Places.Echoes of the past

The theme of the lesson:Unit 6 Step 1 Places

The aim of the lesson:a) developing the pupils’ reading, grammar,auding,speaking skills.

b) presentation of the grammar material ‘There was/were; It was/ They were

c) to create language atmosphere in class in order to improve their English,

enrich their lexical skills. To form speaking etiquette.

Aids: computer,interaction board, photos, tape

Methods: group work, pair work, collective work, guessing the meaning of the new words, understanding information.

Procedure of the lesson:

1. Organization moment.( Greeting and checking up the pupls. Talking with the pupil on duty.)

2. Phonetic drill

Good better best

Never never rest

3. Checking up the home task

A new capital

Can you name any modern buildings in Astana?

4. Explanation of the new lesson

1.Key vocabulary

Listen and say the words in the list, then find them in the pictures.

Church d,e

town –c,e

castle-d

market-d

forest-a

skyscraper

river-a,b,c,d,e

factory-e

square-e

bridge-c,d,e

village-b,d

town hall-e

One thing isn’t in the pictures-what is it? ( skyscraper)

Why isn’t it there?

(because these are pictures from a very long time ago)

2.Presentation

What was it like?

a. Listen and follow the story of the town in your book. Is there a picture of

the town today?

2. Match these sentences with the pictures. Some sentences are true for several pictures.

1. Pictures a and b

1. There wasn’t a bridge across the river

2. There was a church.d,e

3. There wasn’t a town hall.a,b,c,d

4. It was a busy town. e

5. It was very quiet.b

6. It was a two hundred years ago.e

7. There weren’t any big buildings.

8. It was a small village.b

9. There were some shops.c

10. There weren’t any streets.b

Key grammar

3. There was/ It was

a. How do you say these sentences in your language?

1. There was a church. It was near the river.

2. There were two shops. There weren’t very big.

b. Complete the questions and answers.

______there a church? Yes, there was.

Was it near the river? Yes, ______was.

Were_____any shops? Yes, there______.

______they very big? No, _____weren/t.

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1. Practice

1. Was there a factory? Yes, there was.

2. Was it very noisy? Yes, _______.

3. Were there any animals? Yes, _________.

4. Were they near the houses? Yes, ________.

5. Were the Romans English? No,__________.

6. Was the castle in the forest? No, ________.

2. Listening and speaking

Sounds from the past.

5. A. Listen to the sounds and match them with the pictures

b.Listen again, Say what you heard for each picture.

6. Speaking

Imagine you were a teenager in the 13^th century. Work with a friend and complete the conversation.

A: Were you and your family rich?

B: ________________________

A: What was your house like?

B:_________________________

A: Was there a school in your village?

B:__________________________

A: Were there any shops?

B:__________________________

7. Speaking and writing

Your town

Imagine your town or village two hundred years ago. What was it like? Share your ideas, then write at least four sentences.

8. Conclusion

Asking questions

9. Home work

Your home task will be Ex

10. Reflexion

Game

The end of the lesson