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English through TV-series
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Unit
1. Christmas ………………………………………………………………………………… 3
2. Feelings ……………………………………………………………………………………10
3. Vacations &Travelling …………………………………………………………………...18
4. Quiz 1………………………………………………………………………………………26
5. Jobs & Occupations ………………………………………………………………………27
6. At the restaurant ………………………………………………………………………….36
7. At the shop ………………………………………………………………………………...43
8. Quiz 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………...50
9. In hospital …………………………………………………………………………………51
10. In court …………………………………………………………………………………….59
11. Money ……………………………………………………………………………………...67
12. Quiz 3 ……………………………………………………………………………………...77
13. Answer Key ……………………………………………………………………………….79
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Unit 1 Christmas
4
Discuss
How do Americans celebrate Christmas? How do Armenians celebrate it?
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Vocabulary to go
We have paper “Christmas tree”. Let’s “decorate” it with the new words and their
Armenian equivalents by matching them.
adorable – սքանչելի
annoying - ձանձրալի
appreciate - գնահատել
casual - առօրյա
contest - մրցում
disappointed - հիասթափված
exhausted - ուժասպառ
hang – կախել
scary - ահավոր
slip - սայթաքել
unavailable - անհասանելի
unbearable - անտանելի
weird – խորհրդավոր, տարօրինակ
worried - անհանգստացած
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Practice
Vocabulary checkers: To move checkers on the board, use the words in the
squares correctly in a sentence. Tell a quick story on one another’s sentences.
adorable
annoying
appreciate
contest
definitely
disappointed
quick
scary
slip
weird
worried
casual
exhausted
suppose
hang
assume
apparently
disappointed
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Hot seat: Make teams. Choose one person from your team for the hot seat. Your
team mates describe the words on the cards, using synonyms, antonyms,
definitions and gestures. The student in the hot seat listens to their team mates and
tries to guess the word.
Drum
Gift
Lights
Miracle
Outfit
Reindeer
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Watch the episode here
http://fullepisodes.biz/friends-s07e10-season-7- episode-10-the-one-with-the-
holiday-armadillo-s7e10-with-english-subtitles_0187338ee.html
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Unit 2 Feelings
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Crazy, Cupid, Love
Discuss
What holiday is Valentine’s day? Do you have a similar day in your country? What
holiday is it?
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Vocabulary to go
affection – կապվածություն
awful – սարսափելի
charming - հմայիչ
cheesy – գարշելի
complicated – խճճված
fault – մեղք
honeymoon – մեղրամիս
horrid – ահավոր
incredible – անհավանական
inspired – ոգեշնչված
loathe – ատել
overwhelmed - ճնշված
ridiculous - ծիծաղելի
sweethearts - սիրահարված զույգ
terrible – սարսափելի
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We have paper “broken hearts”, some of them with English words and the others
with Armenian ones. So let’s find the half of each heart and stick on the
Valentine’s Day board.
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Practice
Spin the Bottle: Sit around the board where we have the new vocabulary. Take turns and
spin the bottle. Make a sentence with the word the bottle shows.
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Adjectives
Look at the pictures. For the next sixty seconds, write down as many adjectives as
you can think of to describe the picture. At the end of the minute, compare your
lists.
Blair
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Serena Dan
17
Watch the episode here
https://thewatchseries.ru/gossip-girl-season-5-ffh-episode-15
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Unit 3 Vacations and Travelling
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Find someone who …
Interview each other asking questions about vacations and travelling. Then tell the
class what you have found out.
loves to spend his/her vacations on the beach
loves to spend his/her vacations in the city
loves to travel by plane
loves to travel by car
loves winter vacations
loves summer vacations
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Vocabulary to go
air pocket – օդապարկ
beach – լողափ
cockpit - օդաչուի խցիկ
fasten seatbelts - ամրացնել
ամրագոտիները
island - կղզի
rescue boat - փրկարարական նավակ
pilot – օդաչու
plane – ինքնաթիռ
sun block - արևից պաշտպանող կրեմ
stuff – նյութ
switch – անցել
thrilled – ոգևորված
transceiver – հաղորդիչ, ընդունիչ
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You have a lot of new words on the air balloon. Now find the Armenian
equivalents of the words and stick them next to the English versions.
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Present Simple Tense
I love to travel. Do I love to travel by
plane?
I don’t love winter
vacations.
You love to travel. Do you love to travel by
plane?
