урок базується на відео
О. Г Ноздрачова,
вчитель англійської мови, вчитель-методист
Багатопрофільного ліцею для обдарованих дітей,
м. Чернівці
How a book changed my life.
1 LISTENING
Watch the video WITHOUT the sound and decide if the following statements about the girl in the video, Storm, are true or false.
1 She grew up in a poor family.
2 She owned a lot of books.
3 She found volcanoes really exciting.
2 Watch again, this time WITH the sound, and check your ideas.
Here's the story of Storm Reyes, a woman of Native American origin whose life changed when a bookmobile came to the camps where she lived.
Complete the first part of her interview with weak forms (remember: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliary verbs in the affirmative, determiners), then watch and listen to the video, and check. Some gaps contain one word, some contain two words.
Storm Reyes (SM)
SM: The conditions _____ pretty terrible. I once told someone _____ I learned _____ fight_____ knife long before _____ learned how _____ ride _____ bicycle. _____ when _____ grinding day after day after day, _____ no room _____ you _____ hope. There _____ isn’t. _____ don’t even know _____ exists. _____ nothing _____ aspire to except filling _____ hungry belly. That’s how _____ raised. But when _____ 12, _____ bookmobile came _____ fields. _____ have _____ understand _____ wasn’t allowed _____ have books, _____ books _____ heavy, _____ when _____ moving _____ lot _____ have _____ keep things _____ minimal _____ possible. So when I saw _____ big vehicle _____ side _____ road, and I_____ filled _____ books, _____ immediately stepped back. Fortunately when _____ staff member saw me, _____ waved me in, _____ said, “These _____ books, and _____ take one home. _____ have _____ bring _____ back _____ two weeks, but _____ take _____ home _____ read _____ .” _____ like, “What’s _____ catch?” _____ explained _____ me _____ no catch.
3 DISCUSSION
Discuss the following questions with a partner. If necessary watch the video again.
1 In what ways was Storm’s childhood difficult?
2 How did Storm react at first when she saw the book mobile? 3 How did reading change Storm’s life?
4a PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING
Read the extract and try to predict what words are missing. Then listen and check your ideas (from 1.10 on the video)
When I 1____ 12, a bookmobile came 2____ the fields. 3____ you 4____ to understand 5____I wasn’t allowed 6____ have books, 7______ books 8_____ heavy, 9______when 10_______moving 11 a _____ you have to keep things just 12_______minimal 13 _______possible.
4b What do all the missing words in exercise 4a have in common?
4c Practice reading the extract aloud, using weak forms, E.g. /wɘz/ rather than ‘was’
5a VOCABULARY
Read the extract from the video. What does the underlined word tell you about Storm’s opinion?
‘So when I saw this big vehicle on the side of the road, and it was filled with books, I immediately stepped back. Fortunately when the staff member saw me, kind of waved me in, and said, “These are books, and you can take one home.’
5b Match the opinion adverbs on the left with their meaning on the right.
1 clearly |
Used to emphasize that what you are saying is truthful. |
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2 undoubtedly |
Used to say that you think what you or someone else did was stupid. |
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3 naturally |
Used to emphasize that something is obviously true. |
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4 honestly |
Used to say that you think it was a good thing that something happened. |
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5 luckily |
Used to say that you would expect something to happen that way. |
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6 foolishly |
Used to say that you are sure about what you are saying. |
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7 apparently |
Used when someone has told you something and you’re not sure if it’s true. |
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5c Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1.The people next door are moving away. Apparently/Naturally she has a new job in a different city.
2 .Josie is so clever. Luckily/Naturally she got very good results in her exams.
3 .Malcolm just got a promotion and a pay rise. Foolishly/Clearly he is good at his job.
4 .I left my purse in the back of a taxi. Luckily/Honestly the driver found it and rang me.
5 .Foolishly/Undoubtedly I agreed to see the film. What a mistake, it was terrible!
6.Honestly/Apparently, I have no idea where he is.
6.SPEAKING
Discuss the questions in small groups.
1 Who is your favourite author and why?
2 What is the funniest/saddest book you have ever read?
3 Do you prefer to read a book or watch a film? Why?
4 Are there any books that you have read two or three times or more?
5 Are there any books that you just couldn’t finish? Why?
6 How do you decide what books to read?
7 Do you agree that the more you know about something the less you will fear it?
Transcript, Key and Notes.
