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Grade 3, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema. Television. Radio

Theatre

      Theatre is one of the oldest kinds of arts. People used to come to the theatre to see tragedies, comedies, ballets and  to listen to operas.
     Cinema, television and radio came into our life much later. They brought the world into our homes. However, they didn't move theatre away from our life. Theatre can't be substituted by any of them.
     There are many theatres and theatre goers in Moscow. The most popular theatres are the Bolshoi theatre, the Maliy theatre, the MHAT, the Tabakov, the Puppet theatres and many others. The most famous of them is the Bolshoi theatre.
 
     "Have you ever been to the Bolshoi theatre?"
     "Oh, yes! I have. I've been there three times."
     "We had our seats in the stalls, another time in the balcony and the latest time in the dress circle."
     "What did you see?"
     "We saw the Swan Lake, then we listened to "Rigoletto".
     "And what was it the latest time?"
     "Well... I remember we were sitting in the dress circle... We were discussing the performance... Oh, yes! It was Bizet’s Carmen".  We enjoyed all the performances."

 "You said you had enjoyed all the performances. Did you really?"
  "Oh, yes, I did!"


Грамматика. Предлагаю Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. См. в тексте. А также неправильные глаголы.
 

II. Grammar. Pronunciation

Past Simple. Past Continuous. Past Perfect.

 
    Past Simple (простое прошедшее)  используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло в определенное время в прошлом и время которого истекло (произошло и закончилось).
I did my homework yesterday – Вчера я сделал домашнее задание
Слова – указатели: yesterday, two days ago, a long time ago, last week (month, year), in 1980.
     Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное)используется для обозначения действия, которое происходило в определенное время в прошлом.
I was doing my homework when you called me yesterday. – Я делал домашнее задание, когда ты позвонил мне вчера.
Слова – указатели: yesterday at 7 a.m., yesterday night, when you called me, …
    Past Perfect (прошедшее совершенное) используется для обозначения действия, которое завершилось до определенного момента в прошлом. Употребляется также для согласования времён.
Boris said, he had already done his homework. - Борис сказал, что уже сделал домашнее задание.

Regular and Irregular Verbs

     В английском языке существует два вида глаголов: правильные и неправильные. Правильные глаголы в Past Simple и Past Perfect принимают окончание -ed. На неправильные глаголы это правило не распространяется, их формы необходимо выучить наизусть.

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1. Cinema

     Cinema came into our life at the beginning of the XX century and like theatre brought tragedies, comedies, operas and ballets into it.
     Going to the cinema has always been a happy part of our life. Some people  go to the cinema when they want to see a super new film which is much talked about. Other people go to the cinema when they want to have a change. 

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2. Radio and Its Advantages

     Radio is one of the most wonderful discoveries made by human beings. It came into our life in the 19th century. Priority in the invention of radio belongs to the Russian scientist Popov.
     One of the advantages of the radio is that it can be enjoyed anywhere: at home, in the office, and while driving a car. The biggest advantage is the following: you can listen to it while doing other activities like household(s) tasks or driving.
    However, there is one obvious disadvantage: the information is not supported by pictures. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words.
     There are many radio stations, and people have their favourite ones. They listen to them regularly. Some radio programs are especially interesting for the young. The success of the programs depends very much on the personality of the talk show host. Sometimes radio listeners send emails (or even write letters) to the radio-studios and express their viewpoints.

3. Television

     When television came into our life, some of us decided we didn't need theatre any more. Sitting at home in an arm-chair you can enjoy a performance in the Bolshoi theatre, a film produced a hundred years ago and a modern talk show. In fact, television brought the world into our homes.
     My Dad likes to watch comedies and musicals. He never watches tragedies and horrors. He says there are too many of them in real life to see them on the screen.

4. Modern Technologies in My Family 

     My Grandpa is fond of radio and listens to it from early in the morning till late at night. He says that he is always in need of information.
     My Dad is a computer lover. He started to deal with the computer in his early childhood and he has been using it since that time.
     My Grandma enjoys television. Someone  told her in the XX century that it had brought the world into our homes and she still believes it. She watches television between meals and during meals, between numerous telephone calls and stops watching it only when I start doing my homework. She is sure she must always help me because I am not ready for  the complicated modern life.

