7 metodika indd

Lesson 4 Have you ever been to the desert?
Aims
Learning 
outcomes
Vocabulary 
and structure
Required 
equipment
Educational:
- to learn about deserts, the 
Aral Sea problem, its cause, 
eff ect and solution
Developing:
- to enable pupils to talk about 
geographic places, deserts and 
the Aral Sea problem;
- to develop reading and 
listening skills; 
Socio-cultural:
- to raise awareness of the 
world’s serious problem – the 
Aral Sea problem 
By the end 
of the lesson, 
pupils will be 
able to talk 
about diff erent 
geographic 
places, deserts 
and the Aral Sea 
problem.
Recycling the 
previously 
learnt 
vocabulary 
Textbook; 
the DVD of 
the book 
Homework checking. 5 min
Activity 1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 5 min
Objective: to introduce the topic
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to make pairs.
STEP 2: The pupils answer the questions. Explain to them that they must name 
all geographical features of Uzbekistan. e.g. Amu Darya river, Sir Darya River, Tian 
Shan Mountains, Aral Sea, Kyzylkum Desert, Karakum Desert, etc.
Activity 2a Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 5 min