Lesson 4: Memory part 4

WARM UP

Think about emotions, relationships, problems and personal progress.

• What helps facilitate communication between people?

• Can a small mistake make an otherwise good plan flawed?

• What kinds of situations freak you out?

• Do you prefer a full-on experience or something more relaxing?

• What hobbies would you like to get into?

• Do you enjoy hanging around with friends, or do you prefer spending time alone?

• What has made you feel infuriated recently?

• What would represent a marked improvement in your life?

Answer in full sentences.

VOCABULARY – EMOTIONS & EXPERIENCES

- facilitate – to make something easier or help it happen Example: Technology can facilitate communication.

- flawed – having a mistake or weakness that makes something imperfect Example: The plan was interesting but flawed.

- flush something away – to wash something away with water, often down a toilet or drain Example: Rainwater can flush the dirt away.

- freak someone out – to make someone feel extremely frightened, shocked or uncomfortable Example: Horror films freak me out.

- full-on – very intense, energetic or involving a lot of effort Example: The festival was a full-on experience.

- get into something – to become interested in an activity or subject Example: I've recently got into photography.

- gush – to flow out quickly and in large amounts; also, to speak with excessive enthusiasm Example: Water began to gush from the broken pipe.

- hang around with – to spend time socially with someone Example: I usually hang around with my friends after work.

- infuriated – extremely angry Example: I was infuriated by the unfair decision.

- marked improvement – a clear and noticeable improvement Example: She's made a marked improvement in her pronunciation.

Say each word or phrase out loud.

GRAMMAR – WORD FORMATION

Word formation involves changing a word by adding prefixes or suffixes, or changing its grammatical form.

Prefixes

A prefix is added to the beginning of a word.

• happy → unhappy

• possible → impossible

• correct → incorrect

• understand → misunderstand

Suffixes

A suffix is added to the end of a word.

• improve → improvement

• infuriate → infuriated

• facilitate → facilitation

• flaw → flawed

Changing grammatical forms

Some words change their form depending on how they are used in a sentence.

• The new system can facilitate learning. (verb)

• The system makes learning easier. (verb phrase)

• There has been a marked improvement. (noun)

• She feels infuriated. (adjective describing a feeling)

DIALOGUE – A FRUSTRATING DAY

Mia: I'm absolutely infuriated with the new booking system.

Leo: What happened?

Mia: It's supposed to facilitate bookings, but the design is flawed.

Leo: That sounds frustrating. Have they made any changes?

Mia: They've made a marked improvement, but it's still a full-on process.

Leo: Maybe you'll get into using it once they fix the problems.

Mia: I doubt it! The system keeps crashing, and customer complaints are starting to gush in.

Leo: Well, at least you're not dealing with it alone.

Mia: True. I can hang around with the support team tomorrow and see what happens.

Read again and practise.

SHORT ARTICLE

Learning a new skill can be a full-on experience, especially at the beginning. You may feel frustrated when your progress is slow, and a flawed approach can make the process even more difficult.

However, the right support can facilitate learning and help you develop effective habits. For example, spending time hanging around with people who share your interests can encourage you to practise more often. You might even get into something you never expected to enjoy.

Progress is rarely perfect. Sometimes you need to flush away unhelpful habits and try a different approach. Although mistakes can freak you out or leave you feeling infuriated, they can also show you what needs to change.

Over time, consistent practice can lead to a marked improvement. You might even find yourself gushing about your new skill to anyone who will listen.

Read the article twice.

LANGUAGE SUPPORT

Describing problems and emotions

• a flawed plan or approach

• feel infuriated by something

• something freaks you out

• a full-on experience

Talking about progress

• facilitate learning

• make a marked improvement

• get rid of or flush away bad habits

• get into a new hobby

Talking about people

• hang around with friends

• gush about something you love

• feel infuriated with someone

Full sentence model

- Although the course was a full-on experience, it helped facilitate learning, and I made a marked improvement in a short time.

ACTIVATION

Rewrite the sentences using the word or phrase in brackets.

Change the word form.

1. Her skills improved noticeably over the last month. (marked improvement)

2. The design contains several weaknesses. (flawed)

3. The new activities make communication easier. (facilitate)

Use the vocabulary naturally.

4. I started becoming interested in learning to cook last year. (get into)

5. I was extremely angry when I discovered the truth. (infuriated)

6. The noise made him feel frightened and uncomfortable. (freak out)

PRACTICE

Correct the mistakes.

1. The new software has facilitation communication between colleagues.

2. The plan was flaw from the beginning.

3. That horror film really freaked me outed.

4. I've got into play tennis recently.

Correct the word form.

5. There has been a mark improvement in her writing.

6. I was infuriate when they cancelled the event.

7. He spent the afternoon hang around with his cousins.

Rewrite the sentences correctly.

8. The water began to gushes out of the broken pipe.

9. The weekend was so full-only that I needed Monday to recover.

10. We need to flush away out these unhelpful habits.

PERSONAL QUESTIONS

Answer in full sentences.

• What can facilitate learning a language?

• Have you ever followed a flawed plan? What went wrong?

• What sounds or situations freak you out?

• Have you ever had a full-on day that you still remember?

• What hobby would you like to get into?

• When was the last time you saw water gush out of something?

• Who do you most enjoy hanging around with?

• What kinds of behaviour leave you infuriated?

• What would be a marked improvement in your work or personal life?

• What negative habits would you like to flush away?

HOMEWORK (WRITE & RECORD)

Writing

Write 10 sentences:

• 3 using the vocabulary to describe problems or emotions

• 3 using different prefixes or suffixes

• 2 describing a personal experience

• 2 explaining how to make a marked improvement in something

Use at least 7 vocabulary items.

Recording

Record yourself reading your sentences aloud. Focus on the pronunciation of facilitate, flawed, infuriated, gush and improvement.

CORRECTIONS

ACTIVATION – Change the word form

1. There has been a marked improvement in her skills over the last month.

2. The design is flawed.

3. The new activities facilitate communication.

ACTIVATION – Use the vocabulary

4. I got into cooking last year.

5. I was infuriated when I discovered the truth.

6. The noise freaked him out.

PRACTICE – Correct the mistakes

1. The new software has facilitated communication between colleagues.

2. The plan was flawed from the beginning.

3. That horror film really freaked me out.

4. I've got into playing tennis recently.

PRACTICE – Correct the word form

5. There has been a marked improvement in her writing.

6. I was infuriated when they cancelled the event.

7. He spent the afternoon hanging around with his cousins.

PRACTICE – Rewrite the sentences correctly

8. The water began to gush out of the broken pipe.

9. The weekend was so full-on that I needed Monday to recover.

10. We need to flush away these unhelpful habits.