English lesson 'Food and Drinks' (development writing and reading skills)

ЛИЦЕЙ при КАЗАХСКОЙ ГОЛОВНОЙ АКАДЕМИИ АРХИТЕКТУРЫ И СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА

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Discipline: English                                                               Grade : 8

Term: forth

Teacher: Agabekova A.D.

Lesson:8(_ week)

Theme:   Food and Drink

True/False

Explanation

1

Advertisers    have    found   a    way    of

protecting kids from adverts.

2

Junk food companies are targeting kids

who play in playgrounds.

3

Over 80% of food companies use the

Internet to target kids.

4

Online ads are better than TV ads at getting kids hooked on products.

5                      “Advergame”   may    become    a    new English word.

6                     Advergames encourage kids to mail their friends about new products.

7                     Kids can get extra online power if they buy specially-packaged goods.

Many people believe the ads can help combat childhood

Task 2. Write a summary of the article ‘Food companies targeting kids online’. When writing the summary there are three main requirements:

1.  The summary should cover the original as a whole.

2.  The material should be presented in a neutral fashion.

3.  The summary should be a condensed version of the material, presented in your own words.

Summary

Answer keys

Task 1

1.             False/ Greedy marketing executives have found a new way of selling their products to children.

2.             False/ The world’s junk food makers are trying to sell their products to children who play games online.

3.             True/ A new report says more than eighty percent of the world’s food companies are using this sly new method.

4.             True/ The report says online ads are more effective than TV ads at hooking children.

5.             True/ The report brings a new word into the English vocabulary – the “advergame”.

6.             True/ They encourage children to e-mail their friends about products and brands.

7.             True/ Children can increase their chances of winning games by buying the products and typing in special codes found inside the packaging.

8.             False/ Many people are worried about the role food advertising plays in childhood obesity.

8                     The learners can explain their choice by paraphrasing or using their own wordsobesity.

Descriptor

A learner

Task 1

·         reads the text;

·         answers the questions correctly

·         explains his/her choice by giving examples from the article;

Task 2

·         write a summary of the text;

·         organizes paragraphs logically using cohesive devices;

·         write using his/her own words;

·         uses appropriate grammar structures;

·         demonstrates a variety of vocabulary on the topic.