Revision (±20 min) - Appendix 1

In the previous lesson you worked on the recording which is now converted into a text but now with
the gaps (vocab you worked with in the previous lesson). The SS work in pairs and fill in the gaps
with the TL. (SS - 5 min). Then discuss OC.
After, remove the text and show only the TL. The students’ task is to recreate the text using the
vocabulary. (SS - 5 min). DiscussOC

Step 1
In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps them
in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at singing,
but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial expressions or l_____
____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The program wrapped up with a
little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive singing skills improved at the
school.

Step 2
1. Today’s program
2. A singing school
3. Good for your health
4. Learn to breathe
5. In better shape
6. Listening and repeating
7. Look on your face
8. Little demonstration

Key:
In today's program, we talked about the world of a singing school in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly good for your health. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to learn to breathe in a way that improves their health and keeps them
in better shape. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at singing,
but through careful listening and repeating exercises and applying various facial expressions or
looks on her face, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The program wrapped up with
a little demonstration, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive singing skills improved at
the school.

READING (55 min)

Lead-in (5 min)
Start with a discussion: "Have you ever tried learning something new in a short period? How did it feel?" →
Give your life example to put them at ease
Gist reading (6 min) - Appendix 2
Find out why the writer chose to study Portuguese and what is their main challenge
S - SS - OCFB

Comprehension Reading(7 min)

Have students read the text again more carefully and answer the questions.

1. What motivated the writer to work for a magazine article?

2. Why did they choose Portuguese?
3. Why was the pronunciation difficult?
4. Can a speaker use a dictionary?
S - SS - OCFB

Work on vocabulary - Appendix 3 - (15 min)

There’s a table to use for this activity
The SS close the text. They see 10 phrases in Ukrainian. If you have less than 4 SS in your class, do
the activity OC.
Ask the SS to think how they would say it in English.
Then The SS read the text and search for the equivalents. They compare their options with the
answers from the text (SS)

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score

TASK 1
Fill in the gaps with the vocab from the previous task using the correct form
S-SS-OCFB
1. Which __________ would you love to learn and how would it change your life? (foreign
language)
2. What topic or subject have you always been _______ and wanted to learn more? (fascinated
about)
3. What kind of music sounds beautiful ________, and why do you like it? (to your ear)
4. Tell us about something ________ you tried recently. How did it feel to step out of your
comfort zone? (completely new)
5. If you could _________, which one would it be and why? What kind of articles would you
write? (work for any magazine)
 6. What word do you ________ to spell in English or any other language? (find tricky)

TASK 2
Discussion
The SS work in pairs (groups) and discuss the questions from the previous task. In ±8 min they
share what they have in common
Appendix 1
In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.
In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

In t_______ ______, we talked about the world of a s______ _____ in Atlanta, led by Martin. Martin
spoke with enthusiasm how singing is highly g_____ ____ _____ _____. According to him, singing
effectively teaches students to l_____ ___ _____ in a way that improves their health and keeps
them in b_____ ______. Jenny, a Martin's student, shared her journey. At first, she wasn't good at
singing, but through careful l_______ and _______ exercises and applying various facial
expressions or l_____ ____ her ______, she saw significant improvements in her singing. The
program wrapped up with a little d_________, where Jenny and Martin showed the impressive
singing skills improved at the school.

Today’s program Today’s program

A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration

Today’s program Today’s program

A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration
Today’s program Today’s program
A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration

Today’s program Today’s program

A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration

Today’s program Today’s program

A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration

Today’s program Today’s program

A singing school A singing school
Good for your health Good for your health
Learn to breathe Learn to breathe
In better shape In better shape
Listening and repeating Listening and repeating
Look on your face Look on your face
Little demonstration Little demonstration
Appendix 2
How much can you learn in a month?
I work for a magazine, which was doing an article about Americans learning foreign languages. As
an experiment, they asked me to learn a completely new language for one month. Then I had to go
to the country and take some tests’ to see if I could “survive” in different situations. I decided to
study Portuguese because I’ve always been fascinated by Brazilian culture and really wanted to
travel there.
I took a one-month intensive course at a language school in Atlanta. At first, Portuguese sounded
like Ukrainian to my ear. Luckily, I found that some words were similar to English, such as
computador (computer) and musica (music). However, the pronunciation turned out to be extremely
difficult for me. Some of the sounds are hard to imitate because we don’t use them in English.
Also, the spelling is tricky until you get used to it. For example, the letter ‘r’ at the beginning of a
word often sounds like an ‘h’ in English, and the letter ‘o’ at the end sounds like ‘ooh’. So Rio
sounds almost like ‘hee-ooh.’ Wow!
My course finished yesterday, and I’m traveling to Brazil next week for my tests. A local guide
named Fabiana will go with me and will give me a score of 1-10 These are the tests and the rules:

Tests
You have to...
1. get a taxi.
2. order a drink in a cafe.
3. ask for directions (and follow them).
4. call and ask to speak to someone.
5. ask somebody what time it is.

Rules
• you can’t use a dictionary or phrasebook.
• you can’t speak English at any time.
• you must not use your hands or mime.
Appendix 3

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score
 Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score

Ukrainian Translation Equivalent

1. робота в журналі 1. work for a magazine

2. іноземні мови 2. foreign languages
3. зовсім нове 3. completely new
4. поїхати за місто 4. go to the country
5. завжди захоплювався 5. always been fascinated
6. на слух about
7. були схожі на 6. to my ear
8. виявилися 7. were similar to
9. написання складне 8. turned out to be
10. дайте мені оцінку 9. spelling is tricky
10. give me a score