VIIth form, A 2.3, Unit III, Lesson 4, 

The Golden Trio

Grammar: Reported Speech

Vocabulary: Christmas party vocabulary

Speaking: Talking about Christmas parties

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson students will be able:

  1. to correctly apply the rules of Reported Speech;
  2. to describe people' s appearance and character;
  3. to use Christmas party vocabulary in written and oral production tasks;
  4. to talk about Christmas parties;
  5. to present their favourite books according to an algorithm;

WRITING AND SPEAKING

Ex. 1 p. 50

  • Look at the following pictures. What do they represent?Use a dictionary if necessary. Match these magical objects from the pictures to their terms.

https://educatieinteractiva.md/potrivire-text-imagine/10432

  • Look at the pictures again. In pairs, write a 10-sentence story featuring the objects from the pictures.  Present it to the class.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Ex. 2 p.50

Listen to Nata and Andrei talking about their costumes for the school’s Christmas party and say whether the statements are True or False. Correct the false statements. Follow the intonation.

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Ex. 3 p. 50

Imagine you have to think about a costume for your school’s Christmas party. In pairs, discuss what costumes you will have. Explain your choice. Report the partner’s ideas to the rest of the class.

GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH

Ex.4 p.50

Change what Nata and Andrei say into Reported Speech. Choose the right variant.

READING

Ex.5 p.51

  • Read the text about the Golden Trio and say what the true meaning of friendship is.

            I’d like to talk about the Golden Trio from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, a series of seven fantasy novels. I think Harry Potter is about friendship. Three best friends manage to overcome so many difficulties because they always stick together and support one another. There are two things that impress me most. First, they are only 12 years old when they meet, but they still understand what true friendship means. Second, they make such a great team despite their differences. It is true they have very different characters. But they know that they can trust one another. They share all their secrets and they always help one another. I think that their friendship shows the true meaning of the proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. I cannot say who my favourite character is. I don’t have one. I love them all. I like Harry for his determination, Hermione for her intelligence, and Ron for his sense of humour. They never get bored together. I think they are inspiring. They show us how to be a good friend. We can also learn from them that when we work together we can realize all our goals.

  • Ready for a challenge? Listen to the text about the Golden Trio and answer the questions in the order they pop up.
Listening- The Golden Trio

VOCABULARY

Ex. 6 p.51

In the text, find antonyms to the words in the table. Complete the crossword. In pairs, use them in sentences of your own. 

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READING

Ex.7 p.51

What statements best reflect the meaning of the proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed? 

  • Match the parts to form meaningful statements.
  • Choose which actions reflect a true friend and which ones are inappropriate for a real friendship.

Ex.8 p.51

  • Revise the vocabulary used to describe people's appearance and character/ personality. 

Choose which adjectives describe a person's appearance or character. Drag the words in the appropriate column.

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  • Write down four names of your favourite characters from Harry Potter. In pairs, discuss their appearance and their character. Use the following questions:

What does she / he look like?

What is she / he like?

Ex. 9 p.52

Work in groups of three. Make up a dialogue for the following situation using the given prompts.

Harry and Ron are staying at Hogwarts for Christmas. Hermione goes home. The friends wish each other Merry Christmas. On the following morning Harry and Ron go and see what Christmas presents they have got.

Prompts: Merry Christmas, presents, invisibility cloak, you’ve got a present.

Ex.10 p.52

Watch the short video clip from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and see what dialogue the friends had. What was similar to yours? What was different?

Ex. 11 p.52

Watch the video clip again. Answer the following questions.

Ex.12 p.52

Roleplay the scene. Add your own lines in the conversations, using vocabulary words about friendship.

WRITING

Ex.13 p.52

How good are you at writing postcards?

Arrange the words, in order to get meaningful Christmas postcard messages.

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Ready for a challenge?

Write three Christmas postcards: one to your friend, one to your teacher, and one to your parents. You can use the statements from the previous exercise. Keep in mind that in the postcard you can:

1. Wish people well, e.g. Have a Merry Christmas! / Have a Happy New Year!

2. Say how lucky you are to know them, e.g. I’m lucky to have a friend like you!

3. Say ‘thank you’, e.g. Thanks for helping me. Thanks for teaching me.

4. Make a promise, e.g. I promise to work harder.

POSTER PRESENTATION

Ex.14 p.52

Arrange the words and find out what questions will help you present your Favourite Book.

The text from Exercise 5 shows a student’s opinion about their favourite book. Express your own opinion about your favourite book. Prepare a poster and present it to the class. In your presentation try to answer the above 5 questions.