 

5.My Mom is a Theatre Goer

      My Mom is a theatre goer. She knows all the theatres in Moscow: from the Bolshoi theatre to the new one in the basement of our house. She watches everything - tragedies, comedies, ballets, musicals and operettas. Furthermore, she listens to operas and knows the names of many composers. She likes to have her seats in the stalls. In case there are no tickets for the stalls, she buys tickets for the dress circle, box and the balcony. 


     

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-When John's dad got home, he found that his son had taken his car.?
He had a cup of tea for breakfast because he had run out of coffee.?
- They came home very early yesterday. She hadn’t finished cooking dinner yet so they ate a sandwich.
 - Mary’s Mum had cooked dinner before they arrived.
 - Mary was upset. She had forgotten her favourite scarf in the car.
 - I thought you had called John to invite him to the party.
 - Where is John? We hoped that he had caught the bus..

?IV. Open the parenthesis in Past Simple.
?V.  Open the parenthesis in Past Continuous.
?VI.  Open the parenthesis in Past Perfect.

VII.  Choose between Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect.

VIII. Translate the following into English.

?IX. Translate the following sentences into Russian in writing and explain the difference between them.
X.    Make up sentences using the following words. Be ready to read and translate them.
XI.   Make up sentences using Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Use the following hints.

Past Simple:
Past Continuous:
Past Perfect:

XII.  Make up general questions to the following statements. Work according to the model.


XIII. Make up special questions to the following statements. Work according to the model.


XIV. Make up questions to the main text (as many as you can).

XV. Describe the pictures using the Grammar (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect) and the Active Vocabulary of the Unit.

Pronunciation

The main text should be worked on as many times as it is necessary for obtaining the best results possible.
            Listen to the main text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation!  

III. Reading. Writing. Free Speech

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UNIT 4 GRADE 4  Theatre. Cinema.Television. Internet

Cinema

     Cinema plays a very important role in our life. It is a popular form of art. Lots of people find going to the cinema one of the best ways of spending their leisure time.
     In 1895 the Lumiere brothers gave the world's first real cinema show in Paris to an audience of 33 spectators. The first film they showed was "The Arrival of a train at a Station". Moving pictures seemed so real that the audience was frightened to death by the train rushing at them from the screen.
     There are such genres of feature films as the western, the thriller, the musical, the drama and the comedy. The performance lasts from two or three hours and most cinemas have at least 4 performances a day. Of late cinema screens in our country have been dominated by films produced in the USA. And this tendency is growing.

Theatre

      Theatre is a place where you can see a play staged. It is also one of entertainments.
      A theatre consists of two parts: the stage and the hall. They are separated by a curtain and the orchestra. Actors and actresses perform on the stage and public occupes the hall, the pit, and the gallery. If we made up our mind to go to the theatre we should go to the box-office to buy tickets. Seats can be reserved beforehand.

TV

     We can't imagine our everyday life without TV. Every day, every single evening most of people are watching TV. You can watch whatever you like: news, show, films or anything else. There are so many different channels: news, discovery, sport, music, fashion and others.

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UNIT 4 GRADE 4  Theatre. Cinema.Television. Internet

Cinema and Theatre

     Cinema plays a very important role in our life. It is a popular form of art. Lots of people find going to the cinema one of the best ways of spending their leisure time.
     There are such genres of feature films as the western, the thriller, the musical, the drama and the comedy. The performance lasts from two or three hours and most cinemas have at least 4 performances a day. Of late cinema screens in our country have been dominated by films produced in the USA. And this tendency is growing. As for me, I’m fond of going to the cinema. It’s a pity, I don’t always have time for it.


      Theatre is a place where you can see a play staged. It is also one of entertainments.
      A theatre consists of two parts: the stage and the hall. They are separated by a curtain and the orchestra. Actors and actresses perform on the stage and public occupes the hall, the pit, the boxes and the gallery.
      If we made up our mind to go to the theatre we should go to the box-office to buy tickets. Seats can be reserved beforehand.

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Grade 4, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema.Television. Internet

Theatre (My Dad says...)

     My Dad says that with our TV sets at home we no longer need the Theatre and do not care whether it lives of dies. I absolutely disagree with him. Theatre is one of the oldest kinds of arts. People used to come to the theatre. During the last fifty years the theatre has had to meet three challenges — from cinema, radio, and television. Cinema, television and internet came into our life much later. All three produce drama of a sort; all possess important advantages.  But without a living theatre movies and television plays would be very crude.
   The main reasons why you need to go to the theatre are:
   You can see how perfect the actors are while performing the shows on the stage. You can get the best feelings ever when they want to show you about the story. You can get sad, happy, joy, or many feelings because the actors can bring the audience to feel what they feel and it will feel more alive than you just watch the movie.

