Unit 6. See the world!

In class:
Attendance: Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, Манухина Аня, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения

VOCABULARY — blackboard game based on ex 6C
GRAMMAR — 6.3 The ways to talk about the Future

Practice — Dialogues (Future Plans)
DISCUSSION — Visitors in Russia
READING — 6.2

HOME ASSIGNMENT
READING — 6.2 be ready to discuss the story.
6.3 A and B
6.4 A B
Watch the following episodes from a famours BBC documentary series «An Idiot Abroad».
Be ready to discuss the culture shock that Karl encountered in Russia.
IWhat are the reasons for major misunderstanding between foreigners and locals? Give your reasons

Russian Taxi

«Banya»

On the train

Best bits of Karl’s journey in Russia (don’t miss!)

Unit 6. See the world!

In class:
Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения

DISCUSSION: «Yorum story» — The lack of language mastery makes contacts difficult
DISCUSSION: «An Idiot Abroad» — the culture shock that foreigners might encounter in Russia. The reasons for major misunderstanding between foreigners and locals.

WRITING: Survival tips for visitors
VOCABULARY: Section 6.4

Home assignment:
REVISION: Section 6.3 — The Future
VOCABULARY: Section 6.9; learn the words and expressions from section 6.4
LISTENING: — Sorry, due to the techincal problem this task was not uploaded in time. We will do it during our classroom work.

Unit 6. See the world!

In class:
Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения

VOCABULARY QUIZ based on Section 6.4
LISTENING: 20 tips: How to travel on the cheap
GRAMMAR — 6.3 The ways to talk about the Future
VOCABULARY: 6.9 Verbs and Idioms

Home Assignment
Project writing. Consult Section 6.6.1 and and do task 6 B 2 (250-300 words)
Make it look like a 1-page leaflet with pictures and attractive fonts. Print out and bring in class.

READING and PRESENTATION. Look through online libraries and find a short story of a world-known author — devoted to travelling. Upload the link to our virtual classroom with a short reference. Be ready to retell this story in class.

Timeless Travel Quotes:

Unit 6. See the world!

In class:
Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, , Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня,
Не явились без уважительной причины: Манухина Аня, Роднова Ксения

VOCABULARY: Travel — useful words and phrases build-up


TRAVEL QUOTES QUIZ — UNPREPARED SPEECH «What did the author mean?»
IT LITERACY SKILLS: Adding your links on site in WikiSpaces
READING and PRESENTATION: Famous authors on Travel

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Translation quiz result
PROJECT MAKING — Your Leaflets on the sights of Russia

Home assignment:
1) Upload your reading links on our USEFUL LINKS page — the way you were taught.
2) Unit 7. Spending your money
VOCABULARY 7.1 B — check all the words with the dictionary
7.2. Grammar and Reading — Read the texts and fill in the prepositions

DEBTS! I am still loking forward to your presentations on travel!
LISTENING: Watch this video to build up your vocabulary!

Unit 7. Spending your money

Attendance: Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения
Absent: Иванцов Роман, Кошелева Лиза

In class:
Checking your reading links on our USEFUL LINKS page — the way you were taught.
DEBTS! I am still loking forward to your presentations on travel!
Money. Key words and expressions. Download here.
Also watch the following video introducing some MONEY IDIOMS

VOCABULARY: 7.1 A and B — vocabulary work and group discussions.
7.2. Grammar and Reading — Read the texts and fill in the prepositions
Watch the video and write down some useful words and expressions.

Home assignment:
GRAMMAR: Section 7.4 (prepositions, tenses, topics for discussion)

READING: Read the article and summarise the comments below it: Bank of England planning to introduce plastic notes which last six times longer than paper.

READING AND DISCUSSION: Read the following text. Write down useful vocabulary. Be ready to discuss each point:
The man who lives without money

LISTENING: Listen to the following dialogues — MONEY ADVICE1 and MONEY ADVICE2 and do the tasks below:

Listen to Track 1. What is the best answer?
Don wants to:
a learn how to invest money.
b talk about how to pay his debts.
c find out how to make more money.
d manage his money better.

Listen to Track 2 and complete the advisor’s notes.

Listen to Tracks 1 and 2 again. Complete these sentences with the words you hear.
a) I’m not a big …………….. but I just can’t seem to make ends meet.
b) I’m an English Lit …………………., so I have a lot of work.
c) Hmm. That’s a ……., isn’t it?
d) You’re going to have to make a ………………………….. .
e) whatever you spend your money on — your ……………….. .
f) And then on the other side, you write down what you could change and ……………………. on to save money.
g) How much money do you spend on …………….. per week?
h) It ……………….. from one week to the next, but I’d guess about $100.
i) They often have good prices and ………………………….. .
j) … and try to share the expenses with your …………………………. .

