Lesson 1 (I)

Where we live
By the end of the lesson:
you will learn more collocations
you will practise listening
 Warm-up. Speaking.
Discuss the questions.

1 What do you like most about the area where

you grew up?
2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of living abroad for a
short time?
3 If you could live in another country, where would you choose? Why?
 Multiple-choice cloze
Look at the title of an article about children's dream homes. What other
features do you think the children included in their dream homes?
A fairytale castle  with a pool and a water slide, please.
A recent (0) B study  of children aged between four and eleven years old has (1)___   that their
notion of the ideal home presents major (2)____ to conventional wisdom. More than a quarter of
the youngest group (3)____ a desire to live in a house made either entirely of sweets or of toys
rather than more traditional (4) ____. One in four boys and nearly half the girls would choose to live in a
fairytale castle. Other specifications for the (5)____  dream house, unveiled by the
research, include the fact that a third of children would like an indoor swimming pool and that more than a
quarter of eleven-year-olds, given the choice, would (6)_____  for water slides over stairs. Fifteen percent
of boys also want a football pitch on the (7)____. Somewhat surprisingly, only one child in ten wants to live
on a giant bouncy castle but almost a third say they would still choose their family home (8) ___  than all
other options.
0 A research B study C enquiry D inquest                    
1 A exposed B revealed C outlined D uncovered             2 A questions B issues C challenges D tests
3 A claimed B expressed C uttered D announced           4 A substances B components C materials D elements
5 A supreme B ultimate C great D fundamental              6 A choose B select C decide D opt
7 A zone B area C premises D grounds                             8 A over B rather C instead D between
Find and correct one mistake in each sentence:

A study of women has uncovered that they use 20,000 words a day.
Lack of finance presents major issues to our organization.
My niece uttered a desire to move abroad.
My supreme dream house is somewhere on Bali.
Do you choose for  early retirement?
Is there a gym on the grounds?
I would choose to live in a remote village over than in huge metropolis
Lesson 1(II)
Perfectionism
Word formation

perfect  ion   
             ly
to find(there is) room for improvement: Her writing is better but there is still room for
improvement.
to bring smth to perfection: His ultimate goal was to bring his performance to
perfection
to aim for perfection: She aims for perfection in everything/ in her work/ in English
to be done to perfection:  It was cooked to perfection
close to perfection: The dress was close to perfection
obsessive perfectionism: Obsessive perfectionism can be very irritating.
to beat yourself for  falling short   : He almost lost. I’m sure he beats himself for falling short.
You will hear part of a radio talk by a psychologist called Mary Shaw on perfectionism. Look
at the exam task and predict what kind of information is missing

Why perfectionism isn't perfect

Mary thinks that because it is only a ‘(1) ____’  perfectionism cannot be achieved.
Mary thinks that musicians who are primarily concerned with their musical
(2)  _________may underperform. Mary says that becoming obsessed with
(3)_______   is a problem experienced by many perfectionists. Mary is convinced
that language learners who concentrate on communication will find that their (4)
______also gets better. Mary is concerned that some young athletes may be so
worried about (5)______ that they are unwilling to participate, Mary's tip for
perfectionists is to set a (6)______for every task. According to Mary, it's useful to
remember the phrase ‘(7)_____ ' when doing tasks such as giving a presentation.
Mary thinks that people should be satisfied with achieving their (8)______   without
worrying about being perfect.