HighSchool(ESL):UpperIntermediate

HighSchoolLessonPlan(ESL):Warmup(PairWork)
1)Whatareyourfondest(best)memoriesofhighschool?Whatregretsdoyouhave?
2)Whatclassificationsofstudentsexistedinyourhighschool(e.g.nerds,athletes,etc.)?Which
wereyoupartof?
3)Howwouldyoucompareyourhighschoolgenerationtotodaysgenerationofteenagers?

Meme:11ThingsKidsWillNotLearninSchool
(
Background
:AlisthasrecentlyspreadaroundtheInternetentitled11ThingsKidsWillNot
LearninSchool.Thelisthasbeenincorrectly
attributed
toBillGates,whosupposedlyreadit
atlecturetohighschoolstudents.Onlinesourcesrevealthatthelistisa
hoax
:itoriginatedin
1996fromadifferentauthor.Nevertheless,thelistprovidessomeinteresting
foodforthought
.It
isgivenbelowinitsentirety.)

BillGatesrecentlygaveaspeechatahighschoolabout11thingstheydidnotandwillnot
learninschool.Hetalksabouthowfeelgood,
politicallycorrect
teachingscreateda
generationofkidswithnoconceptofrealityandhowthisconceptsetsthemupforfailureinthe
realworld.
Rule1:Lifeisnotfairgetusedtoit!
Rule2:Theworldwon'tcareaboutyour
selfesteem
.Theworldwillexpectyouto
accomplishsomethingBEFOREyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.
Rule3:YouwillNOTmake$60,000ayearrightoutofhighschool.Youwon'tbeavice
presidentwithacarphoneuntilyouearnboth.
Rule4:Ifyouthinkyourteacheristough,waittillyougetaboss.
Rule5:Flippingburgersisnot
beneathyourd
ignity
.Yourgrandparentshadadifferent
wordforburgerflipping:theycalleditopportunity.
Rule6:Ifyoumessup,it'snotyourparents'faultsodon't
whine
aboutyourmistakes,
learnfromthem.
Rule7:Beforeyouwereborn,yourparentsweren'tasboringastheyarenow.Theygot
thatwayfrompayingyourbills,cleaningyourclothesandlisteningtoyoutalkabouthow
coolyouthoughtyouwere.Sobeforeyousavetherainforestfromthe
parasites
ofyour
parent'sgeneration,try
delousing
theclosetinyourownroom.
Rule8:Yourschoolmayhavedoneawaywithwinnersandlosers,butlifeHASNOT.In
someschools,theyhaveabolishedfailinggradesandthey'llgiveyouasMANYTIMES
asyouwanttogettherightanswer.Thisdoesn't
bear
theslightest
resemblance
to
ANYTHINGinreallife.
Rule9:Lifeisnotdividedintosemesters.Youdon'tgetsummersoffandveryfew
employersareinterestedinhelpingyou"FINDYOURSELF".Dothatonyourowntime.

Rule10:TelevisionandvideogamesareNOTreallife.Inreallifepeopleactuallyhave
toleavethecoffeeshopandgotojobs.
Rule11:Beniceto
nerds
.Chancesareyou'llendupworkingforone.(420words)

HighSchool:FollowUpQuestions
1. Readthelistagaintoyourself.Markwhichrulesyouagreeordisagreewith.When
finished,discussyouropinionofeachpieceofadvicewithyourclass.
2. Thelistdescribestodaysyouthaskidswithnoconceptofreality.Whatdoyouthinkof
this?
3. TrueorFalse
:Thelistwasactuallywrittenin1996.
4. Idiom
:Whatdoesitmeanifsomethingis
beneathyourdignity?

HighSchool:YourSpeech
Prepareaspeechforahighschoolgraduatingclass.Givethemadvicethatwillhelptheminthe
future.
Option1
:Writethespeechas
homework
andthenpresentit
Option2
:Take35minutestoprepareyourspeechinpointformandthenpresentit

HighSchool:DiscussionQuestions
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Whatisachainletter?Doyousendorreceivethem?
Doyoufeelthathighschooladequatelypreparespeopleforreallife?Whyorwhynot?
Whatisthepurposeofhighschool?
Isreallifeashardastheauthorofthelistsuggests?
Idiom
:Lifeiswhatyoumakeit.
>Whatdoyouthinkofthisidea?

