2020-2021 academic year
BOOKS
The books we need
Destination B2
504 Essential Words
NEF Student’s Book Advanced
Project for distance learning
Summer Camp
The day the Internet died
Participants 11th graders and middle school students
On a sunny day in the town of Rainbow a devastating occurrence happens. No, it’s not famine, or floods, or loss of your basic rights. The internet has gone down! And it will continue to be down! For a week! A whole week! Pandemonium! In a world that is so dependent on the internet for, education, shopping, mailing, and posting pictures of cute babies, how will society function? Not well as it turns out. The Day the Internet Died hilariously explores how inept we are at dating, research, and basic human interactions when we don’t have a screen to look at. Meline Zhamkochyan
Scene the townspeople are on stage there is murmuring , people have sighs.
Mayor Ok, Ok Settle down, everything is under control
Ani is shouting Give us our internet back,
Crowd Yes yes , give it back
Mayor Order, Everyone just calm down, First of all I didn’t take away your internet. You all get that right. The Internet has just gone out in our town. That’s all.
Middle school student Anahit It has been a torturous hour since the Internet went out and it is making my life impossible.
Middle school student Aliq How am I suggested to sell my hand –made brooches on the Internet if I can’t even get online.
Mayor my dears, I get, why you are frustrated. We rely on the Internet for so many things and its outrage has been frustrating for everyone in Rainbow.. Do you think it is just your facebooks, Instagrams that is a problem. Well it is not. Believe me there is a lot of administrative works, that rely on the Internet.I have been on the phone with our governor and she assures that it could go back up in an hour.
Crowd, Oh, Thank Goodness
Mayor Or in a week
Crowd No, No unbelievable, impossible
Hasmik V. I have to watch my movie on Netflix
Mayor What if watch some on TV or just read a book.
Middle School Student Aniela And what am I supposed to do with all my photos. Just not post them, How will I know if anyone likes them?
Mayor You won’t
Middle School Student Aniela / the same student who speaks about photos/ And what exactly do you propose I do with all the tweets I have written the last two hours.
Crowd They are awful stop tweeting them
Mayor Stop, stop, no more questions. You all understand what is going on There is no
Go for a walk, a hike , meet friends and communicate face to face. People, we have existed over two hundred years without the Internet in this country and we are going to survive a single week without it now. So everyone take a deep breath go home get used to being offline
Second Scene
Hasmik V is sitting on a park bench reading a book.
Middle School student. Aliq hi dear,what are you doing, reading? I’ve heard that reading is a really great way to pass the time now that the Internet isn’t working
Hasmik Actually it is, You know I have had the copy of the book for a year and never read it. I thought I would miss the internet more but it has been actually relaxing . no need to keep all your friends updated on everything. How did people keep in touch before Facebook, What’s up
Aliq They called each other on the phone.
Third Scene Shop A girl with a lot of shirts in her hands
Middle school student Julia Hi, how can I help you, have you seen our discounts and special offers?
Meline Zhamkochyan I have been looking for a dress, some shirts and I have wasted too much time.Shopping in real life is really exhausting, I am used to buying just by one click, This walking and carrying things is just awful.
The fourth scene Sitting in front of computer doing homework
Middle School Student Ani How am I supposed to do my homework there are no blogs, e -mails and assignments. Shall I call my friends
Middle School Student Anahit Hi dear, do you know what we are to do for tomorrow? I was inattentive during the lesson.
I know, the reading material and an essay topic by the way do you have the book downloaded?
Middle School Student Ani Yes, I have but what about an essay, How can I find some extra materials or just copy and paste I have to write it on my own.
At a café table the fifth scene
Middle School Student Aniela I have to say this whole internet shutting down thing has been kind of nice. I thought it was like a relief. I have never realized how much stress it caused me
High School Student Mika And it is nice to see you face to face and not just comment on your photos.I feel like I haven’t seen you for ages
Middle School Student AnielaYes I have been busy, when was the last time we saw each other. What about organizing movie time and go to the cinema.
A street corner
A young girl impatiently waiting pacing back and forth Finally her friend shows up
Middle School Students Juli and Anahit
A— here you Where have you been/ I have been waiting for you for you like an hour
B— You look nice What are you talking about
A What am talking about , we said we would meet here at 3 and now is four
B When we parted yesterday I wrote down on my hand that it is four
A- but then I messaged you actually let’s make it three
B But I never got any notification When did you message me?
