KEY VOCAB to learn for Orals - 12AB

Science and Technology



Cultural Diversity

Interesting Articles to read before Term 2 IB Oral and Mock

Cultural Diversity: 

Positive Discrimination?
LGBT School in Manchester

LGBT School in Manchester

Diversity/equality and Quotas

Lack of diversity at British Universities

Feminism and Quotas

Gender differences

Differences between Male and Female brain

Gender branding in books


Science and Technology

Is modern society bad for our brains?

Health and Body Image

Health and Body image Vocab

1)What is the tone of this article? Find a quote which best shows this and analyse the language.

2)What do the existence of these apps reveal about our society and our ideas about image?

3)At the end of the first column, it says “… to let somebody cut away at them with a knife until all the parts that are unacceptable to society had been sucked out or lopped clean off”,  what type of language is used here? To what effect?

4)What do you think about the fact that page 3 girls(topless female models in British tabloid papers like The Sun) still exist in the 21st century? Justify your opinion.

The conditionals

• The Zero Conditional:
  (if + present simple, ... present simple)
  If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

• The First Conditional:
  (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
  If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.
• PRACTICE

• The Second Conditional:
  (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
  If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
• Practice

• The Third Conditional
  (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
  If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.
• PRACTICE

Term 2 - Selectividad Root words and how to write a good essay

Root Words Selectividad

Question Formation Selectividad

How to write a good essay For your Written Assignment:

Essays are not distinguished by any particularly strong features of physical layout or format, but rather by a distinctive organisation of ideas.

Basic Format

-stated sense of purpose / aim : an effective and clear introduction to the issue or question

-introduction + conclusion : these should effectively embody the 'sense of purpose'

-clear organisation : both in terms of the individual steps of the argument, and in terms of the overall pattern of the argument.

-clear and appropriate paragraphing : emphasising the logical steps of the argument

-Lots of connectives

Approach

Øregister - consistent and formal

Ørange of aspects considered - There should be a sense that different arguments are explored – if only to disagree with some of them. Actual balance between, say Pro & Con, will depend on the task specified.

Introductory phrases

•Nowadays/ Recently, there is widespread concern about …

•Not only do I think (one idea) but I also think (a different idea)

•Throughout history, there has been …

•History has been littered with examples of …

•In the past there has been many examples of …

•In the (near) future, maybe there will be

•Despite (+noun OR + gerund)

e.g.   Despite the protests …

  Despite hating protests …

•It is a vital/ critical/ crucial/ fundamental/ essential/ key  problem or issue in society

•The relevance of/the awareness of this issue is crucial because

•Clearly, it is inevitable/unavoidable/inescapable to be concerned about this issue

•As an engaged/ informed/ educated/ thoughtful/ critical citizen, it is …

Connectives

1) To add: and, furthermore, in addition, what is more, to add, moreover

2) To contrast: but, although, though, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless, yet, whereas, while
3) To give reason: because, since, due to, as, owing to, because of
4) To give a result: therefore, consequently, so, as a result
5)To show sequence: firstly, secondly, finally, lastly, last but not least
6) To summarise/ conclude: to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, in summary, in short, to conclude

Powerful verbs

•To impact upon/ to affect

•To give rise to …

•To raise awareness  of …

•To give weight to …

•To urge/to encourage

•To retaliate

•To initiate

•To trigger/to spark (something)

•To cost lives

•To take steps towards

•To reach an agreement

•To be declared independent

•To seek/strive for independence

•To solve/ resolve

•To take into account

Linking phrases

•… culminated in… (ended in …)

•…resulted in…

•… led to ….

•… was caused by …

•…was said to be …

•…is still thought to be…

Summarising

- Taking all this into account, it is clear that ...
- All in all, ...
- To sum, this crucial issue needs to be dealt with by implementing ...
- In conclusion, the facts suggest that ...