bout yourself.3: Give news about your friends and/or family.4: Ask questions about your friend.6 on page 41 (SB) s read the writing tip.Tip! Informal letters , we usually use everyday language.normally use short forms instead of long forms.you are to write a letter of 120-150 words using your notes from exercise 5. Also, use phrases from exercises 3 and 4. You should include as many of the new expressions as possible.you are ready to check, swap letters with your pair who should comment in the use of informal language and the organization.
) Розвиток умінь і навичок усного мовлення
Exercise 1 on page 36 (WB)
Let s read the letter and then answer the questions.
) Why hasn t Susan written before? was rollerblading down a hill with a wall at the bottom and I broke both my wrists when I tried to stop myself.
) Where does she want to go? quite fancy going to Venice for a weekend.
) What is Susan s news about Maria? s finished with Dave .: - катання на роликових ковзанах
wrist - зап'ясті
to be fed up - бути ситим по горло
to come round - заходити, заїжджати
Do (without TO) + verb- дійсно, все ж, нарешті; неодмінно, обов'язково.
e.g. He did ask the question.- Він все ж поставив запитання.
I do like you!- Ти мені дійсно подобаєшся.
Exercise 2 on page 36 (WB)
You should match the highlighted phrases in the letter with the functions below. Do it individually.
) making suggestion - why don t we
) making a strong request - what have you been up to?
) sending greetings for someone else - she sends her love
) changing the subject - enough of all that
) ending the letter - I d better stop now
) introducing surprising news - guess what?
) asking for news of the other person - do write3 on page 36 (WB) we pass to the next task. You are to complete the phrases for beginning a letter with a suitable word.
) Sorry I haven t written for ages.
) It was great to hear from you.
) Thanks for your letter.
) How are you? 4 on page 36 (WB) this task you also should complete the phrases for ending a letter with the expressions in the box.
) That s all my news for now.
) Must dash - Mum s calling me for dinner.
) I d better finish here as I m running out of space.
) I d better stop here. It s getting late.
) That s all for now. I d better go now.
4) Закріплення вивченого матеріалу з граматики:
а) Past Simple and Present Perfect contrastthe words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
. A: Did you like the movie Star Wars? Raquo ;: I do not know. I (see, never) have never seen that movie.
. Sam (arrive) arrived in San Diego a week ago.
. My best friend and I (know) have known each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.
. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) has written ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.
. I (have, not) have not had this much fun since I (be) was a kid.
. Things (change) have changed a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) started working here three years ago, the company (have, only) only had six employees. Since then, we (expand) have expanded to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
. I (tell) told him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) wandered off into the forest and (be) was bitten by a snake.
. Listen Donna, I do not care if you (miss) missed the bus this morning. You (be) have been late to work too many times. You are fired!
. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) has never seen the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
. How sad! George (dream) dreamed of going to California before he died, but he did not make it. He (see, never) never saw the ocean.
. This tree (be) was planted by the settlers who (found) founded our city over four hundred years ago.) Present Perfect Continuous
