):________________________________
Teenager (teen dialect): _______________________________________
Why do teenagers use teen dialect?
Can you think of examples of code switching in your own country. When and why
do people do it?

Examples teen dialects a lot of slang, parents hate it; gotta bounce,
Translation

Why show their identity; who they are like and who they are not like
Can you think of other examples?

Could do a vocab review at the end.

English has been described as a world language. Many people all over the
world speak English at school, in business, in politics, and in other situations.
What are the advantages of having a world language? What are the
disadvantages?
English has been described as an international language. What other
languages do you think might become world languages in the future. Why?
Chandra is a high school student. He grew up in Indonesia and just moved to
Malaysia. He feels self-conscious at school because his accent is different. He
wants fit in but he feels weird speaking with a Malaysian accent because it
doesnt feel natural. What should Chandra do?
Sarah is the director of an English language school in Surabaya. She recently
hired Apu from India, as an English teacher. Apu speaks English with an Indian
accent. Sarah thinks Apu is a great teacher but some of the students parents are
complaining about Apu because of her accent. What should Sarah do?
Many people believe that dialect (the way someone speaks their language) is an
important part of your identity. Do you agree? How important is it?
Mike is a TV reporter from Mississippi and he speaks with a southern accent, not
the standard American accent of most reporters. He is worried that he will not
get the job because of his accent. What should Mike do?
Jimmy is an Australia who is working at Starbucks in America. Donald, one of his
co-workers always makes fun of Jimmys accent. Whenever Jimmy is around,
Donald starts talking in a really bad Australian accent and says things like
Gday, Mate! Because of this, Jimmy feels very annoyed at work. What should
Jimmy do?