Dvizh. Spotlight 8

1.

Ex. 1. What do you know about the River Thames? Watch the video.

2.

Before reading let’s learn the new words.
добраться
to reach the
до моря
sea
обеспечивать
to provided a highway
дорогу
отправлять
to send supplies
запасы
of food
еды
морские
sea attacks
нападения
питьевая
drinking water
вода
мучимые
thirsty
жаждой
cowsкоровы
along
вдольthe
берегов
banks
Промышленная
Революция
Industrial Revolution
экспортировать
to export goods
товары
to become
стать символом
a symbol ч-л
of sth
прогуливаться
to take a stroll
приятные
pleasant surprises
сюрпризы

3.

Match.
to reach
cows
to provided
a stroll
to send
goods
sea
a symbol of sth
drinking
the banks
thirsty
Revolution
along
supplies of food
Industrial
the sea
to export
water
to become
surprises
to take
attacks
pleasant
a highway

4.

Label.
drinking water
to reach the sea
to send supplies
of food
sea attacks
Industrial
Revolution
along the banks
to become a
symbol of sth
to export goods
to take a stroll
thirsty cows
to provided
a highway
pleasant surprises

5.

Read the text. Make derivatives of the words in brackets. Then
listen to check.
Industrial
beautiful
famous
childhood
extremely
plaesant
different
drinking
thirsty

6.

Ex. 3. Find the main idea in each paragraph. Think of appropriate
headings for each paragraph. Compare with your partner.
The river Thames – the place to be
The importance of the river Thames
Why we all love the river Thames
The many uses of the river Thames

7.

Match.
to reach
to be used as
to provide
invasions
supplies
to sell to other
countries
attacks
emblem
banks
amounts
to export
well-known
symbol
shores, sides
famous
to get to

8.

Ex. 4. Tell your partner two things you found interesting about the River Thames.
In the past you could see
cows and sheep drinking
water from the Thames.
Charles Dickens spent
part of his childhood near
the river Thames.

9.

Ex. 5. Project.
Work in groups. Choose an important river that runs through a city in
your country. Collect information, then write an article for the school
magazine. Say:
• where it begins/ends its journey
• which places it flows through
• why it is important.
Illustrate your article with pictures.