Vídeo: “Talking About Life Experiences”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuw8hxrFBH8
Listening: Entrevista sobre experiencias importantes
Vocabulario: b2+: achievements, challenges, toddler, drop out, dorm, struggle, live it up, live up to your expectations, wisdom, wise, advice, trust fund, stretch
Vocabulario: b1+: childhood, adulthood, teenager, to be born, to hang out, hobbies, retired, adolescent, siblings, grownups, goals, dreams
Speaking: Compartir experiencias usando present perfect y past simple
I have never been to Australia
I have been a farmer for a year
My parents have shared a hotel with the King and Queen of Spain
I have won a national boxing competition
I have never cheated in an exam
b2 vocabulary:
achievements, challenges, toddler, drop out, dorm, struggle, live it up, live up to your expectations, wisdom, wise, advice, stretch, trust fund
1. Choose a person you worship /admire/look up to and make a short summary of his/her life experiences? tell us why you chose this person and the share whatever informations you've gathered about him/her.
2. Do an interview in which you pretend to be him/her and answer the questions your partners make
Find out about his/her place and date of birth
their achievements / goals / discoveries /records
other relevant biographical information.
You may use expressions such as:
One of the persons I admire the most is...
The reason why I've chosen _______ is because
Now I would like to talk a little bit about his/her personal background. This outstanding character was brought up in ______. As a child he used to....
Why wasn't he adopted in the first place?
Why did he quit college?
Where did he get his free meal a week?
What are his thoughts on getting fired from Apple?
What is your opinion about this video?
Why do you think the video is called "wear sunscreen"?
Write at least three pieces of advice you've listened to
What do you think the following sentence means?
"Dispensing advice is a form of nostalgia"
B1 VOCAB.
childhood, adulthood, teenager, to be born, to hang out, hobbies, retired, adolescent, siblings, grownups, goals, dreams
Kilian Jornet (born 1987) is a Spanish professional skyrunner, trail runner, and ski mountaineer recognized as one of the greatest endurance athletes in history. He was born and raised in the Pyrenees, he broke numerous records, including the UTMB and fast ascents of the Matterhorn and Everest. Known for his minimalist, environmentally conscious approach, he founded the Kilian Jornet Foundation to protect mountain environments.