пятница, 13 декабря 2019 г.

The chart to organise the information



Name of the event
Glastonbury festival
Amazon Rainforest walk
Your event
Location



Target audience



Activities, number of participants



How to create awareness of the project



How to encourage people to make donations



Charities it supports



Effectiveness of the project





среда, 11 декабря 2019 г.

The ways to solve some world’s problems

The ways to solve some world’s problems

Plan
Introduction
Nowadays people are willing to solve the world’s problems. Different charity funds are set up. Apart from that, some other ways are used to raise awareness of essential problems of society and nature. (повысить осведомленность о существенных проблемах)
1.    How to raise money to charity ? - p.54 ex.1.  
2 . Glastonbury Festival.- 3c, p.52

  • Short information about the festival.
  • How to raise money for charity?
  • What kind of charities does it support?


3.      The expedition to the Amazon Rainforest – 3e, p.54

The other way to draw people’s attention to urgent problems of our planet is to make an expedition and start a blog campaign, like Ed Strafford’s walk through the  Amazon Rainforest. 

            4. Your example

Conclusion
What do you think about the need to solve the world’s problems?

вторник, 26 ноября 2019 г.

Social Problems

Social Problems

Introduction
Even a well-developed society has a number of social problems. I’ll tell you about some of them and about possible ways of their solution.
1.      Name the problems – 3b, p.50 ex.1
2.      Ageing population – 3a, p.48.
Will the number of elderly people in society grow?
How difficult is the life of a poor elderly person?
What can the other people of the society do to help elderly people?

3.      Homeless street children – 3b, p.50
How do children end up in the street?
What do they do?
How can society help them? (volunteer work, a makeshift school in Brazil)
            4. Social problems in Saint Petersburg

Conclusion

понедельник, 21 октября 2019 г.

Consumer Society


Consumer Society
Introduction
In today’s world of endless consumer choices, it’s very easy to spend money without thinking. Many people enjoy bargain-hunting, but our quest to pay less may hide dangers. It’s extremely important to know how to save our hand-earned cash and how to be a responsible shopper.  I’ll tell you some words about it.
1.      The tricks of the trade – 2b p.30
2.      Why is it important to be a responsible shopper – 2h, p.39
3.      Are you a responsible shopper? Why/why not?
4.      What in your opinion is a consumer society? What are its positive and negative sides?

Conclusion

__________
Some useful key words

Consumerism or consumer society
We buy more than we need.
Manufacturers make us buy more than we need.

· industrial revolution
· mass production - easy to produce
· overproduction
· advertising - send a message to buy more
· fashion - to buy what is in trend this particular year
· big shopping centres - not only places for shopping, but for different kinds of leisure activities.
· changing in advertising
· personalised adverts sent via text messages directly to the individuals
· popularity of the Internet reveals the information about individuals => online advertisers collect customer’s datas => personalised adverts increase in number
· marketers are always trying to get in touch with their audience
· special offers

среда, 9 октября 2019 г.

Products of the Future

Products of the Future


Introduction
Nowadays our life conditions are developing tremendously fast. More and more inventions of science and technology are used in our everyday life. We can expect some new unusual inventions to be introduced to us in the nearest future. I’m going to tell you about some possible achievements in the field of clothing, equipment, home computing and farming.
  1. A spray-on fabric – 2a, p.28
  2. Printed equipment
  3. A clever home
  4. A skyscraper farm.  – 2f, p.36
  5. A Product of the future I want to describe.

Conclusion

План рассказа о каждом объекте: 
1. What is it?  How does it work, or how is it supposed to be used?
2. What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Дополнительные материалы: 

вторник, 10 сентября 2019 г.

Natural Disasters


 1. Natural Disasters

Introduction
We live on the Earth and we adore the beauty of nature. However, sometimes Mother Nature can be really violent and cause disasters. The disasters of natural origin are called natural disasters or environmental disasters. They are … . Today I will tell you about some of them.

1.      A volcano eruption – 1a, p.8
2.      A Hurricane – 1c, p.12
3.      An earthquake – 1f, p.16
4.      A tsunami – 1h, p.19
5.   Describe a natural disaster on your choice.
Conclusion

План рассказа о каждом явлении
What is it? (What is its origin? What is happening during the disaster?)
What damage does it cause?
What is done to help people?

