Now, before reading our letters I want you to find the definition of the word “friend”. Have you got any idea? Please, speak. Write down more sentences using verbs and adjectives that we’ve taken on the last lessons.
Brainstorming
A friend is someone
Who always gives you help when you need it.
Who understands you.
You can trust, someone you can play games, do home work together
You can rely on
Who cares for you
You can talk
You can share things together
You like
Who believes in you
Well done, pupils. Let’s revise poems or proverbs about friend.
Practice
Now, let’s read letters. We have two letters: one from Aaron& one from our President N.Nazarbaev.
Letter1. (from Aaron):
“Dear, pupils of the 7 th form! Hi! How are you? I hope good. I was very happy to hear that my friend Aknur is teaching you. Now, I want to introduce myself. I’m Aaron. Ilive in the USA. I’m a teacher of English. I have been teaching for many years. I’m married. I have a son. His name is Philip. I think, we’ll be good friends. Please, write me soon.
Your friend, Aaron”
Letter2.(from the President N.Nazarbaev):
“Dear, my friends! Hello! How are you? May be you are surprised getting letter from the President of Kazakhstan. Aknur is my pen-friend. I;m always glad getting letter from you. Do you have problems? Please, write me. I promise you to find time & write you . Learn English. It’s an international language. I have been learning English for many years. Write me.
Your friend”
Now, let’s do some tasks.
Read & translate the letters
Find out the sentences which is used in Present Perfect Continuous
Fill the diagram (Venn diagram) as in the Ex-6 on page 29
1.The President of KZ
2. He has 3 daughters
3. He lives in Astana
Both
1.They’re married
2. They speak English
Aaron
1.Teacher of English
2. he has 1 son.
3. He lives in the USA.
Now, take a sheet of paper & markers. Draw your hands as this picture. Your task is to write down 5 adjectives in the fingers. The sentence will be My friend is clever ( lazy, polite, kind, stupid).
Then the 1st person says one of his/her adjective. The 2nd person says the antonym of that adjective, if necessary using the suffixes un-, in-, im-
Then says his/her adjective. Chain by chain. Is it clear?
Generalization
Your home task will be to write a short letter at home to our pen-friend . (5-7 sentences)
Now, count your cards. How many cards do you have?
To my mind, today … is active. I can give you an excellent (good) mark.
… is passive (satisfactory mark) Next time be active, OK.
The lesson is over.
Good-bye!
Good morning, teacher!
We are fine, thank you.
I am on duty today.
…is absent.
Yes, he/she is ill.
Poem “An old owl” (to learn by heart)
Pupil 1
Pupil 2
Pupil 3
Yes, I have a friend.
His/her name is … .
My friend is … .
Yes, he is clever./No he isn’t.
I think, …
P1:A friend is someone who always gives you help when you need it.
P2:A friend is someone who understands you.
P3:A friend is someone you can trust, someone you can play games, do home work together
P4:A friend is someone you can rely on.
P5:A friend is someone who cares for you.
P6:A friend is someone you can talk.
P7:A friend is someone you can share things together.
P8:A friend is someone you like
P9:A friend is someone who believes in you
“A friend in need is a friend indeed”
“Better an open enemy than a false friend”
“Many hands make light work”
Pupil 1
Pupil 2
Pupil 3
Pupil 4
Pupil 5
Pupil 6
Pupils
Pupils
Yes, it is clear.
I have -------- cards.
Good-bye!
The teacher of English: Abisheva Aknur