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English DGHT

Credits 2 Academic year 2011-12

Practical lesson 24 The 3^rd term

Upper-Intermediate

Lexical theme: “Habits” Grammar: “Reported speech”

Assistant Professor: Gaiipova Gulipa Abdiraimovna

Reported speech

Direct speech	Reported speech
Present Simple `I like apples.`	Past Simple He said (that) he liked apples.
Present Continuous `It is raining.`	Past Continuous He said (that) it was raining.
Present Perfect `John has given up smoking.`	Past Perfect He said (that) John had given up smoking.
Shall/will `I’ll come home late.`	Should/would He said (that) he would come home late.
Can/may `She can sing well.`	Could/might He said (that) she could sing well.

Discussion

Irritating habits

Divide into teams and discuss the following questions.

1. What the people doing that is irritating?

2. Are you irritated by these things?

3. Can you think of any other irritating habits?

4. Do you think you have any annoying habits?

Writing and speaking

a) Make a list of bad habits you think are unhealthy.

smoking thumb sucking _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________

b) Talk to your partner.

1. Do you have any of those bad habits mentioned in your list?

2. Is it possible to get rid of bad habits?

Reading and speaking

You are going to read a short story about computer addict. Try to predict what problems he could have.

When Ermek was eight, he seemed to be very interested in computers. His parents knew that he would love to have one, but they couldn’t afford to buy one.

He learned how to use his friend’s computer, but he couldn’t wait to get one of his own.

His father decided to work extra hours to buy him computer. At first his father let him use it four an hour a day. He didn’t wait it to damage his eyes.

By the time Ermek was fourteen he had become very good at using his computer, but it was his only hobby. His parents wanted him to go out, but he had very few friends and he didn’t want to. Nobody persuade him to do anything and nothing could make him _turn his computer off.

In the end, his father threatened to turn off the electricity. Ermek went to bed and pretended to be asleep, but at midnight he got up to work at the computer again. He didn’t want to sleep or to eat. He just couldn’t bear to be away from his computer.

His parents didn’t know what to do. Their son had become a computer addict. Even the family doctor didn’t know how to help. One morning Ermek’s mother found him lying on the floor. He had collapsed exhaustion. A fortnight in hospital finally made Ermek realize that his computer had become a dangerous obsession. Now Ermek is sixteen. He had lots of friends and hobbies. He hopes to study computer science at university and would like to find a job in computer research.

Speaking and writing

Discuss in groups of three or four. What advise would you give to frequent computer user? Write some ideas and read them to the class.

Control test

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Example: ‘Do you want to go?’ He asked me if / whether I wanted to go.

1 ‘Don’t walk on the grass!’

The man told us ________ walk on the grass.

2 ‘We may not have it in stock.’

The shop assistant said they ________ have it in stock.

3 ‘I’ll give you a lift.’

He said he ________ give me a lift.

4 ‘What are your names?’

They asked us what our names. ________

Home assignment.

a) Text pp. 84-85 [1; 3]

b) Learn by heart the new words.

Student’s individual work

1.Grammar exercises pp.54-56 Ex.1,2,3,4, 5 a, b, c,. [2;5]

1. Office Hours

1. Be ready to speak on theme: “Eating habits: healthy and unhealthy food”.

2. GLOSSARY

English	Russian	Kazakh
exhaustion	истощение, изнеможение	жүдеу, әлсіреу
obsession	навязчивая идея, мысль	қалмайтын идея, естен кетпеу
collapse	падение, резкий упадок сил	құлау, әлсіздену
damage	вред, повреждение	зиян, зақым келтіру
sucking	неопытный, начинающий	тәжрібесіз, бастауыш
addict	увлекаться	шұғылдану
fortnight	две недели	екі апта
persuade	убеждать	сендіру

Main literature:

1.«New English File” by Clive Oxenden and Cristina Latham-Koeing. Intermediate. Student’s book. Oxford University Press.

2.«New English File” by Clive Oxenden and Cristina Latham-Koeing. Intermediate. Workbook. Oxford University Press.

3. CD (audio tracks)

Additional literature:

3. John and Liz Soars. “New Headway”. Intermediate.. Student’s book. Oxford University Press.

4. Audio cassettes of “New Headway”. Intermediate.

5.CD (audio, video).