Showing posts with label 10th grade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10th grade. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 3. Lesson 5. Learn to be tolerant

 


What is an amount of money you need to buy your favorite item?
Can you describe a boundary you have in your life or in your country?
Why is it important to set limits for children or teenagers?
Have you ever indulged in eating something you really wanted? What was it?
What are some protective measures you take to stay safe?
Do you think being over-protective is good or bad? Why?
What rules do you find strict at school or at home?
Do your parents approve of your hobbies or interests?
Have you ever had to forgive someone for something they did? What was it?
Why do people warn others against dangerous activities?
Have you ever decided against doing something because you thought it was better not to? What was it?
Can you point at something important in your city or neighborhood?
Have you ever denied doing something you were accused of? What happened?

Monday, December 1, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 3. Lesson 3. Learn from experts

๐Ÿ‘‰ Communicative area: listening for gist and for detail
๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: to tackle, to encourage, to develop, to improve, to dedicate, passion, compassionate, flexible
 


1. How can you effectively tackle challenges you face while self-educating?
2. What strategies can be used to encourage yourself to stay motivated during independent learning?
3. In what ways do you develop new skills or knowledge outside of formal education?
4. How do you improve your learning methods to become more efficient?
5. How much time are you willing to dedicate to self-education each week?
6. What are some topics or areas you have a deep passion for, and how do you pursue this passion through self-learning?
7. Why is it important to be compassionate to yourself when facing setbacks in your learning journey?
8. How does being flexible help you adapt your self-education strategies when things don’t go as planned?

Monday, November 24, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 3. Lesson 2. Learn by writing

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: writing a letter with current news
๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: 
to enclose, to thank (for), to object (to), to prevent (from), to feel like, to suggest, to keep on, to give up, to think of; to be used to; to congratulate (on), to apologise (for), to look forward to
๐Ÿ‘‰Active grammar: use of gerund

Read the proverbs and explain their meaning.


In doing we learn.

ะขะตะบัั‚ ะฒะพะฟั€ะพัะฐ

Learn to swim by swimming.

 
 



Wednesday, November 12, 2025

10th grade. Unit 2. Lesson 9. A pass to a successful career.

 ๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: making a short summary: making a survey/interviewing people, writing a report on the basis of one's findings

10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 8. A pass to a successful career

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: discussing higher education and its role



Read the statements and explain their meaning. 

If you have a degree, you have a job. 

Degrees aren’t worth anything. 




1. Is further education the same as higher education? 
2. Where can you get each kind of education?
3. Is higher education a pass to a successful career? Why / Why not? 
4. Would you like to continue your education after finishing school? 
5. Are you planning to enter university, vocational school or just start working? 
6. What academic degrees do Belarusian universities offer?

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 4. Exams - to sit and pass with flying colours

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: describing and comparing exams; talking about unreal past
๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: optional, a certificate, with flying colours, to resit exams
๐Ÿ‘‰Active grammar: Conditional III

  Types of Conditionals                 

๐Ÿ‘ Conditional III (Unreal Past) — ั‚ั€ะตั‚ะธะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะŸะพะดั…ะพะดะธั‚ ะดะปั ะผะฐะปะพะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะปะธ ะฝะตั€ะตะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ั… ัะพะฑั‹ั‚ะธะน ะฒ ะฟั€ะพัˆะปะพะผ;  
  If Past Perfectwould have Ved/V3. - If I had had time, I would have finished reading the novel.
            if-clause           main clause



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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

10th grade. Unit 2. Lesson 2. What will happen if ...

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: differentiating between real and unreal situations; talking about unreal present
๐Ÿ‘‰Grammar revision: Conditional 0 and I
๐Ÿ‘‰Receptive grammar:Conditional II

 Conditionals
ะฃัะปะพะฒะฝั‹ะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธั ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต (Conditionals in English) ัะพัั‚ะพัั‚ ะธะท ะดะฒัƒั… ั‡ะฐัั‚ะตะน: 
ะ“ะปะฐะฒะฝะพะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะต ( main clause ะธะปะธ result clause ); 
ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ัƒัะปะพะฒะธั ( conditional clause ะธะปะธ if clause ). 

ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะต ( if clause ) ัะพะดะตั€ะถะธั‚ ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต: 
If you study hard… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑัƒะดะตัˆัŒ ั…ะพั€ะพัˆะพ ัƒั‡ะธั‚ัŒัั…); 
If I won a million pounds… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑั‹ ั ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ะฐะป ะผะธะปะปะธะพะฝ ั„ัƒะฝั‚ะพะฒ...); 
If she weren’t so shy… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑั‹ ะพะฝะฐ ะฝะต ะฑั‹ะปะฐ ั‚ะฐะบะพะน ะทะฐัั‚ะตะฝั‡ะธะฒะพะน…). 

ะ ะฒ ะณะปะฐะฒะฝะพะผ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะธ ( main clause ) ัะพะดะตั€ะถะธั‚ัั ัะปะตะดัั‚ะฒะธะต — ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพะธะทะพะนะดะตั‚ (ะธะปะธ ะฟั€ะพะธะทะพัˆะปะพ ะฑั‹), ะตัะปะธ ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต ะฑัƒะดะตั‚ ะฒั‹ะฟะพะปะฝะตะฝะพ: 
...you might get into college (...ัะผะพะถะตัˆัŒ ะฟะพัั‚ัƒะฟะธั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะบะพะปะปะตะดะถ);
...I would donate to charity (...ั ะฑั‹ ะฟะพะถะตั€ั‚ะฒะพะฒะฐะป ะดะตะฝัŒะณะธ ะฝะฐ ะฑะปะฐะณะพั‚ะฒะพั€ะธั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะพัั‚ัŒ); 
...she would ask him out (...ะพะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะธะณะปะฐัะธะปะฐ ะฑั‹ ะตะณะพ ะฝะฐ ัะฒะธะดะฐะฝะธะต).  

ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต ะพะฑั‹ั‡ะฝะพ ะฝะฐั‡ะธะฝะฐะตั‚ัั ั ัะพัŽะทะฐ if , ะพะดะฝะฐะบะพ ะตะณะพ ะผะพะณัƒั‚ ะทะฐะผะตะฝัั‚ัŒ ะธ ะดั€ัƒะณะธะต ะฑะปะธะทะบะธะต ะฟะพ ัะผั‹ัะปัƒ ัะพัŽะทั‹. 

ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ั‡ะฐัั‚ะตะน ะฒะฝัƒั‚ั€ะธ ัƒัะปะพะฒะฝะพะณะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธั ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต ะผะพะถะตั‚ ะฑั‹ั‚ัŒ ะปัŽะฑั‹ะผ. 
ะ•ัะปะธ ะฝะฐ ะฟะตั€ะฒะพะผ ะผะตัั‚ะต ัั‚ะพะธั‚ if clause , ั‚ะพ ะพะฝะพ ะพั‚ะดะตะปัะตั‚ัั ะพั‚ main clause ะทะฐะฟัั‚ะพะน:   
If you lie to me, I won’t forgive you. — ะ•ัะปะธ ั‚ั‹ ัะพะฒั€ะตัˆัŒ ะผะฝะต, ั ั‚ะตะฑั ะฝะต ะฟั€ะพั‰ัƒ.  
ะ•ัะปะธ ะฝะฐ ะฟะตั€ะฒะพะผ ะผะตัั‚ะต ัั‚ะพะธั‚ main clause, ั‚ะพ ะทะฐะฟัั‚ะฐั ะฝะต ะฝัƒะถะฝะฐ:
I won’t forgive you if you lie to me. — ะฏ ั‚ะตะฑั ะฝะต ะฟั€ะพั‰ัƒ, ะตัะปะธ ั‚ั‹ ัะพะฒั€ะตัˆัŒ ะผะฝะต.  

