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Lifelong
learning

LESSON I

GETTING STARTED

Learning for life

LESSON I

WARM-UP

Video watching
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: True or false.
• Task 3: Find words and phrase.
• Task 4: Match the beginnings with the
endings.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

GETTING
STARTED

Discussion
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
What is the video about?

PRESENTATIO
N

trouble (n)
/ˈtrʌbl/

a problem, worry,
difficulty, etc. or a
situation causing this

PRESENTATIO
N

summary (n)
/ˈsʌməri/

a short statement that gives
only the main points of
something, not the details

PRESENTATIO
N

report (n)
/rɪˈpɔːt/

a written or spoken account of an event,
especially one that is published or broadcast

PRESENTATIO
N

attendee (n)
/əˌtenˈdiː/

a person who attends a meeting 

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈtrʌbl/

a problem, worry, difficulty, etc. or a
situation causing this

2. summary (n)

/ˈsʌməri/

a short statement that gives only the
main points of something, not the
details

3. report (n)

/rɪˈpɔːt/

a written or spoken account of an
event, especially one that is published
or broadcast

1. trouble (n)

4. attendee (n)

/əˌtenˈdiː/

a person who attends a meeting

PRESENTATIO
1N
Listen and read.

What is the
woman in the
photo doing?

PRACTICE

2 True or false.

Statements
1. Mark's grandma is very good at using technology.
2. Mark's grandma is working on a book summary for her
reading club.
3. After typing up her book report, Mark's grandma will
learn how to make the text size bigger on her laptop.
4. Mark wants to attend the next meeting of his grandma's
reading club.

PRACTICE
2 True or false.

1. Mark's grandma is very good at using
technology.

T

Grandma: It works! Everything's so easy to read now.
Thanks, dear. I still have trouble using the laptop. You
know, it's taken me so much time to learn computer
skills.

 

F



PRACTICE
2 True or false.
2. Mark's grandma is working on a book summary for  
her reading club.

T

F



Grandma: Well, I'm writing a summary of a book I've read recently. …
Mark: You're amazing, Grandma! Learning languages can improve your thinking skills. ..
Grandma: Really? This could help me stay informed about current events. Can you show me
some news sites after I finish my book summary?
Mark: No problem, Grandma. But why do you have to type it?
Grandma: It's for the reading club I've just joined.

PRACTICE
2 True or false.
3. After typing up her book report, Mark's

grandma will learn how to make the text size
bigger on her laptop.
Not mentioned in the conversation

T

 

F



PRACTICE
2 True or false.
T

 
4. Mark wants to attend the next meeting of his  

grandma's reading club.

Grandma: No, there're some young people as well. Are
you interested in joining the next meeting?
Mark: Yes, I'd love to.

F

5

6

20

50

4

40

3

80
70

2

10

60

1

30

LUCKY WHEEL

PLAY

PRACTICE
3 Find 3 words and a phrase in task 1.
1

boost

b________

to make something become
better

Grandma: Well, I'm writing a summary of a book I've read
recently. You see, my doctor advised me to read every day
to boost my memory.

PRACTICE
3 Find 3 words and a phrase in task 1.
2

brush
up
b_______
u_______ (on)
(on)

to practise and quickly improve
a skill or knowledge of
something learnt in the past

Grandma: Well, I'm writing a summary of a book I've read
recently. You see, my doctor advised me to read every day
to boost my memory. And I want to brush up on my French
before I visit my friend in Paris.

PRACTICE
3 Find 3 words and a phrase in task 1.
3

m________
maintain

to make something
continue at the same level

Mark:
Mark: You're
You're amazing,
amazing, Grandma!
Grandma! Learning
Learning languages
languages can
can
improve
improve your
your thinking
thinking skills.
skills. Our
Our language
language teacher
teacher has
has also
also
asked
language skills
asked us
us to
to try
try to
to maintain
maintain our
our language
skills after
after leaving
leaving
school
school

PRACTICE
3 Find 3 words and a phrase in task 1.
4

i________
informed

having a lot of knowledge
about something

Grandma:
Grandma: Really?
Really? This
This could
could help
help me
me stay
stay
informed
informed about
about current
current events.
events.

PRACTICE
3 Look at the answers again
1

2

boost

to make something become better

brush
up (on)

to practise and quickly improve a skill or
knowledge of something learnt in the past

3

maintain

4

informed

to make something continue at the same
level
having a lot of knowledge about
something

PRACTICE
4

Match the beginnings with the endings to make complete sentences
a

to put his name on the list of
attendees.

2 Mark's

language
teacher has asked him

b

to read every day to boost her
memory.

3

The club leader
encourages members

c

to try to maintain his language
skills after leaving school.

4

Mark's grandma
offered

d to

1

The doctor of Mark's
grandma advised her

prepare their book reports
in advance.

PRODUCTION

Discussion
 What do you think lifelong learning is?
 Do people around you maintain their lifelong learning?
 How important do you think lifelong learning is?
Why/why not?
 What is your learning journey ahead?

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Understand and use words and phrases related to
lifelong learning
• Reading for specific information
• Reported speech to report orders, requests, offers,
and advice.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

• Learn by heart vocabulary
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare materials for the project in Lesson 8.

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