A I messaged you four times, I emailed you
B Never got it the Internet is down, Why don’t you call me
A Am I supposed to call you any time message you to make sure if you got it
B Maybe just the important times
A ok let’s not quarrel and give Anni a surprise visit
Mayor’s voice everything is gonna be all right
I won’t lie . This hasn’t been the easiest week for any of us . I myself felt on edge , tense, desperate to check my email or send out a tweet. But then yesterday I felt like something miraculous happened , I saw more displays of open communication than I have seen in the last ten years
Scene friends walk , a girl is jogging across the stage a man is reading a newspaper.
So I hope we all remember this as we move forward. A s the Internet comes back into our lives we remember that there is more than just tweeting and messaging and posting pictures. That there is a whole world we ignore on a daily basis that may be we should pay little more attention to. I know you all miss the Internet in exactly one minute the internet will be back online.
OHHHHH everyone takes their phones
Mayor But but come on
Meline ZhamkochaynDidn’t you listen to what the Mayor said Sure the Internet is good for many things but in moderation. Lets make eye contacts, go outside and not be slaves to likes and pings they can replace bonds and experiences of being alive.
Crowd yes yes
A ping is heard then another students are back in their phones leaving the scene.
Project ” Cultural Awareness”, Deadline 20.03.2021
27.05.2021
Classroom activities.
NEF Advanced. Vocabulary Traveller or tourist slide 170
NEF Advanced . Reading. Are you a tourist or a traveller? slide 79
Dear students, please review the year/ my achievements, failures, challenges /
Classroom activities
NEF Grammar Permission, obligation, necessity slide 153
Questions to consider 1, 2
NEF Advanced Reading It’s health and safety gone mad
Classroom activities
NEF Grammar Permission, obligation, necessity slide 153
Dear students, try to choose the way of reviewing the year. You may either write about it or make a video or audio presentation. Think of other alternative ways of presenting. We”ll discuss on Monday.
Assignment for 03.05.2021
NEF Advanced Reading. How I stay calm. slides 64-65, read two articles and comment on them.
Dear students, you have probably forgotten about our project ” Cultural Awareness” please hand in your projects as soon as possible.
Assignments for 29.04.2021
NEF Advanced Revise and check slide 63
Reading. How I stay calm slide 64
Classroom activities 29.04.2021
NEF Advanced Grammar 6B Real and Unreal Conditions slide 151
Assignments for 26.04.2021
Choose one of the topics and write an essay, Don’t forget about the structure ./ You are free to add your headlines.
Are difficult experiences valuable lessons?
Is it worse to fail at something or never attempt it in the first place?
If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make them?
The best way of learning
What if teachers and students exchanged places?
Do girls face more societal pressure than guys?
What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? Write 150–200 words. Use the following plan:
− make an introduction (state the problem)
− express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion
− express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion
− explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
− make a conclusion restating your position
Assignments for 22.04.-23.04
Take part in the English Flash Mob
NEF Advanced Vocabulary Phone and Technology slide 168
Classroom activities
NEF Advanced Conditional Sentences slide 152, 6B
Assignments for 19.04.2021
NEF Advanced Reading Without a mobile phone, you basically don’t exist slide 59-60, ex c
Assignments for 15.04.2021
Activity. Think of a 30-day challenge that you would like to do. Make notes under the following headings
What the challenge is
Why I have chosen it
What my previous experiment is
How I intend to go about it
How I think it might change me.
NEF Advanced Vocabulary . slide 58, ex6/a ,d
Classroom activities
NEF Advanced Student’s Grammar slide 151, 6A
Assignments for 12.04.2021
NEF Advanced. Change your life.
Reading. slide 55 How to survive living with your parents, how to survive exam stress
Classroom activities 12.04.2021
An interesting quote. You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
Giving advice
Listening to TED Talks 3.29 Try something new for 30days
Activity. Think of a 30-day challenge that you would like to do. Make notes under the following headings
What the challenge is
Why I have chosen it
What my previous experiment is
How I intend to go about it
How I think it might change me.
