Підручник Англійська мова 7 клас для спеціалізованих навчальних закладів з поглибленим вивченням іноземної мови - Л.В. Калініна - Генеза 2015 рік

UNIT 1. Family and Friends

1.2. Family footsteps

I. Conversation Warm-up

In pairs, look at the pictures and ask your friend what professions his/her relatives have.

Example: A: Is there an engineer in your family?

B: We haven’t got engineers. My Dad is a doctor and my Mum is a lawyer.

II. Pronunciation Warm-up

Read and practise the sounds /ɒ/ and /t/. Say what jobs run in this family.

Profession Round Chant

Is your mother a teacher?

No, she’s not. She’s a doctor.

Is your father a doctor?

No, he’s not. He’s a pilot.

Is your uncle a pilot?

No, he’s not. He is an engineer.

Is your aunt an engineer?

No, she’s not. She’s an economist.

Are you an economist?

No, I’m not. I am a pupil.

III. Grammar Smart

1. Look and recall.

a) Play a grammar picture description game using the given verbs. Say what you think about these families.

Example: A: In this picture, the grandfather is working in the field.

B: His grandson is working in the field, too.

b) Say whether you like or dislike these jobs. Give your reasons.

Example: a lawyer/to help in legal issues I like this job because it is essential to help people in legal issues.

1. a teacher/to inspire children to learn

2. a doctor/to cure people

3. a librarian/to recommend books

4. a mechanic/to repair cars

5. a hotel receptionist/to make people comfortable

6. a tourist agent/to arrange holiday trips

2. Read and remember!

• Use the Present Simple tense to talk about permanent situations:

Example: My aunt works in a hospital.

• Use the Present Continuous tense to talk about temporary situations:

Example: My cousin is a student. He is currently working part-time. Time expressions: right now, currently, at the moment, these days

• Describe changes and trends using verbs of change: get, turn, go, become in the Present Continuous:

Example: This profession is getting more and more popular.

a) Play a grammar contrast game using the ideas from the box.

Example: A: He lives in town.

B: He is staying out of town now.

b) Say how life and people around you are changing these days.

Example: parents / to work more My parents are working more and more.

1. school / to get more complicated

2. people / to get friendlier

3. your neighbourhood / to become safer

4. the world / to become more peaceful

5. life / to get easier

IV. Word Smart

1. Study these words and word combinations and

a) Say who works in the medical profession.

Example: There are doctors and nurses in the medical profession.

b) Look at the photos and say what profession runs in this family (4—5 sentences).

to follow in her father’s footsteps;

to become a doctor;

to be retired;

to have many striking stories to tell;

to run in the family.

Example: Kateryna Amosova followed in her father’s footsteps.

Mykola Amosov and his daughter Kateryna Amosova

2. Complete the stentences and speak about a profession that runa in your family.

1. I think it’s best to….

2. I want to become …

3. I’d like to follow in …

4. My … says … is the best job in the world.

5. … has many striking stories to tell.

6. As you see, … runs in our family.

At Home: Describe your parents’ professions / jobs (8—10 sentences).

V. Time to Read

1. Read / listen to the dialogue and say what professions run in Helen’s family.

Talking about Professions in the Family

Steve: Hey, Helen, you are very good at English. Do you plan to become a teacher?

Helen: Maybe. My mum is a teacher and she loves it. She says teaching is the best job in the world. I think she is a very good teacher as she can inspire her students to learn. Sometimes she lets me help her with marking their papers.

Steve: We all have someone in our family who we most admire. In my opinion, these people are essential for us as we have somebody to model ourselves after.

Helen: I think it’s best to do something that makes you happy.

Steve: Right you are. In my case, I want to help sick people and become a doctor, maybe a general practitioner. When I was a child, I had a sharp pain in my right side. My mum called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital. The next day I was operated on for appendicitis. The doctors and nurses were so helpful and kind!

Helen: My aunt is a doctor. She works in a big hospital as a pediatrician and a surgeon. She performs very complicated operations, my mum says.

Steve: Could I possibly meet her and talk with her about the medical profession?

Helen: Certainly. With twenty years of experience, she has a lot of interesting stories to tell. By the way, my aunt followed in my granddad’s footsteps.

Steve: Really? And what did your grandfather do?

Helen: He was a dentist. He cured people’s teeth. He is retired, though.

Steve: So, the medical profession runs in your family, doesn’t it?

Helen: It sure does.

BrE - paediatrician

AmE - pediatrician

Across Cultures general practitioner / GP - BrE, a doctor who is trained in general medicine and does not work in a hospital.

cure - вилікувати

treat - лікувати; частувати;

поводитися

See First Aid Kit:

Word Meaning, p. 225

2. Fill in the correct word.

Example: He cured people’s teeth.

1. What can’t be …ed must be endured.

2. She … me like one of the family.

3. We … mum to lunch at the Savoy.

4. This operation can … short-sightedness in 15 minutes.

5. 90 per cent of patients can be … ed of the disease.

6. When I was a child, doctors … ed me of small pox.

3. Look at the pictures and choose those which relate to Steve/Helen. Say what connection you can see.

VI. Time to Communicate

1. Act as Helen and say in whose footsteps she is going to follow.

to plan to become a teacher;

to make somebody happy;

to have the best job in the world;

to inspire somebody to learn;

to let somebody do something;

to mark somebody’s papers.

2. In pairs, discuss the professions in your families. Use the pattern.

Pattern:

A: I say, … , you’re good at … . Do you plan to become …?

B: Maybe. My … is a … and … loves it. … says it’s the best … .

A: I think it’s best to From my perspective, … .

B: Right you are. In my case, I want to … .

A: My … is a…. works … .

B: Could I possibly … and …?

A: Certainly. With … years of experience, … has … to tell. By the way, … followed … .

B: Really? And what … , I wonder?

A: . retired, though.

B: So, the … profession runs in your family, doesn’t it?

A: It sure does.

VII. Time to Write

Write a paragraph about someone in your family you admire. Begin with:

We all have someone in our family who we most admire. From my perspective, these people are essential for us as we have somebody to model ourselves after. In my case, …