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Answer the questions to the text at p. 110, SB.

Warming-up.

Education – how can you define it? What is education for you? Find several definitions of “education” in various dictionaries. Choose the one you agree with and explain your choice. Use the following links:

www.dictionary.cambridge.org www.ldoceonline.com www.thefreedictionary.com www.merriam-webster.com www.oxforddictionaries.com www.collinslanguage.com www.wikipedia.org

2. Read the text at p. 106, SB and explain the title – “Generation M”. What does “M” mean? Do you agree that you belong to generation M? Read the sentences and mark them T (true), F (false), NS (not stated).

- Lisa is doing her homework only while her eyes are fixed on the computer screen.

- She is doing five different things simultaneously.

- Her parents disapprove multi-tasking while studying.

- Multi-tasking influences negatively in four ways.

- Russell Poldrack describes the negative effect of multi-tasking.

- The article is withdrawn from the journal of University of California.

3. Use the Internet to watch a 4-minute film on problems of traditional and distant education. Divide into two groups. One group supports traditional education whereas another group backs the distant education up. Think of strong and weak points of each type of education. Your task is to assure the opponents that the type of education you present is the best one.

www.youtube.com

The name of the video – ‘A vision of students today’ (posted by user mwesch 12.10.2007)

4. Read the sentences and explain their meaning. Translate the words in bold.

- I’ve bookmarkedthe Spotlight home page as I use it regularly.

- If you subscribeto newsgroups, you get hundreds of messages.

- Some ISPs allow you to screen outunwanted mail.

- I can’t understand why the email I sent her bounced.

5. Use the dictionary to explain the following words:

attachment – cookie – spam –

chat room –

6. Think of some more Media words that you use in your speech. Work in pairs. Take a minute and make a list of them. Compare your

Lists and cross out the words that both of you have. The words that are left on the list are to be explained in English.

Make a survey. Each pair of the group asks students of different age group (e.g.: Student A and student B ask students of the 5th forms, Students C and D ask students of the 6th forms, etc.) which of the activities mentioned in the graph (p. 107, SB) they do in a typical day. Present the results in a graph. How do results differ in the 5th and 11th forms? How can you explain the results of the survey?

7b. Listening & Speaking

Work in groups of three. Student A makes a list of subjects students study at primary school, Student B – at secondary school, Student C – at senior school. How do the lists differ? What is new? What subjects seem to be the most/least interesting, difficult, exciting?

Translate the sentences. Work in pairs: ask your partner to translate the sentences either from Russian into English or from English into Russian.

What’s the best way to..?
I’d like your advice about how to…
What do you suggest I do about…?
Have you thought of…?
That’s easier said than done.
If I were you, I would…

Work in pairs. Think of a situation when you need some advice. Make up a dialogue and use as many expressions (ex. 7, p. 109, SB) as you can. You’ve got 5 minutes for the task.

C. Grammar in Use

Answer the questions to the text at p. 110, SB.

- Why is The Italia Conti Academy the first step on the ladder to success as an actor, dancer or singer?

- What kind of school is it? What does it mean?

- What do students learn in addition to basic subjects?

- What kind of classes in the performing art can they attend?

- When can students start performing professionally and start working?

2. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

- Должно быть, они работают за границей.

- .

- Они, может быть, были в Европе.

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- Не может быть, чтобы Катя сдала экзамен успешно.

- .

- Петя, возможно, пишет сочинение сейчас. (маловероятно)

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- Эти дети, должно быть, учатся в частной школе.

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3. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate modal verb (must, may, can, need, to have to).

- Sandranot come to me tomorrow – I’ve done the job.

- There is no need to rewrite the essay completely – it’s quite good. Youonly rewrite the third passage.

- It’s so late, webe going!

- Studentspay for their education at private school.

- Youstay at home today.

4. Use the perfect infinitive of the verbs in brackets with a suitable modal verb.

- The instructions were in Italian. I translated them into Russian for him. – You (not translate) them. He knows Italian.

- I’ve never seen a London cab. – You (see) one! You’ve been in London a week already!

- Look at this beautiful painting! Only a very great artist (paint) such a picture!

- Nonsense! A child of five (paint) it with his eyes shut.

- You (prepare) for the exam more thoroughly to pass it.

5. Think of 5 things that you did but you wish you hadn’t done them. Say what should you have done. Share the ideas with your deskmate.

7d. Vocabulary & Speaking