                             Types of Conditionals                 

๐Ÿ‘ Zero Conditional (General truth or laws of nature) — ะฝัƒะปะตะฒะพะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะ˜ัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒะตั‚ัั ะดะปั ะบะพะฝัั‚ะฐั‚ะฐั†ะธะธ ะพะฑั‰ะตะธะทะฒะตัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธัั‚ะธะฝ, ะฝะฐัƒั‡ะฝั‹ั… ั„ะฐะบั‚ะพะฒ, ะฟั€ะฐะฒะธะป, ะทะฐะบะพะฝะพะฒ; 
  If Present SimplePresent Simple. - If the sun shines, the snow melts. 
            if-clause           main clause

๐Ÿ‘First Conditional (Real Present) — ะฟะตั€ะฒั‹ะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะฃะฟะพั‚ั€ะตะฑะปัะตั‚ัั ะดะปั ะพะฟะธัะฐะฝะธั ะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ัะพะฑั‹ั‚ะธะน ะฒ ะฑัƒะดัƒั‰ะตะผ; 
If Present SimpleFuture Simple. - If I pass exams well, I will enter the university.
       if-clause              main clause

๐Ÿ‘ Second Conditional (Unreal Present) — ะฒั‚ะพั€ะพะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะŸะพะดั…ะพะดะธั‚ ะดะปั ะผะฐะปะพะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะปะธ ะฝะตั€ะตะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ั… ัะพะฑั‹ั‚ะธะน ะฒ ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะตะผ ะธ ะฑัƒะดัƒั‰ะตะผ;  
If Past Simplewould V1. - If I were you, I would discuss it with my parents.
    if-clause        main clause

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 2. What if ...

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: describing and comparing education systems; talking about unreal present
๐Ÿ‘‰Active grammar: Conditional 0 and I (revision), Conditional II

 Conditionals

ะฃัะปะพะฒะฝั‹ะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธั ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต (Conditionals in English) ัะพัั‚ะพัั‚ ะธะท ะดะฒัƒั… ั‡ะฐัั‚ะตะน: 
ะ“ะปะฐะฒะฝะพะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะต ( main clause ะธะปะธ result clause ); 
ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ัƒัะปะพะฒะธั ( conditional clause ะธะปะธ if clause ). 

ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะต ( if clause ) ัะพะดะตั€ะถะธั‚ ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต: 
If you study hard… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑัƒะดะตัˆัŒ ั…ะพั€ะพัˆะพ ัƒั‡ะธั‚ัŒัั…); 
If I won a million pounds… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑั‹ ั ะฒั‹ะธะณั€ะฐะป ะผะธะปะปะธะพะฝ ั„ัƒะฝั‚ะพะฒ...); 
If she weren’t so shy… (ะ•ัะปะธ ะฑั‹ ะพะฝะฐ ะฝะต ะฑั‹ะปะฐ ั‚ะฐะบะพะน ะทะฐัั‚ะตะฝั‡ะธะฒะพะน…). 

ะ ะฒ ะณะปะฐะฒะฝะพะผ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธะธ ( main clause ) ัะพะดะตั€ะถะธั‚ัั ัะปะตะดัั‚ะฒะธะต — ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพะธะทะพะนะดะตั‚ (ะธะปะธ ะฟั€ะพะธะทะพัˆะปะพ ะฑั‹), ะตัะปะธ ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต ะฑัƒะดะตั‚ ะฒั‹ะฟะพะปะฝะตะฝะพ: 
...you might get into college (...ัะผะพะถะตัˆัŒ ะฟะพัั‚ัƒะฟะธั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะบะพะปะปะตะดะถ);
...I would donate to charity (...ั ะฑั‹ ะฟะพะถะตั€ั‚ะฒะพะฒะฐะป ะดะตะฝัŒะณะธ ะฝะฐ ะฑะปะฐะณะพั‚ะฒะพั€ะธั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะพัั‚ัŒ); 
...she would ask him out (...ะพะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะธะณะปะฐัะธะปะฐ ะฑั‹ ะตะณะพ ะฝะฐ ัะฒะธะดะฐะฝะธะต).  

