Конспект открытого урока "Английские праздники"

T.: Good morning, children!

The theme of our lesson is “English holidays” and our task is to get acquainted with the holidays which English people celebrate. “Holidays!” Listen attentively to this word. It sounds solemnly. And you immediately imagine beautifully decorated streets and squares, much music and dancing, fireworks and salutes. It is when people are happy. It is when the sky is blue and the sun shines brightly.

(The pupils sing a song “May there always be sunshine”).

1) “A song “May there always be sunshine!”

Bright blue the sky,

Sun up on high –

That was the little boy’s picture.

He drew for you,

Wrote for you too,

Just to make clear what he drew.

May there always be sunshine,

May there always be blue skies,

May there always be Mummy,

May there always be Me!

T.: Our lesson will be held in a form of oral magazine, consisting of 8 pages.

The first page is about the most favourite holiday of both children and grown-ups Christmas. Let’s listen to the pupil who will tell us about this wonderful holiday.

P.: The 25^th of December is Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for all people of England.

Some weeks before Christmas English people are busy. They send greeting cards to all their relatives and friends. Many children make Christmas cards themselves.

People buy Christmas trees and decorate them with toys, coloured balls and little coloured lights.

P.: On Christmas Eve people put their presents under the tree. When children go to bed, they put their stockings near their beds.

At night Father Christmas comes. He has got a big bag of presents for children. He puts the presents into the children’s stockings.

On this holiday children sing songs, dance and recite poems.

(The pupils sing songs “Jingle Bells” and “We wish you a merry Christmas”).

(The pupils sing a song “New Year Day”).

2) Christmas (the 1^st page)

a) A song “Jingle bells”

Dashing through the snow

In a one- horse open sleigh

Over the field we go,

Laughing all the way

Jingle bells!

Jingle bells

Jingle all the way,

Oh! What fun it is to ride

In one-horse open sleigh!

b) A song “We wish you a merry Christmas”

We wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a happy New Year.

“New Year Day”

New Year Day will soon be here.

New Year Day will soon be here.

And I can hardly wait.

Santa will be coming

Soon he will be coming.

New Year Day will soon be here

And I can hardly wait.

T.: As you have already guessed the second page is about New Year’s Day.

P.: Not all English people celebrate New Year. Those who do celebrate it on the 31^st of December. A lot of people go to Trafalgar Square to see the Christmas tree. They have a New Year party at home. When Big Ben strikes twelve they wish their dearest and nearest a “Happy New Year”.

T.: There are many poems about New Year’s Day. Will you listen to some of them?

(The pupils recite the poems “Welcome, New Year’s Day!” and “New Year’s Day”.)

a poem “Welcome, New Year’s Day!”

At the New Year party

New Year’s Day, happy day.

We are all glad and very gay.

We all dance, and sing, and say,

“Welcome, welcome, New Year’s Day”.

a poem “New Year’s Day”

A happy New Year to you

A happy New Year to me

A happy New Year to all our friends

Wherever they may be.

A happy New Year to school

And to our teachers too

A happy New Year to everyone

And I wish my wish comes true.

T.: Now we have come to the third page and will speak about the most romantic holiday the holiday of lovers St. Valentine’s Day.

P.: February 14^th is a pleasant day to remember. It is St. Valentine’s Day. This holiday is celebrated by sending or presenting special Valentine cards to your dearest and nearest. You mustn’t write your names on the cards. Those who get a Valentine card must guess who has sent it.

(The pupils give each other Valentine cards and recite short poems).

1. I’ll be your sweetheart

If you will be mine,

All of my life

I’ll be your Valentine.

1. The rose is red,

The violets are blue,

The honey is sweet

And so are you.

1. Just a little note to say,

“Have a happy Valentine’s Day!”

1. You’d make the nicest Valentine

That there could ever be!

And so I’m asking,

“Please, be Valentine with me?”

T.: The fourth page of our oral magazine is about the great religious holiday Easter. What do you know about this holiday?

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P.: At the end of March English people celebrate Easter Day. They celebrate it as the start of spring or a religious festival. In England it is time to give and to get presents.

On Easter Sunday children get chocolate Easter eggs or rabbits. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and the children look for them.

T.: There is no word dearer than the word “mother” and the fifth page is called Mother’s Day. Who wants to tell us about this holiday?

P.: In March there is also a holiday for English women – Mother’s Day. People in the family try to make it a day off for mother and help her in any way they can. On that day all mothers get flowers and little presents.

T.: And now listen to a touching poem “My mother”.

P_1.: Who led me when I was a child,

And hushed me in her arms so mils?

All: My mother.

P₂: Who sat and watched my childish head,

When sleeping in my little bed?

All: My mother.

P₃: When pain and sickness made me cry,

Who looked upon my heavy eye?

All: My mother.

P₄: Who dressed my doll in clothes so gay,

And taught me often how to play?

All: My mother.

P₅: Who ran to help me when I fell,

And would some funny stories tell?

All: My mother.

P₁: And when you are sick and old and grey,

P₂: My healthy arm shall be your stay,

P₃: And I will calm your pains away.

All: My mother.

T.: There is a funny holiday which children all over the world are fond of. What holiday is it?

