FAR AHEAD 2nd

UNIT 1: PEOPLE

Session 1: Speaking
Lead in activity
Look at the pictures and describe them.
Who do you prefer, the boy or the girl? Why?
Possible answers
The picture on the left shows a boy sitting in an armchair in his bedroom.
He’s doing nothing and his room is very disordered. The picture on the right
shows a girl in her bedroom. She is sitting at a desk in front of a computer.
Her room is clean and well ordered.
I prefer the girl because she is well organized, courageous / hardworking.
Learning context: During an English club session, the students of
2nd…of…are discussing about the qualities a student
should have in order to be good at school.
Announce of the lesson: Today, we will talk about qualities, attitudes.

I- VOCABULARY: Words and expressions related to qualities.

Bossy: someone who likes giving orders to others
Confident: sure and certain
Hardworking: someone who works hard (a lot)
Lazy ≠ Hardworking
Efficient: efficacious
Selfish: egoistic, egotistic
Stubborn: →A good student is stubborn at work.
→He refuses to obey his parents, he is stubborn.
Studious: someone who loves studying

Application: Consider the adjectives in Exo.2 and decide which are positive,
negative or both. Which adjectives would you use to describe
the people in the pictures? Why? (Far Ahead 2nd / page 7 / Exo.3)

Solution of Application:
ambitious, focused, hardworking, studious, confident,
Positive
curious, organized, efficient, patient, flexible, responsible
Negative selfish, bossy, lazy
Both stubborn

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The boy looks lazy, because he’s doing nothing and his bedroom is really messy. He
didn’t make his bed and his school things are spread out on the floor.
The girl looks studious, organized and responsible. She may also be hard-working.
Her bed is made and her bedroom is very tidy. She’s sitting at her desk with books
next to her.

II- LANGUAGE FUNCTION: Using present tenses

a- Present simple
 We use present simple for habits and facts.
Example: I always get up at 6 O’clock / Fanta likes fish.
 We also use present simple with stative verbs (like, look, want, know…)
Example: I want to be a teacher.
b-Present continuous
 We use present continuous for actions happening now.
Example: The students are listening to the teacher.
 We also use present continuous for actions happening around now.
Example: Governments are fighting against Covid-19.
Application: Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the
correct form of the present simple or the present continuous
and the words in brackets. (Far Ahead 2nd / page 10 / Exo.2)
hope / run / live / understand / learn / think / rise / wear
1- What…………you…………about the new president?
2- I…………how to play the guitar at the moment.
3- My parents………… (not) any English at all.
4- I…………you do well in your exams.
5- Look at that cheetah! How fast…………it…………? About 80 kph.
6- How long…………mosquitoes…………? About two weeks.
7- What time…………the sun…………? At about 6.30 am.
8- I (not usually) …………jeans to school.

Solution of Application
1- do / think 2- am learning 3- don’t understand 4- hope
5- is / running 6- do / live 7- does / rise 8- don’t usually wear

Communicative activity: What do you think are the most important qualities
for a successful student? Use the words in exercise 2 and your
own ideas. Tell other students. (Far Ahead 2nd / page 7 / Exo.6)

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Solution of Communicative activity
Possible expressions to use
I think you have to be studious and hardworking to be a successful student.
I think you can’t succeed if you’re not courageous and ambitious.
To succeed in your studies, you should be organized and determined.
You should try to be less bossy and lazy.

HOMEWORK: Far Ahead 2nd / page 10 / Exo.3

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UNIT 1: PEOPLE

Session 2: Reading
Lead in activity
Look at the pictures
-what are the people doing?
Possible answers
- They are eating
- Cooking
- Preparing food
Learning context: The students of 2nd…of…are reading a text to find out how
one’s eating habits define his personality.
Announce of the lesson: Today, we are going to read a text about eating
habits.
Text
(Voir Far Ahead 2nd / page 8)

Activity 1: Read the text rapidly and circle the correct option. (3 min)
The text is about:
1- greedy people
2- interesting food lovers
3- the link between eating habits and personalities
4- a lecture from a dietician
Activity 2: Read the text quickly and find the words whose meanings are
given below. (8 min)
Example: 1-mix
1- put together (P1-L4) 7- delicious (P5-L2)
2- ways (manners) of eating (P1-L6) 8- acquired skills, knowledge (P6-L4)
3- types / kinds (P1-L10) 9- basic or most essential part of (P6-L5)
4- habits (P2-L1) 10- inborn, not from training or teaching (P6-L6)
5- tasting (P2-L3) 11- food ready to be eaten (P6-L12)
6- sensations of taste or smell (P4-L2)

Solution of Activity 2
1- mix 7- sweet
2- styles 8- experiences
3- categories 9- fundamental
4- routines 10- instinctive
5- savoring 11- meal
6- flavors

