Metodika uzbek 2018. indd

Activity 2a Work in pairs. Read and match with pictures.  7 min
Objectives: to practise reading for detailed information; 
to revise the construction “There is/are a lot of ...”
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to match the texts with pictures.
Answer key: 1b; 3a
STEP 2: Write on the board: There is a lot of bread. There are a lot of 
bananas. Draw the pupils’ attention to “There is a lot of ...” and “There 
are a lot of ...”.  
Ask them to give words to finish the sentence “There is a lot of ...” 
Help if necessary with pictures of sugar, salt, coffee, tea etc. Do the 
same with “There are a lot of ...”.
Activity 2b Play “There is a lot of ...”.  9 min
Objective: to consolidate the construction “There is/are a lot of...”
STEP 1: Divide the class into two teams A and B.
STEP 2: Show a card with an uncountable noun (e.g. juice) to Team 
A. They must say in chorus: “There is a lot of juice.”
STEP 3: Then show another card with an uncountable noun to Team 
B. They must say their sentence, e.g. “There is a lot of lemonade.”
STEP 4: Show cards with countable nouns. Let them practise “There 
are a lot of ...”.

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STEP 5: Mix the cards and show them randomly. When the teams are 
good, make it faster.
STEP 6: If the class is strong, the teams can in turn give words to 
another team.