New words
anguish- տառապանք
tedious- հոգնեցուցիչ
sane -ողջամիտ
converge-հանդիպել, միանալ
subtract- հանել, պակասեցնել
persist- պահպանել
Phrases from listening
months flying by forgotten
to be stuck in a rut
add a new habit or substract a habit
self confidence grows
go from desk-dwelling computer nerd/dull person to a kind of guy who bikes to work
from scratch- զրոյից
Assignments for 08.-09.04.2021
NEF Advanced Grammar. Unreal uses of past tenses slide 150 ex -es/ a,b/
NEF Advanced Vocabulary Money. slide 167
Assignment for 05.04.2021
NEF Advanced. Reading .A material world. Do women really want to marry for money? slide 49
NEF Advanced . Vocabulary . Money slide 167.
My dear students, those have gone to any educational trip recently , please write reviews on English or those who have written in Armenian , please translate.
Assignment for 29.03.2021
NEF Advanced. Reading .A material world. Do women really want to marry for money? slide49
NEF Advanced . Vocabulary . Money slide167.
Please also get ready for the discussion on Monday 15.03.2021
Does religion do more harm than good?
Classroom activities. 11.03.2021
NEF Advanced. Time and You slide 45 Reading and Speaking
Vocabulary. Expressions with Time. slide 166
Listening.3.3
Assignments for 04.03.2021 -05.03.2021
NEF Advanced slides-42-43 Revise and Check/ do it in a written form
Writing. Choose one topic and comment on it
One thing at a time
Do three things well, not ten things badly
Things we hate waiting for
Timing is everything
Time is money
Time and you
Multitasking
Classroom activities 01.03.2021
NEF Advanced slides-42-43 Revise and Check
Reading . The Quietest place on Earth.
Assignments for 25.02.2021
Reading . NEF Advanced Translation Diary slide 41
Creative writing Story of my life/ you write either an invented story or some event from your life.
Assignments for 22.02.2021
Write a review of a book you have read recently using the adjectives and words we have learnt/ helpful hint NEF Advanced Student’s Book slide 40
Grammar. Inversions and Emphasis slide 148, sentences 1-14
Dear students please take part in the English Flashmob
Classroom activities 15.02.2021
NEF Advanced Reading -Time to rename the spoiler.
Adding emphases, inversion slide 148
implausible- incredible
gripping -firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting.
Listening 2.34
Questionnaire
Assignments for 11.02.2021
Home Reading
Witches’ Loaves by O. Henry
Pre Reading Activities
What comes to your mind when you read the title?
Glossary.
inferior lower in rank, status, or quality.
make smth trim- make neat
baggy -of clothing) loose and hanging in folds.
darned– mended
stain-a colored patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.
garret-a top-floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one (traditionally inhabited by an artist).
crust- tough part of a loaf of bread
revel enjoy
cunning- clever, smart, wise
perspective -a point of view.
meagre ˈmēgər- poor
affront-insult
forwardness- overfamiliarity in manner.
easel-a self-supporting wooden frame for holding an artist’s work while it is being painted or drawn.
draftsman-a person, especially a man, who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.
Questions
1.Could you tell why O Henry called his story ” Witches’ Loaves.?
2.In the story ”Witches’ Loaves”, Miss Martha assumes that the man who buys stale bread is…..
3. In ”Witches’ Loaves” the man is angry at Miss Martha because her kind gesture of adding butter to his bread has ruined his…..
4 What happens when a perceived act of kindness is nor received as such?
Tasks.
Find 10 unknown words
Make up 5 sentences using the new words learnt from the text
Make up 5 questions to ask your friend.
Write your opinion about the story.
Classroom activities
Reading Ten things you should never do when starting a new job
Grammar Speculation and Deduction slide 147
Listening. Talk to me London.2,29-2.30
Reading. slide 39 , Time to rename the spoiler
gobsmacked -շշմած
enhance-ընդլայնել
suspense- անորոշություն
08.02.2021
Assignment. Revise 504 Essential Words /6-11/ lessons
Don’t forget about writing topics about sounds and human voice.
Classroom activities
Grammar Speculation and Deduction slide 147
Listening. Talk to me London.2,29-2.30
04.02.2021
Classroom activities
Reading 1
Grammar 1
Assignments for 04.02.2021
REVISION. 504 Essential Words first 5 lessons
Reading. NEF Advanced I have a phobia of sound , slide36
Listening, How to speak so that people want to listen
Writing. The human voice and the power of speaking.
