Challenge your CPE students by asking them the following questions:
- How do you deal with people who have got a belligerent attitude?
- Do you agree with judicial, school or home corporal punishment?
- Would you say that you have an insatiable appetite and if not, do you know a person who does?
- Is there anything in people’s current behaviour that could lead to pernicious effects?
- Do you know of anyone who has gained a pecuniary advantage by deception?
- Has anyone you know done something unacceptable, but in the light of extenuating circumstances was given a second chance and had their deed justified?
- Have you ever had a recurring dream?
- When would you say that something was a “close call“?
- ” The only saving grace of the present is that it’s too damned stupid to question the past very closely.” – H.P. Lovecraft Do you agree?
- Have you ever employed a shrinking violet, and managed to turn them into dynamic people ready to speak up for themselves?
Perhaps it would be a good idea to preteach the target vocabulary before asking the questions above.
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a belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒ(ə)r(ə)nt/ attitude |
very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight |
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corporal punishment |
the physical punishment of people, especially by hitting them |
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an insatiable /ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l/ appetite |
always wanting more and never feeling satisfied |
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pernicious /pəˈnɪʃəs/ effects |
very harmful or evil, often in a way that you do not notice easily |
| a recurring dream | a dream that repeats itself over and over again |
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a pecuniary /pɪˈkjuːnɪəri/ advantage |
relating to or connected with money |
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saving grace |
a redeeming quality or characteristic |
| a close call | a narrow escape from danger or disaster |
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a shrinking violet |
an exaggeratedly shy person |