Unit 1. ARE YOU HAPPY AT SCHOOL? IS YOUR SCHOOL LIFE INTERESTING?
Цели: учебная – развитие умения читать и говорить на основе прочитанного;
Развивающая – развитие способности к догадке по аналогии с родным языком, к узнаванию, сравнению и сопоставлению;
Воспитательная – формирование потребности и способности понимать образ жизни и поведение зарубежных сверстников;
At the beginning of the autumn term there are a lot of notices (объявлений) on the school notice board. Here are some from Hazel Grove High School.
- Have you tried judo?
- Do you want to be a star?
- Join our clubs and teams!
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Last year classes were very popular. Interested?
Well, put your name down.
Your name:
Come to our Drama Club on Friday, 4 p. m.
Art
Orchestra
Chess
Football
Cricket
Music
Computer
September
Fri. 15 Visit to Oxford 4 p. m.
Mon. 18 Outing to the Theatre 5 p. m.
Tue. 26 School choir concert 6 p. m.
Wed. 27 Sports Day 9 p. m.
October
Thu. 13 Geography Field Trip 3 p. m.
Wed 19 History Outing to Warwick Castle 3 p. m.
Mon. 24 Motor Race 4 p. m.
Fri. 28 Tennis Competition 5 p.m.
- ACTIVITIES
- What notice is it?
- The Calendar of Events shows when the children can do certain activities. When are the following activities?
- a tennis competition
- an outing to the theatre
- a choir concert
- a motor race.
- Use the right preposition.
a) The classes of the club are very popular.
b) You can come to the club on Friday in the afternoon.
c) You can join sport teams.
d) You can join Art and Music clubs.
a) There will be a Sports Day … September.
b) We’ll have tennis competition … the 15th … October.
c) Motor Race starts … 4 p. m. .
d) We went … an outing … the Theatre.
Unit 2.WHAT ARE YOU GOOD AT? IS YOUR LIFE UNDER PRESSURE?
Kristin Thompson from the book ‘Second Chance’ by Kate William was good at tennis.
Kristin Thompson was sitting alone in the library. Lunch hour was almost over, and she still hadn’t begun her English essay. The essay always took a lot of work, and with her tennis schedule, Kristine didn’t have enough time to the paper. So it was better to start early.
The library door opened, and Shelley Novak came in. When the door opened, Kristin could hear people in the hallway. Kristin suddenly wished she had friends with whom she could talk and laugh.
But time was too valuable. Kristin always ate quickly, then hurried to the library to work. If she socialized (=spent time with other people) during lunch hour, she lost an hour in practice after school
And Kristine knew she couldn’t change her strict schedule if she wanted to be a pro. She was up every morning at six to jog. And then when school was over she hurried back on her bike to the tennis club to practice with her private coach (тренер) until (=till) dinner. Kristin didn’t even get around to her homework until eight–thirty or nine, and she had to be in bed at ten thirty. Her schedule didn’t leave a lot of time for having fun. But if you want to be a pro, you have to lead that kind of life.
Shelley came over to Kristin’s table to look something up in the dictionary. “You are Kristin Thompson, right? The tennis champion?”
Kristin felt shy. “That’s me,” she said simply.
“I’m Shelley Novak. I’m on the girls’ basketball team. I’m a sports fanatic, and I’m already reading about you in the sports pages.”
“The Avery Cup tournament (турнир) is coming up,” Kristin said. “I guess that’s an important tournament for you. I hope you win,” Shelley said. “ Do you feel like you’re under a lot of pressure (давление)?”
“Well, sort of,” Kristine agreed. “ It always is with a serious sport. It must be the same with basketball, she added.
“Well, it’s a little different, because I don’t want to be a pro basketball player. I don’t think I could handle (справиться) all the pressure. But I really admire you, Kristine.”