What'stheDifferencebetween"Of"and"Off"?
Theshortanswer:
Of
shows
connection
.
Off
shows
disconnection
.
Someexamples:
"I'mthebrotherofJeniffer,"showstheconnectionbetweenJenifferandmyself(we're
brotherandsister).
"Jenifferranoff,"showsdisconnection(sheleft).
Astoryofhats,"showsconnection(thestoryisabouthats).
"Myhatfelloff,"showsdisconnection(myhatisnolongeronmyhead).

Thefullanswer:

Of
"Of"hasmanydifferentmeanings.
Herearethemainones:
Of
(
preposition
)=
1)
Belongingtoorrelatingtosomeoneorsomething.
Examples:
That'sthehouse
of
Joe.
Sarahisagoodfriend
of
Mary.
Theyarecolleagues
of
mine.
Heistheson
of
Beth.
Westudiedtheworks
of
WilliamShakespeare.
I'mthehead
of
thecompany.
Thecolor
of
thewalliswhite.
Thisisamajorpart
of
theproblem.
What'sthename
of
themovie?
SheistheQueen
of
England.
Thevictory
of
Englandwasunexpected.
Thelove
of
naturewillneverdisappear.
Shehasafear
of
thedark.
2)
Usedtoshowanamount.
Examples:
Ineedapound
of
oranges.
Heateahandful
of
nuts.
Therearealot
of
people.
All
of
usarehappytoseeyou.
3)
Usedtoshownumbers,datesandages.
Examples:
Wehaveagirl
of
five.
Hepredictedanincrease
of
2.4%inearnings.

 Itwasthe1st
of
May2001.
4)
Containingorconsistingof.
Examples:
Pleasegivemeaglass
of
water.
Hebroughtabox
of
goodies.
Wewerestoppedbyagroup
of
people.
Apack
of
wolvescriedintheforest.
Shewearsadress
of
silkandanecklace
of
gold.
4)
Usedtoshowareason.
Examples:
Hedied
of
aheartillness.
Wecame
of
ourowndesire.
Thereweremanychangesasaresult
of
thewar.
5)
Aboutorshowingsomethingorsomeone.
Examples:
Thisisastory
of
loveandhate.
Sheshowedusapicture
of
herbaby.
Takealookatthesketch
of
thehouse.
6)
Usedtoshowwhichone.
Examples:
Thecity
of
NewYork
(=ThecitycalledNewYork)
Thecountry
of
France
(=ThecountrycalledFrance)
Theyear
of
1956
(=Theyear1956)
Theproblem
of
findinggoodworkers
(=Theproblemthatisfindingworkers)
7)
Usedtoshowacharacteristic.
Examples:
Heisaman
of
greatpower.
Claraisawoman
of
greatbeauty.
Thisisamatter
of
noimportance.
8)
Livingorcomingfromacertainplace.
Examples:
Thepeople
of
SpainarecalledSpaniards.
ShemetwithPhilip
of
Spain.
WhowasJesus
of
Nazareth?
Theword"off"hasacompletelydifferentmeanings...

Off
"Off"hasmanydifferentmeanings.Herearethemainones:
Off
(
adverb
)=
1)
Nottouchingsomethingorremoved.
Examples:
Trytostay
off
thegrass.
Hisglassesfell
off
.
Youcantake
off
yourhat.
Hefinallyhadhismustacheshaved
off
.

 Don'tleavetheyogurtwiththetop
off
.
Shetookthepicture
off
thewall.
Bobkicked
off
hisboots.
2)
Awayfromaplace.
Examples:
Sheran
off
withoutsayinggoodbye.
Allthecatsran
off
assoonasIarrived.
Youget
off
atthenextstation.
3)
Notoperatingornotatwork.
Examples:
Turn
off
yourcomputer.
Theelectricityis
off
.
Shehadayear
off
,butnowsheisbackintheoffice.
Ineedsometime
off
.
Youhadafewdays
off
lastweek.
3)
Canceled.
Examples:
Theweddingis
off
.
Thedealis
off
.
Thecompetitionis
off
.
4)
Nearaplace.
Examples:
Wevisitedanislandoffthecoast
off
Italy.
Theirmotelwasjust
off
themainroad.
5)
Faraway.
Examples:
Iseeatower
off
inthedistance.
Jessicais
off
inAfrica.
Yourbirthdayisalongway
off
.
Thewinterisnotsofar
off
.
6.
Less.
Examples:
Theshirtsare$5
off
,soinsteadof$12theycost$7.
Allapplesare%15
off
untiltheendoftheday.