Презентация к уроку "Mothers can do everything"

Mothers Can Do Everything

Vocabulary Phrases to remember:

What a mess! – Какой беспорядок! I’ll clean the mess (do the room) in no time! - Я уберу в комнате немедленно ! Now your room is in (ship-shape) order. – Теперь всё в порядке в комнате . At any rate. – В любом случае . Dish cloth - a cloth used for washing dishes. To serve - to give food to someone at a meal. Point of view – Точка зрения .

What is a dish?

1) a kind of plate in which food is served;

2) the food served in a dish, as “a meat dish”, “a vegetable dish”.

Listening Washing-up

Speaking

Themes to talk about:

• the necessity for washing-up from different points of view.

• recommended ways of washing-up (what should be washed first etc.) and reasons

for using them.

Reading

Fill in the words from the box.

Helping Mother

Help your mother to lay the __

With a knife, a __ and a spoon;

Help your mother to lay the table

Every __.

Help your mother _ the table

__ the knife and fork, and spoon;

Help your mother to clear the table

Morning, night and __.

Take, clear, noon, table, afternoon, fork

Listening Listen to the text, guess its title and say what the main idea of the text is. Mothers Can Do Everything

Post-listening activity.

True or False

1) It’s a weekend.

2) It’s morning.

3) Father prepared breakfast.

4) The breakfast was a cup of tea and a cake.

5) Father and children helped Mum to wash up.

6) Mum will cook mushroom soup for dinner.

7) Mother is a good cook.

8) Father and children can do things better than Mum.

Reading How We Kept Mother’s Day (After S. Leacock)

Answer the questions.

• It was a good idea to celebrate Mother’s Day, wasn’t it?

• What did each member of the family want to do mark the holiday?

• What plans did they have and how did they change them?

• Fishing was Mum’s favourite hobby, wasn’t it?

• Why did father suggest that they should go fishing?

• Why did mother have to stay at home?

• Who prepared everything for the trip?

• How did they spend their time in the country?

• Did the members of the family show consideration for their mother on her day?

• What did mother do when Father and the children returned from the trip?

• Mother spent a lovely restful day, didn’t she?

Speaking

• How Mother spent Mother’s Day.

• How Father and children spent Mother’s Day.

• The family had grand plans for keeping Mother’s Day. Which of their plans were realized and which were not.

• Give your opinion about the members of the family. Mother; Father; the children. Explain your attitude towards them.

• The story seems funny when you’re reading it. Is it really so humorous? Why or why not? Can you feel any sad note in it? Explain your answer.

Homework Discuss: What is pleasant (unpleasant) about housework?