VIIth Form, A 2.3, Unit III, Lesson 2, FAMILY TRADITIONS

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson students will be able:

1. to correctly use the structures of Reported Speech;
2. to speak about family traditions;
3. to identify the actions one should do to protect nature;
4. to restructure statements using Reported Speech;

SPEAKING AND READING

Ex. 2 p.44

Read the text and say what you think about Lucia’s family tradition.

         My family is very fond of fishing. It’s a tradition in our family to go fishing once a month. We really like spending our free time outdoors. My friends think that this is an unusual tradition. They think they are not patient enough to do it. Some even say that fishing is boring. I think they are wrong.     

     We get to the lake early in the morning. First we go to our spot and get ready. Then we take our fishing rods and cast them. We love coming early in the morning so that we can admire the sunrise. The silence around us brings so much peace. When one of us catches the first fish, we wink at one another. We call it the good luck wink. After that each of us always catches fish.                                                                                                                                                               

       Sometimes we organize fishing competitions. Last time I was the winner. I caught the biggest fi sh. My father said he had never caught such a big fi sh. My mother said that I was a great fisherman. I think my brother was a little bit upset. He was a little jealous at first. Then he told me I had done a great job. I know that I was just lucky that time. What I love most about our family is that we always stick together and support one another. Fishing is a possibility to be together and admire the beauty of nature.                                                                                                                                                                           

     There is something that bothers us. All the time we get there we find a lot of litter. We really cannot understand why people are so irresponsible. It is our duty to preserve nature, not to destroy it. We always clean the place. But every time we get back there we find it dirty. This makes me very sad.

Task 1: After having read the text about Lucia's family tradition, arrange the sentences in the order they come.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/ordine-simpla/9015

Task 2: Listen to Brooke Nagle reading the text. As you listen, answer the questions that appear on the screen.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/video-interactiv/10613

VOCABULARY

Ex.3 p.44

Fill in the blanks with opposites for the words written in capital letters. Find them in the text. 

Ex. 4 p. 45

Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks with the missing verb in the required form.

PRONUNCIATION: SILENT W

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Ex. 8 p.45

Look at the informal language that Vlad has used and match the words with the meanings.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/potriveste-perechi/15167

Ex. 9 p.45

Choose which words are formal and which are informal.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/completeaza-tabel/10855

GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH

Ex. 11 p.46

Change what Vlad says into Reported Speech.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/text-liber/9010

Ex.12 p.46

Change the statements from Reported Speech into Direct Speech.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/millionar/12417