III. Reading. Writing. Free Speech

Radio

 
     Radio is one of the most wonderful discoveries made by human beings. It is the wireless transmission of sounds. This invention was the discovery of the 19th century. Priority in the invention of radio belongs to the Russian scientist Popov. On the 7th of May we celebrate Radio Day.
     The advantage of the radio is a low price. It is cheaper to buy a radio-receiver than PC or TV-set. Radio has some obvious disadvantages. The information couldn’t be supported by the picture. Pictures help us to percept information more intensive. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words.
     We use radio to listen to the music on the way. It is not popular anymore, because radio is replaced by the Internet nowadays.
     But radio is still one of the most powerful parts of mass media systems.

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Grade 3, Unit 4.   Theatre. Cinema.Television. Radio

III. Reading. Writing. Free Speech

1. Cinema

     Cinema is a big part of our life. We usually go to the cinema when we want to see a super new film which is much talked about. But now, we have a chance to see new films at home, and we don’t bother about going to the cinema, standing in a queue and spending about 2 hours in stuffy cinema-hall.

2. Radio

     There are many radio channels, and people have their favourite ones. They listen to them regularly. Some radio programs are especially interesting for the young. The success of the programs depends very much on the personality of the talk-show host. Sometimes radio listeners send emails (or even write letters) to the radio-studios and express their viewpoints, approve or disapprove of the program.

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  In our country there are a lot of theatres and theatre goers. Oh, yes! Cinema, TV and the Internet didn't manage to move theatre away from people's life. Theatre can't be substituted by any of them.

     There are many theatres in Moscow. The most popular ones are the Maliy and the Bolshoi Theatre, the Satire Theatre, the Vachtangov Theatre, the Tabakov Theatre, the Puppet Theatre and many others. The most famous of them is the Bolshoi theatre.
     "Have you ever been to the Bolshoi theatre?"
     "Oh, yes! I have. I've been there three times."
     "We had our seats in the stalls, another time in the balcony and the latest time in the dress cirlce"
     "What did you see?"
     "We saw the Swan Lake, then we listened to "???" and at last we enjoyed all the performances."

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Plans for the 2nd Grade, UNIT 3. Seasons and Weather

LESSON 1 (25+15)

Цель урока: развитие всех видов речевой деятельности (чтение, говорение, аудирование, письмо), изучение новых лексических единиц по теме "Seasons and Weather".

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1) Организационный этап подготовки к занятию (приветствие, объявление плана) - 2 мин.
2) Warming up (Фонетическая зарядка) - working on the main text: listening to the speaker and read the text at the speed of a speaker. - 10 мин.
3) Перевод текста, работа с Active Vocabulary (один ученик - одно предложение, более сильные ученики переводят, более слабые слушают и повторяют) - 13 мин.

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4) Индивидуальная работа с учениками без сидения перед монитором (более сильные ученики выписывают предложения из текста с Active Vocabulary, более слабые выписывают только сами слова из Active Vocabulary + перевод)
5) Опрос учеников (сильные - читают предложения из текста, слабые - слова из Active Vocabulary) - 10 мин.
6) Подведение итогов (оценка деятельности учеников, домашнее задание, прощание) - 5 мин.


LESSON 2 (25+15)

Цель урока: развитие всех видов речевой деятельности (чтение, говорение, аудирование, письмо), активная работа с лексикой по теме "Seasons and Weather".

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1) Организационный этап подготовки к занятию (приветствие, объявление плана) - 2 мин.
2) Warming up (Фонетическая зарядка) - working on the main text: read the text at the speed of a speaker - 5 мин.
3) Чтение текста по цепочке. Более сильные помогают ученикам послабее, например, читают хором. - 10 мин.
4) Vocabulary Activisation and Speech Exercises (orally) - Ех. 2, 3 слушают, повторяют. - 8 мин.

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4) Письменная работа, Ex. 2-3 (in writing) без сидения перед монитором.
5) Опрос учеников (сильные читают предложения и переводят их, слабые просто читают) - 10 мин.
6) Подведение итогов (оценка деятельности учеников, домашнее задание, прощание) - 5 мин.


