Introduction. Lesson 1

English 7«Introduction»LESSON 1. Alla Nesvit. By Artem Duboviy

Task 1. Talk about the joys of going back to school. What feelings do you have on your first school day?• happy • excited • cheerful • interested • glad • calm Task 2. Read and complete the sentences with the words from the box given below. Use the verbs in the correct tense form. • shy • to ruin • to upset • to share something • not / to wonder • to get on well •1. I ...... if she is the best student in class - she has always worked so hard.2. Her illness her chances of winning the race.3. He was very that you didn’t reply to his letters.4. If you with someone you like them and have the same interests.5. Will you your sandwich with me?6. Children are often with people they don’t know. Task 3. Remember words!!!• wonderful • exciting • busy • great • lovely • excellent • bright • huge • crowded • excursion • hiking • mountain • ancient • to communicate • outdoors • also • finally • flexible • share the attention • to apply • keep your eye on • cool

Task 4. Read and say what Ann thinks about school holidays. Dear Mary, How are you? Thank you for your letter about your summer holidays. You really had a great time. All school holidays are exciting, and there are some reasons for this. Firstly, you can stay up late. Secondly, you can watch lots of TV programmes and play outdoors with your friends. Thirdly, you can visit new places and meet new faces. However, there are some things that I don’t like about my summer holidays. To start with, I usually miss my school friends and teachers. Also, my parents’ holidays are not as long as school holidays, and we can’t spend all three months together. Finally, my mum always makes me read a lot in summer. This summer I visited Greece. I have seen the Parthenon at last. Come and see me one day. I ’ll show you my holiday photos and a video film. Yours, Ann. Task 5. Read and complete the sentences.1. Ann thinks that all school holidays are ........ 2. There are some things that Ann doesn’t like about her school holidays. They are ....... . 3. The things that Ann likes about school holidays are ........ 4. This summer Ann has visited....... . 5. She promises to ....... .

Home work1. Write a letter to your english-speaking friend about your summer holidays. Describe the places you visited and the activities you did there. Use the prompts given below. Hi all! Now it’s September and I ’m back at school. What wonderful holidays . I had last summer! I was That was such a fantastic ...... and the people were ......... . I went there with …… . We travelled by ……. . We went to and watched …….. there. It was so …..! I took ....... . How did you spend your summer holidays? Yours, ….. .2. Learn the words.