Αγγλικά - Αρχάριοι (Β Γυμνασίου): Ηλεκτρονικό Βιβλίο

Lesson 2

AIMS
• To recognise the use of intonation for meaning
• To recognize polite or rude behaviour from speech

Uk Culture: Manners

Story: Elephants, bananas and Aunty Ethel

Story: Quotes about the United Kingdom

Story: Three jokes

Pre-listening

Look at the photographs of young people in different situations. In pairs, decide which scene shows you that one of the speakers is disappointed, apathetic, bored, guilty, jealous?

Listening
Task 1

Listen to the dialogue between two schoolmates and decide on answers for the questions.

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1. How did Andy behave towards Clark?
a) Andy failed to express himself clearly.
b) Andy spoke too quickly.
c) Andy didn't want to talk about it because he was angry or bored.

2. How did Clark feel?
a) Clark felt sorry for Andy because he seemed bored.
b) Clark wanted Andy to say more.
c) Clark was unhappy that Andy liked the project.

3. How did Andy feel towards Clark?
a) He had feelings of jealousy.
b) He felt disappointed with Clark.
c) He felt apathetic and didn't care about Clark.

Task 2

1. Listen to what Clark said to his mother after his meeting with Andy and decide what Clark thought about his chat with Andy.

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a) Andy didn't give him any details
b) Andy was angry
c) Andy didn't like Clark

2. What did Clark's mother tell him to do the next time?
a) he should ask him questions
b) he shouldn't hang out with Andy
c) he should ignore Andy

3. Clark's mother felt that Andy was
a) rude
b) curious
c) pleased

Expressing Attitude

Speaking

Task 1

In pairs write one statement each and give it to your partner to read aloud in different ways to show different emotions.

Task 2

In pairs, discuss how you know when your best friend is: angry, afraid, sad, embarrassed, surprised, happy.

Task 3

In pairs, read the following situations and make a statement using will, won't, have to, don't have, should, shouldn't.

1. Your little brother is playing football in the sitting room.
2. Tomorrow is Saturday and there is no school.
3. You are ill and can't come to your friend's party on Saturday.
4. Your sister is sad because she hasn't enough money to go to the cinema.
5. Your friend didn't do his homework for school today.
6. Your friend broke the teacher's pen.

Task 5 - Role-play

Work in pairs. Think of a situation like the ones in Task 3 and tell your partner about it. Your partner then responds with a suitable answer using the words in italics below.

You/(s)he should(n't)…
I/We will…
You/(s)he'll…
I/you/(s)he will have to…
Don't worry! You/we don't have to…

Change roles and respond to your partner's situation.

Task 4 a

Gestures in other cultures What do the following gestures mean in a non-English speaking country?

- pressing the hands together and resting the head on the back of the hand?
- waving the hands flat up and down when someone sees a friend?
- taking the hand and making a circular movement over the stomach?

Task 4b

What do the gestures in the photographs from India, Turkey and Albania below mean? In pairs decide on the country for each photograph.
Εικόνα

Lesson 2

Dreams as Communication to Ourselves

Look at the photograph and the text below. Do you know anything about this man? Can you guess what a psycho-analyst does? Discuss as a class how a dream can be a message to ourselves.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was a famous psycho-analyst who looked at the meaning of people's dreams. According to Freud, the analysis of dreams is an important tool in helping people to understand their lives. Freud also explained the dreams of people, who did not suffer from mental illness, in a psychoanalytic way. Today, many people use Freud's ideas to explain dreams to make people aware of how they feel and how to solve their anxieties.

Pre-writing

Years ago when people had dreams they looked at a Dream book to find out what the meaning was. Today, where can you find information about the meaning of dreams?

Task 1

Do you ever dream? Tell your partner about a dream you had recently. What do you think your partner's dream means?

Task 2

Dreams are a form of communication with ourselves. What do your dreams mean? For example, last night you dreamed of a big fish. What does that tell you?

Task 3

In pairs, match the sketches to the meaning of the dreams.
i) To dream of long arms means your friends will help you become rich.
ii) To dream that you are carrying a bag means that you will never be poor.
iii) To dream that you are not wearing shoes means that you will do well in your career.
iv) To dream of bees means that you will have a successful family life.
v) For a girl to dream of her brother, she will meet a new boy soon.
vi) To dream of olive trees means the person will have many children.

Εικόνα

	Expressing Attitude
Task 4 Read the letters A, B, and C. Then, in pairs match the responses from Margie about what the dreams mean.
A. Letter A Dear Margie, last night I had a dream that I went to school without brushing my teeth. I felt terrible because my breath wasn't fresh. What does this dream mean? A. Letter B Dear Margie, I usually have a dream where I am looking at myself in a mirror. My mum says that I have the dream because I think I am pretty. Help me please! A. Letter C Dear Margie, I often have this terrible nightmare where I never have enough time to do my homework and I am afraid to go to school the next day. In my dream I decide to stay up late and finish the homework. It is true that I never manage to get all my homework done each night. Help!	Response 1 Dear Andrea, don't pay too much attention to the meaning of this dream. For sure you don't have to stay up late every night to do your homework. What I think you have to do, is to go to bed earlier and get up earlier, then you will have time for everything you want to do. Response 2 Dear reader, first of all, you shouldn't worry too much about this dream. Lots of people have this dream all the time. You should think of this dream as a message to yourself to tell you to stop worrying about little things that are not really important. Response 3 For a girl to dream of a mirror, it means she is shy and she is afraid her friends will see this side of her character. She is the kind of girl who won't talk about her secrets.
Task 5 - Writing Write a short description of a dream you had recently. Exchange dreams with your partner and write what you think the dream means. Give your partner some advice (should, shouldn't, have to, don't have) about what to do about the things he or she dreamt about.