Activity 1 Listen and sing. 10 min Objectives: to warm up by singing the song; to check homework STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing
it. Look at Unit 11 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.
STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils can check in pairs or go
round the class and work with as many pupils as they can.
Activity 2a Look at the maps and answer the questions. 5 min Objectives: to introduce the topic; to practise talking about the water problem in Uzbekistan STEP 1: Work with the whole class. Ask: “What places have water problems?” The pupils can name any place they know. It may be even the
district of the town or city where they live, or their village.
STEP 2: The pupils look at the maps of the Aral Sea in different
years. Ask them to read the questions and answer them.
Answer key: 1) It was bigger. 2) It goes to the fields. 3) It went to the
sea. 4) Because the water of the rivers doesn’t go into it. 5) No, it can’t.