- •1. A) Work in pairs. Name any international events that take place in Belarus. (илл. 8.1.1-8.1.5 в любых местах на одной стр. Или развороте)
- •2. Listen to a brief report about the tourist events in Belarus and take notes to answer the questions below.
- •4. A) Look at the words below. What do they all have in common?
- •5. Work in small groups. Discuss the questions below and complete the tasks.
- •1. Work in pairs. What do you know about Belarus Fashion Week? (илл. 8.2.1)
- •2. A) Look at the words and phrases below. Can you guess their meaning?
- •3. A) Read an introductory article about the show. Check your answers for ex. 1 and 2a.
- •4. Look at the pictures below. What episodes of the show do they illustrate? (илл. 8.2.2- 8.2.7)
- •5. A) Look at the words below. What prefix will help make new verbs of them?
- •6. Imagine your foreign friend is coming to Belarus at the time of bfw. Write an e-mail to your friend describing the event and offer him/her to visit the show.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл.8.3.1)
- •2. A) Work in groups of three (Students a, b and c). Read your piece of information about Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitsebsk and prepare to retell it to your partners.
- •4. A) Read some opinions from the visitors to the festival and complete the words.
- •5. Role-play the following situation in pairs.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. A) Discuss as a class. What kind of news will probably mention the following:
- •8. Conductor from Hawaii Casts Belarusian Soloists for …
- •3. A) Look through the questions below. Then listen and take notes on the answers.
- •4. A) Which of the following adjectives would you use to describe the reports you’ve heard?
- •5. A) Work in groups of three. Write a piece of news to present to the audience.
- •1. Look at the comic. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл. 8.5.1)
- •2. A) You are going to read two articles giving tips to those who would like to take part in a Student Exchange programme. Put the tips to the right article.
- •3. A) Choose the function the modal verbs serve in the sentences below.
- •4. Work in pairs. Look at the articles in ex. 2 again. Find the modal verbs can, could, be able to in the text and discuss what functions they serve in each case.
- •5. A) Work in groups of 3. Prepare to role-play the following situations.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. A) You are going to listen to some foreign student exchange stories. Look at the boxes below and find pairs of words with opposite meaning.
- •4. Which word stands for X in the following collocations?
- •5. A) Complete the proverbs below with 6 words from ex. 2a.
- •6. Choose one of the tasks below.
- •1. A) Look at the logos below and discuss the questions in pairs.
- •2. Look through the article below. What is it about?
- •3. Match the definitions below with the words in italics.
- •4. A) Read the article and decide whether the statements below are true, false or not mentioned.
- •5. A) Discuss the questions below in small groups.
- •1. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •2. Look at the phrases below. Can you guess what kind of summer school they refer to?
- •3. A) Read the advertisement in the card for one of the next year summer schools and find the information about:
- •4. Report to your classmates about your next summer plans. Then discuss the questions below.
- •1. Discuss the questions below with your partner.
- •2. You will now read a sci-fi short story “Ask a Foolish Question” by Robert Sheckley. Read the story and say:
- •3. Read the story again and answer the questions below.
- •4. Discuss the questions below in pairs.
- •5. A) Imagine that Answerer was improved and can now answer any question. Which three questions would you ask the Answerer?
- •1. A) Work in small groups. Think of as many ways as possible to find friends or make contacts with young people abroad.
- •2. You have one month to find new friends or make contacts based on common interests with young people from other countries. Then report to your classmates about the results.
4. Look at the pictures below. What episodes of the show do they illustrate? (илл. 8.2.2- 8.2.7)
5. A) Look at the words below. What prefix will help make new verbs of them?
large, lighten, danger, trap, activate, close, title, sure, cyclopaedia, circle
b) Find 5 more words with this prefix in the article above.
c) Study the functions and meaning of the prefix and add more examples to each point.
- used to form verbs which mean to put into or onto something: encase, …
- used to form verbs which mean to cause to be something (in a certain condition): enable, …
- used to form verbs which mean to provide with something: encash,…
6. Imagine your foreign friend is coming to Belarus at the time of bfw. Write an e-mail to your friend describing the event and offer him/her to visit the show.
LESSON 3: THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Communicative area: retelling, persuading |
1. Discuss the questions below in pairs. (илл.8.3.1)
1. Have you ever been to a live concert? Did you enjoy the sound? 2. Have you ever heard of Ksenia Sitnik, Ruslana, Taisia Povaliy, Pyotr Elfimov, Polina Smolova or Oleksandr Ponomaryov? What international event became a startpoint in the careers of these singers? 3. What does the emblem on the right present? Can you decode the symbols?
