Конспект урока на тему: English and American Holidays

Тема урока: English and American Holidays

Цель урока:

1. Познакомить учащихся с новыми английскими и американскими праздниками;

2. Подготовить учащихся к выполнению домашнего задания по теме

«The Present and Past Simple Passive” .

Задачи урока:

1. Развить фонетические навыки;

2. Развить навыки аудирования;

3. Развить навыки устной монологической речи;

4. Повторить употребление грамматических конструкций в «The Present and the Past Simple Passive».

5. Проконтролировать выполнение домашнего задания.

Дидактический материал:

1. УМК «Happy English – 2» (автор Т.Б. Клементьева);

2. УМК “Opportunities Pre – Intermediate” (Student’s Book (SB), Language Power Book(LPb);

3. Карточка с названиями праздников;

4. Flip – Posters (UK);

5. Иллюстрации праздников.

Ход урока

1. Организационный момент

Teacher (T): Hello, boys and girls. I’m glad to see you.

Students (Ss):

T: Today we are going to speak about public holidays and special occasions, celebrated in Great Britain and in the USA, because the topic of our lesson is «English and American Holidays». Of course, you know some of them, but at today’s lesson you will know more (some others).

1. Speech Drill

T: Which holidays, celebrated in the United Kingdom and in the USA, do you know? Name them, please.

But the number of American and English holidays is much more.

Take these cards with the list of American and English holidays and you will be convinced of it.

(CARDS)

Look through the cards (list) and name holidays, common for both countries.

Ss: St. Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas.

T: But as you see there are some holidays which are celebrated either only in the UK or only in the USA.

III. Phonetics:

Let’s pronounce the names of some holidays. (BL-D)

Great Britain

1. Easter [ ‘i:stə ]

2. St. Patrick’s Day [ sənt ‘pætriks ]

3. Guy Fawkes’ Night

The USA

1. Martin Luther King’s Birthday [ mɑ:tin ‘lu:Өə kiŋz ]

2. President’s Day

3. Independence Day [ ,indi’pendəns ]

4. Columbus Day [ kə’lᴧmbəs ]

5. Thanksgiving Day [ ‘Өæŋks,giviŋ ]

I read/Ss. repeat. Now, one by one, please.

IV Listening/Speaking

1. Now you are going to listen to your classmates’ reports about these holidays. These words will help you (to) understand the reports: (BL-D)

1. the Easter Bunny

2. to mark = to celebrate

3. patron saint – святой покровитель

4. shamrock – трилистник (лист клевера)

5. to honour [ ‘ɔ:nə ] – чтить

6. to proclaim – провозгласить

7. firework – фейерверк

8. flat – плоский

9. edge – край

10. to fall off – падать с …

11. a settler – поселенец

12. ham – ветчина

13. corn – кукуруза

14. roll – булочка

15. feast – праздничный обед

The task is: listen to the reports about public holidays and occasions and then you are to do an exercise on these reports.

Easter: Easter is marked on Sunday in March or April. The week before Easter people colour eggs. On Easter Sunday children wake to find that the baby rabbit (the Easter Bunny) has left them a basket of candy and chocolate eggs.

St. Patrick’s Day: The 17^th of March is known as St. Patrick’s Day. It is a religious holiday. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. On this day people decorate their houses, streets and clothes with green shamrocks. And people wear something green too.

President’s Day: President’s Day is celebrated on the 3^rd Monday in February. This holiday honours two American presidents: George Washington, the 1^st President of the USA, and Abraham Lincoln, the 16^th President of the USA. Both Presidents are famous for their honesty.

Independence Day: On July the 4^th the United States celebrate Independence Day. It is called so because on that day in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It proclaimed the independence of the 13 British colonies from Great Britain. This Day is marked with parades and fireworks.

Columbus Day: Columbus Day is marked on the second Monday in October. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus on the 12^th of October in 1492. At that time many people in Europe thought that the world was flat and that, if a ship sailed to the edge of the world, it would fall off. But Christopher Columbus believed, the world was round and made the journey to America.

(By the way, when will the Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving Day this (2016) year? (24^th,November,)).

Look at the list of holidays again, please. What holidays were not mentioned in the reports? (Guy Fawkes’ Night, M.L. King’s Birthday).

Your home task will be to complete the text about Guy Fawkes’ Night. (LPb p 32 ex 4).

And what do you know about M. L. King? Recently you have read a story about him.

Ss: (for ex) M. L. King was a campaigner. He struggled against racism. He organized parades and peaceful demonstrations. He went to prison 17 times. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was killed by a white extremist in 1968.

1. Now, open your books - ex. 2, p.131 (Happy English 2)

Task: match the picture with the name of the holiday. Read the holidays.

Model: picture 1 – President’s Day

2 – Columbus Day

3 – St. Patrick’s Day

4 – Easter

5 – Valentine’s Day

6 – Independence Day

7 – New York’s Day

8 – M. L. King’s Birthday

9 – X-mas

10 – Halloween

Dear guests (invited teachers), do you agree with ss.?

V Work with some texts (Speaking): At home you also read texts about three more holidays.

Repeat after me their names. (BL-D)

1. Summer Solstice [ ‘sɒlstis ] – летнее солнцестояние

Furry (Floral) Dance

1. Where are they marked? – In England

2. Repeat the names of the towns, where they are celebrated – Cornwall [‘kɔ:nwɔl]; Helston [ ‘helstən ]

3. Where is Cornwall situated? (in south-west of England)

Now, let’s check up ex. 1 p. 40(h/w)

Repeat after me: (BL-D)

1. A bonfire

a costume

flowers

a ghost

a lantern [ læntən ]

a mask [ ɑ: ]

a top hat

a witch

(Ss. read individually)

1. Match these words with their definitions according to mini – dictionary (Opportunities Pre- Intermediate):

1. a metal and glass object with a light inside that you use as a lamp (lantern);

2. a kind of a tall black hat worn by men (top hat);

3. a large fire on the ground outdoors (bonfire);

4. smth. you use to cover your face so, that people don’t recognize you (mask);

5. a woman, especially in stories, who has magic powers and often does bad things (witch);

1. Find keywords in the pictures. What other symbols of Halloween do you know?

(a flip - poster)

ex.2 p.40 Answer the Questions:

1. What language do the people in Cornwall perform the Summer Solstice in? (Cornish, an old Celtic language)

2. What do people give children during Halloween? (sweets)

3. How do people decorate the streets in Weston during the festivals of the Furry Dance? (flowers)

VI Work on grammar: «The Present and Past Simple Passive”. ex.3 p.41

Complete the table

1. 1. isn’t it B. 3. encouraged

2. given 4. wasn’t

(Present Simple Passive) (Past Simple Passive)

What tenses are used in A and B?

ex.4, p.41 1) Find other examples of the Passive Voice in the text;

2) Complete the table.

VII Home task: 1) LPb p. 32, ex. 1, 3, 4.

2) SB. p. 125, § 6 (learn the rule).

The lesson is over.

Thanks for your work.

You’ve been working hard and brilliantly at the lesson, I must say!

Well, your marks are …. .

Give me your record – books, please.

Good bye, students.

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