Do you think that the school/university you went to had a crucial impact on your personality?

How important is education in your life?

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

NO	LANGUAGE UNITS	NOTES
1.	[Bagpipes playing]	a musical instrument played especially in Scotland in which air blown into a bag is forced out through pipes to produce the sound
2.	What are the four pillars?	a very important part of a system of beliefs or ideas: One of the pillars of a civilized society must be that everyone has equal access to the legal system.
3.	the Ivy League	an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. The term Ivy League also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.
4.	It is the result of fervent dedication to principles taught here.	believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely: a fervent appeal for peace a fervent supporter of human rights
5.	preparatory school	1SESa private school in Britain for children between the ages of 8 and 13 2SESa private school in the US that prepares students for college
6.	You’ve got some big shoes to fill, young man. Your brother was one of our finest.	step into/fill somebody's shoesto do a job that someone else used to do, and do it as well as they did: It'll be hard to find someone to fill Pete's shoes.
7.	[Bell tolling]	if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died
8.	Chin up! Chin up!	= Cheer up!
9.	This is in case of his sinus es. ['saInqs]	your sinuses are the spaces in the bones of your head that are connected to the inside of your nose: blocked sinuses
10.	He looks like a stiff.	someone who you think is old-fashioned and too formal: His business tactics outraged the stiffs of the UK establishment.
11.	He’s born with his foot in his mouth.	put your foot in it especiallyBritish English put your foot in your mouth especially American English to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone: I've really put my foot in it this time. I didn't realize that was her husband!
12.	Rumour has it you did summer school.	information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true There's an unsubstantiated rumour that Eddie's bankrupt. Rumour has it that Jean's getting married again.
13.	Travesty, horror, decadence, excrement.	TRAVESTY used in order to say that something is extremely bad and is not what it is claimed to be: Their marriage was a complete travesty. DECADENCE behaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters
14.	Meeks aced Latin, I didn’t quite funk English.	ACE (AmE, INFML) to do very well in an examination, a piece of written work etc: I aced the History test. FUNK (BrE, OLD-FASHIONED) to avoid doing something because it is difficult, or because you are afraid
15.	study group
16.	Valedictorian. National Merit scholar.	AmE the student who has received the best marks all the way through school, and usually makes a speech at the graduation ceremony Established in 1955, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. NMSC conducts the National Merit^® Scholarship Program and the National Achievement^® Scholarship Program–annual competitions for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships.
17.	Trig = trigonometry
18.	extracurricular activities	extracurricular activities are not part of the course (=curriculum) that a student is doing at a school or college
19.	Drop the school annual.	= the school annual journal
20.	I am the assistant editor this year…It wouldn’t be fair!	fair situation, system, way of treating people, or judgment seems reasonable, acceptable, and right [≠ unfair]: It seems fair to give them a second chance. I can't carry on working such long hours. It's not fair on my family.
21.	Don’t you ever dispute me in public!	FML to argue or disagree with someone Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms.
22.	You know me. I’m always taking on too much.	to agree to do some work or be responsible for something: Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it.
23.	I wouldn’t lose too much sleep over it. It’s just a bunch of jerks trying to impress Nolan.	INFML someone, especially a man, who is stupid or who does things that annoy or hurt other people: I swore at him for being such a jerk.
24.	[ Chirp ing]	(BrE chirrup)if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sounds
25.	Slow down, you horrible phalanx of pubescence. [pj4'besns]	PHALANX (FML) a large group of people or things standing close together so that it is difficult to go through them
26.	You will be penalised one point off your final grade.	to punish someone or treat them unfairly: Two students were penalized very differently for the same offence.
27.	Names: Meeks Pitts	MEEK very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people: He was always so meek and mild. THE PITS (Slang) an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst: eg. When you're alone, Christmas is the pits.
28.	a stanza of a poem	a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem
29.	Invincible, just like you feel.	too strong to be destroyed or defeated: an invincible army Young athletes think of themselves as invincible.
30.	The world is your oyster.	used to tell someone that they can achieve whatever they want
31.	You can hear them whisper their legacy to you.	something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time The invasion left a legacyof hatred and fear. a legacy from the colonial period
32.	Big alums. How’d you swing that?	(AmE, INFML) a former student of a school, college etc: a Crawford High alum
33.	Anything’s better than Hell-ton’s hash. – I’ll second that.	TO HASH (INFML) to do something very badly: I made a real hash of my exams. SECOND to formally support a suggestion made by another person in a meeting: second a motion/proposal/amendment etc
34.	He’s the spitting image of his father.	to look exactly like someone else
35.	Like father like son.	used to say that a boy behaves like his father, especially when this behaviour is bad
36.	You’ve been hogging it all day.	(INFML) to keep, use, or have all of something that should be shared: How much longer are you going to hog the bathroom? He's been hogging the limelight (=having all the attention, praise etc).
