Task 2: choose the question and be ready to answer it after the teacher starts the conversation. you should add your ideas to the class discussion. teacher organizes a socratic seminar which helps teacher to assess learners while they are speaking on the topic ‘natural disasters’. learners are sitting in a circle and answering the question which teacher prepared and cut down beforehand. these are some rules to this task: 1. ask questions if you do not understand what someone has said 2. you do not need to raise your hand to speak. 3. pay attention to your “airtime”. 4. don’t interrupt. 5. don’t put down the ideas of another learner. example: what are the safety rules for an earthquake emergency? learner’spossible answer: don’t panic.get under a table or a desk. check for injuries.call emergency services to get help for injured persons. leave the room. exit the building.once outside, move to the evacuation assembly point. wait for further instructions.
It happened a few years ago on a boat sailing the Southern seas
Miss Caruthers was a beautiful young woman. Her father was a high official .
And she was clever, witty, charming, But she also had strength. She could do anything. All the men were in love with her. She ran everything on the board.
She was exellent swimmer. No man on board, except Dennitson, could get as many coins with one dive.
When we came to Colombo something happened. There are boys' dive for coins in the bay full of sharks there.
Miss Caruthers took all our small coins and herself threw them into the water. She gave extra rewards to the best swimmers, in short, she ran the whole show.
Saturday is a perfect day for Ann because she spends this day with her friend Christina in the Scout Club. She likes to go camping on Saturday with the leader of the club and the rest of the team.
b) Answer the questions:
1) Which is Ann's perfect day? - Ann's perfect day is Saturday.
2) What does she do in the morning?
- Her morning starts at 9 o' clock with a big breakfast. Then, she puts on her special uniform and sets off with her best friend, Christina for the Scout Club!
3) What does she do in the afternoon?
- In the afternoon, they play football or go climbing.
4) What does she do in the evening?
- When they finish dinner, they go to their tents.
They tell stories before they go to sleep!