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By the end of the lesson you will be able:
– to understand, recognize the words and word-combinations when reading the text;
– to identify the main facts and details of the text when reading;
– to develop your language skills;– to improve your confidence as readers;– to activate your background knowledge of the
topic;– to develop your speech competence.
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East or West, home is best.My Family
Our large familyHas got a nice flat.We live there happilyWith a kitten and a cat. My sister and brotherAll go to school.We help one another.It's a good rule.
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Mind-Map• Parents Home Comfort Grandparents • Happiness Warm-
heartedness• Friendly atmosphere Family• Helping hands Relatives• Understanding
• Kindness
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Read and translate the words with their definitions :
• Uncle – the brother of your father or mother, the husband of your aunt.
• Aunt – the sister of your father or mother, the wife of your uncle.
• Husband – a man that the woman is married to.• Wife – a woman that a man is married to.• Only child – a child who has no brothers or sisters.• Relative – a member of your family.• Cousin – the child of your aunt or uncle.• Grandfather – the father of one of your parents.• Grandmother – the mother of one of your parents.
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Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions:
– My family lives in a small town of Barvinkove.– Olena's grandparents came _ England.– My father always take care _ my brother and me.– I go to Gymnasium №1. My sister used to go _
this Gymnasium when she was a child.– Maria spends a lot of time _ her little brothers.
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Match the words with their definitions:
• advice a) large • to take care of b) to be in good
relations• buffalo c) to look after• used to d) recommendation• extended e) a North American
bison • to get on well f) regularly happened many years ago
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Read the sentences and answer to the question:
Which of the children, Margaret, John or Olga are
these statements about?1. She is an Indian.2. His family originally came from Bozeman.3. Her grandfather used to hunt buffaloes.4. He is 11.5. In her childhood she lived with her grandma and her cousins.6. His sister is a student.7. She has to take care about her younger sisters and brothers.
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Ask each other some questions:
• 1. What kind of family does Margaret live in?• 2. How often do Margaret and her sisters and
brothers visit their grandparents?• 3. How often do John and his family visit their
relatives in the USA?• 4. Why does John spend much time with his
aunt and uncle?• 5. Where did Olha spend her childhood?• 6. Why is Olha happier with her life now?
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RelaxationTick-Tick
• Time is gliding fast away, • Let us act and act today.• If your lesson you must get,• Do it now and do not fret.• Refrain• "Tick", the clock says, "tick, tick, tick!"• What you have to do, do quick,• Wait not for another "tick".• What you have to do, do quick.• Only that is really fun• Which comes after work is done.• When your mother says, "Obey",• Do not loiter, do not stay.• Refrain
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Summarizing
• Well, our lesson is coming up to the end, and it's time to make a conclusion.
• We've made different kinds of activities.• We've put each other the questions and
answered them.• We've corrected mistakes.• We've worked with vocabulary, read the texts.• We've spoken perfect English.• We've enjoyed our being together.