Maker 02 Teacher's Guide Unit 4

1 Look at the images and discuss the questions with a classmate. LOCAL AND GLOBAL 1 Do you use these words when speaking your first language? 2 Do you change the sound or spelling of the words? 3 Can these words be translated into your language? Is there a word in your language to say the same things? 4 Do you know any other new English words that are frequently used nowadays? Are there words that are not being used anymore? Give examples. 2 Research and take notes of your findings. 1 What new words or expressions in your language have recently been invented? What do they mean? Why were they created? 2 What words or expressions in your language used to mean something, but nowadays mean something different? Why did the meaning change? 3 Why is it important to understand how a language changes over time? What can you do to keep up to date with the language you are studying and, at the same time, recognize terms that used to be common, but no longer are? IMAGINE 1 Research into the concept. Bring your research to be discussed in class. 2 Read the text. Then discuss the questions with a classmate. 1 Would you like to try living like Scott and Nancy for one month? Why? 2 What do you think you would miss the most if you had to live without electricity? Imagine life without electricity. RTV photobombing selfie Open answers. Open answers. Open answers. Open answers. 59