Sounds that make me ….
My favorite sounds
Sounds that remind me of…
Sounds that irritate me or sounds that I don’t like
01.02.2021
Classroom activities
Revision 504Essential Words.
Reading World Walker
NEF Advanced .Sounds Interesting slide 35
Grammar Speculation and Deduction slide 147B
Vocabulary Sounds and human voice slide165
bang մեծ աղմուկ
buzz-բզզոց
creak-ճռռոց
crunch/ with teeth/ ճռռոց
drip կաթոց
hiss-ֆշշոց
hoot- բուի կռինչ
hum-տզզոց
rattle-խռխռոց
roar-մռնչոց
screech–ճչոց
slam դռան շրխկոց
slurp- sound of eating and drinking ճպճպոց
sniff-հոտոտել, ֆսֆսոց
snore խռմփոց
splash sound made by something striking or falling into liquid
tap թևթև թխկոց
tick-regular short, sharp sound, especially that made by a clock or watch
mumble փնթփնթալ
scream ճչալ
groan տնքալ
giggle հռհռալ
sob հեկեկալ
stammer կակազել
yell- գոռալ
Winter Camp
20.01.2021
January Flash Mob
Public Speeches
Watch the speech made by US Navy Admiral William MacRaven “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed” and write down your own points of view on the topic.
Revision
18.01.2021
Students presents their reviews on the movie.
Revision Test
Topics for consideration
- Justice is never the same for all.
- The world isn’t only black and white.
- Financial rewards is the only way employees stay loyal.
- Men are better forgivers.
- Famous people must stay away from politics.
- Never pay children for good grades.
- The soul does exist.
- Popularity: How to get it, how to keep it
- If I ruled the world…
- The top five topics to talk about on your date.
15.01.2021
Dear students, please write your reviews on the movie and send the link
14.01.2021
Movie Time “ The Gifted”,
Assignments for 14.12.2020
Dear students, please get ready for ” Public Speeches” presentation/ Vika please be ready, my dear students send your speeches until Saturday so that Vika manages to get ready.
Creative writing
Farewell to 2020
My letter to the New Year, predictions, expectations, hopes, lights, and candles
Assignments for 10.12.2020
Be ready for discussion ” Love, Dating, and Marriages” the questions are posted below.
Assignments for 07.12.2020
NEF Advanced. Vocabulary, Phrases with get, slide 163, ex-es 1,2,3
Listen and Match Task 1 728
1. Clear instructions at work are very important.
2. Personal discussions in the office can distract from work.
3. It is important to think about gender differences in office work.
4. Employees’ health must be the top priority for office managers.
5. Positive atmosphere is important at work.
6. Effective communication is important for both employers and employees.
7. Team spirit is a key to success both for the office and its employees.
Assignments for 03.12.2020
NEF Advanced . slide 21, ex f
NEF Advanced, Reading and speaking. Don’t get mad, get even, slide 25, be ready to answer the qustions and discuss in class
Choose one of the topics and comment on it
Love, Dating & Marriage
1. If you are 35 years old and still unmarried, would you still wait for your true love? Why?
2. Who will pay for the wedding costs? Man, woman or both? Why?
3. What do you think is the best age to get married?
4. Do you think weddings in your countries waste a lot of money?
5. At what age do most people in your country get married?
6. Does getting married mean giving up your freedom?
7. Is it okay for a couple to live together before getting married? Why or Why not?
8. Is it better to be single or to be married?
9. Is it ok to marry someone from a different religion?
10. Is it OK for a man to have two wives?
11. Do people change after getting married?
12. What makes a happy marriage?
13. What is the most important ingredient in a happy marriage?
Assignments for 30.11.2020
NEF Student’s Book Advanced Revise and Check slide 23
NEF Student’s Book Advanced Reading Can you understand the text slide 24
Classroom activities 26.11.2020
Destination B2 slide Unit 5 slide 31
NEF Advanced slide 143,144
Listening 1.39-1.40, slide 22
Assignment for 26.11.2020
Read and Match
1. Just Do It!
2. Just What the Doctor Ordered
3. Dangerous Consequences
4. Source of the Problem
5. Take It Easy!
6. Hard to Guess the Meaning
7. The Devil Is Not So Black As He is Painted
8. A Hidden Problem
A. You can often find articles and books addressing the problem of procrastination. If you don’t know this word, you might think it was a terrible disease. In reality, procrastination can be defined as a bad habit of doing something less important in order to avoid doing something more important. People procrastinate in many different areas, but we will focus on procrastinating at school, where it is a frequent problem.