Unit 7. Spending your money. SHOPPING

Attendance:
Absent:

In class:
MONEY VOCAB QUIZ results: Сахнина (-1), Манухина (-1), Иванцов (-2), Кошелева (-1), Роднова (-7), Семенников (-1)
GIST WRITING results — inadequate — should be re-done!
LEAFLET making results

READING AND DISCUSSION: On Christmas shopping (extract from Bridget Jones Diary)

GRAMMAR — Exercises on the use of gerund

Home Assignment

1) REVISE your SHOPPNG VOCABULARY and get ready for SHOPPNG VOCAB QUIZ (Tuesday at 9.00 at computer class)
2) Find the Interent sourses on gist-writing and write the gist of the article about the man who lifed without money. Watch the size of your paper (about 10 sentences) and don’t miss the major ideas! This paper is to be submitted via e-mail: ipjulia@yandex.ru
See the sample HERE: **GIST WRITING**
3) Make an oral presentation (approx. 2 minutes) on one of the suggested topics.
Be ready to speak in class.
4) Watch the clips on shopping — see Lesson of **11 October 2013**. Be ready to answer the questions.

Unit 7. Spending your money. SHOPPING

Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Роднова Ксения

1) What seemed to be Vivian’s problem while she went shopping?

2) Explain why Vivian’s second shopping session was much more successful.

3 ) Why is the customer clearly dissatisfied with such ‘excellent’ service? Have you had a similar experience in shops?

4) Why did the person at the cash register dislike Michelle Pfeiffer’s heroine? What was her vendetta? Have you ever felt the same in shops?

IN CLASS

• Settling your academic ‘debts’ — see page NEWSBOARD of our wiki
• DISCUSSION: Your comments on the VIDEOCLIPS on SHOPPING — see above
• Your oral presentations on the subject of shopping (see your Home Assignment)
• GRAMMAR — The gerund, compound nouns. DOWNLOAD PRINTOUTS HERE: 1 2 3 4
• Role play: «Shopaholic on the loose»

Home assignment:
Revise the material and send in all your missing papers by Friday, 11 October

In class:

Attendance:

Индивидуальная работа студентов

__FACULTY OF SPEECH — ДАР РЕЧИ__

Работа с преподавателем — разбор «типичных» ошибок

Home assignment

Unit 8 section 8.1
NEWS and **MEDIA VOCABULARY — STUDY AND LEARN**

Unit 8. Have I got news for you!

Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Сальникова Маша, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения
Absent: Семенников Саша, Иванцов Роман

In class:

FOLLOW UP ON SPEACH MAKING
Discussing the principles of making a good speech.
Students’ 2-minute speeches

Useful links:

Newspapers for the learners of English

1 ) www.thewclc.ca/edge/index.html — The Learning Edge — потрясающая интерактивная газета специально для изучающих английский как иностранный. Все статьи озвучены носителями, текст окрашивается синим, когда speaker его произносит. К каждой статье есть упражнения. Газета рассчитана для уровней Beginner — Pre-Intermediate (включительно).

2 ) www.cdlponline.org — Adult Learning Activities — сайт с озвученными статьями от калифорнийского проекта дистанционного обучения. Статьи разбиты по рубрикам. Созданы для уровней Pre-Intermediate-Intermediate. После каждой статьи есть интерактивные упражнения на закрепление ключевых слов из статьи и понимание информации.

3 ) www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/words .. — Words in the News — проект от BBC Learning English — озвученные статьи, которые можно скачать в mp3 и pdf форматах, с объяснениями слов.

4 ) www.breakingnewsenglish.com — сайт про сенсационные новости от Sean Banville с многочисленными, но не интерактивными упражнениями.

5 ) www.pbs.org/newshour/extra — PBS Newshour EXTRA — новости, специально для уровней Upper-Intermediate и Advanced.

6 ) www.learningenglish.voanews.com — новости от Voice of America for learning English. Подойдет для уровня Beginner и начального Elementary.

7 ) www.simpleenglishnews.com — очень короткие статьи для уровней Beginner и Elementary.

ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ПОЛЕЗНЫЕ РЕСУРСЫ:

1) englishtexts.ru — статьи с последовательным переводом на русский

2) pbs.org — видео на английском с субтитрами (нужно нажать «СС») на самые разные темы

3) newscientist.com — New Scientist

4) economist.com — the Economist

Unit 8. Have I got news for you!

Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения
Absent: Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Рома

In class:

GRAMMAR: Gerund-vs-Infinitive Quiz results

Key Vocabulaty: Section 8.1 B + NEWS and **MEDIA VOCABULARY — STUDY AND LEARN**
GUESS THE WORD GAME

NEWSPAPER CLASS: BreakingNews Lesson — Money and Shopping

Home Assignment
GRAMMAR Section 8.2 Modal verbs
MODAL VERBS CHART
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES

READING: Study the texts and be ready to discuss the problems raised in them.:

Unit 8. Have I got news for you!

Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Иванцов Роман, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза, Роднова Ксения

In class:

GRAMMAR Section 8.2 Modal verbs
MODAL VERBS CHART
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES

THE USE OF MODALS — YOUR ADVICE TO A FOREIGNER IN RUSSIA:

DOs and DONTs for visitors to Moscow (by Liza Sachnina)
• You can’t smoke in public places!• You shouldn’t use jungle taxi!
• You needn’t drink vodka if you don’t want to!
• You mustn’t stay all the time in your hotel room!
• You don’t have to give the tips to a waiter if you are not happy with the service!
• You can use the underground as there are signs in English everywhere!
• You should eat most of the offered food if you are a guest, otherwise you may offend the host!• You should visit the Red square! It’s a MUST!
• In public transport you are to give your seat to invalids, elderly people and passengers with children!• You need to pay to visit a museum!

