This document provides an agenda for an English for Academic Purposes class. The instructor is Regsana Kerimova and the class will cover Chapter 1 of Academic Encounters Listening & Speaking on the topic of marriage, family, and home. The agenda includes a warm-up on academic vocabulary, an activity where students express opinions on personalizing the topic in group work, listening for specific details in an interview, and a homework assignment to read a comprehension passage on family today.

1. Instructor: Regsana Kerimova
rkerimova@ada.edu.az
10AA1 EAP III
Week 2, Session 1
11:00 -11:50 am
Academic Encounters, Listening & Speaking Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Marriage, Family, and the Home

2.  Warm-up: Academic Vocabulary practice (definitions & word
forms);
Express opinions: personalizing the topic (group work);
Listening for specific details
Home work: reading comprehension “Family Today”;
Lesson agenda

3. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY REVIEW
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area
available
assume
approach
authority
assess
analyse
benefit
concept consist
One of you will receive a word in the private chat that you have to define;
The rest of the group has to guess the word.
Instructions:

4. AV WORD FORMS
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words from the chart above. Note: you will need to
choose a suitable word form.
8. Many nutritionists suggest that a few glasses of water a day are [8] to your health.
9. During the meeting, we were asked to [9] a marketing plan for our client.
10. A teacher does a yearly [10] of each child’s progress.
I. Fill in the table with the correct forms of the words.
Noun Verb Adjective
[1] approach [2]
benefit benefit [3]
[4] consist consistent
[5] authorize authoritative
assessment [6] assessable
concept [7] conceptual
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5. AV WORD FORMS
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words from the chart above. Note: you will need to
choose a suitable word form.
1. Many nutritionists suggest that a few glasses of water a day are [beneficial] to your health.
2. During the meeting, we were asked to [conceptualize] a marketing plan for our client.
3. A teacher does a yearly [assessment] of each child’s progress.
I. Fill in the table with the correct forms of the words.
Noun Verb Adjective
[approach] approach [approachable]
benefit benefit [beneficial]
[consistency] consist consistent
[authority] authorize authoritative
assessment [assess] assessable
concept [conceptualize] conceptual
KEYS

6. REAL-LIFE VOICES
Personalizing the topic:
Express opinions: group work
Discuss the following questions in a small group. Each member of the group has to share her/his opinion (on each question).
1. How many people were in your immediate household when you
were a child? Who were they?
2. How often do you see your
(extended) family, and on what
occasions?
3. What important lessons did you learn
from your family members?
4. What is one funny, exciting, strange, or
sad story you can share about your
family?
5. Is there a particular object that you
associate with your family?
6. Which family member would
you like to know more about,
and why?
7. Does your family have special names
(nicknames) for different family
members? What are they, and what do
they mean?

7. Guessing vocabulary from the context
Interview 1: Growing up in a large family
 I come from a pretty big family by most standards:
 Sometimes we fight. But then we usually make up:
 ….. cousins I only remotely remembered:
 Family rituals ... are great because they remind you of your
roots:
 ... basic necessities, like shelter, food:
 There's ... a lot of sibling rivalry among us:
 My sister's kind of bossy:
 ... you also learn how to compromise:

8. INTERVIEW 1: GROWING UP IN A LARGE FAMILY
• I come from a pretty big family by most standards: compared to most
people
• Sometimes we fight. But then we usually make up: stop fighting ... cousins
I only remotely remembered: hardly
• Family rituals . .. are great because they remind you of your roots:
customs I origins
• ... basic necessities, like shelter, food: protection, a place to live
• There's ... a lot of sibling rivalry among us: competition between brothers
and sisters
• My sister's kind of bossy: domineering: telling others what to do
• ... you also learn how to compromise: give and take, cooperate

9. LISTENING FOR DETAILS
Take notes:
Read the questions below before you listen to the interview.
1. How many children were there in Rickie's household?
2. Why doesn't Rickie live at home right now?
3. Does Rickie get along with his siblings?
4. What family event does Rickie describe?
5. Rickie says that family dinners are important because
people ...
6. When he began living away, Rickie realized that he didn't
know how to ...
7. When Rickie had a problem and felt embarrassed about it,
what did he do?
8. Rickie used to fight with his brother about ...