37.	This is a war. The casualties can be your hearts and souls.	someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war: Our aim is to reduce road casualties. civilian casualties (=people who are not soldiers who are injured or killed)
38.	You will learn to savour words and language.	1.to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something: She sipped her wine, savouring every drop. 2. to fully enjoy a time or experience: She savoured her few hours of freedom. He hesitated, savouring the moment.
39.	These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.	when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something in a determined way [↪ pursue] the pursuit of liberty and happiness People are having to move to other areas in pursuit of work.
40.	I never pegged you as a cynic.	to believe or say that someone has a particular type of character, or that a situation has particular qualities: I'd hadhim pegged asa troublemaker.
41.	“Show me the heart Unfettered by foolish dreams…”	(FML) not restricted by laws or rules: unfettered economic activity
42.	Dead poets dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life.	the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones [= bone marrow]
43.	Spirits soared, women swooned and gods were created…	if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful: Adam's smile senther spirits soaring. SWOON (OLD-FASHIONED) to fall to the ground because you have been affected by an emotion or shock [= faint]
44.	Thank you for this stroll down amnesia lane.	TO STROLL to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way: We were strolling along, laughing and joking. They went for a strollin the park.
45.	You know how many demerits we’re talking?	(AmE) a mark showing that a student has behaved badly at school [↪ merit]
46.	Cut out that racket in there.	(INFML) a loud noise: The old machine used to makean awful racket.
47.	It’s like trying to light a swamp.	land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water
48.	.. To put to rout all that was not life…	(=defeat somebody completely)
49.	“He had a wife The plague of his life Who continually got his goat…”	the plagueMIa very infectious disease that produces high fever and swollen places on the body, and often leads to death, especiallybubonic plague [↪ Black Death]: The plague caused 100,000 deaths in London alone in the 1600s. GET SMB’S GOAT (SP, INFML) to make someone extremely annoyed
50.	“To strive, to seek, to find And not to yield …”	to make a great effort to achieve something I was still striving to be successful. We must continue to strive for greater efficiency.
51.	You twerp.	INFML a person who you think is stupid or annoying
52.	Morose?	bad-tempered, unhappy, and silent: Daniel seems very morose and gloomy. He stared morosely at the floor.
53.	Language was developed for one endeavour, and that is… to woo women!	ENDEAVOUR (FML)an attempt to do something new or difficult: Theymade every endeavourto find the two boys. Despite ourbest endeavours, we couldn't start the car. WOO to make smb fall for you, make them like you: I’m goin’ to woo her! I need to woo her! Why can't I woo her?
54.	“Is this a dagger I see before me?”	a short pointed knife used as a weapon
55.	the main course (of a meal)	(Guess)
56.	“…And you can pick your teeth with a little paw.” *toothpick	DFto remove bits of food from between your teeth with your finger or a small pointed object *pick your noseto remove mucus from your nose with your finger: Don't pick your nose!
57.	You must strive to find your own voice.	(see above)
58.	Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.	DESPERATE willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger: I had no money left and was desperate. Time was running out and we weregetting desperate. She resorted to stealing food out of desperation.
59.	Don’t just walk off the edge like lemmings, look around you.	a small animal that looks like a rat. Lemmings are known for following each other in large numbers and killing themselves by jumping off cliffs into the sea.
60.	Dare to strike out and find new ground.	to begin a course of action
61.	Open tryouts.	(AmE) a time when people who want to be in a sports team, activity etc are tested, so that the best can be chosen [= trial British English ]: baseball tryouts
62.	Being in a club means being stirred up by things. You look about as stirred up as a cesspool.	TO STIR to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction: Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers. The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. CESSPOOL (=CESSPIT)a large hole or container under the ground in which waste from a building, especially from the toilets, is collected
63.	There is nothing you can do about it. So you can just butt out.	used to tell someone rudely that you do not want them to be involved in a conversation or situation: This has nothing to do with you, so just butt out!
64.	Don’t be immature.	someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger - used to show disapproval [≠ mature; = childish]: He forgave his son's immature behaviour.
65.	Sport is a chance to have other human beings push us to excel.	to do something very well, or much better than most people: Rick has always excelled at foreign languages.
66.	Line up single file.	(Guess)
67.	Time to inherit the earth.	“The meek shall inherit the earth” (the Bible): A saying adapted from the Sermon on the Mount. The saying implies that those who forgo worldly power will be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven.
68.	Sounds to me like you’re daunted.	TO DAUNT to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something: He feltutterly dauntedby the prospect of moving to another country. Don't be daunted by all the technology.
69.	Poetry can come from anything with the stuff of revelation in it.	an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God: His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.
70.	You don’t get away that easy.	to avoid something that is difficult or unpleasant for you, or something that limits what you can do in some way: I needed to get away from the pressures of work. There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact).
