READING LESSON READING LESSON GETTING READY FOR “EGE” GETTING READY FOR “EGE” (for 9-11 grades) (for 9-11 grades) “ “ HOBBIES AND TOYS” HOBBIES AND TOYS”
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Today we are going to read and to

Today we are going to read and to

talk about toys.

talk about toys.
I. I. Answer the following questions: Answer the following questions: 1. 1. What kind of toys do you know? What kind of toys do you know? 2. 2. What toys do usually girls play with? What toys do usually girls play with? 3. 3. What toys do usually boys play with? What toys do usually boys play with? 4. 4. What was your favourite toy? What was your favourite toy?
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Look at the following phrases:

Look at the following phrases:
A. A. Car race Car race B. B. Real Pleasure Real Pleasure C. C. Favourite Toy Favourite Toy D. D. Serious Problems Serious Problems E. E. Helpful Machine Helpful Machine F. F. Different Toys Different Toys G. G. Unusual Car Unusual Car
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III. What words come to your mind when you

III. What words come to your mind when you

hear……(words associated with

hear……(words associated with
) ) 1. 1. Car race …..(transport, speed, vehicle….) Car race …..(transport, speed, vehicle….) 2. 2. Real Pleasure ……(excitement, enjoyment,playing….. Real Pleasure ……(excitement, enjoyment,playing….. 3. 3. Favourite toy…..(favourite thing, favourite object, Favourite toy…..(favourite thing, favourite object, teddy bear, computer game……) teddy bear, computer game……) 4. 4. Serious Problems …(difficult situation, illness, Serious Problems …(difficult situation, illness, disease………..) disease………..) 5. 5. Helpful Machine ..( computer, good vehicle, Helpful Machine ..( computer, good vehicle, invention…….) invention…….) 6. 6. Different Toys …(teddy bears, dolls, puppy Different Toys …(teddy bears, dolls, puppy 7. 7. Unusual car….(………….) Unusual car….(………….) (You can play the game associations) (You can play the game associations)
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IV. Give The Synonyms For The Following

IV. Give The Synonyms For The Following

Words

Words
1. 1. Car……… Car……… 2. 2. Toy…….. Toy…….. 3. 3. Machine….. Machine….. 4. 4. Pleasure………….. Pleasure………….. 5. 5. Problem………. Problem………. 6. 6. Serious…… Serious…… 7. 7. Love….. Love….. 8. 8. Helpful… Helpful… 9. 9. Thing………. Thing……….
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V. Think about the following word

V. Think about the following word

collacations:

collacations:
1. 1. What can be helpful….?(a helpful What can be helpful….?(a helpful idea……. idea……. 2. 2. What can be electronic….? (Electronic What can be electronic….? (Electronic machine……) machine……) 3. 3. What can be popular…? What can be popular…? 4. 4. What can be serious….? What can be serious….? 5. 5. What can be solar-powered..? What can be solar-powered..?
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Look through the texts very quickly. Give

Look through the texts very quickly. Give

them your own title without thinking for a

them your own title without thinking for a

long time.(2 minutes)

