2 Answer the questions
a. What are the roles of customs and traditions in the life of people?
b. Do you think it is important to learn other cultures?
c. What traditional ceremonies are in England?
d. What do the English people love?
e. What can you say about the Queen in England?
3 Retell the text
SPEAKING
1 Speak on given topics.
Cultural differences in the country where you’ve been.
2 Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups
a. Which British superstitions are similar to those in your country?
b. Which are different?
c. Do you know anything about the origins of some of the superstitions in your country?
d. Can you give the definition of "superstition"?
e. Do you believe that they can influence our lives and still live on in the age of science?
3 Describe the traditions and holidays.
1.New Year and Nauryz.
2. National dishes.
WRITING
1 Complete the text with given words.
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a)turkey and pudding b)Christmas Day c)Trafalgar Square d)Christmas trees. |
There are six public holidays a year in Great Britain ;___1____ is one of their favorite holidays. It's celebrated on the 25th of December. Most of big cities of Great Britain, especially London, are decorated with colored lights and ___2____. On_3_____, in the center of London, stands a big Christmas tree. Children find Christmas presents in their stockings. The traditional English dinner on Christmas is ____4___.
2 Order the words to make sentences.
a. to the beach /the weather/would / was/ good we / go / yesterday/if.
b. If /to the beach/ was/ good/ we would/ go / the weather.
c. on foot/ you / went/would / to school you / be / late/if.
d. would/I / had / money /a present I / buy / you.
e. I / did /would/ my homework I / find / my notebook.
3 Write a letter to your pen-friend.
An English friend of yours has asked about national holiday of your country. Write about Nauryz with more details.
History of the word “ Nauryz.”
The ingredients of the “ Nauryz kozhe”
National games
Questions for computer based test:
Choose the correct variant.
1. I f I_________ promoted, I would be able to buy a bigger house.
a) will get
b) got
c) would get
d) get
2. If you____________ the train, you would get there before
the deadline. .
a) take
b) will take
c) took
d) would take
3. If I ______ you, I wouldn't tell anybody about this.
a) were
b)was
c) will be
d) had been.
4. If they______ me the job, I would probably take it.
a)offer
b) will offer
c) would offered
d) offered
Glossary:
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English |
Russian |
Kazakh |
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Customs |
традиция |
салт дәстүр |
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to be proud of |
гордиться |
мақтану |
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Peculiarities |
особенности |
ерекшеліктер |
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Accompany |
соправождаться |
алып жүру |
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central heating |
центральное отопление |
орталық жылу |
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double-decker |
двухэтажный |
екі қабатты |
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a fireplace |
каминь |
пеш |
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Bands |
группа |
топ |
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Guard |
караул |
қарауыл |
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Queuing |
очередь |
кезек |
SIW
Write about some of the superstitions in your country.
Office hours:
Grammar exercises [1,Exercises 1(a,b,) p 51,ex.4b.p52] – (Work Book)
References:
Main Literature:
1.“New English File” by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham- Koenig, Paul Seligson. Pre-Intermediate. Oxford University Press, 2010.
2. “Inside out” by Sue Kay and Vaugham Jones. Pre-Intermediate. Macmillan. Publishers Limited 2011.
Additional Literature:
3.” Brush up your English” Романович А.Ю. Михаилов Е.Д. Издательство”Зебра Е”, Москва2008
5.“Grammar in Use” by R. Murphy. Third edition. Intermediate level, Cambridge University Press
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HAND-OUT №28 Discipline: English as a foreign language Lexical theme: Big cities Level: Pre-Intermediate Grammar: Superlative adjectives Credits: 2 Teacher: Zhakipbekova Dinara Kelsinbaevna |
Warming-up: What does the saying mean? “A great city is that which has the greatest men and women”?
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative (+ ever + present perfect) adjectives.
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Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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cold |
colder |
the coldest |
one-syllable: + er (Comparative) the and + est (Superlative) |
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hot big |
hotter bigger |
the hottest the biggest |
one vowel + one consonant: double final consonant |
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pretty busy |
prettier busier |
the prettiest the busiest |
consonant
+ y: |
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beautiful relaxed |
more beautiful more relaxed |
the most beautiful the most relaxed |
two or more syllables: more (Comparative) or the most (Superlative) + adjective |
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good |
better |
the best |
Irregular |
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bad |
worse |
the worst | |
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far |
further |
the furthest |
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You use comparative adjectives to compare people/ things with other people/ things. |
Fernando Alonso is older than Lewis Hamilton. My brother is taller than me. |
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You use superlative adjectives to compare people / things with all the other people / things in their group. We often use a superlative with the present perfect. |
Mohamed Ali was the greatest sportsman of all time. Football is the most popular sport in the world. Russia is the coldest place we’ve ever been to. It’s the most beautiful church I’ve ever seen.
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You use not as + adjective + as to make negative comparisons. |
Golf is not as dangerous as motor racing. |