Living Things Around Us.

Present Perfect Progressive

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Answer these questions and you will find out

the main idea of our lesson.

Мотивационный блок

(совместное целеполагание)

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Why does Great Britain look like a big

beautiful garden?
1. British people plant a lot of trees every year. 2. The warm and wet climate of Great Britain is very good for plants. 3. Great Britain is situated in southern hemisphere. 4. British Isles get a lot of sunshine during the year.

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Why are there not so many big forests on

the British Isles?
1.The climate changed and became colder. 2. Animals get their food eating leaves and roots of the trees. 3. Big forests were cut down while building farms, cities, roads and factories on the land. 4. British people don't plant trees any more.

Theme: “Living Things Around Us.

Present Perfect Progressive”

Objectives
:
1. By the end of the lesson you will be able to speak about the role of plants and animals in our life.

2. By the end of the lesson you will be able to take part in speaking activities, using verbs in Present Perfect Progressive.

3. By the end of the lesson you will be able to read the text of a general nature with comprehension.

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Answer the following questions:

1. What is a living thing?

2. Do the scientists know all kinds of plants and

animals on our planet?

3. How many species of plants are there

on our planet?

4. Explain, why we can’t live without plants?

Speaking drill

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1.What do you think about the role of plants and

animals on our planet?

Let’s divide into pairs. Explain each other your

points of view.



2. Complete the sentences, using new vocabulary.

Where do these plants grow?

e.g.: Grasses grow everywhere.

Speaking practice

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on sandy soil

palms

high in the mountains

edelweisses

on wet soil

pines

In the water

water lilies

on dry soil

maples

In the valley

forget-me-nots

In the forest

birches


Let’s repeat Present Perfect Progressive
Формула: have/has + been + Ving Слова-маркеры: for – уже столько-то лет, в течении какого - то периода времени since – с каких-то пор, с какого-то времени
Grammar practice

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Translate these sentences into Russian:
• People
have been cultivating
plants since our civilization began. • They
have been discovering
new species of plants for centuries. • Scientists
have been discussing
the problem of ecology for a long time. • Deer
have been living
in cold tundra plains for a long time. • I
have been watching
the TV program about animals the whole evening.
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 Она рисует с 7 часов.  Мы обедаем уже 10 минут.  Он учит английский с 7 лет.  Моя мама работает в школе с 1995 года.  Майк танцует долгое время.  Ира делает уроки уже 2 часа.
Translate these sentences into English:

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 Она рисует с 7 часов – She has been drawing since 7 o’clock.  Мы обедаем уже 10 минут – We have been having dinner for 10 minutes.  Он учит английский с 7 лет – He has been learning English since he was 7.  Моя мама работает в школе с 1995 года – My mother has been working at school since 1995.  Майк танцует долгое время – Mike has been dancing for a long time.  Ира делает уроки уже 2 часа – Ira has been doing her homework for two hours.
Translate these sentences into English:

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Online test

5. Complete the test.
Choose the correct form in Present Perfect Progressive
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Your vocabulary:

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oak-дуб

elm-вяз

beech-бук

pine-сосна

fir-ель

birch-береза

snake-змея

lizard-ящерица

butterfly-бабочка

dragonfly-стрекоза


Speaking practice

Pre-reading activity
: What birds and animals do you think live on the British Isles?
While – reading activities
: a) Read and guess the meaning of new words through context. b) Listen to the tape and read the text again. c) Match the paragraphs with their titles.
Post-reading production:
.Give a short summary of the text (5-6 sentences)
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Flora and Fauna of the British Isles

The warm and wet climate of Great Britain is very good for plants.

That` s why the country looks like a big beautiful garden.

Centuries ago there were a lot of forests on the British Isles but now

you can find big forests only in a few parts of the country-the north

of Scotland and the south-east and south-west of England.

The most common trees in England are oaks, elms and beeches

while Scotland has a lot of pines, first and birches.

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The fauna or animal life on the

British Isles
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Many larger animals such as bears and wolves don` t live on the

British Isles anymore but there are a lot of smaller animals :

foxes, rabbits, hares and hedgehogs. There are also different

kinds of fish, snakes, lizards, frogs, butterflies and dragonflies.

Fox

Rabbits
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Hedgehogs





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Birds
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Many of them are songbirds, in spring the land rings with their

singing. The most common are blackbirds and sparrows. A lot

of waterbirds-swans, ducks, geese and gulls-live on the lakes

and rivers and on the sea coasts of Great Britain.
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Ducks Geese

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British plants

There are also plant symbols of the country: the red rose is the national

emblem of England, thistle is the national emblem of Scotland, the yellow

daffodil and the leek are emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the

emblem of Ireland.



Shamrock

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Read rose

Leek

Thistle

Daffodil


Conclusion and comments:
Self Evaluation 1.
I can’t ...

I can …, but not very well

I can … very well

1. I….speak about the role of plants and

animals in our life.

2. I…. take part in speaking activities,

using verbs in Present Perfect Progressive.

3. I …. read the text of a general nature

with comprehension

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