EMO

Keep your eyes on the prize.

 

1. WORKSHEET: Ideas are tricky to convey in a second language class! Illustrations can be more powerful than words–especially in the realm of ideas! Print a “cartoon” worksheet for each student to fill in and keep.

 

2. ANALOGY: An analogy is a comparison between two things. Analogies are often used in humor, poetry, and metaphors. They are word puzzles that train students to analyze relationships, build vocabulary, and increase their creativity. Analogies are an exercise in inductive reasoning. Many qualifying examinations include analogies.

A. COMPETITION: Devise a competition to solve the analogies. Try pairs and teams. Award points or privileges!

Sacrifice is to keep as citizen is to (foreigner, friend, foe).

Immortal is to mortal as life is to (duty, danger, death).

Fame is to unknown as Emo is to (the Queen, you, William Shakespeare).

What is the relationship between the pairs of words in these analogies? ANSWER: Opposites.

OPPOSITES EXERCISE: Demonstrate how to play. The teacher says a word and everyone yells out the opposite. Always (never); king (queen); ask (answer); black (white); wise (foolish).

Now–give the class a chance to think of a word. In turn, everyone says his word to the class and the class calls out the opposite. Play briskly!

B. COMPOSITION: Explain how analogies are constructed. Let students compose

analogies to pose to the class! A higher order skill is to compose one that pertains to the lesson topic.

 

3. DRAW & TALK

Before class, listen to the podcast. Illustrate the ideas on the board or big sheets of paper. Instruct the class to draw the ideas on their worksheets. Have the class find famous locations on a world map. Be creative! Bring objects to demonstrate the ideas!

 

30SEC SPEECHES: Impromptu speeches are a chance to use reason and imagination. Students have 30 seconds to present their ideas on the issues. There are a series of three Impromptu Speeches–one for each part of Emo’s story.

A. Students line up in two lines. Turn and face one another. Slide about to face a partner.

B. Designate one the North Line and the other the South Line–or Line “A” and Line “B.”

C. Announce the first topic. Give class 1MIN to collect their thoughts.

D. At your instruction, everyone in the North facing line deliver their 30SEC speech to their partner. Then rotate! ONLY ONE LINE ROTATES. First person in ONE line turn and walk to the opposite end of the line. All slide one space to face new partner.

E. Next the partners in the opposite line deliver their 30SEC impromptu speech.

F. Rotate again so new partners face one another.

G. Announce the second speech topic–and begin. Rotate again and so on.

H. Follow this pattern for all impromptu speeches in the lesson.

SACRIFICE: IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

1. Explain the concept of sacrifice in your culture. 30SEC.

2. Tell about a sacrifice you made to study at Oxford. 30SEC.

3. IDIOM: “Keep your eyes on the prize.” What “prize” do you have your eyes on? 30SEC.

IDIOM: Keep your eyes on the prize.

Idioms are culturally specific expressions whose meaning is not clear from a literal definition of the words. Ask the class to guess the meaning. Ask how the idiom relates to the ideas in the lesson. Last – ask if they have a similar idiom in their own language!

ETYMOLOGY OF SACRIFICE: The Greek word “etymos” means real/true and “logos” means word. Etymology is the branch of linguistics which is the history and derivation of words.

1. Latin Root Word: “sacr” means holy/set apart and “facere” means to do or make.

2. Sacrifice means to freely give something precious like your time, talent, or treasure.

3. Words derived from “sacr” are sacrifice, sacred, and sacrificial.

Example: No sacrifice is too great when it comes to her children.

ETYMOLOGY OF IMMORTAL

1. Latin Root Word: “mort” means death.

2. Immortal means to never die or deserving to be remembered forever.

3. Words derived from “mort” are mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary.

Example: In Greek mythology, the gods often interfered in the lives of mortals.

QUOTE: “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work.

I want to achieve it through not dying.”   Woody Allen

Ask the class to guess the meaning. Ask how the quote relates to the ideas in the lesson. Last–ask if they have a similar quotes in their own language!

IMMORTAL: IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

1. What book would you copy by hand? 30SEC.

2. Explain the concept of immortality in your culture. 30SEC.

3. QUOTE: I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it

through not dying.  Explain two things that should be immortal. 30SEC.

ETYMOLOGY OF FAME

1. Latin Root Word: “fama” means talk, rumor, report, reputation.

2. Fame means to be known or recognized by many people.

3. Words derived from “fama” are famous and infamous.

Example: C.S. Lewis is the famous Oxford professor who wrote “The Chronicles of Narnia.”

FAME: IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

1. What famous person would you like to invite to lunch? What would you talk about? 30SEC.

2. What will people remember about you in 900YRS? 30SEC.

3. What is one good thing and one bad thing about being famous. 30SEC.

COMPREHENSION CHECK: Erase the board. Have the class draw and re-tell the story of Emo of Friesland.