LESSON 3 (25+15)

Цель урока: развитие всех видов речевой деятельности (чтение, говорение, аудирование, письмо), введение новой грамматической темы Present Simple + повторение Present Continuous.

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1) Организационный этап подготовки к занятию (приветствие, объявление плана) - 2 мин.
2) Warming up (Фонетическая зарядка) - working on the main text: listening to the speaker and read the text at the speed of a speaker. - 5 мин.
3) Введение нового грамматического материала, работа с таблицами (read the examples in chorus, in chain, one by one) - 17 мин.

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4) Письменная работа без сидения перед монитором (Grammar. Pronunciation - Ex. 1)
5) Опрос учеников (чтение выписанных примеров, более сильные переводят предложения, более слабые переводят дома письменно) - 10 мин.
6) Подведение итогов (оценка деятельности учеников, домашнее задание, прощание) - 5 мин.

LESSON 4 (25+15)

Цель урока: развитие всех видов речевой деятельности (чтение, говорение, аудирование, письмо), работа с грамматикой Present Simple + повторение Present Continuous.

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1) Организационный этап подготовки к занятию (приветствие, объявление плана) - 2 мин.
2) Warming up (Фонетическая зарядка) - working on the main text: listening to the speaker and read the text at the speed of a speaker. - 5 мин.
3) Выявление изученного грамматического материала в тексте - более сильные ученики читают предложения с Present Simple, более слабые находят более знакомый по прошлому юниту Present Continuous + повторяют за более сильными их предложения. - 17 мин.

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4) Письменная работа без сидения перед монитором (Grammar. Pronunciation - Ex. 3)
5) Опрос учеников (чтение выписанных примеров + повторение грамматических таблиц) - 10 мин.
6) Подведение итогов (оценка деятельности учеников, домашнее задание, прощание) - 5 мин.

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Тема:Unit 2.My family.(1 grade) ;12 January

Цель: развитие речевых навыков,усвоение звуковой,письменной формы изучаемых слов,их воспроизведение

1) Организация занятия (сбор, приветствие, объявление плана) - 2'
2) Warming Up (Фонетическая зарядка) - 5'
3) Повторение устной и письменной формы ранее изученных слов - 15'
4) Чтение слов по изучаемой теме- 15'
5) Итоги,Homework - 3'

Тема:Unit 2.My family. (1 grade) ;14 January

Цель: развитие речевых навыков,усвоение звуковой,письменной формы изучаемых слов,их воспроизведение,изучение  грамматических явлений

1) Организация занятия (сбор, приветствие, объявление плана) - 2'
2) Warming Up (Фонетическая зарядка) - 5'
3) Повторение устной и письменной формы ранее изученных слов - 15'
4) Изучение темы «Вспомогательные глаголы»( сопоставление местоимения и соответствующего глагола).Использование таблицы.-15’
5) Итоги,Homework - 3

Тема:Unit 2.My family (1 grade) ;15 January

Цель: развитие речевых навыков,усвоение звуковой,письменной формы изучаемых слов,их воспроизведение,закрепление  грамматических навыков

1) Организация занятия (сбор, приветствие, объявление плана) - 2'
2) Warming Up (Фонетическая зарядка) - 5'
3) Повторение устной и письменной формы ранее изученных слов(ученики выходят к доске по двое,чтобы сократить время,и максимально задействовать каждого ученика.Ученики у доски пишут ранее изученные слова по теме «Family”.Ученики,которые сидят за партами могут им подсказывать в случае возникновения трудностей,при этом нужно стремиться к тому,чтобы ученики у доски в первую очередь опирались на звуковую форму слова,в случае возникновения трудностей ученики за партами диктуют слово по буквам,затем обязательно ученик у доски читает слово,другие ученики повторяют - 15'
4) Закрепление темы «Вспомогательные глаголы»( сопоставление местоимения и соответствующего глагола).Спросить у каждого ученика все пары местоимение+глагол.Далее каждый ученик составляет предложение:местоимение+глагол+прилагательное(прим. She is beautiful)-15’
5) Итоги,Homework - 3'

Тема:Unit 2.My family. (1 grade) ;19 January

Цель: развитие речевых навыков,усвоение звуковой,письменной формы изучаемых слов,их воспроизведение,закрепление  грамматических навыков

