Unit 3. People's background

Act. 1. Answer the Questions.

Question 1:
What is the song’s name?
Who is singing the song?
HEAL THE WORLD
MICHAEL JACKSON
Question 2:
A person who studies one or more of the natural or social sciences ?
A. teacher
B. physicist
C. scientist
Who is he?
Question 3:
- It is an object with a long stick
- It consists of a folding frame covered in cloth.
- We use one to protect ourselves from sunrays and rain.
What is it?
 Umbrella
Question 4:
It doesn’t have lung, but it has special bones
There are small ones and big ones
It needs water to live
What is it ?
 Fish
Question 5:
Where was Marie Curie born?
A. Denmark
B. Poland
C. Finland
Act. 2. Crossword
Use the cues to complete the puzzle.
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to get something, especially by making an effort
verb of “easy”
noun of the adjective “local”
continue doing after somebody has finished
one kind of qualification
not public
in a foreign country
a private teacher
the process of learning the skills you need to do a job
Doctor of Philosophy

Unit 3: People’s Background
Lesson 2: Speaking
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
1. Before you speak
 Task 1: Work in pairs: Decide which of the items below can tell you about somebody’s background
Family
Hobby
Education
Dislikes
Appearance
Experience
Answers:
 Family
 Education
 Experience
Experience
Education
Family
People’s background
parents
brother(s)/ sister(s)
Primary school
Secondary school
favourite subjects
schoolwork
home
punishment
method of study
1. Before you speak
 An outline of people’s background
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
 Task 1: Pair works: Discuss what questions you can ask when you want to know about somebody’s background
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND LESSON 2: SPEAKING
1. Before you speak
Family
Education
Experience
Family
When and where were you born?
Where do you live?
How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
What does your father/mother do?/ what do your parents do?
How old is your sister/brother?
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
*Suggested questions:
 Education:
1. Which primary/secondary school did you go to? When did you start school?
2. What subject(s) do you like best?
3. Did you have much homework? / How did you prepare the lesson?
 Experience:
1. Do you have any difficulties in learning?
2. Have you ever joined any school activities?
3. Have you ever been a monitor?
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
1. Before you speak: Suggested questions:
Family:
1. When and where were you born?
2. Where do you live?
3. How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
4. what do your parents do?
5. How old is your sister/brother?
 Education:
1. Which primary/secondary school did you go to? When did you start school?
2. What subject(s) do you like best?
3. Did you have much homework? / How did you prepare the lesson?
 Experience:
1. Do you have any difficulties in learning?
2. Have you ever joined any school activities?
3. Have you ever been a monitor?
2. While you speak
 Task 2: Imagine you are a journalist. Use the cues below to interview a classmate about his/her background or that of a person he/she knows well. Change the roles when you have finished
Greetings primary school
Date of birth secondary school
Place of birth schoolwork
Home favourite subject(s)
Parents experience
Brother(s) Thanking
Sister(s)
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
INTERVIEW FORM
2. While you speak: * Some expressions:
Hello, I’m Lan.
Hello, nice to meet you!
How nice to see you!
Let me see.
Oh, good! Oh, yes! Oh, come on!
I think it’s time to stop. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much. That is very interesting.
Thank you for giving me time.
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
3. After you speak
 Task 3: Work in groups: Talk about the person you have learnt about from the interview.
3. After you speak
 Suggestions:
Her/his name’s……
She/ He was born ……...
There are ……….. in her/his family.
Her/ his father is a…….., and her/his mother is a ………….
She/he likes learning……..
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
4. Consolidation
Before you speak
While you speak
After you speak
5. Homework
Write a short paragraph about a person you have just interviewed about.
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Thank you for
your listening!