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Today's Lesson

Reading

Grammar

Persuasive opinions

Present Perfect life experiences

Task

Vocabulary

antiquated restricts disservice urge

Compare/Contrast

Controversial Clothing

Level 7 Unit 3 Lesson 5

Get Thinking

What can clothing tell you about someone?

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Idioms

Buckle down Do you remember what this idiom means? "It's time to buckle down and get this project finished."

Reading

Prereading

How would you feel if you had to wear a uniform every day?

Reading

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Towahee School Board Meeting Transcripts 22 August 22 6:49 p.m . Kathy Rastan

I’d like to take a moment to say that I completely disagree with Mr. Altern’s opinion on the school uniform policy. I believe that school uniforms are an antiquated tradition that no longer has any place in a modern school. We now know that social and emotional well-being is just as important as academics in a secondary school, yet a uniform works against this well-being.

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Reading

Towahee School Board Meeting Transcripts 22 August 22 6:49 p.m . Kathy Rastan

As teenagers, these students are just beginning to discover who they are and need to have the opportunity to express themselves in a safe environment. I believe that the uniform policy actually restricts the freedom of expression that these young adults deserve. I believe that T-shirts that show the students’ interests and sports wear to support their teams keep the students motivated while at school and creates talking points among their friends.

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Reading

Towahee School Board Meeting Transcripts 22 August 22 6:49 p.m . Kathy Rastan

The uniform policy also does the students a disservice, as they are not given the opportunity to make choices about their outfit and they will not learn how to choose appropriate clothing in their future jobs. The ability to make appropriate decisions is a key factor to show that a young adult is becoming more mature. Students who are forced to wear the same uniform every day are robbed of an opportunity to make a very important decision every day.

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Towahee School Board Meeting Transcripts 22 August 22 6:49 p.m . Kathy Rastan

I hope that my statements have been enough to convince the school board to rethink the uniform policy and allow the students to improve their mental well-being, strengthen their individuality and express themselves as they wish. I urge the school board to abolish the uniform policy at the secondary school.

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Comprehension

Opinion

Reason 1

Reason 2

Reason 3

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Restate the opinion

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Fill in the Blanks

I would like to our boss to buy new computers immediately. The current computers are so old that they do us a huge . We are not able to use the internet or communicate online with these machines. The lack of internet our ability to finish our work. Please, buy us new computers!

antiquated

urge

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Make a Sentence

start

SUSPENSe

disservice

restricts

mounted

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antiquated

struggle

ensures

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Opinion

Kathy

David

analyse

You

Connection

Why is it important for you to pick out your own clothes?

Grammar

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Life Experience

have + past particple I have been to Tokyo three times in my life.

Simple Past I went to Tokyo three time. In 1992, 2000 and 2014.

Use Present Perfect when you don't know when something happened. Put the details in Simple Past. "Have you ever ridden a horse?" "I have ridden a horse. I went to a farm with my family when I was eight. I saw a lot of animals and rode a horse every day."

Something that was a life experience

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Grammar

Have you ever visited a big city?

When did you go on the trip?

Practice

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Compare

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Listening

What is speaker D wearing?

Extension

Prepare a speech of 1 to 2 minutes that tells your opinion about helping people.

Exit Interview

When do we use present perfect for life experiences?

Goodbye!

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