Obituary: Captain Sir Tom Moore, a hero who gave a nation hope

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Eventually

Likely/ unlikely

To suffer (from something)

To stare (at someone/ something)

To be surrounded by (something)

To last

To struggle (with something/ to do something)

Unbearable

Stubborn

Barely

A bruise

To raise money

To turn 100

Nasty

To trigger (something)

Scattered

Blunt

To set out (to do something)

Perilous

To inch

Lashing rain

To turn the tide

To waver

To be knighted

A poisoned chalice

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1. Why did Captain Tom become famous in the UK?

2. What do you know about his upbringing?

3. What do you know about his love life?

4. How did Captain Tom live his life when he got older?

5. ‘When I was 12, I didn’t have any passions similar to Captain Tom’s passion for motorbikes.’ Is this true for you?

6. ‘Generally speaking, getting promoted in the army or in any job is a bad thing because it comes with greater responsibility.’ Do you agree?

7. ‘Teaching children about the Second World War is pointless because it happened so long ago.’ Do you agree?

8. ‘Everyone in the UK should donate extra money to the NHS.’ Do you agree?

9. ‘The healthcare system in my country is flawless.’ Do you agree?

10. ‘The UK has the best healthcare system in the world.’ Do you agree?

11. ‘In my country, we don’t do enough to recognise the work of our veterans.’ Is this true for you?

12. ‘Generally speaking, society is not good at choosing its heroes.’ Do you agree?

13. ‘People only give money to charity to make themselves feel better, not because they actually care about other people.’ Do you agree?

14. ‘The UK government should spend taxpayers money to help poorer nations.’ Do you agree?

15. ‘I wouldn’t like to be famous like Captain Tom.’ Is this true for you?