Открытый урок в 8 классе по теме «ThanksgivingDay»

Открытый урок в 8 классе по теме «Thanksgiving Day»

Цель урока:

расширение кругозора учащихся, развитие интереса к изучению иностранного языка посредством занимательных форм обучения.

Задачи урока:

1. Практическая:

формирование умения применять лексику по теме « Thanksgiving Day »

формирование коммуникативной культуры школьников.

развитие речевого умения (монологическая и диалогическая форма речи).

развитие навыков аудирования.

2. Развивающая:

совершенствование воображения, логического мышления, внимания, памяти у учащихся.

развитие познавательного интереса и коммуникативной деятельности у учащихся.

3. Воспитательная:

воспитание интереса к культуре стран изучаемого языка у учащихся.

формирование положительной мотивации учения, готовности воспринимать культуру другого народа.

формирование чувства ответственности, коллективизма, сотворчества, самореализации.

4. Образовательная:

знакомство учащихся с традициями и праздниками стран изучаемого языка.

расширение с помощью английского языка представления обучающихся об окружающем их мире, как средстве взаимодействия с этим миром.

Тип урока: открытый урок с использованием ИКТ.

Оснащение урока: презентация (Power Point), компьютер, мультимедийный проектор, экран, раздаточный материал, работы учащихся.

I. Организационный.

Good morning. Today we will continue to speak about different holidays. You know that people all over the world celebrate lots of holidays. I think you like holidays, don’t you?

T: What American holidays do you know?

P: Christmas, Easter, St.Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Independence Day.

T:What holiday is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November? Watch the video and define the theme of our lesson VIDEO

T:Today we’ll speak about one of the most interesting, colorful and well-known American holidays – Thanksgiving Day. You’ll know about history, symbols and about traditions of this day.

2 Целепологание

T: What do you want to learn at our lesson?

P: We’re going to learn more about Thanksgiving traditions

T: What are you going to do at our lesson?

P: We’re going to talk about Thanksgiving traditions, watch the video, do exercises.

3 Фонетическая зарядка

T: We begin with the phonetic drill. Let’s remember the symbols of Thanksgiving and make a Thanksgiving Alphabet.

T is for the trust the pilgrims had so many years ago
H is for the harvest the settlers learnt to grow
A is for America, the land in which we live
N is for nature and beauty which she gives
K is for kindness, gentle words, thoughtful deeds
S is for smiles, the sunshine everyone needs
G is for gratitude... our blessings big and small
I is for ideas, letting wisdom grow tall
V is for voices, singing, laughing, always caring
I is for Indians, who taught them about sharing
N is for neighbours, across the street, over the sea
G is for giving of myself to make a better me

T turkey

H holiday, happiness, harvest

A America

N native americans

K kindness

S settlers

G giving thanks

I indians

V vegetables

I illumination

N November

G God

4 Речевая разминка

T: What are the main symbols of Thanksgiving?

Teacher : Thanksgiving day. What associations do you have with this date? You know that the most popular Thanksgiving dish is a stuffed turkey. Our contest is called "Stuffed turkey" .

Try to stuff these turkeys with as many words associated with Thanksgiving Day as possible. You have only one minute. (Участники обеих команд фаршируют свою индейку словами, которые ассоциируются с Днем Благодарения. Побеждает команда , написавшая наибольшее количество

Символы Дня Благодарения (Thanksgiving symbols).

Cornucopia is the most common symbol of a harvest festival.

Рог изобилия, наполненный овощами и фруктами - обычный символ праздника урожая.

Cranberry, is a symbol of thanksgiving. Pilgrims found out a way to sweeten the bitten cranberries with maple sugar. Since that time cranberry sauce is a permanent companion of turkey during thanksgiving feast.

Клюква также является символом Дня Благодарения. Пилигримы научились делать клюквенное пюре, добавляя в ягоды кленовый сахар. И вскоре клюквенное пюре стало подаваться на стол вместе с жареной индейкой.

Native Americans taught the pilgrims to grow corns, potatoes, beans. That's why they became symbols of Thanksgiving, too.

Индейцы научили пилигримов выращивать картофель, кукурузу и бобы, которые также стали символом.

On Thanksgiving Day people decorate their homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers.

В День Благодарения американцы украшают свои дома венками, свежими и засушенными цветами.