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P.: All Fools’ Day.

T.: Yes, you are right. And the sixth page of our oral magazine is about this holiday. Let’s speak about it.

P.: English schoolchildren like the 1^st of April, when people play jokes on their friends. It is called April Fools’ Day or All Fools’ Day. There are many April Fools’ Day jokes. One of them is to tell a friend that there is chalk on his nose when his face is clean. And he will be an “April Fool”.

T.: Usually people are not angry when you play jokes on them on April Fools’ Day. But you must know that some jokes may not be very good. Don’t repeat them and always choose a good joke to play on your friends.

T.: May Day is a holiday of spring and solidarity of the people all over the world. And on the seventh page we’ll speak about the history of celebrating this holiday in England.

P.: The first May Day was celebrated in England in 1890, when the workers decided to fight for an eight- hour working day. In London, the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park. This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity.

(A pupil recites a poem “May Day”).

May Day (the 7^th page)

a poem “May Day”

The first of May,

the heart of spring

of peace on earth,

of joyous spring

All people sing

And voices ring,

And everyone is gay,

For the first of May.

T.: If you are not afraid of ghosts and witches, you will be glad to take part in celebration of this holiday. What holiday am I speaking about?

P.: Halloween.

T.: Yes, of course. And will you tell us about it?

P.: Halloween comes on October 31. Halloween stories and games are hundreds of years old. For Halloween parties people dress up in strange costumes of ghosts and withes. After the party they go from house to house and say: “Trick or treat”. People give them sweets, fruit, cakes or money.

On Halloween people cut an ugly face in a pumpkin and put a candle inside. They decorate their houses with pumpkins.

Halloween (the 8^th page)

a poem

Girls and boys, go out to play.

The moon is bright on Halloween night.

Take your candle, take your mask,

The moon is bright on Halloween night

Look for witches, look for ghosts,

The moon is bright on Halloween night.

T.: So, we’ve turned over the last page of our oral magazine. I think it has come out very interesting and useful.

You’ve worked hard and prepared excellent information about holidays in England. And now let’s make a conclusion of our lesson.

P₁.: Now we know much more about English holidays.

P₂.: Many English holidays are the same as Russian.

P_3.: It was very interesting to learn more about English traditions.

T.: You are well-done and get excellent marks for your work.

The lesson is over. Thank you very much.

Additional material

1) “A song “May there always be sunshine!”

Bright blue the sky,

Sun up on high –

That was the little boy’s picture.

He drew for you,

Wrote for you too,

Just to make clear what he drew.

May there always be sunshine,

May there always be blue skies,

May there always be Mummy,

May there always be Me!

2) Christmas (the 1^st page)

a) A song “Jingle bells”

Dashing through the snow

In a one- horse open sleigh

Over the field we go,

Laughing all the way

Jingle bells!

Jingle bells

Jingle all the way,

Oh! What fun it is to ride

In one-horse open sleigh!

b) A song “We wish you a merry Christmas”

We wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a happy New Year.

3) New Year’s Day ( the 2^nd page)

a) A song “New Year Day”

New Year Day will soon be here.

New Year Day will soon be here.

And I can hardly wait.

Santa will be coming

Soon he will be coming.

New Year Day will soon be here

And I can hardly wait.

a poem “Welcome, New Year’s Day!”

At the New Year party

New Year’s Day, happy day.

We are all glad and very gay.

We all dance, and sing, and say,

“Welcome, welcome, New Year’s Day”.

a poem “New Year’s Day”

A happy New Year to you

A happy New Year to me

A happy New Year to all our friends

Wherever they may be.

A happy New Year to school

And to our teachers too

A happy New Year to everyone

And I wish my wish comes true.

St. Valentine’s Day (the 3^rd page)

Valentines

1. I’ll be your sweetheart

If you will be mine,

All of my life

I’ll be your Valentine.

1. The rose is red,

The violets are blue,

The honey is sweet

And so are you.

1. Just a little note to say,

“Have a happy Valentine’s Day!”

1. You’d make the nicest Valentine

That there could ever be!

And so I’m asking,

“Please, be Valentine with me?”

Mother’s Day (the 5^th page)

a poem “My mother”

P_1.: Who led me when I was a child,

And hushed me in her arms so mils?

All: My mother.

P₂: Who sat and watched my childish head,

When sleeping in my little bed?

All: My mother.

P₃: When pain and sickness made me cry,

Who looked upon my heavy eye?

All: My mother.

P₄: Who dressed my doll in clothes so gay,

And taught me often how to play?

All: My mother.

P₅: Who ran to help me when I fell,

And would some funny stories tell?

All: My mother.

P₁: And when you are sick and old and grey,

P₂: My healthy arm shall be your stay,

P₃: And I will calm your pains away.

All: My mother.

May Day (the 7^th page)

a poem “May Day”

The first of May,

the heart of spring

of peace on earth,

of joyous spring

All people sing

And voices ring,

And everyone is gay,

For the first of May.

Halloween (the 8^th page)

a poem

Girls and boys, go out to play.

The moon is bright on Halloween night.

Take your candle, take your mask,

The moon is bright on Halloween night

Look for witches, look for ghosts,

The moon is bright on Halloween night.