ะŸั€ะธะดะฐั‚ะพั‡ะฝะพะต ัƒัะปะพะฒะธะต ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต ะพะฑั‹ั‡ะฝะพ ะฝะฐั‡ะธะฝะฐะตั‚ัั ั ัะพัŽะทะฐ if , ะพะดะฝะฐะบะพ ะตะณะพ ะผะพะณัƒั‚ ะทะฐะผะตะฝัั‚ัŒ ะธ ะดั€ัƒะณะธะต ะฑะปะธะทะบะธะต ะฟะพ ัะผั‹ัะปัƒ ัะพัŽะทั‹. 

ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ั‡ะฐัั‚ะตะน ะฒะฝัƒั‚ั€ะธ ัƒัะปะพะฒะฝะพะณะพ ะฟั€ะตะดะปะพะถะตะฝะธั ะฒ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะพะผ ัะทั‹ะบะต ะผะพะถะตั‚ ะฑั‹ั‚ัŒ ะปัŽะฑั‹ะผ. 
ะ•ัะปะธ ะฝะฐ ะฟะตั€ะฒะพะผ ะผะตัั‚ะต ัั‚ะพะธั‚ if clause , ั‚ะพ ะพะฝะพ ะพั‚ะดะตะปัะตั‚ัั ะพั‚ main clause ะทะฐะฟัั‚ะพะน:   
If you lie to me, I won’t forgive you. — ะ•ัะปะธ ั‚ั‹ ัะพะฒั€ะตัˆัŒ ะผะฝะต, ั ั‚ะตะฑั ะฝะต ะฟั€ะพั‰ัƒ.  
ะ•ัะปะธ ะฝะฐ ะฟะตั€ะฒะพะผ ะผะตัั‚ะต ัั‚ะพะธั‚ main clause, ั‚ะพ ะทะฐะฟัั‚ะฐั ะฝะต ะฝัƒะถะฝะฐ:
I won’t forgive you if you lie to me. — ะฏ ั‚ะตะฑั ะฝะต ะฟั€ะพั‰ัƒ, ะตัะปะธ ั‚ั‹ ัะพะฒั€ะตัˆัŒ ะผะฝะต.  

                             Types of Conditionals                 

๐Ÿ‘ Zero Conditional (General truth or laws of nature) — ะฝัƒะปะตะฒะพะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะ˜ัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒะตั‚ัั ะดะปั ะบะพะฝัั‚ะฐั‚ะฐั†ะธะธ ะพะฑั‰ะตะธะทะฒะตัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธัั‚ะธะฝ, ะฝะฐัƒั‡ะฝั‹ั… ั„ะฐะบั‚ะพะฒ, ะฟั€ะฐะฒะธะป, ะทะฐะบะพะฝะพะฒ; 
  If Present Simple, Present Simple. - If the sun shines, the snow melts. 
            if-clause           main clause

๐Ÿ‘First Conditional (Real Present) — ะฟะตั€ะฒั‹ะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะฃะฟะพั‚ั€ะตะฑะปัะตั‚ัั ะดะปั ะพะฟะธัะฐะฝะธั ะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ัะพะฑั‹ั‚ะธะน ะฒ ะฑัƒะดัƒั‰ะตะผ; 
If Present SimpleFuture Simple. - If I pass exams well, I will enter the university.
       if-clause              main clause

๐Ÿ‘ Second Conditional (Unreal Present) — ะฒั‚ะพั€ะพะน ั‚ะธะฟ. ะŸะพะดั…ะพะดะธั‚ ะดะปั ะผะฐะปะพะฒะตั€ะพัั‚ะฝั‹ั… ะธะปะธ ะฝะตั€ะตะฐะปัŒะฝั‹ั… ัะพะฑั‹ั‚ะธะน ะฒ ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะตะผ ะธ ะฑัƒะดัƒั‰ะตะผ;  
If Past Simplewould V1. - If I were you, I would discuss it with my parents.
    if-clause        main clause

 

10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 3. Primary, secondary

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: discussing primary and secondary education in Britain and Belarus
๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: free of charge, co-educational, fee-paying, comprehensive, to charge fees, to home educate, to select, selective, non-selective, single-sex schools, to admit, entrance exams
๐Ÿ‘‰Active grammar: structures with I wish

Read the following explanations. Which of them are true? 

