take a rest + math

take a rest + math

PART 1

take a rest/maths

- take my eyes off something: stop paying attention to st

eg: I often take my eyes off the screen

- walk around: To move or pace around (some area) on foot.

- get a break= to have a break

- procrastinate (v): delay or postpone action; put off doing something

- to work for sb: efficient

- have a hard time doing st: difficult in doing st

- recharge your battery: to rest and relax for a period of time so that you feel energetic again

- refresh energy: to make (someone) have more energy and feel less tired or less hot

VOCABULARY

- unwind: relax after a period of work or tension.

- get back: return

Fill in the Blanks

Q: How often do you take a rest?

A: When I’m studying at home, I often take a rest every 90 minutes. During my 10-minute breaks, I often take my eyes

the screen, walk around my room and drink water.

Multiple Choice

Q: What do you usually do when you take a rest?

A: I usually listen to music while I am resting. There is a beautiful garden in my school with a fountain in the middle and flowers all around. I like to sit .......... a bench there and listen to music whenever I get a break between my classes.

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Fill in the Blanks

Q: Do you take a nap when you are resting?

A: Yes, definitely. I think taking a nap is a way for people to recharge their battery after working hard in the morning. A 30-minute sleep would be enough to

their energy.

Multiple Choice

Q: How do you feel after taking a nap?

A: I feel refreshed, energized, and ready to take .......... the world after taking a nap. Taking a nap helps me to unwind, which is key to having a higher level of concentration and productivity when I get back to work. Without a break, I will have a hard time being productive.

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Open Ended

Q: How often do you take a rest?

Open Ended

Q: What do you usually do when you take a rest?

Open Ended

Q: Do you take a nap when you are resting?

Open Ended

Q: How do you feel after taking a nap?

VOCABULARY MATHS

- Have a bent (expression): If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it.

- work out: solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

- deal with= cope with

- manage money: the activity of organizing and investing your own or someone else's money

- easy like a piece of cake: very easy to do

Fill in the Blanks

Q: Do you learn math in secondary schools?

A: Yes, of course, but I thought the math in secondary school was much more difficult than the math I had learned in elementary school. You can say that I didn't have a bent

math.

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you think maths is difficult?

A: Well, I guess it varies from person to person. For me, I don't consider that it's easy like a piece of cake. You know, it's easy for most people to work ......... basic calculations. But advanced mathematics might be difficult for some people as they have to deal with more abstract formulas or equations.

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Q: What can people do with maths in their daily life?

A: Well, I suppose that maths brings many benefits to people's lives. People need to have a basic grounding in maths so that they can do daily tasks, like

their money, working out bills, and so on.

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you learn maths now? Why/Why not?

A: Yes, as maths is a compulsory subject at school. Although I don't like maths, I have to learn it, anyway. You know, I'm happy to do simple calculations, but my brain can't ............ with the complex stuff!

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Open Ended

Q: Do you learn math in secondary school?

Open Ended

Q: Do you think maths is difficult?

Open Ended

Q: What can people do with maths in their daily life?

Open Ended

Q: Do you learn maths now? Why/Why not?

Poll

Do you find these slides helpful?

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