Kazakh Leading academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
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English as a foreign language	Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level	Academic year the 2012-2013
2 credits	The 1st term
Practical lesson № 7
Lexical theme «Jobs. Present Simple»
Grammar «Articles a/an/the, plurals»
Assistant professor Minayeva Aislu Zhulduzgalievna

Grammar

1. Read the following description.

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is a city in the United Kingdom. I live in a town called Taunton which is on the River Tone. I live in a house in a quiet street in the countryside. The street is called "Hudson Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am an English lecturer at a college near the centre of the town. I like books, music and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at college. I usually go home by car. We have all kinds of food in England. I like Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to a Polish restaurant in Bath. The restaurant is called "Magda's". Polish food is delicious!

Here are the basic rules for when to use "A, An or The":

• a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants Eric has a dog. Gregory works in a factory.

• an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) Can I have an apple? Donata is an English teacher.

• the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know) The car over there is fast. The teacher is very good, isn't he?

• The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the". I live in a house. The house is quite old and has two bedrooms. I ate in a Vietnamese restaurant. The restaurant was not very clean.

• DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States". My uncle lives in Cumbria near Lake Windermere. They live in Bristol.

• Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas - I live on a small island in the Baltic Sea.

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general I like Indian tea. Simon likes reading books about linguistics.

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport He has breakfast at home. I go to university. Magda comes to work by taxi.

Complete the sentences with a or an.

1. This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.

2. Simon is ____ engineer.

3. That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.

4. Sean Connery is ___ actor.

5. John is ____ electrician.

6. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher.

7. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.

8. That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.

9. I'm ____ student.

10. Kate Winslet is ____ actress.

2. a. Look at the photos. Read and listen to the text.

T om Wilson is a policeman. He lives in Canada in Toronto. Every day at 7 o’clock he goes to work. Sometimes he works day and night. He is married and has a daughter. Her name is Alice and she is 9 years old. In his free time he goes to the green countryside with his family. He speaks English and French.

H elen Mitchell comes from Australia. She is a teacher. But now she lives and works in the United States in Salt Lake City. She teaches English at college. But she also speaks Spanish and German. The students in her class are from different countries: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France. She is a very good teacher and has a lot of friends. She isn’t married.

b. Complete the sentences about Helen and Samuel.

1. He lives in Canada. She ______________ the United States.

2. She is a ______________. He is a____________.

3. He speaks _________________. She speaks _______________.

4. He ______ married. She _________ married.

5. He likes his job and she ___________________________ too.

6. The students in her class are from different ____________: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France.

7. He has ____ a daughter. She has ________ friends.

8. In his free time he goes to ____________ .

3. Listen to a radio programme called Guess my job. Three people guess a person’s job. Underline the 10 questions they ask [1].

Learn by heart What do you do? - Чем Вы занимаетесь? (профессия, род занятий). Do you work in an office? - Вы работаете в офисе? Are you in a hurry? - Вы торопитесь?

4. a) Look at these pictures. Can you say these jobs in English?

b) Ask and answer the question with the pictures.

What does he do?

He is a pilot.

3. Complete with a, an or -.

1. We ____ musicians.

2. She’s ____ teacher.

3. He ____an actor.

4. I ___ a pilot.

5. He’s ____ actor.

6. Are you ____ builder?

7. They’re ____ nurses.

8. She’s ___ lawyer.

3. Read the text about Brown family. Put a, the or nothing into the gaps.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown live in London. They have ___ daughter and ____ son. The daughter lives at ___ home and ____ son is ____ student. Mr. Brown is ____ doctor. His wife is ____ journalist. She writes ____ articles about ____ animals.

5. Fill in the gaps. Don't look back at the original text!

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is ____ city in ____United Kingdom.  I live in ____town called ____Taunton which is on ____ River Tone. I live in ____ house in ____ quiet street in the countryside. ____ street is called "Hudson Street" and ____ house is old - more than 100 years old! I am ___ English lecturer at ____ college near centre of ____ town. I like ____ books, music and taking ____ photographs. I usually have ____ lunch at college. I usually go ___ home by ___ car. We have all kinds of food in ___ England. I like ____ Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to ____ Polish restaurant in Bath. ____restaurant is called "Magda's". ____ Polish food is delicious!

