The Myngle English Course B2, Lesson 14 used for the presentation of Elisa Delaini at the E-Teachers Conference.

1. Level B2 Lesson 14
English Language Level B2 Lesson 14

2. OBJECTIVES
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 Brainstorm a topic
 Discuss the points raised by the brainstorm
 Give a personal opinion
 Do some Listening and Reading exercises
 Consider di erent viewpoints
 Add su xes to change noun forms
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3. REVIEW
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Homework
1. Read your journal entry aloud…focus on intonation and
pronunciation
2. Ask questions that you may still have about this form of writing
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4. EXERCISE
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Brainstorm ideas
1. What thoughts come to mind when you hear the word abortion?
Let us discuss some of the ideas from the Brainstorm
1. What is your personal view?
2. What is the dominant view of your culture?
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5. READING
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Definitions
Write down di cult words throughout the lesson
1. By definition, abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the
foetus is visible or capable of living outside the womb
2. e termination of pregnancy, resulting in the death of the foetus
People usually have strong feeling about abortion:
Pro-Life = In favour of life and opposed to
abortion because a baby is murdered.
Pro-Choice = the mother’s body belongs to
her, and abortion is her choice
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6. READING
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I am Pro-Life… (against Abortion)
Here are things I believe as a Pro-Life person:
I believe that abortion is not safe.
I believe that abortion is a war on the unborn
I believe that the unborn child is human. (Electrical brain waves
have been recorded as early as forty days.)
I believe life begins at conception. ( e heartbeat begins on the 21st
day after conception.)
Answer these questions:
1. Do you agree with these views? 3. What do you disagree with?
2. What do you agree with?
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7. READING
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I am Pro-Choice
Here is what I believe:
e foetus is not a human, just a mass of tissue
Abortion is safer than childbirth.
Every child should be a wanted child.
Nobody has the right to impose their morals on me.
A woman should be able to control her own body.
Abortion must be kept legal, especially for all the rape and incest
pregnancies.
If abortion is outlawed women will be forced to go to back-alley abortion
clinics.
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8. EXERCISE
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Answer these questions about Pro-Choice:
1. Do you agree with these views?
2. What do you agree with?
3. What do you disagree with?
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9. VOCABULARY
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Identify new vocabulary words
Add words that you listed during this lesson
- foetus
- incest
- conception
- termination
- impose
- back-alley clinics
- outlawed
- ...
- ...
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10. EXERCISE
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Nouns formed by adding suffixes
Someone who believes in abortion, is an
abortionist. Can you name these people?
1. One who studies science is a ...
2. One who is against abortion (pro-life) is a ...
3. One who believes in evolution is an ...
4. One who takes part in a revolution is a ...
-ary -ist -er
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11. ASSIGNMENT
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Preparation for the next lesson
Much of the information discussed can be found
on the following site:
http://www.abortionfacts.com
Do more reading on the topic as a homework exercise.
Read aloud if possible.
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12. REVIEW
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Brainstormed a topic
Discussed the points raised by the brainstorm
Did Listening and Reading exercises
Considered di erent viewpoints
Added su xes to change noun forms
Families with babies and families
without babies are sorry for each other.
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