Dates English Teacher

Activity 4a Look at graph B. Listen and repeat. 5 min

Objectives: to present and practise the new words; to practise interpreting the graph
STEP 1: Establish the meaning of the words. The pupils repeat after you in chorus, rows and individually.
STEP 2: Ask them to look at graph B and answer your questions: Which month is the hottest? Which month has the greatest rainfall?
Note: On the top of the graph the pupils find the letters which stand for the months, the numbers on the left mean the temperature, and the numbers on the right mean the average rainfall. So the pupils can see that the hottest month is July and the greatest rainfall is in March.

Activity 4b Read the dictionary page. Say what information you can get from the dictionary. 3 min

Objective: to acquaint pupils with an entry in an English-English dictionary
Tell the pupils that this is a part of the page from an English-English dictionary in which they will not find translation into other languages. Ask them to read the page silently and tell you what information they can find there. If the pupils find it difficult to discuss such things in English, they can do this in their mother tongue.
Answer key: Part of speech - noun; explanation; examples

Activity 4c Answer the questions. 5 min

Objectives: to reinforce the new vocabulary; to practise talking about the climate of Uzbekistan
The pupils look at graph B in Activity 4a and answer the questions.

Answer key:

1. 
   The average temperature in January is 5 degrees and in July – 35degrees
   
2. 
   The average rainfall in January is low and in July it is very low - there is norain.
   

4. 
   Post-activity . Activity 5a Write the climate for each graph. 5min
   

Objective: to give further practice in interpreting graphs

In their exercise books the pupils write about the climate for each graph. Ask them to look at Lesson 1 Activity 2b.