Ex. 2 b) Match the extracts (A-B) to the opening/closing techniques (1-2).

Ex. 3 Follow the plan. Use the completed spidergram from Ex. 1 to prepare your presentation. You can use phrases and the opening/closing techniques from the Plan & Useful Language box and/or Ex. 2.

Plan & Useful Language

Introduction

• Greeting: Good morning/afternoon.

• Introducing yourself: My name is/I’m ... .

• Introducing the topic/Opening technique: (narrating a general story) Long ago, people wondered what was in outer space, but now

we know so much about our solar system. Let’s talk about it.

Main body

• The Sun: The Sun is … , and it’s the … . Did you know … ?

• The inner planets: Closest to the Sun are the inner planets: … . They are also … . Earth, Mercury and Mars have … , but what makes Earth special is … .

• The outer planets: Farthest from the Sun are the outer planets: … . They are … . Also, they have …!

Conclusion

• Summarising: The solar system is made up of the Sun, the planets and the asteroids that move around it, and we are still learning more about them.

• Closing technique: (asking a rhetorical question) Who knows what discoveries we will make in the future?

• Feedback technique: (optional – make a list) Let’s make a list of the planets in our solar system. The letters on the board will help you: M-, V-, E-, M-, J-, S-, U- and N-

• Inviting questions: Are there any questions?

• Ending: Thank you

1)Hi friends, I'm in England. I've come to visit David and his family for a week. In fact I'll only get to meet one member of his family, his elder sister Gina.Gina and David met me at the airport and brought me to their charming old house in Canterbury.
(1). The first evening walk through the streets of Canterbury impressed me greatly. I expected it to be cold and rainy, but it is very warm. The narrow streets are lined by tiny medieval houses. David and I walked past the open windows and watched people having dinner, reading or just sitting by their fireplaces.
We saw people going in and followed them. We got lucky and joined a party.Its history goes back to AD 597 when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great, established his seat in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral. The archbishop was so popular that soon after his death he was canonised, and ever since the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. Geoffrey Chaucer, ... (4), who is sometimes called the father of English Literature, immortalised these pilgrimages in his famous book The Canterbury Tales. I returned to the house as if in a dream, and Gina sent me straight to my room. She said I needed some rest! Then I overheard her and David discussing dinner. 

My family consists of 4 people: dad, mom ,me and brother .dad's name is Sergey . mom's name is Elena . my brother's name is Sergei , he goes to kindergarten . my name is Pauline .I study in 6 class .my brother and I love to play and watch cartoons . we love to help mom clean the house . I have a grandma and grandpa, we love them . we are a lovely family!

(Май фэмили консинтс оф фо пипл: дэд, мам, ми энд браде. Дэдс нейм из Сергей. мамс нейм из Елена. май брадес нейм из Сергей, хи гоус то  киндерартэн. май нейм из Полин. ай стади ин сикс клас. май брадэ энд ай лов ту плей энд воч картунс. ви лов ту хелп мам клин зе хаус. ай хэв э грандма энд грандпа, ви лов вэм. ви а э ловли фэмили.)

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