Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
- In what ways do people judge others by their external appearance?
- How can those situations have a negative impact?
- In what ways does judging a person by their external appearance have value?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have a 15-minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| prejudice | (n) preconceived opinion not based on the fact She formed a prejudice against him without getting to know him. |
| appearance | (n) the way someone looks She loved her own appearance so much that she carried a mirror around with her at all times. |
| external | (adj) belonging to the outer surface They didn’t go in because of the ugly external walls of the building. |
| shallow | (adj) not using serious thought Since he never put forth an effort, they considered him to be shallow. |
| conclude | (v) arrive at a decision You need to know the facts before you can conclude something. |
| predispose | (v) make someone inclined to a particular behavior She was predisposed to like him since he was so nice to her. |
| frighten away | (expression) scare someone off His grumpiness frightened away the children. |
| give off | (expression) behave in a way that makes others think of you in a certain way She gave off an unpleasant character of being too uptight. |
| hold over | (expression) have a grudge against someone She wanted to hold over his previous comments on him. |
| deck out | (expression) dress or decorate in a special way With the party that evening, the ballroom was decked out in the most beautiful flowers. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Outer beauty pleases the eye. Inner beauty captivates the heart.”
― Mandy Hale
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