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Activity 1b Look, listen and say.
Objectives: to introduce a fairy tale;
 
to revise the vocabulary learnt in previous units;
 
to practise the pronunciation of the sound [
]
Ask the pupils to look at the next picture where there is Ali 
with his donkey and a beautiful pari/peri nearby. she is present-
ing Ali a magic watermelon with the help of her magic wand.
here introduce Ali and the word “donkey” to the pupils: ‘This 
is a poor peasant. his name is Ali. This is his donkey’. 
Further ask the children to speak about what they see in the 
picture and what is occurring there. Then sums up: “Yes, kind 
pari/peri is asking Ali what he has got”. here suggest the chil-
dren ask questions instead of pari/peri. You will answer instead 

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of Ali. say that Ali has got nothing except his donkey. Then ask 
a volunteer pupil to answer instead of Ali every time the pupils 
ask questions: ‘no. i’ve got a donkey’.
The pupils begin asking questions: ‘have you got a horse?’, 
‘have you got apples?’ etc. 
Volunteer Ali answers the same: ‘no. i’ve got a donkey’.
Prompt to the pupils what questions it is possible to ask from 
poor Ali. Ali keeps answering each question the same: ‘no. i’ve 
got a donkey’.
Further, ask the pupils: ‘What has pari/peri got in her 
hands?’, ‘What do you think she is going to do?’, ‘Why does 
she want to give Ali a watermelon?’, ‘Do you think it is a simple 
watermelon?’, etc. The pupils answer. sum up: ‘Yes, the beauti-
ful pari/peri gave Ali the watermelon and said…’ here wait for 
the pupils’ help/prompt. Ask the pupils how to say “Mana mar-
hamat/Вот пожалуйста” and answer: ‘here it is’. Also ask the 
children how to thank: ‘Thank you’. have the pupils repeat the 
sound [
] in “thank” after you in chorus and individually.
After that ask the pupils to look at the next picture describ-
ing Ali sitting under a tree and the opened watermelon with gold 
coins in it. Ask them: ‘What’s occurring in the picture?’ and say: 
‘Ali’s got a magic watermelon!’ and then ask about the rich man: 
‘What’s he doing?’ etc.