Thanksgiving

1) The Pilgrims / percecuted / church.

2) 1620 / Plymouth / Mayflower

3) 2 months / the Atlantic Ocean

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5) The winter of 1620/21/ died  

6) grow local plants / hunt wild turkeys and animals. 

7) By autumn in 1621 / at peace 

8) William Bradford / 90 

9) Abraham Lincoln / 1863

10) 4th Thursday

11) Wednesday / 5 days

12) watch football

13) Macy's Parade / NYC

14) Black Friday

Appearance: Word Bank

NOUNS
1) paunch
2) sideburns
3) complexion
4) beard
5) dimples
6) nostrils
7) wrinkles
8) fringe
9) moustache
10) eyebrows
11) eyelashes

ADJECTIVES
1) thirtyish
2) freckled
3) greasy
4) pale
5) overweight, plump
6) dyed
7) handsome
8) pointed
9) straight
10) elderly
11) petite
12) curly
13) bald
14) chubby

Unit 3: Revision

Task 1: Adjective and adverb comparision

Task 2: to do or doing (Gerund vs Infinitive)

Task 3: Infinitive or Gerund?

Task 4: Music Quiz

Task 5: Memrise - Group Form 9 - Adjectives (To describe music)

Extra: Music quiz

Revising word banks (In your test there is one question)

1) Can you write 15 different music genres?
2) Can you write 15 different adjectives to describe music?
3) Can you write 5 different phrases for agreeing, 5 for disagreeing and 5 phrases for giving an opinion?
4) Can you write 5 jobs related to music (do not write instrument players)?

Revising for writing tasks (at least 3 informative sentences for each)

1) What do you know about the band "The Beatles"?
2) What do you know about Andrew Lloyd Webber?
3) What do you know about the band "Spice Girls"?
4) What do you know about Arvo Pärt?
5) What do you know about Michael Jackson?
6) What do you remember about Lang Lang?

Let's Debate

TASK 1: Warm-up
STRONGLY   DISAGREE   SOMEWHAT     SOMEWHAT       AGREE     STRONGLY
DISAGREE                            DISAGREE        AGREE                                   AGREE

1. I'm addicted to social media. 
2. I'm a good student. 
3. I'm proud of my country.
4.  I'm good at English. 

TASK 2: Find arguments for and against. Be creative!

1) Only people with a university degree get a well-paid job.  (Yes, they do. / No, they don't)
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2) We should have more science and maths lessons and fewer art, PE and music.  (Yes / No )
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3) Brushing your teeth before breakfast is more effective than doing it after eating. ( True / False)
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4) Mobile phones should be banned at schools.  (Yes / No )
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5) Students should wear a uniform to school.  (Why is it good? / Why not?)
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6) A child younger than 12 years mustn't stay at home alone. ( Agree / Disagree )
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7) Rich people should pay more taxes.  (Yes / No)
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8) Gadgets can be used while eating. (Agree / Disagree)
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9) Hunting should be banned. (Yes / No)
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10) Drinking water is better than lemonade. (True / False )
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Arvo Pärt

Spiegel im Spiegel

There is a reason he is world-famous.

About his life

Arvo Pärt (born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical music and sacred music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs his self-invented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. His music also takes inspiration from Gregorian chant.He is often associated with the New Simplicity movement. Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. A prolonged struggle with Soviet officials led him to emigrate with his wife and their two sons in 1980. He lived first in Vienna, where he took Austrian citizenship and then relocated to Berlin, Germany, in 1981. He returned to Estonia around the turn of the 21st century and now lives alternately in Berlin and Tallinn. He speaks fluent German and has German citizenship as a result of living in Germany since 1981.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt

Unit 2: speaking test

* Baggage
1) What do you know about babbage restrictions?
2) What can/can't be in your hand luggage?
3) Name typical things that passengers take on a plane in their luggage.
4) Describe what happens at the security check.
5) What types of bags do you know? Describe them.

* At the airport
1) Talk about different stages at the airport as a passenger.
2) What jobs are there at the airport?
3) Airports and flying can be stressful. What are your tips for a good journey?
4) When your flight is delayed, what can you do at the airport?

