RK2 (W10) / "An Impossible Decision"

RK2 (W10) / "An Impossible Decision"

by Aigerim Ayakeshova

​Two heads are better than one.

​Vocabulary: Personal Qualities

​What is a good team member like?

​- friendly (adj) /ˈfrend.li/

​- experienced (adj) /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ənst/

​- hard-working (adj) /ˌhɑːdˈwɜː.kɪŋ/

​- intelligent (adj) /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/

​- kind (adj) /kaɪnd/

​- patient (adj) /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/

​- positive (adj) /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/

Multiple Choice

A good team leader likes meeting people and gets on with everyone.

A good team leader is _______.

• experienced

• friendly

• hard-working

• intelligent

• kind

Multiple Choice

A good team leader is a good listener and thinks about other people.

A good team leader is _______.

• experienced

• friendly

• patient

• intelligent

• kind

Multiple Choice

A good team leader gives people the time they need and waits for them.

A good team leader is _______.

• patient

• friendly

• experienced

• intelligent

• positive

Multiple Choice

A good team leader is always happy and looks for the good things in life.

A good team leader is _______.

• patient

• positive

• experienced

• intelligent

• kind

Multiple Choice

A good team leader works extra hours when it's necessary.

A good team leader is _______.

• patient

• positive

• hard-working

• intelligent

• kind

Multiple Choice

A good team leader knows a lot about his or her area of work

A good team leader is _______.

• patient

• positive

• hard-working

• experienced

• kind

Multiple Choice

A good team leader is good at learning and understanding.

A good team leader is _______.

• patient

• positive

• hard-working

• intelligent

• kind

​What is a good ____ like?

​A good teacher is patient because the students need time to learn.

• ​close friend

• ​language learner

• ​manager

• ​parent

• ​president

• ​teacher

​friendly (adj) /ˈfrend.li/

​experienced (adj) /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ənst/

​hard-working (adj) /ˌhɑːdˈwɜː.kɪŋ/

​intelligent (adj) /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/

​kind (adj) /kaɪnd/

​patient (adj) /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/

​positive (adj) /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/

​Listen to the first part of a true story about two climbers called Joe Simpson and Simon Yates.

​Number the pictures in the correct order.

​Take notes.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order?

• a-c-d-f-e-b

• b-e-c-d-a-f

• c-f-a-b-d-e

• e-c-a-b-d-f

​Listen again and answer the questions.

​1. What two personal qualities did Simpson and Yates have?

​2. Why didn't they stay at the top of the mountain?

​3. What decision did Yates make in the end?

​4. The next day, what did Yates think about Simpson?

​5. What did Yates hear in the night?

​6. How did the story of Yates and Simpson become famous?

Listen again and check your answers.

​1. What two personal qualities did Simpson and Yates have?

​2. Why didn't they stay at the top of the mountain?

​3. What decision did Yates make in the end?

​4. The next day, what did Yates think about Simpson?

​5. What did Yates hear in the night?

​6. How did the story of Yates and Simpson become famous?

​1. experienced and positive

​2. It was snowing and the weather was getting worse.

​3. He cut the rope.

​4. He thought he was dead.

​5. He heard someone shouting his name.

​6. Someone wrote a book and then there was a film about the story.

Multiple Choice

Is the speaker talking about past, present or future?

While they were going down the mountain, Simpson fell.

• Past events

• Present Event

• Future Events

Multiple Choice

Which verb(s) describe shorter and finished action?

While they were going down the mountain, Simpson fell.

• Past Continuous

  were going down

• Past Simple

  fell

Multiple Choice

Which verb(s) describe actions that longer and continuous in the past?

While they were going down the mountain, Simpson fell.

• Past Continuous

  were getting down

• Past Simple

  fell

​Past Simple and Past Continuous

​While they were going down the mountain, Simpson fell.

​Past Simple:

​(A) S + V2 / Ved: Simpson fell.

​(N) S + didn't + V: Simpson didn't fall.

​(Q) Did + S + V?: Did Simpson fall?

​Past Continuous

​(A) S + was/were + Ving: They were going down

​(N) S + wasn't / weren't + Ving: They weren't going

​(Q) Was / Were + S + Ving?: Were they going..?

Multiple Choice

The sun ______ when Simpson and Yates left their tents on the first day.

• shone

• was shining

Multiple Choice

When they reached the top of the mountain, it ______.

• snowed

• was snowing

Multiple Choice

While they were going down the mountain, Simpson ______ his knee.

• broke

• was breaking

Multiple Choice

For an hour, Yates held the rope, but it ______ him off the mountain.

• pulled

• was pulling

Multiple Choice

Yates was sleeping in his tent but he suddenly ______.

• woke up

• was waking up

Multiple Choice

Finally, he ______ Simpson on the ground.

• found

• was finding

Open Ended

I ____ (work) on my own when a group of people ____ (come) into my office.

Write only verbs and separate them with comma.

Open Ended

We ____ (meet) them when they ____ (live) above our apartment.

write only verbs

Open Ended

They ____ (not get on) very well, so the team ____ (agree) to have a meeting.

write only verbs

Open Ended

The weather ____ (be) cold this morning but it ____ (not rain) so I cycled to work.

write only verbs

Open Ended

I saw you across the street but I ____ (not stop) because I ____ (run) to my job interview!

write only verbs

​Think about the moment in your life when...

​

​- you had an accident.

​- you had an argument with your friend.

​- you first fell in love.

​- you received good news.

​- you were late for an important meeting.

​- you met a famous person.

​- you made an important decision.

​

Make some sentences about them and say when it happened.

​Class Feedback

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