You don’t love winter
vacations.
He/she loves to travel. Does he/she love to travel
by plane?
He/she doesn’t love
winter vacations.
We love to travel. Do we love to travel by
plane?
We don’t love winter
vacations.
You love to travel. Do you love to travel by
plane?
You don’t love winter
vacations.
They love to travel. Do they love to travel by
plane?
They don’t love winter
vacations.
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Board game
Start
What does
“air pocket”
mean?
Use the word
“beach” in
the present
situation.
Make a
sentence
with “fasten
seatbelts”.
Move
Ahead 3
Spaces
What does
“rescue
boat” mean?
Super
Skip
Use the word
“island” in
the present
situation.
Move
Back 3
Spaces
Make a
sentence
with “sun
block”.
Use the word
“plane” in
the present
situation.
What does
“stuff”
mean?
Oh No!
Go Back
Make a
sentence
with
“thrilled”.
What 3
things do
you need on
the island?
Move
Ahead 2
Spaces
What 3
things do
you need in
the plane?
Finish
25
Watch the episode here
http://xmovies8.tv/movie/Lost-season-1-2005-
161005/watching.html?episode_id=12731
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Quiz 1: Review of Units 1-3
1. Match the words with their Armenian equivalents.
1. adorable a. օդապարկ
2. annoying b. ամրացնել ամրագոտիները
3. casual c. փրկարարական նավակ
4. disappointed d. սարսափելի
5. exhausted e. հմայիչ
6. awful f. գարշելի
7. charming g. խճճված
8. cheesy h. ահավոր
9. complicated i. սքանչելի
10. horrid j. ձանձրալի
11. air pocket k. առօրյա
12. fasten seatbelts l. հիասթափված
13. rescue boat m. ուժասպառ
2. Make sentences with the following words and expressions.
stuff _____________________________________________________
inspired ___________________________________________________
ridiculous _________________________________________________
terrible ____________________________________________________
weird _____________________________________________________
worried ___________________________________________________
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Unit 4 Jobs and Occupations
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Answer the questions.
What is Amy’s occupation?
What is Penny’s occupation?
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Vocabulary to go
achieve a goal - հասնել նպատակին
actress - դերասանուհի
geology department -
երկրաբանության ֆակուլտետ
pharmaceutical company -
դեղագործական ընկերություն
physicist - ֆիզիկոս
quit – թողնել
science – գիտություն
support – աջակցություն
waitress - մատուցողուհի
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Collect the vocabulary puzzle by pairing up the words with their Armenian
equivalents.
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Vocabulary bingo: You have bingo cards with the names of jobs. Begin calling
out the definitions of the words. Players must then identify the word being
described based on the definition given and find it on their cards. Continue playing
until one player fills in the boxes and calls out “Bingo!” Rotate and reuse cards to
play several rounds.
Actress Chef Waitress
Scientist Nurse Physicist
Judge Vet Lawyer
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WH Questions
What?
Who?
Whom?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
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Write a name on the paper, fold it, exchange the papers. Then answer the question
“with whom?” Again fold the paper and exchange. The next questions are “where?
what is he/she doing?” In the end read out loud the sentences that you have on the
papers.
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Watch the episode here
http://fenglish.ru/movie/the_big_bang_theory-s07e13/
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Unit 5 At the Restaurant
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How I Met your Mother
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Discuss
What are friends talking about at the restaurant?
Vocabulary to go
delicious - համեղ
hang out – զվարճանալ
meatloaf - մսով ռուլետ
order – պատվիրել
pretzels - բլիթներ
soft drinks - ոչ ալկոհոլային
ըմպելիքներ
utensils – պարագաներ
book - պատվիրել
napkin – անձեռոցիկ
tip – թեյավճար
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Now fill in the menu with the new words and their Armenian equivalents.
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Practice
Make pairs and make short dialogues “At the restaurant”. Use the new vocabulary
and countable & uncountable nouns. Act the dialogues out with your pair.
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Countable & Uncountable nouns
Countables Uncountables
You can count them
Have a singular and plural form
You can’t count them
Refer to substances and liquids
a lot of, some
A few
many
A little
much
Watch the episode here
http://fullepisodes.biz/watch-online-free-himym-s04-e06-how-i-met-your-mother-
season-4-episode-6-happily-ever-after-s4-e6-with-english-
subtitles_c0dc82cd5.html
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Unit 6 At the Shop
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Discuss
What shopping list did the roommates have? How did Hector do shopping?
