I love school. Do you?

Year 7, unit 1, lesson 4.

Put the following letters in correct order. Find out some of the subjects that you have at

school:

• T, S, H, A, M – helps you to calculate how much money you will earn in your future;

• T, E, L, A, E, R, U, T, I, R – helps you to live many lives without living home;• E, Y, H, P, G, O, A, R, G – you can visit different countries without leaving

your own city;• Y, S, P, S, I, C, H – you can learn very important laws of discovering of the

nature; • T, O, R, H, Y, S, I – makes you a participant of lots of events which

happened long ago;• A, N, S, R, U, S, I – you can learn to speak and right in your own tongue;• G, Y, I, O, B, O, L – you can learn a lot about animals and plants.• H, E, G, L, S, N, I – gives you a chance to visit different countries and to

make friends in many parts of the world;

Checking homework.

• All about me (A.B. page 138)• Example:

I like English and Russian because we make interesting projects at the lessons, the classes are not boring, we learn much and the teachers are kind and clever.

My favourite subject is Literature. It’s exciting. We discover new things. I think I can’t do without it.

Reader, ex.4, p.10-11.Answer to 4. 2) :Nancy hates helping about the house more than doing her homework.

Match these parts to make up your sayings.

It is difficultIt is importantIt is not easyIt’s boringIt’s funIt’s exciting

1) to be in time to school2) to study the subject that you don’t like3) to be good at all the subjects4) to be attentive on the lessons5) to make new friends6) to do homework7) to discuss problems with your classmates

Watch the video Small Potatoes 23 - I Love School and say why Little Potatoes like their school.

http://images.yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=i%20love%20school&noreask=1&img_url=t2.ftcdn.net%2Fjpg%2F00%2F08%2F87%2F19%2F400_F_8871971_KModzKJkVmEsFOwPRaXmh9b9LkGmNkGX.jpg&pos=3&rpt=simage&lr=39&nojs=1 http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/245319124_207c1d63e3.jpg

What do you like or dislike about your school?• I like school because…

…school is the best place.… I discover new things at the lessons.…I am good at a lot of subjects.…I get only good and excellent marks.…I want to get a good job.…most of the teachers are nice.…the lessons are informative and

interesting.…I mix with my friends here.…the teachers make learning interesting

and fun.…there are a lot of after-school

activities.…we have a lot of field trips and outings.… …

• I don’t like school because…

… I have a lot of homework.… I have problems with …

(Maths/ Biology/ …).… most teachers are strict.… it’s boring.… I’m nervous when we have

tests.…I hate bullies and fights at

school.… I think it’s a waste of time.… …Listen to three children speaking about school. Answer the questions of ex.1. 2).

Check your ideas of ex.2.2), p.16.

• T• T• F• T• T• T• F• T

Correct false statements.

Part 3).Compare your opinion about your school to the things that the children speak aboutTheir school. Look through the prompt 2.3) on page 16 in your S.B.

Some pupils like to go to school, others don’t. Do you share the opinion of the author of this poem?

• WNEN I AM AT HOME, I JUST CAN’T WAIT,TO GET TO SCHOOL – I THINK IT’S GREAT!ASSEMBLIES, I COULD DO WITHOUTBUT I LOVE IT GIVING HYMN-BOOKS OUT.YES, SCHOOL’S GREAT – THOUGH I’LL TELL YOU WHAT:GOING-HOME TIME BEATS THE LOT!

Listen to the song “I love my teacher” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_yroubGIk&feature=related

and say why they love their teacher.

It’s interesting to know.• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_term• • An academic term or term is a division of an academic year, the time during which an educational institution holds

classes. The schedules adopted vary widely.• A semester system divides the academic year into two terms, perhaps 14 – 20 weeks each.• A trimester system divides the academic year into three terms which can be as short as 8 weeks or as long as 16 weeks

each.• A quarter or quadmester system divides the academic year into four terms, up to 12 weeks each, and generally counts

the summer as one of the terms.• In most countries, the academic year begins with in early autumn and ends during the following summer. In

Southern Hemisphere countries, this means that the academic year lasts from February or March to November or December; in Northern Hemisphere countries, it lasts from August, September or October to May, June or July. The summer may or may not be part of the term system.

