The Railway Children

The Railway Children

The aims for this lesson

• introduce phrasal verbs;
• introduce adjectives describing character;
• reading for gist and detailed comprehension.

Read the text. Choose A, B, C or D for questions 1-5.

1 – just saw the railway to go to the zoo.

2 – helping her children.

3 – played with them.

4 – injure Peter.

5 – he had caught a cold.

Let’s translate the words in bold.

Ordinary suburban – обычный пригородный;

tiled – выложенный плиткой;

bells – звонок;

French window – двустворчатое окно до пола;

estate agent – агент по недвижимости;

dull – скучный;

refurnishing – переоборудование;

• mumps – свинка (болезнь);
• nursery – детская комната;
• heap – куча;
• merry – весёлый;
• cross – сердитый;
• unjust – несправедливый;
• was over and done with – было покончено;
• dreadful – ужасный;
• model – модель;
• charm – обаяние, очарование;
• last – длиться;
• intention – намерение;
• inexperience – неопытность,
• bang – треск, грохот.

March the highlighted phrasal verbs with their meanings (exercise 4(b), p 35).

Give your copybook to your neighbor.

• grew up – became an adult,
• made up – invented,
• getting off – recovering from,
• went off – exploded,
• turned out – proved to be.

• who are the main characters of the story?
• What are the names of the children?
• Where did they live?
• Have you seen the film based on it?
• How did the mother spend her days?
• Who was the youngest child?
• How old was Peter?
• What present did he get for his birthday?

Let us say.

The mother is reliable and loving because she’s always there to help the children with homework and everything they need. She is creative and imaginative because she writes stories and poems for the children. She is also funny because she writes funny poems for them.

The father is fair because he is never unjust with the children. He is also funny and creative because he comes up with funny reasons why he doesn’t want to play a game

with the children. He is loving because he cares about their feelings and wants them always to be happy.

Homework

• Ex. 7, p. 35. Learn words

• Thank you for the lesson