Lesson 2

Our key phrases today are going to be about DESCRIBING PICTURES.

DRILL TIME!

Welcome back!

• The first thing that strikes me about this picture is the color of the sky.
• The thing that really jumps out of this picture is the little girl.
• In this picture it looks as if/though they are having an argument.
• They could/might/may be brother and sister.
• They could/might/may have just broken a toy.
• I’m pretty sure that they’re feeling angry.
• I’d guess that they are going to tell their parents.

TIME FOR

Phrase Catch!

We're going to go a little faster this week. Remember - if you don't understand everything, don't worry. Speaking is the most difficult language skill to learn, and we're not expecting you to be perfect!

Here are some key phrases to add to your arsenal:

Look at this picture and quickly write down your version of the phrases.

Grab a partner and discuss this picture together:

The first thing that strikes me about this picture is…

The thing that really jumps out of this picture is…

In this picture it looks as if/though they are…

They could/might/may be…

They could/might/may have just…

I’m pretty sure that they’re feeling…

I’d guess that they are…

Articles

(Ćleny)

ENGLISH OR CZENGLISH?

The first thing that strikes me about this picture is…

In this picture it looks as if/though they are…

They could/might/may have just…

I’m pretty sure that they’re feeling…

I’d guess that they are…

Time to play:

SUITCASE!

Vocabulary building

Now, we're going to work on DIALOGUES!

Read all the words, then choose 10 new words that are interesting for you

Grab a partner!

*Make one card for each new word. Turn all the cards face down, and choose one. You must explain the word to your partner without saying the word!

to focus, surface, element, explicitly,

to discuss, underlying, crux,

to allow,

to shine,

to claim,

distinctive,

clarity,

to function,

to summarize,

prose,

truly,

enough,

strongly,

to state,

dignity,

movement,

hollow

jasnost,

fungovat,

shrnout,

próza,

opravdu,

dost,

silne,

uvést,

dostojnost,

pohyb,

prázdný

zamerit se, povrch,

prvek,

výslovne, diskutovat, základní,

jádro,

dovolit,

zazárit ,

tvrdit,

výrazný,

iceberg,

to influence, journalistic, career,

to contend,

to omit, superfluous, extraneous, matter,

to become,

to retain, minimalistic,

ledovec,

ovlivnit, novinárské, kariéra,

tvrdit,

vynechat, nadbytený, irelevantní, záležitost,

se stat,

udržet, minimalistický,

READ OUT LOUD

Let's look at articles in depth...

Hemingway's Style

TEAMWORK

CHALLENGE

With a small group, create an advertisment for the resort in this picture:

Ask each other about: LEISURE

WRITER'S WORKSHOP

The Iceberg Theory is the writing style of American writer Ernest Hemingway. Influenced by his journalistic career, Hemingway contended that by omitting superfluous and extraneous matter, writing becomes more interesting. When he became a writer of short stories, he retained this minimalistic style, focusing on surface elements without explicitly discussing the underlying themes. Hemingway believed the true meaning of a piece of writing should not be evident from the surface story, rather, the crux of the story lies below the surface and should be allowed to shine through. Critics such as Jackson Benson claim that his iceberg theory, also known as the theory of omission, in combination with his distinctive clarity of writing, functioned as a means to distance himself from the characters he created. Hemingway summarizes his theory as follows: If a writer of prose knows enough of what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an ice-berg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing. Ernest Hemingway in Death in the Afternoon

TODAY'S TOPIC: Making an outline

• How much TV do you watch in a week?
• Tell us about a TV programme you’ve seen recently?
• Do you have a favourite newspaper or magazine?
• Do you enjoy reading?
• What sort of books do you read?
• Does anyone you know have an interesting hobby?
• What’s the difference between reading the news in the newspaper and watching it on TV?
• Who do you spend your free time with?
• Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?

1) Choose a topic and determine the larger purpose of your article. Knowing your article’s role in achieving the larger purpose of your blog or website is equally important. It will help you set guidelines and constraints on what is appropriate content for the article you are writing.

2) Develop a list of “talking points” you hope to get across. This is the brainstorming portion of the writing process, where you need to come up with a list of central ideas that you want to present in the article. Depending on the topic, it could be steps on how to do something, a list of resources, or arguments to answer a question. Regardless of the topic, this is your chance to get exhaustive so make sure you’ve thought of all the possibilities.

TIME FOR A

WRITER'S WORKSHOP

NOW YOU TRY!

TODAY'S TOPIC: Making an outline

Ok, we're done!

3) Organize your main points into a structure that makes sense. This step is pretty straightforward. You’ve got a list and you want to present it in a way that your readers will be able to understand. Simply put, you want to add some order to your ideas. Whether you use process, chronology, cause and effect, or classification as the approach in writing your article, you need to give your ideas some structure. Flesh out your main points.

4) Now that you have your main points and some structure, it’s time to add relevant content to support each of your article’s “talking points.” Supporting content comes in the form of examples, facts & figures, theories, quotes, images, and anecdotes.

5) Review & Adjust. Most would say your outline ends there, but writing is an iterative process and good writers constantly review and revise their writing. The same goes for an outline. It should not be a static framework but more so like a living road map.

Make an outline answering the question: Do you enjoy reading?

A mind map can make it easier

Intro to the topic: Should we eat bugs?

History or description of the topic

Pros

Cons

Proposals, further questions