Spotlight 11
Unit 2b
What is happening in the pictures ?
Peer pressure
Pressure from people of one’s own age to behave in a way that is similar or acceptable of them.
Today we are going to:
- revise the words we know
- practise our listening and reading skills
- be able to talk on the topic
Do you remember the following words? Which are opposites?
1.persuade a. влиять
2.resist b. отговаривать,разубеждать
3.give in c. приводить в уныние
4.influence d. убеждать
5.discourage e. сопротивляться
6.dissuade f. уступать
Listen to an interview with some teenagers talking about peer pressure. Number the statements below in the order you hear them. There is one extra statement you do not need.
(Ex.3,p.30)
A You must be strong and resist it.
B It can make you do some strange things.
C You can’t avoid it
D It is sometimes a positive thing.
E It can hurt others.
F It can lead to regrets
Reading ex.5,p.31
Use the language in the table to act out short dialogues for the following situations
- You found out that your best friend is lying to you and you’re angry.
2. Your friends are trying to make you miss lessons from school but you don’t want to.
3. You didn’t do well in your exams and you have problems with your friends.
Asking Expressing negative feelings
- You don’t look very happy. What’s the matter?
- You don’t look very well. What’s up?
- Are you all right? You look a bit nervous/worried etc.
SYMPATHYSING/ENCOURAGING
- Cheer up! Things can’t be that bad!
- I’m sorry to hear that, but I’m sure everything will be all right.
- I’m sorry. You really need…
- I know what you mean.
- Well, I could be better
- I’m (a bit/really) nervous/worried/fed up etc.
- Nothing is going right in my life
EXPRESSING EXTREME FEELINGS
- I’m ready to explode!
- … is/are driving me crazy!
- I’m just going mad.
- I can’t stand … any more.
Watch the video
Peer Pressure.mp4
Today I’ve learnt…
Now I know…
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