Tell me what you’ve been up to презентация

speaking
https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-weather-vocabulary/
Would you like to live in a place where the the climate never changes?
How does the climate of a place affect the kind of buildings that are built there?
Do you think fighting global climate change is a governmental responsibility or the responsibility of individuals?
Do you think there are any problems with the world’s climate now?
How do you think these problems were caused?
Do you think the world’s weather (or climate) is changing?
What do you think is causing these changes?

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……….while ………. others ……..
……… along with …….
…….. especially if ………
……… apart from ……. = except for, although
……… much the same as ………….
Some people don’t mind rain while others hate it.

new vocabulary
pompous, arrogant, full of oneself/ himself/herself
assertive, self-confident
be coming along well (usually present continuous)
the new movie came in for (a lot of) criticism
I went there with my friend, who is very honest, she always calls a spade a spade and she always criticises cafes…
she’s very vivacious, really energetic/lively
harsh winters
I wouldn’t live somewhere with harsh winters. I’d prefer not to live somewhere…
their personal wellbeing
to handwrite, to write by hand
to pen something = to compose (eg a poem)
it’s not readable
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/set-somebody-s-teeth-on-edge

pronunciation
record-breaking
laissez faire ; /l’essay fair/
trouble-free
http://www.phonemicchart.com
http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-and-app/interactive-phonemic-chart-british-english/

adjectives
a long-standing relationship, agreement
(a) record-breaking number of, temperature, figure, sales, 100m sprint
trouble free journey, trouble-free career
laissez-faire (attitude) = laid back
it’s all topsy turvy / back-to-front= the opposite of what normally happens
hyphen

grammar