DISCUSSION:

Home Assignment:

A) Listen to the record and do the excersise from textbook Section 8.4

B) Write a 300-word essay on one of the following topics:

ВНИМАНИЕ! ЗАМЕНА ЗАДАНИЯ, ВМЕСТО УСТНОЙ ПРЕЗЕНТАЦИИ НУЖНО НАПИСАТЬ ЭССЕ!

Media and Our World
CNN introduced us to 24-hour news. We can follow events in real time anywhere on the globe. Technology allows networks to broadcast from distant points like Bosnia and Rwanda. How has this instant access to news broadened our understanding of the world and global issues? How has this same media limited our understanding of other cultures? How can we be sure we get an accurate picture of world events?

News Just For You
In the not-too-distant future, your newspaper may be delivered electronically — over your television or cable line into a computer — and it will be just the news you want. You can request only local news and sports. You might choose entertainment news and weather. What are the advantages of having your newspaper tailored to your individual desires? What are the disadvantages?

Good Ads or Bad?
Many people see advertising only in a bad light — as a tool that makes people do things they don’t really want to do or buy things they don’t really want or need. Can an ad really convince you to purchase something you don’t really care about? Are there positive kinds of advertising? What about ads that encourage people to vote or to recycle? Could there be ads published «in the public’s interest?»

Checkbook Journalism
Reader interest in celebrities and sensationalism has led to fierce competition between print and electronic news organizations. Some tabloid newspapers and television shows pay individuals for their stories, whether those individuals are celebrities themselves or are connected to a sensational story. Domestic staff and business associates of celebrities accept money to give their stories. How does this practice of «checkbook journalism» affect the accuracy of news coverage?

Photo Makeover
Today, many news photos are prepared on computer screens. Once digitized, a photo can be electronically altered and the change is virtually undetectable. The computer allows the photographer to improve the photo by enhancing the color or altering the contrast, for example. However, the process also allows the photographer to alter the content of the photo. Unacceptable words or images can be removed from a t-shirt or sign in a photo. An individual can be moved from one photograph and placed in another. What guidelines should govern the altering of photographs? At what point should the reader/viewer be informed that a photo has been altered?

Life Without Advertising
Advertising is often portrayed as a negative force in media. Is that true? Imagine your life without any advertising of any kind. No more interruptions in your favorite television show. No distracting billboards along the highway. No pictures of food or clothing interspersed with your daily news. No sample perfumes falling out of your magazine. No pesky direct mail pieces in your mailbox. What strategies will you have to use to get the information previously provided by advertising? How will you learn about new products? How will you know when your favorite music group is appearing in your area? How will you learn about political candidates? What will you do to get comparative information on a CD player or camera? How will you know which department store carries the clothing you need? How will you know which grocery store has the best prices on soft drinks this week? What will you do to get the information you need to make purchasing decisions?

Unit 8. Have I got news for you!
Attendance: Кошелева Лиза, Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Манухина Аня, Сахнина Лиза,Роднова Ксения

Vocabulry work and final discussion on news integrity
Students’ papers results
Textbook exercise 8.12

Unit 9. A Learning curve
Introductory discussion: The things they didn’t teach you at school.

HOME ASSIGNMENT

READING: Read up to the end all the pieces of Bill Gates’ advice. Be ready to comment on each peice.
LISTENING: Happy days at school? (Textbook ex 9.1 A and B) WARNING! It might not work on Ipad — use your desktop or laptop.

VOCABULARY: 8.12 and 9.1 C

Unit 9. A Learning curve

Class 1

Introductory discussion: The things they didn’t teach you at school.
Read up to the end all the pieces of Bill Gates’ advice. Be ready to comment on each peice.

LISTENING: Happy days at school? (Textbook ex 9.1 A and B)
WARNING! It might not work on Ipad — use your desktop or laptop.

VOCABULARY: 8.12 and 9.1 C
EDUCATION VOCABULARY TEST 1

Class 2

«Is Internet Cheating Really Cute?» (Integrity in education). Download the files below:

Home assignment
Learn the vocabulry from the study pack on CHEATING AND INTEGRITY

Render the newspaper article «В последнее время использование…» into English — in writing
Translate the final text of the study pack into Russian — in writing.
READING AND WRITING
Read **THE SELECTION OF ARTICLES** on the subject and write a short summary for each of them (in your notebook) . Pick up the key vocabulary.

Unit 9. A Learning curve

  
In class:
Class 1

TALKING: Your accounts of the Friday trip (make use of the phrasal verbs BRING and GET (ex 8.12)

BLACKBOARD GAME: Checking the vocabulry from the study pack on CHEATING AND INTEGRITY

Home Assignment:

ARTICLE — Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful?

