New Year all around the world

My holiday decorations

The holidays are here! I've already decorated my flat a little! What about you? 

Christmas vocabulary

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoxrT---BCg

Have fun!

Christmas wishes can be different) Something like this ....

 makes you smile

And what about your Christmas wishes? Are you ready to make a wish? Think of some ( concerning different spheres of your life). What is your most cherished dream? Who can help you make it come true? 

Christmas poem

Here is a poem  for you to learn. 

Start with te words in bold. 

Christmas song 2 )

 Like singing? 

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source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41q5YLnF10

Christmas song

Let's sing along! 

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS8UKDrohvY

Homereading

Don't forget to look through chapters  7-8 of The Headless Horseman. 

The words for the dictation

• page 33
• page 39
• page 46
• page 53

What is more, make sure that all the activities are done 

source: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=headless%20horseman#urlhash=1967449430044832890

Merry Christmas!

Today people in most English-speaking countries celebrate Christmas.

Bedroom

• This is a bedroom.
• It is big and nice.
• There is a double bed in the middle of the bedroom.
• It is large.
• There are orange curtains on the window.
• There are three paintings above the bed.
• The bed is between the bedside tables.
• There are two lamps on the bedside tables.
• The lamps are white.
• The ceiling is white.
• The walls are white, too.  

Kitchen

• This is a kitchen.
• It is big and clean.
• You can see everything you need: a gas cooker, a fridge, a sink and even a dishwasher!
• The fridge is in the corner of the kitchen. It is big and white.
• There is a basket with a cat on the fridge.
• The sink is on the right of the kitchen. 
• There are some cupboards above the sink.

Rooms

• This is a living-room.
• It is spacious and nice.
• There is a big fireplace in the middle of the wall.
• The mirror is above the fireplace.
• There is a table on the right of the fireplace.
• There is a white lamp on the desk.
• The sofa is in front of the fireplace.
• There are two arm-chairs in the room. They  are grey.
• There is a coffee table in front of the sofa. It is black.
• There is a vase with flowers on the desk. The flowers are white.
• The vase is behind the picture.  

Ready? Let's check your answers!

1. Whose shop is this? - It is my grandfather's.
2. Whose books are these? - They are mine.
3. Whose car is this?  - It isn't ours.
4. Whose pen is this?  - It is not hers.
5. Whose laptop is this?  - It is not theirs.
6. This is her bag.
7. This is his bus.
8. These are my CDs.
9. These are our balconies.
10. That garage is his.

Friday. Dictation )))

Here you can find the card with the Ukrainian sentences to work with. You will have the same sentences in your  dictation on Friday! Get ready!

The source: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=dictation&gp=809011&frc=809011#urlhash=6487098648203299394

We've got a letter!

What a pleasure it was to get an answer from Buckingham Palace!

England and Scotland

Here you'll find the list of words to be learnt for the coming dictation.

Make sure you are acquainted with the most important facts about England and Scotland as well. There will be a short  test. Get yourselves ready!😁

source:http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=scotland&frc=809011&frm=alqs&gp=809011#urlhash=5742011592620211115

By the way! Do you know the name of this sight? What part of the UK is this place connected with ?

Studying can be creative!

Here is one more useful link for you to create your own exercises. Look through the types of activities available in the section " English" ( Англійська мова). Choose the one that fits the topic. Good luck!

Possessives

Possessive pronouns

Here is the card for you to work. Look at the table with the rules once more.Then  read the sentences and translate them. 

source: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=possessive%20pronouns&gp=809011&frc=809011#urlhash=1001508639265721978

The Present Continuous Tense

source: http://www.iesgregorimaians.org/

Look at the picture and answer the questions

• What is Paul doing?
• Where is the cat climbing?
• What are the birds doing?
• Where is the grandfather sitting?
• What is he doing?
• What is the grandmother doing?
• Is Mrs Green watching TV?
• What are the girls doing?
• Are they swimming in the pool?
• Where are the ducks swimming?
• What are the ducks doing?
• What is Mr Green doing?
• Is Mr Green dancing?
• What is Mike doing?
• Is Mike cleaning the desk?
• Is he watching the ducks?

The Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

source: http://www.slideshare.net/burakcanli1/present-continuous-ppt

Present continuous ppt de Burak Canlı

New York City

source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCMtC50gwY

• Where is the city situated?
• When did the first settlers arrive?
• Who was the city shaped up by?
• What did the immigrants bring with them?
• How can you prove tha the city is outstanding?
• How are the streets organised in the city?
• What are the working hours of the subway?
• Name the iconic symbols of the city
• When was The Empire State Building open?
• How do you understand the phrase '' New York is the city of the spree"?
• How are the shop-windows described?
• Where is Times Square located?
• What can you do there?
• What's Central Park?
• What memorial appeared in the city after the disaster?

