Perspectives C1 Unit Opener + Vocabulary
Unit 10
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Exercises 2 + 3 + 4
Introduction
Exercise 1
Exercise 5
New Vocabulary
Final Challenge
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn about to form and express ideas.
Ideas
Page 116
Speaking Time!
Go to the Unit 10 - exercise 1 discussion board and voice record your answers to the prompt.
Unit 10- exercise 1
Page 116
New vocabulary time!
Instructions
1. make eye contact
2. convey
3. concisely
4. back up
5. jargon
6. gestures
7. analogies
8. facial expressions
9. engage
10. attention
11. misinterprets
12. rephrase
13. elaborate on
14. precise
15. mind goes blank
16. stick to the point
17. lose my train of thought
Take a break!
- Stop what you are doing and take a well-deserved one-minute break!
- Stand up and stretch or just chill out.
- Remember to please drink water!
- You are an amazing student :)
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Personal Work Time!
Please complete exercises 2, 3, and 4 on page 117 of your student book. Once you are done, check your answers.
#2
#3
#4
speaking Time!
Go to the Unit 10 - exercise 5 discussion board and write your answers to the prompt.
Unit 10 - exercise 5
Final Challenge!
- Go to the Unit 10 - Final Challenge discussion board and complete the activity.
- After you completed the task, check your answers and see the vocabulary definitions.
Unit 10 - Final Challenge
vocabulary definitions
answers
When presenting ideas, always make eye contact with your audience to engage them. Speak concisely and avoid unnecessary jargon that confuses listeners. Use analogies to explain complex concepts and back up your claims with evidence. Your gestures and facial expressions help convey meaning. Stay precise in your language and stick to the point to hold attention. If someone misinterprets your point, rephrase it clearly. Be ready to elaborate on key ideas. If your mind goes blank, take a breath. Don't lose your train of thought mid-presentation.
- make eye contact - To look directly into someone's eyes while speaking or listening to them.
- convey - To communicate or express an idea, feeling, or message to others.
- concisely - In a brief and clear way, using few words to express something.
- back up - To support or prove something with evidence, facts, or examples.
- jargon - Specialized or technical language used by a particular profession or group.
- analogies - Comparisons between two different things that helps explain or clarify an idea.
- gestures - Movements of your hands, arms, or body used to express or emphasize ideas.
- facial expressions - The looks or emotions shown on someone's face, like smiling or frowning.
- engage - To attract and hold someone's attention or interest; to involve actively.
- attention - The act of concentrating on or giving mental focus to something or someone.
- misinterprets - Understands or explains something incorrectly; gets the wrong meaning.
- rephrase - To express something again using different words to make it clearer.
- elaborate on - To provide more details or information about something; to explain more fully.
- precise - Exact, accurate, and clearly expressed with no confusion.
- mind goes blank - To suddenly be unable to remember or think of anything.
- stick to the point - To focus on the main topic without going off into unrelated subjects.
- lose my train of thought - To forget what you were saying or thinking about in the middle of speaking.
Answers: 1. jargon
2. back up
3. lose my train of thought / mind goes blank
4. precise
5. rephrase
6. gestures
7. concisely
8. elaborate on
9. analogies
10. convey What do these words mean? make eye contact – What happens when two people look directly into each other's eyes. When someone avoids eye contact, it may mean they don't want something about them to be seen. They could be lying, masking their emotions or insecure in some way. facial expressions – The thoughts or feelings showing on someone’s face; certain facial expressions are signals of specific emotions like happiness, surprise and anger that are universally recognized. engage attention – Make somebody interested enough to keep listening. misinterprets – Misunderstands something or someone. stick to the point – Focus or concentrate on the important part of the problem or story and keep talking about a particular topic. mind goes blank – can’t remember a particular thing or unable to think of something to say; when giving a talk, it’s much more likely that your mind will go blank if you've tried to memorize your speech.
- e
- b
- c
- a
- d
- f
Write down your answers from the questions in Exercise 2 so they are true for you. You can agree with more than one answer. Note: There is no "correct" answers, this exercise is just meant to get you to think.
Instructions: 1. Listen to sentence with the new vocabulary word or phrase in it. 2. At the end of the lesson, you will have a quiz that tests your knowledge of the new vocabulary. You got this! You are an amazing student!
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Perspectives C1 Unit Opener + Vocabulary
Unit 10
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Menu
Click to go to a different section of this lesson and skip between sections.
Exercises 2 + 3 + 4
Introduction
Exercise 1
Exercise 5
New Vocabulary
Final Challenge
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn about to form and express ideas.
Ideas
Page 116
Speaking Time!
Go to the Unit 10 - exercise 1 discussion board and voice record your answers to the prompt.
Unit 10- exercise 1
Page 116
New vocabulary time!
Instructions
1. make eye contact
2. convey
3. concisely
4. back up
5. jargon
6. gestures
7. analogies
8. facial expressions
9. engage
10. attention
11. misinterprets
12. rephrase
13. elaborate on
14. precise
15. mind goes blank
16. stick to the point
17. lose my train of thought
Take a break!
Push the "play button" when you are ready to start the break for a one-minute timer.
Personal Work Time!
Please complete exercises 2, 3, and 4 on page 117 of your student book. Once you are done, check your answers.
#2
#3
#4
speaking Time!
Go to the Unit 10 - exercise 5 discussion board and write your answers to the prompt.
Unit 10 - exercise 5
Final Challenge!
Unit 10 - Final Challenge
vocabulary definitions
answers
When presenting ideas, always make eye contact with your audience to engage them. Speak concisely and avoid unnecessary jargon that confuses listeners. Use analogies to explain complex concepts and back up your claims with evidence. Your gestures and facial expressions help convey meaning. Stay precise in your language and stick to the point to hold attention. If someone misinterprets your point, rephrase it clearly. Be ready to elaborate on key ideas. If your mind goes blank, take a breath. Don't lose your train of thought mid-presentation.
Answers: 1. jargon 2. back up 3. lose my train of thought / mind goes blank 4. precise 5. rephrase 6. gestures 7. concisely 8. elaborate on 9. analogies 10. convey What do these words mean? make eye contact – What happens when two people look directly into each other's eyes. When someone avoids eye contact, it may mean they don't want something about them to be seen. They could be lying, masking their emotions or insecure in some way. facial expressions – The thoughts or feelings showing on someone’s face; certain facial expressions are signals of specific emotions like happiness, surprise and anger that are universally recognized. engage attention – Make somebody interested enough to keep listening. misinterprets – Misunderstands something or someone. stick to the point – Focus or concentrate on the important part of the problem or story and keep talking about a particular topic. mind goes blank – can’t remember a particular thing or unable to think of something to say; when giving a talk, it’s much more likely that your mind will go blank if you've tried to memorize your speech.
Write down your answers from the questions in Exercise 2 so they are true for you. You can agree with more than one answer. Note: There is no "correct" answers, this exercise is just meant to get you to think.
Instructions: 1. Listen to sentence with the new vocabulary word or phrase in it. 2. At the end of the lesson, you will have a quiz that tests your knowledge of the new vocabulary. You got this! You are an amazing student!