Extra Material 15th May

As promised here you have a video  called "The Halo Effect". You must complete the activities below. Please watch it carefully as I think it will help you a lot to understand the importance of an adequate intonation.

Also I would like you to watch this video about daily routines again:

Apart from being an excellent way to review office vocabulary as well as other related things about jobs and working (see exercise below), it is also a nice way to motivate you :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

 Video 1 

Why is it really important to pronounce with the pitch (tone) and rhythm of English?

Fill in the gaps with the words you hear in the video as in the example (number 0)

0. With millions of people to choose from finding out perfect someone…

1. …and possibly subconsciously we decide ________ we like them or not.

2. will see two very different sides of the same ______

3. …or makes them seem more positive. This ___ ______ as the halo effect.

4. …to two separate groups of very lovely ladies to _____ ____ exactly what they think…

5. I’m not ______ this “Sex and the city” types…

6. So, if you like me, ______ ______.

7. …it is the quality of the time. He is cute. What do you _______ girls?

8. The videos were identical in every way apart from his _____ and _____ _________.

9. So that was the halo effect in action. When we ____ _____ a positive characteristic…

10. …you make a judgement about a person, good or bad ____ __________…

 Video 2 

1. What does he say about getting out of bed every morning?

2. What does he do in the mornings?

3. Who does he live with? How is life with them?

4. What does he say about going to work?

5. What usual types of guys at the office does he mention?

6. How does he describe his boss? Why?

7. How does he describe himself?

8. Which routine does he mention as a boring moment?

9. What would have happened if he had done something different?

10. What saying about life does he say at the end of the video?