Vocabulary. Complete the definitions

Complete the definitions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. If you have a strong hope or wish for achievements and success it is usually called ______________.

a. aspiration

b. constipation

c. desire

2. When the congress announced clearly and publicly Thanksgiving a holyday it meant they _______________it officially.

a. pronounced

b. declared

c. spoke out

3. Before constructing the building they picked up the most interesting plan or __________.

a. sketch

b. design

c. panorama

4. Sometimes a wide street in the city has another name and is called ________.

a. avenue

b. sidewalk

c. pavement

5. __________is a piece of equipment, usually in the form of a small room, that carries people straight up and down in tall buildings

a. train

b. elevator

c. cable car

Comprehension

A) Looking for Main Ideas

Write complete answers to these questions

1. Bayterek is a famous building in _____________.

a. Astana

b. Almaty

2. Bayterek in its shape and composition expresses the idea of ancient nomads about __________________________.

a. the dwelling they used to live in

b. the structure and origin of the Universe

3. This monument symbolizes _______________.

a. a certain time when Astana was proclaimed the capital of the country

b. a state with strong historical roots and aspiration for future prosperity.

B) Looking for Details

Write complete answers to these questions

1. What is the author of the project of this monument?

2. What is the total height of the tower?

3. What does the name of Bayterek mean?

4. What can be heard at the moment a man places his hand on the President’s imprint?

5. Where is the viewing platform situated?

Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct article

1. Bayterek in its shape and composition expresses the idea of ancient nomads about the structure and origin of __________Universe.

2. The tower also symbolizes a new status of ________Astana as anew capital of Kazakhstan

3. Some ___________monuments and memorials are not only the element of the city decoration.

4. It is believed ___________wish thought at the moment will come true.

5. _______high-speed elevator can take them up to the viewing platform inside the great ball.

Discussion

Discuss these issues with your classmates

1. Do you know any other statues or monuments in your country? What are they?

2. What famous statue, monuments, or building do you think is the most beautiful or interesting?

3. Which do you think is the ugliest? Why?

Writing

Write about this topic some sentences or a short composition.

Describe a statue, a monument, or a building you are mostly interested in.

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Entrance Control

Plan

1. warm-up

2. matching countries with their capitals and government leaders

3. speaking about different countries

4. quiz on English-speaking countries

5. reading: correcting mistakes

6. speaking: the advantages of speaking English

7. H.T.

Warm up: Can you identify the English speaking countries in the world today? Why do you think that these countries speak English and not some other languages like Russian or Spanish?

Revise the active vocabulary:

Task 1 Match the capital with country:

1. The United States of America a. Edinburgh

2. England b. Belfast

3. Scotland c. London

4. Northern Ireland d. Canberra

5. Wales e. Wellington

6. New Zealand f. Washington D.C.

7. Canada g. Ottawa

8. Australiah. Cardiff

Task 2 Decide which of the English speaking countries the following government leaders represent:

Prime Minister Prime Minister Prime Minister

John Howard Tony Blair Helen Clark

____a _______ _____b______ _____c_____

President First Minister Prime Minister

George Bush Jack McConnell Stephen Harper

____d_______ ______e_______ _______f______

Task 3 Say two things you know about each country:

Task 4 Have a small multiple choice quiz to see what you know about English speaking countries

1. Canada is the _______ largest continent in the world.

a) third b) fourth c) second d) fifth

2. The only English-speaking country to use the Euro as its currency is ____.

a) Australia b) England c) Scotland d) Ireland

3. This country is known as the exporter of the English language

a) U.S.A. b) Canada c) Scotland d) England

4. New Zealand is located in the ____.

a) Atlantic Ocean b) Black Sea c) North Sea d) Pacific Ocean

5. Toronto is located in __________.

a) England b) U.S.A c) Canada d) Australia

6. Australia is a ________.

a) small country b) continent c) capital city d) football team

7. Which of the following countries border each other?

a) Canada, Australia b) Ireland, England c) U.S.A, Scotland d) England, Scotland

8. Big Ben is located in _______.

a) England b) U.S.A c) New Zealand d) Ireland

9. The first president of the U.S.A. was _________.

a) Abraham Lincoln b) Thomas Jefferson

c) Bill Clinton d) George Washington

10. This country also has French as a national language.

a) New Zealand b) Canada c) Australia d) England

11. U.S. national sport is _________.

a) basketball b) baseball c) football d) rugby

12. A popular food in England is ________.

a) fish and chips b) squid c) bishbarmakh d) paell

13. The Maori tribe lives in _________.

a) England b) Scotland c) New Zealand d)Australia

14. The Irish like to spend time in________.

a) movie theatres b) England c) pubs d) work

15.Austalia has many strange ________.

a) mountains b) fruits c) oceans d) animals

16. Important cities in Scotland are_________.

a) Edinburgh, Dublin b) Glasgow, Toronto

c) Canberra, Glasgow d) Edinburgh, Glasgow

17.London is a very _______ city.

a) diverse b) boring c) new d) small

18. Lord of the Rings was made in___________.

a) Scotland b) New Zealand c) Australia d) Canada

19.English prisoners were sent to __________.

a) Australia b) the United States c) Canada d) Ireland

20. The Irish are known for eating ________.

a) rice b) noodles c) potatoes d) apples

21. The currency of England is___________.

a) the euro b) the dollar c) the tenge d) the pound

22. The two main political parties in the U.S. are ____________.

a) Democrats and Socialists b) Communists and Republicans

c) Republicans and Democrats d) Nationalists and Americans

Task 5 Read and correct the five mistakes in the content of the text.

I love speaking English. It is my dream to go to a country like Argentina where I can speak English all the time. I have pictures of all the famous monuments from English speaking countries in my room. For example, Big Ben in London and the Statue of Liberty in Chicago. I have been learning English for twenty years and I like it because it is one of the romantic languages. I don’t understand why countries like New Zealand don’t want to learn English. I think English is very important for countries’ future in this age of globalization. Don’t you know that there are over ten different countries that use English as their first language?

Task 6 On a map find all the English speaking countries and in full sentences write down what continents they are situated on, what their capitals are, what language is spoken and how the people are called.

Home task Say what some of the advantages of speaking English are.