READING AND WRITING
Read **THE SELECTION OF ARTICLES** on the subject and write a short summary for each of them (in your notebook) . Pick up the key vocabulary.

Unit 9. A Learning curve

IN CLASS:

TRANSLATION:Render the newspaper article «В последнее время использование…» into English — in writing
Translate the final text of the study pack into Russian — in writing.

Show the teacher your summaries on **THE SELECTION OF ARTICLES**
ORAL PRESENTATION: Sum up the problem of cheating from a Student’s / Teacher’s point of view/

NESPAPER ARTICLE — Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful?
Home Assignment:
EDUCATION VOCABULARY TEST 1
YOUR OPINION: ANOTHER WAY OF TEACHING

Unit 16. Look After yourself

Attendance: Семенников Саша, Сальникова Маша, Манухина Аня, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения
Sick: Сахнина Лиза, Иванцов Роман
Excused: Кошелева Лиза

VOCABULARY revision (Topic Education)

16.1 DISCUSSION — Are the authors of the tips for healthy living doctors or quacks?

Home Assignment:

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

What can you say about the patient judging by her looks?
Describe the examination the doctor has given her.
What health problems did he discover?
Why did the doctor finally run away in horror?

Study the vocabulary on the topic of Health and Illness. Be ready to translate each expression and the text below:

Health and illness

Study the ‘case history’ below.

A) ‘You’re in perfect health… as fit as a fiddle … there’s nothing wrong with you.’

‘I feel a bit off-colour … rather under the weather… I do feel funny… I really don’t feel well… I think I’m sickening for something … I feel feverish … ‘

B) ‘He’s been taken ill… he’s in a coma… fighting for his life … still critically ill… in a very critical condition … no change … still seriously ill… still hasn’t regained consciousness …

C) ‘He’s no better … he’s getting worse … his condition is deteriorating … he’s getting weaker … he’s slipping away … fading fast… his life is hanging by a thread … it’s just a matter of time … he could go at any second!’

D)is responding to treatment… off the danger list… making progress … his condition is satisfactory … he’s come out of the coma…. he’s turned the corner … he’s on the mend.’

E) ‘We all wish you a speedy recovery … get well soon … we’re glad you’re over it.’

F) ‘The worst is over … he’s almost completely recovered … he’s practically cured … he’s coming along nicely … he’ll be on his feet again soon … he’ll be out and about again in a few days.’

G) ‘He’s made a miraculous recovery … he’s as good as new … as right as rain … he’ll live till he’s a hundred.’

After all that, do you feel well enough to read on? Note the ways that vocabulary is applied in the text below.

Examination Fever

For most of the year, most of us had been allergic to work; apparently there had been a history of such allergies in the school.

Throughout the spring there had been quite a few cases of ‘Exams are stupid’, which proved highly contagious among friends.

Then in late May, one or two of us suffered a mild attack of ‘Gosh, is it really next month?’ and we seemed to give that to the others rather rapidly. You could tell how it was spreading from improved attendance at lessons.

An even more serious outbreak was that of the very infectious ‘I don’t know a thing’ two weeks before. At about the same time everyone seemed to catch‘You’re no good!’ from the teachers. Then there was about “don’t really care” followed by a few chronic cases of ‘My parents will kill me’. This again proved very catching; half the class was down with it in the week leading up to the exam itself, and it had reached epidemic proportions by the Friday before.

By this time, those who had been suffering from ‘It’ll be easy for me’ had made a total recovery.

That Friday there was a ‘What if I’m suffering from amnesia?’ scare, and this had developed by Monday into a touch of I can’t even remember my own name’.

There were also, of course, the normal isolated cases of ‘My pen doesn’t work’ and several pupils had a sudden fit of ‘Where’s the toilet?’

Afterwards there were a couple of complaints of I know I’ve failed’, but generally the worst seemed to be over. Such diseases are rarely terminal!

Unit 16. Look After yourself
Attendance: Сальникова Маша, Манухина Аня, Новикова Аня, Роднова Ксения, Кошелева Лиза
Sick: Иванцов Роман
??? Семенников Саша

Watch the video and be ready to speak about the fobias you suffer from )))

The Sketch Show UK — Phobias Workshop

Dear studetns!

Today you are writing your final test based on the material we have managed to cover together. My aim as your tutor is to give you a chance to check your own knowledge of the KEY VOCABULARY on the issues related to EDUCATION, TRAVEL, MASS MEDIA and MONEY. Also you will have a chance to practice your mastery on GERUND AND INFINITIVE and talking about THE FUTURE in English.

HERE IS THE TEST:
Group MKK4 2013 FINAL TEST

Part 1. Give definitions or synonyms to the following words and expressions.

