Around the world in eighty days
Read the facts and guess the name of the writer.
- He was born in France.
- He grew up surrounded by ships.
- Two of his closest friends and advisors were Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo.
- He helped to invent a genre of literature: travel writing.
- During the 20th century, his works were translated into 140 languages.
- His famous works are Journey to the Centre of the Earth, 20.000 Leagues under the Sea and others.
Jules Verne
The aim of our lesson:
to introduce to the Jules Verne’s biography and the extract from his novel “Around the World in eighty days”
The tasks of our lesson:
1. to learn
2. to listen
3. to read
4. to translate
5. to do different exercises
Phonetic Drill
grin
soil
eyebrow
trouble
in astonishment
mud
steamer
plead
in despair
shake
hand
slip
weigh
travelling cloak
well up
purchase
descend
collapse
bare
have in mind
set foot
due
Who are these characters?
What are they doing?
What did they take with them on their trip?
Match the words to their definitions.
eyebrows
grin
in despair
descended
bare
in astonishment
mud
shaking
travelling cloak
have in mind
due
set foot
soil
purchased
remember
expected
strip of hair which grows above the eyes
a warm coat worn while on a journey
got/went down
ships or boats powered by steam
wet soil or earth
bothered/concerned
bought
showing little sign of hope
with great surprise
without any covering
a broad smile
ground
trembling uncontrollably
enter or reach a place
troubled
steamers
Match the highlighted words from the text to their translation.
https://learningapps.org/watch?v=p4911ehwa23
Mark the sentences as True (T), False (F) or Not stated (NS).
F (Phileas Fogg)
1. Passepartout wants to go around the world in 80 days.
2. Fogg and Passepartout take the case with themselves.
3. Fogg took twenty thousand pounds in his journey.
4. Mr Fogg purchased three first-class tickets for Paris.
5. Fogg and Passepartout leave London on 21 st December.
6. Phileas Fogg has got wife and children.
F (carpet bag)
T
F (two)
F (They are due back in London)
NS
Homework
SB p.89. Ex.6
Reflection
• Three facts about Jules Verne’s biography
• Three events from the extract of the novel “Around the World in 80 Days”
• Five new words from the vocabulary
