- •Язык профессионального общения:
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one
- •Moral Re-armament: History and Challenges
- •1. Give definitions of the following words and word-combinations, make use of a dictionary. Reproduce the situations they are used in the text.
- •Reading two Britain’s Moral Crisis
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one What Makes People Volunteer
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two
- •Nurse Nicky Nears Her Peak of Fitness
- •Reading one Who Uses Drugs and Why?
- •2. Check and compare your answers with your partner. Language Focus
- •Reading two
- •Europe: Drugs – Adapting To New Realities
- •Reading three
- •They're toking up for algebra class. Teenagers need incentives to keep it clean
- •Reading four
- •Partnering Against Trafficking
- •Discussion
- •Imagine you are the head of a Charity Fund. Write a report about the charity activities your fund is performing. Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Interrupting People
- •Reading One Status of Women
- •Status of women and girls around the world: facts and figures (provided by the Global Fund for Women)
- •Violence
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •Reading two Schoolbooks and the female stereotype
- •Reading One The Qualities to Look for in a Wife
- •Reading two What’s wrong with marrying for Love
- •Reading three
- •I’m your Equal, Partner!
- •Is your relationship out of balance? Scared to stick up for yourself? It's time for a change
- •Imagine you are having a row with your male partner/husband. Work in pairs and try to make it up with the help of the Five r’s.
- •Reading One Careers and Marriage
- •1. Explain the meaning of the word combinations used in the text:
- •3. What practical tips for having a stable and fruitful marriage were given in the text? Discuss them in pairs. Reading two They'll Never Go Home Again
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •Reading three The Frustrated Housewife
- •Insert a preposition or a particle where necessary.
- •Interview several working and staying-at-home mothers about their attitude to the problems raised in the text. Present the findings of your questionnaires in class and analyse the results together.
- •Role-play. Discuss the problem.
- •General Discussion
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •I. Asking for and Giving Opinions
- •2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.
- •2. Explaining and Justifying
- •1. Make the following into statements explaining and justifying using the language from the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements explaining and justifying in the following situations.
- •1. Asking for Clarification
- •2. Giving Clarification
- •1. Make the following into questions and statements asking for and giving clarification.
- •2. Ask for and give clarification in the following situations.
- •1. Make the following into statements of agreement and disagreement using the language in the boxes above.
- •Reading one Censorship Debate
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two bbc Chiefs Order Tough Curb on tv Sex and Violence
- •Reading three
- •Is Film Censorship Necessary?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading four Censorship – What and by Whom?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two
- •Public Concerns
- •Did he follow this pattern? ________
- •Reading three Paying the Price for News
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •The power of the media Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Expressing Preferences
- •II. Talking about likes and Interests.
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one Ten Ways to find the best schools
- •Bruce Kemble. News Week. 2002 Language focus
- •A Whitehall checklist;
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two Slimmed-down School Curriculum Aims to Free Quarter of Timetable for Pupils Aged 11 to 14
- •Reading three High-Stakes Games
- •Reading four
- •5 Times More Florida Kids to Repeat Third Grade State's New Policy Links Promotion to Reading Test Scores
- •Reading one Why Parents Choose to Opt out of State System
- •In the following sentences use the right particle with the verb to put:
- •Reading two
- •Reading three The City – as- School
- •Imagine that a friend of yours is considering sending his/her child to a non-government school (institute) you are working in. Write a letter either encouraging or discouraging him/her.
- •Reading one Survey Results Detail What Top Entry Level Employers Want Most
- •Reading two Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •In groups of 3 or 4 prepare and stage a debate on the prospects of online learning. For more ideas read the supplementary texts and visit the relevant web sites.
- •Reading three Two in Three Trainee Teachers who Qualify 'Are not up to the Job'
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •1. Asking for More Detailed Information
- •1. Make the following into questions or statements asking for more detailed information using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations.
- •2. Making Comparisons
- •1. Make the following into statements of comparison using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements of comparison about the following.
- •3. Making generalisations
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make generalisations about the following.
Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
Robert stamped …. every suggestion we made and then decided to end the project.
We aim to stamp ….. poverty in our lifetime.
A reasonable proficiency ….. English is a prerequisite … the course.
The electric power station is the main target …. the bombing raids.
We are ….. target …. 3per cent inflation by 2010.
The typical career pattern was geared …. men whose wives didn’t work.
Health officials are trying to raise awareness ….. AIDS among teenagers.
All the countries must pool …. their resources in order to overcome the crisis.
Speech activities
Make the following statements more factually correct.
In India women have been ensured equal access to education.
Policy-makers believe that the problem of equal pay for equal work for women in the USA is not so important as equal access to work.
Japanese women are likely to get a well-paid job easily if they have high educational attainments.
The Kenya Women Finance Trust has eased women into the male-dominated world of banking by educating them.
In the USA in such fields as social work and teaching women outnumber men and are frequently paid more.
Give extensive answers to the following questions.
What examples of blatant discrimination of women were given in the text?
What is the traditional attitude towards working women in Japan?
Why do many European countries study the Swedish model of reforms aimed at according women equal opportunities?
What steps have been taken by international organizations world-wide to close the inequality gaps between men and women?
How can you describe the present-day position of women in your country?
For more information read the supplementary texts “ A World that Seems to Hate Women”, “ An Extract from H. Clinton’s Speech at the UN Conference on Women”, “Enhancing Social Status of Women is Among National Priorities”.
Give arguments for or against the following statements.
In the working world women come a distant second to men.
Women’s work is usually undervalued.
Lower wages for women are common in many countries and work opportunities for them leave a lot to be desired.
We have to overcome the myth that gender equality is won.
Work with the video programme “A Woman’s Place”
Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations and use them while discussing the video report.
an elusive goal;
victimization of women;
domestic violence;
HIV positive;
drudgery;
to shun;
to be fraught with sth;
to carry the burden from cradle to grave;
in strict obedience to sb;
to champion women’s freedom/ rights;
to trigger changes;
male-dominated world;
child custody.
Answer the following questions.
What were the aims of the UN Conference on Women in China?
What facts and figures mentioned in the video programme prove that gender equality is still an elusive goal?
What is the destiny of many girls from the Third World countries ?
What is the position of women in the Asian republics of the former Soviet Union?
Has the attitude to women and their place in society changed over the years in Japan?