Advanced FLT Culture

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Watch the video on the right.Afterwards think about a possible title.

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What does the title mean for you?

Have you ever experienced a similar situation?

Title solution

The power of words

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* write your ideas on a sheet of paper.

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If you have no ideas, here are some questions to guide you:

• Words can have different meanings in different situations. Why do you think is that?
• Why is it important to choose words wisely?
• Have you ever experienced misunderstandings when talking to someone?
• What could lead to misunderstandings?

If you have no ideas, here are some questions to guide you:

• What does power even mean?
• Why can words have power?
• What does the video show about the power words can have?
• Why is it important to learn cultural differences when thinking about this?

Vocabulary activityLearning new words & gestures • right and wrong words - how important is it to choose and express oneself correctly? • Different cultures with different languages: Do you know any examples?think about some and go to the next slide.

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• empathy • power • charity • support • blind • loneliness • homeless • poverty / poor • assistance / in need of assistance • to panhandle • kindness • good will • indifferent • intention / meaning

vocabulary list:

A)Split into groups of up to 3 students. B)Choose 5 new words from the list on the left and C)Ceate a presentation displaying the following:

1. The new word
2. Their definitions (using internet sources and dictionaries)
3. Their synonym / antonym
4. A picture or illustration that portrays the meaning
5. A related song, movie or book
6. Make sure to explain your choices.
7. Present the following project in a presentation. You can choose any tool to create the presentation. Some suitable examples are: PowerPoint, Canvas, Google Slides etc. ->You can find an example on the next page.

instructions:

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To see the example click on the button below:

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Moritz, Hadeel, Howaida, Noy, Lior and Sarah

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