- •1. 1. A) Look at the cartoon below. Do you find it funny and true to life? (илл. 7.1.1)
- •2. A) You are going to hear a speech by Neilia Pierre, an American High School student. Look at the glossary and decide what her speech is about.
- •3. A) Look at the way Nelia organized her speech. What means to make her speech logical and reader-friendly did she use?
- •4. Choose the appropriate conjunction in each case.
- •5. A) Look through the statistics below. Do the statistics in the chart surprise you?
- •2. What other leisure time activities, if available and affordable, would you like to participate in?
- •3. A) Test your prepositions knowledge. Fill in the gaps in the statements below with prepositions.
- •4. A) What prepositions are the verbs below followed by?
- •1. Work in pairs. Describe the pictures below. What do they have in common? (илл. 7.3.1-7.3.6)
- •2. A) Read the etymology of the word tourism and answer the questions below.
- •3. A) Listen to an expert talking about tourism. What type of tourism hasn’t been mentioned?
- •4. Look through the definitions again and find the words that mean:
- •5. A) Read the information again and answer the questions below.
- •4. A) Put the statements from the interview together.
- •5. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture below. Do you agree with the reasons? What would you change or add to the banner? (илл. 7.6.1)
- •2. Work in pairs. You are planning to visit a foreign country you’ve never been to. What kind of information will you need before leaving? Make a list of questions to ask your travel agent.
- •3. A) Read a forum page from www.Tripadvisor.Com. What kind of website is it? How is the language of forums different from standard English?
- •4. A) Could you answer any of the questions in the forum? Would you make a good destination expert on Belarus?
- •2. A) Listen to Marylin Wexler and David Sierge talking about their jobs as travel agents. How different is their work? Is their attitude to work similar or different?
- •3. Complete the summaries of the interviews below.
- •4. Look at the phrases below. Are they used by travel agents or their clients?
- •5. A) You are going to role-play a conversation at the travel agency. Get your cards from the teacher. You have 3 minutes to prepare for the conversation.
- •1. Read the nursery rhyme. Choose the correct idea(s) behind it. For Want of a Nail
- •2. A) Read an excerpt from a Sound of Thunder, a short story written in 1952 by an American science fiction and mystery writer Ray Bradbury. Discuss the questions that follow in pairs.
- •3. How do you think the story will develop? Work in pairs. Write the summary of the story including the ending you’ve invented.
- •1. Work in pairs. Look at the illustrations in this lesson. What can you say about the place they describe.
- •2. A) What kind of information do you expect to find in a travel brochure for a National Park or Conservation?
- •3. Work in groups. Discuss which part of the brochure the information below would go to.
- •4. A) Work in groups. Decide which information block each student is going to write.
- •1. Work in small groups. Follow the steps below to produce a travel brochure.
- •4. Critical stage
3. A) Look at the way Nelia organized her speech. What means to make her speech logical and reader-friendly did she use?
b) Find the linkers or conjunctions in her speech. What’s their function?
c) Look at the table below. It features the most popular sentence and text linkers. Add more linkers from the text to the example lists.
addition |
what is more, in fact |
(find 3 more linkers) |
contrast |
whereas, while, instead, on the other hand, though |
(find 5 more linkers) |
enumeration |
to begin with, next |
(find 4 more linkers) |
result |
as a result, thus, for this reason, therefore |
(find 1 more linker) |
4. Choose the appropriate conjunction in each case.
1. I can't go to the cinema. I'm busy. Besides/however, I don't have any money. 2. Our situation was difficult, so/moreover we asked for help. 3. I'll offer it to Tom. However/for this reason, he may not want it. 4. Mike is not hard-working; nevertheless/while, he has managed to become a millionaire. 5. The film is boring; besides/yet people go to cinema to watch it. 6. The sun had set, yet/and it was still light outside. 7. We stayed up late, nevertheless/although we were tired. 8. The work was new to me. Also/Nevertheless, it did not seem difficult. 9. She is well-educated. Besides/However, she has very good manners.
5. A) Look through the statistics below. Do the statistics in the chart surprise you?
US teens activity matrix - how teens spend their spare time
By ZDNet Research | March 26, 2012, 2:10pm PST
What US teens do |
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Activity |
12-17 |
Males |
Females |
12-14 |
15-17 |
Reading a book |
55% |
44% |
67% |
57% |
54% |
Watching rented videos |
58 |
57 |
60 |
56 |
61 |
Going to movies |
50 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
52 |
Exercising |
64 |
64 |
65 |
59 |
49 |
Going to the mall |
53 |
42 |
63 |
49 |
57 |
Downloading music |
30 |
31 |
29 |
23 |
38 |
Playing video games |
56 |
75 |
36 |
62 |
50 |
Going to museums, galleries |
27 |
22 |
32 |
29 |
25 |
Playing sports |
73 |
72 |
69 |
85 |
56 |
b) Join the sentences together using the given conjunctions.
1. They say adolescents are lazy. The most popular spare time activity among American teenagers is playing sports. (however)
2. Watching videos is one of the most popular activities in USA. 67 % of teenage girls prefer reading books to watching a movie. (nevertheless)
3. The most popular spare time activity among American teenagers is playing sports. The majority of teenage boys prefer playing video games. (although)
4. Playing sports is extremely popular among 12 to 14 year-olds. Far less adolescents in their late teens choose sports over more passive activities. (yet)
5. According to the statistics exercising and playing sports is one of the most popular spare time activities. Studies show that between 15 and 30 percent of adolescents in America are now overweight. (however)
c) Use the statistics chart and your own ideas to write more sentences that analyse the given information. Each of your statements has to include a conjunction.
LESSON 2: TEEN TALK POLL
Communicative area: taking part in a survey, reporting |
1. Discuss in pairs whether the following statements are true for you and teenagers in your country.
1. You would prefer to use your free time constructively rather than hang about. 2. There are enough extracurricular activities in your school and area. 3. You spend too much time hanging out at home or with friends. 4. You would enjoy doing sports in your spare time. 5. You’d like to become a volunteer. 6. You have or would like to have a part-time job.
2. a) You are going to listen to the BBC news report. What is the piece of news?
b) Are the statements in ex.1 true or false for British teenagers? Listen again and check.
3. a) Fill in the questionnaire your teacher has given you.
Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of High School Students
For purposes of this survey, ‘leisure’ or ‘free time’ means any time you spend outside of school, excluding paid jobs and your normal sleep time.
1. In what leisure time activities do you currently participate?
school sports, play video games, school clubs, watch television, church youth group, Boy Scouts, listen to music, martial arts classes, Girl Scouts, play soccer, after school tutoring, summer camp, play basketball, skateboarding, play tennis, roller skating, play golf, hanging out with friends, youth choir, music classes, talking on the phone, dance classes, play football, vacation travel with family, go shopping, work on a hobby, go swimming, bowling, computer games or Internet, go fishing, reading
Other (please list)