Fancy Pants: Activities
Here are some fun activities to help you learn new words. They are not tests!
American word for trousers? Same jacket & trousers? How much do you understand? All the information you need is found in Fancy Pants & Fancy Pants Verdict.
Exercise
Vocabulary The judge called the $65 million lost-trousers lawsuit frivolous. A frivolous lawsuit is not serious and has no merit.Watch the Scottish-American comedian, Craig Ferguson, and and answer the questions below.Ferguson is talking about frivolous court cases. He mentions suing different organisations. To sue someone is to take out a lawsuit against them.
Writing Classroom activities 1. Role play the following scenes: a) The court case. A prosecution lawyer gives the case for the Roy Pearson: the defence lawyer for Custom Cleaners replies. Possible roles: Prosecution and defence lawyers, Judge, Roy Pearson, members of the Chung family.b) A television debate involving Roy Pearson and the family running Custom Cleaners. Possible roles: various members of the Chung family, Roy Pearson, the television presenter.