B. Procrastination at school can lead to poor grades, low test scores, and finally not getting into a good university. Another negative result of procrastination is the stress of waiting to the last minute to do something. This can lead to staying up all night to prepare for a test. Also, the constant stress of having something hanging over your head, being scolded and criticized by teachers and parents can lead to feelings of guilt and worthlessness.
C. Usually it is very obvious when somebody is procrastinating, for example, playing video games instead of doing homework. Sometimes, however, it can be less obvious. Sharpening your pencils and cleaning your desk may fool some people into thinking you are working hard, but can also be forms of procrastination. Some pupils are even able to fool themselves into thinking they are working, when they are just trying to avoid real work.
D. It is not always clear why people procrastinate. Some are just lazy or don’t have enough willpower, but there may be other reasons, perfectionism for one. Some people are afraid that they will be judged by others as failures if their work is less than perfect. For example, a pupil may fear the judgment of parents and teachers on a school report. According to psychologists, this fear of failure may be a cause of procrastination.
E. Although it is difficult, there are ways to stop procrastinating. One way of doing it is to find out why you are procrastinating and deal with those problems. If you are a perfectionist, try to do the task quickly and not worry about it being perfect. Another solution, especially when the task seems too big, is to break it into smaller steps and do those one by one. This may lessen the desire to procrastinate.
F. Still, procrastinating can be a good thing. For those who spend much more time working on a project than is necessary, waiting until the last minute can be a more economical use of time. Also, some people while procrastinating do things that are creative or useful in other ways. Finally, a certain amount of procrastination is part of human nature. Feeling guilty about it can be worse and more damaging than the procrastination itself.
G. Procrastination is also a popular subject of laughter in films and TV shows and there are many coffee mugs, cartoons, and notebooks covered with jokes about it. Though many people consider it a serious psychological problem and even view it as a kind of disease, others laugh about it and are even proud to be procrastinators
Assighmnets 22.11.2020
Reading, NEF Advanced Roald Dahl “Boy” slide 19
Write and learn all the unknown words.
504 Essential Words Word by word the book is made slide 58/page 53
Fill in the Blanks , Creativity Exercise
Assignments for 19.11.2020
Those who didn’t take part in yesterday’s flashmob , please take time to join. Flash Mob
Listen and match. Task 1924
1.This ingredient of a sweet treat has a long history.
2.Candy from our childhood has a very special taste.
3. This shop has an unusual mix of goods.
4. Every candy cane has its own sweet secret.
5. Special sweets can be decorations for special occasions.
6. It was impossible to eat alone all the sweets needed.
7. I didn’t regret spending money for those sweets.
Choose the right word .
Olivia
I never took Olivia to the theatre, but it was there I met her. I formed, used , kept, hold ______ the habit now of going every Saturday night, usually alone, sometimes with George. It was George who /represented, acquainted,introduced, ______ me to Olivia Nelson. She was an only child whose father, a cotton merchant, had died and left her all he had. She was not very beautiful but she was tall, very graceful, smartly dressed and attracted, appealed,involved______ me at once. Olivia got interested when George said that I was a novelist. Novelists were not too common in Cornwell then, though I believe they are now as numerous as knights. Olivia adored famous people. She was delighted to meet me. It turned up, down, out______ that Olivia had read my books, at least some of them and she liked them. She could tell, say, tals, discuss______ intelligently about them. She praised them and criticized them with a good deal of common sense. She discussed new plays and new books with me. She developed a habit of being wherever I was to be found. We had a few meals together at restaurants, and I discovered, revealed, determined______ that I was dressing with unusual care.She was so excited and happy, so full of good conversation, that I was charmed and captivated by her company. But I couldn’t help thinking that something was wrong. There was no account, reason, matter ______ to think the worst. However, I couldn’t make myself propose to her.
Assignmnets for 16.11.2020
Choose one photo and comment on it . Photos
Fill in the gaps.