* Be a voluntourist
1) What's a voluntourism or a voluntourist?
2) What are your ideas? What programme would you choose? Where?
3) What are the advantages and disadvantages?
4) Where could you get more information?

* Respect my space
1) When travelling, what are the typical situations where one might feel uncomfortable?
2) Would you like to talk about your experience(s)?
3) Can personal space be different for different people? Why?
4) What are other areas of personal space? Think about school, work, home etc.

* A travel photo
If you  pick this topic you can either describe your own photo or the one provided by your teacher.

* Means of transport
1) How do you prefer to travel? Why?
2) What is your least favourite? Why?
3) Which ones are/aren't common in Estonia?
4) How have means of transport changed? How did people travel years ago?

You are expected to speak 3 minutes without being interrupted. The questions are to help you, but you can talk about other aspects within your topic. Your teacher stops you when your speaking time is up and asks one surprise question in addition.

Marking:
max 5p for task achievement
max 5p for fluency and vocabulary (try to use synonyms)
max 5 p for pronunciation
max 5p for grammar

Visa Application

Accommodation: Holiday Inn, 585 8th Avenue, New York, New York
10018 United States, phone 001-1-212-4736200
Educational Institution: Rapla Kesklinna School, Keskkooli 2, 79 513 Rapla, Estonia,00372 489 8881
Travel arrangements: 

Outbound

 

Sun, 20 Oct 2019

all times are local

 LOT

 LO790| Operated by Regional Jet

1h 40

08:55

09:35

TLL TallinnWAW Warsaw Chopin

4h 40

Connect in airportLong wait

 LOT

 LO11| Operated by Air Belgium

9h 15

14:15

17:30

WAW Warsaw ChopinEWR New York Newark

Arrives: Sun, 20 Oct 2019Journey duration: 15h 35

Return

 

Sun, 27 Oct 2019

 LOT

 LO16| Operated by Air Belgium

8h 10

23:30

12:40+1

EWR New York NewarkWAW Warsaw Chopin

2h

Connect in airport

 LOT

 LO787| Operated by Regional Jet

1h 40

14:40

17:20

WAW Warsaw ChopinTLL Tallinn

Arrives: Mon, 28 Oct 2019Journey duration: 11h 50

Unit 1: Revision

Task 1: Quiz Present Simple or Present Continuous

Task 2: Pr. Simple or Pr. Continuous

Task 3: Past Simple or Past Continuous

Task 4: The order of adjectives

Task 5: The order of adjectives 2

Task 6: Accepting invitations

Task 7: Memrise - join Form 9 group, log in and then find 20. Beyond B1 - Course vocabulary 

Writing Skills: Unit 1

1. paragraph:  Stages of Life
Compare a teenager's life with a middle-aged person's.

2. paragraph:  A Special Day
Choose one special day and write a short story. Try to imagine how it would be  and make you feel.

3. Adjectives
Describe 3 different presents you have been given or special items.

The order of adjectives

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2)

3) 

4) 

Unit 1: WB p 7

Ex 3

2) 's making
3) organise
4) are watching
5) never wear
6) stay

Ex 5

1) Do you need...?
2) he thinks
3) Freddie doesn't want to
4) I'm saving money
5) Jess is getting ready
6) How often do you visit

Ex 6

1) knows
2) doesn't speak
3) I'm enjoying
4) I do some
5) I'm not studying
6) isn't improving

Ex 7

2) What are you doing?
3) Does your brother play football?
4) Does your dad drive to work?
5) Where are Ant and Sue going?
6) Do you like your present?

Ex 8

B) cycle
2) I cycle there every day.
3) Do you want to ask me something?
4) So...why are you calling?
C) want
5) I don't drive my car to work.
D) cycle

16th birthday

Discuss and plan

1) Where?
2) When? How long?
3) Any decorations?
4) Dresscode?
5) Music and entertainment, equipment
6) How many guests? Who?
7) Food and drinks
8) Budget
9) Wishes for your presents

Life Stages

Task 1: Do you remember? Translate

1) teismeline
2) tudeng
3) lapsevanem
4) keskealine inimene
5) pensionär
6) autojuhiluba saama
7) esimesele kohtingule minema
8) pensionile jääma
9) hääletama

Task 2: Pros and Cons. What are the advantages and difficulties?