1. non-refundable ticket
2. to travel off the beaten track
3. tourist attractions
4. articles of value
5. B&B
6. to have exhilarating experience
7. editorial
8. breaking news
9. checkbook journalism
10. sandwich course
11. postgraduate student

Part 2. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Мой совет путешественнику таков: путешествуй налегке, не упускай шанс расширить свой кругозор, и помни слова Конфуция о том, что важно путешествие, а не пункт назначения.
2. Помоги мне найти хорошего турагента: хочу заказать себе отпуск по системе «все включено», Говорят, таким образом можно сэкономить на дорожных расходах, потому что перелет, гостиницы, развлечения обойдутся в гораздо меньшую сумму.
3. Если ты опытный покупатель и знаешь потребительские законы, у тебя не будет проблем с тем, чтобы потребовать возврата денег за некачественный товар или попросить скидку в магазине в период распродаж.
4. Марк Бойл, человек без доходов и счета в банке который смог прожить год не получив и не потратив ни единого цента, утверждает, что настоящая бедность – бедность духовная и что нужно положить конец современному обществу потребления.
5. Извини, я не могу, как ты сорить деньгами, ведь я с трудом зарабатываю себе на жизнь и еще недавно едва сводил концы с концами. А ты, если будешь играть в азартные игры, очень скоро разоришься и попадешь в долги.
6. Опрос, проведенный в Великобритании, показал, что люди совсем не интересуются последними событиями и политическими новостями, зато они ежедневно смотрят мыльные оперы и риэлити шоу. Как показал опрос, Публика без ума от подробностей жизни знаменитостей, которые печатают популярные газеты. А серьезная пресса, в которой не найти репортажей о звездах и ярких рекламных объявлений нужна кажется только клеркам из Сити.
7. Маргарет в своем рассказе о школьных годах говорит о своих любимых предметах, отношениях с одноклассниками и о том, как ее доставали и запугивализлобные учителя.
8. Проблема в том, что студенты не хотят писать работы самостоятельно, а, жалуясь на загруженность после занятий и нехватку времени, «сгружают» уже готовые работы со специальных интернетовских сайтов. Специалисты утверждают, что, расцветая пышным цветом такая практика подрывает азы образования. Как же удержать студентов от списывания, плагиата и недобросовестной компиляции?

Part 4. GRAMMAR. Expressing the Future
a) Fill the gaps with the verbs used in the appropriate form:

1. We ………. dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday. (have)
2. After you ………….a nap, you ………… lot better. (take), (feel)
3. Don’t come to me at lunch time. I ………….. my favourite television programme then. (watch)
4. If you arrive late to the party, the best food ……………. (go)
5. I ………………. Maria tomorrow. I wonder if she ……………… me. (see) (recognize)
6. Downing Street announced this morning that the Prime Minister …………………to Washington this evening for urgent talks about the current crisis. (be to fly)
7. We t…………….he house by the end of the month. (construct)

b) Fill the gaps with the appropriate verb:
There was an ice rain last night – now you ………….. a problem with ……………. your car.
I could help you out last time but I am afraid if you ………….me again I ………………. to help you again.

Part 5. GRAMMAR. Gerund and Infinitive

a) Put in the verbs in brackets in the Gerund or the Infinitive.

1. I am not accustomed ……………under pressure. (work)
2. You were fortunate ……………tickets for the concert. I heard they are already sold out! (get)
3. Sheryl forgot ………………her purse, so I lent her ten dollars. (bring)
4. I completely forgot ………………… here when I was a kid. But now I remember! (come)
5. Lydia really regrets ………………… out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision. (drop)
6. I regret …………….. you that Mr. Smith has passed away. (tell)
7. I dread ………….. of what might happen next. (think)
8. She stopped ……………., closed the book, and turned off the light.(read)
9. I dread ……………. to work tomorrow. I think I’m going to call in sick. (go)
10. Vince is determined …………. enough money to South Africa next year. If he avoids ……………..his money and manages …………quite a sum ………….the trip, he plans on ……………. in June. (save, travel, waste, earn, make, leave)

b) Fill the gaps with the appropriate verb

1. Simone and Michael discussed …………….. to Tahiti on their honeymoon, but they had very different opinions about ……………. such an expensive destination. Michael said that after such a costly wedding, he couldn’t afford ………………. so much money on a vacation. Simone defended ………….to Tahiti by ……………that a honeymoon is a once in a lifetime experience.

1. Jack’s interest in …………….foreign languages is a major factor in his …………….decision ………….. to China. One of his life-long goals is ……………. Chinese fluently. Chinese will be quite a challenge, but …………….in China should enable him …………..his goal of ………….._ the language more effectively.

Part 6. GRAMMAR. Had Better and Would Rather

You know, I_______________ you didn't smoke in front of the kids.
You_______________ take insect repellant if you're camping near a lake.
I ____________ lie than hurt you – such is my approach.</span>
Toni **______________** buy a newspaper so he can read what they say about him.

I **____________** go to the supermarket on Friday mornings because it is not that crowded.

They_______________ have everything ready for when our clients arrive or   I’ll skin them alive.

CORRECTIONS:

Dear students!

You have written your final test based on the material we have managed to cover together. My aim as your tutor was to give you a chance to check your own knowledge of the KEY VOCABULARY on the issues related to EDUCATION, TRAVEL, MASS MEDIA and MONEY. Also you had a chance to practice your mastery on GERUND AND INFINITIVE and talking about THE FUTURE in English.

Here are some general notes on how to improve your academic performance in the future.