When I arrived in England I thought I knew English. After I’d been here an hour I realized that I did not understand one word. In the first week I picked up a tolerable working knowledge of the language and the next seven years convinced me gradually but thoroughly that I A ______ , let alone perfectly. This is sad. My only consolation being that nobody speaks English perfectly.
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are B ______ . You may learn another five hundred and another five thousand and yet another fifty thousand and still you may come across a further fifty thousand C ______ .
If you live here long enough you will find out to your greatest amazement that the adjective nice is not the only adjective the language possesses, in spite of the fact that D ______ . You can say that the weather is nice, a restaurant is nice, Mr. Soandso is nice, Mrs. Soandso’s clothes are nice, you had a nice time, E ______ .
Then you have to decide on your accent. The easiest way to give the impression of having a good accent or no foreign accent at all is to hold an unlit pipe in your mouth, to mutter between your teeth and finish all your sentences with the question: “isn’t it?” People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will get a F ______ .
1. whatever it costs
2. most excellent impression
3. you have never heard of before, and nobody else either
4. in the first three years you do not need to learn or use any other adjectives
5. would never know it really well
6. far from being
7. and all this
Classroom activities Speaking activities . Photos
NEF Advanced Working with Words Learning Languages slide17
November 12.11.2020
Classroom activities.
Destination B2 Vocabulary Hobbies, sport and games slide 24-25
NEF Advanced Working with Words Learning Languages
Reading.
Getting around the city
2. Always in a hurry
3. Unknown side of the city
4. Winning and losing
5. The city of skyscrapers
6. For the holiday and more
7. Saving the variety
8. Nickname for a building
A. New York is really the melting pot of the world. Over 30 percent of its residents have come from abroad. It is believed that the city has the greatest linguistic diversity on the planet. There are over 800 different languages spoken by its people. As some of these languages are nearly extinct, the City University of New York has begun a project called the Endangered Language Alliance. Its aim is to preserve rare languages like Bukhari, Vhlaski, and Ormuri.
B. New Yorkers love to think they know everything about their city: where to find the best fruit, how to avoid paying full price at museums, what route to take to avoid traffic. But New York City can reveal new treasures even to its veterans. Beyond the city where New-Yorkers work, eat, play and commute every day lies a hidden New York: mysterious, forgotten, abandoned or just overlooked. There are places about which you’re not likely to read in any guidebook.
C. The Chrysler Building was in a race with the Bank of Manhattan for getting the title of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The Bank was likely to triumph, with its height of 282 meters. But the spire of the Chrysler Building was constructed in secret inside the tower. Just one week after the Bank of Manhattan was finished, it was put in place, making it 318 meters tall and beating the Bank. It wouldn’t keep this title for long: one year later the Empire State Building was erected.
D. The Flatiron Building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Chicago’s Daniel Burnham as a steel-frame skyscraper covered with white terra-cotta. Built as the headquarters of the Fuller Construction company, the skyscraper was meant to be named Fuller Building. But locals soon started calling it “Flatiron” because of its unusual shape. The name stuck and soon became
official.
E. How does Rockefeller Center manage to find the perfect fur-tree each Christmas season? They do aerial searches by helicopter, of course, and bring it to the city during the night when there isn’t much traffic on the streets. After the tree is taken down for the year, it continues to be useful. For example, in 2005 Habitat for Humanity used the wood to make doorframes for houses for the poor and in 2012 the paper was used to publish a book.
F. In New York life never stands still. People have to call cabs, ride subway cars, do business of all kinds, eat pizzas and sandwiches for lunch. When you multiply that by more than eight million people in less than 500 square miles, you get the idea: everyone goes everywhere as fast as it is humanly possible. Whatever you do, don’t stop in the middle of the sidewalk or you’ll make everyone around you incredibly angry.
G. New York is extremely easy to navigate. Manhattan is divided into numbered streets from north to south and avenues from east to west. It’s almost impossible to get lost there. Buses are useful to travel around Manhattan, and the subway is the best means of transport to the other parts of the city. At some stage you’ll definitely use a yellow taxi. Try to get one on an avenue that’s going in the same direction you are – you’ll save time and money. And don’t forget to leave a tip for the driver.