They also send pretty Thank You cards or beautiful Thanksgiving Day Gifts to people who had done something good for them.

Они также посылают красивые благодарственные открытки (Greeting cards)или подарки людям, которые сделали что-либо хорошее для них.

T: Take cards and read out words & word combinations which refer to Thanksgiving Day.

Festival, card, thanks, to decorate the house, to colour eggs, to buy chocolate eggs, don’t go to work, to come together, special dinner, to put presents under the Christmas tree, to eat beans, to eat traditional meals, to relax, the Native Americans, Thanksgiving parade, to send Thanksgiving cards, the Pilgrims.

5 Аудирование

Содержание видео

1.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November .

2. Thanksgiving started over 380 years ago with Pilgrims. The Pilgrims who sailed to America were originally members of the English Separatist Church. They wanted to escape religious persecution.

3. In the hope of a better life, they decided to move out to America. They sailed to a new continent on board the ship "Mayflower".

4. The Pilgrims reached Plymouth in 1620. There, they had a terrible winter. Many of them died. But the harvest of the next year was very good. And the remaining colonists decided to make a party.

5. They also invited Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. The Indians taught the Pilgrims to plant corn. The feast lasted three days. Wild turkey and corn were part of their feast.

6. Now Thanksgiving is a national holiday. People are with their families and friends to give thanks for the good things in their lives. The families come together for a special dinner.

7.Cornucopia is the most common symbol of a harvest festival.

8. Cranberry, is a symbol of thanksgiving. Pilgrims found out a way to sweeten the bitten cranberries with maple sugar. Since that time cranberry sauce is a permanent companion of turkey during thanksgiving feast.

9.Native Americans taught the pilgrims to grow corns, potatoes, beans. That's why they became symbols of Thanksgiving, too.

10. On Thanksgiving Day people decorate their homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers.

11. They also send pretty Thank You cards or beautiful Thanksgiving Day Gifts to people who had done something good for them.

T: Watch the video film about the history of Thanksgiving Day and answer the questions:

When did the pilgrims sail to America?

2 What was the name of their ship?

3 Who helped the pilgrims to survive?

4 How many passengers were on the ship?

5 How many days were the Pilgrims at sea?

6 Who helped the pilgrims to survive?

7 Why did the Pilgrims invite their Indian friends for the feast?

8 Why did the pilgrims decide to celebrate the Thanksgiving Day?

9 When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

10What is the main dish?

6 Активизация устной речи

T: Now you know the history of Thanksgiving Day, I want you to tell us about interesting Thanksgiving traditions. Let’s listen to your reports. Be attentive and be ready to do the quiz.

1. Almost in every culture in the world there is a celebration of thanks for rich harvest. The American Thanksgiving began as a feast of thanksgiving almost four hundred years ago.

2. First time people celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621. It lasted for 3 days. It was some kind of the harvest feast. People who celebrated that holiday were Pilgrims, the English Protestant settlers and the tribe of the Wampanoag. The menu that they had during that celebration differed greatly from the modern one. Their meals consisted of corn, shellfish and deer meat.

3. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so they planned a feast. Local Indian chief and ninety Indians were present.

4. In 1863 Lincoln was the first president of the USA who proclaimed an official holiday when people give thanks. Later, George Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then, after the Civil war, Abraham Lincoln suggested the last Thursday in November to be the day of Thanksgiving.

5. Before Thanksgiving Day the number of charity events is growing. Americans are trying to help people who were not lucky. They organize charity dinners, concerts. Even in the subway stations there are tables were every american who wants to help brings food and donations.

There are many advertisements in newspapers about donations and charity events.

Kirk Duglas is filling the plates with food. All his life he takes part in charity dinners with his wife. He adresses to us with the following words “Give more the other people in this day. There are people who needs your help”

1. Once the president Truman chose a turkey on Thanksgiving Day and sent it to the farm. In such way he showed that the turkey was gifted a peaceful life. That happened in 1947. Since that time it has become a tradition. Nowadays the President selects two turkeys and Americans vote for their names. After that people can observe a public pardon of the President.

2. Annually people in the U.S. eat tremendous amounts of food. Researches show that about 45 million turkeys are consumed during Thanksgiving dinner. If Americans follow the same tendency this year they will spend about five billion dollars buying turkeys and trying to make their Thanksgiving menus perfect.