1) being a child
2) ...a teenager
3) ... a university student
4) getting married / settling down
5) having children
6) retiring

Watch: Life stages

Inventions

Task 1: Discuss in your group what the greatest inventions of all times are. List down 14. 

Task 2: Which ones were listed on this website? 

Task 3: Find information and prepare a short presentation

1) Who invented the vaccine?
2) The steam engine?
3) electric battery?
4) fridge?
5) steel?
6) electric bulb?
7) airplane?
8) the Internet?
9) penicillin?
10) printing press?
11) car?
12) nuclear fission / energy?
13) plastics?
14) vacuum cleaner?

Who invented it? (add photo)
When and how? (How long was the process? What stages were there?)
At least 5 interesting facts about the inventor (life, education, other inventions etc).
Your opinion: What has the invention given us? Explain its importance.
Find a relevant video and prepare showing max 2 min of it.

Book report

* Choose a book which is not too easy nor too difficult for you and that you find interesting.
* It needs to have minimum 75 pages. It can contain pictures.
* Read the book through.
* Prepare your presentation. The questions are to help you - you do not need to answer all of them!

1. TITLE PAGE: title of the book

2. INTRODUCTION : author, what kind of book. Why did you choose this book?
When was it published? Where did you get that book? Have you read any other books written
by the same author.

3. SETTING (olustiku kirjeldus): Where were they? When did the story take place?
What was the landscape, nature like? What about the buildings, streets or rooms? What was
the weather like? What season was it?

4. CHARACTERS (tegelaste kirjeldus): Who were the main characters? What were they like?
How did they look like?
What did they like or dislike? What made them happy or unhappy?

5. PLOT (olulisim info tegevustiku kohta): What happened? What problems did they face?
How did the story develop?
What is the moral of the story?

6. CONCLUSION: What did you think of the book? Who do you recommend reading it?
Was it easy to understand?

Marking scale
1) Task - max 5p ( piisavalt mahukas - kui soravalt rääkida, siis eesmärgiks 2-3-minutiline
suuline ettekanne või üks A4 kirjaliku töö korral, pead sisaldama oma arvamust)
2) Organization - max 5p (ülesanne täidetud vastavalt juhistele tekitades hea ülevaate loetud raamatust,
kõik punktid täidetud, loogiline)
3) Deadline max 3p (tähtajast kinnipidamine annab 3p, mittekinnipidamine 0p,
st. pärast tähtaega pole võimalik enam hinnet "5" saada)
4) Speaking - max 5p (ladus. läbimõeldud, arusaadav hääldus, silmside kuulajatega,
üksikud märkmed võivad ees olla, maha lugemine pole lubatud)

17-18p "5", 13-16p "4", 9-12p "3", 0-8p "2"

Written report has an extra criterion:
4) Layout (kirjaliku töö vormistus ja ülesehitus)- max 5p (kas laused on õigete teemade all,
loogiline ülesehitus, korrektsus)

20-23p "5"
17-22p "4"
11-16p "3"

>10p "2"

Protest

Task 1: Watch the video and fill in the table

Where?	When?	What were they protesting against?
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Task 2: Prepare a poster and prepare your speech

1) What  are you standing up for?
2) Why? What are your aims?
3) Who has to be addressed?
4) Where are you going to protest?
5) Who do you have to inform about the protest?
6) What are the security measurements? What do all the protestants have to keep in mind?

Task 3: Give your opinion

1) What can people do when they are against a planned project?
2) What can a citizen do when they think a law is unfair or doesn't treat people equally?
3) Why are street protests dangerous? How can a peaceful demonstration go out of control? Why?
4) What do people stand up for in today's world?
5) If you were to organize a protest, what tasks would you carry out?
6) Who are most protests addressed to? Where do the protests take place?