7 класс

Work in groups. Discuss and write down the reasons for learning English. Make use of the pictures.

Read the dialogues. Transform the sentences in italics using “the only”.
 
—       Have you got a sister or a brother? (Подробнее...)

Study the example and translate the following sentences into Russian.
She has neither brothers nor sisters. = She is the only (Подробнее...)

Tell about Russia in the same way. Use the information in the box. Don’t forget to mention:
 
•     the (Подробнее...)

Say which English-speaking country you’d like to visit. Give your reasons.
 

Find pairs of words that have similar meanings. Read them.
 
big, little, country, peoples, various, powerful, a capital, (Подробнее...)

Match the countries and the word combinations corresponding to them.
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Before you read the texts about English-speaking countries guess the meaning of the following word combinations:
 
1)    one (Подробнее...)

Discuss in groups of 3-4 what you know about English-speaking countries.
 
1.      What are they? (make a list) (Подробнее...)

Do some research. What does your name mean? Where does it come from? (Greek, German, French, Russian...)
Share the results of your (Подробнее...)

Read the words in transcription. Write them using letters:
 
[wʌn]    [аʊə]           [hɪə]          [raɪt] (Подробнее...)

Find the pairs of words that have the same pronunciation.
 
there, won, through, eye, one, weak, peace, too, week, write, no, (Подробнее...)

If you had to invent a new international language, how would you range the following in order of importance.
 
simple grammar (Подробнее...)

Put in: who or which.
 
1.    Have you talked to the lady ... lives on the ground floor? (Подробнее...)

Match the questions and the answers. Fill in the table below.
 
1.  In what countries is English spoken as a first language? (Подробнее...)

Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner the following:
 
What languages are easily understood in any part of the world? (Подробнее...)

Remember what you know about personal characteristics of people who live in different countries.
Example: I believe, the Russians (Подробнее...)

Imagine that you came from one of the countries mentioned in ex. 4 on page 35. Introduce yourself. Say which languages people speak in (Подробнее...)

These are the five most commonly spoken languages in the world:
 
Which language do most people speak in the world? (Подробнее...)

Say in which countries you know that people speak English. Listen and check if you were right.