United we stand,
divided we fall
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What are we meeting for?
to say that we
are friendly and tolerant to other countries;
to discuss why
it is necessary to learn Russian and English;
to say that we are against natsizm;
to revise geographical names;
to represent Russia at the international conference;
To revise our grammar material (Passive Voice, the Verb Tenses, the construction “neither … nor”, the definite article the)
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What we are going to do
1. The representation
of the participants from English-speaking countries
2. The representation of
Russia.
3.The discussion about learning foreign languages.
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Speaking gymnastics
A different language is a different vision
of life.
Другой язык – это другое видение жизни.
Federico Fellini
To have another language is to possess a second soul. Владеть другим языком – это как иметь вторую душу.
Charlemagne
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1. Let`s introduce yourself
Let`s divide into
groups of three and get cards with key words.
The teacher play the role of a correspondent, the others will answer his questions and say about their countries, using the key words.
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The first group
the Grand Canyon
the White House
The Statue
of Liberty
The skyscrapers
Mount McKinley
Key words
North America
The fourth largest country
in the world
The third largest population in the world
English and Spanish
Washington
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The second group
the Great Lakes
the CN Tower
in Toronto
the Niagara Falls
the
maple leaf
the national play
Key words
North America
The second largest country
in the world
English and French
Ottawa
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The third group
one of the leaders
in producing
meat
one of the leaders
in producing milk products
Maori
Kiwi
two main islands
Italy upside down
Key words
Two main islands
and a lot of small islands
More than 4 million people
Wellington
Italy upside down
English and Maori
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The fourth group
The Aborigines
The Sydney Opera House
kangaroo
continent
Emu
Key words
A
whole continent
The sixth largest country in the world
English
Canberra
Developed
agriculture
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The fifth group
The London Eye
double decked buses
Big Ben
Stonehenge
tea
traditions
Island state
Key words
Europe
London
English
An island state
European Union
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2. Let`s represent Russia
Let`s divide into groups of
three or four. And get short texts about Russia.
You will have to fill in the gaps and choose the right grammatical form of the words.
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We are from Russia.
We are from (the /-)
Russian Federation. It is (larger/the largest) country in the
world. Its population is more than 140 million people. The square of Russia is more than 17 million km². Our country is situated (both / neither) in Europe (and / nor) in Asia. In March 2014 the people of Crimea decided their territory be the subject of Russia.
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The sights of Russia
(President / the President)
of Russia is Vladimir Putin. The capital of the
Russian Federation is Moscow, with a population of about 11 million people. (Russia`s / Russias`) most famous and popular sights are (Kremlin / the Kremlin), (Red / the Red) Square and many others. There (is / are) a lot of ancient churches and cathedrals in Russia.
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The official language
(People/ peoples) of many nationalities live
on the territory of Russia, but all of them
(call /are called) “the Russians”. The official language of Russia is (the / -) Russian. It`s an international language and it (study / is studied) and (speak / spoken) in many countries.
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The nature of Russia
The nature of Russia is
very rich. The land varies very much from forests
to deserts, from high mountains to deep valleys. The main mountains are (the/-) Urals, (the/-) Caucasus and (the/-) Altai. There are a lot of great rivers and deep lakes on its territory. The endangered animals and plants (protect / are protected) in Russia. The nature of this country is wonderful in all seasons and (describe / is described by) Russian poets and writers.
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The people of Russia
People living in Russia are
very kind, friendly and hospitable. Each of (the peoples
/ the people) has its own culture. People of every nation such as the Tatars, the Ukrainians, the Chechens, the Adyghes are proud (of / for / to) their own history and traditions. But all of them called “Russians”. (The most famous / the famousest) Russian traditions are Christmas, the Maslenitsa, Pyotr and Fevronia`s Day, the Trinity (Троица).
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3.Can languages unite people?
English- and Russian-speaking
people must make friends with each other and must
be united. It concerns all fields of life. People should learn foreign languages to communicate with each other, solve international problems and take part in social life. Look at the pictures and comment on them. Use words and phrases given. Answer the question: “Do Russian and English languages help to save friendship and peace between people?”
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We must know each other`s languages because…
Use the
words: to read original texts of famous books, to
listen to foreign music,
to be acquainted with other countries` cuisine (кухня), to watch films in foreign languages
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We must know each other`s languages because…
Use the
words: to read newspapers and magazines in Russian and
English, to learn about the news abroad, to know different points of view on the problems, to watch news on TV,
to listen to news programs on the radio
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We must know each other`s languages because…
Use the
words: to take part in students` exchange, to study
medicine and chemistry
in Russia, to study law and economics in the USA and Great Britain,
to study languages abroad
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We must know each other`s languages because…
Use the
words: to become a volunteer at the Olimpic Games,
to be a sport fan, to make
friends sportsmen, volunteers and friends from other countries, to support friendship and
Peace during the Games , to represent your own or other country
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We must know each other`s languages because…
Use the
words: to fight against natzism, to sit down at
a negotiating table (стол
переговоров), to destroy fascism in Europe, to stop military operations in Ukraine,
to remember the events of World War II
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We must know each other`s languages because…
List the following problems in order of their importance
for learning Russian and English languages: