Підручник Англійська мова 7 клас (8-й рік навчання) - Алла Несвіт - Генеза 2016 рік

UNIT 5 Countries, People, і Lifestyle: The UK and Ukraine

Listen, read and talk about…

✵ your penfriends, their hobbies and interests

✵ the geographical position of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

✵ the geographical position of Ukraine

✵ climate and weather

✵ types of landscapes

✵ life of people in different countries

✵ visiting famous landmarks

Learn how to…

✵ work with maps

✵ understand the information given in weather, reports

Practise/Revise…

✵ verb tenses

Write/Make…

✵ an essay about your favourite place in Ukraine

Lessons 1-2. My Penfriends

1. Look at the photos and say where the children are. How do they communicate with each other? What things do they tell each other about? Read the emails and put them in the correct order.

2. Speak in class. Look at the pictures to Ex. 1 on p. 116. What kind of a personality do you think the boys have?

Example:

A: To my mind, Greg is talented because he can play the bagpipes and he took part in a music festival last month.

B: In my opinion, Greg is curious because he is working on his report and wants to know more about the countries in Europe.

Vocabulary Notes

We use modifying adverbs a little, not at all, quite, really, very, slightly to make the meaning of adjectives stronger or weaker.

They go before the adjective or before the word combination a(an) + Adj + N.

I’m quite optimistic.

I’m quite an optimistic person.

3. Listen to what Greg has written to Dan about his interests and character. Fill in the missing modifying adverbs: a little, not at all, quite, really, slightly, very.

4. Complete the sentences with the modifying adverb given in brackets.

1. I’m sensitive. (slightly)

2. My friend is hard-working. (really)

3. I find Chinese difficult. (quite)

4. He is a rude person. (not at all)

5. She is shy. (a little)

6. He is attentive to his friends. (very)

7. My sister is jelous at times (slightly).

5. Your English-speaking friend has asked you to give information about yourself. Introduce yourself first and then talk about the things in the mind map. Use the modifying adverbs.

6. a) Make the questions. Use the prompts and the correct auxiliary verbs: is, are, do, have.

1. Where / you / to come from / ?

2. How big / to be / your family / ?

3. What school / you / to study at / ?

4. What / to be / your favourite school subjects / ?

5. What free time activities / you / to be interested in / ?

6. What countries / you / to visit / ?

b) Work in pairs. Use the questions from Ex. 6a to interview your new friend. Then tell him / her about yourself. Is there anything you have in common?

7. Write an email letter to your friend. Tell him / her about yourself.