Culture and Language Sequence
| Topics, problems, situations | Functions | Cultural background knowledge | Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing |
| Why travel to the UK? What place would you like to visit in the UK? What are the most popular tourist places in Britain? What do you know about transport in Britain? What is the best way to see the UK? What does international tourism give to your country? Do you know famous British travellers and captains? What great spots of London do you know? | Giving reasons for travelling in the UK; expressing opinion about places, ways of travelling, holiday activities, international tourism, ideal place for holidays; getting information (asking questions) about places in Britain, ways of travelling, holidays; expressing: wish, want, preference, imaginary future action / situation; expressing lack of understanding and asking for explanation or repetition; expressing the probability of action in the past; giving explanations; making conclusions | The most famous travel centres in Britain: London, Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, York, Newcastle, Belfast, Nottingham, Longleat, etc.; the Outlook Tower, Camera Obscura, Longleat Maze, Viking Centre, Longleat Safari Park, the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Bath festival, Animation World in Liverpool, Albert Dock, Edinburgh Castle, the London Underground, Heathrow, Gatwick; transport in Britain, British ticket system, “Request Stop”; Children’s Summer Centres in Britain, travel ads, leaflets, telephone in Britain; exchange programmes; Thomas Cook; 999 (emergency number); British number plates; Ch. Columbus, R. Crusoe, C. Cook, C. Hook, Ch. Darwin, J. Durrell and his books; some spots of London and strollerthon; “Round the world in 80 days” by J. Verne; American / British transport inventors | I. About: reasons for visiting the UK; travel guide; the most popular places in Britain; ways of travelling, poem “Captain and Castaways” by A. Coggen II. Grammar Structures Emphatic constructions; Present Perfect; Simple Past; modal verbs; would | I. Travel leaflets, travel information, opinions about travelling abroad, travel ads. About: transport in Britain; international tourism; history of travel agencies; exchange programmes; summer holidays II. Reading and Thinking Skills Interpreting maps; getting information from signs, headlines, ads; distinguishing between facts and opinions; drawing conclusions; anticipating; predicting; reading for specific information, for the main idea, for detail; understanding British humour III. Grammar Reading Skills Modal verbs; if-clauses (real condition); Present Perfect; emphatic constructions IV. Lexical Reading Skills Synonyms | I. About: the important things one needs for travelling; various discoveries in transport; great inventors and travellers; summer holidays, ways of travelling, travel activities, places of interest, reasons for travelling abroad, international tourism; conversations: buying a ticket, choosing the way of travelling, choosing the place for visiting II. Grammar Structures Would; Simple Past; Simple Future; modal verbs; infinitive; special questions | I. Guided Writing Tips for visitors; a story about travelling to Britain; an invitation letter Creative Writing Making a poster about your country, a travel leaflet about your country; a speech to welcome the group of foreign school-children, a speech of thanks at a farewell party II. Writing Skills Taking notes (filling in the charts) Students’ project: “Organizing a Tour” |
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MAP OF TEXTBOOK “ENGLISH 8”
Unit 3
Culture and Language Sequence
| Topics, problems, situations | Functions | Cultural background knowledge | Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing |
| What British traditions and traditional celebrations do you know? How to give and to receive gifts? What gifts to give? What activities are connected with different celebrations? What Russian customs, traditions and celebrations do you know? Are you sure about your table manners? What manners should you follow in Britain? What manners prevail in Russia? How to be polite? Russian winter festivals Do you know anything about British Royal Mail? Do the British believe in the supernatural? What good and bad signs do people believe in in the UK? | Expressing probability; inviting to a party; expressing agreement / disagreement, doubt, surprise; giving opinions; making comparisons; giving information; expressing politeness; giving advice; expressing admiration; giving reasons; making conclusions; explaining your own behaviour | Traditions and traditional celebrations: the First Foot, Queen’s telegram, New Year Resolutions, Chinese New Year, St. Valentine’s Day, Christmas, New Year, Guy Fawkes, Halloween, Bank holiday, Easter, Burns’ Night; British manners; table manners; American celebrations: Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day; Formal and informal invitations; British Royal Mail, types of letters; Halloween costumes, the stereotype of the evil spirits; the Postal Museum in Bath, the Penny Black | About: how to be polite; talking to British people; American manners; Conversations: choosing a gift, giving thanks, New Year resolutions, invitations, songs, poem from “Hobbit” by R. Tolkien, people’s opinions about the supernatural | I. About: the First Foot, Druids’ calendar, the Chinese New Year, Independence Day in America; table manners; the traditions in letter writing; the Royal Mail and the Postal Museum in Bath; the evil spirits, bad and good signs British people believe in; opinions on celebrating holidays; worst presents; poems; invitation cards II. Reading and Thinking Skills Reading for detail, for specific information, for the main idea; identifying opinions; drawing conclusions; interpreting a proverb III. Grammar Reading Skills For revision: Simple Past; Simple Present; Simple Future; Simple Present Passive; Present Progressive; numerals; infinitive Modal verbs: must, can, should New: question tags IV. Lexical Reading Skills word building | I. About: British traditions, celebrations; Russian traditions and celebrations; other interesting celebrations; Russian winter festivals; holidays, celebrations and customs in your country; table manners in the world and accepted in Britain and Russia; British and Russian manners of giving and receiving gifts; American manners; good and bad personal habits; the tradition of letter writing in Russia; relations with parents; your own manners and behaviour; superstitions; good and bad signs some people believe in II. Grammar Structures Simple Present Passive; конструкция ... is said to ...; модальный глагол can; Simple Present; complex object; question tags; adverbial clauses of time; attributive clauses | Creative Writing About: surprises young people make or receive; Russian holidays; your favourite day / festival; good and bad personal habits; an invitation to a party / a reply to an invitation; a letter to Royal Mail international club Hola Guided Writing Table manners in your country; your resolutions; crossword Writing Skills taking notes; summarizing; transcoding the 3rd person narration into the form of a letter |
MAP OF TEXTBOOK “ENGLISH 8”
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Unit 4
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