Global Issues. Spotlight 8 English Lesson 59

1. Spotlight 8 English Lesson 59

February 7th , 2019
Thursday
Module 5 –
Global Issues
Teacher: Smertina Nadezhda Anatolyevna

2. Warm up!

Answer my questions, please!
Where would you like to live: in a big city or in the country?
I would like to live in a big city because there are many different opportunities for
living.
What are the advantages of living in the country?
There are many advantages of living in the country, such as: healthy lifestyle, fresh air,
peace and quiet, beautiful landscapes and friendly, helpful people.
What is the main ecological problem in the place where you live?
The main ecological problem in the place where we live is air and water pollution
because of the pulp and paper mill.
Do you and your friends care of ecological problems? Why?
Yes, we do. My friends and I care about ecological problems because we want our
children to live in clean environment.
Have you ever taken part in any ecological projects at school?
Yes, I have. Every year all pupils of our school collect waste paper for recycling.
Therefore our town becomes cleaner and we save many trees from cutting down.
What would you recommend to a person who wants to improve ecological situation
in his or her hometown?
I would recommend to a person who wants to improve ecological situation in his or
her hometown to collect rubbish for recycling in the streets, plant flowers and trees in
the parks, clean out ponds or build nesting boxes for birds.

3. Now I Can / Know…

What was new?
What was interesting?
What was difficult?
What was boring?
Are you tired or cheerful?
Do you still like English?

4. Hometask

Answer the following questions (in written):
Do people have the Earth Hour in your country?
What can people do to save energy in their everyday life?
Do you approve of the Green Movement, why?
What ecological problems are the most serious in your country?
What can teenagers do to make their hometown cleaner?
Would you like to live in a big city or in the country, why?
What ecological problem do you consider the most serious?
What can young people do to protect the environment?
Do you think ecological problems should be discussed at school, why?
Why do people worry about environmental problems nowadays?
What is the most serious environmental problem in the place where you
live?
What can young people do to improve the ecological situation?

5. Hometask

What is your favourite season and why?
What do you do when the weather is rainy?
How do you usually spend your weekends?
Which of the four seasons do you like most, and why?
How has the Earth’s climate changed recently?
Do you trust the weather forecast, and why?
What season is the best time in the region where you live?
Do you agree with the proverb "There is no bad weather,
there are only bad clothes", and why?
What do you usually do when it is nasty and cold?

6. Self-concept

Very good
Good
Sad
Very sad
7-5 correct answers
4-3 correct answers
2-1 correct answer
no (correct)
answers
v.g. pronunciation
g. pronunciation
s. pronunciation
v.s. pronunciation
H/W without
mistakes
H/W with 1-3
mistakes
H/W with 4-6
mistakes
H/W with more
than 6 mistakes /
no H/W
can read and
discuss texts well
can read, discuss
texts rather well
can read but can’t
discuss texts
can read texts v.s.
and can’t discuss
can work in pairs /
groups without
teacher’s help
can work in pairs /
groups with
teacher’s help
work in pairs /
groups is rather
difficult even with
teacher’ s help
refuse to work in
pairs / groups
new material is very
easy for me
new material is
quite easy for me
new material is
difficult for me
don’t try to understand new material
really active
rather active
a bit active
not active
v.g. behaviour
g. behaviour
s. behaviour
v.s. behaviour

7. The lesson is over!

Thank you for your
attention!
GoodbyE!