1) Learn the KEY VOCABULARY! Damn learn it by heart without trying to say or write «something of a kind». If you don’t your English will be that of a 5th grade schoolkid!

2) Learn to write good DEFINITIONS.

• Here are a few ideas to make your definitions as helpful and as powerful as they should be.
• One good way to go about is to consider how you would explain this word to a small child or a person who is just beginning to speak the language.
• Avoid using descriptive words that are more complicated than the word in question.
• Don’t use the word itself or forms of the word in the definition or to create «circular definitions» like “Patriotism is the quality of being a patriot.”
• Definition by metaphor is not a logical definition, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” can convey something true, but it does’nt do the work of a definition, which is to tell us what patriotism is.
  Write the definition in the typical style of a dictionary. Phrases such as «This word is used to…» or «Describes a situation in which…» may help to get you started.
• Think of synonyms. Some of these can go into the definition, if they are appropriate.
• Write the definition so that it matches the part of speech. Verb definitions will contain many verbs; noun definitions, many nouns.
• Most verb definitions will begin with the word «to». For instance, a definition for the verb «pause» might read, «To stop briefly or temporarily; to interrupt a process or activity and later resume it.»
  Noun definitions may begin with the words «a», «an» or «the». For example, ATTRACTION — something that attracts or is intended to attract people by appealing to their desires and tastes; EDITORIAL — a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers; POSTGRADUATE — a student who continues to study for an advanced degree after earning a bachelor’s degree or other first degree.
• NEVER start your definition with «it is when….»
• READ your definition and make sure that it agrees with the word and the sense you are trying to define.

UNIT 16. Look after yourself

DISCUSSION: Sochi Olympics in the eyes of strangers — based on the NP articles (see the previous class)

VOCABULARY: HEALTH AND ILLNESS IDIOMS and more.

LISTENING: A VISIT TO DOCTOR

HOME ASSIGNMENT:
Find and bring in class a newspaper article devoted to the contemporary issues related to health and ilnesses. Make sure the article can interest the audience. Be ready to present the ideas and facts from the article in class.

UNIT 16. Look after yourself

IN CLASS

VOCABULARY QUIZ (DOWNLOAD HERE) based on the words end expressions from HEALTH AND ILLNESS IDIOMS and LISTENING: A VISIT TO DOCTOR

DISCUSSION: Sochi Olympics in the eyes of strangers — based on the NP articles (see the previous class)

PRESENTATION SKILLS Presenting your newspaper articles devoted to the contemporary issues related to health and ilnesses. The ‘audience’ will not be idle and students should come up with questions based on what they hear.

Home assignment

VOCABULARY Ex.16.5 of your texbook — word-building, 16.7 B C D and 16.12
Revise the key expressions from the QUIZ

UNIT 16. Look after yourself

IN CLASS

VOCABULARY QUIZ (DOWNLOAD HERE) revised.

PRESENTATION SKILLS Presenting your newspaper articles devoted to the contemporary issues related to health and ilnesses. The ‘audience’ will not be idle and students should come up with questions based on what they hear.

VOCABULARY: Ex.16.5 of your texbook — word-building,
16.7 B C D and 16.12

HOME ASSIGNMENT
1) WRITING: Write an essay following the task in exercise 16.8 A

2) Study carefully the lesson from breakingnewsenglish lesson pool .Download the lesson on your tablet if possible.
Night work could damage your health

Pay special attention to the types of exercises provided on this page.
Which exercises do you consider to be useful for improving one’s reading/listening/speaking skills?
Don’t fail to study this material as at the lesson you will be creating an English lesson plan YOURSELF, using the breakingnews pages as a sample.

3) Listen carefully to the dialoge JENNY’S HEALTH PROBLEM

Write down in your notebook ALL the words and expressions related to the topic HEALTH AND ILLNESS

UNIT 16. Look after yourself

IN CLASS

VOCABULARY: 16.12

WRITING: essay results (so far I have received only 2 of them!)

Breakingnewsenglish lesson Night work could damage your health
Examining the types of exercises provided for improving one’s reading/listening/speaking skills.

Making a study-pack JENNY’S HEALTH PROBLEM

UNIT 5. Food for Thought

Vocabulary: Solving the tasks of the Internet Language Contest Food for Thought

Home assignment:
a) Finish up the study packs JENNY’S HEALTH PROBLEM — One set of materials from each pair of students.
REQUIREMENTS:
A compact 2-3-page kit with all the exercises before listening, while listening and after it.
Sample: 2-page lesson plan
Make a good design with a small picture/pictures.
Don’t forget about good page layout!
Include different types of activities.
Make a logical chain of activities.
Carefuly phrase the text of each task. Make it clear and easy to follow.
Design good vocabulary exercises!

