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Last Cambridge lesson

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Watching videos

Vocabulary contest

Whose video can we watch?! :)

Vocabulary tournament

In groups

3 Rounds:

• What does that mean?!
• Phonetics
• Pictionary

The winner gets a prize!

What does that mean

You have learnt different words from Dead Poets Society. Now, I am going to test your knowledge. 

Write down on your whiteboard what you think this word means. 

Ferreting

She spent half an hour ferreting through the drawer looking for her passport.

In the 18th century, many workers became indentured to pay off their travel debts to America.

The manager gave him a strict reprimand for being late three days in a row.

Category 4: Methods of Transportation 

Category 5: Types of buildings

Category 6: Literary genres

Sayings and proverbs

You will see a saying on the screen.

Discuss in your group what it means. If you guess correctly or are on the right track, your team gets a point.

"Actions speak louder than words"

"Actions speak louder than words"

What people do shows their true intentions and feelings more clearly than what they say.

"The early bird catches the worm"

"The early bird catches the worm."

People who wake up early or start something ahead of others are more likely to succeed. 

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Do not risk everything on the success of one venture.

"Once in a blue moon."

"Once in a blue moon."

Very rarely.

"A penny for your thoughts."

"A penny for your thoughts."

A way of asking what someone is thinking. 

"Burn the midnight oil."

"Burn the midnight oil."

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To work into the night.

"To wear your heart on your sleeve"

"To wear your heart on your sleeve"

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When you openly and freely express your emotions. 

Spelling Bee

You will see 7 letters on the screen. One is yellow. 

Write down as many words as you can think of. You get double points for using the yellow letter.