Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

4. Write your own words in this questionnaire following the example.

5.Ask your partner the questions from the table. Fill in the boxes for your partner‟s opinion.

6.Ask your partner about each question:

Why do you think that football is better than basketball?

Reading: My uncle

7.Read the text and decide if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

1.Uncle Chris is short. …………

2.He is slim. …………

3.He doesn‘t work. …………

4.He gets angry very often …………

5.He has many friends. …………

6.He likes fishing. …………

7.He hates animals. …………

8.He keeps cows. …………

9.He knows little about animals. …………

10.He is in his fifties …………

My Uncle

My Uncle Chris is the best uncle in the world.

He is tall, has dark hair and brown eyes. He isn't plump or thin, he is just right. He gets suntanned easily. Uncle Chris is a gardener, a car-mechanic, an electrician and an animal-lover all in one.

He is unemployed but does a lot of jobs for people, who help him a lot. He's got a great sense of humor. He's got lots of ideas, too. He's always very positive about things, never gets angry. He never shouts at anyone. And he‘s very friendly.

I think that's why so many people like him and he's very popular among his family, friends and neighbours.

He usually wears dark jeans and flannel shirts but when it‘s cold he puts on his warm winter jacket and his funny red woolly hat. When he goes fishing he puts on

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his boots and his baseball cap (he looks funny because it says "Fishing king). When there is a celebration in the family, a wedding or a birthday, Uncle Chris always dresses in a funny way.

Uncle Chris loves animals, he can spend hours talking to them and caring about them. He keeps pigeons, fish, rabbits and a dog. He is a great animal expert and always helps people when their pets are ill.

(From: Kompedium Szóstoklasisty, Papilon)

8. Match the parts to make phrases.

9. Read the text again and write out the words to complete the table.

10.Write 5-6 sentences describing your family member.

Listening: Appearance and personality

11. In pairs, discuss the following words and divide them into two categories: appearance and personality. Use a dictionary to help you.

12.Listen to the dialogue and decide which picture looks the most like the person described.

1 2 3 13.Listen again and write down the words which describe the person.

14. What is the difference in meaning of these questions? Match the questions with the right definitions.

15.Listen again and find the answers to the questions above. Writing: Paragraph

16.Read the information below about Dana.

17.Now write sentences about Dana.

1)Her name is Dana.

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18.When you finish, check your writing with a partner. Then combine sentences into one paragraph. Follow the example below.

Saule is a good cook. Every day, she makes a delicious dinner for her family. Her cooking is very good. Nobody in her family goes out to eat. For special occasions, she invites guests and treats them to special dishes. Some guests even ask for recipes. Her family and friends love her cooking.

Communication

19.Answer the following questions

1)Do you believe in horoscopes?

2)Do you ever check your horoscope?

20.Match the names with the pictures.

Pisces, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Leo, Cancer, Taurus, Aries, Virgo,Libra, Gemini, Scorpio, Aquarius

Pronunciation

21.Listen to the pronunciation of Zodiac signs and repeat.

What is your Zodiac sign? What are you like according to this table?

22.Do you have something in common with your partner?

Independent assignment

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1.Write about someone in your class, or a famous person. Describe him/her in detail. Read it to the class but don‘t say his/her name. Others will guess the person.

2.Make a poster about your star sign. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Do you all have similar things?

3.Choose a student in your class. Find 5 differences between you. Tell other students. Use comparatives and superlatives.

1. Find the words in the pictures below

friends penfriend roommate classmate colleague boyfriend

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2.Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with friends. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

Vocabulary

3.Ask your partner and your teacher the following questions. Use a dictionary to help you.

Do you have a friend

keypal / penfriend? roommate? classmate? boyfriend? acquaintance?

Do you

get together with him/her? hang out with your friends? spend time with group mates? meet your classmates?

Now, complete the sentences below with the best answer using the words and phrases above.

1. Oh, are you talking about that guy? He's only___________ I met at a party last week. I don't even know his name.

2. I have several _______with whom I communicate by email. I met these people online.

4. Do you have friends? What do you usually do together?

Complete the sentences in pairs.

We usually ________________________________

We often__________________________________

We always_________________________________

We never__________________________________

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Sometimes we _____________________________

Key words: go to the cinema, eat out, go to the library, play games, chat on the phone, send SMS, argue, listen to music, dance, do sports

Choose the correct form

How often do/does you go to the library with your classmates? Where do/ does your close friend live?

Where do/does you usually spend your free time?

What kind of music do/does your roommate usually listen to? What do/does your boyfriend do?

How often do/does your pen friend write you?

Grammar: Present Simple Tense

5. Read the following rules about the use of the Present Simple. Then match one of the sentences below for each rule.

The Present Simple is used for:

1.regular, repeated actions

2.time clauses after when, as soon as, if, until, etc.

3.permanent situations

4.planned future (time-tables)

5.scientific or natural laws

6.with ―state‖ verbs, which we do not usually use in continuous form, e.g. be, believe, feel, hate, hear, know, like, look, love, prefer, realise, remember, see, seem, smell, taste, want.

a)Water freezes at 0є C.

b)We dine out three evenings a week.

c)I‘ll ask her when I see her.

d)I live in Almaty.

e)It‘s the colleagues I like most about my job.

f)The train arrives in London at 5.00 p.m.

6. Complete the following sentences with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

a)Every Sunday I (to go) to the cinema with friends.

b)My penfriend (to live) in Paris.

c)It (to snow) a lot in winter.

d)Our classes (to start) at 8 o‘clock.

e)As soon as he (to come), I will let you know.

7.Write five sentences about yourself and your family in the Present Simple. Each time use one of the words/expressions in the box below.

Quite frequently/about two times a year/very often/ from time to time

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hardly ever/as often as I can/never/once a week/more often than I want to

Example: I visit my grandmother as often as I can.

8.Work in a group with two other students. Describe your typical routine at the weekend. Are there any differences between your routine and the routines of the other students in your group?

E.g.: I usually get up at about 7.00 a.m. and have a shower. Then I …

Vocabulary: Describing people

9. Replace the underlined phrases with the verb to be and an adjective.

clever talented generous brave ambitious kind funny punctual

E.g.: My Dad is not afraid of anything. My Dad is brave.

1.My Dad is not afraid of anything.

2.My sister is warm-hearted: she always picks up homeless cats.

3.My Mom gives her time and money to other people.

4.Mark can understand things quickly.

5.Sarah is never late to classes and she does what she promises to do.

6.Pam wants to be successful.

7.Jane has a lot of natural abilities: writes poems, plays violin and dances well.

8.Tom always makes people laugh.

10.Tell another student about people you know using the adjectives above.

My roommate is really generous. She always lends her friends money.

Put the following adjectives into one of the two categories: Good Friend or Bad Friend. Use a dictionary to help you.

Have a class discussion comparing your answers.

Reading: Good friends

11.Read the following opinions about a good friend from the Internet forum.

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