Урок 19. Teens’ activities
Предмет: Английский язык, 7 класс

7 класс

Lesson 19

Teens’ activities

In this lesson

you will learn to read, write and discuss articles about teens’ activities using words and phrases award, research, member, attend, mayor, pollution, conservation, ceremony, proud (of), recycling, come up with, take part in.

Ключевые слова: Event, member, volunteer, attend, initiative, pollution, conservation, proud (of), recycling, come up with, take part in.

Основное содержание урока

Hello! Today we are looking through the most interesting news and articles from the most popular teenage newspapers and magazines.

The news from Australia about the National Tree Planting Day.

Students all over the country had a great time last Friday taking part in tree planting activities. Participating in such events helps to support the natural environment, decrease air pollution and gives an opportunity to enjoy spending time in nature with your friends, teachers and parents. Many schools came up with the idea to plant fruit trees that may later provide fruit for jam making and cooking classes. Special thanks to parent helpers for digging holes and assisting on the day.

The article about the Spring cleaning of the city in Russia.

Annual Spring cleaning of the city happens in the last decade of April. And it is called “Subbotnik”, from the Russian word “subbota” (Saturday).

Subbotnik is a volunteer day of work for public goodwill. This initiative originated in 1919 and is one of really positive legacies of the Soviet Union. The image of Lenin, carrying a wooden log with comrades at one of those events, was used later in propaganda hundreds of thousands of times.

Many schools participate in that work and besides cleaning it also includes conservation and recycling activities.

Subbotniki are very popular now. All the parks invite young people to participate via social media. Organisers not only provide all the tools, but also provide live music and snacks. It is good that citizens can spend one day a year making their city more beautiful and be proud of it. Such events create a stronger bond between the city and people. And it is a good chance to go out, meet new people, and even make new friends.

And the last one – a very useful article “Why Would You Want to Start a Club”

There are many good reasons for starting a club during your school years. Being a member of a club means meeting new people, doing an activity you enjoy, and gaining leadership experience.

Another reason you may want to start a club is if you have no opportunity at your school to pursue an interest you have. For example, you may have a passion for film, but your school may not offer any film classes or have any film clubs. If that's the case, start a film club to pursue that passion!

Even if your school has a class or club in your general area of interest, maybe you want to focus your attention on a more specific topic. For example, perhaps your school offers an art course, but you're passionate about sculpture specifically; consider starting a sculpture club.

And, of course, you may both attend your own club and any existing club at your school.

Now that you know why you should start a club, what are some potential club ideas?

The main categories of clubs are:

subject area clubs,

hobby clubs,

and charity clubs.

Subject area clubs are clubs that come from an interest in a subject area taught in school (such as Art, Drama, Film, Science, Math, Literature, History, and Language).
Hobby clubs are clubs that stem from an interest in a hobby that most likely wouldn’t be taught at school (such as chess, anime, video games).
Charity clubs are clubs that are linked to a specific charity with the goal of raising awareness, working for that charity, or raising money for that charity.

Watch the TV programme again and complete the sentences.

Many schools came up with the idea to plant	that may later provide fruit for jam making and cooking classes.
Subbotnik is a volunteer day of work for public goodwill. This initiative originated in	.
Even if your school has a class or club in your general area of interest, maybe you want to focus your attention on a more	topic.

Тренировочные задания

1. Сomplete the sentences using the given words and phrases in the correct form: ask for, member, take part, come up with, proud of, recycling.

A group of students	the idea of making a school club to help save the environment. At first their club only had 30	. Now, they are thinking of	the help of students from other schools. The club members	in lots of after-school activities. They took classes to find out about	,	and	. Their teacher said, “I’m very	my students.

