PASTIMES (разработка урока)

МОУ «Школа №58 г.Донецка»

Мами Елена Даниловна,

учитель английского языка

Lesson: PASTIMES.

Level: pre-intermediate

Number of students: 12-15

Time: 45 min.

Aims:

- to learn new vocabulary units and use them in oral and written speech;

- to participate in different kinds of activities;

- to develop logical thinking; skills of cooperative learning;

- to improve speaking, reading and writing skills.

Materials needed: hand-outs; the texts and tasks to them

1. INTRODUCTION

Warm-up.

Answer the following questions and say what this lesson is about.

- How do you spend your free time?

- Do you go in for sport?

- Do you have any hobby?

- How much time do you spend on sport or hobby?

- Can you distinguish any features of sport from hobby?

II. MAIN PART OF THE LESSON

1. SPEAKING

Look at these different activities and say which of these activities are sport

and which are hobbies? Which would you like to do? Why?

1. READING and VOCABULARY

Match the activities listed below with the comments.

1) “My grandmother taught me how to do it. It`s great

because you can make your own pullovers and socks”. (knitting)

2) “It`s a great feeling, rushing down a cold mountainside. Of course, you have to be careful or you might break a leg.” (skiing)

3) “You can make all sorts of things - vases, plates, pots - and all with a lump of clay.” (pottery)

1. “Since I started, I`ve gained three kilos of solid muscle. I`m much stronger now, and I look better too.” (weightlifting)

2. “It`s more than just hitting a ball around a course. It`s really relaxing and it`s nice to be out in the open air.” (golf)

3. “It`s a real thrill to go around the track at 200 kilometres per hour. It`s perfect if you love danger.” (motor racing)

4. “You really feel like a part of the undersea world. It`s relaxing, good exercise, and you can see some beautiful creatures.” (snorkeling)

5. “To catch a moment of life on film is what it`s all about. It`s like preserving a piece of nature or history.” (photography)

6. “You learn about different countries and see some great miniature works of art. They can be worth a lot of money too.” (stamp collecting)

7. “The idea is to use colour to show feelings. The finished product doesn`t really have to look exactly like the subject, at all.” (painting)

1. SPEAKING

Now look at the following items of equipment and match them with the activities mentioned above.

1. READING

Read the list of skills/qualities and say which are needed for the sports and hobbies above.

Skills/Qualities needed: fit, patient, imaginative, courageous, good sense of balance, co-operative, strong, determined, good training, adventurous.

1. READING & SPEAKING

Read the following information. Decide what hobby/sport would be best/worst for each person, giving reasons as in the example. Then say which hobby/sport you would like to do and why.

I like adventure a lot and I am in excellent physical condition. I work well with others, but sometimes I tend to be impatient.

I am a very active person and enjoy taking risks. I love anything to do with the sea.

I am very adventurous. I love being close to nature, especially in the mountains.

1. WRITING

Write your ideas into your exercise-books. Use the words and word-combinations:

1. SPEAKING

1. Match the exchanges, then, in pairs, read the dialogue aloud.

1. b) A: I`d really like to take up a sport. What sport would you recommend?

2. c) A: Oh no! It`s far too dangerous.

3. d) A: No way! I don`t like getting wet.

4. a) A: Yes, that sounds more like my kind of sport. Thanks!

1. Now, in pairs, use the prompts below to act out similar dialogues.

1. roller blading/ can`t balance or wheels/ golf/ too boring/ basketball

2. sailing/ get seasick/ paragliding/ afraid of heights/ beach volley

III. CONCLUSION

Hometask: make up your own dialogue based on the material of the lesson and act it.