Homework:
Writing activity –a discursive essay-. Pick the most relevant aspect to achieve
professional success in life of those presented in exercise one of p. 125 and
write a discursive essay like the one presented on that same page. Use the
structure in exercise 4 as a reference.
p.117
The third biggest Greek population of any city after
Athens
Made up of first generation migrant
A long standing migrant community
Participate fully in American life
exˌtended ˈfamily noun [countable]
a family group that consists not only of parents and children but also
of grandparents, aunts etc → nuclear family
Close knit community
Social gatherings
/ˈmaɪɡrənt/
/ˈherətɪdʒ/
Deep rooted values
p.125
bul‧le‧tin /ˈbʊlətɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 a news report on radio or television
2 an official statement that tells people about
something important
3 a letter or printed statement that a group or
organization produces to tell people its news
/ˈsteɪtəs $ ˈsteɪtəs, ˈstæ-/
prospects[plural] chances of future success
I had no job, no education, and no prospects.
job/career prospects
Job prospects for graduates don’t look good.
weld‧er /ˈweldə $ -ər/ noun [countable] someone whose job is to weld metal in a
factory
pro‧vid‧ed /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ ●●○ S3 W2 (also provided that)
conjunction
used to say that something will only be possible if
something else happens or is done SYN
providing
He can come
with us, provided he pays for his own meals.
There's no annual fee provided that you use the credit
card at least six times a year.
p.118
play, do, lend, take, show, have.
Do your bit informal
to do a fair share of the work, effort etc that is
needed to achieve something good or important
Everyone should do their bit for the environment. →
bit
Examples
• I hope that you can all do your bit.
• Let Africanized bees do their bit to breed better
beekeepers in this country, in other words.
• Help is desperately needed - and rugby friends can
do their bit.
• Nature did its bit as well.
Responsibility for
No one wants to take
responsibility for
the problem. The surgeon accepted full
responsibility for
the error that led to her death.
So far no one has claimed
responsibility (=said that they are responsible) for the bombings.
Have your say
to have the opportunity to give your opinion about
something
You’ll get a chance to have your say.
have your say in/on
Parents can have their say in the decision-making
process.
Concern
/kənˈsɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1
worry
a) [uncountable] a feeling of worry about something
important
The recent rise in crime is a matter of considerable
public concern.
concern for
our concern for human rights
concern about/over/with
the rise of concern about the environment
the growing concern over inflation
concern with worsening law and order
Give/lend/offer etc somebody a helping hand
She’s been giving me a helping hand with the children.
Play a part
If something or someone plays a part in something
else, they are involved in it
Play a part in
Health education will play a part in preparing us for
old age.
Britain should play its full part in the negotiations.
play a big/important part in something
Pictures play an important part in publishing.
Citizenship education
Approach of teaching children about
Missing the point
Duties and responsibilities to society
Clear cut answers
On a more human
People worse off->
ˌworse ˈoff adjective [not before
noun]
1 if you are worse off, you have less money
Opp-> better off
The rent increases will leave us worse off.
worse off than
I don’t think we’re any worse off than a
lot of other people.
Opp-> better off
People in rural areas are even worse off,
as they have no regular bus service.
worse off than
Other sports are much worse off than
athletics.
Understand the reasoning of people with other opinions
When it came to
Tolerant to differences
