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Transcript

Today's Lesson

Grammar

Vocabulary

Narrativeattitude

Reading

disgustlenientpetitionhassle
Present Perfect
Level 7 Unit 3 Lesson 1

Controversial Clothing

Get Thinking

What do you do when you don't agree with someone?
If the shoe fits . . . Used to say that a suggestion made about someone is true."Are you calling me a liar?""Well, if the shoe fits . . ."

Idioms

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Reading

Prereading

Do you ever have to wear a uniform?
disgust

Reading

He looked into his bag and tossed it onto the floor with disgust. “You’re so lucky that you get to wear whatever you want to school. All I get to wear is blue pants and a white shirt. Stupid uniform.”
Michael sat on his cousin’s bed, watching him unpack all of the new clothes he had bought during their shopping trip. Michael watched Jeremy unpack three pairs of blue jeans, a blue shirt, a red shirt and a button-down dress shirt with a pattern of small penguins.

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lenient

Reading

But other than that, we can wear whatever we want.” “Must be nice. I have been wearing the same stupid outfit for the past five years.” Michael kicked at his bag again and sighed.
“Well, we do have a dress code, so I can’t wear whatever I want,” Jeremy answered. “But it is pretty lenient. The only thing we can’t wear is spaghetti strap tank tops and shorts that are shorter than your arms. In addition, anything with bad words on it is prohibited.
petition

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have to buy us anything trendy or fun. Plus, we’ve already tried to make a petition. About three thousand students signed it, but the school didn’t care. We’ve also written a letter to the newspaper and tried going to the school board.”
“Why don’t you try to do something about it?” Jeremy suggested. Maybe you could make a petition and get all of the students to sign it. Or maybe your parents could complain to the school.” “I think most parents like the uniform,” Michael replied. “It saves them money because they don't
hassle

Reading

make us take one off.” “What happens if you protest and refuse to wear the uniform?” Jeremy asked. “I don’t know. You probably get sent to the headmaster’s office. It’s really not worth the hassle.”
“Can you at least wear jewellery or watches and stuff?” Jeremy asked. “You could start wearing really funny socks, to show your individuality.” “Socks have to be white,” Michael answered. “And we can wear one watch, one bracelet and one necklace, but if we do something crazy, like put on two bracelets, they

Comprehension

What is Michael's problem?Does Jeremy have a dress code?What does Jeremy think Michael could do about his problem?

David Jenkins
Margorie Daniels

Matching

disgust
lenient
petition
hassle

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Fill in the Blanks

disgust

petition

hassle

lenient

  1. My mom is not at all. I have to be home every night by seven!
  2. I have tried to get a later curfew, and my friends even signed a to let me stay out longer.
  3. But my mom just snorted with and tore the piece of paper in half.
  4. I want to stay out longer, but it is really a to keep fighting all day.

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attitude

characters

Attitude

feelings

What is your attitude about the clothes you have to wear?

Connection

Grammar

Present Perfect

have + past participleI have already eaten five pieces of pizza today.
Something that was a life experience
Something done in an unfinished period of time.

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An action started in the past that continues into the present.
Plus, we’ve already tried to make a petition. About three thousand students signed it, but the school didn’t care. We’ve also written a letter to the newspaper and tried going to the school board.

Present Perfect

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Practice

Example 3
Example 2
Example 1

Form an Opinion

Restate the opinion
Reason 3
Reason 2
Reason 1
Strong opinion statement

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Example 3
Example 2
Example 1

Form an Opinion

There should only be four weekdays for school and work.
Reason 3
Reason 2
Reason 1
The weekend should be three days long.

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Listening

What is the main idea of this selection?

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Extension

minutes 8:40 - 10:18
Listen to the podcastWhat are some of the opinions the students have about uniforms?

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Exit Interview

How can you support your opinion?

Goodbye!