Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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WORLD AWARDS.
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L esson 16
O BJECTIVES
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raise one’s awareness about world awards and gather information 
about the topic;
• use mixed conditionals in oral and written pattems;
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enlarge topic related lexis
Skills to be practiced: listening, speaking, reading and writing 
Target vocabulary: awards, award-winner, contribution, proud, 
awarding ceremony, competition, motivation, labour , inspire, attempt
STAR TER
Draw students’ attention to the award statuettes. Allow them some 
time a) to title the awards and b) match them with nominations. Check 
the results. Ask them to find out the awardees for each nomonations.
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1. Groupwork. Imaginary case. Tell students that they are going 
to have a telephone interview with Alice Munroe «master of the 
contemporary short story”. She is an awardee of the Nobel 
Prize in Literature 2013. Staying in teams ask them to list down 
5 important questions. Remind them that the questions should 
lead to constructive answers motivating the youth to step up 
towards world awards. Let teams present their questionnaire to 
the whole class.
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2. Pairwork. A sk students to look through the words and 
constructions. Let them explain their meaning using them in 
sentences. If they face some misunderstanding they may 
consult the dictionary. Check the results.
this may change my mind - there is something to make a new 
decision about something which is different from my old one;
wander around - walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without 
any clear purpose or direction;
the press - , newspaper and magazines, and those parts of television 
and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who 
work for them;
I haven’t gotten over the delight yet - I am still feeling the sense 
of great pleasure;
you have produced an enormous body of work over the decades -
for the last ten years you have committed a great deal of praiseworthy 
job;
bring a great new readership - be in a spotlight of the readers; 
it is time to take it easy - it is time to relax/not to use too much 
energy;
3. Let students listen to the tape and tick the questions mentioned 
by the interviewer on a telephone talk. Check the results.
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Is this Alice Munro?
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How did you hear the news?