Урок английского языка "Буллинг в школе" (Bullying at School). 10-й класс

Разделы: Иностранные языки

Класс: 10

УМК: “English” (авт. Кузовлев В.П., Лапа Н.М. и др.)

Класс: 10

Название урока: Bullying at School

Тип учебного занятия: урок актуализации ранее изученных знаний

Дидактическая цель: Создание условий для активизации лексического материала.

  • познавательный аспект — знакомство с понятием буллинг
  • развивающий аспект — развитие способности к анализу, сравнению, сопоставлению,обобщению;
  • воспитательный аспект — формирование уважительного отношения к мнению
  • учебный аспект — совершенствование речевых навыков: чтение с полным пониманием; поисковое чтение; развитие грамматических навыков.

Основные понятия: bullying, types and forms of bullying

Грамматические явления, отрабатываемые на уроке:V-ing forms

Межпредметные связи: (английский язык – психология)

Организация пространства: (фронтальная, индивидуальная, групповая работа)

Ресурсы:

План урока

I. Warm-up. Teacher: Let us watch a short video to guess the topic of our lesson.

(Students watch a video and realize that today’s discussion will touch upon the problem of bullying)

Unfortunately, there are always people that bully those who are weaker and cannot protect themselves. Although in the last few years a lot of attention has been given to the problem, bullying still exists. So people should be aware of the problem and how to deal with it.

II. Vocabulary.

1. The word ‘bully’ used to mean quite opposite of what it means now. Five hundred years ago it meant ‘a friend’, ‘a family member’ or ‘a sweetheart’. The root of the word comes from the Dutch word ‘boel’ meaning lover or brother.

2. Pair Work. Read the dictionary entries and match the words/word combinations with their meanings.

To bully is a deliberately unfriendly behaviour, an act of intimidating a weaker person to make him/her do something.
A bully is someone who feels worried, hurt, helpless and upset as a result of violent or hurtful actions from others.
Bullying is someone who hurts or frightens someone who is smaller or less powerful, often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do.
A bullied person is repeatedly or on purpose to say or do mean or hurtful things to another person which has hard times defending himself/herself.

Key: A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2

III. Speaking. 1.In pairs try to answer the questions:

  1. Why do people bully others?
  2. Where can bullying take place?

Possible answers:

1) Bullies want power and control over others.

They want attention to themselves probably because of low self-esteem.

They think violence/aggression is an okay way to show their feelings.

They have trouble following the rules/laws.

2) Bullying can happen anywhere: at home, at school, in the neighbourhood, etc.

2. There are different types of bullying: verbal, social (relationship), physical, cyber. In groups of four look through the forms of bullying and match them to the type of bullying.

Verbal Social Physical Physical
       

Threatening to cause harm

Name-calling/nicknaming

Leaving someone out on purpose

Posting inappropriate photos

Telling other children not to be friends with someone

Spreading rumors about someone

Teasing

Embarrassing someone in public

Hitting/kicking/pinching

Pushing/tripping

Taking, breaking or damaging someone’s things

Spreading rumours in social networks

Making mean or rude hand gestures

Using Internet to send nasty messages/e-mails

Sharing private information

Inappropriate personal/sexual comments

IV. Reading. Bullying at school is common around the world. Read the text about William Cobbett School in Britain and tell if school authorities try to cope with the problem of bullying.

At William Cobbett we believe that our students are entitled to learn in a positive environment. Occasionally, bullying prevents some children from concentrating on their studies and enjoying school. We are committed to prompt an effective action if this occurs and are confident we can stop bullying. To do this successfully we need the partnership of students and parents.

What is bullying?

  • Bullying is deliberate, conscious desire to hurt, threaten or frighten someone.
  • It can be physical such as hitting, prodding and pushing.
  • It can be verbal: nicknames, racist or sexist taunts, personal comments. Students, who are new or different, may be vulnerable. Verbal bullying is the most common form in school.
  • It can be non-verbal such as taking sweets or money, or damaging equipment.

Signs of being bullied: how to recognize it?

  • Children become distressed, not sleeping, not eating, being withdrawn.
  • Children unwilling to come to school (pretend having stomachache or headaches).
  • Missing equipment for which there is no explanation.
  • Children making an unusual request for extra money.
  • Bruises or damaged clothing
  • Sudden change of friendships.

