This document contains the agenda for an English speaking class, including a warm-up activity reviewing emotions, conversation questions about expressing emotions, vocabulary practice with idioms related to feelings, and comprehension questions about passages from a mystery story and a TV show episode. The class will focus on discussing emotions and includes activities to improve speaking and vocabulary skills related to feelings.

1. Speaking Class 6
Step-Up Level 2

2. Warm-Up

3. Video Podcast “Emotion”
1. How are you feeling today?
2. Would you describe yourself as an
optimist, or a pessimist?
3. What’s the best thing that’s happened
to you this year?
 to wander
 to look on the bright
side
 It’s cheesy
 to be let down
 disaster
 get in a tricky situation
 to pull oneself through
 cater for the worst
case
 applicant
 trainee solicitor

4. Conversation Questions
1. What are some things or events that make you feel happy?
2. What are some things that make you feel angry?
3. If you had spent the day with a badly-behaved child, and his parent asked you,
“Did you have a nice time with my son?” What would you say? Have you ever
told a “little white lie?”
4. In your native country, is it okay to express all types of emotions? Are some
emotions not expressed in public?
5. If you feel sad, do you let other people know?
6. What do you think about men and women who hug or kiss in public?
7. Describe a time when you were angry or worried. Did you express your
feelings?
8. Have you ever cheered someone up who was feeling sad? How did you do it?
9. What is a positive response to anger? What is a negative response?
10. How do you feel when you make a mistake?
11. Some people think having a nice car or a big house will make them happy.
What do you think you need to have a happy life?
12. Do you think money brings happiness? Does happiness depend on culture?
Age? Gender?

5. Vocabulary Practice

6. Idioms Related to Feelings
 be over the moon
 deep down
 have a change of heart
 have mixed feelings
 save face
 swallow one’s pride
o accept smth humiliating or embarrassing,
e.g.having to admit that you’re wrong
o avoid humiliation or embarrassment and
preserve dignity
o behind the outward appearance
o change your attitude or feelings
o conflicting emotions
o extremely happy

7. The Woman Who Disappeared (Ch 9-12)
1. What was worrying Lenny while he was in the police
department?
2. What questions did Sergeant Murphy ask Lenny?What
were Lenny’s answers?Why did Sergeant Murphy hate
private detectives?
3. Why did Murphy let Lenny go?
4. What was in Helen Garfield’s letter?What puzzled Lenny?
5. What happened to Lenny on the way to Manson Building?
6. What did he find out when he arrived at Manson Building?
How?
7. What did Lenny and Helen talk about in Las Cabanas? How
did Helen behave?Why?

8. Modern Family Episode 10
“Undeck the Halls”
1. What happens at the beginning
of the episode? Why does Phil
want to cancel Christmas?What
happens?
2. Which problem have Jay and
Gloria got? How do they solve
it?
3. What happens to Mitchel and
Cameron when they take Lily
for her first Christmas photo?
 stage a little coup
 make big pronouncements
 follow through
 be in charge
 You made my day!
 You are grounded for a full
week
 non-negotiable
 get even with smb
 rub somebody's nose in it
 take the blame
 make up for mistakes