Print out and bring in class! Also send them in.

b) Study the sample tasks and solve the tasks of the Food For Thought Contest — Round 2

UNIT 5. Food for Thought

In class: Texbook work
5.1 B1 — types of food
5.1 B2 Discussion. Designing your birthday party menu
5.2 Reading (Feel Free to Protest)
Discussion — can complaining about the quality of food and service do you any good?
5.4 A. C Grammar. Passive voice revision

Home assignment:

1) Read the real-life complaint written by the dissatisfied customer. Study the key words and pay attention to the style.
Write a REPLY to this complaint on behlaf of the restaurant’s management.
Explain IN DETAIL the reasons of the bad service and poor food quality.
Mention the measures that will be taken to resolve the problem and the benefits you are ready to give the clients to make them happy.

2) Write at least ONE olympiade question (see the tasks of FOOD FOR THOUGHT CONTEST) that would involve an interesting story befind some kind of food, resraurant or a tradition.The answer should not be easily googled.

3) Learn the words and expressions connected with cooking as well as food idioms.

ВНИМАНИЕ! ЛИЗА КОШЕЛЕВА И САША СЕМЕННИКОВ, ЕСЛИ ХОТЯ БЫ ОДНО ИЗ ЭТИХ ЗАДАНИЙ БУДЕТ НЕ ВЫПОЛНЕНО ИЛИ ВЫПОЛНЕНО ЧАСТИЧНО, ТО НА ФОНЕ ВАШИХ НЕОДНОКРАТНЫХ ПРОПУСКОВ МЫ ПЕРЕСТАЕМ БЫТЬ ДОБРЫМИ ТОВАРИЩАМИ, И, К БОЛЬШОМУ СОЖАЛЕНИЮ, МНЕ ПРИДЕТСЯ ПРЕДЪЯВИТЬ ВАМ СУРОВЫЕ ТРЕБОВАНИЯ, А ДАЛЕЕ ДИСЦИПЛИНАРНЫЕ ВЗЫСКАНИЯ. ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, ПРОСТО ВЫПОЛНИТЕ ДОМАШНЕЕ ЗАДАНИЕ! Ю.Л.

UNIT 5. Food for Thought

In class:

1) Creative work. Checking at least ONE olympiad question (see the tasks of FOOD FOR THOUGHT CONTEST) that would involve an interesting story befind some kind of food, resraurant or a tradition.The answer should not be easily googled.

2) Writing. Checking a REPLY to the real-life complaint written by the dissatisfied customer. It should contain the detailed explanation of the reasons of the bad service and poor food quality. It should mention the measures that will be taken to resolve the problem and the benefits given to the clients to make them happy.
See if you have managed to write a good reply along the following sample lines:

How to Respond to Restaurant Complaint Letters

Sample apology letters

Dear Sir, or Dear Mr Doe,
I am so sorry that you were treated unhappily in my restaurant. I am trying hard to teach my staff that our customers are most important to the success of our restaurant. So, please come back and let us show you how well we can treat you. Give us another chance.
We offer you and your partner a complimentary glass of house wine when you next visit. Please let it be soon.
Yours sincerely,
Betty Bestcook, the Manager, owner.

Anti-Letter:
Dear Mr and Mrs Doe,
I learnt that you had an opportunity to visit our restaurant recently and you were not too happy with the service and food we provide.
Please read my letter of apologies and some explanations:
First of all, it is obvious that we can’t satisfy everyone who drops in. It is too difficult “to run the hare and hunt the hounds”. I can’t agree that our food is so disgusting that you couldn’t even eat it, and by the way it is not junk food at all. I am really surprised to learn that you remembered your visit to us as a bad experience!
Secondly, I must admit that our restaurant doesn’t always provide high standard of food and service. We have many chefs and we can’t control whether they cook with passion and love for you or not. I would also like to add that much depends on their mood on a particular day.
Also, you happened to come in time when we had a lot of visitors ready to eat everything which we might offer only to fill their stomach. Our restaurant is a cheap place and we can’t take up too many members of staff as it might cost us a lot to pay for their work. Sometimes there is no one to wash all the tables and to make new menus…
It is very important for us to be visited by people and make money, but it is also important not to get such complaints as yours. Do you know that diners still come to us again and again despite the fact that ‘our place is not worth visiting’?
As a manager of our restaurant, I would like to say that I can see no need to bring some great changes. I am sure that people will come anyway and we won’t lose our money and good fame.
At any rate, thanks for your letter and have a good life!
Best wishes,

Mrs. Mary Salnikova,
tmanager of the Conch Flitters

3) VOCABULARY: the words and expressions connected with cooking, food idioms. Speaking about your favourite recepies.

4) Designing a menu for a:

— romantic dinner
— business lunch with an important guest
— a stand-up meal for your mates in an international student project

Home assignment:

Do a research of your own to find out everything possible about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Be ready to speak about this project in detail.

UNIT 5. Food for Thought
In class:

1) Creative work. BROADCAST YOURSELF!

Dear friends! Please watch an example of a successful presentation made by my pen-friend fron the USA.
Jim is NOT a professional TV person. He just has something to say and he knows HOW to do it. He can make ANY idea sound persuasive and credible. It is not just WHAT he says, but HOW he speaks! Please have a look!

