Lesson POL-5
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Lesson goals
Listen to an episode of The Great Debate and understand figures of speech, the arguments and vocabulary used, as well as record a Flipgrid on the theme "Should the Number of Flights be Limited by a Quota?"
Lesson activities
Basic: repetition and theme discussion
Intermediate: watch and check understanding
Advanced: Flipgrid recording
Essential activity: theme discussion
Previous lesson: match the figures of speech with the examples
Time for the exercise: ~5-10 minutes
Discuss the topic from The Great Debate: Ace your case and look at the vocabulary
Time for the exercise: 10 minutes
Before watching the show:
The topic is Should the Number of Flights be Limited by a Quota? What arguments do you think the speakers will use?
Should the quota also apply to other means of transportation as well, for example cars or public transport?
Click the vocabulary list below and read both the English and Swedish versions of the words used during this episode.
Vocabulary - Eng/Swe
Measures - åtgärder ■ Liberty - frihet
Emissions - utsläpp ■ Decrease - minska
Aviation - flyg ■ Unsustainable - ohållbar
Incentive - incitament ■ Apply to - applicera, ansöka till, eller, gäller alla (apply to all)
Promote - främja ■ Emphasis - betoning
Domestic - inhemsk ■ Diminish - minska
Limitation - begränsning ■ Urgent - brådskande
A vast amount of - en stor mängd av ■ Monumental - monumental
Significantly - betydligt ■ Subsidize - subventionera
Acknowledge - erkänna
Intermediate activities: The Great Debate - Ace your case
Time for the activities: 40 minutes
After listening, you will be asked to:
Assess the students
Test your listening comprehension
Arguments used
Figures of speech
Related vocabulary
Advanced activity
Time for the activity: 20 minutes
Record your opinion on Flipgrid after watching The Great Debate.
For example, select one:
What do you think, Should the Number of Flights be Limited by a Quota?
Why are the rule of threes and anaphora particularly memorable in a speech, do you think?
How do you think the speakers develop throughout the four episodes? Did any of them grow as speakers?
In your opinion, who won the debate?
Use at least one word from the vocabulary list.
Source: UR, retrieved 2021
Measures - åtgärder ■ Liberty - frihet
Emissions - utsläpp ■ Decrease - minska
Aviation - flyg ■ Unsustainable - ohållbar
Incentive - incitament ■ Apply to - applicera, ansöka till, eller, gäller alla (apply to all)
Promote - främja ■ Emphasis - betoning
Domestic - inhemsk ■ Diminish - minska
Limitation - begränsning ■ Urgent - brådskande
A vast amount of - en stor mängd av ■ Monumental - monumental
Significantly - betydligt ■ Subsidize - subventionera
Acknowledge - erkänna
Homework
Study the Quizlet-vocabulary.
Exit ticket
From watching the show, I think ...