1) Организация занятия (сбор, приветствие, объявление плана) - 2'
2) Warming Up (Фонетическая зарядка) - 5'
3) Чтение ранее изученных слов и предложений(каждый ученик читает поочередно,можно менять порядок ,чтобы максимизировать взаимодействие учеников с текстом,необходимо спросить учеников максимальное количество слов и предложений.После того,как ученик прочитал слово или предложение,другие ученики за ним повторяют.-15
4)Повторение устной и письменной формы ранее изученных слов(ученики выходят к доске по двое,чтобы сократить время,и максимально задействовать каждого ученика.Ученики у доски пишут ранее изученные слова по теме «Family”.Ученики,которые сидят за партами могут им подсказывать в случае возникновения трудностей,при этом нужно стремиться к тому,чтобы ученики у доски в первую очередь опирались на звуковую форму слова,в случае возникновения трудностей ученики за партами диктуют слово по буквам,затем обязательно ученик у доски читает слово,другие ученики повторяют.Далее ученики пишут целые предложения(My mom is beautiful,My dad is clever и так далее)- 15'
5) Итоги,Homework - 3'

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Main Course (10-11 grade,group C) ; 12 January

Тема:Unit 10. Shops and Shopping.

Цель:развитие речевых навыков (4 вида речевой деятельности), усвоение нового материала/грамматики

Part I (class)
1) Организация занятия (сбор, приветствие, объявление плана) - 2'
2) Warming Up (Фонетическая зарядка, контрольное чтение-P.11) - 5'
3) Vocabulary and Speech (Ex.9-P.25) - 15'
4) Grammar Exercises  (Ex.3,4-P.5)-15'


Part II (individual)
1)Class Reading and Home Reading. (reading, translating- text 2 "Where to shop ?" P.37)-3'
2)Questions (general/special) to the text-2'
3) Free Speech: student talks on shopping( Where do you usually shop ? Why ?)-1'
4) Итоги,Homework.(To learn Active Vocabulary(To retell the text p.11.)-15

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UNIT 3, GRADES 1, 2, 3, 4 - FINAL VERSION.
https://yadi.sk/d/80h1H8um24R2ag?w=1


+ LINKS FOR THE SONGS AND VIDEOS:

1) 1st grade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN_eDcwpcCQ
2) 2nd grade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEGcSyPGIWY
3) 3rd grade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUi1YJVChpg&feature=youtu.be
4) 4th grade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-TTCypCyvc&feature=youtu.be

В печатном виде Units лежат в средней комнате на столе. Количество экземпляров равно количеству детей в классе + 3 экземпляра для учителей.

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2nd GRADE UNIT 3 SEASONS AND WEATHER

I. Vocabulary and Speech

Seasons and Weather

     There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is autumn now and the weather is cloudy and rainy. Mary likes to walk in the rain with her brother. 
     After autumn comes winter. The weather is cold and snowy and John and Mary like to play snowballs with their parents. In winter we also celebrate the New Year and have winter holidays.
     After winter comes spring. The weather is nice and warm, John and Mary like to walk in the park and make photos of the nature.
     After spring comes summer. The grass is green and the sun shines brightly. Mary and John like summer very much. They have long summer holidays and go to the sea with their family.
It is autumn now. Mary and John go to school. They are in the classroom now. They are reading this text and learning new words and word-combinations.

Active Vocabulary

1.   Season	время года
2.   Spring	весна
3.   Summer	лето
4.   Autumn	осень
5.   Winter	зима
6.   Сloudy	облачно
7.   Rainy	дождливо
8.   Snowy	снежно
9.   To celebrate	праздновать
10. To shine (shone, shone)	сиять
11. Brightly	ярко

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1. What’s the weather like today? – Какая сегодня погода?
2. The weather is fine/terrible today. – Погода сегодня хорошая/плохая.
3. It’s cloudy today. – Сегодня облачно.
4. It’s sunny today. – Сегодня солнечно.
5. It’s rainy today. – Сегодня дождливо.
6. It’s snowy today. – Сегодня снежно.
7. It’s warm/cold today. – Сегодня тепло/холодно.

