Zahiriddin muhammad bobur nomidagi andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili grammatikasi kafedrasi

Material: Aids:

a) to introduce possible frameworks for making notes while reading magazine articles b) to let students practice summarizing magazine articles Anna Osborne. Reading. B1 + Intermediate. Collins Publishers Charts, laptop with speakers, audio recordings, handouts, video clips, white board

Activity 1. Read these lines, which appeared on the front of the magazine, and answer the
questions that follow.

1. Predict what the article will be about,
a. How modesty can make you money
b. The successful career of actor Tom Hanks
с. President Obama's eight-billion-dollar presidential campaign
2. Who is the 'eight-billion-dollar man'?
a Tom Hanks b President Obama с The writer of the article
3. Why do you think he's called the 'eight-billion-dollar man'?
a Because that's how much money he's made for charity
b Because that's how much money he raised for President Obama's presidential campaign
с Because that's how much money his films have made
4. Who is 'Mr Modesty'?
a Tom Hanks b President Obama
5. Why do you think he's called 'Mr Modesty'?
a Because he doesn't show off about his success
b Because he shows off about his success
с Because he's a friend of President Obama
с The writer of the article

‘IT`S FUN. THIS IS STUNNING TO ME.’
1 5	After 15 years, Tom Hanks is directing (and starring) again. He's still the most bankable actor in the world, so where's he been – and why is he dining with Obama and the Queen, asks Jeff Dawson. 1 In January 2009, on Washington's National Mall, Hanks spoke at President Obama's inauguration. Last month. Hanks was at Buckingham Palace, hobnobbing with the Windsors as part of the American state visit... Hanks acknowledges the absurdity. 'I don't know why I was invited to those things; he shrugs ...	his own Playtone company. In it. Hanks is the title character. Hanks also directs and he writes too, having co-penned the screenplay with Nia Vardalos ...	30