What can you do if you are being bullied?

  • Inform a teacher immediately. Victims often believe that bullying cannot be stopped or they are frightened of what will happen if they tell. This is understandable but wrong. We can act sensitively and are sure bullying can be stopped when we are told about it.
  • Keep a written record or a diary of bullying (what/where/who/when)
  • Do not hit back. It will make the matter worse and can blur the real issue.

How can you help us?

  • Provide us with details in order to get away with it.
  • Trust us. We know what to do if we have the right information.
  • Support us. Both victims and bullies need help to prevent damage to their self-esteem, which can have a bad effect in later life.

1) Read section 1 and answer the questions

  1. Give two examples of physical bullying.
  2. Give two examples of verbal bullying
  3. Give one example of non-verbal bullying.
  4. Which types of students are often vulnerable?

2) Read section 2 and find the words which mean the following

  1. upset - distressed
  2. silent and uncommunicative – w…………………..
  3. things you need for your school work – e………………..
  4. blue or yellow marks on the skin as a result of being hit – b…………….

3) Read section 3 and find the words which mean the following

  1. to tell – to i………………..
  2. the ones who suffer the bullying – v………………
  3. make something less clear – b….

4) Read section 4 and find the words which mean the following

  1. to escape punishment – to g… a… w… it
  2. the ones who do the bullying – b……
  3. an injury or harm to someone – d……

5) In pairs or groups discuss the questions below.

  1. What do you think of the advice given here? Which part of it can be helpful to parents? And which can help students?
  2. Is it a good idea to keep a written record of bullying? Why/Why not?
  3. Do you agree that verbal bullying is the most common form?
  4. Do you agree that hitting back will only make matters worse?
  5. Is bullying bad for the bully as well as a victim?

6. Now read the conclusion to the text. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

inadequate awareness offer where punishment witnesses carefully investigating
What can we do?

As well as raising (1) ____ through the curriculum and giving students opportunities to talk about bullying in general, we have clear procedures for (2) ___ possible incidents and careful guidelines for listening to victims, (3) ___ andbullies.

We reassure the victim and witnesses without making feel disloyal, (4) ___ or foolish.

We investigate and monitor very (5) ___ and calmly. We (6) ___ concrete help, advice and support to the victim and take a firm stand with the bully using appropriate, non-bullying(7)___ .

Working together, we can help stop bullying. William Cobbett School is a place (8)___ everyone can work together, happily and constructively.

V. Conclusion.

Teacher: Bullying happens in many different places: at school, at work, at home, over the Internet or on a mobile phone. 10% of British secondary school students are bullied more than once in any term. Bullying can take many forms. It can be name-calling and teasing as well as physical violence. Bullying is often based on silence. People who are being bullied often feel that speaking against someone who bullies others cannot help. What to do? Tell someone! Don’t allow to continue bullying.

VI. Hometask. Read the text and answer the questions.

Do you know many faces of bullying? Read the text and give your ideas about

1) How can bystanders stimulate or stop bullying?

2) Why don’t many bystanders intervene? 

Many faces of bullying

Bullying situations usually involve more people than the bully and the victim. They also involve bystanders — those who watch bullying happen or hear about it. Depending on how bystanders respond, they can either contribute to the problem or to its solution. Bystanders rarely play a completely neutral role, although they may think they do.

Some bystanders encourage the bullying by laughing, cheering, or making comments that further stimulate the bully. Others join in the bullying once it has begun. Most bystanders passively accept bullying by watching and doing nothing. Often without realizing it, these bystanders also contribute to the problem. Passive bystanders provide the audience for a bully and their silenceand inactivity allows bullies to continue their hurtful behaviour.

Bystanders also have the power to play a key role in preventing or stopping bullying. Some bystanders try to discourage the bully, defend the victim, or redirect the situation away from bullying.Other bystanders try to get help, or to stand up against bullying or to inform adults. 

Bystanders who don’t intervene or don’t report the bullying often suffer negative consequences themselves.

Литература.

  1. For Real Mary Glasgow Magazines, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., p. 90-91
  2. Bystander. Eyes on bullying
  3. http://www.eyesonbullying.org/bystander.html
  4. Реклама PEDIGREE Мальчишки School kids 
  5. http://www.eyesonbullying.org/bystander.html