Конспект урока "Culture in my life"

Конспект урока в 11 классе

Culture in my life

Objectives:

1. to develop students’ ability to communicate effectively on the topic;
2. to develop thinking skills such as problem solving;
3. to teach students to express their point of view;
4. to develop students’ social and interpersonal skills;
5. to develop students’ skills of unprepared speech

Materials and equipment: worksheets, a computer, projector.

Level: Intermediate.

Procedure

I. Greetings. Introduction to the topic.

Teacher: Good morning! I’m glad to see you! How are you?

To cheer you up I’d like you to sing a song. Open your book at page

Phonetic warm up:

I Just Call to say I love you

by Stevie Wonder

No New Year's Day To celebrate No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away No first of spring No song to sing In fact here's just another ordinary day

No April rain No flowers bloom No wedding Saturday within the month of June But what it is, Is something true Made up of these three words that I must say to you

I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

No summer's high No warm July No harvest moon to light one tender August night No autumn breeze No falling leaves Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies

No Libra sun No Halloween No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring But what it is, Though old so new To fill your heart like no three words could ever do

I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care, I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

Teacher: Thank you! What do you think, why are these three words “though old so new” more important than anything else?

And now, listen to the poem, please!

That time of year thou mayst in me behold

When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,

Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

In me thou seest the twilight of such day

As after sunset fadeth in the west,

Which by and by black night doth take away,

Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.

In me thou seest the glowing of such fire

That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,

As the death-bed whereon it must expire,

Consumed with that which it was nourished by.

This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,

To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Do you know the author of this poem?

He is William Shakespear. And it is his the 73th sonnet.

Teacher: We often hear such names as Pushkin and Shakespear, Leonardo da Vinci and Levitan, Stevie Wonder and Dmitriy Hvorostovskiy and many others. So, what is your opinion about the topic of our lesson?

Pupil’s answer:

Teacher:Yes, you are right, we continue to speak about culture.

But what is Culture? We tried to answer this question during the period of studying the topic “Steps to understanding culture” So, for today we should understand the role of culture in our life”. As for your home work you should make a presentation. Let’s watch it.

To give the definition of culture we will also watch a video “What is Culture?”

After watching it the pupil write on the board associogram.

• Literature and Music
• Values and Beliefs
• Customs and Traditions
• Museums and Picture Galleries
• Theatre and Cinema
• Patterns of Behaviour
• The Language We Speak
• Morals and Beliefs
• Rules and Laws in Community
• Fashion (the clothes we wear)
• Cuisine (what and how we eat)

Teacher: But why is culture so important for us?

Possible answers:

• Through culture we understand what is acceptable and what is not
• It helps to estimate our actions
• Teaches us rules of behavior
• It shapes our personality
• It helps to socialize
• Creates a feeling of belonging and togetherness
• Helps civilization to survive

Step 4. Art

Teacher: We can speak about either material, or spiritual culture. Art is both.

Art has been a part of our life for as long as humanity has existed. For thousands of years people have been creating, looking at, criticizing, and enjoying art. That’s why there are so many proverbs and sayings about art, and one of them is on the board.

“Art is long, life is short”,

What kind of art is your favourite? What is your favourite singer? What do you know about such well-known singer as Stevie Wonder?

Let’s do such a task.

Fill in the blanks with the words below. Two words are odd.

a)  already

b)  enjoyed

c)  exciting

d)  famous

e)  held

f)  interested

g)  spent

h)  still

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder achieved early success as a hit-making musician. He is 1_____________for his unusual style. When Wonder was four, he 2_____________singing in the church choir and banging out rhythms on his mom's pots and pans. A family friend gave Wonder a harmonica, which he played day and night. Everybody knew that little Wonder was really 3_____________in music. Then a neighbour let him play their piano. The boy came to the neighbour every day and 4_____________ a lot of time playing the piano.

When he was 9, self-taught Wonder would make music shows for the neighbours. It was 5_____________ to see how he switched from instrument to instrument and played with great enthusiasm and style. At just 11, Wonder released his first album. He 6_____________ remains the youngest solo singer to get to the top of the pop charts.

Visiting Museums and Galleries

Teacher: Do you agree that nothing can be fun than visiting museums and galleries? What famous museums and galleries do you know? Do you like to go to the museums and picture galleries?

What famous painters do you know?

Pupil tells about some famous museums and galleries: The Hermitage, Tretyakov Gallery, National Gallery of London, Louvre…

And now look at the blackboard and match the artists and the paintings. Say according to the example:

• Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his “Mona Lisa”.
• The paintings “Mona Lisa” belong to the brush of Leonardo da Vinci.
• The painting called «Mona Lisa» was made by Leonardo da Vinci.

Matching exercises

The answer

Lexical and grammatical test.

Complete the text with the derivatives of the words on the right.

Cinema and theatre is also a part of culture. Have you ever been to the theatre? What can you say about it?

Teacher. Look at the board, what are your ideas of this quotes:

1. Beauty will save the world
2. Art is long, life is short.

So, We see that culture is very important in our life and we can’t live without it. You worked very hard today and you get excellent mark. Thank you for your work.