Lost your way/Using your imagination

Lost your way/Using your imagination

Part 2

Lost your way/Using your imagination

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases

• on a .... night: talking about one specific night. Ex: On a cold Friday night in 1999.

• absorbed (adj): very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else

• arcade (n): a covered area or passage in which there are shops

• shortcut (n): a road that takes less time and distance compared to a normal route. Ex: By taking a shortcut, it will only take 10 minutes, compared to 30 minutes on the normal road.

• physical (adj): related to something you can touch and feel

• taxing (adj): difficult

• imaginative (adj): good with imagination

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases(cont)

• escalate (v): make something become greater or more serious

• be on cloud nine: extremely happy

• regardless (adv): despite, not being affected by something

• after an untold amount of time: a very long time later

• struggle (v): do something with great difficulty/effort

• exhausted (adj): extremely tired

Fill in the Blanks

Q: Where you were/When it was

A: Today, I will tell you a time when I lost my way around a big city, and thus, was forced to use my imagination to read a very complicated map.

This

happened in the back alleys of the city of Melbourne, Australia, on a freezing Friday night. Back then, I was simply a tourist to the city.

Open Ended

Q: Where you were/When it was

Multiple Choice

Q: What happened/ Why you needed to use your imagination

A: At that day, I was too absorbed in a shopping arcade near the alleys, and went there by myself. After spending most of my money and time for the day, I tried to return to the hotel through a .... in the back alleys that someone told me, but got lost. My phone could not catch internet, and I had no phone data left. So I was forced to read a physical tourist map I had, with a generous amount of imagination of where I was on the map since it was tiny.

• quick road

• cut road

• shortcut

• cutshort

Open Ended

Q: What happened/ Why you needed to use your imagination

Multiple Choice

Q: How you felt/Explain how you felt about it

A: Using my imagination was taxing, since I am not exactly an imaginative person, and the problem escalated when reading a map. That said, I had to do it successfully, for I was alone. The moment I found the solution, however, I felt like on cloud nine.

• Super sad

• Super happy

Open Ended

Q: How you felt/Explain how you felt about it

Multiple Select

Q: Explain how you found your way/ How difficult or easy it was

A: Reading a tiny map on a freezing night was not something I loved doing, but I did regardless. After an .... amount of time, I managed to figure out where I was on the map and where I should have gone. Afterwards, it was the simple task of tracing my steps. In the end, I struggled to make it back to the hotel before midnight, and was exhausted. That was it for my adventure of the day.

• unteld

• untold

Open Ended

Q: Explain how you found your way/ How difficult or easy it was

Part 3

Losing your way

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases

• navigate (v): To find direction through an area, mainly by a map

• forgetful (adj): (someone) easy to forget

• crucial (adj): very important

• unfamiliar (adj): not known to you

• no-brainer: something very easy or obvious

• ensure (v): make sure

• beforehand: earlier

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases (cont)

• reliable (adj): someone or something that can be trusted

• local (n): a person who lives in the mentioned area

• guide (v): to show people around a place

Multiple Select

Q: Why do some people get lost more easily than others?

A: Some people are simply terrible at navigating themselves through the roads. They are naturally confused in understanding their own position on a map, or are often forgetful of where they are. After all, these situations are not ...., especially in big cities such as New York.

• unusual

• rare

• uncommon

• unthinkable

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you think it is important to be able to read a map?

A: Absolutely. Reading a map is crucial when you are travelling in a new land, where everything is unfamiliar. Even reading online maps can be difficult if you do not know where to look at, which is the case for many older people, who are not good with this kind of maps. Therefore, being able to read maps is a ......

• disadvantage

• benefit

• power

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you think it is important to have some preparation before a travel to new places?

A: This is a no-brainer. Unless you are someone who likes facing risks and unexpected problems on every step, preparation is needed to ensure the greatest travelling experience. How much you should prepare depends on how long and far you want to travel. The longer and farther you travel, the more preparation you should have ......

• beforehand

• before the work

• before travelling

Multiple Choice

Q: How can people find their way when they are lost?

A: The most reliable way to stop getting lost would be to ask a local for information, as they have been living in the place for a long time, thus they are most probably more .... about the area. People can also look for online maps, such as Google Maps, which can guide them in real time, if they have internet access. However, this will not work if the internet is bad.

• understandable

• smart

• knowledgeable

• wise

Open Ended

Q: Why do some people get lost more easily than others?

Open Ended

Q: Do you think it is important to be able to read a map?

Open Ended

Q: Do you think it is important to have some preparation before a travel to new places?

Open Ended

Q: How can people find their way when they are lost?

Part 3

Imagination

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases

• peer (n): a person of same age or social position or abilities in a group

• pace (n): the speed of which someone or something moves or changes

• dream something up: to invent something very unusual and usually silly

• vastly (adv): very much

• firmly: in a way that is certain or not likely to change, certainly

• impulsiveness (n): behaviors without planning or preparation

• theory (n): a statement based on opinions and ideas to explain something

Collocation/Possible new words/phrases (cont)

• physical labour = manual labour: physical work

• as a whole: when considered as a group and not in parts

• boost (v): to improve or increase something

• instrument (n): an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds

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• 
  

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Multiple Choice

Q: Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?

A: As a young adult myself, looking at my ...., I'd say that imagination is with us everywhere, no matter what. The fact that the world is getting faster in its living pace means that we'll have to innovate very frequently just to catch up with life. For example, movies are dreamt up and created by adults, many of whom would want to make something vastly different from the usual.

• peers

• associates

• co-workers

Fill in the Blanks

Q: Do you think imagination is essential for scientists?

A: I firmly believe that being imaginative is a

to become a good scientist. After all, many researches and products from scientists are the results of impulsiveness and theories, rather than concrete evidences. Marie Curie, for example, found the atomic physics studies by making theories about radiation.

Multiple Choice

Q: What kinds of jobs need imagination?

A: The way I see it, every single job would need some imagination. From the physical labour such as factory worker or a waiter, all the way to important positions such as CEOs or Directors. Imagination can be applied anywhere, from just how one improves their work results, all the way to how to change society as a whole. So to me, as long as there is a job, there will be imagination.

• jobs that require physical strength

• people who are strong

Multiple Select

Q: What subjects are helpful for children's imagination?

A: There are certain subjects that will be helpful for boosting children's imagination. One of the more famous subjects would be Music, as students will learn on how to improve their creativity through songs and instruments, which will .... their range of creativity. One other subject is Art, where students will learn to draw images and think of what to draw for themselves, both are good opportunities to improve creativity.

• improve

• expand

• widen

Open Ended

Q: Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?

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Q: Do you think imagination is essential for scientists?

Open Ended

Q: What kinds of jobs need imagination?

Open Ended

Q: What subjects are helpful for children's imagination?

Poll

Do you find these questions helpful in anyway to your preparation for speaking?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Open Ended

Q: If you said "maybe", please explain. If you said either "no" or "maybe", please provide feedback for improvements