Transcript 130 years from A. A. Milne birth

130 years from
A. A. Milne’s birth
For the 8th form
Plans for the lesson
 to remember the words and
expressions
 to revise the poem
 to speak about A. A. Milne’s life
and his characters
 to work in groups and present
your own small projects about A.
A. Milne
Match the descriptions with the pictures
 Is only a year younger
than Christopher Robin
 Likes thistles
 Was the present of the
neighbours
 Has to eat Extract of
Malt
 Is very hospitable and has
always had smth tasty to
eat
 Is an invented character
 Was one of the teachers
of A.A.Milne
 Was an adorable son
 Was married A.A.Milne
Spell these words
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[ ‘f∧si]
[ tri’mendəs]
[ ‘glu:mi]
[‘æŋk∫əs]
[ ‘soləmli]
[ weit]
[ ‘m∧mbl]
[ ‘mε:mə]
[ po:]
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[ ‘promis]
[ pə’tikjulə]
[ kən’denst]
[ ‘straipi]
[ kən’sidərə]
[ ‘intə’lekt∫uəl]
[ ‘kjuəriəs]
[ ‘hju:mə]
Recite the poem
Waiting at the Window
! of rain
There are my two drops
Waiting on the window-pane.
I am waiting here to see
Which the winning one will be.
Both of them have different names.
One is John and one is James.
All the best and all the worst
Comes from which of them is first.
James had just begun to ooze.
He’s the one I want to lose.
John is waiting to begin.
He’s the one I want to win.
James is going slowly on.
Something sorts of sticks to John
John is moving off at last.
James is going pretty fast.
John is rushing down the pane.
James is going slow again.
James has met a sort of smear.
John is getting very near.
Is he going fast enough?
( James has found a piece of fluff)
John has hurried quickly by.
James was talking to a fly.
John is there, and John has won!
Look! I told you! Here’s the sun!
Fill in the missing words
Are there any ________topics you would like to explain further? careless
His silence made me __________.
lonely
whisper
He smiled and ______ when he saw me.
waved
The average ________ of a baby at birth is just over three kilos.
curious
He __________ something about not wanting to go to work.
gloomy
The police chief ________ tougher action against criminals.
The prince gave a ________ promise to find Cinderella.
mysterious
The strong wind made the flowers _____ to the ground.
weight
If you say that the sky is _______ you mean that the sky is covered
with clouds.
promised
They are investigators of the _________ disappearance of a young
man.
anxious
bend
She must feel desperately ______ with all her family in Scotland.
Little children are usually _______ and _______.
solemn
It is not allowed in theatres speak loud during the performance,
particular
you have to speak in a ________ .
murmured
Describe the appearance
 Hair
 Nose
 Eyebrows
 Eyes
 Eyelashes
 Mouth
 Teeth
 Chin
 Figure
 Beard/
moustache
 Character
 Personality
 Education
 Life
What do you know about
A. A. Milne’s life?
• Where was A. A. Milne
born? What century was it?
• What do you know about
his studying?
• What journal did he work
in?
• When did he publish his
first book?
• What can you say about his
first book?
• How much did he earn in
the journal?
What do you know about
A. A. Milne’s life?
• What do you know about his
wife?
• Why did A. A. Milne have to
return home from the front
line?
• What child did Mrs. Milne hope
for?
• Describe Christopher Milne
• Why did A. A. Milne rent a
house?
• What was the first book A. A.
Milne wrote for children?
What do you know about
A. A. Milne’s life?
• What did A. A. Milne write
about in his book “Winnie-thePooh”?
• Why did Ernest Shepard draw
sketches of Christopher Robin
with a bear?
• What was A. A. Milne’s secret
for success?
• What do you know about
Christopher Milne?
What do you know about
A. A. Milne’s life?
• What happened to Winniethe-Pooh and other toy
animals when Christopher
Milne went off to school?
• What can you say about
Christopher Milne’s toys?
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6)
Winnie-the-Pooh
Piglet
Tigger
Rabbit
Kanga and Roo
Eeyore
In pairs: Make your own small projects
Use the information
that you have found
in the Internet
 The life of A. A. Milne
 A. A. Milne’s creation
 A. A. Milne’s family
 A. A. Milne’s characters
Finish the phrase
A. A. MILNE’S
SUCCESS WAS … …
Put marks
for this
lesson in
your
groups
Your homework is …
To summarize what
we have
discussed today and
give a 3 min. talk
Thank you for your work
Don’t forget people who create
a special world for children!