CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Sample Lessons on the Topic “Studies Abroad”

Grade 10

I. MAKING A CHOICE

Before you start

What opportunities do you have to improve your English?

1. Word Store

Complete the word web with the words from the box.

2. Reading

A group of students from different countries came to Hastings, GB, to improve their English. Read the advertisements and help two students to choose a language school to meet their interests.

А.

Hello! I’m Vilma Pereira, from Brazil. I’m fifteen years old and I want to become a historian when I’m older. I’d like to have an opportunity to discover the background and culture of other peoples.

B.

I’m Maria Santini from Naples, in Italy. I can speak Italian, Spanish and a little English. In my leisure time I read a lot and watch video.

3. Listening

Listen to an advertisement and guess the school Ann Yeryomina from Russia, has chosen. Tapescript: see exercise 2, ad. No. 3.

4. Writing

Choose a language school you would like to enter and complete the Student Identity Card.

5. Project

Make an advertisement of your school.

II. WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO

Before you start:

Explain the meaning of this English saying. Find an equivalent in Russian.

1. Reading

On your stay in Hastings you should take notice of certain laws and customs if you want to get on well with the locals. Read the information in pairs. One person reads text A, the other reads B.

A. THE LAW

• You mustn’t buy alcohol, or drink it in public (e.g. a pub) until you are 18.

• You can’t drive a car until you’re 17, and you have a full driving license.

• You’re not allowed to have sex with a girl or a boy under 16 years old.

• You mustn’t block a road or a pavement by forming a crowd.

• And, of course, you mustn’t steal (and that includes shoplifting).

• You may buy cigarettes when you are 16 years or over.

B. GOOD MANNERS

• Good manners include saying “please” whenever you ask for anything and “thank you” when anybody does anything for you.

• Good manners include eating quietly, with your mouth closed.

• Not spitting in public.

• Not dropping your empty crisp and sweet packets in the street.

• And, that most English of customs, Queuing. It means standing in a single line at bus stops, in shops, etc. and waiting your turn.

2. Tick (v) the true sentences. Cross (x) and correct the false ones. Work in pairs.

A.

1. Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to drink alcohol in public. (v)
2. People under 17 mustn’t drive a car.
3. Girls and boys under 16 are not allowed to have sex.
4. You mustn’t form crowds on a road.
5. You can steal and shoplift in England.
6. You may not buy cigarettes under 16.

B.

1. It is polite to say ‘thank you’ whenever you ask for anything. (x)
2. It is impolite to eat with your mouth closed.
3. You mustn’t drop litter in the street.
4. It is impolite to make noise in public.
5. Queuing is no longer a custom in England.
6. Say “thank you” when you receive somebody’s help.

3. Think!

may, may not, to be allowed, to be not allowed, must, mustn’t, should, shouldn’t

Match the sentences in A with the sentences with the same meaning in B.

A.

1. You shouldn’t walk alone, especially at night.
2. You shouldn’t hitchhike (autostop).
3. You mustn’t use hard drugs such as heroin or LSD.
4. You may drink soft drinks at a public bar at 14 years or over.
5. You should look right before you cross the road (in England).

B.

1. Enter a public bar only at 14 years.
2. Don’t walk alone. It is dangerous.
3. Look right before you cross the road if you want to be safe.
4. Don’t hitchhike. It is dangerous.
5. Don’t use hard drugs. It is unlawful.

4. Speaking

Work in pairs/groups. Choose the laws/customs from the information sheet that are common to those in your country/city.

5. Pronunciation: [], [а:], []

Listen and repeat

6. Copy the table. Listen and right the words in the correct column. Then listen and check.

7. Project

Write your own code of laws and customs to be observed in your country/city. Ask your social/civic studies teacher for help.

