Презентация к уроку по английскому языку для 7 класса по теме "Are You a Country Mouse or a City Mouse?"

A City Mouse or a Country Mouse?

Irina Averkieva

In the Country In the City

What can you see, hear, smell?

People are … in the country/city.

• friendly/unfriendly
• helpful
• kind
• lovely
• fussy

Nature in the country/city

• beautiful landscapes
• fresh air
• clean water
• peace and quite
• gardens
• parks
• dirty streets
• crowded streets

(We can see …)

Traffic in the country/city

• heavy
• slow/fast
• convenient public transport
• constant noise and pollution
• go by car, bus, underground
• ride a bike

Lifestyle in the country/city

• Healthy/unhealthy
• Hustle and bustle
• Go to the cinema
• Go shopping
• Go to the cafe
• Visit museums
• Go fishing
• Go hiking
• Go to the forest

Cost of Living in the country/city

• High/low
• Cheap/expensive
• Rate of unemployment

How do you feel in the country/city?

• I enjoy living in the …
• I miss my …
• I feel isolated in the...

Match the words to form phrases

• beautiful
• hustle and
• high-quality
• feel
• high rate of
• friendly
• crowded
• convenient

• lifestyle
• landscapes
• isolated
• bustle
• streets
• unemployment
• people
• public transport

Complete the sentences

• In a big city you always find … public transport.
• We go for a walk in the country because we need some … and quite.
• The streets in big cities are very …
• In the country you always meet friendly and … people.
• The traffic is very … in Moscow.
• I like living in the city but I don’t like the high … of living.

Cost, heavy, crowded, helpful, peace, convenient

Complete the table

I enjoy

I can’t stand

Healthy lifestyle, heavy traffic, constant noise and pollution, convenient public transport, shops, cinemas, crowded streets, fresh air, feeling isolated, peace and quite, friendly and helpful people, beautiful landscapes, high cost of living, unhealthy lifestyle.

Answer the questions

• What can you see, hear, smell in the city/country?
• How do you feel in the city/country?

( happy, stressed, relaxed, free, worried, isolated)

• What do you enjoy/hate in the city(country)?
• Are you a country or a city mouse?

Your homework

• Write a short letter to your friend about the place you live. Tell him about people, nature, traffic, lifestyle, cost of living. Express your opinion if you like or don’t like to live here, why.