1. LEARNING ENGLISH

2. ENGLISH IS HERE, ENGLISH IS THERE, ENGLISH IS EVERYWHERE!

3. SLOGANS ABOUT ENGLISH Do you agree or disagree? Why? English is the best way to escape from everyday life! Study English not to be alone! Study English, the language of the Universe! I have chosen the language that will help me change the world. What about you? You are free in your choice. Your choice is your freedom. My freedom is English, a foreign language! English was, English is, English will always be!

4. THE AIM The modern world is becoming smaller all the time. Every day distances between different countries seem less. For this reason it’s becoming more and more important to know different languages, especially English. During the lesson we’ll try to discuss and to understand why we need to learn English.

5. THE TASKS To play a language game to know the idioms about learning languages To listen to and to understand the videorecording and to do the task after having watched the film To read the text and be ready to discuss it in pairs taking into account the given questions To speak about the importance of learning English

6. LISTENING COMREHENSION Listen to the recording and do the task. You will hear the recording twice. VideoVideo.

7. READING COMPREHENSION DISCUSS IN PAIRS 1.Why is it necessary to know English today? 2.English is a world language, isn’t it? 3.How many people speak English? 4.In what countries is English the official language (one of the official languages)? 5. Is English popular in Russia? 6. Is learning languages an easy thing?

8. SPEAKING WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN ENGLISH?

9. HOMETASK You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Jack who writes: Write a letter to Jack. In your letter -answer his questions -ask 3 questions about the rights and responsibilities of members of the School Government. Write 100-140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing. This year we started learning French. I think it’s fun. I can already use some simple phrases. I like the melody of the language, but it’s quite difficult to pronounce some sounds. Is English the only foreign language that pupils learn in Russia or can you choose other foreign languages? Is it fun to learn a foreign language for you? How do you plan to use it in the future? … By the way, I was elected to our School Government and hope to get the position of the Minister of Sports…

10. To sum it up I can say that learning English …

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