New Year's Eve in different countries

Ағылшын тілінен сабақстан тыс мереке «Жаңа жыл әр түрлі елдерде»Extra curricular event at the English lesson “New Year in different countries”

Grade: 7

Aims:to revise the theme New Year and vocabulary,to practice reading and listening

Materials:pictures with text “Merry Christmas; song I wish I were a Snowman and cards with tasks for the 1 competition

Course of the event

Good afternoon boys and girls!I am glad to see you

Say Hello

And clap your hands

Don’t say No

And please say Yes

Today we shall find out how people celebrate the New Year in different countries.I want you to to divide into 3 teams and then we shall start our work.

There will be 3 teams and 2 judges will help me to check up your answers.Let’s start our competition with the song Jingle Bells.Will you stand up and sing the song all together?

Competion 1

Read the short texts how people celebrate the New Year in different countriesand choose the correct version.

Pupils will read the texts and choose the correct answer.

1.In this city a lot of people gather in Times Square and watch the Big Apple fall.The Big Apple isn’t a real apple.It’s a moving picture of an apple on a side of one of the big buildings in Times Square.Every new Year’s Eve during the last few seconds before midnight it starts to Fall daown the building,and when it gets to the bottom it’s the start of the New Year.

a.Madrid

b.New York

c.Astana

2.This country is sometimes called “the upside down worls”It lies in the Southern Hemisphere.During the Christmas holidays people often sunbathe on the beach or swim and surf in the ocean.On the 31^st of December many people go to the country for the picnic.In January the temperature ranges from 20 to 30 C above zero or higher.

a.Egypt

b.Ireland

c.Australia

3.People call the New Year’s Eve “Hogmanay” Thney visit their friends” houses just after midnight on the New Year’s night.The first person who comes to your house brings you luck.At midnight when the clock begins to strike twelve the head of the family goes to the entrance door,opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke.Then he shuts the door.He has let the new Year in.

a.The USA

b.Scotland

c.India

KEYS: 1.New York 2.Australia 3.Scotland

Competition 2

Complete the text with eith the missed words:

Eve,boat,Bible,parade,gold,friends’,their,lighted,,any,first,sack,are,sing parents,brings.

Merry Christmas

In Mexico,during the nine days before Christmas people visit their (1)…. houses in the evenings,carrying (2) …. candles.They (3)… carols and knock at the door.At(4) …. they aren’t let in.This is one of the customs of the posada!Then they explainthey are mary and Joseph,(5) …. of the Christchild.They (6) … welcomed warmly.

In many European countries children receive (7) …from St.Nicolas on the 6^th of December.In the Netherlands he arrives in Amsterdam by (8)… with his servant Black Peter,who carries a (9)… to take away (10)…. children who have been naughty.He brings presents for the (11)… children.

In many ports of Spain and South America it isn’t father Christmas or St.Nicolas who (12)… the presents ,but the three Kings or Three Wise men.They do it on the (13) … of the 6^th of January.In Madrid there is a (14)… in the streets of the Three Kings riding their camels.This commemorates the visit of Melchior,Caspar and baltthuzar to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem,with (15)… gifts of (16) … and frankincense as described in the (17)… .

KEYS:

1.friends 7.presents 13.Eve

2.lighted 8.boat 14.parade

3.sing 9.sack 15.their

4.first 10.those 16.gold

5.parents 11.good 17.Bible

6.are 12.brings

Competion 3

Make up new words using the letters of the word “Congratulations

Pupils make up new words and they have only 3 minutes.

Competition 4

Now you will listen to the song and write down the missing words on the cards.You will listen to the song twice.Be careful please.

Teams will take cards with words of the song with missing words.After this task pupils will sing this song together.”I wish I were a snowman”

I wish I were …

So tall and … and white

I’d never have to clean my … ,

Or go to bed at …

But …. Mister Snowman

Wishes he were me,

For I will be here when … comes

But where will the Snowman…?

KEYS:

I wish I were a Snowman

So tall and big and white

I’d never have to clean my teeth

Or go to bed at night

But maybe Mister Snowman

Wishes he were me,

For I will be here when summer comes,

But where will the Snowman be?

That’ll do for today .You were active today.Now we shall decide who is the winnerof our competion today.

Good morning,when it’s morning

Good night when it’s night

And when it’s time to go away

Good buy,good bye,good bye

Good buy my dear friends!