1. public school = state school

2. public school = private school

3. school = primary + secondary + higher education

4. school = primary + secondary education

5. college = university

6. college ≠ university

 



1. Are there any courses or extracurricular activities in the UK that are offered free of charge?
2. Is co-educational learning common in Belarus, or are single-sex schools more popular?
3. What advantages do fee-paying schools claim to offer in Belarus?
4. How do Belarusian comprehensive schools differ from those in Britain?
5. Who is responsible for deciding how much to charge fees in Belarusian schools?
6. Is it legally possible to home educate children in Belarus?
7. Do schools in Belarus have the right to select applicants based on academic achievement?
8. Are there any selective schools in Belarus, or is the system mostly non-selective?
9. What are the main benefits of non-selective education in Belarus?
10. Are single-sex schools still prevalent in Belarusian education?
11. What criteria do Belarusian schools use to admit new pupils?
12. Are entrance exams used in Belarus to determine entry into certain schools or programs?

Monday, October 6, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 2. Lesson 1. School year around the world

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: describing and comparing the academic year in different countries

๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: primary, secondary, compulsory, academic, vacation, a grade, graduate

๐Ÿ‘‰Active grammar: structures with I wish


Look, listen and compare what you see and what you hear. 
What grade are Belarusian children in at that age? 

1. At age 6; 2. at age 15; 3. at age 17.

 

Thursday, September 25, 2025

10th grade. Unit 1. Lesson 7. My dream flat

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: writing a description of a dream flat

1. Have you seen this film? If not, would you like to watch it?
2. What kind of house do Alex and Nancy live in? 
3. What do you think the rooms in the house looked like?

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Reported Speech


TenseDirect SpeechReported Speech
present simplepast simpleI like ice creamShe said (that) she liked ice cream.
present continuouspast continuousI am living in LondonShe said (that) she was living in London.
past simple→past simple/past perfectI bought a carShe said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car.
past continuous→past perfect continuousI was walking along the streetShe said (that) she had been walking along the street.
present perfectpast perfectI haven't seen JulieShe said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfectpast perfectI had taken English lessons beforeShe said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
willwouldI'll see you laterShe said (that) she would see me later.
wouldwouldI would help, but..”She said (that) she would help but...
cancouldI can speak perfect EnglishShe said (that) she could speak perfect English.
couldcouldI could swim when I was fourShe said (that) she could swim when she was four.
shallwouldI shall come laterShe said (that) she would come later.
shouldshouldI should call my motherShe said (that) she should call her mother
mightmightI might be lateShe said (that) she might be late
must→must/had toI must study at the weekendShe said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend



10th grade. Unit 1. Lesson 4. A debate on houses

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: expressing an opinion, reasoning

Compete in two teams. 
Name as many adjectives and nouns as possible that can be used to describe a house / flat. 

Which team is the best?




 

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 1. Lesson 6. Renting

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: speaking about renting a house or a flat and problems connected with it

๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: to meet the criteria, to put up, frustrating, frustrated, an estate agent, a tenant, a landlord, search

1. What do people usually do when they want to sell, buy or rent a house or a flat?

2. Why do people need to rent? Why do people want to let their houses and apartments?

3. As a student, you may have to rent a flat. Would you prefer to rent a room / flat for yourself or to share it with other students?

Monday, September 15, 2025

10th grade Advanced. Unit 1. Lesson 5. My room

๐Ÿ‘‰Communicative area: describing a room
๐Ÿ‘‰Active vocabulary: bunk beds, fluffy, to look out onto


1. What rooms do you have in your house or flat? 
 2. Do you have a room of your own or do you have to share it? 
 3. Do you think your room reflects your personality? 
 4. Is there anything you would like to change in your room?