Праздники в англоговорящих странах

Разделы: Иностранные языки

Тип урока – reading lesson

Learning aims:	The students will be able to extract specific information from the text about holidays in English-speaking countries.
Equipment:	Student’s book “English III” by Vereshchagina, Pritykina: text “The English Year” (part I, II; page 272, 277-278); a sheet with the table for every student.

Season

Months

Holiday

Food

Traditions (What people do)

New lexis: believe, luck, dark, sign, Scotland, the Scots, together, roast turkey, pumpkin pie

The plan of the lesson:

Activity time	Teacher’s instruction	Activity aim	My assumptions about learning results (outcomes)
Pre-reading stage
5 min	Read the headlines of the text from the board. Tell me: “What’s this text about do you think?”	Students will be able to anticipate the content of the text.	The result of the learning will be intellectual skills of analysis
5 min	Write down your thoughts on the board using ‘word web’	Students will be able to write the words correctly	The result will be language skills of writing
While-reading stage
8 min	Get the table sheets and read the headlines of each column	Students will be able to anticipate further activities
8 min	Open your books at page 272 and page 277. Read the first and the second part of the text and answer the question: “What countries are mentioned in them”	Students will be able to find out specific info	Results will be language skills of reading and intellectual skills of comprehension.
14 min	Fill in the table. You may use the dictionary and meaning of some new words you can find on the board and at the bottom of the page.	Students will be able to find out specific info.	The results will be language skills of reading
Post-reading stage
5 min	Answer my questions: What do people do in St. Valentine’s Day? The winter months in Great Britain are: November, December, January, February, aren’t they? Traditional American food in Thanksgiving Day is: ice-cream & juice, isn’t it? When do English celebrate Christmas? When do English eat roast turkey & Christmas pudding? Do people eat, drink & dance on New Year’s Day?	Students will be able to answer the questions on the text using their notes	The results will be language skills of speaking
7 min	Tell me if you would visit some of these holidays and why.	Students will be able to express their views on the subject of the text and relate it to their own experience	The result will be attitude.
Home task
1 min	Read III-IV parts and fill in the table

30.12.2003