FACEBOOK IS LIKE HEAVEN

LIFE IS TERRIBLE THESE DAYS

Making a video presentation on an urgent global issue related to food, diet, restaurant industry, etc
Each project should include
— a catching title
— a motto
— the description of the roots of the problem
— a statement describing the solution to the problem
— supporting statistics
— supporting examples
— future prospects
— a call for funding/participation

* the videos will be recorded in class and uploaded on a YouTube channel with a further possibility of editing.

2) Unit 5 (Bon Appetit!) Progress Test

UNIT 4. Let’s Talk

VOCABULARY — COMMUNICATION
DISCUSSING HOME READING:
1)Too much of a good thing! (About the English Understatement)

2) Emerging Talk-Rules: The Mobile Phone

Home Assignment:

1) Listen and read

George Mikes on English Understatement:
SOUL AND UNDERSTATEMENT

The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead. If a continental youth wants to declare his love to a girl, he kneels down, tells her that she is the sweetest, the most charming and ravishing person in the world, that she has something in her, something peculiar and individual which only a few hundred thousand other women have and that he would be unable to live one more minute without her. Often, to give a little more emphasis to the statement, he shoots himself on the spot. This is a normal, week-day declaration of love in the more temperamental continental countries. In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly: 1 don’t object to you, you know.’ If he is quite mad with passion, he may add: ‘I rather fancy you, in fact.’ If he wants to marry a girl, he says:I say . . . would you? . . .’

2) EXPRESSING YOURSELF Read the text and do the exercises.

3) COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS: Watch the video IN ENGLISH in Vkontakte and study the TASK KIT HERE

ATTENTION! Below there are only smaller clips, you must watch the whole 30 min episode!

There is too much butter on those trays!

You know nothing!

UNIT 4. Let’s Talk

In class:

Part 1
1) DISCUSSION. Mobile phone talk rules
2) Dos and Don’ts for effective mobile communication
3) TRANSLATION. George Mikes on English Understatement
4) HOME READING. Express yourself. Text and vocabulary ex.
5) LANGUAGE PRACTICE. Making speeches and dialogues.
— best men’s speech

— 2 teachers discussing the students’ manner of talking at the exam.
— 2 students discussing their lecturer’s manner of presentation

BEST MAN’s SPEECH
(By Liza Sachnina)

Dear friends… and enemies, acquaintances and strangers!
I’m truly honoured to be the best man at this wedding. It’s the first time I have been awarded this kind of title. And I want to thank all the people who have supported me on the way to the success. Mommy, I love you! I’m extremely happy that, finally, my achievements and personal qualities have been estimated at their true worth, and I’ve been called the BEST man.
But enough talking about myself. Now I need to say something intriguing about the bridegroom. Err, what can I say? Well, to be honest, I don’t know this guy. You see, we’ve known each other only for ten years. And that is such a short time! Most of our meetings I don’t remember. The only thing that reminded me that I was seeing someone the day before, was my terrible hangover. Though, while being in clear mind (both Ben and I), I’ve learned that this funny guy is a great friend who can always give me a hand at tough times.
I’m sure, he’ll make a good, faithful husband. As for Sussy, I assume she’ll manage to drive him under her heel very fast. But, Ben, don’t worry! I’ll always be there, so that you could cry on my shoulder.
Now, speaking seriously, I won’t wish you guys happiness or love, because I can see these now, right in front of my eyes. And I’m confident, that you’ll preserve this love and happiness through all your life. Till death partes you.
Or some lovely chic.
Cheers!

Part 2
home assignment discussion. Fawulty Towers. Communication problems.

HOME ASSIGNMENT:
PLEASE DO NOOOOTHING! (EVENTUALLY!)

HAPPY EASTER!

UNIT 4. Let’s Talk
In class:

VOCABULARY CHECK: dictation-translation on «Express Yourself»

DISCUSSION: Russian Folk Fairy Tales — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

What general traits of Russian national characters do Russian tales convey?

HOME ASSIGNMENT:

PROBLEM-SOLVING — CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT

‘Unpatriotic’ Snow White Could Have Children’s Math Textbook Banned

Read the article and give your opinion.

RESEARCH: MODERN WAYS OF COMMUNICATION

Emoticons 😉

Read the article about the origin and the meaning of emoticons. Be ready to answer your teacher’s question and start a discussion on the effective use of emoticons in today’s communication.
See the expert’s view: Smiley, frown and wink face: Are we all victims of a great emoticon trick?

1) BROADCAST YOURSELF
Dear friends! Thank you for your well-done jobs on «broadcasting yourselves»!
I have seen your videos, and it is now obvious that you have improved your communication and presentation skills a great deal!
All your clips can be found HERE and are now your visible accomplishment ready to use in your CV or further projects.

2) YOUR OPINION: ARE EMOTICONS DUMBING US DOWN?
Using the facts and figures from the follwing sources

Emoticons 😉

Smiley, frown and wink face: Are we all victims of a great emoticon trick?

express your own opinion on the matter. Format: Written essay — 200-250 words. Please send your essays to your tutor ipjulia@yandex.ru

3) PROBLEM-SOLVING: cross-cultural differences and the ways to deal with them.
Study the situations below, try to apply these circumstances to your cultural context. Be ready to discuss these issues and the ways of dealing with them at your EXAM.