Focus lesson 6

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Let's listen to an audio about driving lessons 1.18

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Listen to the audio again. (1.18)
This is a photo of a teenage girl driving a car. It’s (1)_____to be sure whether she’s having a driving lesson or taking her driving test. The middle-aged man
sitting in the passenger seat to her left has got some
official looking papers and a pen, so the(2)_____are he’s an examiner rather than an instructor. (3) _____on his body language, I’d say they might be(4)______to crash! (5)_____, something is wrong. It looks (6)_____as
if he’s absolutely terrified. He’s covering his face and hiding behind his
papers. He could’ve (7)______seen a car pull out in front of them or, even worse, a pedestrian step out into the road. The girl doesn’t (8)_____to
be as scared as him, so maybe she hasn’t noticed the problem yet. Hopefully, she’ll be able to stop in time. (9) _____ by the examiner’s reaction, I don’t think she’s going to pass her driving test this time.

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Listen to a teenager answering a question. (1.19 audio)
Which of these questions has she been asked?
1 Which school subject do you feel is the most useful
and why?
2 Is it important for you to learn to drive? Why?/
Why not?
3 In your opinion, what qualities should a good teacher
or instructor have?
4 Given the choice, which new subjects or skills would
you like to learn and why?

Listen again. Which phrases do you hear?

Personally, I think ...
In my opinion ...
Actually ...
To be honest ...
I intend to ...
For this reason, I feel ...
That’s why I think ...

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Lefthanded people

Answer some of these questions:

Are you a leftie or a rightie? Which left-handed famous people do you know?
How much of people are left-handed for how long were they keft-handed ?
How can you predict the left-handiness ?
Is handedness genetic?
On who in your family does it depends if you are going to be left-handed?
What are the benefits of being a left-handed ?
What is an advantage to be a left-handed sportman?
What sport is an exception to this rule?
What are common tools that are designed for right-handed people?
Why is it more dangerous to be a left-handed person?
What would happen to left-handed people is only cooperative world (no competiveness)?

Vocabulary

to be the brains behind something = be responsible for inventing or organising sth

I know for sure that Mr. Smith is the brains behind the new project.

человек, разработавший удачный план, проект и т.д.
to brainstorm sth = discuss (new) ideas

It's helpful to brainstorm different perspectives before making a decision.

придумать что-то, озарение, идея
brainy = very intelligent (informal)

Who were the brainy people who did this kind of thing?

умный
have a brainwave = suddenly think of a good idea

The inventor was watching his children play one day
when he had a brainwave.

блестящая идея (пришла в голову)
have sth on the brain = keep thinking constantly about sth
Mike has only football on the brain.

быть одержимым чем-либо (идеей)
rack your brains = try very hard to remember or to solve sth

There is no need for you to rack your brains over this question.

ломать себе голову