- •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. Match the definitions below with the words in italics.
1. one-sided opinion, bias 2. small exclusive groups of friends or associates. 3. the combined use of several media 4. common reality 5. kept from being seen 6. a belief or opinion 7. chiefly; mainly
4. A) Read the article and decide whether the statements below are true, false or not mentioned.
1. Making friends online is easier than in real life.
2. Online young people communicate mainly with people they know.
3. Using internet a lot causes social isolation.
4. Forming groups and doing things together is what teens do both in real life and in social networks.
5. Signing each other’s backpacks as well as forming groups online is one of the ways to show that you belong to one group.
6. Often photos or video in internet can help you get to know your friends better.
7. Social networking is a convenient way to keep in touch with foreign friends.
8. Social networking is a fast developing service with regular innovations being introduced.
b) Do you agree with the statements in ex.4a?
5. A) Discuss the questions below in small groups.
Why have the social networks become so popular? Are you registered on any of these or similar services? How many “friends” have you got? Do you have any foreign friends? Do you often communicate? How often do you visit the site? Could you live without it? Are friends online different from friends in real life?
b) Look at the comic below. How do people make friends on the social network you’ve joined? Can you make a comic for it? (илл. 8.7.6)
LESSON 8: INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
Communicative area: retelling, advertising |
1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
1. How do you usually spend your summer holidays? 2. Have you ever been to a summer school or done a summer course? Did you enjoy that? 3. Would you like to go to an international summer camp or school? Why/why not? 4. What would you enjoy doing there?
2. Look at the phrases below. Can you guess what kind of summer school they refer to?
a) We are very happy that some of the most prominent and exciting international research mathematicians have agreed to joining the Scientific Committee and coming to Bremen as lecturers.
b) You will be taught Stage Combat, Dance, Voice and Acrobatics.
c) During the Football and Sports theme, for example, you'll learn how to make chicken wings, BBQ ribs, tri-tip, and an array of appetizers culminating in the Super Bowl Madness Party.
d) Vocational level students attend a 2-week Performance Course of Classical Ballet, Repertoire, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Jazz classes.
e) Students will have a possibility to work together with a team of researchers from the USA, University of Memphis, who will involve school students in the project dealing with mapping giant hogweed, an invasive and poisonous weed, using GIS (geographic information systems).
f) Our International Summer School offers a wide range of courses, embracing a huge range of instruments, genres and periods.
g) Also excursions to various parts of the country on Fridays are an integral part of the course and allow students to experience the diversity of cultures, traditions and landscapes within Sweden.
h) In eight courses, the programme will address different aspects of current global transformation processes and discuss side effects for decision makers.
i) In mid-July students will also have the opportunity to attend Basovishcha, the annual festival of Belarusian rock music in the town of Gródek east of Bialystok.
b) Look at the pictures below. Match them with the types of school. (илл. 8.8.1-8.8.6)
1. Culinary Summer Camp 2. Royal Academy of Dance 3. Baltic International Summer School - 3 courses devoted to tourism and environment 4. International Summer School of Belarusian Studies 5. The International Mathematical Summer School for Students 6. Dartington International Summer School: Music courses for all ages and abilities 7.
Uppsala International Summer Session 8. Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing International Summer School 9. Global Politics Summer School China