December 8th, Tuesday (2020)

Geography.

Our world.

In the lesson:

Hometask:
- SB p. 145:
  - Ex.2,3
- WB p. 34:
  - Ex.1,2
- The song – Santa Claus is coming to town (test):
New song – White Christmas (2 attempts):
Transport challenge:
- Divide the class into teams. Give them one minute to write down as many forms of transport as they can think of:
  - for example, a skateboard, a rickshaw or a tractor!
  - ‘Which was the most exciting? Which do you like best?’
SB p. 49 Ex.1:
- Look at the photo
- Questions – Would you like to go around on skis? Why? Why not?
Ex.2:
- read the sentences
- tell what kind of information goes into the blanks:
  - 1 a place name
    2 a number of days or weeks
    3 something of interest when you travel
    4 a number
    5 a date
    6 a phone number, photo or entry fee
New words:
- to hold (the competition) – вести (соревнование)
- is called – называется
- expedition – экспедиция / поход
- to take place – происходить (о событии)
- to trek out – идти в поход (заниматься трекингом)
- local plants – местные растения
- research center – исследовательский центр
- amazing opportunity – удивительная возможность
- local environment – местное окружение (природа)
- entertaning – развлекательный
- judges – судьи
- to arrive – прибывать
- to include – включать (вписывать)
- density – плотность
- population – население
Ex.3 (ind):
- listen to CD 1.27 and write into the gaps
Ex.4 (team):
- listen againg to CD 1.27 and correct your answers:
  - 1 Canada 2 15 days 3 (the) culture 4 1500 5 February 19 (students can write this in any acceptable format e.g. 19/02 or the 19th Feb.) 6 email address
Speaking – Ex.1: answer
Ex.2:
- listen to CD 1.28
- What do friends decide to do?
Ex.3:
- read prepare box
Ex.4 (team):
- prepare the dialogue, the plan is:
  - What are we gonna do … (tomorrow, on Christmas, this weekend) ?
  - what about…
  - the problem with that is …
  - How about … ?
  - that’s a good idea!
Mini-break:
The topic for today – Geography
SB p. 50 Ex.1 (team) – silently:
- look at the text (p.51)
- read part A
- answer
Ex.3 (ind) – silently:
- read the text p. 51
- match the halves of the sentences
Ex.5:
- read the countries
- which has the highest density of population?
- Listen to CD 1.29 and check