Урок 34. World monuments
Предмет: Английский язык, 9 класс

9 класс. Lesson 33.

World monuments

The famous church Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family) in Barcelona was designed by Antonio Gaudi. The Basilica is one of the most famous landmarks in Barcelona and is visited by millions of people every year. The building is so popular that lots of citizens and tourists have it printed on T-shirts and engraved on souvenirs. Whenever you come to this remarkable site, any season or any time of day, it will surely strike you with its beauty and scale! It is anticipated that the building could be completed by 2026—the centenary of Gaudí's death. And there is no doubt that Gaudi`s life work will be visited by people from all over the world for many years to come!

In this lesson

you will learn to listen and talk about the famous world monument La Sagrada Familia.
you will learn about the passive voice, the causative and wh-words with –ever.

Ключевые слова:endangered, attempt, natural disasters, deterioration. Личные формы глаголов страдательного залога в Present/Past Simple Passive; Present and Past Progressive (Continuous) Passive; Future Simple Passive; Present Perfect и Past Perfect Passive; Passive with Modals. Каузативная форма (The Causative). Сложноподчиненные предложения с союзами wherever, whenever, whatever, whoever, whichever.

Речевой материал: endangered, attempt, natural disasters, deterioration. Личные формы глаголов страдательного залога в Present/Past Simple Passive; Present and Past Progressive (Continuous) Passive; Future Simple Passive; Present Perfect и Past Perfect Passive; Passive with Modals. Каузативная форма (The Causative). Сложноподчиненные предложения с союзами wherever, whenever, whatever, whoever, whichever.

Основное содержание урока

D: Hi, Tom! What do you know about the World Heritage sites?

T: Hi, Dima! I know that there are many of them all over the world, both in Europe and Asia. There are also many sites that are endangered (в опасности) by tourism.

D: You are right. I think that deterioration (разрушение, повреждение) of monuments can be also influenced by other factors.

T: Like what?

D: Armed conflicts (вооруженный конфликт), war, natural disasters (природные катастрофы), pollution and other environmental factors.

T: That`s right. Fortunately, many attempts (попытки) are made to stop the monuments from deterioration!

Тренировочные упражнения

1 Write sentences using the causative.

1 My computer was not working, so a friend repaired it. What did I do?

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2 Tommy washes his mom car twice a week. What does his mom do?

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3 A technician is checking Stephen’s fridge to see what’s wrong with it. What is Stephen doing?

_________________________________________________________

4 A professional has decorated my room. What have I done?

_________________________________________________________

I have had my room decorated.

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2 Choose the correct item.

1____________ you try to explain it, I still can’t understand it.

A whoever B whatever C however

2 Please take _____________ you want from the fridge if you feel hungry.

A whenever B whatever C whichever

3 Choose ____________ time suits you best then write your name against that time on the list.

A wherever B whatever C whichever

4 ____________ you ask, you will get the same answer: no.

A whoever B whatever C wherever

3 Translate into Russian.

Endangered

Natural disaster

Deterioration

4 Underline the correct word.

1 When was the Eiffel Tower built/builded?

2 What is cheese made/done from?

3 It is estimated/warned that 2 to 3 million people died while building a monument.

4 According to the legend, which famous building was/will be destroyed?

5 Say if the sentence is in the active or passive voice.

Steve teaches Maths.
German is spoken in Austria and Switzerland.
Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.
You should open your course books.

6 Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice.

1 A painter is drawing John’s portrait.

________________________________________

2 An architect from London has designed my flat in Moscow.

________________________________________

3 Steven`s father will fix his bike.

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4 The doctor examined Jennifer’s leg yesterday.

________________________________________

7 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form.

1) The injured man ____________ (take) to hospital after the crash.
2) The flat ______________ (clean) before we arrived.
3) The car accident _______________ (can/cause) by a driver using a mobile phone.
4) Because of the delay, lunch ______________ (give) to all the passengers in 10 minutes.

8 Fill in: whichever, whatever, however, whenever, whoever or wherever.

1 Ask her out on a date ___________ you have some free time.

2 _____________ of the two kittens you chose to take home will certainly make a perfect pet for your sister.

3 It takes a lot of care and effort to look after any pet, _________ easy it may seem.

4 ____________ wants to participate in the concert organization should leave their name and telephone number with the event organizers.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1 Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1 the building/finish/next month

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2 ‘Sunflowers’/paint/Van Gogh

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3 a new attraction/build/in the park now

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4 the church/build/by the christians in the 17th century

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2 Where could you see these notes? Expand them into full sentences using the passive.

1. Fasten your seatbelts!

Ex.: Your seatbelts must be fastened!

2. Bank closed!

_______________________________

3. Please do not block entrance!

_______________________________

4. Library being renovated!

_______________________________

3 Match the words with their meanings.

Attempt	катастрофа

Endangered	попытка

Disaster	разрушать

Deteriorate	в опасности

Вариант 2

1 Match the words with their meanings.

Attempt	катастрофа

Endangered	попытка

Disaster	разрушать

Deteriorate	в опасности

2 Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1 the building/finish/next month

_____________________________________________________

2 ‘Sunflowers’/paint/Van Gogh

_____________________________________________________

3 a new attraction/build/in the park now

_____________________________________________________

4 the church/build/by the christians in the 17th century

_____________________________________________________

3 Where could you see these notes? Expand them into full sentences using the passive

1. Fasten your seatbelts!

Ex.: Your seatbelts must be fastened!

2. Please do not litter!

_____________________________________________________

3. Museum closed on Monday!

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3. House being renovated!

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