Unit 5: An eye to the future Reading: Nobody listens to us.

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Unit 5: An eye to the future Reading: Nobody listens to us

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Unit 5: An eye to the futureReading: Nobody listens to us

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Discussion

In your country, what do …– old people think of young people?

– young people think of old people?

– parents think of teenagers?

– teenagers think of their parents?

– people think of students?

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Vocabulary (text 1)

• to govern /’gʌvə n/ to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc

• conscientious/,kɒntʃi’entʃəs/adjective putting a lot of effort into your work

• disillusion /,dɪsɪ’luʒ ə n/ verb [ T ] to disappoint someone

• disillusionment (n)

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• trendy /’trendy/ adjective INFORMAL modern and influenced by the most recent fashions or ideas

• intriguing/ɪn’tri:gɪŋ/ adjective very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious

• alienate sb from sth /’eɪliəneɪt/ to make someone feel that they are different and do not belong to a group

• prospects the possibility of being successful, especially at work

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Vocabulary (text 2)

• pay sth off phrasal verb [ M ] to pay back money that you owe

• adequate /’ædəkwət/ adjective enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

• optimistic /,ɒptɪ’mɪstɪk/ adjective hopeful; believing that good things will happen in the future

She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

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• pressure /’preʃə r / noun [ U ] the force you produce when you press something

• the rat race noun [ S ] a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money

• bloke /bləʊk/ /bloʊk/ noun [ C ] UK INFORMAL a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary

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• bleat /blit/ verb [ I ] INFORMAL to complain in an annoying way

• decent /di’sənt/ adjective socially acceptable or good

• end up phrasal verb to finally be in a particular place or situation

• boost /bust/ verb [ T ] to improve or increase something

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• dead-end job /ded.end’dʒɒb/ noun [C] a job in which there is no chance of being raised to a better, more important job

• work sth off phrasal verb [ M ] If you work off an unpleasant feeling, you get rid of it by doing something energetic

• motto /’mɒtəʊ/ noun [ C ] plural mottos or

mottoes a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose

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Guiding questions

Look at the heading and sub-heading of the newspaper article. Answer these questions– What are the contrasting ideas in the sub-

heading?– What is the complaint of these people?– Can you guess what these texts are

about?

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True or False

• This story is about people who usually listen to others.

• They believe that they are supposed to vote for the next general election.

• They are satisfied with how politics and political leaders behave.

• They don’t want to save money. • They have clear plans for the future.

T

F

F

F

T

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Gap-filling (no more than 3 words)

• Two thirds claim that “the main parties are so much similar to each other that it doesn’t _________________who is in power”.

• __________think that their parents generation doesn’t know what it is like to be a young adult nowadays.

• _________ think their grandparents are oblivious of what it is to be young in the 21st century.

make much difference

Almost half

Two thirds

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Gap-filling

• These people spend most of their time __________, then purchasing and listening to CDs and going to clubs, bars and pubs.

• ____________ and _______ and concerts come bottom of the list of activities these people do in their leisure time.

buying clothes

Sporting events gigs

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Who might have said …? • I’m going to work and work.• I’m thinking of being self-employed.• This time next year I’ll be living abroad.• I hope I’ll have paid off my debts by the

time I’m 31.• I certainly won’t be working here forever.• I’ll be able to buy my own place.• I’m seeing my bank manager this

afternoon to talk about getting a montage.

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Comprehension Questions• What does Amber want to do? What is her

worry? • What is Ellie going to do? Is she pessimistic

about her future?• Does Peter think that these days youngsters

feel relaxed about the future? What really worries him?

• Does Bob think it is still important to vote? What is he going to do after being accepted for the new job?

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Complete the charts by the adjectives and nouns from the text:Adjective Noun

popular popularity

awareness

disillusioned

political (2)

criminal

intrigue

alienation

responsible

different

powerful

aware (of)

intriguing

politics, politician

crime

disillusionment

alienated (from)

responsibility

difference

power

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Spoken English thing

The word thing is used a lot in English! In pairs, ask and answer the questions about you.– How are things with you at the moment?– What’s the thing you like best about your best

friend?– Do you like doing your own thing?– Is horse racing your kind of thing?– If your friend keeps you waiting, do you make

a big thing of it?

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Group workIn group of four, ask and answer these questions within 7m. Then report your group’s idea back to the whole class– What do you plan to do after graduating from

high school/ university?– Are you preoccupied with financial problems?– Are the frustrations and aspirations

mentioned in the text similar to those of young people in your country?

– What are your aspirations in the future?

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Homework

Write a short paragragh of about 60 words to talk about your plan for the future.– What are you going to do after graduating

from highschool/ university?– How will you realize your ambition?– What difficulties you may have?– How do you plan to overcome them?