Student: Karina

Date: 27/10/2023

MONDAY - GRAMMAR - SIMPLE PAST

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes below.

1. I (eat) dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: Helen (drive) to work? B: Yes, she
.
3. My neighbor (buy) a new car last week.
4. They (go) to Italy on their last summer holiday.

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 5. A: they (swim) at the beach? B: No, they
.
6. My family and I (see) a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do) exercise, and then we (drink) some
water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite) my hand.
9. What time (do) you (get up) this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly) the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear) a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break) my arm. It really (hurt)
.
13. The police (catch) all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do) you (read) That book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget) to (bring) My money.

TUESDAY - CONVERSATION TIME

Small talk

Situation

You are sitting at a bus stop with a foreigner.

There is nobody else waiting at the bus stop.
What would you say?
Make an interesting small talk.

Situation
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You are alone with a moody girl/boy in an elevator
going to the top of Taipei 101. The ride takes about 10
minutes.
What would you say?
Make an interesting small talk.

Situation

You are on a small airplane and you are sitting next

to a very polite girl/boy.
What would you say?
Make an interesting small talk.

Situation
You are attending a wedding and you don’t know
very many people. You are sitting next to a foreign
girl/boy and there is still no one else at the table.
What would you say?
Make an interesting small talk.

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 WEDNESDAY - SONG DAY

Coldplay - Scientist

1. Complete the song with the words on the box

Come up to _____________________
Tell you I'm sorry Tell me your _________________
You don't know how __________________ you are And ask me your questions
I had to find you Oh let's go back to the ______________
Tell you I ______________ you Running in ________________; coming up tails
Tell you I _________________________ Heads on a silence apart

2. Choose the correct option to complete the chorus

Nobody said/stated it was easy

It's such a shame for us/you to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this easy/hard
Oh take me back to the start/finish

3. Match the words with the meanings and put the sentences in the correct order

1. to rush a) to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them.

2. to haunt b) an uncomfortable feeling of being guilty and embarrassed.

3. to chase c) to try to answer a question or make a judgment about

something without having all the necessary facts, so

that you are not sure whether you are correct.

4. to guess d) to move very quickly.

5. a shame e) the verb used to indicate that the action of a spirit of a dead

a person appears from time to time somewhere.

____ Questions of science; science and progress ____ I was just guessing at numbers and figures

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____ Do not speak as loud as my heart ____ Oh and I rush to the start
____ Pulling your puzzles apart ____ Tell me you love me
____ Running in circles, chasing our tails
____ Coming back as we are ____ Come back and haunt me

4. Discuss

a) What is the person in the song feeling sorry for?

b) What do the words ‘Let’s go back to the start’ mean? (Make sure you respect the context!)

d) In the song you can find the sentence: ‘Running in circles’. What does the idea of the circle mean in the
song?

With that information in mind you should be able to explain the title of the song. Tick the right answer!

⚪ someone who works or is trained in science.

⚪ the scientist in all of us. We live, we learn: Through all our experiences in life we come to understand
several things and sometimes we regret the way we dealt with a particular situation in the past. (‘If I had
known what I know now I would have…)

⚪ someone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence and reality,
good and evil.

Which of the following texts is the best summary of the song? Make sure you can explain your choice!
Compare your choice to your neighbor’s choice. (This is a matter of interpretation!!)

⚪ It’s about a boy and a girl who have just broken up. The person in the song is thinking about the
relationship. He learnt his lesson well and wants to start all over again.

⚪ The song is about a relationship that has just ended because someone got killed. The surviving
partner wants to turn back the hands of time.

⚪ It’s about a couple, they’ve just ended their relationship. The person in the song regrets the situation.
He tries to understand what went wrong. He wants to start all over again to do better this time. He
knows he can do better this time because he has learned a lot.

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 FRIDAY - CULTURE

What is Culture?

Culture is an integral part of every society. It is a learned pattern

of behavior and ways in which a person lives his or her life. Culture
is essential for the existence of a society, because it binds people
together. In the explicit sense of the term, culture is made from the
music, food, arts and literature of a society. However, these are
only the products of culture followed by the society and cannot be
defined as culture.

Culture is something that a person learns from his family and

surroundings, and is not ingrained in him from birth. It does not have any biological
connection though. Even if a person is brought up in a culture different from that in
which he was born, he follows the culture of the society where he grows up.

Culture is a complex tool which every individual has to learn to survive in a society.
It is how people interact with others in society. It is often subconscious and
whatever we see and understand seems to be normal and natural. Sometimes, other
societies and people seem to be a little odd because they have a different culture
from ours. We must remember that every society has a distinct culture that forms
the backbone of the society. Culture does not remain stagnant, instead it is
evolving constantly and is influenced by other cultures and societies.
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Every society has a different culture, where people share a specific language,
traditions, behavior, perceptions and beliefs. Culture gives them an identity which
makes them unique and different from people of other cultures. When people of
different cultures migrate and settle in another society, the culture of that society
becomes the dominant culture and those of the immigrants form the subculture of
the community. Usually, people who settle in other nations imbibe the new culture,
while at the same time strive to preserve their own.

Culture is necessary to establish order and discipline in the society. It is not only a
means of communication between people, but also creates a feeling of belonging
and togetherness among people in the society.

New Vocabulary
1. Integral : necessary or important for
something to be complete
2. Binds : to stick two things together
3. Explicit : absolute, certain, definite
4. Ingrained : established, built into the
structure
5. Complex : not simple
6. Subconscious : unconscious, hidden from
your thoughts
7. Distinct : different in nature or quality
8. Backbone : strength of character; the main
characteristic
9. Stagnant : a lack of development,
advancement or growth
10. Evolving : changing, growing
11. Behavior : a person’s actions
12. Perceptions : understanding, ideas
13. Migrate : move to another place
14. Dominant : superior, controlling, powerful
15. Imbibe : to take into the mind ideas or
knowledge
16. Strive : to try hard
17. Discipline : behavior according to the rules

Comprehension Check

1. Do all societies have culture?

______________________________________________________________

2. Why is culture important for the existence of society?

______________________________________________________________
3. What are some things that culture is made from?
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 4. Where does a person learn culture? Is it biological?
______________________________________________________________
5. If a person is born in Australia, but grows up in China – which culture do they
follow?
______________________________________________________________
6. Why do other people and societies seem to be a little odd to us?
______________________________________________________________
7. Does culture change or stay the same?
______________________________________________________________
8. What happens to culture when people move to a different place?
______________________________________________________________
9. Why is culture necessary in a society?
______________________________________________________________

Discussion Questions Discuss with a partner or in small groups

1. Do you think cultures are becoming more alike? Is this a good or bad
thing?

2. How has your culture shaped you? How has it influenced your values,
preferences and beliefs?

3. How do you think you learned your culture?

4. Despite the differences in culture in our

school, what are some things that
Does everyone have something in common?

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