2. Listen to the reports. Match them with the topics. Then pick one of the reports and give the class a short summary.

1) … and the fans are celebrating all over the country tonight after their team won the World Cup for the third time!

fashion show

2) … The band hasn’t come on stage yet, but you can feel the excitement in the air. The atmosphere here is amazing! Thousands of people are expecting to see a fantastic show. Now the lights are going down … .

demonstration

3) … Josephine is wearing a delightful blue summer dress. It looks like this year’s collection is going to be a big success. The photographers are taking thousands of pictures. Now, here’s Jane in an elegant skirt … .

football finals

4) … Thousands of local people have gathered in the town square just in front of the Mayor’s offices to express their anger at the Mayor’s decision to close down the town hospital … .

pop concert

3. Study the grammar reference and complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous forms of the verbs.

1) When the boat left the port in/at/on Friday afternoon, the sun was shining and the sea was calm.

2) The boat was passing Red Island when/where/while the weather suddenly was changing/changed/have changed.

3) When the helicopter arrived at the scene, the men were/was/are holding onto floating pieces of wood.

4) The men were wet and cold, and/or/but happy to be alive!

4. Match the words and phrases with their Russian equivalents.

come up with the idea

член организации

member

охрана окружающей среды

take part in

гордый

pollution

принимать участие в

conservation

выдвинуть идею

proud

инициатива

event

волонтёр

initiative

переработка отходов

attend

загрязнение окружающей среды

volunteer

посещать

recycling

событие

5. Fill in the gaps.

members

attend

mayor

pollution

event

1) Our Chess Club has 300	.

2) Did you	the art class this morning?

3) Air	is a big problem in my area.

4) Who’s the	in your town?

5) The expedition to Elbrus I’m taking part in is the most dangerous	in my life.

6. Put the parts of the article in the correct order. Prepare your own little article about your local news.

Over five hundred children and adults were present.

Our town children’s library celebrated its 60th birthday on Saturday.

The mayor of the town gave a special award to Yury Semichev who started his work as a librarian 40 years ago.

Among them was Maxim Smirnov, a popular local author of books for kids. He presented a new book of stories.

The celebration was a real books and readers festival.

Our town children’s library is 60 years old.

7. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits each space.

1) Our cities create serious	problems. (POLLUTE)

2) There are a lot of useful	sites on the Internet. (EDUCATION)

3) My sister works as a	. (REPORT)

4) In the USSR people used to go to the	on November 7. (DEMONSTRATE)

5) Our teacher taught us a lot about	. (CONSERVE)

8. Fill in the gaps using out, with, in, of.

1) Our school took part	a recycling campaign.

2) My sister came up	the idea of going to the zoo.

3) My mother is proud	my father.

4) Maybe Katie was simply trying to stay	of trouble.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous.

1) What	(you do) last spring?

2) Sam	(take) photos during the concert.

3) The businessman	(work) hard because he wanted to finish the project as soon as possible.

4) We	(plan) to go for a walk, but we stayed home instead.

5) He	(play) the piano all night on Sunday.

2. Match the headlines with the beginnings of the news stories.

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3. Choose the correct variants to complete the sentences.

1) That sportsman attended/broke the world record once again.

2) It can be difficult to come on/up with new ideas.

3) What does the weather article/report say?

4) Sam was very exciting/excited when he won the writing award.

5) This tie really does not go with/on your shoes.

Вариант 2

1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous.

1) What book	(you read) last week?

2) Sam	(eat) hamburgers during the lesson.

3) My sister	(run) fast because she didn’t want to be late.

4) We	(go) to visit my uncle, but we stayed home instead.

5) He	(jump) in the bouncy castle all evening on Sunday.

2. Match the headlines with the beginnings of the news stories

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3. Choose the correct variants to complete the sentences.

1) On 20th August, a ‘Help Hearts’ charity event/initiative took place in the town of Whitefall.

2) The hospital administrators were so proud/brave, they decided to make the event part of the hospital’s yearly calendar.

3) Thanks to the event, £2000 was raised for the campaign against air pollution/recycling.

4) Anna was very excited when she won the writing award/reward.

5) Over 1000 people of all ages took part/place in the event.