People make the
place
Procedure
1 Greeting
2. Warming-up.
Complete the proverb:
If there is order in the nation,/ If there is beauty in character, /there will be harmony in the home./ there will be order in the nation. If there is harmony in the home, / there will be peace in the world.
Key: If there is
beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in
the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation,
there will be peace in the world.
What does this proverb mean?
3. Look at the pictures and describe people
Key
words:
Hard-working, romantic, loving, caring, cheerful,
hospitable, happy, satisfied, relaxed, helpful, thrifty, optimistic, tidy.
Expressing
opinion
·
I
think...
·
As
far as I'm concerned,..
·
To
my mind,...
·
According
to me,...
·
As
I see it, ...
·
It
seems to me that...
·
In
my point of view / my opinion,....
·
From
my point of view...
·
I
am of the opinion that...
·
I
take the view that. ..
·
My
personal view is that...
·
In
my experience...
·
As
far as I understand / can see/see it,...
4. Circle the odd word out, antonyms:
1.
Reliable,
dependable, loyal, unscrupulous
2.
Dishonest,
frank, sincere, honest
3.
Affable,
friendly, rude, pleasant
4.
Brave,
coward, courageous, adventurous
5.
Kind-hearted,
benign, malicious, good-natured
Key:
unscrupulous, dishonest, rude, coward, malicious,
5. Match adjectives with their definitions and make sentences about
Ukrainians as in the example:
Ex.: Ukrainians are helpful because they are always ready to give a hand to other
people.
1.
hospitable
|
a.
willing to give money, help or time freely
|
2.
frank
|
b.
believing in good or bad luck,the
supernatural
|
3.
generous
|
c.
Friendly; good natured
|
4.
amiable
|
d.
welcoming and kind to guests or strangers
|
5.
superstitious
|
e.
able to put up with
difficultsituations; open-minded
|
6.
tolerant
|
f.
Open, honest and strongly showing true feelings and opinions
to others
|
Key:
1-d, 2-f, 3-a,
4-c, 5-b, 6-e
6. Watch
and say what Europeans think about Ukraine.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC9tHZO0_dk War, Russia, Poverty: Europeans 'negative' view of
Ukraine)
7. Work
in groups of four. Look at the picture and write the list of the main stereotypes
about Ukraine. Add other stereotypes that you have heard.
Possible answers:
1.
Ukraine is a part of Russia and everyone speaks Russians.
2. There
is a snow in Ukraine all year round.
3. Beautiful women, who want to move abroad and merry a rich man .
4.
Ukrainians drink too much alcohol.
5. Ukrainians
eat too much lard and that lard is almost the main dish on the table of the
ordinary Ukrainians!
6. Ukrainians
are gloomy and non-emotional.
7. People’s
organisms are full of radiation and they can shine in darkness after the
Chernobyl catastrophe .
8. Ukrainians don`t like foreigners.
9. Recent
one – we eat children and everyone has two slaves.
8. Use
your own knowledge and experience to break these stereotypes.
Ex.: 1. It can’t be true as Ukraine
is the geographical center of Europe and it is the largest country in Europe! Ukraine used to be a part of the Soviet Union, which also included Russia, but
since the 24th of August 1991 Ukraine is a sovereign and independent country with its national language.
9.
Use
of English: choose the best answer.
What
kind of people are we, the Ukrainians?
According
to the 1. ….
from the social scientists, the Ukrainian
mentality shows thrift and persistence, mysticism and warmth, conservatism
and quick understanding. We enjoy the life and worship the woman, respect the
family and religious 2. …… .
We are humane and sentimental, spiritual and a little bit playful.... We are
not aggressive, we do not 3.
…….. penly, and do not toy with the ideas
of historical national suffering and we are resistant to the strokes of 4. ….. . And the main visions
are clearly 5. ……..
In
the Ukrainian anthem: “Our enemies will vanish like dew in the sun, and we too
shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own” – meaning we will wait for
better and it will come for 6.
……… !
Ukrainian
natural curiosity is shown in the educational 7. …… .
Almost 40% of Ukrainians have 8.
…….. education. Our national ingenuity and quick 9. ……. proves the major physical law: noting
disappears or is lost. Ukrainian intellect simply does not allow it! Lively and
quick-witted, optimistic and humorous, pragmatic and conflict-free, careful and
curious – here we are, the
Ukrainians! They say here: it takes long time to harness us but if we 10. …….. up – you would not stop us!
1.
A.
information B. data C. statistics D. knowledge
2.
A.
values B. rules C.
laws D. stereotypes
3.
A.
fight B. contradict C.
argue D. conflict
4.
A.
fate B. problems C.
misfortune D. destiny
5.
A.
announced B. accepted C.
proclaimed D. pronounced
6.
A.
definitely B. doubtful C.
absolutely D. sure
7.
A.
desire B. thirst C. intention D. drive
8.
A.
high B. taller C. higher D. highest
9.
A.
wit B. intellect C. experience D. curiosity
10.
A. go B. speed C. move D. hurry
Keys: 1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-c, 6-d, 7-d, 8-c, 9-a, 10-b
10. Underline all the adjectives in the text that describe Ukrainians.
11. Prove that Ukrainians are beautiful, strong, hard-working and we
should be proud to be Ukrainians. In order to find necessary information and
give specific examples use your gadgets and the Internet.
12. Project presentation. Listen to your classmates and fill in the
table:
Name
|
Occupation
|
Year
|
Achievement
|
Ex.
Boris Paton
|
scientist
|
1962
2010
|
the President of the National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Global
Energy Prize
|
13. Homework: write down 10 travel tips for tourists
in Ukraine
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