Урок по теме "День святого Валентина" по УМК В.П. Кузовлева для 8-го класса

Цели:

- актуализация изученного материала по теме “Праздники”;
- совершенствование лексических и грамматических навыков;
- поддержание интереса к изучению культурных традиций страны изучаемого языка.

Оборудование:

Стенгазета, воздушные шары, “валентинки”, мультимедийный проектор.

Ход урока.

1. –Hello, boys and girls! Glad to see you! I hope you are fine today. Are you ready to start? Today we shall have a talk about St.Valentine’s Day. Will you name the main holiday words?
Warming-up.

1. It’s a bird, a symbol of the holiday. (dove)
2. it’s a decoration for the handmade valentine. (lace)
3. It’s a word to call your sweetheart. (darling)
4. It’s a synonym for “a surprise”. (secret)
5. It’s a kind of treat for your sweetheart. (candy)
6. It’s a name for whom you fell in love with. (sweetheart)
7. It’s a child-like son of Venus. (Cupid)
8. It’s a close person for you, but not a relative. (friend)
9. It’s a month for St.Valentine Day. (February)

I see you know the main holidays words. You are ready to speak about St.Valentine’s Day. St.Valentine’s Day is a religious holiday, which is celebrated in Great Britain, in many European countries and in the USA. St.Valentine’s Day has roots in several legends. (reading with the main idea) Answer the question: When did the Romans celebrate the Lupercalia? (15 February)

2.Обучение аудированию.

- This is the legend of how St.Valentine’s Day began. When the Roman Imperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a law against marrying because he felt that marriage made men want to stay at home instead of fighting wars. But at that time there was a kindly priest named Valentine. He couldn’t agree with the Imperor’s decision. When he saw that young couples were truly in love, he married them secretly.

- Enjoy the scene from the legend and be ready to answer some questions.

Далее следует инсценировка легенды.

Священник: My daughter! My son! I declare you husband and wife!

Стражники: Priest, you have been discovered and condemned to death! To prison! To the Tower!

Священник: What a beautiful girl!

Тюремщик: This is my daughter. She is blind. She will probably never see the light, trees!

Священник: I’ll help her by working a miracle!

Девушка: I’m so grateful to you. Even in prison you, Valentine, showed your love for everyone and restored my sight!

Священник: Unfortunately, tomorrow on February 14 I will have to die. But I’m not scared and I want to tell everybody on earth, “I love you. I’m your Valentine”.

• Just before his death, on February 14, he sent her a farewell message signed “From your Valentine”.
• We’ve just been back in the ancient legend. February 14 was right in the middle of a Roman festival called the Lupercalia. When Christianity became the religion of Rome, this joyous day was changed to St.Valentine’s Day, in honour of the saint who had given his life to help lovers.

3. Контроль понимания услышанного. (true|false)

1. St.Valentine’s Day has roots in several legends.
2. Cupid, the Roman god of love, is one of the earliest days of the day.
3. Valentine was a Christian priest.
4. He lived three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ n the Roman Empire.
5. On February 14 Valentine was killed because he was a Christian.
6. He married couples contrary to the laws of the Roman Empire.
7. St.Valentine’s Day is now a day of sweethearts.

4. Совершенствование речевых навыков.

• There are many other legends about how Valentine’s Day started, and no one knows for sure whether any of them are true. Also, there are a lot of traditions of celebrating St.Valentine’s Day in different countries. Students’ reports ( выступления учащихся)
• Thank you for interesting information. I think it will be useful. What traditions do you find the most interesting/ unusual/ special for girls/boys? Discuss your ideas in pairs ( работа в парах)
• I think………..
• To my mind……..

5. Совершенствование лексических и грамматических навыков.

Very often people speak about love in poems.

Please, be my Valentine
You are my coochi coo
You are my sweety pie
Life would be so bitter honey
If you are not mine.
Please, be my Valentine! 
Like salt and pepper
Folk and knife
Cup and sauсer
Will be terrific together
Would you like to pair up with m

- And now you will write your poems

Match the rhyming words. Use them to write your own poems.

-Oh, you are good poets! Thank you for your nice poems! Now you may give your valentines to your sweethearts.

6. Подведение итогов урока.