Happy English.ru-5: December 2011

Unit 3.
Lesson 1 Come to Russia - Как оформлять e-mail? Как можно использовать переписку по электронной почте для обучения? Как можно найти друзей по переписке для школьников?
http://www.english-for-techies.net/Q%20&am...ting-emails.pdf - advice on how to write e-mails
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/usia/harrisw...ticle/Body.html - an article on how to use e-mails and internet services for interschool telecommunication projects
Here are some websites where you can find penpals:
www.interpals.net, www.mylanguageexchange.com, www.eun.org, http://www.globalclassroom.org/, http://www.iearn.org/,
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~penpals/index.html
http://www.iwaynet.net/~jwolve/school.html
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/penpals.htm http://www.europa-pages.com/school_form.html
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
http://www.calvertschool.org/community/pen-pals/
http://www.pen-friends.net/england.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/wales.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/scotland.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/ireland.html
http://www.ipfeurope.com
http://www.europa-pages.com/penpal_form.html

Lesson 5. A room for Rob - А какие дома бывают в Англии? Где можно найти фотографии английских домов? Где взять готовые описания комнат? Как выглядели дома в Англии в старину? Как можно устроить виртуальную экскурсию по английскому дому?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...uses/houses.htm - types of houses in England, with pictures
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...main/index.html - photographs of houses in Kent, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_house_types – a list of house types with links to their descriptions
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk...ypes-of-houses/ - illustrated information about the most common types of houses in England
http://www.findaflat.com/ - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency
http://www.homefromhome.co.uk/?gclid=COCBx...CFRC7Zwod4WhooA - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/house.html - inside an English house, as described by a 10-year old boy, with photographs
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_...english/map.htm - a tour of a virtual English house
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses.html - English houses and homes through history – descriptions and pictures

Lesson 6. There's no computer in Masha's room - Где можно взять рассказ английского школьника о его комнате?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ik/bedroom.html - a 10-year old boy tells about his bedroom

Lesson 7. How many rooms are there in the hotel – Какие самые крупные отели в мире? Как понимали что такое «вежливый ребенок» раньше? Какие существуют правила поведения для детей в современном обществе?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_large...ls_in_the_world — a list of the largest hotels in the world with links to information about each of them
http://www.victoriaspast.com/ChildEtiquett...ldEtiquette.htm - rules of etiquette for children in Victorian England
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:O3Nkj...=clnk&gl=ru – Victorian etiquette and interactive etiquette games for children
http://www.a-to-z-of-manners-and-etiquette...r-children.html — manners and etiquette for children
http://tipnut.com/12-rules-of-etiquette-for-children/ - 12 rules of etiquette for children
http://www.oprah.com/article/relationships...0212_kidmanners — 10 etiquette rules for children

Lesson 9. Project “A visit to the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace” - Где найти дополнительную информацию для детей об Empire State Building и Buckingham Palace?
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/em/Em..._State_Building — kids encyclopaedia entry about the Empire State Building
http://www.esbnyc.com/kids/kids_faq.cfm — the most frequently asked question from kids and answers about the Empire State Building
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CU...nghampalace.htm — main information with illustrations on Buckingham Palace
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/bu/Buckingham_Palace — brief encyclopaedia article for children about Buckingham Palace

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