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Discipline: English as a foreign language Credit :2
Pre-intermediate level Practical lesson
Lexical theme: My close friend
Grammatical theme: Adjectives
Teacher: Sariyeva Aida Kamzaevna
WARMING UP
Read the proverb and give the equivalent in Kazakh/ Russian. “The best mirror is an old friend”
CONSOLIDATION. 1 Match the two halves of the words and translate them.
Decent store
Retirement holiday
Department salary
Paid age
2 Complete the questions about your brother/father with a verb in the present simple.
What ___________ do ? He is a lawyer.
How __________to work? By car.
When_______ ? He finishes his work at 6p.m
ADJECTIVES (describing people)[1, p 25]
Adjectives sometimes appear after the verb to be
He is short. She is tall.
Adjectives sometimes appear before a noun.
Old man, ugly man.
BUT… Sometimes you want to use more than one adjective to describe something (or someone).
What happens if a man is both old AND ugly?
Do we say… an ugly old man OR an old ugly man?
An ugly old man is correct because a certain order for adjectives is expected (Note, you may hear the other version old ugly man, though it doesn’t sound natural)
Exercise 1 Match each group of adjective with an appropriate noun and describe your friend using these words
Thick/ thin 1 eyes
Pale/ rose 2 eyebrow
Curly/ straight/ wavy 3 lips
Full/ thin 4 teeth
Blue/ brown 5 hair
Straight/ white 6 cheeks
Exercise 2 Match the adjective and definitions . [1.p145]
Friendly funny generous lazy shy
talkative
Adjective
Opposite
A person who talks a lot is
talkative
quiet
A person who likes giving presents is
A person never does any work is
A person who makes people to laugh is
A person who is open and nice is
A person who is nervous in the company of other people is
Complete the Opposite column.
Extrovert hard-working mean
quietserious unfriendly
Exercise 3 Listen and mark the sentences True (T) or False (F). [T.1.3;1.4]
True
False
a
Richard wasn’t very optimistic when he met Claire.
b
Claire was very interested in Richard
c
Claire had a great sense of humor.
d
Nina’s English was fantastic.
e
Richard could have Nina as a girlfriend.
Exercise 4 Retell the text using the following questions
What was Richard’s first impression about Claire?
Where is she from?
What did he know about Clair?
Who do you think is more Richard’s type?
Who knows Richard better, his mum or Danny?
Exercise 5 Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups.
Why is friendship important to you?
Do you think girls and boys want different things from friendship?
Do your parents encourage your friends visits?
Name?
Age?
Job/ studies?
Physical appearance?
Personality?
Likes?
Doesn’t like?
Exercise
6 Speak on given topics.Think of a person you know well, a family member or a friend, who is single. Use the given chart and prepare what you are going to say. Tell your partner about him/her.
Exercise 7 Read the text aloud and translate the first paragraph.
MY FRIEND
Every person needs a friend. Friends are very important in our life. I think you cannot live without friends.. Your true friend is always ready to help you, to support you if you do something wrong and to solve problems together with you. They say that “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. A real friend makes your life happier and more interesting.
My friend’s name is Richard. He is a 17-year-old boy from England who lives in a small apartment in New-Castle with his mother and younger brother . He is a full-time student at University, where he studies IT because he wants to be a programmer. But apart from that, he has a lot of hobbies. He spends most of his spare time taking photos of nature and animals or reading articles on the Internet about the newest technologies.
Richard has short, dark, curly hair and deep green eyes. He is a tall, very well-built teenager because he likes doing sports like swimming, jogging and football. He is a very optimistic person and smiles a lot. It’s always very interesting to talk to Richard because he reads a lot, is always interested in the news and is glad to share new information.
We have very much in common so we quarrel very seldom. In other words, our friendship is wonderful and I am proud of such a perfect friend as Richard! I am sure we shall be friends forever.
Exercise 8 Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph
Choose the right variant.