Конспект урока FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Конспект урока английского языка в 11 классе

Тема: Family Relationships

Цели:

Develop reading and speaking skills;

Teach pupils to produce examples describing their living experience;

Exchange opinions, practicing all the material of the lesson;

Develop creating thinking.

PROCEDURE

1. GREETINGS. INTRODUCTION

2. Phonetic drills

1. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

2. I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

3. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines

4. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely

1. Vocabulary and language work

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Words and Phrases with Examples

1. baby – a very young child

• I always do some housework when the baby is sleeping in the afternoon.

2. infant – a baby or very young child, newborn child

• My sister is 14 years old, but sometimes she acts like an infant.

3. toddler – a young child who has just learnt to walk

• Toddlers can walk, but they don’t always talk yet.

4. marriage – legal relationship between a husband and wife

• She only has a stepdaughter from her husband’s first marriage, but she likes her as her own.

5. marry (sb), get married to sb – become somebody’s husband or wife

• My father was 29 and my mother was 25 when they got married.

6. go out (with sb) – spend time with somebody and have a romantic or sexual relationship with them

• My parents had been going out for two years before they got married.

• My mother doesn’t like that I go out with Tom; she says he’s too old for me.

7. get engaged – agree to marry somebody

• Imagine, my sister has just got engaged to a footballer, they’re planning to get married in the summer.

8. wedding – the act of marrying, a marriage ceremony (and the meal or party that usually follows it)

9. bride – a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it

10. (bride)groom – a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it

• The prince’s wedding ceremony will take place in the cathedral. Then the bride and the groom will be taken to the wedding reception in an open Rolls Royce.

11. honeymoon – a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married

We couldn’t go to the Bahamas on honeymoon, but we felt sitting on the top of the world even in a campsite at the local lake.

12. divorce – the legal ending of a marriage; end your marriage legally

• Unfortunately, very many marriages end in a divorce in our country.

• She divorced her husband immediately when she learned he had a secret girlfriend.

• My friend and his wife got divorced at last, after long years of quarrel and disagreement.

LISTENING

THE RELATIONS IN MY FAMILY

We are a typical family of two parents and two children. Like most other families we have our own traditions and our own problems.

My parents are the dearest people for me. They have brought me up and taught me a lot of things. The main one is that if you want to be successful in life, you should work hard. They teach me not only in words but also by deeds of theirs.

My father’s name is Oleh Mykolayovych. He is a tall, solidly-built man of 43. His kind grey eyes, luxurious moustache and a charming smile make him incredibly attractive. In fact, he is not a very strict father, but is responsible and reliable. My Dad is very intelligent but rather modest. He has always been loved and respected by his friends and colleagues.

My mother’s name is Ulyana Volodymyrivna. She is nice, young-looking and cheerful. Being active and smart, she is interested in many things: psychology and philosophy, art and literature, economy and politics. People often ask her for help or advice and she never refuses. Mom is a very sociable person and very popular with her friends. That’s why on high days and holidays we always expect many people to come to our place. Then from the early morning we prepare for the party. My sister and I switch on the tape-recorder and tidy up the flat. Dad goes shopping and Mom does the cooking. Actually Mom is very good at making salads. She knows a lot of recipes and likes to invent new ones. When Dad returns he joins Mom in the kitchen. His usual tasks are to peel potatoes and to make chops. Meanwhile we finish doing the flat up and start laying the table. When everything is ready and we all are a bit tired, we are still looking forward to having lots of fun, guitar songs and dancing, when everybody feels relaxed and comfortable.

We have got such parties on special dates only. But on usual evenings we also like to gather in the living-room, watch TV and discuss the latest events of the day.

I don’t share all my problems with the parents because sometimes I don’t want to upset them or for some personal reasons. But I can discuss everything that worries me with my sister. Although she is two years my junior she is rather smart and practical, she takes things easier than I do and it lets me see the other side of the situation. My sister and I are very different, we sometimes have arguments (for example when she wears my clothes without per­mission), but we are very close and she is the person whom I trust, appreciate and love.

It’s so good to have a friendly family and to feel safe and happy in it.

Vocabulary

• solidly-built

• incredibly

• strict

• reliable

• cheerful 

• refuse 

• sociable 

• high days 

• recipe 

• take things easy 

• Questions

1. Is your family big?

2. Describe your Mom’s / Dad’s appearance.

3. What are your parents interested in?

4. Do you always agree with your parents?

5. Can you share your problems with your family? Why?

6. Do you have any family traditions? What are they?

7. Do you have any pets?

RELAXATION

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF THE FALLING WATER AND WAVES AND IMAGINE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE AT THE SEASIDE/

Conversation Questions
Family

• Are friends more important than family? What do you think?

• Are chores assigned to children in your family?

• Are you married?

• Are you pressured by your family to act in a certain way?

• Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?

• Are your parents strict?

• Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents?

• Do you get along well with your family?

• Do you get along well with your brothers and sisters?

• Do you get along well with your in-laws?

• Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, how old are they?

• Do you have any children? If yes, what are their names and ages?

• Do you have to clean your own room?

• Does your mother make you clean your room?

• Do you like your family? Why or why not?

• Do you live with any of your grandparents?

• Do you live with your parents?

• Do you look more like your mother or your father?

• Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about?

• Do you often visit your grandparents?

• Do you think people should adopt children from other countries?

• Do you usually have any influence on family matters?

• Do your parents let you stay out late?

SUMMING UP

HOME ASSIGNMENT

Each family has its favourite stories about something good and unusual in their families/ Write down one of them.