Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

Unit three

Modern Houses

Glossary

an outdoor area attic

balcony ballroom bathroom bedroom block of flats bungalow caravan cellar

chest of drawers chimney corridor

cottage desk

detached house dining room dome

door façade fence garage garden gate

go shopping hall homeless

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homesick

household chores

houseproud housework hut

igloo kennel kitchen living room lounge

make the bed mow the lawn palace

roof security

semi-detached house shelf

skyscraper stairs teepee terrace wash the car

wash the dishes wash the laundry water the plants window sill

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Unit four	Holidays and Celebrations
Lesson one	Holidays
Speaking

1.Work in pairs. Look at these US holidays then answer the questions.

1.What do you know about each holiday?

2.When do people have fireworks in your country? 3.When do you have a special family meal?

4.Is there a special day for people in love?

Example: A: I think,some people have a picnic on Independence Day . B : Yes, usually they also watch fireworks.

Independence Day

Thanksgiving Day

Valentine‘s Day

2.Match the U.S. holiday with dates. Then listen and check your answer.

Halloween	January1
Independence Day	February 14
Mother‘s Day	The second Sunday in May
New Year‘s Day	July 4
New Year‘s Eve	October 31
Thanksgiving	The fourth Thursday in November
Valentine‘s Day	December 31

3. In pairs discuss these questions. Then make the same table with the holidays in your country.

1.What do you know about these holidays?

2.Do you have similar holidays in your country?

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3.When are they observed?

4.What‘s the most important holiday in your country?

Reading

4.Read the following passage and answer the questions.

1.What British holidays do you know?

2.Which holidays do you think are the most popular in Great Britain?

3.Which holidays do you think are the most popular in the United States?

4.What‘s the difference between a holiday and a vacation? Are these words synonymous?

People in every culture celebrate holidays. The word holiday literally means holy day. It doesn‘t mean that all holidays are religious. Most of them are not, but they are commemorative in nature and in origin. Holiday is the general word for the period in the year when a person does not work. Americans call it vacation. Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday and Late Summer Bank Holiday are public holidays in England. Americans share three national holidays with many countries: Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, and New Year‟s Day. Eight other holidays are uniquely American (although some of them have counterparts in other nations). Some celebrations, customs and legends associated with holidays are pagan in origin. Some are linked to worshiping seasons.

5.What information can you add to your answers? Work with a partner.

Vocabulary

6. Match each word or phrase in column A with a meaning in column B. Use a dictionary.

A		B
1 Easter n	a)	bringing back to life
2 commemorate v	b)	to show great respect, admiration
3 bonfire n	c)	a plant with small white fruits
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4 worship v	d) the yearly feast-day when Christians remember
	the death of Christ and his return to life
5 mistletoe n	e) to show that a day or event is important by
	doing something special
6 resurrection n	f) to put or cause (someone, oneself, or something)
	to go under water, usually for a limited time
7 pagan n	g) said by children who visit people‘s houses on
	Halloween and threaten to play trick on people
	who do not give them sweats
8 toffee( apples) n	h) related to any religion that is not one of the
	main religions of the world
9 dunk for v	i) sticky sweet made with sugar
10 trick or treat v	j) outdoor fire for burning rubbish or as a
	celebration
11 lent	k) to have existed since a particular time in the
	past
12 date back	l) period before Easter

7. Complete these sentences using the vocabulary words. Share your answer with a partner.

1)______ is a festival that occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring.

2) In Christian countries Easter is the religious holiday commemorating the ______

of Jesus Christ. 3) It is at the end of ______, during which some people give up eating meat in preparation for the highest ______ of the church year. 4) On Easter Sunday, families and friends exchange chocolate eggs. This custom ______ ______

to ancient times when Egyptians and Persians used to ______ ______ in bright

colors to represent the sunlight of	spring and give them to friends as a symbol of
renewed life.

Listening : “Mistletoe” by Walter de la Mare

8.Listen to the song and fill in the missing words.

Sitting under the ____________

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(Pale – green, fairy mistletoe), One last _________ burning low, All the sleepy ________ gone, Shadows lurking everywhere:

Someone came, and _______ me there.

_________ I was; my head would go

_________ under the mistletoe (Pale – green, fairy mistletoe),

No footstop came, no voice, but only,

Just as I sat there, _______ , ________

Stooped in the still and _______ ________

_______ _________ and kissed me there.

Listen to the song again and check your answer. What impression do they make

on you?

Grammar: First conditional

Read the rules and examples to them.

Use the First Conditional to ask about possible situation in the future.

If +subject + Present Simple +object, subject + will + verb infinitive +

object.

Will +subject + verb infinitive + object, if + subject + present tense +object?

We don‟t use will in the “if clause”

If I pass my exams, I‟ll get a diploma.

Not: If I‟ll pass my exams, I get a diploma.

Note: The “if clause” can come first or second.

I‟ll get a diploma if I pass my exams.

When “if clause” is first, we need a comma at the end of the clause.

If he doesn‘t work harder, he will fail his exams.

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9. Look at the table below and make"if sentences"using one word from each

column in your note book. Then give your sentences to a partner, who must

finish them.

Example: A: If my mum misses the bus,.........