“Thanks, Kristine said. She had always said that tennis was her whole life. But sometimes she felt she would give (отдала бы) anything in the world not to be under so much pressure, to be like everybody else. Sometimes she wished she would exchange all her prises for a normal life; to go out on dates, to parties, or simply hang out with friends at school instead of spending every single minute of her life practicing.
ACTIVITIES:
- Comprehension questions:
- Where was Kristin sitting?
- Why did she come to the library?
- Could Kristine change her schedule? Why?
- Who was Shelley Novak?
- What was her favourite sport?
- Did she want to be a pro?
- What was Kristin’s opinion on her sports life?
- MATCH THE PHRASES:
- TRUE OR FALSE:
1. to be over вставать с постели
2. come in искать в словаре
3. to be up околачиваться
4. get around to приблизиться
5. come over появляться с кем–то
6. go out найти время (для)
7. hang out искать
8. look up происходить
9. come up завершиться
1.Kristine was sitting in her dinning–room and eating her lunch.
2.At that time her friends came in.
3.Kristin’s schedule was strict and she had little time for fun.
4.Shelley was a basketball player.
5.Shelley admired Kristin as a player.
6.Kristin didn’t want to be under pressure sometimes she wanted to live like other girls.
- FIND THE ODD WORD OUT:
- quickly, early, library, simply, suddenly
- sport, champion, tennis, coach, friend
- laugh, opened, wished, practiced, changed
- basketball, football, golf, club, judo
- MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE TEXT.
UNIT 3. READING LESSON. DO YOU TAKE PART IN CHARITY EVENTS?
Christmas is a time for charity. It’s also a time when families come together. Charlie and Janet are the characters of a story from the ‘Catch’ magazine. They were the organisers of the Christmas charity concert.
Charlie was nervous about the concert. He was worried because at the beginning of the evening he had to make a short speech (речь). So as they waited at the bus stop, he asked Janet, “Do you mind if I practise my speech?” “No,” said Janet. “I’d love to hear it.”
Charlie took a deep breath (глубоко вздохнул) and began: “ We’re here this evening because we want to raise money to help animals. Animals have rights (права), just like us. We believe that meat is murder (убийство). We believe that fur coats are a crime (преступление) against nature. If you don’t eat meat, if you hate fur (мех), join us and help animals everywhere– show sympathy.” Charlie looked at Janet. “ Well,” he said, “what do you think?” “ I think it’s a brilliant speech,” she said. “Tomorrow will be a great success. Don’t worry!”
At the dinner table, Janet said, “I’m going to a concert tomorrow, Grannie.” “What’s that?” asked her grandmother.
Janet was very fond of her grandmother, although it was often difficult to have a conversation with her because she was a bit deaf (глухая).
“A CONCERT!” shouted Janet. “I’M GOING TO A CONCERTTOMORROW. IT’S OUR CHARITY. WE’RE RAISING MONEY TO HELP ANIMALS.”
“A charity concert?” said her grandmother. “That’s nice. Perhaps I’ll come with you tomorrow.”
“BUT GRUNNIE,” shouted Janet, “IT’S NOT YOUR TYPE OF MUSIC.”
“I’m sorry, dear,” said Janet’s grandmother. “I can’t hear you.”
ACTIVITIES:
- COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
- Charlie was nervous about the concert, wasn’t he?
- Why was he nervous?
- What was his speech about?
- What did Janet think about his speech?
- Who had a grandmother?
- Why was it difficult to speak with her
- Did grandmother want to go to the concert too?
- Was Janet glad to hear that?
- USE THE CORRECT WORDS FROM THE LIST. THERE IS AN EXTRA WHICH YOU DON’T NEED TO USE.
- As they waited at the bus stop Charlie … his speech.
- You can join and … animals everywhere.
- We are raising … to the disco.
- I’ll go to the … tomorrow.
- Every year … events are held in our school.
- WHAT’S THE WORD:
- mother’s mother
- a place where you wait a bus
- person who can’t hear well
- synonym of “ to start”
- antonym of “easy”
- MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE TEXT.
Help money practise concert music charity