3. Maybe some people will be greatly surprised with the fact that Thanksgiving is celebrated even by astronauts in space, even when they are apart from their families and friends. Their Thanksgiving menu consisted of rehydrated mash potatoes, turkey smoked in foil pouches and rehydrated green beans with mushrooms.

4. The Americans call the day after Thanksgiving “Black Friday”. At first it got such name in 1960 in Philadelphia. Traditionally “Black Friday” is the beginning of the shopping season during holidays.

5. Every year people in North America can witness the most popular parade which takes place on Thanksgiving Day. About 3.5 million people can observe this show in New York City. Others usually watch at home. VIDEO

6. Definitely watching football is the most popular activity among Americans on Thanksgiving. The history of this tradition began in 1934.

7. On Thanksgiving Day, family members gather at the house of an older relative, even if they live too away. All give thanks for everything good they have.

QUIZ

Choose the right variant:

1 Thanksgiving Day is not celebrated in …

a)      The USA

b)      Canada

c)       Australia

d)      Italy

2.       In America Thanksgiving Day is on …

a)      the fourth Thursday of November

b)      the second Monday of October

c)       the fourth Friday of November

d)      the first Sunday  of July

4.       The legendary pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in the year …

a)      1720

b)      1620

c)       1320

d)      1820

5.       The name of the ship was …

a)      Sunflower

b)      Moonflower

c)       Starflower

d)      Mayflower

6.       There were … people on board the ship.

a)      98

b)      100

c)       102

d)      200

7.       Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

a)      The Pilgrims wanted freedom of religion.

b)      The Pilgrims didn’t like the British Royal family.

c)       The Pilgrims wanted to find gold in America.

d)      The Pilgrims wanted to meet Indians.

8.       The pilgrims reached … after a sea journey of 66 days.

a)      Los Angeles

b)      Washington

c)       Chicago

d)      Plymouth

9.   In the spring of 1621, … taught the pilgrims to survive by growing food.

a)      Squanto, a native Indian

b)      Pocahontas, an Indian girl

c)       Black Hoof, a chief of the Shawnee Indians of Ohio

d)      Chief Sitting Bull, the great Lakota Indian warrior

10.   The grand feast was organized to thank …

a)      Indians for their knowledge

b)      god for his favors

c)       each other for their work

d)      Squanto, a native Indian

11.   The feast lasted for …

a)      2 days

b)      5 days

c)       a week

d)      3 days

12.   What American president proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national Day of Thanksgiving?

a)      George Washington

b)      Thomas Jefferson

c)       Theodore Roosevelt

d)      Abraham Lincoln

13.    What is the day after Thanksgiving called ?

a)    “Black Friday”  

b)  “White Friday”  

c)  “Blue Friday”  

d) “Brown Friday”  

14.Where does the Thanskgiving Parade take place ?

a)    Washington  

b) Los Angeles

 c)   Boston

d)  New York

15.What is the most popular activity onThanskgiving Day?

a)    going to the cinema  

b) going out

 c)  watching football

d)  dancing

8 Работа с текстом. Активизация навыков чтения с детальным пониманием прочитанного

T: Now we are in America. Try to guess who could meet us. Native Americans. Let’s listen to their stories. Here you can see the text. Your task is to read, translate and answer the questions.

Native Americans.

Native Americans came from Asia. Over 20 000 years ago they traveled across the land between Siberia and Alaska.

When English colonists came to the New World on board the" Mayflower" the Native Americans met them and they were very friendly and helped them a lot. Those days people lived in small earth houses and grew their own food. Some Indians ate only grass, nuts and what fruit they could find. Other people were fishermen and lived in wooden houses. Most Native Americans were very peaceful. They wanted to live happily with nature and each other. They believed in many gods and thought that gods lived in trees, stones, water and fire. They believed their gods could bring success in hunting, farming and fishing. They often had special ceremonies with dances and music before they went hunting or fishing or when they began farming.

Native American songs and poems are a very important part of their traditions as they helped to keep their history and culture alive.

Another famous tradition was smoking of a peace pipe. When they smoked this pipe together with people they didn't know, it meant friendship and piece. Many years ago Native American tribes lived in all parts of the USA and hunted and fished wherever they chose. Now most of them live in poor lands to the west of Mississippi River.

