План-конспект внеклассного мероприятия для 9-11 классов "April Fool's Day"

План – конспект внеклассного мероприятия по английскому языку в 9 «А» классе.

Тема: День 1 апреля в Великобритании

Учитель: Кондрашина Татьяна Александровна

Дата проведения: 01.04.2014

Образовательная технология: ИКТ технологии игровые технологии

Цель урока:

Социокультурная.

Познакомить учащихся с с историей возникновения, особенностями празднования April Fool's Day в Англии и Шотландии, с самыми запоминающимися розыгрышами и шутками, вошедшими в историю Великобритании.

Развивающая:

Развивать общий кругозор учащихся и их словарный запас, развивать информационную (готовность к работе с информационными источниками) и образовательную (готовность к самообразованию, в т.ч. способность к получению знаний из различных источников) компетентности учащихся.

Воспитательная:

Стимулировать учащихся к самостоятельной работе; развивать умение работать в коллективе.

Учебная:

Развивать умение оценивать важность или новизну информации, передавать свое отношение к ней,

Задачи урока:

Совершенствовать навыки аудирования, говорения (монологическое высказывание - словесный социокультурный портрет страны изучаемого языка на основе разнообразной страноведческой и культуроведческой информации.)

Обучение произношению новых слов;

Совершенствовать навыки выражения собственного мнения об услышанном.

Оборудование урока:

проектор, компьютерная презентация к уроку, карточки с заданиями, материал из интернет-источников.

Ход урока.

1. Организационная часть.

Приветствие:

Т: Good morning, boys and girls! Glad tо see you!

Сl: Good morning! Glad to see you, too.

Речевая разминка (проводится в форме T- P.)

Do you know what day it is today? What do you know about this holiday?

Объявление темы и задач

We are going to talk about April Fools' Day, how the British celebrate it and what are the most popular pranks in Great Britain. Besides, you'll choose the main pranker of your class. Слайд 1.

2. Основная часть.

The history of April Fool's Day

Слайды 2-3

April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. It's a day when humor reigns and harmless pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes are sanctioned. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.

Ancient cultures celebrated the New Year's Day on or around the 1^st April. In medieval time, much of Europe celebrated March 25 as the beginning of the year.

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year's Day to be celebrated 1^st January. That year, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year's day to 1^st January. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on 1^st April. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.

The British began widely to celebrate this holiday in the 18th century. English, Scottish and French spread it in their American colonies. On 1^st April started to make fun of each other and give each other senseless orders, for example, to find and bring sweet vinegar. Usual jokes for April Fool's Day are to say: "Your shoelaces are untied," set back clocks. Everything ends up being when the victim is said: "April Fool» (April's Fool). This day people send funny cards and presents. As a rule, these are some small funny souvenirs. Usually people play tricks with friends and acquaintances. However, there is one particular feature: all the pranks are allowed only until 12 o'clock. But not in Scotland!

In Scotland, April Fools' Day is celebrated for two days. A deceived person is called 'cuckoo '. The second day of celebration has its own name - Day Tail (Taily Day). Everywhere you can find pictures, posters, badges with the slogan 'Kick me' which.

Notable April Fools' Day pranks and hoaxes.

Слайды 4-8.

Mass media also take part in celebrating April Fools' Day. For example, The April 2, 1698 edition of 'Dawks' News-Letter' (a British newspaper) reported that "Yesterday being the first of April, several persons were sent to the Tower Ditch to see the Lions washed." Sending gullible victims to the Tower of London to see the "washing of the lions" (a non-existent ceremony) was a popular prank. It became traditional for this prank to be played on April Fool's Day.

Слайды 9-10.

One of the great media hoaxes of all time was perpetrated on 1^st April, 1957 by the BBC, which reported on its news program Panorama that Switzerland was experiencing a bumper spagetti harvest that year thanks to favorable weather and the elimination of the dread "spaghetti weevil." Staged video footage showing happy peasants plucking strands of pasta from tall trees was so convincing that many viewers actually called the network to ask how they could grow their own.

Слайд 11.

Some of the best-known pranks in recent years were mounted by advertising agencies. In 1996, Taco Bell ran a full-page ad in the 'New York Times' announcing it had purchased the Liberty Bell and would rename it the "Taco Liberty Bell." Burger King pulled off a similar prank in 1998, announcing the rollout of its "Left-Handed Whopper" supposedly designed so that condiments would drip from the right side of the burger rather than the left

Слайд 12.

In 1981 the Guardian reported that scientists at Britain's research labs in Pershore had "developed a machine to control the weather." A series of articles explained that, "Britain will gain the immediate benefit of long summers, with rainfall only at night, and the Continent will have whatever Pershore decides to send it." Readers were also assured that Pershore scientists would make sure that it snowed every Christmas in Britain. A photograph showed a scruffy-looking scientist surrounded by scientific equipment, with the caption, "Dr. Chisholm-Downright expresses quiet satisfaction as a computer printout announces sunshine in Pershore and a forthcoming blizzard over Marseilles."

Слайд 13-14.

On the Internet hoaxes have become such standard fare that April Fools' Day is barely distinguishable from any other, though a few notable pranks stand out and tend to be reposted year after year — e.g., the 1996 announcement that every computer connected to the World Wide Web must be turned off for Internet Cleaning Day, a 24-hour period during which useless "flotsam and jetsam" are flushed from the system.

3. Заключительная часть.

Слайд 15.

- It's time to know who is the main pranker in your class

Pranks for kids can be great fun with April Fool’s Day approaching. “April Fools!”, we shout to one another after pulling a super fun prank on them. For years, British families have enjoyed this silly holiday, trying to trick one another with harmless fun. Here are 10 of their favorite tried & true April Fools Pranks for Kids that require little preparation! Your task is to translate 'Pranks for Kids' without any dictionary or translating program. The first who'll do it is the main pranker.

Pranks for Kids

Слайд 16-19.

1. Blech! Sprinkle a little salt on your kid’s toothbrushes the night before.

2. Where Am I? If your kids are heavy sleepers, put them in a different bed once they are asleep. Imagine their surprise waking up in the wrong bed the next morning!

3. A blue cow? Tint your milk jug with food coloring the night before and serve your kid their breakfast with a colorful new addition!

4. Where’s my Rice Krispies? Switch bagged cereal within their boxes and see how long it takes for your kids to find their favorite.

5. EEK! Buy realistic toy flies, spiders, etc and hid them in your kids’ lunches.

6.What a mess! TP your kids room as they sleep. Make sure to have the camera ready when they wake up!

7. Goedemorgen! Change the language on your kids’ smart devices to a different one. Make sure you know who to change it back though!

8.OUCH! Stuff a little toilet paper in the ends of their shoes and watch them think their feet grew overnight.

9. Turn your house upside down! Turn photos, toys, and furniture, anything that works, upside down the night before.

10. For Sale? Put a for sale sign up in your yard the night before. Try to get one with a MLS box and print flyers that say “April Fools!” Watch your neighbors go crazy!

11. What Fun April Fools Day Pranks have you tried on your kids?

12. Please share them below!

4.Рефлексия

Дети по итогам конкурса выбирают лучшего шутника класса.

Слайды 20-30.

April Fools' Day isn't an official holiday, it isn't either the day off. People don't make special dishes to celebrate it. There is only laugh and jokes all day long. I would like to say the famous writer Mark Twain words: 'Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed'.

Слайд 31-32.

-I've got some presents for you. You should take out a piece of paper from this bag and see what is printed on it. It will be your mark today.

-That’s all for now. Have a nice day!