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Activity 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements
are True or False. Justify your answers by quoting the lines.
Example: 1- F (L8)
1- There are only five different eating styles.(para.1)
2- People who eat fast don’t care about other people. (para.3)
3- People who mix food are often creative. (para.4)
4- You can’t change your eating style permanently. (para.4)
5- We need more than eating habits to judge people. (para.6)
Solution of Activity 3
1- F (Line8) 2- F (Line 2-3) 3- T(Line 1) 4- F (L7-8) 5- T (L9-10)

Activity 4: Your cousin Koné is blamed for eating too fast. For them eating
rapidly is negative and shows the image of a greedy person who doesn’t
want to share with others. As a member of the family who does not agree
with the others, you decide to show the defection (weakness) of their point of
view. In groups of four students, write your arguments in 8 lines maxi and
read it to the class.
Your arguments will focus on:
- Eating fast as a time saving style
- Eating fast as a natural characteristic of people who have high
consideration for others
- Eating fast has nothing to do with neither selfishness nor greediness.

HOMEWORK: Far Ahead 2nd / p.9 /Exo.4

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Session 3: Listening
Lead in activity
- Who is your favorite star?
- What s his / her influence on you?
Possible answers
My favorite star is (Dj Arafat)…/ (Bamba Amy Sarah).... I dress up like them
/ I speak like them / I try to become like them.
 (ok these persons represent your role models)
Learning context: During their English class, the students of 2nd…of …are
listening to their English teacher reading a text on role
models in order to know more about them and make a
choice.
Announce of the lesson: Today, we are going to focus on your listening
capacities.
Text (Far Ahead 2nd / p152 / Speaker 3)

I talk to my aunt Flora when I need help. For example, when I started my
new school, an older girl was horrible to me. My aunt told me not to be
afraid and to ignore the girl when she was unkind. It worked and she
stopped bullying me.

Task 1: Listen to the teacher reading and choose the best option.
A role model is:
- Someone who appreciates you,
- Someone who imitates you,
- Someone who influences you positively.

Task 2: Listen again to the teacher and give short answers to the following
questions.
1- Who did the speaker talk to?
2- Why did she talk to her?
3- What happened to him when he started his new school?
4- What advice did his aunt give him?

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Solution of Task 2
1- To his aunt
2- Because he needed help
3- An older girl was horrible to him
4- Not to be afraid and to ignore the girl

Task 3: Six words are missing from this passage. Listen to the teacher one
more time and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
Example: 1-aunt
I talk to my (1)…………………….Flora when I (2) …………………….help. For
example, when I started my (3) ……………………. (4) ……………………., an
older girl was (5) …………………….to me. My aunt told me not to be afraid
and to (6) …………………….the girl.

Task 4: Tell your partner about a person who has influenced. You say:
- Who the person is
- How the person has influenced you
- What the person is like
- What relationship you have with the person
- How you feel about this person

HOMEWORK:

In about ten lines make the description of the musician who catches more
your attention.

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Session 4: Writing a description of a person

Lead in activity
Read the paragraph 2 (Far Ahead 2nd / p.12 / text).
- What is the mean idea?
- Which sentence introduces the mean idea?
- What is the position of this sentence in the paragraph?
Text
When people of your own age and status try to influence how you act, it's
called peer pressure. The pressure to conform can be powerful and hard to
resist. Many people give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked,
to fit in or because they're afraid of looking uncool. Others go along because
they are curious to try something new. The idea that 'everyone's doing it'
can influence some teenagers to ignore their better judgment
Possible answers
- The definition and causes of peer pressure.
- It’s the first sentence
- At the beginning of the paragraph
Learning context: Your Ghanaian friend asks you to make a description of
your best friend in order to know how he / she looks like.
To succeed this activity, you decide to learn how to make
the description of a person with your English teacher
during an English class.
Announce of the lesson: Today, we are going to learn how to make a good
description of a person.
Some definitions
-Description: is to describe someone or something in more details.
-Physical description: is to describe the appearance of somebody.
Generally, it starts by the head down to the feet.
-Moral description: is to describe the behavior of the concerned person
(attitude, mood, temper, humor).

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Writing strategy
-Topic sentences: they are sentences that tell readers what the rest of the
paragraph is about (usually the first sentence of the
paragraph).
-Topic sentence explanation: explain the topic sentence by providing more
details.
-Examples: evidence or facts to prove what we have said is true.

Guidelines
-Paragraph 1: present the person and describe your relationship.
-Paragraph 2: describe the person’s personality (positive and negative
aspects).
-Paragraph 3: say how the person has influenced you. Give an example.
-Paragraph 4: write a conclusion summarizing how you feel about the
person.
Remark: Use adjectives, comparison, appropriate tenses, etc…

Application: Read the model text below. Then match topic sentences (a-d)
with paragraphs (1-4). (Far Ahead 2nd / p.16 / Exo.2)

Solution of Application
1- C 2- B 3- D 4- A

HOMEWORK
Choose a person and write his / her description in 80 to 120 words
following the paragraph plan. (Far Ahead 2nd / p.16 / Exo.5)

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