10. LISTENING FOR DETAILS
Take notes:
Read the questions below before you listen to the interview.

11. • My father distracted my mother:
• My sister and I were giggling so much:
• It took about two days to even thaw
out:
• It's hysterical:
• Tell me about a family keepsake:
• It's unique:
• Is it valuable?:
• It'll be like a family heirloom:
• He was the black sheep of the family:
Interview 2: Family Stories

12. INTERVIEW 2: FAMILY STORIES
• My father distracted my mother: entertained, kept her from paying attention to
something
• My sister and I were giggling so much: laughing in an uncontrolled way
• It took about two days to even thaw out: defrost
• It's hysterical: really funny
• Tell me about a family keepsake: object that belongs to the family
• It's unique: distinctive, different
• Is it valuable?: worth a lot of money
• It'll be like a family heirloom: an object that remains in the family for many years
• He was the black sheep of the family: a family member with a bad reputation

13. 1. Charlie describes a holiday. Which holiday does he talk about, and
how does the family intend to celebrate it?
2. Charlie's father realizes that the family has made a big mistake.
What is it?
3. Why does the family want to hide the mistake from Charlie's
mother?
4. What happens many years later?
5. What does Sheila's statue look like?
6. What are the two reasons Sheila gives for liking this statue?
7. What does Sheila want to do with the statue in the future?
8. Which family member does Tina talk about?
9. Why is it difficult for her to discuss him?
Responding to questions with short-answers
Read the following questions before you listen to the
interviews with Charlie, Sheila, and Tina.
Take notes:

14. ANSWERS
1. Charlie talks about Thanksgiving. The family organized a big dinner.
2. Charlie's father realizes that they left some plastic packaging inside the turkey.
3. If Charlie's mother knew about the mistake, she would make them throw the turkey out.
4. Many years later, Charlie's family had another problem with the turkey. They stored it
outside and it froze.
5. Sheila's statue is a figure of a woman holding a bowl.
6. Sheila thinks her statue is unique (beautiful), and it’s been in her house since she was
a baby.
7. Sheila wants to have the statue in her house and pass it on to her children in the
future.
8. Tina discusses her uncle.
9. It is difficult for her to talk about him with her family because he had a big
disagreement with them.
Discuss your answers with your partner

15. SHARE YOUR OPINION
Changes in the American family Positive consequences Negative consequences
1. Divorce rates in the United States are higher
than ever before.
Many people are able to escape
from very unhappy relationships.
2. People are spending much more time at work
and less time at home.
Parents spend less time with
their children.
3. Compared to a few decades ago, there are many
more families where both parents work.
4. More people are living alone than ever before -
up to 25% of all U.S. households.
5. Almost half the children in the United States
spend some time in a single-parent family.
Read the list in the left column. It shows some changes that have taken place in the
American family during the past century. Work with a partner and fill in the chart with as
many positive and negative consequences of these changes as you can. (Some have been
done for you.)

16. AV WORD FORMS
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words from the table. Note: you will need to change
a word form.
1. These calculations are based on the [analysis] that prices will continue to rise.
2. Many companies choose to produce abroad because of the low labour costs and the [availability] of skilled
labour.
3. She has a commanding presence and an [authoritative] voice.
I. Fill in the table with the corrects forms of the words.
Noun Verb Adjective
analysis analyze analytic (al)
authority x authoritative
assumption assume x
availability x available
assessment assess assessable
concept conceptualize conceptual
KEYS

17. AV WORD FORMS
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words from the chart above. Note: you will need to
choose a suitable word form.
1. These calculations are based on the [8] that prices will continue to rise.
2. Many companies choose to produce abroad because of the low labour costs and the [9] of skilled labour.
3. She has a commanding presence and an [10] voice.
I. Fill in the table with the correct forms of the words.
Noun Verb Adjective
[1] analyze [2]
authority x [3]
assumption [4] x
[5] x available
[6] assess assessable
concept [7] conceptual

18. AV COLLOCATIONS
For example: become available, publicly available, available data, available evidence
1. historical, detailed, conduct [1];
2. central, local, political [2];
3. alternative, develop, use [3];
4. particular, rural, specific [4];
5. economic, potential [6];
6. abstract, basic, central [7].
approach area analysis benefits available authority concept
Instructions: Match the words below to complete the collocations.
1. In general, a rural area or a countryside is a [1] that is located outside towns and cities.
2. Our museums are success stories, providing cultural, educational and [2].
Instructions: Complete the sentences with some of the collocations above.

19. AV COLLOCATIONS
For example: become available, publicly available, available data, available evidence
1. historical, detailed, conduct [analysis];
2. central, local, political [authority];
3. alternative, develop, use [approach];
4. particular, rural, specific [area];
5. economic, potential [benefits];
6. abstract, basic, central [concept].
approach area analysis benefits available authority concept
Instructions: Match the words below to complete the collocations.
1. In general, a rural area or a countryside is a [geographic area] that is located outside towns and
cities.
2. Our museums are success stories, providing cultural, educational and [economic benefit].