Школа английского языка в Киеве “Lee School” Представляет серию видео уроков для практики разговорного английского языка. Эти уроки разработаны на основе живых TV новостей.

Вторая серия “Factory under the ground”

 

LEE – Learn English Easily language school presents a series of educational video lessons for those who are learning the language and who want to refresh or boost their knowledge. This series is based upon original American and British video news, they will allow you to improve or update your skills of using live/real life language.

LESSON PLAN
1. Listen to the vocabulary and the questions before watching the news
2. Watch the video
3. Try to answer the questions to the video
4. Watch the video again with subtitles
5. Do after-watching exercises
Factory under the ground

Vocabulary:
chamber [‘ʧeɪmbə] комната
hide [haɪd] hid [hɪd] hidden[‘hɪd(ə)n] прятаться, скрываться
underneath [ˌʌndə’niːθ] под
Interior Ministry [ɪn’tɪərɪə] [‘mɪnɪstrɪ] МВД
sewing machine [‘səuɪŋməˌʃiːn] швейная машина
living quarters [‘lɪvɪŋ] [‘kwɔːtəz]жилое помещение
chicken coop [‘ʧɪkɪn] [kuːp] курятник
settlement [‘setlmənt] колония, поселение
abandoned [ə’bændənd] заброшенный, покинутый
era [‘ɪərə] эра; время, период, эпоха
bomb shelter [bɔm] [‘ʃeltə]бомбоубежище

Watch the video and answer the following questions
1) What has been found?
2) How many workers have been found?
3) Where have they been found?
4) What else was there?
5) When was a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants discovered?
6) Where was it discovered? Текст

Answer the following questions
1) What has been found? – Russia’s secret underground town
2) How many workers have been found? 200 migrant workers have been found
3) Where have they been found? – In chambers hidden underneath a Moscow market.
4) What else was there? – a factory with sewing machines, living quarters, a cafe, a cinema and even a chicken coop.
5) When was a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants discovered? – In 2011 a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants was discovered in
6) Where was it discovered? – in an abandoned Soviet-era bomb shelter.

Listen to the news again with the subtitles
Russia’s secret underground town – not as magical as it sounds.
200 migrant workers have been found in chambers hidden underneath a Moscow market. This Interior Ministry video shows a factory with sewing machines, living quarters, a cafe, a cinema and even a chicken coop.
In 2011 a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants was discovered in an abandoned Soviet-era bomb shelter.
After-watching exercises

Exercises 1 Find the mistake and explain it
200 migrant workers have been founded in chambers hidden underneath a Moscow market.

200 migrant workers have been found in chambers hidden underneath a Moscow market.

Irregular verb: find [faɪnd] -found [faund] found [faund] – находить
Regular verb: found [faund] – founded [faundɪd]основывать, учреждать; создавать

Exercises 2 Name the tense
In 2011 a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants was discovered in an abandoned Soviet-era bomb shelter

Past Simple Tense. Passive Voice

Exercises 3,4 Fill in the gaps with the prepositions
200 migrant workers have been found in chambers hidden underneath a Moscow market

200 migrant workers have been found ____ chambers hidden ____________ a Moscow market

____ 2011 a similar underground settlement ____ illegal migrants was discovered ____ an abandoned Soviet-era bomb shelter

Exercises 5 Gives the synonym
In 2011 a similar underground settlement of illegal migrants was discovered in an abandoned Soviet-era bomb shelter

abandoned [ə’bændənd] = deserted [dɪ’zɜːtɪd]

Exercises 6 Spell these words
[sɔː] [səu] [sjuː] [sjuː]
saw [sɔː] пила; видел (see – saw – seen)
sew [səu] шить, пришивать
sew [sjuː] 1) спускать (воду) 2) вытекать 3) стать на мель
to be sewed up — стоять на мели
sue [s(j)uː] преследовать в судебном порядке; подавать в суд, возбуждать иск, предъявлять иск

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