71.	Say the first thing that pops into your head, even if it’s gibberish.	something you write or say that has no meaning, or is very difficult to understand [= nonsense]: You're talking gibberish!
72.	His hands reach out and choke me.	if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly: I felt as if there was a weight on my chest, choking me. The smoke was choking me.
73.	Attaboy, Pittsy, inhale deeply.	INFML Word given when you do a damn good job.
74.	Knock it off!	INFML = Stop it.
75.	Did you bring the earplugs?	a small piece of rubber that you put inside your ear to keep out noise or water
76.	No grades at stake, gentlemen.	if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful: They have to win the contract - thousands of jobs are at stake. National pride is at stake in next week's game against England.
77.	He was taking his time.	a)to do something slowly or carefully without hurrying: Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well. b)to do something more slowly than seems reasonable: You're taking your time with the lab tests. We need the results now.
78.	I didn’t bring them here to ridicule them. I brought them up here to illustrate the point of conformity.	behaviour that obeys the accepted rules of society or a group, and is the same as that of most other people: We must act in conformity with local regulations.
79.	a herd	1. a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together [↪ flock] 2. PSpeople generally, especially when thought of as being easily influenced by others: You have to be an individual; it's no use running with the herd. the herd instinct (=the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does)
80.	That has made all the difference.	to have an important effect or influence on something or someone: Having a good teacher hasmade all the difference for Alex (=had an important influence).
81.	courtyard	an open space that is completely or partly surrounded by buildings: the castle courtyard
82.	You are underestimating the value of this desk set.	to think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is [≠ overestimate]: We underestimated how long it would take to get there. Never underestimate the power of the press.
83.	ferreting out the guilty person…	(AmE) to find and usually get rid of someone who is causing a problem: The new program is meant to ferret out problem cops.
84.	expulsion from this school *to expel	the act of stopping someone from going to the school where they were studying or from being part of the organization where they worked: The headmaster threatened the boys with expulsion.
85.	Wipe that smirk off your face.	to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else's bad luck or think you are better than other people: The boys tried not to smirk.
86.	Your reprimand made quite an impression, I am sure.	TO REPRIMAND to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong [↪ scold, tell off]: The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty.
87.	That was a pretty lamestunt you pulled today.	LAME boring or not very good [= poor]: A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame. the company's lame performance PULL A STUNT to do something that is silly or that is slightly dangerous: Next time you pull a stunt like that don't expect me to get you out of trouble.
88.	You’re siding with Mr. Nolan?	to support or argue against a person or group in a quarrel, fight etc (side with/against): Frank sided with David against their mother.
89.	You will not let me down.	to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do: The worst feeling is having let our fans down.
90.	It’s part of the monastic oath.	formal and very serious promise: Servicemen have to swear an oath of loyalty to their country.
91.	He’ll tell me that acting’s a whim.	a sudden feeling that you would like to do or have something, especially when there is no important or good reason: At work they are at the whim of the boss. Their father had always indulged her every whim. He appeared and disappeared at whim.
92.	I’m trapped.	to be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape: Julia felt trapped in her role of wife and mother.
93.	virility [vq'rIlqtI]	the typically male quality of being strong, brave, and full of energy - used to show approval
94.	We’ll sneak away as soon as it’s over.	to go somewhere secretly and quietly in order to avoid being seen or heard [= creep]: They sneaked off without paying! She snuck out of the house once her parents were asleep.
95.	You are so infuriating.	very annoying: The infuriating thing is that he is always right.
96.	You are defying us.	to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do [↪ defiance]: people who openly defy the law
97.	Cameron’s a fink.	(AmE, INFML, OLD-FASHIONED) someone who tells the police, a teacher, or a parent when someone else breaks a rule or a law
98.	They need a scapegoat.	someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault: She believed she had been madea scapegoatfor what happened.
99.	He’s a rat!	someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you: But you promised to help us, you rat!
100.	There’ re not after us.	to be looking for someone or something: That boy's always in trouble - the police are after him again.

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http://en.wikipedia.org
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DISCUSSION:

1) What is the role of tradition in our life? Is it only positive, or can it be negative as well? Do you think it has changed throughout human history?

2) Do you think Welton was a good school? Were the boys happy in it?

3) What is poetry? What does Mr. Keating say about poetry and language? Do you agree with him? Do you read and enjoy poetry? Why (not)?

4) What did Mr. Keating want the boys to learn in his classes?

5) What lesson did each of the boys learn from Mr. Keating?

6) What were the principles of the Dead Poets Society? Which of them would you like to put into practice in your own life?

7) What do you think of Neil’s death? Was it inevitable? Who was to blame for what happened to Neil?

8) Do you agree that Mr. Keating was only a scapegoat? Why did the boys salute to him at the end of the film?

9) What do you think happened to the boys after Mr. Keating left the school?

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