7th Grade. English Level A 2.3 Unit one. Lesson three. CULTURE FILE. (page 12)
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
- Make suggestions and respond to them;
- Correctly use dates, numbers, and years in simple, coherent messages;
- Talk about the differences and similarities of Moldovan, British, and American school educational systems;
Exercise 1, page 12.
Rodica Spînu is from Moldova. She is 13. She wants to go to an international summer camp next summer. She must fill in the application form. Help her to fill it in.
Exercise 3, page 12.
Ann went to an international summer camp in Belgium. There she met Ben and Sarah. Ben is from the USA and Sarah is from the UK. They talked about the start of the school year, their grades, and their vacations. Listen to their dialogues and say what the differences are.
Ben: So, you’ve told us that you are 13. That means that you’re in the 8th grade. Right?Ana: No. I’m in the 7th grade. In Moldova children who are 13 are usually in the 7th grade. And you, Sarah? Are you in the 7th or 8th grade?Sarah: Actually, I’m in Year 9. In England kids in Year 9 are aged between 13 and 14. It is usually the third year of secondary school.Ana: My grade is the third year of the gymnasium level. The gymnasium level starts with the fifth grade and ends with the ninth grade. Then from the 10th grade there is the lyceum level. How about you, Ben? Are you in secondary school?Ben: Oh, no. Actually, I’m in the last year of middle school. In the USA the middle school includes the 6th, the 7th, and the 8th grades. Then there’s high school.Ana: Wow! It’s so interesting!
Sarah: It is. Do we all start school in September?
Ana: At the beginning of September in Moldova. And we study two semesters.
Ben: Just like in the States. There is the fall semester from September to December, and there is the spring semester from January to May.Sarah: We study three terms in England. The first one is from September to the middle of December. The second is from January to the end of March. The third is from April to the 22nd or 23rd of July.Ana: Ben, I think we have the longest summer break.
Sarah: You know what? Let’s draw a diagram to show the similarities and the differences in our countries.Ben: What a great idea! Then we can show it to the rest of the group.
Scan the text from exercise 3, page 12, and get ready to say True or False to the statements.
Watch the video and get informed about the differences between British and American English.
https://youtu.be/V-Ro66uMBX4
American and British English
Group the words in the column they belong to. 
Exercise 5, page 13.
Listen, repeat, transcribe, and translate.
Exercise 6, page 13
Look at Sarah's part of the diary describing the conversation she had with Ben and Ana. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
Exercise 7, page 13.
Fill in prepositions.
Match the year with the event or personality.
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