B: If my mum misses the bus, my dad will have to pick her up.

		mum	miss	the	bus
		sister	lose	his	keys
	my	brother	forget	her	money
If	I	aunt	feel		passport
		dad	get	better	ticket
		uncle	remember		homework
				my	birthday

10. Make up conditional sentences with these beginnings as much as possible:

Example: f I pass all my exams, I‘ll go on a holiday. If I go on holiday, I‘ll spend all

my money. If I spend all my money,...........................

1.If I pass all my exams, ………….

2.If I win the lottery, ………………

3.If it‘s sunny tomorrow, …………..

4.If I have a free afternoon, …………..

5.If they are happy...........................

11. Match the second halves of the tips from a travel guide (a–i) giving advice to tourists visiting a city with the beginning of each sentence (1–8). Write the letters of the correct sentence endings in the spaces.

0	If you book accommodation early,	a. you might like to climb to the top of
		the cathedral tower.
1	If you get lost in the city,
		b. you should be able to get tickets
2	If you visit the Central Museum,	easily.
3	If you want to go to the opera,	c .some of the tourist attractions might
		not be open.
4	If you go to the market,
		d. don‘t panic.
5	If you want to avoid the crowds,
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		e. you shouldn‘t have to queue at
6	If you buy a tourist pass,	museums and art galleries.
7	If you feel energetic one day,	f. you might find some good souvenirs.
8	If you come here in the winter,	g. go straight to the third floor.
		h. don‘t come at the height of the
		tourist season.
		i. you shouldn‘t have difficulty getting
		a good hotel

Writing: a descriptive composition

12.Describing your favourite holiday.

1.What makes a holiday special for you?

2.Summarize the main points of your favourite holiday

Communication

13.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. What will you do if:

1.you can‘t sleep tonight?

2.it rains all weekend?

3.you can‘t do your homework

4.you feel ill tomorrow?

5.there is nothing good on TV this evening.

Example: -What will you do if you can‟t sleep tonight? - I‟ll read a book

Independent assignment.

1. Choose five words from the text. Use a dictionary to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. Search the Internet and find more information about holidays. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) at the next lesson.

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Unit Four	Holidays and Celebrations
Lesson two	Thanksgiving in the USA

1.Look at the picture and discuss together with your partner?

1.What do you know about Thanksgiving Day?

2.How do American people celebrate this day?

3.Why is Thanksgiving important for them?

4.Do people celebrate it in your country?

5.Do you have a similar holiday or festival in your country?

2.In pairs, guess which activities below is mentioned in the text.

watching sport

eating a big meal

watching a parade

shopping

volunteering for charity work spending time together

3.Read and listen to the text.

Thanksgiving is a harvest festival and family holiday. People in the USA celebrate

Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday in November. It‘s a very important festival for families, who usually come together for a long weekend -even if some of them have to travel long distances to get home. Many big cities hold parades and

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other special events. According to American tradition, the first Thanksgiving took place in 1621, soon after the first European settlers arrived in North America.

The most common meal at the Thanksgiving weekend in the USA is roast turkey and vegetables. According to tradition, the person who gets the ‗wishbone‘ must break it and make a wish. Turkey, lobster and crab are so popular.

Apart from the family meal, the Thanksgiving weekend is also a time for sport, parades and shopping. There are American football matches on TV. In New York, the department store Macy‘s organizes a famous fancy – dress parade which always ends with Santa Claus. The Friday of Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally a busy shopping day because people start to buy presents for Christmas.

Traditionally, autumn festivals are an occasion to give thanks for having plenty of food. However, Thanksgiving is also a good opportunity to remember those people who are less fortunate. In many US cities, volunteers spend some of the holiday working in soup kitchens which distribute free food to the poor and homeless.

4.Read the text again and answer the questions and retell it.

1.When was the Thanksgiving in the US celebrated first?

2.What is the most common meal at Thanksgiving

3.Who was to make a wish at the meal?

4.Where does Macy‘s parade take place?

5.Why are the shops busy on the Friday after Thanksgiving?

6.How do volunteers help poor people?

Grammar : Gerunds and infinitives

Some verbs are followed by the gerund e.g. enjoy, avoid, ________

I really enjoy talking about my feelings.

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You avoid telling people about your feelings or problems.

Some verbs are followed by the infinitive with to, e.g. want, seem, _________

I want to look at the shape of your fingers.

They seem to be fairly straight.

5.Choose the correct form of a gerund or infinitive

1.He offered to read/ reading short stories.

2.I‘ve decided not to be/ not being so lazy in the future.

3.I‘m considering to learn/ learning German.

4.Have you finished to write/ writing your essay?

5.She‘s hoping to be/ being a director soon.

6.I can‘t afford to go/ going to that restaurant.

7.She promised not to be/ not being late.

8.Carol missed to see/ seeing Megan after she left work.

Add the verbs in bold in Ex. 3 to the appropriate list of verbs in the grammar rules above.

6.Complete these sentences about your partner. Don‟t ask him or her, just

guess.

1.He/she really wants __________ after the lesson.

2.He/she‘s decided ____________ for his/her next holiday.

3.He/ she really enjoys _________ at the weekends.

4.He/she usually avoids __________ because he/she doesn‘t like it.

5.He/she's considering _____________ next year.

Check your sentences with your partner and find out if they are true or not.

Communication

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