• [edit]Terminology• A 'semester' (from the Latin meaning "six-monthly", or Semi-, half) has come to mean either of two academic terms,

generally excluding the summer or January terms, if any, and so can be 14 to 20 weeks long. The word 'semester' is sometimes used as a synonym for a 'term', as in a 'summer semester'.

• A 'trimester' (from the Latin meaning "three-monthly") divides the academic year into three periods. At the University of Michigan, for example, the Fall trimester (informally still called 'semester') operates from September through December; the Winter trimester runs from January through April; and the Spring-Summer trimester operates from May through August, as two half-trimesters. Most Spring-Summer classes either meet double-time for 7 – 8 weeks in May and June or double-time/double-plus-time for 6 – 8 weeks in July and August (with summer half-term classes sometimes starting in the last week of June). In some jurisdictions,[specify]"trimester" is used in its original meaning to indicate a quarter system (since three months is exactly a quarter of a year), or a variation of it.

• A 'quarter' or 'quadmester' system treats the summer term on an equal footing with the other terms. It divides the academic year into four quarters, each of which is usually 12 weeks long. Three of the four quarters - Fall, Winter and Spring, operating from September through June or August through May, are thus equivalent to two 18-week semesters. Thus, when American academic universities convert academic credits between the semester/trimester and quarter systems, 36 quarter hours convert to 24 semester hours (2/3 conversion factor) while 36 semester hours convert to 54 quarter hours (3/2 conversion factor).

It’s interesting to know.• http://www.native-english.ru/subscribe/119#1• собенности употребления лексики (a slip, a mistake, an error)

Существительные a slip, a mistake, an error переводятся на русский язык как 'ошибка'. Они отличаются друг от друга по различной характеристике выражаемого ими понятия и по своей стилистической окраске.

Существительное an error, которое чаще встречается в книжной речи, означает 'ошибка', 'заблуждение', 'что-либо сделанное неверно из-за небрежности или незнания':

An error of judgment - ошибка в сужденииA spelling error - (грубая) орфографическая ошибка

This is an error that can be soon corrected.Это такая ошибка, которую можно быстро исправить.

Your solution of the problem is not free from error.Ваше решение этой проблемы ошибочно.

Существительное a mistake переводится на русский язык как 'ошибка' или 'недоразумение, вызванные пренебрежением правилами или принципами':

A mistake in calculation - ошибка в расчётахA mistake in the dictation - ошибка в диктанте

To speak to a person in the street, thinking he was somebody else, would be a mistake.Заговорить с человеком на улице, приняв его за кого-то другого, было бы ошибкой.

It was a mistake to argue with him.Спорить с ним было ошибкой.

Существительное a slip означает 'небольшая ошибка', 'оговорка', 'описка', 'незначительный промах в поведении или суждении':

A slip of the tongue - оговоркаA slip of the pen - описка

A slip may happen in writing or speech.Небольшая ошибка может произойти при письме или в речи.

It was not a gross mistake, just a slip of the tongue.Это не была грубая ошибка, просто оговорка.

Интернет ресурсы

• http://festival.1september.ru/articles/586601/

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_yroubGIk&feature=related

• http://images.yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=i%20love%20school&noreask=1&img_url=t2.ftcdn.net%2Fjpg%2F00%2F08%2F87%2F19%2F400_F_8871971_KModzKJkVmEsFOwPRaXmh9b9LkGmNkGX.jpg&pos=3&rpt=simage&lr=39&nojs=1

• http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/245319124_207c1d63e3.jpg

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_yroubGIk&feature=related

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_term• http://www.native-english.ru/subscribe/119#

1