I. Vocabulary Activisation and Speech Exercises

I. Warming up exercise. Listen to the text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation.

II. Complete the sentences by quoting the text.
1. There are four seasons in a year: ... 2. It is autumn now and ... 3. Mary likes to ...  4. After autumn ... 5. The weather is ... 6. In winter we ... 7. After winter …

III. Fill in the missing words.
1.  After winter comes ... 2. The weather is … and …, John and Mary like to walk in the … and make … of the nature. 3. After spring comes ... 4. The grass is … and the … shines brightly. 5. Mary and John like … very much. 6. They have long … and go to the … with their family. 7. It is … now. Mary and John go to ....

IV. Answer the questions by quoting the text.
 1. How many seasons in a year are there? What are they?
 2.  What is the weather like in autumn?
 3. What does Mary like to do in autumn?
 4. What is the weather like in winter?
 5. What is the weather like in spring? In summer?
 6. Why do John and Mary like summer?
 7. What are John and Mary doing at school now?

V. Translate the following sentences. Consult the main text.
 1. В году 4 времени года: весна, лето, осень и зима. 2. Сейчас осень, и погода облачная и дождливая. 3. Мэри любит гулять под дождем со своим братом. 4. За осенью следует зима. 5. Погода холодная и снежная, и Джон и Мэри любят играть в снежки со своими родителями. 6. Мы также празднуем Новый год зимой и у нас есть зимние каникулы. 7. За зимой следует весна.

VI. Copy the text.

VII. Reproduce the text.

VIII. Read, look up and say.
 1.   "The weather is fine today, isn’t it?"
"Oh, yes, it is!"
"They say it’ll change tomorrow."
"I’m sure it will. It changes every day and sometimes every hour. "

 2.   "What’s the weather like today?"
"It’s rainy today. I think you should take the umbrella with you."
"Sure! I always take an umbrella with me in autumn."

 3.   "The weather it’s terrible today, isn’t it?"
"Oh, no, it’s not. It’s just cloudy now."
"I don’t like cloudy weather. I like when the sun shines brightly!"

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IX. Listen to the text and say what the text is about.

X. Make up sentences (in writing) using the Active Vocabulary.

XI. Make up a story (based on the text, in writing). Consult the teacher. Reproduce the story in one minute time.

II. Grammar.Pronunciation

I.   Read the following sentences, translate them into Russian and see how Present Simple and Present Continuous are used in them.
 1.   I always go to school in the morning.
 2.   “Look! It is raining now!” “It always rains in autumn.”
 3.   “What does he like to do in winter?” “He often plays snowballs with his parents.”
 4.   Mary and John usually learn new words and word-combinations in English.
 5.   “What are they doing?” “They are having a lesson now.”

II.    Copy the sentences of Ex. I.

III. Find the sentences in the text in which Present Simple and Present Continuous are used and copy them.

IV. Open the parenthesis in Present Simple.
Model: Mary usually (go) to school in autumn. – Mary usually goes to school in autumn.
 1.   “What’s the weather like today?” “It (be) sunny and warm today.”
 2.   Remember to take your umbrella in case it rains. It often rains in autumn. It often (rain) in autumn.
 3.   It’s spring now. Mary and John (walk) in the park every day.
 4.   “It’s cold today” “I always (drink) hot tea when it’s cold.”
 5.   John (like) English lessons very much. He (learn) new words and word combinations every week.

V.  Open the parenthesis in Present Continuous.
Model: “What are they doing?” “They (have) a lesson now.” – “What are they doing?” “They are having a lesson now.”
 1.   “Where is John now?” “The weather is nice. He (walk) in the park.”
 2.   “Look! It (snow) now. Let’s play snowballs outside!”
 3.   “What are you doing?” “I (learn) new words and word-combinations at the moment.”
 4.   The weather is warm and sunny now. Mary and John (play) outside.
 5.   It’s autumn now. It (rain) at the moment.

VI.  Choose between Present Simple and Present Continuous.
 1.   “What are you doing?” “I (am learning / learn) new words and word-combinations at the moment.”
 2.   Remember to take your umbrella in case it rains. It often rains in autumn. It (is raining / rains) often in autumn.
 3.   “Look! It (is snowing / snows) now. Let’s play snowballs outside!”
 4.   It’s autumn now. It (is raining / rains) at the moment.
 5.   It’s spring now. John and Mary (are walking / walk) in the park every day.

