10th grade. Unit 9. News from Belarus. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 8. News. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 7. Great People. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 6. Science. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 5. Art. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 4. Youth and Society. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 3. Self-education. Vocabulary

 

10th grade. Unit 1. Lesson 3. Modern or Period

 

10th grade. Unit 1. Lesson 1-2. Homes in Britain

 

10th grade. Unit 3. Lesson 1. LIFELONG LEARNING OR LEARN 24/7 NON-STOP

 

10th Grade: Unit 9. Lesson 1. Education in Belarus

1. Scan the text and write in comments on the blog what Alan wants to know and what project he is currently working on.

       Dear Belarusian friends, 

My name is Alan Johns. I found your school website on the Internet and was extremely pleased as it hadn’t been very easy to find one. We are currently working on a big project “Life in European Countries”. I’ve chosen Belarus. I am curious to learn as much about your country as possible. I found a lot of information on the Internet but fi rst hand experience is invaluable. It would be great if you could help me.

      I am 16 and I study at the sixth-form college in Guildford (Surrey, England). Before that I studied at a comprehensive school. I fi nished school and passed the GCSE exams. It᾿s my fi rst year at college. A sixth-form college is an educational institution in  England where students aged 16 to 19 study for  advanced school-level qualifi cations, such as A-levels. University enrollment normally requires at least three A-level qualifi - cations. I study Art and Design, Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics and Russian. In England education is compulsory until the end of year 11, or till you turn 16. Post-16 education can take a number of forms: either academic or vocational. 

     Students at sixth-form college typically study for two years and sit A-level examinations at the end of the second year. Please tell me something about your education system and whatever else you fi nd important to say about your education. 

Hope to hear from you soon. 

Best regards, 

Alan.

2. Read the text to learn about education in Belarus.

Dear Alan, 

       It was so nice to get your message and fi nd out that young people in Britain are interested in Belarus. We are happy to answer all your questions and help you with the project. Writing in English will also help us improve our command of the language which is very good because a new oral exam has been introduced and we are all eager to pass it well. 

         Education in Belarus is free at all levels except higher education. Though a big number of students who have performed well at the school-leaving and entrance exams, study for free. 

        Pre-school education is not compulsory in Belarus but around 70% of children attend nurseries or kindergartens before they start school. Most children in Belarus start school at 6. All pupils follow the basic education curriculum up to the age of 15 and after that decide to either continue school education at school or start vocational training. 

        We have chosen to complete our education at 17 which gives us a good chance to enter a university. Those who choose professional training have equal chances to enter a university if they wish. 

       There are two official languages  within the education system – Belarusian and Russian. 

       Belarus has one of the highest student-to-population ratios in Europe because our universities off er high quality education and aff ordable prices. 

      Most courses run for 4–5 years and students can choose to study full time or by correspondence. Grants are available for full-time students and scholarships are awarded to very gifted ones.

       All higher education establishments are governed by the Ministry of Education in Belarus. There are more than 50 of them in Belarus. 

       We hope that this information is sufficient. If not, we will provide you with more details. Feel free to ask us whatever you want to know. We are very happy to write about the country we love. 

With best wishes, 

Nastia, Dasha, Vlad and Anton

3. Choose a format in which you will write about the education system of Belarus: official information of the Ministry of Education, web-site of your school, informal letter to a friend. Write the text in the format you choose in comments.

10th Grade: Unit 8. LESSON 2. NEWSPAPERS

broadsheet – a newspaper that is printed on large paper; a quality newspaper. E.g. In Britain, the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than the tabloids.

tabloid – a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports. E.g. the tabloid press, a tabloid newspaper, a tabloid format. Information on the personal life of a film star is just the sort of story the tabloids love.

Do the test on Edmodo 

https://new.edmodo.com/groups/creative-10th-grade-25946814

10th grade. Unit 7. Lesson 4. Great Britons of All Times

Write 15-22 sentences about Great Britons in terms of name, profession, achievements, awards, interesting facts in comments. Answers will be graded.

10th grade. Unit 7. Lesson 2. Land and People

Communicative Area: speaking about the prominent people of Belarus

Look at the list of names below. What do you think all these people have in common?

Kirk Douglas, Ralph Lauren, Yanka Kupala, Yakub Kolas, Vladimir Korotkevich, Isaac Asimov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Svetlana Alexievich, Olga Korbut, Yulia Raskina, Inna Zhukova, Max Mirnyi, Viktoria Azarenko, Yulia Nesterenko, Yanina Korolchik, Ellina Zvereva, Daria Domracheva, Anton Saroka, Alexander Medved, Boris Gelfand, Marc Chagall, Kazimir Malevich, Ossip Zadkine, Vladimir Vyshnevski, Michal Oginski, Vladimir Mulyavin, Ignat Domejko, Alexander Chizhevsky, Zhores Alferov, Haim Weizman, Shimon Peres, Petr Klimuk, Vladimir Kovalenok, Vasil Bykov, Boris Kit.

