Socialising. Summer holidays

1. Socialising. Summer holidays.

Module 1 Lesson 1a
By I. Kukushkina

2. Let’s learn a poem about summer.

The summer sun in the sky,
Shining, shining up so high
Makes it warm for outside fun.
To play at the park and run,
To swim and hike and fish,
And to go on a picnic if you wish.

3. Answer the questions about your summer holidays.

Where did you spend your holidays?
Who did you go there with?
What did you do there?

4.

Read books
Play volleyball
Go fishing
Go rafting
Swim in the sea
Go cycling
Lie on the grass
Do sports
Visit a theme park

5.

Build sand castles
Go diving
Cook food on a fire
Go for walks in the woods
Play computer games

6.

What was the weather like?
Did you meet new people / make new friends?
How did you socialize with them?
Did you enjoy your holidays? (Why yes / no?)

7. Reading p.10

Ex. 1
What does the title of the text mean?
Breaking the ice
How would you start a conversation with someone
you don’t know?
(I would ask … / introduce myself…)
Ex. 2 T / F / DS

8. New words to learn

Opportunity – возможность
Palms – ладони
Sweat – вспотеть, запотевать
Blush – краснеть
Tip – совет, подсказка
Make sure – убедиться
Fancy – нравиться, любить
Approach – приближаться
Conversation – разговор
Shy – застенчивый, скромный
Passion – страстное увлечение, страсть
Bright – яркий
Benefit – польза, помощь, поддержка
Develop – развивать
Avoid – избегать

9. Match the words to their definitions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Opportunity
Blush
Approach
Fancy
Bright
Benefit
Develop
Avoid
a) Get help, improve sth / sb
b) Become red in the face because you feel
embarrassed
c) Feel attracted to
d) Situation in which it is possible to do sth
e) Go up to speak
f) Grow or change over a period of time
g) Keep away of sb / sth
h) Positive, full of light

10. What is the author’s purpose? (цель автора) Ex.3

Entertain (развлечь)
Persuade (убедить)
Inform
Advise (посоветовать)
Narrate or describe (рассказать или
описать)

11. How to start the answer:

I think
To my mind
the author’s purpose is to … because …

12. Character adjectives

Optimistic
Sensitive
Patient
Easy-going
Sociable
Honest
Reliable
Stubborn
Selfish
Shy
Generous
Flexible
Sincere
Оптимистичный
Чувствительный, впечатлительный, нежный
Терпеливый
Лёгкий в общении
Общительный, дружеский
Честный
Надёжный, заслуживающий доверия
Упрямый
Самолюбивый, эгоистичный
Застенчивый, скромный
Великодушный, благородный, щедрый
Гибкий, податливый, мягкий
Искренний, честный

13. Sort the words into two columns – positive and negative adjectives

Optimistic
Sensitive
Insincere
Patient
Easy-going
Sociable
Honest
Reliable
Stubborn
Selfish
Unsociable
Insensitive
Shy
Generous
Impatient
Flexible
Sincere
Unreliable
Pessimistic
Positive
Negative
Optimistic
Sensitive
Patient
Easy-going
Sociable
Honest
Reliable
Generous
Flexible
Sincere
Insincere
Stubborn
Selfish
Unsociable
Insensitive
Impatient
Unreliable
Pessimistic
Shy

14. Read the sentences and say if the speaker likes or dislikes the people she/he is talking about.

Sarah is usually sensitive.
I think Jack is nosy.
Andy is easy-going.
Lisa’s sometimes generous.
Don’t you think Kate is arrogant (высокомерный,
надменный)?
Molly is reliable.

15. Translate the words into English.

Терпеливый, Застенчивый, Надёжный,
Общительный, Чувствительный,
Оптимистичный, Возможность,
Приближаться, Упрямый, Развивать,
Великодушный, Гибкий, Яркий,
Избегать, Краснеть

16. Complete the sentences with the correct words. Shy, patient, reliable, sensitive, selfish, sociable, honest, easy-going, stubborn,

1. Ann likes meeting new people. She is ________and
____________.
2. Nick always does what he says he will do and you can trust
him. He is _____________ and __________________.
3. Helen always wants to do things her own way. She is
_________________.
4. Sue doesn’t feel comfortable with people. She is
___________________.
5. Mike is caring and he understands how other people feel. He
is ______________.
6. Frank always stays calm in difficult situations. He is very
__________________.
7. Mary doesn’t care about other people’s feelings. She is