1. The presentation of exercise The Smell of Apples Renata Sedliorienė Asta Gavrilčikė

2. The aims of the lesson: to expand vocabulary, to promote discussion, to improve reading and writing skills. The lesson is based on Ph. Delerm’s narrative “The smell of apples”.

3. What you need: apples, sticky notes, pens, a board, markers, the text “The smell of apples”

4. Activities before reading 1) A teacher shows an apple and asks a question: What is the first idea that comes to your mind when you see an apple? The learners write their opinions on the sticky notes and attach to the board.

5. The first idea that comes to your mind when you see an apple? Apple core Adam and Eve Ball William Tell The garden of my parents Apple Basket Autumn apple-tree Fruits Singer

6. Activities before reading 2) A teacher gives an apple to each learner and asks to describe it. Which adjectives fit to their apples? The learners write their opinions on the sticky notes and attach to the board.

7. Which adjectives fit to your apples? yellow ripe RED green sweet juicy wax crunchy plastic delicious round damp sour

8. Activities before reading 3) A teacher asks to smell their apples and asks questions: What do you feel and that do you think about the smell of apples? The learners write their opinions on the sticky notes and attach to the board.

9. What do you feel and that do you think about the smell of apples? fresh SUMMER William Tell Farmhous of my grandparent jam odorless pie relaxation Toilet perfume juice carelessness soap detergent car perfume SUMMER burnt

10. While-Reading Activities 1)The learners read the text “The smell of apples”. Questions: What do you think about that narrative? Is it positive or negative? Which words and sentences in the text define nostalgia?

11. While-Reading Activities 2) The learners read the text twice and notice the adjectives about the apples and their smell written in text. Questions: Are they similar to your adjectives, or different? Are they positive or negative?

12. Activities after reading The learners write an essay “The bitter-sweet taste of childhood”.

13. Further suggestions discussion about the world of smells: what do the learners like? What don’t they like? discussion or essay “The smell of apples is painful” Why?

14. Thank you for your attention! If you have a question, ask me please, when I speak English fluently