- •1. A) Work in pairs. Name any international events that take place in Belarus. (илл. 8.1.1-8.1.5 в любых местах на одной стр. Или развороте)
- •2. Listen to a brief report about the tourist events in Belarus and take notes to answer the questions below.
- •4. A) Look at the words below. What do they all have in common?
- •5. Work in small groups. Discuss the questions below and complete the tasks.
- •1. Work in pairs. What do you know about Belarus Fashion Week? (илл. 8.2.1)
- •2. A) Look at the words and phrases below. Can you guess their meaning?
- •3. A) Read an introductory article about the show. Check your answers for ex. 1 and 2a.
- •4. Look at the pictures below. What episodes of the show do they illustrate? (илл. 8.2.2- 8.2.7)
- •5. A) Look at the words below. What prefix will help make new verbs of them?
- •6. Imagine your foreign friend is coming to Belarus at the time of bfw. Write an e-mail to your friend describing the event and offer him/her to visit the show.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл.8.3.1)
- •2. A) Work in groups of three (Students a, b and c). Read your piece of information about Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitsebsk and prepare to retell it to your partners.
- •4. A) Read some opinions from the visitors to the festival and complete the words.
- •5. Role-play the following situation in pairs.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. A) Discuss as a class. What kind of news will probably mention the following:
- •8. Conductor from Hawaii Casts Belarusian Soloists for …
- •3. A) Look through the questions below. Then listen and take notes on the answers.
- •4. A) Which of the following adjectives would you use to describe the reports you’ve heard?
- •5. A) Work in groups of three. Write a piece of news to present to the audience.
- •1. Look at the comic. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл. 8.5.1)
- •2. A) You are going to read two articles giving tips to those who would like to take part in a Student Exchange programme. Put the tips to the right article.
- •3. A) Choose the function the modal verbs serve in the sentences below.
- •4. Work in pairs. Look at the articles in ex. 2 again. Find the modal verbs can, could, be able to in the text and discuss what functions they serve in each case.
- •5. A) Work in groups of 3. Prepare to role-play the following situations.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. A) You are going to listen to some foreign student exchange stories. Look at the boxes below and find pairs of words with opposite meaning.
- •4. Which word stands for X in the following collocations?
- •5. A) Complete the proverbs below with 6 words from ex. 2a.
- •6. Choose one of the tasks below.
- •1. A) Look at the logos below and discuss the questions in pairs.
- •2. Look through the article below. What is it about?
- •3. Match the definitions below with the words in italics.
- •4. A) Read the article and decide whether the statements below are true, false or not mentioned.
- •5. A) Discuss the questions below in small groups.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. Look at the phrases below. Can you guess what kind of summer school they refer to?
- •3. A) Read the advertisement in the card for one of the next year summer schools and find the information about:
- •4. Report to your classmates about your next summer plans. Then discuss the questions below.
- •1. Discuss the questions below with your partner.
- •2. You will now read a sci-fi short story “Ask a Foolish Question” by Robert Sheckley. Read the story and say:
- •3. Read the story again and answer the questions below.
- •4. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •5. A) Imagine that Answerer was improved and can now answer any question. Which three questions would you ask the Answerer?
- •1. A) Work in small groups. Think of as many ways as possible to find friends or make contacts with young people abroad.
- •2. You have one month to find new friends or make contacts based on common interests with young people from other countries. Then report to your classmates about the results.
4. A) Which of the following adjectives would you use to describe the reports you’ve heard?
front-page, brief, detailed, conflicting, sensational, laconic, informative, dramatic, hot, recent, encouraging, morning, tragic, exciting, influential, lengthy, wide, factual
b) Discuss the questions below in pairs.
1. Would any of the news reports interest you? Why? 2. What makes a piece of news interesting? 3. What people are involved in the news production? What do a correspondent/reporter, an editor, and a newsreader/newspresenter do?
5. A) Work in groups of three. Write a piece of news to present to the audience.
b) Present your piece of news to the audience. Make a recording if possible.
c) Then vote for the best and most professionally presented news item.