Natural disasters

Choose a disaster to be described. Follow the plan:

• what caused it to occur
• the possible signs of it getting  close
•  the specific events happening at the very moment of a catastrophe
• the consequences of an action 
• the possible casualties 
• the actions after the disaster that the authorities will be expected to take to rebuild the area

Get ready!

A list of words for you to know ( from the video about Guy Fawkes Day)

• Annual
  
• 

  to be foiled
• conspirator
• to be converted
• to tolerate
• follower
• to worship
• response
• explosives
• to be in charge
• repulsive
• effigy
• insult

Questions about the American capital

Here you can find the list of questions about Washington D.C.  The answers are in the videos and in the coursebook.

Get yourselves acquainted! 

Good luck!

Source: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=washington%20dc&frc=809011&frm=alqs&gp=809011#urlhash=6483593818625944713

Great cities of the USA - Washington D.C.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTZQ9bta31

Some more useful links  are here

America is electing the new President tomorrow!

Here is a video for you . It contains some new terms connected with the election process. Make sure you know them all and get ready to write a dictation and a short test

• GOP
• nominee
• incumbent
• run for office
• campain
• plaform
• convention
• rhetoric
• spin doctor
• positive campain
• negative campain
• poll
• pundit
• electoral college
• lobby
• cast a ballot

source of the picture: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=american%20elections%202016&gp=809011&frc=809011#urlhash=645679707018411482

11th

1. 4 ( 74- 78 )
2. Progress check ( 78- 80 ) Parts I and  II 
  Get ready to discuss the Presidential elections 
look through the videos once more

Bonfire Night

source https://www.youtube.coms/watch?v=4EYqC2GXs8w

Guy Fawkes Day

• What was the problem with the king?
• What is a treason?
• Who is an accomplice?
• How is the holiday celebrated?
• What is a guy?
• What is it made for?
• What do the kids shout on this day?
• Did the people want to celebrate this holiday in 1605?

Remember Remember the 5th of November

• What is the second name of this celebration?
• When did it all start?
•  Who did the rebels plan to blow?
• Did they succeed?
• Where was Fawkes kept ?
• Did he reveal the names of his fellow conspirators?

Have something done

Do you know how to undersatand this structure and use it?  Here is a list of tests for you to be done in a written form. 

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Test 4

Before doing them, make sure you know the rules ( use the printed card). Good luck to you all! (your works will be checked at the next lesson, so don't be procrastinators) 

Do it!

My leisure time

Halloween idioms

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXzrEXlSLYM

Like or Would like

Here you can find the sentences for the next lesson. Read them once more and try to say the same in Ukrainian

LIKE or WOULD LIKE?

Here you can see the rule and some examples for you to practise the new grammar

The Present Simple Tense

Open the brackets

1. He ( to hoover) every day.
2. I ( not to mop) the floor in the morning.
3. We ( to do the washing- up) after dinner.
4. When  he ( to have ) breakfast?
5. Where she (to work)?
6. You ( to like) autumn?
7. Your friend ( to go) to the park at the weekends?
8.  Your teacher( to clean) the classroom after the lessons?
9. Your classmates ( to go) to school on weekdays?
10. He ( to help) elderly people?
11. The girl ( to chat) at the lessons. 

Translate into English

1. Моя матуся готує щодня.
2. Він не миє посуд.
3. Цей чоловік допомогає своїй дружині з хатніми справами.
4. Ти миєш вікна по буднях?
5. Ти обідаєш опівдні?
6. Він працює з 8 до 4 .
7. Протягом вихідних я читаю книжки.

To be

Do you remember colours?

He She His Her

Things I do

Open the brackets. Translate the sentences. Write them down into your copybooks

1. She ( to hoover) on Saturdays.
2. My father ( to cook) at the weekends. 
3. He ( not to have ) breakfast on weekdays.
4. My sister ( to do ) the washing-up.
5. I  ( not to mop) the floor in the morning.
6. They ( to study) in the afternoon.
7. His friend ( to clean) the windows in his house.
8. I ( to do ) homework from 6 to 9 pm.
9. We ( to have) dinner at 7 o'clock every evening.
10. I (not to chat) with my friends after the lessons.
11. They ofter ( to go ) to the park together.
12. This girl (to help) elderly people at the weekends.

Correct all of your mistakes)))

And this test is for you too! Enjoy!

Correct your mistakes!

Here is the test for you to correct your mistakes!

