Тема урока "What is a tradition?"

Разделы: Иностранные языки


Урок разработан с применением современных цифровых технологий (интерактивной доски Smart)по учебнику ‘’New Millennium English’’, авторы О.Гроза и др. Unit 3 “A time to celebrate”

Цель урока: систематизация знаний о социокультурной специфике стран изучаемого языка и культурных особенностях носителей языка, их привычках и традициях.

Задачи урока:

  • Коммуникативная: формирование кросскультурной компетенции в рамках темы “What is a tradition?”
  • Образовательная: расширение кругозора учащихся, обогащение страноведческих знаний.
  • Воспитательная: воспитание уважения к культуре стран изучаемого языка и толерантного сознания, формирование культуры интеллектуального труда.
  • Развивающая: активизация речемыслительной деятельности и творческих способностей учащихся.

Оборудование: интерактивная доска Smart; Презентация, подготовленная в программе Notebook Smartboard

ХОД УРОКА

1. Организационный момент

– Good morning, children! I am glad to see you today. I hope you are fine and are ready to work hard at our lesson, aren’t you? So, let’s start our lesson. Today we’ll speak about the tradition to celebrate different holidays in English-speaking countries and in our country, There are many different holidays. Some of them have religious origin and  the others are connected with the events which are or were important for the people or for the country.

2. Речевая зарядка

1) Look at the proverb and explain it’s meaning:

(Слайд 2)

“So many countries,
So  many customs.”

2) Match the pictures with these festivals:

(Слайд 3)

Christmas
Halloween
Easter
St. Patric’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day

– Which of them are celebrated in Russia?
– Can you name any Russian or our local festivals and it’s symbol?

3. Чтение тематических текстов (поисковое)

Ex.2 p.40

– Read the following pieces of information and decide  which of the above festivals they refer to.

Учащиеся читают упражнение и выполняют задание индивидуально.

Key:

  • Christmas – 1, 5, 7 – mistletoe, evergreens, the birth of Jesus Christ
  • Halloween – 2, 3, 8 – evil spirits, pumpkin, ghosts
  • Easter – 4, 6, 9 – Resurrection, eggs, rabbit

4. Закрепление ЛЕ по теме в речи учащихся

Учащиеся называют слова по картинкам:

(Слайд 4) – Santa Claus

Tree                                                                        Present
Christmas

        Candle                                                                  stocking

                              Cracker                            pudding 

(Слайд 5 – поэтическая страничка)

Чтение стихотворения “Who can it be?”

Late December, snowy day
Lights in windows, empty streets
Carol singing, parties, gifts,
Christmas crackers, special treats

Listen! Someone’s at the door
I can hear him. Go and see!
Is this Auntie Clementine?
It’s so late. Who can it be?

Here he comes, his beard is white
He suit is red,
He has a lot of presents.
This old man is …

(Слайд 6) – Halloween

A bat                                                     Ghost
A black cat                                            Candy bag
A skeleton                                             Witch
Goblin                                                    Trick or Treat
Pumpkin – black and white
Spider web

(Слайд 7) – Easter

Easter Bunny                                    Flowers
Present                                              Jesus Christ
Pudding                                             eggs

(Слайд 8) – St. Valentine’s Day

Flowers
Cupid
Heart
Present

(Слайд 9) – Thanksgiving Day

Tree
Farmer
Turkey
Corn

(Слайд 10) – поэтическая страничка

Thanksgiving Day

When the Pilgrims
First gathered together to share
With their Indians friends
The mild autumn air,

They lifted their voices
In jubilant praise
For the bread on the table,
The berries and maize,

For field and forest,
For turkey and deer,
For the beautiful crops
They were blessed with that year,

They were thankful for these
As they feasted away,
And as they were thankful,
We’re thankful today.

(Слайд 11) – New Year’s Day

Star                                                             Santa Claus
Present                                                        shining
Toys
Tree                                                            balls

(Слайд12) – поэтическая страничка

May the Season Bring You Eve happiness!

New Year greetings come to you
Along with heartfelt wishes too.
May all you do meet with success,
And bring you ever happiness.
May your Holiday Season
Be merrier and happier,
And the New Year brighter
That ever before.

5. Обобщение полученной информации. Монологические высказывания по теме

And now, children, let’s summarize our information about these traditions. Tell the class about one  these traditions.
(Учащиеся рассказывают о самой интересной, на их взгляд, традиции.)

(Слайд 13)

Answer these questions giving reasons:

1. Do traditions help people to define themselves? How?
2. Why is it important that traditions do survive in a country?
3. What are the Russian traditions that make you proud?
Language Support:
– I think …
– Perhaps …
– I don’t think …
– In my opinion / view…
– Because …
– For example …
– For instance …
– Such as …

(Слайд 14)

What Russian holidays do you Know? Match the holiday with it’s date.

Christmas
New Year’s Day
Easter
Maslenitsa
Independence Day
Victory Day
Constitution Day
The Day of knowledge

6. Обобщение знаний по теме. Игра «Аукцион»

(Слайд 15)

Let’s play the game “Auction”

Christmas:

1. What are the Christmas celebrations dedicated to? (3 points)
2. When is Christmas celebrated? (2 points)
3. What do the Christians usually do on the Christmas Eve? (3 points)
4. What are the traditional symbols of Christmas? (4 points)
5. Why do children like Christmas so much? (5 points)

Thanksgiving Day

1. What are the Thanksgiving celebrations dedicated to? (4 points)
2. What do you know about the history of  Thanksgiving Day? (5 points)
3. Where did the harvest feast take place? (3 points)
4. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? (2 points)
5. What is the traditional Thanksgiving meal? (3 points)

Independence Day

1. When is Independence Day celebrated? (3 points)
2. What country celebrates Independence Day annually? (2 points)
3. Why is this holiday called so? (4 points)
4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? When was it (3 points)
5. Why is Independence Day so important for Americans? (5 points)

Halloween

1. When is Halloween celebrated? (2 points)
2. What happens at Halloween, as most people believe? (4 points)
3. Why is Halloween a religious holiday among some Christians? (5 points)
4. What do children usually do at Halloween? (3 point

7. Подведение итогов игры и урока