2. A) Work in groups of three (Students a, b and c). Read your piece of information about Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitsebsk and prepare to retell it to your partners.
A: HISTORY On 18 July 1992, the first ever festival of arts was staged in Vitebsk to give city residents and guests an idea of Slavonic song folklore. In 1993, the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk became a member of the International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF), broadening the geography of its participants. In 1999, the number of festival events turned 125. The festival was awarded the diploma 'FIDOF Festival of the Year 2000' "for impeccable quality of organization, professionalism, hospitality, and promotion of noble humanistic aims on the international level" From 1995 the Slavianski Bazaar was given the title of an International Festival of Arts. And in 2000 the Slavonic Bazaar hit a towering record by joining together on stage representatives of each and every Slavonic nation. The festival sign (logo) represents a graphic drawing of a cornflower (traditional for Slavic people), located on music notes. On the lines of the notes, symbolizing different music styles, there is a verbal logo "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" in Belarusian, which determines the permanent location of the festival. The name of the festival is repeated in Russian and English around the festival sign. Festival motto: "Through art - to peace and understanding!" This motto reveals the basic ideas of the International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". These are the words for the festival participants, a call for peace, beauty, harmony and perfection.
B: FESTIVAL TODAY
The International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" is an open mass event, which helps to revive and promote culture and arts. The goal of the festival is to support young talents and introduce innovations in culture and art. The Festival will be launched with an inauguration ceremony, attended by Russian singers Nikolai Baskov, Art Group Turetsky Choir and “Soprano10”, Alexandre Rozenbaum, ballet directed by Boris Eifman, Mireille Mathieu, Chris Turner, reaching its climax with a Space and Didier Marouani performance. The concert will be rounded up with a laser show to the spatial music of the band. Along with gigs staged by Belarusian and foreign performers, numbering 25 this year, the Slavianski Bazaar will give its audience a treat of theatricals, interesting films and exhibitions. The Festival in Vitebsk will have on its margins an International Investment Forum, National Fair «Small Business in the festive Vitebsk», a traditional already fair of folk crafts «Town of Masters» — 70 various entertaining events altogether. The programme also includes an International Contest of Song Performers and International Children’s Music Competition. C: CONTESTS During the festival the contest of young singers under the name "Vitsebsk" is held. It has two stages, each held in a separate day. In the first day the contestants should perform the song in a national language of the country the contestant represents. All vocals are sung live using backing track. In the second day the contestants perform the song written by a composer from any Slavic country in any of the Slavic languages. On this stage all vocals must be sung live with the National Concert Orchestra of Belarus under Mikhail Finberg's conduction. The final decision is made by the international jury usually consisting of 10 people who are usually the former winners of the contest, the former contestants or the other celebrities. After the performance each jury gives points from 0 to 10 (although the nil has never actually been given). At the end of the second day all the points are summed up and the Grand Prix winner and other places holders are defined.
Children's contest during the festival in Vitsebsk was first held in 2003 thus becoming one of the stages of expansion of the cultural and artistic diversity of the event. It has also become one of the main events in the East European countries for children performers who are making their way to Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
b) Share the information you’ve got with your group then answer the questions below.
1. What makes the festival international? 2. Is Slavyansky Bazaar Festival recognized abroad? 3. What proves that the festival is still developing? 4. Why is Slavyansky Bazaar entitled the festival of art (not just folk or contemporary music festival)? 5. What kind of events does the festival include? 6. What makes this festival a significant event?
3. You are going to listen to two festival participants: a famous French musician Didier Marouani, the founder of the legendary band SPACE (илл. 8.3.2) and a well-known British singer and entertainer Chris Turner (илл. 8.3.3). Take notes to complete the summaries below.
1. Didier Marouani is being interviewed … of Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitsebsk. 2. This isn’t … of Didier Marouani to Belarus. 3. He describes the festival as … and providing … conditions. 4. In Vitsebsk Didier is going to present … to the public. 5. He is also very proud of … who are going … him in his tour.
6. Chris Turner describes his experience as the … and performer at Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitsebsk. 7. He compares the festival … 8. In Vitsebsk he performed … 9. In his speech Chris explained to the audience and the participants … 10. The idea behind it was … 11. Belarusian children waving Welsh flags on stage made Chris think …