1 a) Before listening a rhyme read and think. There are more than 6 billion people in the world. At this moment they are all doing something. What are they doing? •
b) Listen and read. THE WORLD IN ACTION Believe1 it or not this story is true. It talks about people like me and like you. It talks about people at this moment of time. It's not a real story in fact — it's a rhyme. In China a Chinese is chewing gum2, In France a Frenchman is having fun.
A German in Germany is cooking noodles3, An Australian in Australia is baking strudels. An Italian in Rome is singing a song. An American from New York is singing along. In England a lady is drinking tea. In my country someone is thinking of me. c) A sk and answer in pairs. chewing gum? having fun? cooking noodles? baking strudels? singing a song? singing alone? drinking tea? thinking of me? 1to believe [bi'li:v] — вірити 2a chewing gum ['Цилддлт] — жувальна гумка 3noodle [n u :d l] — локшина
