6. Speaking

Useful information:

Royal Ascot Race — a four-day horse racing event held in Ascot, England each year in June. It is one of the most important racing occasions in Britain and is attended by members of the royal family. The second day of the event is Ladies’ Day and some of the women wear unusual big hats. It is popular with upper-class people.

The Ryder Cup — a golf competition between the best players in Europe and the USA, held every other year.

The Derby — the most prestigious of the English classic races and probably the most famous horse race in the world. It is held every year at Epsom Downs, England and is names after the Earl of Derby who first organized such a race in 1780.

Work in pairs

Find out the facts that you don’t know and share your knowledge with your partner.

Student 1	Student 2
You want to know when the following competitions were organized. When were the Olympic Games organized? • the Olympic Games • the Derby horse race • the Tour de France cycling race • British football championships	You want to know when the following competitions were organized. When was the Ryder Cup organized? • the Ryder Cup • the Royal Ascot Race • the Wimbledon tennis competitions • the first international figure skating competitions
You know that • the Royal Ascot Race (1711) • the Wimbledon tennis competitions (more than a century) • the Ryder Cup (1927) • the first international figure skating competitions (1882)	You know that • the Derby horse race (1780) • the Tour de France cycling race (more than a century, 1903) • the Olympic Games (1896) • British football championships (1872)

7. Summary

Do ex. 11, p. 131.

8. Homework

Do ex. 12, p. 131.

Lesson 48. It's time for reading

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалювати лексичні навички й навички вимови; навички читання й усного мовлення; розвивати логічне мислення; виховувати почуття відповідальності і позитивне ставлення до навчання.                                                                                     

Procedure

1.Warm-up

Bingo game

Ask each student to draw 3 3 squares and put the following sports in each box in any order. When everyone has prepared their squares, call out the words in any order. Each student puts a cross through the word as it is called out. The winner is the first person to get a line of crosses vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

Words: football, rugby, cricket, golf, lawn tennis, swimming, horse riding, boating, boxing.

1. You need a bat for it.

2. A game with a white ball and two goals.

3. This game has 15 players in each team.

4. You should hit a small white ball into holes in the ground.

5. This game is played on the court.

6. Sport in the water.

7. Sport on the water.

8. Going on animal back.

9. When you wear big leather gloves and fight.

football	cricket	rugby
golf	lawn tennis	swimming
horse riding	boating	boxing