Text 6 a Story of Robinson Crusoe.

Before reading.

Discussing points:

1. Do you know that the novel “Robinson Crusoe” was the first adventure novel?

2. Did you read the novel?

3. Do you like adventure stories? Why?

While reading.

I Match the translation of the words and word combinations:

a sailing ship бути врятованим кимось

terrible решта життя

useful things тонути

carpenter’s tools повертатись

guns сам/сама

to reach колись розмовляв

alone жахливий

to sink корисні речі

used to talk to вирощувати зерно

to grow corn парусний корабель

to save the life столярне знаряддя

to be rescued by smb. рятувати життя

to return рушниці

the rest of the life досягнути

II Find synonyms:

to drawn to come back

to reach to sink

alone to save

corn by his/her own

to rescue to come to

to return grain

After reading.

I Choose the right answer.

1. Who didn’t draw?

1. Robinson;

2. Friday.

2. What did he find on the ship?

1. some food and clothes, some carpenter’s tools and four guns;

2. some food and clothes, some tools and two guns.

3. What did Robinson do on the island?

1. He built the house, started a farm and grew corn;

2. He built the house, learned to cook and make clothes, grew apples.

4. How long did Robinson live on the island?

1. For twenty four years;

2. For twenty eight years.

5. Whom did he come back home with?

1. A parrot;

2. A goat;

3. His friend.

II Make a plan.

III Retell the story.

IV Draw a picture.

V Write a short composition “What would I do if I were on an uninhabited (безлюдний ) island”.

Text 7 The Arctic

Before reading.

Discussing points:

1. Do you like travelling?

2. What do you know about the Arctic?

3. What animals live in the Arctic?

While reading.

I Answer the following questions:

1. What does the word “ arctos” mean ?

1. It means “deer”;

2. It means “bear”;

3. It means “hare”.

2. Why is this land named “the Arctic?”

1. because of the stars over this land;

2. because of the animals in this land;

3. because of the birds there.

3. How many words are there in the Inuit language for snow?

1. 22;

2. 24;

3. 26.

4. What animals change their colour?

1. bears and foxes;

2. bears, foxes and hares;

3. foxes and hares.

After reading.

I Finish the sentence:

1. The Arctic is situated at………………………………………………….

2. In winter the Arctic is……………………………………………………

3. The sun doesn’t go down at night, that’s why it is………………………

4. There ………………………………………………………………..live.

5. Most animals are of……………………………………….……...colour.

6. Because of little food some animals and birds……………….………….