Unit 2. Personal experiences

I Warm-up - Work in groups of and repeat the given sentences in chorus, then answer them twice in chorus 1 Have you ever seen a ghost? Have you ever been to France? Have you ever stolen money? Have you ever kissed someone? Have you ever eat dog meat? Have you ever hugged a stranger? Have you ever got zero?  Personal experience • Have you ever felt embarrassed? • What was your most embarrassing experience? Unit 2: Personal experience § Reading: The first party I Pre – reading: Vocabulary: - nervous (a): - in vain (adv) - retreat into one’s shell: (v) - inept (a): - slip away (v) - inadequate (a): - dispirited: (a) II While reading Task 1: Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) _The writer was a sociable person F _ He felt nervous and embarrassed among other T people _To him, making friends was easy F _He was able to manage to grow out of his F shyness _ T The party had an impact on him for a few days Task 2: Answering questions What did the writer see and hear when he came to his friend’s house for dinner? How did he feel at the party? Why was he nervous at the party? Did he find anyone he knew? How did he feel next days? Task 2: Answering questions What did the writer see and hear when he came to his friend’s house for dinner? He saw many people talking merrily and heard someone ask his name How did he feel at the party? He felt nervous, uncomfortably hot, inept in other people’s eyes Why was he nervous at the party? Because he thought everyone was looking at him 4 Did he find anyone he knew? No, he didn’t How did he feel the next days? He felt inadequate, shy, sad and dispirited III Post reading: Work in groups of or Discuss what advice you should give the writer in order to overcome such an experience Suggested advice: - Go out and join more social gatherings of our age such as participating in a youth club, playing a certain sport, attending more parties, etc - Ignore what people think about him and be more confident in conversations - Make more friends in reality or online so that he can socialize more Homework: what advice should you give the writer in order to overcome such an experience? Write a paragraph to answer this question ... hugged a stranger? Have you ever got zero?  Personal experience • Have you ever felt embarrassed? • What was your most embarrassing experience? Unit 2: Personal experience § Reading: The first party