UNIT 8. DO YOU LIKE SPORTS?

 

LESSON 82

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ESSAY

 

Цілі: формувати навички письма; вдосконалювати навички усного мовлення, читання; розвивати культуру спілкування й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

1) What parts does an essay consist of?

2) What is in each part of an essay?

2. Speaking

Presentation of a Ukrainian famous sportsman. (Checking the home­work)

3. Writing

► Grammar practice

Choose the correct answer.

1) I never ____ you that I loved her, I only said that I liked her. (To tell)

a) told                   

b) have told           

c) was telling

2) I ____ to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer. (To be)

a) have never been

b) had never been 

c) was never being

3) By the time I’m 50, I ____ a million dollars. (To make)

a) will make           

b) would make       

c) will have made

4) I want ____ the exercises for advanced students. (To try)

a) try                    

b) to try                

c) to have tried

5) Hey, you ____  at the computer all day. You should really take a break. (To sit)

a) have been sitting

b) were sitting       

c) did sit

6) He claimed that he had never seen that man, but I know that ____.

a) he did               

b) he had              

c) he was

7) What ____ to her about last night? (To speak)

a) have you spoken

b) you spoke          

c) did you speak

8) What have you been doing all day? ____ TV? (To watch)

a) watch                

b) watching           

c) have watched

9) She _____ lunch when someone rang the doorbell. (To prepare)

a) was preparing    

b) prepared

c) has been preparing

10) She never ____ when someone leaves her a message. (To call back)

a) has called back   

b) calls back           

c) will call back

Key: 1 a; 2 b; 3 c; 4 b; 5 a; 6 b; 7 c; 8 b; 9 a; 10 b.

4. Reading

Do ex. 1, 2. p. 147.

5. Writing

Do ex. 3, p. 147.

6. Speaking

Do ex. 4, 5, p. 148.

7. Writing

► Grammar practice

Choose the correct answer.

1) By the time I’m 60, I ____ (lose) all my hair.

a) will have lost          

b) will lose

2) I won’t be able to talk to you in 15 minutes because I ____ (do) my home­ work.

a) will do                   

b) will be doing

3) By the time I get home, my wife ____ (eat) the whole cake.

a) will have eaten      

b) will be eating

4) I ____ (talk) to my son about his poor test results.

a) will talk                 

b) will be talking

5) This time tomorrow I ____ (swim) in the ocean.

a) will swim               

b) will be swimming

6) I ____ (see) you at 7.

a) will have seen        

b) will see

7) By the time the guests arrive, I ___ (clean) the room.

a) will have cleaned    

b) will clean

8) I decided that I ____ (become) a doctor.

a) will be becoming    

b) will become

9) I ___ (travel) for the next month.

a) will travel              

b) will be traveling

10) I’m really tired today — I ____ (do) my exercises tomorrow.

a) will do                   

b) will be doing

Key: 1 a; 2 b; 3 a; 4 a; 5 b; 6 b; 7 a; 8 b; 9 b; 10 a.

8. Reading and speaking

Do ex. 6, 7, p. 148-149.

9. Summary

Try to persuade your friend to go in for sport. Add to the following list your own ideas.

• Sport is very important in our life.

• To do sport is rather important today than it used to be.

• One can choose what hw likes.

• It’s hard work but it’s worth it.

• Sport can help you to be more confident and succeed in your life.

10. Homework

Ex. 8, p. 149.