III. AT A LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Listening

1. Guess the functions of the facilities. Work in pairs.

Lower Ground Floor

Ground Floor

First Floor

Language Laboratory

2. Read the functions of the rooms and guess their names. Write your answers. Work in pairs.

a. the computing room –
b. the room where teachers work and relax –
c. the headmaster’s/headmistress’ room –
d. the room where students relax –
e. the room for repairs –
f. the room where the students have meals –
g. the room where the timetable is compiled –
h. the room for language practice and improving one’s pronunciation –
i. the room where meals are cooked –

3. Listen and number the rooms as the school guide points them out.

Tapescript: Hello, boys and girls! Welcome to Embassy School! All year round the centre runs intensive courses for all leading external examinations. It provides tuition in horse riding, golf and tennis. A wide range of excursions, sports and social activities are arranged. Student facilities include the Student Recreation Room, Canteen, Language Laboratory and Internet E-mail Club. Other rooms include the Maintenance Room, Principal, Director of Studies and Staff Room. We hope, you will enjoy your stay with us.

4. Pronunciation [i], [i:]

Can you work these strange words out?

5. Reading

Read the list of subjects taught at Hastings College of Art and Technology.

1. Art and Design
2. Engineering
3. Science
4. Secretarial
5. Sports, Health and Beauty Studies
6. Health and Social Care
7. Leisure and Tourism
8. Computing
9. Business

6. Communication

Work in groups. Think of your favourite/least favourite subject; the most important/the least important subject.

• What is your favourite subject? Why?

• What do you think is the most important subject? Why?

LOOK! Comparatives and superlatives, positive and negative more popular – the most popular less popular – the least popular

7. Project

Make a group survey/diagram on school subjects. Compare it with the surveys/diagrams of other groups.

8. Writing

Write a short paragraph about your school, its activities and facilities.

IV. OUTING IN HASTINGS

Before you start:

Look at the map (on p. 25) of Hastings and choose the places you would like to visit. Work in pairs.

Listening

1. Read the names of places to visit in Hastings. Find them on the map. Answer the questions. Work in pairs.

a. Where can you see the “Whispering Dungeons”?
b. Where can you come face to face with live sharks, sting rays, octopuses?
c. Where can you see artificial flowers?
d. Where is the “Smugglers Adventure” displayed?
e. Where are the displays of salvaged treasures to be found?

2. Listen to the tourist guide of Hastings and check your answers.

Typescript:

1. Hastings Castle on West Hill was built by William the Conqueror after his successful invasion. The majestic ruins of the castle command panoramic views of the town and include such interesting features as the “Whispering Dungeons” and the Eastern Gateway.

2. St. Clement’s Caves under West Hill were formed long ago by the action of water on rock. Now they house the “Smugglers’ Adventure”, a dramatic reconstruction of the bloody cat-and-mouse war between the smugglers and customs men in the eighteenth century.

3. Don’t miss the Flower-Makers’ Museum in the High Street, featuring a century of artificial flower-making, in velvet, silk and satin.

4. Discover the most exciting display of marine life in the Sea-Life Centre. It has a magnificent glass tunnel with thousands of gallons of water, where you can see sharks, sting rays, seahorses and octopuses swimming right over your head.

5. The Shipwreck Heritage Centre tells of 3000 years of maritime disasters. See photographs of wrecks and displays of salvaged treasure, and watch today’s channel traffic on a special radar screen.

Reading and Speaking

3. Read the leaflet and complete the dialogue. Work in pairs.

Let’s go to the Kids’ Bash. ____________________
No, it’s 4 for adults. ________________________
2. 50. It’s a pity we’re no longer kids. ___________
On Saturday 20th June. _____________________
5 p.m. __________________________________
6 p.m. __________________________________
It is in St. Mary in the Castle. _________________

Use these questions:

1. When does it start?
2. Is the entrance free?
3. Where is it?
4. How much is it for children?
5. What time does it finish?
6. When is it?

4. Use the same questions to make a conversation about the following event:

5. Think!

Present Simple (question)

We use do with I,...
We use does with he,...

Make up questions!

6. Writing

Write a letter to your parents/friend about your stay in Hastings. It can be happy or miserable. Use the skeleton letter below to help you.

References:

1. Welcome 98, published by the Hastings Observer, Woods House, Telford Road, St. Leonard’s, East Sussex TN 38 9LZ.

2. Your 1998 Hastings EFI Student Handbook, published by Hastings Borough Council.

3. Student Information, published by Embassy Language & Training Centre.

Compiled by Nadezhda Ivanova,
School No. 5,
Krasnoyarsk