Слюнина И. К., учитель английского языка моу-гимназии №12 г. Белгорода

Слюнина И.К., учитель английского языка МОУ-гимназии №12 г. Белгорода

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK


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MY HOME IS MY CASTLE







Examiner’s questions

1. 
   What do the photographs show? What information is given in the captions below them?
   
2. 
   Would you like to live in the advertised house? Why? Why not?⁴
   
3. 
   What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city or in a village?
   
4. 
   Why do you think people prefer living in their own flats or houses to renting them?
   
5. 
   Do we have a housing problem in Russia? Why? Why not?
   

2

Study the material and prepare a presentation using the following prompts:

• 
  The role of the family in personal development
  
• 
  Partnerships in the family
  
• 
  The generation gap and the problems it causes
  

^{Agony Aunt Advises}




1. My mother doesn’t understand me ...

2. How to cope with teenagers? Help needed! Mother of a 14-year-old Maria.

Examiner’s questions

1. 
   What impression of the family do you get from the photographs?
   
2. 
   What are the traditional roles of a husband and a wife?
   
3. 
   In what ways have the roles of a husband and a wife changed?
   
4. 
   Why do people write to Agony Aunts?
   
5. 
   Why do older generations often not understand their children?
   

Темы для презентаций и обсуждения:

1. 
   Travel wide, travel wise,’ says a slogan in a tourist brochure.
   What does this statement mean? Why is it important to do both?
   
2. 
   ‘Advertisements and commercials play a very significant role in modern society’
   What role do they play? What is your attitude towards them?
   
3. 
   William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie and JK Rowling are among the most widely read British authors. Why are they so popular? What do you think makes a good book?
   
4. 
   The expression ‘slow food’ has recently been used in opposition to ‘fast food’.
   

What does ‘slow food’ mean to you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both types of food?

5. 
   ‘A bad workman blames his tools.’
   

What does this proverb mean? What makes a good worker? What advice would you give to people who want to be happy at work?

6. 
   ‘In sport, winning at all costs can do more harm than good.’
   

What does this statement mean? How do you feel about bad sportsmanship? What do you feel about injury in competitive sport?

g) New York is often referred to as a place that never sleeps. Why? What is your idea of a busy city?

h) ‘If you want a speech to be made, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.’ Do you agree with this quote from Margaret Thatcher? Justify your opinion.

i) More and more people nowadays use credit cards. Why are credit cards so popular? What are the risks associated with using them?

j) Drug abuse has been on the increase in the past few decades. What makes people take drugs and what can we do to prevent them from doing so?