- •Unit 1 art or entertainment? lead-in
- •1 Discuss the following questions.
- •2 Complete the text using the words and phrases given. A charge on the National cuLture
- •3 Vocabulary Work
- •6 Use the words and phrases which you heard in the listening to complete the sentences below. (The sentences are not connected with text!)
- •7 Speaking points .
- •Snatched from northern climes
- •12 Panel discussion
- •13 Read the following text. The Museum Wars
- •14 Answer the following questions and sum up the information provided in the text.
- •15 Vocabulary
- •16 Projects and presentation skills
- •If you are curious for the Sample Presentation, this is a very interesting site of Coca Cola Museum http://www.Woccatlanta.Com/
- •Part 3
- •17 Read the text, summarize it and render Part 1 into English. The maximum length for the task is 300 words. What parts would you divide the text into?
- •Музей: искусство или развлечение?
- •18 Role-play
- •Unit 2 global issues lead-in
- •1 Discuss the following questions.
- •2 Complete the text using the words and phrases given. The legacy of the baby boom in australia
- •3 In the text find the information as referring to
- •5 Vocabulary Work
- •6 Summary Writing
- •7 Listening 1
- •8 Speaking
- •Part 1
- •The other population crisis
- •10 Summarize what each whole paragraph is about and write a paragraph heading and a summarizing sentence for each paragraph.
- •11 Panel discussion
- •12 Read the following text. Unlikely boomtowns?
- •14 Complete the sentences with the underlined words from the text. Suggest synonyms for them or explain them.
- •16 What are the implications of the following sentences. Translate underlined phrases.
- •18 Projects and presentation skills
- •Part 3
- •19 Read the following article and render it into English The maximum length for the task is 300 words. Make use of the words form Tasks 13, 14,15. Город для людей
- •20 Role-play
- •Unit 3 science approach lead-in
- •2 Complete the text using the words and phrases given.
- •Killer blow
- •3 Find the linking words used in the text. Study the way they organize the structure of the text.
- •5 Listening 1
- •Part 1
- •7 Read these comments about space exploration and discuss how far you agree with each opinion.
- •8 Read the following text. Exploration through the ages
- •9 Complete the sentences, summing and paraphrasing the information in the text.
- •Part 2
- •14 Read the text and complete the tasks that follow it. Science vs. Pseudoscience
- •Vocabulary work
- •16 For the words 1-7 find the appropriate definitions a-f.
- •17 Complete the following sentences using words from the above right column.
- •18 Define five factors why pseudoscience may cause problems for the society.
- •19 Summing up - Make a direct comparison: Science vs. Pseudoscience.
- •20 Panel discussion
- •Part 3
- •21 Read the text, summarize and render it into English. The maximum length for the task is 300 words. Интернет. Дефрагментация мозга
- •22 Panel discussion
22 Panel discussion
What points of the above article would you challenge?
Read the following statements about positive and negative aspects of Internet.
Which statement would you support or challenge?
Positive
More opportunities to explore the subject you want to study, because of the many and varied materials available in the net.
A student becomes global, so he/she won't limit his/her knowledge to one book, or a little of the experiences only.
Research works becomes faster.
It increases inquisitiveness in children, thus creating better interests in studies
Negative
Because of the many given choices, there is the tendency for one to get confused, esp. that not all that is in the net are official and true.
Fewer visits to the library and less scanning of (real) books, so it looses the love for genuine reading.
One can get distracted by chatting, too much information, unreliable sources.
It is very difficult to monitor the internet usage very closely, this leaves a scope of children being lured into harmful stuff like pornography.
Giving children quick stuff like internet may remove their intrest in libraries and reading printed books.
Think of your arguments and share your ideas on the following Points.
The Internet users’ opinion about the positive and negative aspects of the Internet
Internet blogging sites Livejournal, Facebook, Odnoklassniki, V Kontakte - controversies and criticism (moral issues, topic discussed, security aspects)
The news coverage in the Internet – bias or objectivity, sensationalism or appeal to human instincts?
Advertising, commercials in the Internet. Useful or aggressive?
Getting ready for the discussions, put down your arguments.
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