What clothes did the roommates choose for Hector? What did he buy himself?
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Vocabulary to go
corn flakes – եգիպտացորենի
փաթիլներ
customer - հաճախորդ
fancy dress - շքեղ զգեստ
leather jacket - կաշվե պիջակ
melon – սեխ
old- fashioned - հնաոճ
pyjamas – ննջազգեստ
shopkeeper – վաճառող
size - չափ
try on - փորձել
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You have cloth labels with the new words. Find their pairs with Armenian
equivalents and tie them together.
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Practice
On the sticky labels there are words from the new vocabulary. You should explain
the word to the person who has it on his/her forehead and he/she should guess the
word.
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Modals
Could Polite request Could you give me some
lemons?
Would Polite request Would you try on that
leather jacket, please?
Shopping time
Make conversations. In pairs imagine a situation about shopping. Use the new
vocabulary and modals “could”, “would”. Act them out.
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Watch the episode here
http://fullepisodes.biz/extra-english-episode-2-hector-goes-
shopping_382edb70c.html
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Quiz 2: Review of Units 4-6
1. Match the words with their Armenian equivalents.
1. customer a. թողնել
2. leather jacket b. հասնել նպատակին
3. size c. դեղագործական ընկերություն
4. quit d. հաճախորդ
5. achieve a goal e. կաշվե պիջակ
6. pharmaceutical company f. չափ
7. soft drinks g. համեղ
8. utensils h. պարագաներ
9. delicious i. ոչ ալկոհոլային ըմպելիքներ
2. Make sentences with the following words and expressions.
try on ___________________________________________________________
support __________________________________________________________
hang out _________________________________________________________
order ____________________________________________________________
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Unit 7 In hospital
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Discuss
The patient lost his consciousness. What was the reason? What did the doctors
find out?
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Vocabulary to go
abdominal pain – որովայնային ցավ
blood pressure – արյան ճնշում
contagious – վարակիչ
cough – հազ
diagnosis – ախտորոշում
disease - հիվանդություն
emergency – արտակարգ
fever - տենդ
fluid – հեղուկ
health insurance - առողջության
ապահովագրություն
infection – վարակ
intestines - աղիքներ
kidneys - երիկամներ
lungs - թոքեր
rash – ցան
recovery - վերականգնում
scratchy throat - չոր կոկորդ
sore - հիվանդ
treat - բուժել
treatment - բուժում
upset stomach - ստամոքսի
խանգարում
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Make two groups. We have two jars and new words from the episode. Each group
should fill in the jars with the “pills” of new words and their translations as fast as
possible. The group that fills the jar first wins.
Last Man Standing
To play the game, grab a ball
and form a circle. Begin by
shouting a word from the new
vocabulary and tossing the
ball at a student. That student
will shout another word and
throw the ball to another
student. As each person
catches the ball, they need to
come up with another word.
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Modals
Should Advice - I’ve got a terrible
headache.
- You should take a
painkiller.
Must Internal obligation - I’ve got an
abdominal pain. I
must go to the
doctor.
Have to External obligation - You have a rash on
your arm. You have
to go to the hospital.
It can be
contagious.
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Practice
Now it’s time to role play.
It’s a TV program “Live Healthy”. Each student has his/her role. Take cards and
find out who you are: a host, a doctor or a patient. And here is the poster to help
you.
Live Healthy
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58
Watch the episode here
http://xmovies8.tv/movie/House-M-D-Season-1-
2005/watching.html?episode_id=47192
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Unit 8 In Court
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Discuss
What crime was conducted in the episode? Who was killed? Who was suspected to
be the murderer? What did detectives find out at the end?
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Vocabulary to go
accuse, accusation – մեղադրել,
մեղադրանք
argue - վիճել
arrest – ձերբակալել, կալանք
average – միջին
client – հաճախորդ
conceal – թաքցնել
constitution – Սահմանադրություն
crime – հանցանք
defense - պաշտպանություն
innocent - անմեղ
instruct – հրահանգել
Justice Department -
արդարադատության
նախարարություն
mass casualties - զանգվածային զոհեր
murder – սպանել, սպանություն
premeditated – կանխամտածված
private investigator - մասնավոր քննիչ
resist – դիմադրել
suicide - ինքնասպանություն
suspect – կասկածել, կասկածյալ
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You have paper handcuffs with the new words and their Armenian equivalents. In
two groups bind the parts of handcuffs so that each word has the correct
equivalent.