LESSON 5: OVERSEAS FRIEND
Active vocabulary: exchange student, host |
Active Grammar: can, could, be able to (functions) |
Communicative area: conversation (disagreement) |
1. Look at the comic. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл. 8.5.1)
a) What’s a foreign exchange student programme? Does your school offer any programmes of the kind? Have you ever participated in a programme like that? What was your experience like? Have you ever considered taking part? Why/why not?
b) What does the comic illustrate about the Student Exchange programme? What problems could an exchange student face in a foreign society?
2. A) You are going to read two articles giving tips to those who would like to take part in a Student Exchange programme. Put the tips to the right article.
A. How to Become a Foreign Exchange Student
Being a foreign exchange student will enhance your life for years to come as you broaden your outlook and learn more about other cultures. Still here are some helpful things to remember when embarking on this cultural adventure.
B. How to Host an Exchange Student
Hosting a student is a life changing experience that promotes a positive environment for cultural understanding. By hosting a student you gain perspective on the world and open your eyes to things you never thought possible. Here are some helpful things to remember when embarking on this cultural adventure.
a) Prepare a room for them. Your student will feel more comfortable in your house with their own room. (However, exchange students can share a room with a resident child of the same gender and approximate age.)
b) Learn about them. Try to obtain their e-mail address, so you can begin communicating with them. The sooner, the better. If you are working with an upstanding agency, you will be provided this information from the student application.
c) Firstly, ask yourself why you want to undertake this step. If your purpose is uniquely to learn a certain foreign language, you could sign up for a foreign language class. You must understand that being abroad has much more to do with culture and experience than simply language skills. However, learning the language is also a very good benefit that the exchange experience can bring.
d) Try to make them feel welcome. When you see a group of friends, introduce your student to them and let them get to know each other. Try and say their name with their native accent in mind, or if they go by something else that they prefer, call them by that. (For example, many Asian students know an 'American name' and in some cases, they will request to be called that.)
e) Look for people that had had this experience before and ask them general questions about it. You should make sure that you ask them: why they decided to be exchange students; where and when they travelled; how they got involved to the exchange process / through which organization; what were the biggest benefits they got after the exchange program conclusion.
f) Different countries have different options open to high school and college students to study and live abroad. Think about which countries you would like to live in, but remember that ANY COUNTRY and ANY CULTURE is amazing. The exchange experience is not limited by countries. Be sure that any place can bring you an amazing experience.
g) Find out which options you would be fit for and what criteria they have for students.
h) Don't try and do too much. In most cases, many things in their country are the same as they are in your country. Don't point out every tiny detail you see because it will annoy them.
i) Find out what the cost is and whether scholarships are possible. And check the internet for private student exchange as a low-cost alternative.
j) Be polite and mind your manners. However, politeness and manners differ from culture to culture. Try to learn about the exchange student's culture beforehand. Discussing these differences in manner can be an important way to share knowledge of each other's cultures.
k) Spend time with them. Chances are they won't be able to visit you for a long time, if they do visit you again. Take them to the beach and teach them games that don't exist in their culture like sand-style hopscotch. Hosting an exchange student is something you will remember for the rest of your life, and hopefully you will remain lifelong friends. There are many different cultures all over the world. Keep an open mind, even if your Mexican exchange students appear similar to your friend's Japanese exchange students. Remember, they do not all look the same. Appearances can vary from region to region.
l) Think about the possible countries and do some work on the cultures, languages and education there.
m) Make them part of the family. If you have chores or simple tasks in your households let them be a part of it too. Chores could include dishes, taking out the trash, or even walking the dog. It may sound a little harsh or out of the ordinary but, it will definitely make things more comfortable. Include them in conversation with your parents. If you have to ask your parents if you can go out or take out the car have the exchange student with you. Everyone is human!
n) It would help if you were be able to locate a penfriend from that country.
o) If you can’t speak a language of the country you are going to, learn at least the basic things of the language. Buy a dictionary of whatever country you are going to.
p) Avoid stereotypes! This can easily lead to awkward or rude moments between you and the exchange student. For example, if they are from an Asian country, don't assume that they can’t dislike anime.
b) Discuss the questions below in pairs.
Who in your opinion were the articles written by: marketing manager of an international travel agency, high-school students who have had the experience? Why do you think so? What piece of advice seemed unexpected? Which tips were easy to predict? Which would you prefer: hosting a foreign student or travelling to live overseas?