US Presidential Election explained

1. When does the next election take place?
2. Will there be the new president by the year 2016?
3. Who is expected to pick the candidates?
4. What process is called the primary election?
5. What famous people are there among the candidates?
6. What does " a caucus state" mean?
7. What animal is the symbol of the Democrats?
8. What animal is the enblem of the Republicans?
9. What is a convention?
10. What party does Hillary Clinton represent?

US Elections How do they work : U S presidential elections easily explained

1. How many houses does the US Congress have?
2. Are there public elections for both of them?
3. What is thr role of the President?
4. What is the House of Representatives for?
5. How often are the members of this branch elected?
6. What does the number of representatives depend on?
7. Who elects the Senators?
8. How many senators does each state have?
9. How often do the Americans choose their leader?
10. Who do the citizens wote for?

US Presiential elections

1. How is the number of electors for each state is  counted?
2. What is the number of electors?
3. What is the majority of them ?

The Presidential Elections in The USA

1. What do elections begin with?
2. Is there a single day for the primaries in all the states?
3. When are negotiations needed?
4. Is Florida a swing state?
5. When is the next inauguration?

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Anglo-Saxons

Norman Invasion

The Norman Conquest of England

Jobs!!!

Time, time, time)

What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJMWHCUoiw

1.  What are the people's rghts mentioned at the beginning of the document?
2. When did the war against England begin?
3. Where was the Continental Congress meeting?
4. When was it meeting?
5. What was the issue?
6. What was approved on July 2, 1776?
7. What did Jefferson offer in the document?
8. Name the people who had to come up with a document.
9. What were  the reasons for them to invite Jefferson join them?
10. Was the declaration changed? 
11. What was the big deletion?
12. What eventually brought the nation to civil war?

Speaking

1. Egypt will be defeated.
2. He begged them to spare his life.
3. She was well-known for her charm.
4. Her brother was in charge of the kingdom.
5. She was accused of trying to kill her brother.
6. The general fell in love with her.
7. They wanted to take over the Empire.
8. She told her mother the truth about what had happened that night.
9. Could you tell me the time, please?
10. Don't tell my secret!
11. He was asked to tell the way to the station.
12. You can find some information on the Internet.
13. He took control of the family business.
14. She is married to an Englishman.
15. Who's in charge of this mess?
16. The desk is made of timber.
17. We all stared at him in wonder.
18. The picnic ended in disaster.
19. People were blowing horns ahd cheering in the streets.
20. He must have lost his mind.
21. Do you know where I can find a feather duster?
22. I am sorry I spilt coffee on your carpet.
23. He is known for his magnificent tomb.
24. It hadn't been touched by robbers.
25. The coffin was made of gold.
26. The mask is now on display in a museum.

Articles!

Work with articles a / an 

There are 2 exercises for you to do!
Good luck! 

source: http://go.mail.ru/search_images?q=articles&fr=chxtn12.0.8&gp=811010#urlhash=5739939570411730663

Correct your mistakes!

 Translate into English

1. Моя машина синя.

2. Його мобільний телефон сріблястий.

3. ЇЇ годинник рожевий.

4. Мої окуляри чорні.

5. ЇЇ сумка зелена.

6. Наші рюкзаки коричневі.

7. Їх машина червона.

8. Наші словники білі.

9. Мій ноутбук фіолетовий.

10. Наша машина оранжева.

11. Мій кіт рудий.

12. ЇЇ папка сіра.

The beginning of America: Who got to the shores first?

Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YKuiGqhK4

Christopher Columbus' life in a nutshell

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCff7SxzFwg

All about Christopher Columbus

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT5cIeHPR-c

Christopher Columbus

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpiP-b3oG1c

How it works

TO BE

Complete the sentences with the  correct forms of the verb TO BE

1. He......... a student. He is a teacher.
2. My friends.......... from Ukraine.
3. His parents ........ Turkish.
4. Ms Ribbon ............. British. 
5. The men over there ......... Spanish. They are fron Madrid.
6. The child ......... in the room.
7. ...... you Italian?
8. Look at those children! ............ my friends.
9. What ........ your e-mail?
10. We ....... from Lima. We ...... Peruvians.
11. I don't know this boy. He ...... in my class.
12. They ..... on tha samr course.
13. What ....... your address?
14. Julio ..... a Spanish name. It .......... English.
15. His jeans ........ dark blue.
16. My sunglasses ............ brown.

The Iberians and The Celts

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4FUtt354w

The new school year is here!

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Travelling is still fun)

1. Do you like travelling?
2. What is your favourite kind of travelling?
3. Is travelling on foot the fastest way of travelling?
4. What is the fastest way of travelling?
5. What is the slowest way of travelling?
6. What is the cheapest way of travelling?
7. What is the most comfortable way of travelling?
8. How can you travel around the city?
9. Can you take a train to get to Kyiv?
10. Can you ride a bike?