Αγγλικά - Βιβλίο Μαθητή (Εμπλουτισμένο)
1.1 Τhe Right Holiday! 1.3 A Postcard Home! Επιστροφή στην αρχική σελίδα του μαθήματος
Lesson 2
Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Γλωσσάριο-Lesson 2
 
AIMS
  • To listen for specific words
  • To listen for confirmation of ideas
Listening 1

Pre-listening

What daily scenes would make
someone feel the world is a
wonderful place? Write down two
more things like the example that
you think are happy events.


  1. Walking along the beach in summer.
  2. _____________________________
  3. _____________________________

Task 1 - Complete the song

Listen to the song and complete the missing words. Were your ideas similar to those of the singer?

Listening
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I see trees of green, red _______ too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I _______ to myself, what a wonderful world		 The colours of the _______ so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying 'How _______
you do?'
They're really _______ 'I love you'
I see skies of blue and _______ of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred _______
And I think to myself, what a _______ world		 I hear babies crying, I _______ them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
Task 2 - Do you agree?
Discuss with your class the things that make the world happy for the singer.
Do you agree with the singer?
Task 3 - Do you agree?
In small groups, use one of the ideas mentioned by the class to write one more
verse for the song.
ListeningApp
The Seven Wonders!

Listening 2

Pre-listening

Look at the paintings of ancient structures below. What do they have in common?

image

What is the structure in each picture? In pairs, write what you think the name of
each structure is.

Task 1 - The 7 Wonders of the World
1. Read through the list of the original WONDERS OF THE WORLD below:
The Great Pyramid at Giza The Colossus of Rhodes The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
2. Listen to the lecture on the seven wonders of the ancient world and check if you
were right about the names of the structures.
As you listen, find the location of each structure on the map of the world in
APPENDIX V at the end of the book.
Listening
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Task 2 - Listening for information
Listen to the text again and complete the table. Check your table with your partner.
Wonder Name Date of Construction Reason
The Great Pyramid at Giza
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Lesson 2

Task 3 - Speaking

  Look back at the map with the original Wonders of the World.
1. Why do you think people thought these structures were
so wonderful?
2. What buildings or structures do people think are
wonderful today? List three structures in your notebook.
3. Compare your answers with the rest of the class and
discuss your ideas.

Task 4 - Speaking: A survey

  Copy the following chart into your notebook and go round the class and ask at least four students about what features and qualities make a place exciting to visit. Use their answers to help you complete the chart below.

Place Natural
Attractions		 Historical
Attractions		 Weather People Company
  1.  
          
  1.  
          
  1.  
          
  1.  
          
  Use the following questions to help you.
  1. Where did you last go on holiday?
  2. Did you enjoy the place?
  3. Did you visit any historical sights?
  4. How do you feel when you visit historical places?
  5. In general do young people like sightseeing when on holiday? Why? Why not?
  6. Who did you go with?
  7. What was the most exciting thing you did?

Task 5 - Practice

Individually, make a short report to the class about the four people you
interviewed. Do not use their names. Use the following as an example.

From my interview with different members of the group I discovered that 50%
enjoy going sightseeing when they go on holiday. Twenty-five percent believe that the
weather is very important. One hundred percent feel that the company they go on
holiday with is the most important thing about a holiday.
The Seven Wonders!

Writing

Lead-in

Discuss with your partner the kinds of things you
would write on a postcard to a friend.

 

Task 1 - The right place

Look at the holiday snaps above. Would these be good places to go on holiday?
Why? Why not? Which place would you like to visit on holiday?


Discuss with your partner. Write down three of your ideas.

Task 2 - Describing

Look at the words in the box below to compare your ideas. Put the words in the
box into a suitable column. Then compare your answers with your partner.

pleased very hot exciting relaxed cloudy bored boring
sunny excited tasteless chilly crowded snowing disappointed
tired wet expensive noisy snowing happy brilliant

Place Food Weather My feelings
       
       
       
       
       
       

Task 3 - Write your sentences

Use words from the box and write three short sentences about one of the
places in the photographs.

Compare your sentences with your partner's. Do you agree with your
partner's opinions?