Language Circle Lesson

1. LanguageCircle:
T
aboos
basedon
MulticulturalIdioms2
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Objectives
• Review and practice the Multicultural 2 Idioms. Use them in a
related activity
• Speak about a taboo from your culture
• Learn new vocabulary
• Watch a video, takes notes in a table, discuss the subject
matter
• Reading – Read an article and reflect on a quote
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/rights-and-freedoms/multicultural-idioms-2/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“In a nutshell (Latin)” – To summarize
“Long time no see (Chinese)” – We have not seen each other in a long time
“The straw that broke the camel’s back (Arabic)” – To reach the end of one’s patience
“To badmouth someone (West Africa)” – Say bad things about someone when they
are not present
“It goes without saying (French)”– It is obvious

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long _____ no _____”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in __ _____ again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it ___without ____that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that ____ the camel’s
____was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always _____ her friends.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long time no see”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in __ _____ again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it ___without ____that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that ____ the camel’s
____was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always _____ her friends.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long time no see”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in a nutshell again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it ___without ____that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that ____ the camel’s
____was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always _____ her friends.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long time no see”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in a nutshell again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it goes without saying that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that ____ the camel’s
____was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always _____ her friends.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long time no see”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in a nutshell again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it goes without saying that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that broke the camel’s
back was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always _____ her friends.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. She smiled and told me, “Long time no see”.
2. He finished the presentation by telling us his theory in a nutshell again.
3. Jenny’s duties as an assistant include handling her manager’s schedule and
it goes without saying that she needs to be very organized.
4. She put up with him for two decades but the straw that broke the camel’s
back was him gambling.
5. I like her but she always badmouths her friends.

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Agenda
1. Speaking
2. Vocabulary
3. Listening, Writing and Speaking
4. Reading
5. Reflect on learning

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Speaking

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Speak about your personal experience
• What is a Taboo? Can you give one example of
a taboo from your culture?

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Vocabulary

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration To bring (it) up
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration To bring (it) up
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial Casual topic
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun, pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration To bring (it) up
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial Casual topic
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
Realities
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun, pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration To bring (it) up
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial Casual topic
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
Realities
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
Common-law
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.

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casual topic (phr.) realities (noun, pl.)
appropriate (adj.) to bring (it) up (phr. verb)
sore throat (phr.) common-law (phr.)
1. Suitable or proper in the circumstances Appropriate
2. To raise a matter for discussion or consideration To bring (it) up
3. A subject that is informal and rather superficial Casual topic
4. Things that are actually experienced or seen, especially
when they are problematic.
Realities
5. Denoting a partner in a marriage created by mutual
agreement not by a civil ceremony.
Common-law
6. Pain, scratchiness or irritation of the throat that often
worsens when you swallow.
Sore throat

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Listening
Writing
Speaking

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Listening and writing exercise:
Watch this clip, take notes and make a table with 2 columns:
1) one for all the taboos the speaker lists and
2) one for the reasoning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3DjUvY1r44
Taboo Reasoning

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Share your notes with the class and
fill the table together. Discuss.
Taboo Reasoning

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Reading

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Reading
Please go to:
money-religion-politics-and-sex-canadians-share-their-taboo-
topics-860346993.html
Read the article and reflect on the following passage:
The saying goes, never discuss politics, sex or religion, but what about
money? A new national survey by FP Canada™ finds that nearly one-in-four
Canadians feel money is a taboo topic – ranking it alongside those other time-
honoured, forbidden subjects.
Source: Newswire.ca

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?

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Homework
Write two paragraphs about whom do you talk to about
money and why.
Send it to your teacher.

30. Thankyou!
Questions?
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