Dates English Teacher

Pre-activity

Activity la Obiective: to prepare for reading
Work in groups. They should copy the table into their Ex.Bks. Then each group should discuss and agree on three things they know, three things they think they know and three things they would like to know about industry in the UK and in the USA.

3. Main Part

Activities 2a and 2b Objectives: to practice reading for specific information; to practise asking for and giving information about industry in the UK work in pairs. One P reads the card for Pupil A on the Classbook page, the other reads the card for Pupil В on page 90. not to look at each other‘s pages. Each P copies the card into their Ex.Bk. Then they read the text and complete the information in their Ex.Bks. Go round and monitor and make sure all PP are doing the task correctly. When pairs have finished, ask them to move on to 2b, which is a normal information gap activity.

4. Post - activity

Activity 3a Obiective: to practise listening for specific information copy the list of industries into their Ex.Bks. Then tell them they are going to listen to an information broadcast about industry in
the USA. They should tick the industries which are mentioned in the broadcast. Key:
Machine-building Atomic/Electronic
Chemical Poultry-farming
Aircraft Film business
Cattle-farming Vegetable-growing
Light Los Angeles is famous for its film business
Shipbuilding. Food
Activity3c Fill in with an appropriate past form.
In 1912, a passenger steamship called theTitanic 1)was sailing ••• (sail) across the Atlantic Ocean from England to America. A bright moon 2) ..................................................................................................................................................... .
........................................................................................................................................... . ... (shine) and a gentle breeze 3) .
................................................................................................................................................................... (blow). The ship 4)
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.................................... (sail)for four days and was now more than halfway towards its destination - New York City. Some passengers5) (sleep) in their cabins while others 6) .
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