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LESSON 2. COUNTRIES AND TASTES

Goals:
- to improve lexical and reading skills;
- to improve the skills of listening and speaking;
- to develop logical thinking;
- to cultivate interest in expanding their knowledge of the culinary traditions of
the world.
Type of the lesson: combined

PROCEDURE
І. INTRODUCTION

T: Good morning, students! How are you today?
(Students answer)
T: Last week we stared learning the topic «EATING OUT» and today we are going to
speak about «COUNTRIES AND TASTES». Let`s start our class with some warm-up quizes.

Task 1. Fill in the chart.
1) Barbecue, 2) snack, 3) brunch, 4) appetizer (the first course), 5) pudding, 6) a bite, 7)
picnic, 8) breakfast, 9) side dish, 10) sweet, 11) cookout, 12) lunch, 13) starter, 14) banquet,
15) tea, 16) feast, 17) dinner.
Meals at different times of day
A meal outside
When you quickly eat a little food
A very big meal for a lot of people
Parts of a meal
Main course / entree
Dessert

II. MAIN PART

(Checking the previous home work)

Task 2. Read and answer the questions that follow the text.
TURNING FAILURES AROUND
Most failures are symptoms that you need to make some kind of change. Although it’s
tempting to see yourself as the victim of bad luck, you’ll be better off if you figure out whether
you’re contributing to your own misfortunes Have you ever noticed, for example, that while
you always end up on the short end of fate, there are others who always seem to end up on the
right side of it? Probably, it’s no accident. Find me a person who always seems to be in the
“right place at the right time,” and I’ll show you someone who knows how to recognize and
convert opportunities to his or her own advantage.
Blaming your bad luck on someone else is worse yet. It moves the locus of control “out
there” where you can’t do anything to make it better. What you really need to do is buckle
down and figure out how to gain more control.
When you catch yourself falling into the blaming trap, a neon STOP sign should go on
in your head. Instead of falling into “poor- me, rotten- you” thinking, ask yourself how you can
turn your defeat into a more positive experience. Perhaps you’ve been unfairly treated. Can you
think of ways you could have handled the situation differently? Honestly, were you the stellar,
outstanding citizen and employee you’re now claiming to be? Did a competitor beat you,

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