Listen to the on-line lecture about famous Belarusians and do the test on Edmodo.

https://new.edmodo.com/groups/creative-10th-grade-25946814?utm_source=classes_page

Write a short paragraph (10+ sentences) about a famous Belarusian to add to the lecture here in comments.

Exam topics: Outstanding people

Have you ever asked yourself a question what your life would be like today without the invention of the theory of relativity or without such a masterpiece as “Romeo and Juliet”? How would have the world history changed but for such influential figures as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi? It’s hard to say but one thing is clear – it wouldn’t be the same. These famous people contributed a lot to the development of the mankind and changed our perception of the world to a great extent.

In my opinion to be an outstanding person means to possess personality, not to be like anyone else and it is someone who is not trying to emphasize it. An outstanding person is the one who wants to do something good in his or her life and who helps other people and leaves some kind of trace in the life of others. America has always been achievement-oriented nation. Americans are very proud of their in «some way national hero» Bill Gates and they consider him an outstanding person. Why? Because he was able to create something from nothing. He is not like everyone else, he is one of a kind and that makes him an outstanding person. A young man who used to work in his garage became famous all over the world and when you exchange a word with him you’ll never get a message, that he is better than you are. A true example of devotion and determination on the way to success is Henry Ford, an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. Not many people know that he failed several times and was broke before succeeding in his start-up business. He really had an idea of what persistence means! These are examples of becoming outstanding people, respectable and strong personalities.

Each country can boast its own outstanding personalities. Great Britain has given the world many talented scientists, politicians, sportsmen, writers and poets, painters and musicians. The names of Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Charles Dickens, John Lennon, Charlie Chaplin speak for themselves. The first British woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a well-known Scottish writer of Sherlock Holmes stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, who relieved more suffering than any other living man, a former star of the legendary Manchester United David Beckham also deserve mentioning. 

Our country has raised a lot of people who can be called outstanding and made a big contribution to the world’s heritage due to its gifted historic figures and our contemporaries.  Number one, for sure, is Francysk Skoryna, a Belarusian legend. He has been remembered and respected for his contribution to the education and the development of printing. Belarus is the motherland of such writers as Y. Kolas, Y. Kupala, A. Mitskevich, V. Bykov, K. Krapiva, I. Shamyakin, M. Tank, V. Korotkevich, M. Bagdanovich and many others who did a lot for our culture. Among the most prominent Belarusian Artists are Mark Shagall. Ossip Zadkin, Kazimir Malevich, M. Savitski. They were involved in renovation of Belarusian culture and they were not afraid to start everything from the beginning and to tell us about our roots, our identity. We can be justly proud of our sportsmen Maxim Mirny, Victoria Azarenka, Darya Domracheva, Alexei Grishin, Melitina Staniouta and many others.

The year of 2015 was marked by a significant event. The first writer from Belarus was awarded Nobel Prize in Literature. This was Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer. Her books have been translated into many languages. Her most distinguished  works are “War Does Not Have a Woman’s Face”, “Boys in Zinc”, “Chernobyl Prayer”.

We often wonder whether a genius is born or made. Judging by the numerous examples we can assume that naturally born talent is the key ingredient of success. But the way is very often thorny. So such qualities as hard work, determination, persistence and devotion are a must.

To learn more visit this site:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Belarus

Let’s talk about outstanding people.

1. What famous people made our life different?

2. Do you think it is important to know the history of your country?

3. You have a chance to interview a celebrity. Whom will you choose and what questions will you ask?

4. My son wants to become a successful businessman in the future. What advice will you give him?

5. Some people say that great minds think alike. What do you think about it?

Write the answers to the questions in comments.

Exam Topics: Science and Technology

We live in the age of science and technology. Science has changed the lives of people to a great extent. It has made life easy, simple and fast. Science has offered many gifts to mankind. Fire was the first discovery and wheel was the first invention. Since that time we have travelled far. To my mind electricity is a gift of science without which the modern civilization cannot survive. If we stop using it, the whole world would come to a standstill. Science creates wonders almost every day. What once was a fantasy is now a reality thanks to the recent achievements of scientists. Science affects us all every day from the moment we wake up till late at night. Your smartphone, digital hand watch, weather report, smart TV, the antibiotics to treat the flu, the clean water and the light you turn off at the end of your day. All these have been made possible thanks to science.

