- •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.
3. A) Choose the function the modal verbs serve in the sentences below.
possibility, impossibility, prohibition, request, ability
1. It can’t be simple to host a foreign person at your home. 2. Even if you think it could be annoying having an exchange student follow you around, or that they might think your life is boring, do it anyway. 3. A foreign student could immediately feel at home, but you’ll have to work on it. 4. In a host family you should always ask if you could do this or that. 5. If your exchange student can do a sport you are also fond of or you enjoy the same music and activities, you will definitely get along. 6. If you can’t host an exchange student because your parents are against it, apply for being an exchange student yourself. 7. You can’t participate in a programme like that unless you speak a foreign language. 8. If your classmates are also hosting students, you could help each other out.
b) Use the Grammar reference section to check your ideas, and then answer the questions about grammar at page …
c) Work in pairs. Discuss if you think the sentences in ex. 3a are true.
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.
Situation 1:
A brilliant pupil wishes he went to study overseas and live in a host family for a year. The family are totally unsupportive. Father is dreaming of his child’s future career while mother thinks the separation would break her heart.
Situation 2:
The family have applied for being hosts for an exchange student. Their adolescent son/ daughter don’t see any reasons to do it, saying they wouldn’t tolerate a stranger in their home.
Situation 3:
A teenager is dreaming of hosting a foreign student next month. The family think the idea is half-baked and they are not ready yet.
b) Role-play the conversations in groups. What was the result in each situation?
LESSON 6: EXCHANGE STUDENTs’ TALES
Active vocabulary: worn out, crushed, mute, entirely, unsightly, prior to, gain |
Communicative area: writing an e-mail |
1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
Which would you prefer hosting an exchange student or being one? Why? Would your family be supportive? Why/why not? Would your friends back you up?
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.
A: worn out, prior to, crushed, old-fashioned, chatty, lose, handsome, host, entirely B: trendy, gain, unsightly, slightly, after, mute, servant, thrilled, brand new
b) Look at the pictures below. Describe what you can see. Try to use the words from ex. a when describing the pictures. (илл. 8.6.1-8.6.3)
3. a) Listen to some foreign student exchange stories and match them to the pictures above. Were you right when describing them?
b) Listen to the stories again. Take notes to describe:
1. the host students’ expectations 2. the foreign exchange students’ appearance 3. the problems the stories describe 4. the positive moments the stories describe 5. the experience both parties gained
c) Discuss the questions below in pairs.
What do the stories teach about foreign exchange programmes? Which situation do you believe is very common? Which one is out of the ordinary? Has anything similar happened to you or any of your friends?