Обучение письменной речи на среднем этапе обучения на материале “Opportunities”

 
 

Рассмотрим  подробнее непосредственно задания  для обучения письменной речи по каждому  модулю. Они представляют собой следующие  речевые упражнения. Привожу сами задания, а также речевые клише и стратегии для их выполнения.

1 An Email Advert for a Penfriend (page 18)

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Penfriend Wanted Name: (your name)

Email: (your email address) From: (city/country)

Age: (your age)

Gender: (male or female)

Occupation: (student at school or university) languages: (what languages you can speak) Sports/hobbies: (name your favourite sports and hobbies)

Favourites: (say something about the music/films/sport you like)

Comments: I want to find a penfriend (age: )

from (name of country/countries).

Please email me soon!

Useful Vocabulary

Gender: male/female

Occupation: school student/university student

-. Sports/hobbies: playing: football/basketball/hockey/ tennis/volleyball;

playing the piano/guitar, computer games/chess; going to: the cinema/the sports centre; singing/pain ting/ collecting things/ reading/ dancing/riding/swimming/ skiing/sailing/ watching TV/listening to the radio

Linking

I like Tom Cruise. I like Penelope Cruz. = I like Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz.

I'm sixteen. I live in Warsaw. = I'm sixteen andI live in Warsaw.

I like swimming. I like tennis. = I like swimming andtennis.

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2 A Personal Letter (page 24)

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your street number + street name of your city + postcode date

I Dear (name of person), I

1 Introduction

your name, age, school, town and country

2 Family

brothers and sisters; parents' jobs

3 Interests

your hobbies, sports and interests; your likes and dislikes; holiday activities

4 Ending

languages you speak; ask penfriend to write to you

Useful Vocabulary

Expressions: I'm good at ... /I'm bad at ... /I'm interested in ... /I really love ... / I don't like ... /What about you?

Sports: See Mini-dictionary pages 4 and 5. Hobbies: See Mini-dictionary page 6. Appearance: See Mini-dictionary page 10. PersonaLity: See Mini-dictionary page 11.

Linking

I like football andtennis.

WhenI'm bored, I love watching DVDs.

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3 A Short Note (1) (page 32)

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Invitation

Hi (your friend),

There's a (film/play/exhibition, etc.) on at (the cinema/theatre/museum, etc.). It's about .... It's on at (time). The tickets are (price). Would you like to come and see it with me this (day)? It's easy to get there on the (bus/tube).

(your name)

Reply

Hi (your friend),

Thanks for your invitation. I'd love to come but I (hate/don't like) .... I'm sorry! But there's a good (exhibition/football match, etc.) on at the (museum/sports centre, etc.). I know you love .... It's open from (time) until (time) and it's (price/free). Would you like to come? It's easy to get there on the (bus/tube).

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

Things to see: a film (action/love/comedy), a play, an exhibition, a match

Things to go to: a club, a football match, a sports centre, a shopping centre, an art gallery, a museum; a swimming pool

Linking

I hate Tom Cruise andJennifer Lopez.

The tickets are £5 butthere is a reduction for students. I'd love to come but I don't like Bruce Willis.

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4 A Short Note (2) (page 38)

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Request

Hi (name of friend),

Can I ask you a favour /I've got a favour to ask you. This weekend I've got a (trip, game, party, etc.) but I haven't got a (something you need). Could I borrow yours, please? I also need a (another thing). Have you got one?

(your name)

Replies

Of course you can. Come round to my house at (time, day).

(your name)

Sorry, but I need my ... this weekend. I want to (say why you need it). I haven't got a ... but I think (a friend) has one.

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

camping trip (backpack/penknife) walking trip (map/compass/anorak) climbing trip (helmet/rope)

surfing trip (surfboard/wetsuit) birdwatching trip (binoculars/guide) tennis game (tennis racket/tennis balls) golf game (golf clubs/golf balls)

rock concert (binoculars)

drama club (costume/hat)

Linking

I like camping. I alsolove sailing.

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5 A Biography (page 46)

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If you can, include information about:

• when and where he/she was born

• childhood, family and early life

• why he/she was famous - main events

• when and where he/she died

Remember to write in the past tense!

Useful Vocabulary

People: actor, actress, architect, artist, composer, engineer, footballer, king, mathematician, musician, politician, queen, scientist, soldier, singer

Verbs: become, believe, born, build, compose, continue, design, die, discover, finish, fight, help, invent, leave, like, live, lose, love, make, marry, organise, paint, play, return, sing, study, travel, win, work, write

Linking

She went to an expensive school but didn't like it. She played the piano andthe violin.

She alsowrote some music for the cello.

Whenshe left university, she went to Paris.

She lived in Paris [rom1939 to 1943.

•. In1963, he married Anna. -

He studied art in London and thenhe moved to Paris.

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6 A Ghost Story (page 52)

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Paragraph 1

Introduce the characters and set the scene.