четверг, 11 апреля 2019 г.

Project "Crime and Community"

Crime and Community
Introduction
Everyone wants to live in a well-developed cultural society. Unfortunately, I can’t say that there is no crime in our life. In this speech I’ll tell you about different types of crimes and about people who fight against them.
1.        Types of crime. Short description of them. p.97 ex.1
2.        Crime fighters
There is a number of jobs related to fighting crime. For example, a shop detective is employed by a shop to catch shoplifters. … p.100 ex.1
3.        How does a forensic scientist work? – text p.100
I want to tell you about a person who works as a forensic scientist and helps to solve horrible crimes. His name is Ben Langdon.
What does he specialise in?
An example of his work during one case.
What equipment does he use?
Why does he like his job?

4. Would you like to have a job related to fighting crime? Why/ Why not? (What is interesting/not interesting to you?)

Conclusion

четверг, 21 марта 2019 г.

Learning Abroad

Learning Abroad
Plan

Introduction

1.    Is it a good idea to study abroad? - 5h p.91
Выучить сочинение

2.    An example of a person who studied abroad - 5b p.82-83
I want to tell you about a person who has already studied abroad. It’s my friend Steven who studied in Mexico. At first it was not easy for him to live in a foreign country, he even experiences some cultural shock. For example, … ПРИМЕР .
 Later Steven got used (привык) to life in Mexico, he became more self-confident, patient and outgoing, besides his Spanish improved greatly.

3. My/My friend's/My relatives experience to live abroad.
           Рассказать, с какими трудностями столкнулись, какой опыт приобрели.

Conclusion (What do you feel about learning abroad?)

понедельник, 25 февраля 2019 г.

Different People, Different Habits

Project «Different People, Different Habits»


Introduction
Different people have different style of behaviour which depends on personal characteristics and social etiquette [‘etiket] in different countries. First I’ll tell you about social norms of behaviour, and then about personal habits.

1.    Some examples of Social Etiquette in the UK - 5c p.84
Since every country has its own set of dos and don’ts, it’s worthwhile [стоящий] to know what it means to be polite while visiting a foreign country. If you have no idea about social norms of behaviour, you can experience a kind of culture shock while living abroad. I will tell you about some examples of social etiquette in the UK.  … ПРИМЕРЫ …

2. Personal habits. How annoying! – 5a p.80, ex.1
Apart from social etiquette, each person has his or her own habits. Unfortunately, some of them may be annoying. The types of behavior which I dislike most of all are the following: It really annoys me when … . I can’t stand it when … . I also hate it when … .

3. Analysing your/your friends personal habits
  • good and bad habits;
  • how to improve the behaviour, how to get rid of bad habits.
4. Complaining and apologising – 5d p.85, WB 5d p.46
It’s very important to know how to complain politely about somebody’s misbehaviour. For instance, if your neighbour plays loud music, you can talk to him like that:
ДИАЛОГ p.82 ex.2 (можно взять пример из рабочей тетради, или сочинить свой)

Conclusion
I’m sure, if you know social etiquette and have polite personal habits, your life will be easier. As for me, I always try to behave politely. (можно придумать свое заключение)

понедельник, 28 января 2019 г.

Personal Problems - Plan

Personal Problems

Introduction

Usually teenagers are lively people, but, unfortunately, we can’t say that our life is bright all the time. Sometimes we may have problems or get into difficult situations. I’ll tell you about some of them and try to suggest some solutions.
1.    Examples of people who have problems. Your suggestion what to do. SBp.72, ex.1, 4

Sandra needs money. I think she could get a part-time job.
Fred’s parents are too strict and they are always arguing. Why doesn’t he talk it through (обсудить подробно) and make compromises.
……
2.    An example of your/your friend’s problem. How did you/tour friend cope with it? SB: p.72, ex.3 (берем из аудирования)

3.    Exam Stress – SB p.73 учим эссе
One of the difficult situations which many teenagers may encounter is exam stress. I’ll try to tell you how it is possible to deal with it.

Conclusion


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