November 9.2020
Classroom activities. Revision of Words slide 52
Destination B2 Grammar. Slide19 A-F
Assignments for 30.10.2020
504 Essential Words Lesson 15 slide 52 page 47 Learn all the unknown words. Fill in the Blanks Creativity Exercise
Online activities 29.10.2020
NEF Advanced. Changing languages
Online activities 504 Essential words slide 49 Words like flowers have their colours too.
NEF Advanced Grammar Discourse markers, linkers slide 142
Assignments for 26.10.2020
Writing. Try to write an application letter.Here is the explanation
Դիմում աշխատանքի ընդունվելու համար
Աշխատանքի ընդունվելու դիմումը պետք է լինի պարզ, ոչ շատ ծավալուն (մեկ էջի սահմաններում) և լինի ամենակարևորի մասին: Ամենակարևորն այն է, որ դուք տեղեկացնեք, որ հենց այն մարդն եք, ում փնտրում է գործատուն:
Դիմումի վերին աջ անկյունում գրվում է դիմողի անունը, ազգանունը, փոստային և էլեկտրոնային հասցեները, հեռախոսի համարը և դիմումի ուղարկման ժամկետը: Դիմումի վերին ձախ մասում գրվում է գործատուի անունը և ազգանունը, նրա պաշտոնը և ձեռնարկության անվանումը: Դիմումի առաջին պարբերությունը պետք է լինի այն մասին, թե ինչու՞ ես գրում նրանց, ո՞ր թափուր պաշտոնի համար ես դիմում: Եթե այդ աշխատատեղի թափուր տեղի մասին իմացել ես հայտարարությունից, ապա պետք է նշել, թե որտեղ ես կարդացել այն: Եթե հայտարարության մեջ այդ աշխատատեղը կոդավորված է, ապա պետք է նշել այդ կոդը: Երկրորդ պարբերության մեջ պետք է տեղեկացնես, որ դու ունես բոլոր այն որակավորումները և աշխատանքային հմտությունները, որոնք անհրաժեշտ են այդ պաշտոնը զբաղեցնելու համար: Այս մասում անհրաժեշտ է նշել Այս մասում անհրաժեշտ է նշել համապատասխան աշխատանքային փորձառության մասին: Երրորդ պարբերության մեջ կարող ես նշել, որ կարող են դիմել քեզ, եթե լրացուցիչ տեղեկությունների անհրաժեշտություն լինի: Դիմումի վերջում կարող ես շնորհակալություն հայտնել աշխատանքի համար դիմելու հնարավորություն ստանալու համար: Դիմումի օրինակ
XYZ Company 87 Delaware Road Hatfield,
CA 08065 (909) 555-5555 george.gillhooley@email.com
Date Dear Mr. Gilhooley,
Tigran Vardanyan Raffi 32, apt. 24 Yerevan 0034, Armenia Tel: (+374)93-54-87-
I am writing to apply for the programmer position advertised in the Times Union. As requested, I am enclosing a completed job application, my certification, my resume and three references. The opportunity presented in this listing is very interesting, and I believe that my strong technical experience and education will make me a very competitive candidate for this position. The key strengths that I possess for success in this position include: • I have successfully designed, developed, and supported live use applications • I strive for continued excellence • I provide exceptional contributions to customer service for all customers With a BS degree in Computer Programming, I have a full understanding of the full life cycle of a software development project. I also have experience in learning and excelling at new technologies as needed. Please see my resume for additional information on my experience. I can be reached anytime via email at george.gillhooley@email.com or my cell phone, 909-555-5555.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about this employment opportunity.
Sincerely,
Tigran Vardanyan
Online activities 23.10.2020 .
Listening. An interview with a worker at Skyscanner
Speaking points.
Read the quotes and discuss
I’ve got a theory: if you love your workspace, you’ll love your work a little more.” ~ Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
“I like to come into my workspace and feel it’s a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.” ~ Sadie Jones, English writer
“The natural world is full of curves, color and complexity. And bringing all this into the workplace can have a big impact on our behavior and our mood” ~ Rohan Silva, a co-working space company founder
Assignments for 22.10.2020.
Speaking and Listening. NEF Advanced Who are they slide 11, Write the ex-es a,b
NEF Advanced slide 141.ex b
NEF Advanced Vocabulary Work slide162
We have a meeting with students in a physical environment in the framework of the project” We are learning to write” 22.10.2020 10;30
Ani Khechoyan
Narek Khachatryan
Marine Galstyan
Armine Kartikyan
Assignmnets for 15.10.2020
NEF Student’s book Advanced Reading and speaking What I am really thinking. slide 9
Grammar slides 141-142.