VII.  Translate the following into English.
 1.   Сейчас весна. Мэри и Джон гуляют в парке каждый день.
 2.   «Что ты сейчас делаешь?» «Я учу новые английские слова и выражения.»
 3.   «Посмотри! Сейчас идет снег. Давай поиграем в снежки!»
 4.   Не забудь взять свой зонт.
 5.   Сейчас осень. В данный момент идет дождь.

VIII.  Translate the following sentences into Russian and explain the difference between them.
 1.   “What are you doing?” “I am learning new words and word-combinations at the moment.”
 2.   Remember to take your umbrella in case it rains. It often rains in autumn.
 3.   “Look! It is snowing now. Let’s play snowballs outside!”
 4.   It’s autumn now. It is raining at the moment.
 5.   It’s spring now. John and Mary walk in the park every day.

IX. Make up sentences using the following words. Be ready to read and translate them.
Model: It / snowing / is / now. – It is snowing now.
 1.   What / the weather / is / today / like?
 2.   John and Mary / every / walk / day / in the park.
 3.   Look! It / snowing / outside / is.
 4.   It / rains / in autumn / often.
 5.   What / doing / are / they / now?

X.  Make up sentences using Present Simple and Present Continuous. Use the following hints.
Present Simple: to rain often, to learn new words every day, to play snowballs every weekends, to like spring, to go to the sea in summer.
Present Continuous: to learn new word-combinations now, to walk in the park still, to snow at the moment, to have a lesson now, to rain now.

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XI.  Make up general questions to the following statements. Work according to the model.
Model: It’s autumn now. It is raining at the moment. – It’s autumn now. Is it raining at the moment?
 1.   It’s spring now. John and Mary walk in the park every day.
 2.   Remember to take your umbrella in case it rains. It often rains in autumn.
 3.   The weather is warm and sunny now. Mary and John are playing outside.
 4.   He is learning new words and word-combinations at the moment.
 5.   They have lessons every day.

XII. Make up special questions to the following statements. Work according to the model.
Model: It’s autumn now. It is raining outside (where). – It’s autumn now. Where is it raining?
 1.   It’s spring now. John and Mary walk in the park every day (how often).
 2.   Remember to take your umbrella in case it rains. It often rains in autumn (when).
 3.   The weather is warm and sunny now. Mary and John are playing outside (who).
 4.   He is learning new words and word-combinations at the moment (what).
 5.   They have lessons every day (what).

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XIII. Make up questions to the main text (as many as you can).

XIV. Describe the pictures using the Grammar (Present Simple and Present Continuous) and the Active Vocabulary of the Unit.

XV. Make up a monologue using Present Simple and Present Continuous. Be ready to reproduce it in one minute time.

Pronunciation

The  main  text and  texts  from  part  III (Reading.  Writing.  Free  Speech)should  be  worked on  as  many  times  as  it  is  necessary  for  obtaining  the  best  results possible.
     I.Listen to the main text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation!
     II. Listen to the texts from part III (Reading. Writing. Free Speech) and read them  together with the speaker (as many times as you need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your pronunciation!

III. Reading. Writing. Free Speech

I don’t Like This Weather!

      It's early morning now. I'm going to school and I'm not happy with the weather! It is cloudy and cold today. The wind is blowing and it is raining now. I have a big umbrella with me but my clothes and my backpack are completely wet. I am starting to dream about my school now. I am coming to the warm hall of my school. I am leaving my wet umbrella and my wet coat and I am going to the classroom.
      I am sitting in the warm and cozy classroom. We are listening to our teacher and writing an interesting text. It is still raining outside, but I'm happy now.

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Grammar. Pronunciation. Exercises

XIV. Speak or write an essay (sentences) on the one of the following topics:
- Victory Day (What do we celebrate? What war was it? When does it start and finish? By whom? Who won it? ...)
- New Year (What do we celebrate? Which way do we celebrate it? What traditions do we have?)
- Holidays in Russia (What is your favourite one? Why do you like it? What holidays do you know?)

XV. Write the text on the topic My Favourite Holiday in Russia (using the Grammar and the Active Voc. of the Unit) min. 10 sentences. Be ready to reproduce it.

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Unit 3 Customs. Traditions. Holidays, grade 4

https://yadi.sk/d/Hgxiog1LO_IE6A

Audio and Visual Aids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98NNSgvsWM&ab_channel=WHAT%27SUP%2CRUSSIA%3F - Most Loved Holidays in Russia