The listening comes from www.storycorps.com, which is a fantastic resource of true stories.
Transcript
Storm Reyes (SM)
SM: The conditions were pretty terrible. I once told someone that I learned to fight with a knife long before I learned how to ride a bicycle. And when you are grinding day after day after day, there is no room in you for hope. There just isn’t. You don’t even know it exists. There’s nothing to aspire to except filling your hungry belly. That’s how I was raised. But when I was 12, a bookmobile came to the fields. And you have to understand that I wasn’t allowed to have books, because books are heavy, and when you’re moving a lot you have to keep things just as minimal as possible. So when I saw this big vehicle on the side of the road, and it was filled with books, I immediately stepped back. Fortunately when the staff member saw me, kind of waved me in, and said, “These are books, and you can take one home. You have to bring it back in two weeks, but you can take them home and read them.” I’m like, “What’s the catch?” And he explained to me there was no catch. Then he asked me what I was interested in. And the night before the bookmobile had come, in the camps, there was an elder who was telling us about the day that Mount Rainier blew up, and the devastation from the volcano. So I told the bookmobile person that I was a little nervous about the mountain blowing up. And he said, “You know, the more you know about something, the less you will fear it.” And then he gave me a book about volcanos. And then I saw a book about dinosaurs. I said “Oh, that looks neat.” So he gave me a book about dinosaurs. And I took them home, and I devoured them. I didn’t just read them, I devoured them. And I came back in two weeks and had more questions. And he gave me more books and that started it. That taught me that hope was not just a word. And it gave me the courage to leave the camps. That’s where the books made the difference. By the time I was 15, I knew there was a world outside of the camps. I believed I could find a place in it. And I did.
Key and notes
1 The first time you play the video (without sound), don’t tell the students if their guesses are right or not. Let them watch again to check.
2
1 She grew up in a poor family- True. Storm says that she was often hungry.
2 She owned a lot of books- false. Storm says that she wasn’t allowed to have books because they weren’t portable enough. 3 She found volcanoes really exciting.- false- she was anxious about them.
4 She didn’t really enjoy reading.- false- she says she ‘devoured’ the books, meaning that she read them so fast it was like eating them.
5 When she was 15 she left the migrant camps.- true.
3
1 In what ways was Storm’s childhood difficult?- she says she learnt to fight with a knife before she learnt to ride a bike, she had to work hard every day and was often hungry.
2 How did Storm react at first when she saw the book mobile?- She assumed that it was not something she could use.
3 How did reading change Storm’s life?- It taught her to hope and showed her that there was a world out there, which gave her the courage to leave and eventually get a good job in a library.
4a
1 was 2 to 3 And 4 have 5 that 6 to 7 because 8 are 9 and 10 you’re 11 lot 12 as 13 as
4b What do all the missing words in exercise 4a have in common?
- They are all pronounced ‘weakly’.
5a
Using ‘Fortunately’ tells us that she thought what happened was lucky.
5b
1 clearly |
Used to emphasize that something is obviously true. |
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2 undoubtedly |
Used to say that you are sure about what you are saying. |
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3 naturally |
Used to say that you would expect something to happen that way. |
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4 honestly |
Used to emphasize that what you are saying is truthful. |
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5 luckily |
Used to say that you think it was a good thing that something happened. |
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6 foolishly |
Used to say that you think what you or someone else did was stupid. |
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7 apparently |
Used when someone has told you something and you’re not sure if it’s true. |
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5c
1 The people next door are moving away. Apparently she has a new job in a different city.
2 Josie is so clever. Naturally she got very good results in her exams.
3 Malcolm just got a promotion and a pay rise. Clearly he is good at his job.
4 I left my purse in the back of a taxi. Luckily the driver found it and rang me.
5 Foolishly I agreed to see the film. What a mistake, it was terrible!
6 Honestly, I have no idea where he is.
Resources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/61914949@N00/23755361233/%E2%80%9D%3ESean
http://compfight.xn--com%3Ecompfight%3C-ps9j/a>
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/%E2%80%9D%3Ecc%3C/a>