Hangman
Make two groups. Choose one group to be the "host". If you are the host, choose a
secret word. Draw a blank line for each letter in the word. Start guessing letters if
you are the player. Fill the letter in the blanks if the players guess correctly. Draw
part of the "hangman" when the players guess wrong.
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Practice
Now it’s time to role play.
You are in Court. Each student has his/her role. Take cards and find out who you
are: a judge or a lawyer. A lawyer reads the case and the judge makes decision
about the case. And here is the poster to help you.
18-year-old Miranda worked in a shoe-shop. She lost her job when she stole $92
from the shop.
Nigel is 38. He drank a bottle of wine and then drove home.
He had a car accident and killed a 13-year-old boy.
Stacey, aged 22, was caught selling marijuana at a disco. At her flat about 50 grams
of the drug was found. (value / around $250).
Samira is 32. She killed her husband with a knife while he was asleep. He had been
very cruel and violent with her for more than 10 years, and he often had girlfriends.
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“Your Honor”
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Passive Voice
Structure: be + past participle
Active sentence Passive sentence
The police caught the thieves. The thieves were caught by the police.
to sentence somebody
to
death
prison
community service
or
to fine somebody
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Watch the episode here
http://xmovies8.tv/movie/lie-to-me-2009/watching.html?episode_id=49951
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Money
Before you watch
Is corruption a kind of crime?
Is corruption common in your country? If yes, in what spheres?
Is corruption a serious threat for the society? Are there any solutions
to stop it? If yes, what solutions would you suggest?
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Let’s Discuss
What problems related to money did Hanna’s family have?
Why do you think the money disappeared?
What other mysterious things did you notice in the episode?
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Vocabulary to go
afford - միջոցներ ունենալ
borrow - փոխ առնել
current - ընթացիկ
loan – փոխառություն
mortgage – գրավ
pay back - վճարել ետ
payments – վճարումներ
property – սեփականություն
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You have “vocabulary bills” with the new words and their Armenian equivalents.
Make two groups. In your groups make word pairs with the English words and the
Armenian ones and stick them on the paper “pouch”.
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First Conditional
Structure – If + Simple Present … will + verb
If you work hard, you will get a high salary.
If you get a high salary, you will buy a car.
...
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Money won't create success, the freedom to make it
will. - Nelson Mandela
You aren't wealthy until you have something money
can't buy. - Garth Brooks
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Practice
Role Play “At the Bank”
The conversations take place at the bank. There are four different situations. For
each situation two people are needed. Take cards for your roles: a customer or a
cashier. Make dialogues using first conditional and the new vocabulary. Here are
some more words to help you.
Withdraw Հանել
Balance Հաշվեկշիռ
Account Հաշիվ
exchange rate Փոխարժեք
change money գումար փոխել
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1. Exchanging money
2. Checking balance
3. Withdrawing money
4. Loan
76
Watch the episode here
http://megashare.at/watch-pretty-little-liars-season-1-episode-12-online-
TWpRNU5RPT0
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Quiz 3: Review of Units 1-9
1. Make sentences with the following words and expressions.
afford ________________________________________________________
borrow _______________________________________________________
utensils _______________________________________________________
loan _________________________________________________________
delicious _____________________________________________________
exhausted _____________________________________________________
payments _____________________________________________________
disappointed __________________________________________________
adorable ______________________________________________________
annoying _____________________________________________________
2. Make a small dialogue or a situation with the following words and
expressions. Use at least 10 words.
abdominal pain, blood pressure, contagious, cough, diagnosis, disease,
infection, intestines, kidneys, lungs, rash, emergency, fever, fluid,
treatment, upset stomach, recovery, scratchy throat, health insurance,
terrible, worried
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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3. Write a news report about crime with the following words and
expressions. Use at least 10 words.
accuse, argue, arrest, average, client, conceal, constitution, crime, defense,
innocent, instruct, Justice Department, mass casualties, premeditate, private
investigator, resist, suicide, suspect, support, weird
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
1.1.
1. - i
2. - j
3. - k
4. - l
5. - m
6. - d
7. - e
8. - f
9. - g
10. - h
11. - a
12. - b
13. – c
2.1
1. – d
2. – e
3. – f
4. – a
5. – b
6. –c
7. – i
8. – h
9. - g
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