LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSWORD OF THE YEAR 2023 REVEALED
LinguaHouse
Dec. 12, 2023
Level: Mixed Levels (B1-B2, B2-C1 and C1-C2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Breaking News; Languages; People and Places; Society and Change; Useful Vocabulary; Colloquialisms and Slang; Confusing Words; Describing a Language; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 12/12/2023
In this lesson, students will find out what the Word of the Year is, according to Oxford University Press. They will hear a news report with the background of the decision, then read an article on the history of the election, as well as other past winners. They will also look at portmanteaus or words formed by parts of other words. They will then play a fun game of Find Someone Who… and end by discussing questions on the topic (by Edward Alden).
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- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English (L4).
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English (L5).
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English (L6).
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English (L4).
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English (L5).
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English (L6).
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English (L4).
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English (L5).
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English (L6).
- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audios (Am/Br English).
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Newsreader: Oxford University Press has chosen its Word of the Year for 2023. After a fierce competition, the winner is … rizz! That word might not mean much to you if you’re not from Gen Z, but it’s all over the Internet. It is believed to come from the word charisma, and it means ‘charm or romantic appeal’. Apart from being used as a noun, it can also be turned into a verb, to rizz up, which means to attract someone.
Rizz was one of eight other participants chosen by language experts. Around 30,000 people voted online for their favorite word in different categories. Oxford linguists then chose the big winner. The other competitors this year included Swiftie, the name given to a fan of Taylor Swift; situationship, which is a romantic relationship not considered to be formal; and beige flag, a term used to suggest a partner is boring.
Rizz started to be used around 2022, but it only became viral after an interview with actor Tom Holland, who plays Spiderman, in which he claimed to have “no rizz whatsoever”. Casper Grathwohl, the president of Oxford Languages, believes the word became popular because it’s fun to say and, well, it has rizz!
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/word-of-the-year-2023-revealed. Accessed on December 18, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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