Материал: voronina_ev_sotsialnokulturnaia_sfera_obshcheniia
Factfile:
Area: 78,769 sq km Population: 5,200,000 approx Capital: Edinburgh
Political: Scotland is part of the United Kingdom but it has its own parliament, legal system, education system and its own international football team.
History: The Romans never conquered Scotland. Between the years 120 and 140 AD, they built Hadrian’s Wall, a huge wall, 118 km long, to protect their empire. In the Middle Ages, Scotland became a united country. There were many wars between England and Scotland. In 1603, the Scottish king, James VI, became king of England and a century later Scotland and England were united.
After-reading activities
2.c Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false information.
1Scotland is an independent country.
2Scotland has its own football team.
3The Romans conquered Scotland.
4Scottish New Year celebrations finish at midnight.
5Scotland’s national poet is Rabbie Burns
6Haggis is a vegetarian dish.
7The Highland Games at Cowal are winter games.
8The Edinburgh Festival is a classical music festival.
2.d Which Scottish celebrations would these people probably prefer?
1Kim loves the theatre and classical music.
2Carol likes sport and is interested in Scottish culture.
3Lena loves parties and dancing all night.
4Peter likes poetry and trying different food from around the world.
2.e Tell the class which celebration you would like to go to and give your reasons why.
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3 Language skills
Vocabulary
3.a Fill in the gaps with the following words. There are some words you do not need.
GOING-AWAY PARTY |
BONFIRE |
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1.People of my country light a ________ in the open air at night to celebrate a religious festival
2.They are planning to ________Mother Teresa for her call to peace.
3.Tom put on a beautiful ________ during his wedding party.
4.There were hundreds of ________ displayed in the sky to welcome the national football team.
5.There was an interesting ________ at the Gallery last week celebrating a national event.
6.He proudly held the ________ of his country and made a tour around the stadium when he broke the 1500 metres record.
7.The host prepared a big ________ for the special guests
8.We're going to organise a ________ for my brother because he is going overseas for a year to study.
9.The president who visited our country last week was given an enthusiastic
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10.The lady lit just four candles on her fortieth ________.
Grammar: making suggestions
Factfile
3.b Listen to the Lowell Festival committee meeting about the programme. How many people speak at the meeting? What are their names?
Every year the city of Lowell in the USA has a Southeast Asian Water Festival. This is a free cultural event and over 60,000 people from all over the world come to it.
3.c Listen again to the conversation and complete the missing information 1- 4 on the programme.
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Lowell Water Festival:
August 18th-19th
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Save Water Now |
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3.d Listen again and complete different ways of making suggestions, asking for ideas and responding to suggestions from the conversation.
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OTHER USEFUL PHRASES
Excellent. Fantastic.
That sounds fun/good/interesting/boring.
I don’t want to do that.
3.e Complete these suggestions with the correct form of go, play or visit. Use each verb twice.
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3.f Listen to the end of the conversation and answer the questions.
1Does Andy think having the food market in the afternoon is a really good idea?
2Does Andy think going for something to eat is a really a good idea?
3Does Cassie think having a burger is a really good idea?
3.g Listen to the word OK. Which intonation shows strong interest or enthusiasm and which shows weak interest or no enthusiasm, a) or b)? Then practice with your partner.
3.h Listen to some more examples. Which intonation do you hear? Strong interest (SI) or weak interest (WI)?
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3.i With your partner, make and respond to suggestions about this weekend. Use the language in ex. 3.c, 3.d, 3.g.
4. Speaking
4.a Look at the programme for Tralee St. Patrick’s Festival. In pairs or groups:
decide and agree what to do at the festival;
make suggestions;
reply to your partner’s ideas.
Use the phrases from the Language Skills section.
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4.b Look at the photos and discuss the following:
describe what is happening at the parties
tell about the things which you prefer at parties
KEY WORDS: Parties
Kinds of party: barbecue, fancy dress, house-warming, sit-down meal Food/drink: hot drinks, snacks, soft drinks
Clothes: dress casually/smartly, wear formal/casual clothes
Activities: bring a drink, dance, give presents, listen to/make speeches, play music, sing songs
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