Topics for writing or public speeches/ you have a week for it/
Real wealth is never measured in money or possessions.
My biggest concern for the future is..
Six points of success
Peace is possible
The dream we haven’t dared to dream
What motivates and inspires you?
Everything happens for a reason…
You don’t find happiness you create it
How to stay calm when you know you ll be stressed
Online activities.
Read the quotes and discuss
I’ve got a theory: if you love your workspace, you’ll love your work a little more.” ~ Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
“I like to come into my workspace and feel it’s a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.” ~ Sadie Jones, English writer
“The natural world is full of curves, color and complexity. And bringing all this into the workplace can have a big impact on our behavior and our mood” ~ Rohan Silva, a co-working space company founder
Students try to make a chart and answer the following questions
Jobs Now and Then
When I was a child….
Now I want to be….
Jobs in my family
Skills for my future job
Pupils discuss how jobs have changed over the years. They think of the jobs that have disappeared or changed because of technology. They discuss the impact that technology will have on the future of work.
Assignments for 12.10.2020
Destination B2 slide 16 I
NEF Student’s Book Advanced Vocabulary Work. slide 162
Reading and speaking What I am really thinking? slide 9
Classroom activities Grammar slides 141-142
Assignments for 08.10.2020
Destnation B2 Unit 2 Travel and Transport / learn the words slides 14-16/ A- I/
Assignments for 30.09.2020
NEF Advanced Reading What’s your personality slide 8
Destination B2 , slides 9-10/ A ,B,C, D, E F/
Assignments for 24.09.2020
NEF Advanced . Vocabulary Personality slide 161, ex-es 1,2,3
Classroom activities 24.09.2020
Revision of NEF Student’s Book
504 Essential Words / lesson 15
NEF Advanced Student’s Book . Self -Portrait.
Dear students, please fill in this test
Test your level/ distance learning
Choose one of the topics for writing, you are free to add your own one.
1.Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
2.Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
3.Some people believe that schools should select students based on their academic skills. Do you agree or disagree?
4.When people get old, they tend to believe that the world was a better place when they were younger. Do you agree with this?
5.Some people think that a sense of competition should be encouraged in children. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more successful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
Classroom activities
Revision NEF Student’s Book slides 142-155
Destination B2 Unit 1
“Emergency September”
Dear students, I offer you to carry out this project
“Young Entrepreneurs or young investigators” «Երիտասարդ ձեռներեցներ կամ երիտսարդ հետախույզներ»
The aim of the project
- To develop pupils’ entrepreneurial and presentation skills.
- To help pupils identify the skills they need to develop for their future jobs.
- To assist pupils’ reflections on real-life job experiences.
- To assist pupils to examine strategies for starting their own business.
The duration of the project
September – November
Participants
High school students
The process of the research work
The activities in this project focus on entrepreneurship, jobs and employability.Students learn about choosing a job and starting their own business. They raise their awareness of working conditions and requirements for different types of jobs . They are involved in brainstorming activities which motivate them to come up with ideas for innovation. They are encouraged to create, reflect on their work, evaluate their peers’ work and give and receive constructive feedback, which they use to improve the products they create. Because pupils learn best when the activities they do are meaningful and authentic, learning doesn’t take place only in the classroom, but also outside of school, in real-life workplaces. Pupils take part in job-shadowing activities and learn by observing authentic work processes. They communicate directly with people from real-world businesses and gain insight into the real-world skills they need to succeed in today’s competitive business world. Thus, here we plan to meet with people from different spheres take interviews.
The content of the project
Students try to make a chart and answer the following questions
Jobs Now and Then
When I was a child….
Now I want to be….
Jobs in my family
Skills for my future job
Pupils discuss how jobs have changed over the years. They think of the jobs that have disappeared or changed because of technology. They discuss the impact that technology will have on the future of work.
Interview Days
Students interview young entrepreneurs . Before the interview
ew, they make questions they will ask their interviewee.
The result of the project
Students organize a round-table discussion, give a persuasive speech and present their project in short 2-minute presentations.
Irina Apoyan 