What do you think?

Lesson 5.3, p.52

• Make some predictions • Read and learn something about

typical British family• Speak about spending weekends in

Britain and in Russia

Ex. 3a.ride a bike go to school wear jeans wear a suit go out with friends

study every evening spend time in cafes spend time at the parkstay at home in the evening drive a car study at university

use a computer read books

be married have a jobto be rich

have children

He will drive a car in ten years.Jake rides a bike at present.

Ex. 3b Make some predictions for yourself in ten years (in ten year's time ). Use the words of the list and a model.

Model: In ten year's time I will have a big house/ I won't live in a big house.

ride a bike go to school wear jeans wear a suit go out with friends study every evening drive a car

spend time in cafes spend time at the parkstay at home in the evening study at university

use a computer read books be married have a job to be rich have children

Ex.3c Work in a small group. Make some predictions about people in your class.

What will they do tomorrow?

Check your predictions on Saturday.

Cultural notes. Read the informationand finish sentences.

British weekends.At weekends British children

At weekends they

Their parents

Shopping is probably

don’t go to school.

go swimming, play football and dance.

don’t work too.

the most popular activity.

Ex.3d Look at the picture, look through the text.

• How do you think what the text is about?

• What does the word “typical” mean?

Read the text.• Who are the members of the Typicals

family?

• Where will they spend their weekends?

Decide if the sentences are true (+) orfalse (-). Correct the wrong sentences.

1. Typical British family will stay at home at weekends.

2. Mrs. Typical will visit her mother.3. Mr. Typical will ski on Sunday.4. Tony will read books on Saturday.5. Tina will tidy her and her brother's

room.6. The family will eat soup and pizza for

breakfast.7. In the evening they will play chess.

True

FalseFalseFalseFalse

False

False

What will the Typicals do in Russia on Saturday ? On Sunday?Choose the verb and complete the sentences,use your own ideas.

1.On Saturday children

2.Mrs. Typical

3.Mr. Typical

4.In the evening they

5.On Sunday the family

6.Tina

7.Tony

stay at home\ go to school.

clean the flat\ visit her friends.

help Mrs. Typical \ go to work.

go to the café\ watch TV.

go to the cinema\ go fishing.

go to discos\do her homework.

use a computer\ skate.

What about you? What will you do in a week's time? What will your mother and father do this weekends?What will your family do at weekends?

Home task

• Write a story about your typical Saturday and Sunday.

• Use the ideas of the lesson.

Good luck!