Grace and her children, Anne and Nicholas, lived in a very big house on the island of Jersey. The house was ...

Paragraph 2

Start to tell the story.

One day, Grace began to hear strange noises upstairs in the house. When she ...

Paragraph 3

Tell more of the story.

One morning, the servants took down all the curtains. Grace was angry because ...

Paragraph 4 Finish the story.

One night the servants returned. Grace saw them at the window and ...

Remember - you can add your own words and sentences to the story.

Useful Vocabulary

Adjectives: angry, bright, dark, dead, empty, frightened, quiet, strange, terrified

Verbs: believe, escape, hear, play, run away, scream, see, shout, whisper

Nouns: allergy, curtains, ghost, noise, photograph, servants, sunlight, upstairs

Linking

The house was always dark becausethe children had an allergy to the sun.

One dav,Grace began to hear strange noises. Whenshe went upstairs, the rooms were empty. The next day,Grace heard a piano.

Sudden Iv,the door closed.

Anne said there were other people in the house butGrace didn't believe in 'the others:

One morning,the servants took down all the curtains. After that,Grace found an old photograph of the servants.

One night,the servants returned.

In the end,the family left the house.

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7 A Report (page 60)

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Headings Subject:

Date:

Age of students:

Results of the survey

Use percentages. Use linking words. About 65% of students ...

However, only 30% ...

Some advice

Write two or three pieces of advice. See the Function File on page 59.

Useful Vocabulary

Verbs: buy, drink, eat, jog, play, ride, run, smoke, take, try, use, walk

Nouns: breakfast, cereals, cigarettes, exercise, fast food, fresh fruit, sweets, vegetables

Linking

90% of students eat fresh fruit every day. However,about 70% of students eat fast food once a week. 90% of students eat fresh fruit every day butabout 70% of students eat fast food once a week.

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8 A Description of a Sport (page 66)

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Paragraph 1

When and how did you become interested in the sport?

Paragraph 2

What equipment and clothes do you need?

What are the basic rules? What do you have to do and what can't you do?

Paragraph 3

How often do you play? Where? Who with?

Do you watch the sport on TV or go to watch it? Why do you like it?

Useful Vocabulary

Clothes: boots, cap, helmet, skirt, shorts, trainers Equipment: ball, bat, club, flippers, mask, net, pads, puck, racket, skateboard, skates, skis, snorkel, stick People: athlete, attacker, captain, defender, goalkeeper, midfielder, referee, umpire

Places: course, court, pitch, stadium

Verbs: beat, bounce, catch, draw, hit, hold, jump, kick, lose, pass, pull, push, run, score, tackle, throw, touch, win

Others: goal, match, penalty, set, tournament

Linking

Beforethe game we do warm-up exercises. Afterthe match we go for a drink.

I learned to play duringthe summer.

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9 A Holiday Postcard (page 74)

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(place, month)

Dear (name of your friend),

It's (great/fantastic/brilliant/ awful/horrible) here.

The weather is

(sunny/hot/cold/rainy/ great/awful). The hotel is (brilliant/terrible). It (has/hasn't) got a (swimming pool/disco). Right now I'm (sitting by the pool/in my room). My (friends/family) are (writing postcards/playing beach volleyball/eating). Sometimes we go to (a place) and we also (activity). See you soon!

(name and address of your friend)

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

The weather: sunny, hot, warm, cold, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy

The hotel facilities: swimming pool, lift, sauna, gym, tennis court, nightclub, restaurant, room with a bathroom/TV/balcony

Activities: snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, climbing, sunbathing, trekking

Places: rainforest, beach, museum, amusement park, castle, palace, church, Wildlife Park

Linking

The weather is brilliant and there are things to do every day.

The hotel has got a swimming pool and sauna, too. It's very sunny. It's also very hot.

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10 An Email Reservation (page 80)

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To: (name of hotel, bed & breakfast or hostel)

From: (your name)

Date: (today's date)

Subject: Reservation

I would like to book (number of rooms and types of room, e.g. single or double) for (number of nights) from (date) to (date). Could you answer the following questions for me? (Ask two or three questions about the price, the room facilities, e.g. shower, TV, the breakfast, the distance from the station or city centre, etc.)

Yours,

(your name)

Useful Vocabulary

Rooms: en suite bathroom, bath, shower, TV, hairdryer, coffee making facilities, telephone, Internet connection Facilities: car park, gym, laundry, swimming pool, washing machine

Location: centrally located, near metro or railway stations, on bus routes

Food: bed and breakfast, full board (all meals), half board (breakfast and evening meal), continental breakfast, full English breakfast, room service

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11 A Notice (1) (page 88)

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LOST: (the object you lost)

On (day or date), I lost (object) in the (place).

It is/They are (description of object). I left it/them either (place) or (place). Please help!

Contact: (your name). Telephone: (phone number)

Useful Vocabulary

Watch: strap (leather/metal), face (big/small/green), make (e.g. Casio, Swatch)