1) scientist
2) native people
3) completely frozen
4) motorized sleds
5) a return journey
6) a supply of food
7) ambitious
8) an amazing achievement
9) set out
10) stop off
11) carry on
12) go down
13) break down
14) give up
15) turn back
16) come across
Replace the base adjectives with strong adjectives. Some have more than one word. There are FOUR extra words you do not need.
adorable, ancient, attractive, brilliant, dull, gorgeous,
precious, massive, filthy, superb, fantastic, terrible,
furious, starving, exhausted, hilarious, tiny, terrified,
stunning, freezing, huge, boiling, excellent, enormous,
wonderful, horrible, depressed, miserable, large
1) very old
2) very nice
3) very boring
4) very expensive
5) very dirty
6) very bad
7) very hungry
8) very tired
9) very scared
10) very big
11) very sad
12) very good-looking
13) very angry
14) very funny
Now check your answers
1) ancient
2) superb, fantastic, excellent, wonderful, brilliant
3) dull
4) precious
5) filthy
6) terrible, awful, horrible
7) starving
8) exhausted
9) terrified
10) huge, enormous, large, massive
11) miserable, depressed
12) gorgeous, stunning, adorable
13) furious
14) hilarious
1) What and who can you see?
Use different sentence structures: I can see..., There is/are..., In the background / in the foreground / in the middle / on the left / on the right
2) How do things or people look like? What are they wearing? What have they got? Choose one or a few things to describe in details.
3) Find similarities and differences in the photo.
4) What is happening in the photo? What are the people doing?
5) Talk about the time. Make speculations: probably, maybe, it seems, it's likely (that), I tend to think, perhaps etc. What's the weather, season, place, country etc?
6) How do they feel? Why do you think so?
7) What were they doing before the photo was taken?
8) What do you think they will do next?
9) If you still have some time left, add your opinion. Have you been in a similar situation? Would you like to be there?
Try to speak 2 minutes and cover all 8 (9) parts!
Google search
1. Victor Vescovo
2. Mother Theresa
3. Albert Einstein
4, Helen Keller
5. Malala Yousafzai
6. Volodymyr Zelensky
7. Nelson Mandela
8. Jeff Bezos
9. Greta Thunberg
10. Lionel Messi
11. Oprah Winfrey
12. Julia "Butterfly" Hill
13. Marie Grosholtz
14. Diana Nyad
15. Millie and Christine
16. Gitanjali Rao
17. Michael Jordan
18. Angelina Jolie
Create:
* a title slide (name of the person, your name, date, school)
* Take notes: general and interesting facts about his/her childhood, achievements
* add only photos or images to your slides
optional: include a 1 min-long video (must be relevant to the topic, in English or with English subtitles and educational)
Class composition / essay
1st paragraph: What makes people admire somebody? What do you personally admire others for?
2nd paragraph: Think of a person you admire. Write a description of that person (personal qualities, achievements etc). Add information how you met / got to know him/her.
3rd paragraph: Describe the person you have found information about on the internet. Include your opinion about his/her achievements or influence.
*as the essay is about admiration, try to use synonyms for "to admire somebody"
* pay attention to capital letters, punctuation, short forms ("I")
* divide your ideas into paragraphs
* you should write at least 200 words (I notebook page)
Task 1: Translate
1) Me saame heaolutunde kui me võtame riski või tuleme riskivõtmisega toime.
2) Teadlased usuvad, et aju keemiline aine dopamiin tekitab naudingutunnet.
3) Dopamiinitase on mõnikord noortel täiskasvanutel madalamal kui see on lapsepõlves.
4) Mõnikord teismelistel pole kavatsust riski võtta, aga see lihtsalt läheb nii.
5) Aju esiosa areneb välja kõige viimasena ja see ajuosa lubab meil enda emotsioone kontrollida ja häid otsuseid vastu võtta.
6) Isegi need teismelised, kes tavaliselt ei ole suured riskivõtjad, võivad äkitselt teha midagi ohtlikku, sest nad tahavad teiste eest esineda või gruppi kuuluda.
7) Poisid võtavad rohkem riske, sest nad ei taha piinlikust enda sõprade ees tunda.
8) Riski võtmine ei ole kõige parem viis selleks, et inimesed austaks, märkaks sind ja et sa neile meeldiks.
9) Kerget lahendust pole, aga püüa teha häid otsuseid ja olla iseseisev.
10) 17-aastased ja vanemad juba suudavad lihtsamini teha mõistlikke otsuseid.
Task 2: Retell the text
1) survive a risk
2) brain chemical
3) adolescence
4) intention
5) frontal cortex
6) fit in
7) embarrassed
8) respect
9) easy solution
10) sensible decisions
Intensifiers / boosters:
utterly
absolutely
completely
entirely
totally
genuinely
exceptionally
incredibly
surprisingly (suprisingly Am.E)
breathtakingly
remarkably
excessively
immensely
particularly
much
rather
partially
quite
somewhat
fairly
a little
pretty
unusually
Strong adjectives
1) very dirty
2) very important
3) very clean
4) very happy
5) very sad
6) very tired
7) very scared
8) very interesting
9) very pleased
10) very good-looking
1) filthy, 2) crucial, 3) spotless, 4) ecstatic, 5) heartbroken, 6) exhausted, 7) terrified, 8) fascinating, 9) delighted, 10) gorgeous
