Урок английского языка HOLIDAYS

1. Hello boys and girls! I’m glad to see you. How are you today? Are you ready for the lesson? So, let us start. What date is it today? Well, … write down the date on the blackboard. Thank you.

2. Now here is a puzzle for you to do. There are some pictures. Name all words in the pictures, take only the first letter of each word and you will read the topic of our lesson. …… So what key word have we got? Read the word. This is the theme of our lesson. We’ ll speak about English, Russian and American holidays.

3. You know so many different holidays.

-What holidays do we celebrate in winter?

-What spring holidays do you know?

-What is your favourite holiday?

-When do we celebrate this holiday?

-How do you celebrate it?

4. Look at the screen. Can you read some words?

Do you remember these words?

Witch

celebrate

ghost

fireplace

stockings

gift

festival

strike

midnight

wish

lantern

card

decorate

religious

believe

prepare

special

valentine

5. Now let’s try to write some words

6. Look at the screen. You can see the symbols of many holidays: Christmas, New Year, Easter …. Let’s match the names of the holidays with pictures and their dates

• New Year’s Day

• Mother’s Day

• Easter

• Christmas

• Women’s Day

• Fool Day (Humor Day)

• Victory Day

• St Valentine’s Day

7. Now let’s remember their symbols. Look at the pictures.

8. Listening

9. the next task is to match the words in the two columns

1. Believe a) a Christmas cake

2. Send b) each other

3. Prepare c) midnight

4. Greet d) in Santa

5. Strike e) the New Year tree

6. Decorate f) greeting cards

1. see a) for the teacher

2. celebrate b) the New Year in

3. shout c) you “Happy New Year”

4. hug d) at the geese

5. wish e) your granny

6. wait f) Easter

10. Read the text and do the task

1b 2d 3a c –extra

11. Watch the film about British holidays and then answer my questions

Many festivals and holidays in Britain are very old. Every town, village in Britain has its own traditions; some of them are carefully planned.

12 Choose the correct item

13. Now I want you to tell about any holidays you like

14. Today you’ve learned more about holidays/. And will you remember the holiday which will be on the14 th February? It’s ok.

That’s why your HT will be to write some wishes on that day.

15. you were welldone today. Thank you and your marks are….

16. and at the end of our lesson I want to tell you the following scare tale…

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HAT

• -What holidays do we celebrate in winter?
• -What spring holidays do you know?
• -What is your favourite holiday?
• -When do we celebrate this holiday?
• -How do you celebrate it?

Witch

celebrate

ghost

fireplace

stockings

gift

festival

strike

midnight

wish

lantern

card

decorate

religious

believe

prepare

special

valentine

2007г

• New Year’s Day

• Easter
• Christmas
• Women’s Day
• Fool Day (Humor Day)
• Victory Day
• St Valentine’s Day

2

1

6

4

3

5

7

• March 8
• January 7
• November 25
• April 1
• October 31
• January 1
• May 9
• April/March
• February 14

• New Year’s Day

• Mother’s Day

• Easter
• Christmas
• Women’s Day
• Fool Day (Humor Day)
• Victory Day
• St Valentine’s Day
• Halloween

… is celebrated on the … of …

The symbols of ... is / are ...

• Believe a) a Christmas cake
• Send b) each other
• Prepare c) midnight
• Greet d) in Santa
• Strike e) the New Year tree
• Decorate f) greeting cards

2007г

• see a) for the teacher
• celebrate b) the New Year in
• shout c) you “Happy New Year”
• hug d) at the geese
• wish e) your granny
• wait f) Easter

2007г

Choose the correct item :

1. In Britain, people love to watch the……..on Guy Fawkes Night.

a) preparations b) lamps c) fireworks

2. When we…… the house for Christmas, it looks really beautiful.

a) build b) decorate c) make

3. People send special cards to someone they love.

a) St. Valentine’s Day b) New Year c) Mother’s Day

4. People celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. What holiday is it?

a) New Year b) Christmas c) the First Foot

5. People light fireworks and burn a guy on a bonfire.

a) Guy Fawkes Night b) Halloween c) Easter

6. People decorate fir-trees with tinsel and various baubles.

a) St. Valentine’s Day b) Easter c) Christmas

7. On Halloween decorate their houses with………

a) tinsel b) baubles c) pumpkins

In the dark, dark ...

In a dark, dark wood

there is a dark, dark ...

house.

And in the dark, dark house

there is a dark, dark ...

room.

And in the dark, dark room

there is a dark, dark ...

cupboard.

And in the dark, dark cupboard there is a dark, dark …

box .

And in the dark, dark box

there is a ...

ghost.

St Valentine’s Day