18 June FRIDAY
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While “hipster” is used these days to describe someone who tries (perhaps too hard) to be stylish and trendy, the term is actually much older. According to Dictionary.com, the word was originally used (along with the similar “hepster”) in the 1930s to refer to someone in the jazz scene. In dictionaries, you can find its meaning as “a devotee of jazz”
LEARN
to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough:
“I’m getting a bit tired now – let’s call it a day.”
LISTEN-WRITE-SPEAK
I CAN’T SPEAK
memories
-tell us some of your memories you never forget.
-tell us a memory from Spoken Cafe.
-tell us some of your favorite TV programmes when you were a child.
-tell us a funny memory which happened to you or your friends.
-tell us a terrible memory which you experienced or had.
-tell us more unforgetable memories from childhood and school years.
Grammar1, Grammar2
I CAN SPEAK
Aliens
-do you believe there are other beings outside our galaxy?
-have you ever had a UFO experience?
-what are the best alien movies or stories?
I CAN SPEAK FLUENTLY
Advice
-What three pieces of advice will you give your children?
-Whose advice do you follow more, your parents’ or your friends’ advice?
-If you could give the leader of your country some advice, what would it be?
-If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would you
tell your younger self?
-Who was the wisest person in your country’s history? What kind of advice did they give?
-Where do you go to get good advice?
-Now it’s your turn to give some advice:
-What are some things students should do to improve their English?
-What should I do to make more money?
-How can I get more free time?
-What should people do when first meeting their boyfriend/girlfriend’s parents?
-What should someone do to be happy?
