class notes will be at: esolmark.wordpress.com we will use this online dictionary:
dictionary.cambridge.org
to practice pronunciation, synonyms and to learn new vocabulary.
Level 2 Group 2
Objectives
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Meet your new classmates
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Start induction
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Diagnostic tests
diversity noun [S or U]
UK /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ US /dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
C1 the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people:Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?› the fact that there are many different ideas or opinions about something:There is a wide diversity of opinion on the question of unilateraldisarmament.
Find out 2 interesting facts about your partner.
for example:
Francis thinks that sweets and chocolates are the easiest to give up, because they are not healthy.
He loves fruit.
Abdel is afraid to become ill, because if he is ill he can’t do anything.
He can’t live without his mobile, because he can’t communicate with his friends, however, I never make a call in Mark’s class because I am an excellent student.
What do we have in common?
a type of food we both dislike: octopus
an actor or actress we both admire: Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean)
something very expensive we would both like to have: a Ferrari
something you find very difficult about learning English:
slang, accents, grammar, listening, writing, EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a famous person from the past:
a superstition you have both heard of: something you are afraid of:
superstition noun [C or U]
UK /ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.ən/ US /-pɚ-/
› belief that is not based on human reason or scientificknowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.:According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.
a city you think is beautiful:
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