Answer the questions.

1. Where did Native Americans come from?

2. How did they travel?

3. Where did they live? What did they eat?

4. What did Native Americans believe in?

5. Where do most Native Americans live now?

Are the statements TRUE or FALSE?

1 Native Americans came from India.

2 A lot of Indians were the Pilgrims’ enemies

3 Smoking of a peace pipe is an old American tradition.

4 Indians believed in many gods.

5 Now Indians are the poorest part of the American population.

8 Активизация навыков письма

T: People send a lot of cards and letters on Thanksgiving. You received a letter from your pen friend John from the USA but there were some errors in the system and should fill in the gaps with necessary words and answer the letter.

To: school3 klintsy@ mail.ru

From: john brown_Massachusetts@...

Re: thanksgiving

Dear friends from Russia!

Thank you for your letter where you asked me about my favorite holidays. I think my photo will tell you everything.

I like taking pictures very much. This is my hobby. I take photos wherever I go.
I took this photo last 1 Thanksgiving Day when I visited my granny. She lives in Plymouth. It was a funny time.

In the picture you can see my 2 family . They are sitting at the 3 Thanksgiving dinner. They are happy and merry. They are eating traditional 4 Thanksgiving food 5 turkey, green beans with mushrooms and pumpkin. We enjoy the time we spend together.

I took this picture because I liked 6 my family and I wanted to remember that moment for a long time. I also wanted to show this photo to my 7classmates . They like such photos .

I decided to show this picture to you because I wanted to share my emotions and impressions with you.

Tell me about your favorite holidays in Russia.

Let’s keep in touch.

John Brown

T: What is Thansgiving for you? Write a Cinquain

Cinquain poem

Teacher:

Line 1: write a noun Thanksgiving Day

Line 2: write two adjectives describing the noun on line 1

Line 3 : write three verbs describing the noun on line 1

Line 4: write a phrase describing the noun on line 1

Line : write a synonym of the word on line 1.

1 Thanksgiving Day

2 happy, grateful

3 thank, celebrate, make

4 kindness, hope, joyful

5 holiday

9 Заключительный этап

T: What have you found out about Thanksgiving Day?

P: It”s a very interesting holiday which unites people all over the country.

T: All people thank God for everything on that day. What are you thankful for?

P: I’m thankfull for…

11. Домашнее задание

T: At home you’ll have to make a Thanksgiving card and answer the letter.

11. Рефлексия.

T: Please tell me if you liked our lesson.

I liked the lesson because

I enjoyed the lesson because

I disliked the lesson because

It was interesting

It was funny

It was boring

Teacher: Let’s finish our lesson with a beautiful poem.

Thanksgiving

Thank you for all my hands can hold
– apples red and melons old,
yellow corn both ripe and sweet,
peas and beans so good to eat!
Thank you for all my eyes can see
Lovely sunlight, field and tree,
white cloud – boats in sea-deep sky and butterfly
Thank you for all my ears can hear –
birds song echoing far and near,
songs of little stream, big sea,
cricket, bullfrog, duck and bee!

Переводы стихотворения

Спасибо тебе
За то, что в руках я несу
Яблоки, клюкву, что нашел я в лесу.
Желтые, сладкие зерна попкорн,
Зеленый горошек и помидор.
Спасибо тебе
За то, что я вижу вокруг
И солнечный свет, и творение рук,
Поля и сады, облака и моря,
Животных и рыб, в лесу глухаря
Спасибо тебе
За все , что я слышу:
И пение птиц, себе строящих крышу,
И эхо в лесу, и журчанье ручья,
За все, чему радуюсь я.

Благодарю тебя за то,
Что вкусный спелый яркий плод
Могу держать в руках своих
И наслаждаться вкусом их.
За яблоки, за груши и за дыни,
Горох, фасоль и сладость кукурузы
За сочные и сладкие арбузы
Большое говорю тебе спасибо!
Благодарю тебя за то,
Что ничего прекрасней нету,
Чем музыка дождя и света
И на рассвете моря песнь.
За пенье тех чудесных птиц,
За щебетание синиц.
И за журчанье ручейка –

T: Our lesson is over. I wish you good luck and good bye.

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