Technological advances have influenced every sphere of our life. First of all, science has changed our daily routine, transforming our houses into smart homes. Nowadays almost every corner of our house is equipped with modern appliances. Motion sensors, automatic lights, climate control and all kitchen appliances make our life safer, easier and more convenient.

Science has greatly improved medical services. The microscope and the X-ray have become real blessings to mankind. The latest inventions help to diagnose patients with serious diseases and start treatment at early stages. Chemists have invented wonder drugs to cure previously fatal diseases and as a result save lives of thousands of people.

Cloning, space trips and robots are the miracles of the modern times. Though we don’t come across these technologies every day, they influence our life in some ways.

 Without doubt, science has an enormous impact on modern means of communication. In the past it took people weeks and even months to deliver a message from one person to another. Since the invention of mobile phones and the Internet quality of communication has improved greatly. Moreover, modern technology helps us find long-lost relatives and childhood friends. Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, VK) and messengers (Skype, Viber, What’s Up) help us keep in touch with friends and strengthen the ties regardless the distance.

Advanced technologies also enable us to get and share knowledge. Just press the button and the biggest encyclopedia in the world is at your disposal. Google updates us on the latest news, discoveries, inventions, festivals and art events.

But science and technology also have a negative side which affects human lives. Fast and effective technology turns us into coach potatoes, unable and unwilling to go out of house and look for real communication. What is more, computers have given rise to new addictions , for instance, gaming addiction. There is a wide range of intellectual games that develop soft skills, but unfortunately they are not as popular as games featuring shooting, killing and fighting. Sociologists claim that addiction to cruel computer games is responsible for increased crime and violence rates. Furthermore, doctors link several serious health problems such as obesity, heart disease, strokes and cancer with addiction to computer and TV watching.

Science and technology also do a lot of harm to the environment. If we look around, most places are crowded and polluted due to the development of factories, plants and power stations, which are all hazardous to our health.

Thus, as we can see in our daily life science has been great help and we have benefited from it a lot. Frankly speaking, now it has become almost impossible to live without using achievements of science and technology.

Let’s talk about science and modern technologies.

1. What is the role of science in our fast moving world?

2. Do all scientific discoveries have a positive effect on our lives?

3. What questions will you ask a famous scientist about his/her career?

4. Your friend is taking part in an experiment. He must live a month without a computer or a laptop. What advice will you give him? 

5. Can you predict what kind of technologies, gadgets, and devices we will use in the future? Tell us about them.

Write the answers to the questions in comments.

10th grade. Unit 6. Lesson 2. Device You Can't Live Without

There are a lot of cool gadgets, but only a select few make out list of the absolute best gadgets that you can’t live without. Some are small and cheap, and others are more expensive, but they all have a huge impact on your daily life.

We have essential gadgets for your home and office, for your car and for traveling that will make your life better in ways you never knew before you had these epic upgrades in your life. These are the best upgrades you can bring to your life, at least from a tech standpoint.

Write about one device you can't live without . 

Mention both its advantages and disadvantages in comments. 

Happy New Year and Merry X-mas!

    Happy New Year and Merry X-mas!                  

May all your dreams come true!

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10th Grade Unit 4. Lesson 2. To Be a Part of Something Big

1.  1. a) Look at the list of youth organisations below. Which of them have you heard about?

Army Cadet Force (ACF), The Scout Association, 
4-H, Girl’s Brigade (GB), UK Youth Parliament, U.S. 
All Star Federation, Greenpeace Youth

Do the test on Socrative Student (Room name: BEBEKH, then your name and surname) matching the organizations and their mascots, then match the information to the orginizations.

2.   Listen to the interview with Selena, a 16 year-
old girl who joined a youth organisation a few years 
ago. What kind of organisation is it? Why did she join 
it? Why is she telling the story? 

Complete the test on Edmodo to check your uderstanding

                                                                         https://new.edmodo.com/home

10th Grade. Unit 4. Lesson 1. Something I can do

1. Learn the words for Unit 4 "Youth & Society" on Quizlet


2.   Read the letter from the Shropshire Star website and comments to it. Why did Liam decide to publish the letter? Did he find sympathy? Then do the test on Edmodo.

https://new.edmodo.com/home

3. Read the letter and comments again and complete the task in comments on Edmodo.

1. Describe Shrewsbury. How different is the place where you live? What can young people do in your place? 2. Give some examples of the anti-social behaviour. 3. How could the local authorities solve Liam’s problem? 4. Make a list of advice Liam’s got. Which piece of advice is the most and the least useful? Why?