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Writing a letter

a) Look through the following letter. How many mistakes can you find here? Correct them.

Hello, Victor,
I'm in Rhyl now. I am here since last week and I have grate times. I wouldn’t say that my mum is good company. I met some boys from there (Madrid) and we are together all nights. I have met much new friends, boys and girls! I always returned home in the morning. Until 13.00 to 14.00 I sleep. Then I do for a swim, I eat anything and than I go with my mother in different places in Rhyl (by the car, of corse.
But the best of all it’s night life. All nights we’re in a club (OCEAN), the bigger of the place, which has more people than the others. It’s musik, it very nice and for dance! It’s price is very good, only 200 Euro, few money in case that you’re going to go in a club of Madrid.
I wish you to be here. Please, try to make your mother let you to come.
Sincerely yours,
Carlos
P. S. (Please, try to come!)

b) Imagine you're on holidays. Write a letter to a friend describing your experience.

To be a teacher is ...

Complete the following sentence, explain your ideas.
TO BE A TEACHER IS TO BE  .....
a) a scientist;
b) a doctor;
c) an entertainer;
d) a police officer;
e) .................
f) ..................
g) ................
h) ................
i) ...................

The ABC about an IDEAL TEACHER

What kind of person is an ideal teacher? Look through the students' works and make up your own list of good qualities. Give your reasons.

А.  AN IDEAL TEACHER –

A - is active in teaching B - is a busy Bee C - is a creative person, considerate towards pupils D - is devoted to his job, never depressed E - is eager to work F - is a friend to his pupils and their parents; lights a fire under his pupils G - is a guide; is generous to praise pupils H - has a heart of gold I - never loses interest to his daily routine work; can’t be idle J - can tell some jokes to entertain pupils when they are bored K - is knowledgeable L - loves children and the language he teaches M - must be a master of his profession N - tries to be a real native speaker; knows how to negotiate when some problems occur O - is open-hearted P - thinks positive Q - is highly qualified R - is ready to give a helping hand; is reliable S - is always smiling, but on the other hand, he’s rather strict T - teaches not only the school subject but life itself U - has an unlimited number of ideas, though some of them can be crazy V - is vigorous in exercises W - is witty, never feels under the weather X - is an extraordinary person Y - is always young at heart Z - is always zany (= has a good sense of humour) (Ирина Ковалевская, студентка 3 курса)

В.  Идеальный учитель английского языка -

А - хороший актер Б - человек без комплексов, всегда бодрый В - неутомимый выдумщик Г - готов всегда протянуть руку помощи ученикам Д - умеет создать доброжелательную обстановку на уроке Е - естественный в общении с учениками Ж - жизнерадостный З - знает все об англичанах, американцах  и их традициях И - идеал для учеников разного возраста К - креативный и компетентный Л - любит свой предмет и заражает любовью  окружающих М - знает много способов повышения мотивации школьников Н - надежный, не признает слов «не могу», «не хочу» и «не буду» О - оптимист П - никогда не паникует, даже в непредвиденных ситуациях на уроке Р - расскажет обо всем, что сам знает С - справедливый в своих требованиях и оценках Т - творческая личность У - уважающий детей, уважаемый коллегами,  учениками и их родителями Ф - фантазер, фанат своего дела Х - хороший, верный друг Ц - целеустремленный Ч - человечный, понимающий проблемы своих учеников Ш - заставляет шевелить мозгами, сознательно учить язык, а не просто зубрить Щ - щедро делится знаниями, щебечет по-английски, как носитель языка Э - эрудит, его энтузиазму нет предела Ю - юный в душе, с хорошим чувством юмора Я - это я (в будущем)                                          (Екатерина Барзул, студентка 3 курса)

A poem 'Why God Created Teachers'

How would you comment on the following poem? Do you share all the ideas? Could you give your own translation of this poem?

When God created teachers, he gave us special friends

To help us understand His world and truly comprehend

The beauty and the wonder of everything we see,

And become a better person with each discovery.

When God created teachers, he gave us special guides

To show us ways in which to grow so we can all decide

How to live and how to do, what’s right instead of wrong,

To lead us so that we can lead and learn how to be strong.

Why God created teachers in His wisdom and His grace,

Was to help us learn to make our world a better, wiser place!

Перевод с английского Яны Долгополовой,
                                   студентки 5 курса:

Когда учителей Господь наш сотворил,

Особыми друзьями людей он наделил.

Чтобы придуманный им мир нам помогли понять

И красоту всего вокруг как чудо воспринять.

Чтоб с каждой новой «эврикой» все лучше становясь

Мы с миром безграничным не потеряли связь!

Когда учителей господь наш сотворил.

Проводников особых он миру подарил.

Чтоб мы нашли дороги, которыми пойдем,

И чтоб не оступились бы на пути своем.

Они духовной силы помогут обрести

Чтоб мы смогли по жизни других людей вести.

Как божьего могущества и мудрости искра

Пришли, чтоб жизнь улучшить, в наш мир УЧИТЕЛЯ!

Полезные сайты

Listening & Speaking 2

http://www.findsounds.com/types.html

A site for finding sound effects and musical instru­ment samples on the Web. A search engine with a focus on sounds which is simple and easy to use.

Wake your class with a gong, quiet them with wind chimes or let them hear a volcano or a didgeridoo for the first time.

Many types of sounds can be found. Here is a partial selection:

Animals: alligator to zebra (dinosaur?)

Birds: blackbird to woodpecker

Holidays: Christmas, Halloween, etc.

Household: aerosol, boiling, cuckoo clock, door slam, scissors, toilet, zipper

Insects: bee to wasp

Mayhem: arrow, broken glass, glass, crash, fight, laser, pistol, shock, sword, whip

Miscellaneous: ambiance, bang, beep, blip, bloop, bo-ing, buzz, clang, clank, clink, creak, crunch, growl, hiss, howl, hum, leak, Morse Code, pop, rattle, rip, rustle, scrape, scratch, screech, shuffle, sizzle, skid, snap, snip, squeak, squeal, squish, static, steam, stone, swing, tap, tear, thud, tick, tink, whine, whoosh, wood

Musical Instruments: accordion to xylophone

Nature: cave, earthquake, fire, geyser, jungle, lightning, ocean, storm, surf, swamp, thunder, tornado, waterfall

Noisemakers: alarm, buzzer, chime, foghorn, horn, siren, sonar, whistle, wind chimes

Office: briefcase, cash register, coins, computer key­board, computer printer, desk bell, elevator, fax, pencil sharpener, stapler

People: applause, baby, belch, bite, blow nose, breath, burp, cheer, chew, chomp, cough, crowd, footsteps, gargle, gasp, giggle, groan, grunt, gulp, heartbeat, hic­cup, kiss, march, moan, scream, shiver, sigh, shurp, sneeze, sniff, snore, spit, write, yawn, yell

Sports and Recreation: baseball to tennis

Tools: axe to wrench

TV and Movies: Popular shows, cartoons

Vehicles: airplane to train, trolley, and truck

http://ed.voicethread.com

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways. Collect the voices of an entire group on a single page by computer microphone, telephone, text, audio file (MP3/ WAV), and webcam. The simple voice and video commenting takes place right in the web browser with no software to install. On the K-12 Solutions Page, you can watch an explanatory video of how the system works.