ID de réservation
18486314
Quand ?
18th November 2025
Horaire ?
10:00am - 11:00am
Notes
SUBJECT OR TOPIC: Discussing Opinions
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: Talking about differences of opinion, persuading, convincing people.
UNITS: LH Discussing Opinions 1-4,
VOCABULARY:Astronomy
Telescope
Microscope
Astrophotography
DIY - do it yourself
Woodwork
Tempt
Provocative
Compromising (adj.)
Favoured
Blackmail
Hush money
Extortion
PHRASES / EXPRESSIONS:
I like speaking to / I like to speak to
Brother-in-law
Started his own business
Bean-to-bar chocolate
GRAMMAR:
To tempt: I tempt, you tempt, we tempt, he/she/it tempts, they tempt.
PRONUNCIATION:
Passion - ˈpæʃən
Provoke - pɹəˈvəʊk
OTHER: Go through listening task one more time beginning of next class for Antoine to get missing vocab in task 3 (c. convincing & h. tempt)
PROGRESS: Great progress.
FEEDBACK: Antoine is enjoying this topic and finds it useful, he is learning new phrases and vocab.
HOMEWORK: Complete all the items below using the correct form of the words from the lesson
(convincing, provoke, tempt, resolve, favourable, convert, contradict, compromise).
You may need to change the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective).
A. Sentence completion
1. The speaker gave a very __________ explanation, and most of the audience agreed with her by the end.
2. The government’s new proposal has received mostly __________ reactions from the public.
3. Nothing seemed to __________ him to change his mind, even after we spent an hour discussing it.
4. The documentary completely __________ the official statement released earlier.
5. After weeks of disagreement, they finally reached a __________ that both sides could accept.
6. Her sudden __________ to veganism surprised everyone who knew her.
7. The teacher managed to __________ the argument before it got out of control.
8. The politician’s comments were intended to __________ debate on immigration.