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Master Programme

Warm-up
Repeat
When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing
the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored
wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the
doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
• Answer these questions:
• I have no voice, yet I speak to you. I tell of all things in
the world that people do.I have leaves, but I am not a
tree.I have pages, but I am not a bride.I have a spine,
but I am not a man.I have hinges, but I am not a door.I
have told you all. I cannot tell you more.What am I?
• A book
• Guess the next three letters in the series GTNTL.
• I, T, S. The complete sequence is the first letter of
every word in the sentence
General English : Guidelines
General English : Guidelines
Ice-Breaking Activities 2
1.Chain game
Write as many words as possible starting with the
word given in a chain-like pattern
English-hello-open-nine-eleven-nice-egg-go…
Communication-
Ice-Breaking Activities3-2Inverted Pyramid:
2- Strings
Write ten chain-
related words as in the
example in 40s:
E.g. Logo-gone-near-
arrive-vet-etiquette-
team-amiable-lemon
Innovation
Warm-up
Topics for Class Debate
Assisted suicide should be made legal.
Drug addicts should get help not punishment.
Rich people should pay more taxes.
Marriage is no longer necessary.
Governments shouldn’t track its citizens.
People should have to take a test to become a
parent.
Men and women should be allowed to compete
against each other in the Olympics.
All people should receive a basic income.
Social media has ruined society.
Let’s Watch This Video!
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v=rvqvLF5UpRk
Speaking Independent Task:
Topics
1. Some people believe that a college or university
education should be available to all students. Others
believe that higher education should be available only to
good students. Discuss these views.
2. Some people believe that the best way of learning about
life is by listening to the advice of family and friends. Other
people believe that the best way of learning about life is
through personal experience. Compare the advantages of
these two different ways of learning about life.
3. When people move to another country, some of them
decide to follow the customs of the new country. Others
prefer to keep their own customs. Compare these two
choices.
4. Some people prefer to spend most of their time alone.
Others like to be with friends most of the time. Do you
prefer to spend your time alone or with friends?
5. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two
close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large
number of friends. Compare the advantages of each
choice.
6. Some people think that children should begin their
formal education at a very early age and should spend
most of their time on school studies. Others believe
that young children should spend most of their time
playing. Compare these two views.
7. Some people think that the family is the most
important influence on young adults. Other people
think that friends are the most important influence on
young adults. Which view do you agree with?
8. Some people prefer to plan activities for their free
time very carefully. Others choose not to make any
plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of
planning free-time activities with the benefits of not
making plans.
9. People learn in different ways. Some people learn by
doing things; other people learn by reading about
things; others learn by listening to people talk about
things. Which of these methods of learning is best for
you?
10. Some people choose friends who are different from
themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to
themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends
who are different from you with the advantages of
having friends who are similar to you.
11. Some people enjoy change, and they look forward
to new experiences. Others like their lives to stay the
same, and they do not change their usual habits.
Compare these two approaches to life.
12. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? People behave differently when they wear
different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes
influence the way people behave?
13. Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made
after careful thought. Do you agree or disagree with the
following statement? The decisions that people make
quickly are always wrong.
14. Some people trust their first impressions about a
person’s character because they believe these
judgments are generally correct. Other people do not
judge a person’s character quickly because they believe
first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two
attitudes.
15. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? People are never satisfied with what they
have; they always want something more or something
different. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
16. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? People should read only those books that are
about real events, real people, and established facts.
Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion.
17. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? It is more important for students to study
history and literature than it is for them to study
science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your opinion.
18. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? All students should be required to study
art and music in secondary school. Use specific
reasons to support your answer.
19. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? There is nothing that young people can
teach older people. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your position.
20. Some people say that physical exercise should be
a required part of every school day. Other people
believe that students should spend the whole school
day on academic studies. Which opinion do you agree
Find the word
It is similar to a monkey but has no tail. (pea)
The grey powder that is left after something has
burnt. (HAS)
Part of the face (INCH)
A part of the arm (below)
someone who gives out the cards (LEADER)
ROCK // It is used for closing wine bottles
WEST // A meal cooked slowly and for a long time
CANOE // A great mass of salt water.
TEACHER // this word says what the little boy is.
From
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercis
e-english-2/exercise-english-39352.php
Grammar Practice
 Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click
on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select
'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
 The Oscars are presented annual in Hollywood.
 Theirs purpose is to recognise excellence in the film industr
y.
 Not only actors but many other film professionals are prese
nting with awards.
 The Oscars is more formally known as the Academy Awards
, and the first formal ceremony took place on May 1929.
 Today they are one of the most famousest award ceremoni
es in the world.
 Takenfrom:
https://elt.oup.com/student/practicegrammar/advanced/c_
editzone/opg_adv_errorcorrection08?
cc=ma&selLanguage=en (Accessed 7/10/2021)
Anagram Riddles
 Where you bid on things to buy/ Being careful. (auction/caution)
 An organ that pumps bloods/ The planet we live on.
 heart/earth
 Be a thief/Not fresh (as in bread).
 steal/stale
 Make bigger/ The commander of an army.
 enlarge/general
 A spot on your shirt/ A person who does good deeds.
 stain/saint
 Another word for warn/ Another word for change.
 alert/alter
 Pieces of furniture to serve food on/ A place where horses are kept.
 tables/stable
 A seasoning/ The opposite of first.
 salt/last
 The past tense of win/ Have belongings.
 won/own
 Retrieved from: https://bogglesworldesl.com/Anagrams.htm#google_vignette


Topics for Improvisation:
 1. Everyone has the right to own a gun.
 2. Eating meat is unethical.
 3. Would you like to live forever?
 4. Is it better to be rich with no friends or poor with many
friends?
 5. Should teachers have to wear a school uniform?
 6. Should students be allowed to use cell phones in class?
 7. Should abortion be legalized?
 8. Religious Freedom has become incontestable
 9. The White race is superior and supreme
 10. The death penalty should be abolished.
 Adapted from https://games4esl.com/funny-debate-
topics/
 https://thebestschools.org/magazine/controversial-
Word Formation
 Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits in each
blank.
 He completed the report with the of his personal secretary. (ASSIST)
 Very few countries still have forms of corporal in their laws. (PUNISH)
 Please write all the relevant information into this form. (APPLY)
 My first attempt to ride a motorcycle ended in (FAIL).
 We have some brand new in our club (EQUIP) .
 The of the mayor calling an early election is quite slim (LIKELY).
 After retiring I decided to take up as a new hobby. (PHOTOGRAPH)
 Some young people today don't really care about their (APPEAR).
 Dad has made a huge profit from his house (SELL) .
 is the most useful form of energy (ELECTRIC) .
 She came in too late because of a (UNDERSTAND).
 Children's books contain very beautiful (ILLUSTRATE).
 Retrieved from https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-
formation/wf066.htm
Chain Activity
Write ten ABSTRACT nouns in a chain-like
pattern
Success-
word!
Topics for Writing
Write a five-line paragraph about your chosen
topic
 1. Human cloning should be legalized
 2. Standardized testing should be abolished.
 3. Homeschooling is better than traditional schooling.
 4. All schools should be private schools.
 5. Sexual education should be mandatory in schools.
 6. The sale of human organs should be legalized.
 7. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies should be encouraged or banned

Retrieved from: https://blog.prepscholar.com/good-


debate-topics

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