7 metodika indd

Activity 1a Work in pairs. Write five things you know about the USA. 5 min

Objectives: to raise interest in the topic;

to bring pupils’ background knowledge into play

In pairs the pupils write what they can remember about the USA. They can write the names of rivers, cities, famous people, places of interest.

Activity 1b Read the two texts. Say what places they are about. 8 min

Objective: to practise reading for gist

The pupils read the two texts silently. When they finish, they should be ready to say that the first text is about the Hawaiian Islands and the second is about the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon.