Objectives
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Reading – skimming and scanning
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Inferring meaning from context in a text
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Read a text about homes of the future and make 5 Level 2-style questions for another team.
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Match descriptive words to text types
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synonyms – online synonyms
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BBC text type quiz
Our ideas for houses of the future:
amphibious houses:
solar panels:
better recycling.
more economical houses.
remote controlled house. voice activated house.
GPS chips in people (controversial)
Today’s words:
amble verb [I usually + adv/prep]
› to walk in a slow and relaxed way:He was ambling along the beach.She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.
stroll verb [I]
C1 to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, especially for pleasure:We could stroll along the beach after dinner.
wander verb
wander verb (WALK)
inefficient adjective
C1 not organized, skilled, or able to work in a satisfactory way:Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.I’m hopelessly inefficient at fixing things.
inefficiently adverb UK US /-li/ ›The hotel is inefficiently run.
efficient adjective
B1 working or operating quickly and effectively in an organizedway:The city’s transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
sufficient adjective
B2 enough for a particular purpose:This recipe should be sufficient for five people.It was thought that he’d committed the crime but there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict him.
Opposite
scarce adjective
C1 not easy to find or get:Food and clean water were becoming scarce.scarce resources
premium noun (EXTRA)
concur verb [I]
› to agree or have the same opinion:The new report concurs with previous findings.[+ that] The board concurred that the editor should have fullcontrol over editorial matters.[+ speech] “I think you’re absolutely right,” concurred Chris.
neaten verb [T]
› to make something tidy:She’s careful to neaten her desk before she leaves in the evening.Could you neaten up those bookshelves, please?