         

Questions for computer based test

1. Вставьте артикль, если это необходимо Read … page ten.

1. –

2. the

3. a

4. an

2. Вставьте нужный артикль: to play … piano

a) the

2. a

c) an

d) -

3. Вставьте необходимый артикль. … United States of America is a big country.

1. a

b) an

c) -

d) the

4. Дайте краткий ответ. Do you have a dog?

1. Yes, I do.

2. Yes, he does.

3. He doesn’t.

4. Yes, she does.

5. Поставьте вопрoс к слову teacher. My friend is a teacher.

1. who

2. what

3. why

4. when

Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
lawyer	юрист	Заңгер
musician	музыкант	Музыкант
nurse	медсестра	Мейірбике
builder	строитель	Құрылысшы
countryside	сельская местность	ауылдық жер
wear	носить	киім кию
factory	фабрика	Фабрика
hairdresser	парикмахер	Шаштараз
relax	отдыхать	дем алу

Начало формы

Конец формы

Home assignment

Ex. 1 a, b, c, d [2], Working on grammar 1D [1, p.17, p. 122].

SIW

Question Time [2, p.18]

Office hours

p. 24- 25 “The man with thirteen jobs”, ex. 3 [3].

References

Main literature

1. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Student’s book. Oxford University Press, 2010.

2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Additional literature

3. John and Liz Soars, New Headway, Oxford University Press, Student’s book , 2009.

4. http://www.world-english.org/articles.htm

5. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/people_animals/jobs2.htm

Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Hand out
English as a foreign language	Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level	Academic year 2012-2013
2 credits	The 1st term
Practical lesson № 8
Lexical theme “My family” Grammar “Possessives”
Assistant professor Karybayeva Gulmira Akankazhinovna

Possessives

1. Student shows photos of his/her family members and tell about them:

This is my mum. Her name is… This is my dad. His name is… This is my bird. Its name is…

2. Working in pair. Student shows a photo of family members of his neighbor and names people whom he remembered.

Warming up

English people like their home very much. What English proverbs about home do you know?

– East or West home is best. – There is no place like home. – Home, sweet home. Here are two more proverbs about home: – My house is my castle. – Every bird likes its own nest. Let us translate and give equivalents in your own language for these proverbs.

1. Repeat this poem.

I have a father.             Father, mother, I have a mother.           Sister, brother, I have a sister.              Hand in hand  I have a brother.           With one another.

1. Can we see a family in the picture?

• Is the family large or small?

• Where are the father, the mother and their daughter sitting?

• What is the father doing?

• What is the mother doing?

• Are the brothers playing ball?

• Do you like this family?

Listening

Listen to the letter from England.

We have a letter from an English girl.  Her name is Jane.

Listen to her story and be ready to answer the questions:

• How old is Jane?

• Where is she from?

• How old is she?

• Does her family have a big family?

• Has she got a mother?

• Does she have a father?

• What’s her brother’s name?

Speaking

Speak to the theme “About my family”

One student tells us about her/his family.

Answer these questions

– What are her parents’ names? – What are they? – What do they like to do? – What can you tell us about her brother

Work in pairs

2. Interview your partner.

– Is your family large or small? – Have you got a mother/ a father? – What is her/ his name? – What does she/ he like to do? – What is she/ he?

3. Making-up dialogues.

Examples:

1.

- Do you have a father ? (Yes, I do/No, I don’t). - What’s your father’s name ? - How old is he ? - Do you have a mother ? - What’s your mother’s name ? - What’s your mother’s job ?

2.

- Do you have a grandmother ? (Yes, I do/No, I don’t) - What’s your grandmother’s name ? - Do you have a grandfather ? - What’s your grandfather’s name?

3.

- Do you have a brother ? (Yes, I do/No, I don’t). - What’s your brother’s name ? - Is he a pupil ? (Yes, he is/ No, he isn’t) - How old is he ? (He is…)

Writing

1. Find pictures of you/your family. Write a short description of each.

2. Make up 2 sentences about your family.

I have ... (a mother, grandmother , brother...).

My ... (mother’s, father’s, sister’s, grandfather’s) name is... .