SOCIAL MEDIA VOCABULARY

SOCIAL MEDIA VOCABULARY

Instagram

Twitter

Tweeter

Youtuber

Influencer

Trolls

Anonymous

Cyberbullying

Follower

Crowdfunding

Scam

Hoax

Blog

Vlog

Clickbait

Go viral

Livestreaming

Hashtag

Meme

Phishing

A video about the meaning of scam and phishing 

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/fakenews/unit-1/session-7

Topic Climate change

 

 THIRD CLASS  and FIFTH CLASS

I gave the students the basic vocabulary to face this topic and told them to use some connectors to write down a coherent text.

BASIC VOCABULARY

effective learning

stay motivated

a face-to-face lesson

talking face-to face

high speed internet connection

commuting/commuters

time-saving

cosy environment

additional digital instructional tools

deadline assignments

keeping up with lessons

availability of devices

cheat on

 Pros and cons of remote learning

This year we've had to face a tough time due to Coronavirus pandemic and a two-month lockdown. Students haven't t been able to go to school and that's  the reason why a timely solution has been found: remote learning.

This new way of attending lessons has allowed to finish the school year and keep up with the annual program; but there are pros and cons that should be evaluated.

One advantage is that thanks to additional digital instructional tools like videos or powerpoints slides you can deepen and better understand a topic. Secondly, you can take lessons in a cozy environment since you don't  have to leave home; so distance

learning is also time saving, especially for commuters that don't  need to get up early and take the bus to get to school.

On the other hand, there are several disadvantages. Most importantly remote learning could never replace a face-to-face lesson because a direct contact with teachers and classmates helps you feel more comfortable. Another disadvantage is that lots of students deal with the problem of availability of devices and, moreover,without a high speed internet connection, attending lessons becomes very difficult.

Thirdly deadline assignments can't be postponed easily because you constantly receive notifications and teachers take into account any delay. The result is that students feel more and more stressed out. The last disadvantage is that cheating is easier and consequently the evaluation grades might be higher than you really deserve.

In my opinion, the best solution is to guarantee a normal learning as much as possible, use distance learning as a supplement and just when necessary.

Words to talk about friendship

 

FRIENDSHIP VOCABULARY

besties / best buddies= best friends

a close-knit group (of friends) = a group of people who are very good friends 

a circle (of friends) = a group or network of people that you consider to be your friends

like being with / enjoy being with

near and dear to someone= very important to someone

ups and downs= a mixture of good and bad things that happen.

shoulder to cry on = someone who is always ready to listen to your problems.

to be well-matched= to be similar to somebody in interests

to hang out= to spend time, to do something together

to be on the same wave length

to fall out with= to quarrel, to have a conflict

to get to know someone= to become acquainted with someone.

to have a lot in common= to have similar interests.

to stick up for someone= to support and defend someone

to get together= to meet each other socially

to get along well with someone= to get on well with someone

to get on like a house on fire = to get on very well with someone= to like someone a lot

to hit it off with somebody= to quickly become close friends with somebody

to know someone inside out=  to know someone really well

to lose touch (with someone) = when you don’t see or speak to someone for a long time

to get back in touch (with someone) = to make contact with someone after a long time apart

to strike up (a conversation, a relationship) =to start.

 

A friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom):
If someone helps you when you are having a problem that means s/he is a true friend

 

 

 

 

William Wordsworth's life

 

A clear scheme to understand the pronunciation of ed in English

CORRETTA PRONUNCIA DI ED _Suffisso dei verbi REGOLARI

1)With UNVOICED SOUNDS ( SUONI NON SONORI- le corde vocali non vibrano!) we pronounce  T

P esempio STOPPED [ˈstɒpt]

https://easypronunciation.com/en/english/word/stopped

F esempio SNIFFED  [ˈsnɪft]

Gh( pronunziata F come finale in un verbo)

LAUGH esempio LAUGHED [ˈlɑːft]

SH   esempio WASHED[ ˈwɒʃt]

CH    esempio WATCHED [ˈwɒtʃt]

S    esempio KISSED [ˈkɪst]

K   esempio WALK [ˈ wɔːkt]

X  esempio FIX [ˈfɪkst]

RICORDA CHE CONTA SEMPRE SOLTANTO LA PRONUNCIA- ESEMPIO: La c finale si pronuncia s nel verbo dance  [ˈ dɑːns]

ES DANCED  [ˈ dɑːnst]

2)With VOICED SOUNDS ( SUONI SONORI- le corde vocali vibrano!) we pronounce  D

B RUBBED [ˈ  rʌbd]

G DAMAGED [ˈdæmɪʤd]

L CALLED [ ˈkɔːld]

M SEEMED [ˈsiːmd]

N CLEANED [ˈkliːnd]

R OFFERED [ˈɒfəd]

S (COME S Sonora) USED [ juːzd]

V LOVED [ lʌvd]

Z AMAZED [əˈmeɪzd]

NOTA BENE: quando c’è una vocale finale e aggiungiamo ED, o soltanto D, perché il verbo finisce per E, si pronuncia D

Es played [pleɪd]

Freed  [friːd]

Tried [traɪd]

Continued [: kənˈtɪnjuːd]

Allowed [əˈlaʊd ] (qui la w si pronuncia come una u, che è una vocale!)

3) We pronounce ID after  D and T

D BLENDED  [ˈblendɪd]

         ADDED  [ ˈædɪd]

T WANTED[ˈwɒntɪd]

     INFECTED[ɪnˈfektɪd]

    LASTˈ[lɑːstɪd]

    WASTE [ˈweɪstɪd]

    ACCEPTED [əkˈseptɪd]

QUESTIONS to describe a FRIEND

DESCRIBE A FRIEND OF YOURS

1.What does he-she look like?

2. How long have you known him-her?

3  How did you meet?

4. What was the first thing you talked about?

5. What sort of person is he-she? (don’t make a list of adjectives- try to tell a story about him -her)

Avoid saying simple things like:

She is polite

He is very smart

Use stories

        6.Do you get on well with him-her?

        7.What do you like about him-her?

        8.What do you have in common?

        9.What does your friend like doing in his or her free time?

        10.What don’t you like about him-her?

        11.Have you ever had a quarrel?

       12. Do you think one day you’ll break up?

Try to use the following words

Cheerful

Amusing

Shy

Outgoing

Generous

Confident

Reliable

Active

Kind

Brave

Practical

Fair

Proud

Jealous

Lazy

Bossy

Helpful

Hardworking

Chatty

Moody

Stubborn