Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Covey, and Charles Duhigg wrote about the necessity of self-improvement and the importance of habits as a significant component of human behavior. In their works, they emphasized the importance of personal growth and the regular development of one’s character. They also discussed the significance of habits as a key component in shaping character and achieving success. In their writings, they offered methods and strategies to help individuals consciously develop beneficial habits and strive towards becoming a better version of themselves.
Objectives: In the end of the lesson you will be able to talk about habits, flaws and understand them in real American English conversation
Before taking a step towards realizing how much habits affect our lives, I suggest playing a game and trying to guess the next sound
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Listen to the file and try to guess what you hear
Прослухай і вгадай, що це за звук
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cDzaDGl8pQlh7yViu-vLAwFbOnFPIlB8/view?usp=sharing
Did you recognize the sound?
What might it be? What can it be?
Is it a bad habit?
What do people in America or Ukraine call habits?
What do we call habits that we don’t like?
Can a habit be bad?
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Think of habits you or your friends have
Які звички маєш ти або мають твої родичи , друзі
| Good habit | Bad habit |
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Are there any flaws in the picture above?
Поглянь ще раз на картинку. Чи можна там помітити якісь недоліки/звички?
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Watch the video and note down the vocabulary of annoying habits you hear
Подивись відео і запиши, які звички використовують друзі у ньому
Make a list
In this episode I’ve heard such habits:
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So, what do they mean? Follow the link to find out. Practice new vocabulary
Відпрацюй нову лексику за допомогою карток. Переходь за посиланням
https://quizlet.com/889269016/friends-episode-1-flash-cards/?i=39qazc&x=1qqt
Are all the words familiar now? How about a challenge? Get to the quiz.
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Complete the task
Виконай завдання обравши правильну відповідь
Annoying habit
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Form sentences and questions
Побудуй стверджувальні та питальні речення описуючи звички у своєму житті (сім’ї)
For example,
“I don’t have a real flaw”.
“Do you sometimes snort when you laugh?”
“The gloves come off , so they will have the argument”.
“Why to cut it out? I’ve just started.”
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Watch the video again. What flaw does each friend have (Chandler, Joey, Monica, Phoebe, Rachel, Ross)?
Проглянь відео ще раз. Запиши звички, які мають друзі
| Name | Flaw |
| Chandler | |
| Joey | |
| Ross | |
| Phoebe | |
| Monica | |
| Rachel |
Compare with your partner
Chandler has / is …
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase from the given list.
Заповни пропуски
Here you can test and practise the usage of the words and phrases.
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A cat ran across the writing desk, knocked over the ink, spilled the words, and you won’t guess what’s there. Or can you easily guess? Will you help us decipher the words soaked in ink?
Fill in the blanks in the dialogues with the appropriate phrase from the given list. Practice the dialogues
Заповни пропуски в діалогах з відеофайлу. Практикуй їх
Check your answers, read and practise in groups
Перевір себе , прочитай, практикуй у групах
Monica: Chandler, what are you doing? Hey. What are you doing?
All: Oh! Oh, God!
Ross: What is this?!
Chandler: I’m smoking. I’m smoking, I’m smoking.
Phoebe: Oh, I can’t believe you! You’ve been so good for three years!
Chandler: And this is my reward!
Ross: Hold on a second, alright? Just think about what you went through the last time you quit.
Chandler: Okay, so this time I won’t quit!
All: Ohhh! Put it out!
Chandler: All right! I’m putting it out, I’m putting it out.
Phoebe: Oh, no! I can’t drink this now!
All: Oh, hey, don’t do that! Cut it out!
Chandler: Hey, this is so unfair!
Monica: Oh, why is it unfair?
Chandler: So I have a flaw! Big deal! Like Joey’s constant knuckle-cracking isn’t annoying? And Ross, with his over-pronouncing every single word? And Monica, with that snort when she laughs? I mean, what the hell is that thing?
Chandler: I accept all those flaws, why can’t you accept me for this?
Joey: Does the knuckle-cracking bother everybody?
Rachel: Well, I could live without it.
Joey: Huh. Is it, like, a little annoying, or is it like when Phoebe chews her hair?
Ross: Oh, now, don’t listen to him, Pheebs. I think it’s endearing.
Joey: Oh, you do, do you?
Ross: You know, there’s nothing wrong with speaking correctly.
Rachel: Indeed there isn’t. I should really get back to work.
Phoebe: Yeah, because otherwise someone might get what they actually ordered.
Rachel: Ohh-ho-hooohhh. The hair comes out, and the gloves come off.
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Make up your own dialogue with the same phrases
Побудуй діалог
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Another list of annoying habits
Переглянь список інших набридливих звичок. Чи всі слова тобі зрозумілі?
- oversharing on social
- chewing a gum
- nail biting
- interrupting
- excessive complaining
- smoking
- being chronically late
- coming to work sick
- gossiping
- hygiene
- eating with your mouth open
- calling unnecessary meetings
- burping loudly
Do they look familiar? Get to the cards to find some more and practice
Попрацюй з картками над вимовою і значенням цих виразів
https://quizlet.com/891267512/annoying-habits-flaw-flash-cards/?i=39qazc&x=1jqt
За потреби пройди тест на сайті з картками Quizlet.
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Answer the quetions about your life
Дай відповіді на питання про своє життя, розкажи про звички
| Which flaw do you think in the most annoying? Why?
Do you think any of their flaws are endearing? Why? |
To my mind …
In my opinion … For me … Personally … |
| What flaws or bad habits do (or did) you have? | As for me, I have (had) …
To tell the truth, I am (was) … |
| Have you ever tried to stop doing them? | Yes, I have. I have tried ….
No, I haven’t. …. |
| What is your mom’s, dad’s, husband’s or wife’s bad habit?
Your best friend’s bad habit? Your boyfriend’s or girlfriend’s bad habit?
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My mom’s … |
| Chandler is smoking in a café . Is that possible in your country?
In what public places can you smoke and not smoke in your country?
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Here, in …. |
| Have you ever tried to help someone quit smoking? Were you successful? | Yes, I have. It was … I was … |
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Think about how important each habit is to you and try to develop a strategy for changing it. Write it in the comments.
Is there a habit that someone possesses that you would like to have? What is it? Can you come up with an idea how to form it? Write in the comments.
Подумай, наскільки важливими є звички, створи стратегію для зміни поганих звичок, опиши її. Також подумай як можна створити хорошу звичку. Опиши цю стратегію
| What I have | Strategy of Formation |
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| What I would like to have | Strategy of Elimination |
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Extra tasks:
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Read the text and fill in the words we have just learnt
The Knuckle-Cracking Contest
The moral of the story is that it’s important to enjoy life and have fun, but always be mindful of how your actions affect others. Sometimes, it’s best to cut it out and put out the noise to maintain harmony in the community.