Read the following questions and circle the best answer.
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- A.K. Izmukhanova, N.A. Aubakir
- Read the descriptions below of a normal day in the lives of two children.
- Write short questions ending in a preposition in response to these statements.
- Choose an answer from a,b,c, d, e.
- Public Health System in Kazakhstan
- Have you done something different from what was advised in a particular situation and found out it was wrong after reading the text? What happened?
- Discuss possible answers with a partner. Remember to support your ideas.
- Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
- Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect or Perfect Continuous Tenses
- What can acupuncture be used to treat?
- Choose the correct answers to the questions
- Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers.
- There are many types of sports. Can you name some sports in these categories? Use the words from chart below.
- Kazakhstan's foreign policy will be based on the principles of balance, consistency and pragmatism - E. Idrissov
- Listen to the audio one more time and retell the key information to your partner.
- Read the following questions and circle the best answer.
- Look at the photos. Identify the crime, which they represent. What could be the punishment for it?What should you do to protect yourself from such crimes?
- Richard Mann has been committing crimes since he was a boy.
- Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.
- Read the text. Predict which words are omitted.
- Look at the case studies below and answer the questions posed with respect to the key criminal elements covered above (e.g. mens rea, actus reus, party to an offence).
- Look at the list of youth crimes and rate each, which is the most serious one?
- Listen to an audio on Dr Christine Goodall, Director of the charity Medics Against Violence, talking about violence as a cause of crime in Scotland.
- Choose consecutive interpreters (to interpret the speakers into Kazakh/Russian)
- Make up about 5-10 questions according to the text and discuss the questions in pairs.
- Written example of narrative tenses in use
- Listen again and make a list of about 5-10 questions
- Answer the questions. Work in groups of 4 or as a class.
- Read the following text and entitle it.
- Discuss in pairs following questions
- Unit 4 culture and the arts in human life
- Play a game “If you had the chance”.
- What do you think of contemporary art now? Have you changed your opinion after reading the texts?
- Must have - Might have - Should have - Can't have
- Zhanar Dungalova Is the New Golden Voice of the Turkic World
- Look at the pictures. What do they show?
- Do you like opera? When was the last time you saw one? Did you enjoy it?
- Work with your partner. Cover the second part.
- English in the press British or American? Find out whether these extracts deal with a British or an American issue.
- Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- Now divide into groups and find benefits and dangers of television.
- Read the article “Email - a good thing or a bad thing?” and speak about the positive and negative sides of emails or debate
- Read the questions and choose the right answer.
- Modern means of communication have introduced relevant changes in our lives; some believe benefits outweigh disadvantages, others the opposite. Discuss your view and state your opinion.
- Look at the following pictures and discuss with a partner the news items in the radio clip. Can you put the pictures in order that they were mentioned?
- Select one of the following vocabulary acquisition activities.
- Complete the passage below by filling the gaps with the correct forms of thewords in a box below.
- Read the following sample letter
- Uncountable and plural nouns
- Make a list of 5-10 questions and discuss it in pairs.
1. In paragraph one, what does the word “it” refers to?
(A) Nation
(B) Law
(C) The United States
(D) The constitution
2. In paragraph one, how many amendments have been added to the U.S. constitution to date?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 27
(D) 12
3. In paragraph one, it can be inferred that the Bill of Rights is…
(A) The 10 amendments the first Congress ratified ensuring American's basic rights
(B) The 10 amendments the first Congress ratified ensuring American's fundamental rights
(C) The 10 amendments the first Congress ratified ensuring American's civil liberties
(D) All of the above 1212
4. In paragraph two, how many articles does the U.S. constitution have?
(A) Nine
(B) Eight
(C) Seven
(D) More than 20
5. In paragraph two, the word “places” is closest in meaning to…
(A) Puts
(B) Advertises
(C) Recognizes
(D) Organizes
6. In paragraph two, from the phrase "article VII stipulates that the constitution can only become operational after ratification by nine states," it can be inferred that
(A) Ratification of the constitution by nine states was good
(B) Ratification of the constitution by nine states was optional
(C) Ratification of the constitution by nine states was easy
(D) Ratification of the constitution by nine states was required
7. In paragraph three, president's power to veto laws passed by Congress is an example of
(A)Judicial review
(B) Conflict of interests
(C) Review
(D) Checks and balances
8. In paragraph three, what does the word “its” refer to?
(A) Power
(B) Branch
(C) One
(D) System
Post-Reading Activities
Language focus
Write off five new words or expressions from the text and make up sentences with them.
Focus on translation/interpretation
INTERPRETATION TASK
Work in pairs changing roles from time to time
Student A
Try your best to sight interpret chunks of the texts above.
Student B
Check the sight interpretation of the Student A for any grammatical, structural and lexical mistakes (be critical).
Task 1
Prepare a speech.
Describe some of the distinctive features of KZ legal system and constitution, first as if to a foreign lawyer, then as if to a foreign lay person.
Task 2
Talk on the ‘human rights’ issue in the world. Do you think it’s similar everywhere around the world? Or do some countries honor the human rights more than others?
 
Task
Write an article for an international magazine about constitutional and legal status of a citizen of Kazakhstan. Mention basic human rights and its protection. Are you proud of being a citizen of Kazakhstan?
TIPS
Writing an article for a magazine is slightly different than writing essays. Here are few facts about articles in general.
1) The title needs to be loud, meaning you need to catch the reader’s attention with the headline.
2) Good article is always informative and easy to read at the same time.
3) The conclusion of an article makes people think and leaves with more unanswered questions.
 
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