long time.(2 minutes)
1. Things boys play with are not like objects girls 1. Things boys play with are not like objects girls play with. Boys often have more freedom to run play with. Boys often have more freedom to run about and they get guns, train sets, toy trucks about and they get guns, train sets, toy trucks and toy cars. Electronic games are very popular and toy cars. Electronic games are very popular among young boys. Toys for girls are much among young boys. Toys for girls are much quieter and more passive. Young girls often get quieter and more passive. Young girls often get things like dolls, dresses, and pictures to colour things like dolls, dresses, and pictures to colour
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“Teddies” are an important part of “Teddies” are an important part of British culture. Most people in Britain have British culture. Most people in Britain have a teddy bear when they are young, and a teddy bear when they are young, and most people are very fond of their special most people are very fond of their special bear, even when they are 30 or 40 years bear, even when they are 30 or 40 years old! Many famous people like film stars or old! Many famous people like film stars or pop stars or politicians collect “teddies”. pop stars or politicians collect “teddies”. These people have donated their old These people have donated their old friends to the teddy bear museum which friends to the teddy bear museum which is in Stradford-on-Avon in England. Many is in Stradford-on-Avon in England. Many tourists go to this place, because it is the tourists go to this place, because it is the birthplace of Shakespeare, but they often birthplace of Shakespeare, but they often love the teddy bear museum more. love the teddy bear museum more.
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Computer games are a multimillion Computer games are a multimillion dollar industry, but people who really dollar industry, but people who really enjoy games are not satisfied with playing enjoy games are not satisfied with playing against the computer. They want to play against the computer. They want to play against real people and most computer against real people and most computer games allow you to do that just by joining games allow you to do that just by joining up with other players on the Internet. up with other players on the Internet. Regular players say that this is where their Regular players say that this is where their true enjoyment of games can be found. true enjoyment of games can be found. With some games up to 60 people can With some games up to 60 people can take part. It's a good way to meet people take part. It's a good way to meet people and it gives you something to talk about. and it gives you something to talk about.
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The big American company General The big American company General Motors has developed a vehicle that uses Motors has developed a vehicle that uses the power of the sun instead of petrol. The the power of the sun instead of petrol. The vehicle is called Sunraycer which means vehicle is called Sunraycer which means "ray of the sun"+"racer". Sunraycer has "ray of the sun"+"racer". Sunraycer has just taken part in a race against 25 solar- just taken part in a race against 25 solar- powered vehicles. Sunraycer covered the powered vehicles. Sunraycer covered the great distance in 45 hours at a speed of great distance in 45 hours at a speed of 41 miles an hour at temperatures as high 41 miles an hour at temperatures as high as 48°C. It is certainly the car of the as 48°C. It is certainly the car of the future. future.
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Computers are a great technological invention Computers are a great technological invention of the 20th century. Their advantages are of the 20th century. Their advantages are numerous yet much can be said against them. numerous yet much can be said against them. The main disadvantage of computers is that The main disadvantage of computers is that looking at a screen for long periods of time is bad looking at a screen for long periods of time is bad for the eyes, and sitting on a chair for hours is for the eyes, and sitting on a chair for hours is not healthy. Also, people who use computers not healthy. Also, people who use computers have a tendency to become anti-social and stay have a tendency to become anti-social and stay at home. The strongest argument against the use at home. The strongest argument against the use of computers is that the more jobs which are of computers is that the more jobs which are done by computers, the less are done by people. done by computers, the less are done by people.
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Thirty years ago few people realized Thirty years ago few people realized that computers were about to become part that computers were about to become part of our everyday lives. This short period of of our everyday lives. This short period of time has seen great changes in business, time has seen great changes in business, education and public administration. Jobs education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to do in past, are now which took weeks to do in past, are now carried out in minutes. Schoolchildren carried out in minutes. Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware have become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents were with and software as their parents were with pencils and exercise books and they don’t pencils and exercise books and they don’t worry about mistakes having a computer. worry about mistakes having a computer.
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VI. Say if statements are true or

VI. Say if statements are true or

false

false
. . 1. 1. Text 1 is about the most popular toy. Text 1 is about the most popular toy. 2. 2. Text 2 is about toy bears. Text 2 is about toy bears. 3. 3. Text 3 is about people who want to earn Text 3 is about people who want to earn a lot of money. a lot of money. 4. 4. Text 4 is about sun-machine. Text 4 is about sun-machine. 5. 5. Text 5 is about multimillion dollar Text 5 is about multimillion dollar industry. industry. 6. 6. Text 6 is about an unusual car. Text 6 is about an unusual car.
Conclusion Conclusion
VII. Devide the class into two

VII. Devide the class into two

groups and match the texts with

groups and match the texts with

the first titles, one title is extra.

the first titles, one title is extra.

VIII. Analyze the results.

VIII. Analyze the results.

What group is quicker and better

What group is quicker and better
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