EAP III: Listening and Speaking

NS2, Unit 6:
Everyday Heroes

Week 3, Session 2
10B4

Instructor: Regsana Kerimova

rkerimova@ada.edu.az
Lesson Agenda

 Focus on topic: discussions pictures and videos

 Focus on vocabulary: L1, VP 1 pp. 120-121
 Focus on listening: Vocabulary practice 2
 Listening for Main ideas
 Making inferences
What does the
word “hero”
mean to you?
“Meet The Everyday Heroes Behind Viral Good Deeds Caught On Camera”

“Our truest selves are

revealed when we
think no one is
watching. Jose Diaz-
Balart shares some
good deeds caught
on camera — from a
FedEx worker
shoveling a driveway
to an adorable and
much-needed hug for
a pizza delivery man
— and what the
people involved had
to say about them.”
Focus on the topic: discussion
 What is this video about?
 What do you think motivates people to do good deeds?
 What do you think an “everyday hero” is?
 What does it take to be a hero?
 Turned out = to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result,
especially an unexpected one;

 I'm so glad it has turned out fine.

 All the rumors turned out to be true.
 It turns out that Peter is too afraid to go bungee jumping. (a surprising
discovery)
 She never knew that her habit of little savings might turn out to be a treasure
one day.
Listening for main ideas, p.122
CBC News: New York subway hero
Express opinions

 1. Can you understand why Wesley Autrey risked his life to

save another man? Would you do it?
 2. Do you think most people can do what Wesley Autrey
did? Why? Why not?
 3. Do you think that people are born with courage, or can
we learn to be brave?
Home work

 Self-study
session: Listening for details and
vocabulary practice
 Unit vocabulary
 Prepositions
Speaking practice

 Do you eat a lot of small portions or a few large portions of food each day?
 Do you think people from your country usually eat healthy food?
 What are some things about your eating habits you want to change?
 Do you think that organic food is much better than normal food or are they
about the same?
 Why is organic food so much more expensive?
 What is traditional food in your country like? Is it healthy?
 Do you think that a person’s eating habits affect how long they will live?