Сюжетно-ролевая игра "Do you want to be a tour guide?"

Topic: “Summer jobs”

Objectives:

• to develop speaking and listening skills; to teach the students to fill in an application form;
• to teach them how to hold a job interview; to orient the students on choosing a profession;
• to develop cooperative skills.

Teaching aids:

• presentation in Microsoft Power Point;
• application forms, a list of requirements to applicants, names of the sights of Tyumen

Development

I. Beginning. (Приложение 1)

Warm-up:

Teacher: Good morning, everybody! Our today's lesson will be devoted to the topic “Summer jobs”. What summer jobs do you remember? What job would you apply for? What does this job involve?

Would you like to be a tour guide?

Today we are expecting some guests. You are welcome, girls.

II. Follow-up.

Activity 1: “Members” of a travel agency are introducing their agency.

Teacher: Who are you? What is the purpose of your visit?

S₁: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Anastasia. Let me introduce my colleagues Helen and Tatiana to you. We are representatives of the travel agency “Around the world”. Our agency has been working for about 10 years already. We organize tours in our country and abroad. We are doing our best so that our clients could have a wonderful rest. We have close links with a great number of world leading companies. Now we can offer you high standard service, variety of choice and low prices. Our office is equipped with all modern devices which allow us to plan your holidays in the shortest time.

S₂: If you are anxious to spend your holidays in a foreign country like Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Italy and others or somewhere in our country, we can help you with great pleasure. Luxurious hotels, spacious swimming pools, fitness clubs, social programmes are at your disposal. You can admire picturesque nature, rare plants and flowers, swim in the sea, and try delicious food of different countries. If you wish to improve your language, we can arrange your education in special schools in France, England and other countries. You'll be able not only to practice the language, but you'll also have a chance to have a good rest there.

S₃: We can also offer you tours around Tyumen and other Russian cities. We provide our customers with transfers, professional guides, tickets, take care about our clients' accommodation and visas. This year we are expecting a great number of visitors from England, Canada and the USA. That is why we are looking for English speaking tour – guides. If you are interested in this job, we would like you to fill in application forms and you are welcome for an interview.

Activity 2: Filling in the application forms.

Activity 3: Discussing requirements to a tour guide.

S₂: A tour guide requires certain qualities. In groups discuss what qualities you need to be a good specialist.

(Group discussion for 3-4 minutes)

Teacher: You are welcome with your decision. (A student from each group reports back to the class.)

Teacher: (To the representatives of the agency). Do you agree or disagree with the students?

What qualities should a good tour guide possess in your opinion?

Activity 4: “How much do you know about Tyumen?”

Teacher: You have mentioned that a good tour guide should know a lot about Tyumen. Let's see how well informed you are.

Task: Match the photographs with the names of places of interest in Tyumen and say a few words about each sight. (Фотографии достопримечательностей, их названия – на доске)

The students speak about the sights of Tyumen.

On board:

The “Town Hall” Museum

The “Masharov Mansion” Museum

The Museum of the History of the House

The “Church of Sts Peter and Paul” Museum.

The boulevard.

The Monument “Farewell”

The “Town Hall” Museum.

The “Town Hall” Museum is situated in Republic Street. The building was constructed in the second half of the nineteenth century. Although small in size, it looks imposing. It is an illustrative example of the style of Russian provincial architecture.

Visitors to The Town Hall can see the permanent exhibition “The Museum and Nature” which shows a rich variety of flora and fauna in Tyumen region. Particularly impressive are its most ancient “inhabitants”. People can see the collection of the complete skeletons of a mammoth, a fossilized bison and other exhibits. The most spectacular part of the collection devoted to natural history is its zoological section. It is noteworthy for a wide variety of represented animals, birds and insects.

The “Masharov Mansion” Museum

The “Masharov Mansion” Museum was opened in 1994. The building of the museum, a stone mansion, is a monument of history and architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The estate belonged to the famous Tyumen industrialist, the founder of cast – iron production in the town, Nikolai Masharov.

The project of the mansion in neo – Classical style was designed by the town's architect P.K. Chakin. Thanks to the efforts of restorers and museum research workers the major part of the interior of the house – the decor of the stoves, fireplace, ceiling mouldings, attic, doors, wooden floors, inner staircase and verandah – has been reconstructed. The reconstruction of the interior and the mounting of the exhibition named “The Family Album” there helped to re-create an atmosphere of urban life in the distant past. The display consists of photographs, documents and personal belongings of several Tyumen families – the Afromeyevs, Vorobeichikovs, Gilevs, Rogozinskus, Margins and Masharovs. The exhibition of the “Masharov Mansion” Museum vividly shows the picture of life customs and traditions of Tyumen industrialists and merchants.

The “Church of Sts Peter and Paul” Museum.

The “Church of Sts Peter and Paul” Museum is situated on the high picturesque bank of the Tura River within Tyumen. The Church dating from the mid – eighteenth century is a very rare type of religious building for Russia. In 1924 the monastery was closed. The Church of St Peter and Paul, in a state of neglect for many years, was weather – beaten and dilapidated. In 1987, after restoration, the building began to be employed for museum exhibitions. The materials of the display “From the History of Christianity in Siberia” provide an account of the reconstruction of churches and monasteries. Early manuscripts and the first printed books, church plate, a collection of gold embroidery of the seventeenth to nineteenth century and of course icons, can be seen here.

The Museum of the History of the House

The Museum of the History of the House is a gem of Tyumen wooden architecture. The old mansion originally belonged to the Ikonnikov merchant family. In 1996 it became the home of an unusual museum – the exhibition introduces visitors to major turning – points in the history of Russia, to dramatic human destinies and memorable events.

In 1837 Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolayevich, the heir to the Russian throne, stayed in this building. The boat build by Tyumen craftsmen for ferrying the Tsesarevich across the Tura to the Tobolsk road, became the property of Tyumen. Its model is now on display in the museum.

In 1919 the house was the headquarters of the Commander of the 51^st Rifle Division of the Red Army Vasily Blucher, the first holder of the order of the Red Banner. The memorial belongings associated with him are shown in a newly re – created study.

The exhibition of this museum also includes wax effigies – the first display of this kind in Siberia.

The Monument “Farewell”

The Monument “Farewell” is devoted to the school leavers of Tyumen who didn't return from the Great Patriotic war. It was founded in 1991 on the initiative of the students of the city who had studied at school during the war.

Annually on the 22 ^nd of June school leavers who are still alive meet near this monument to honour their perished schoolmates.

The Boulevard.

The boulevard is the most favourite place of all the inhabitants and visitors of our city. It is popular with children, young people and grown – ups. You can always find the best way of entertainment there. You may either go to the circus or go in for sports at the stadium. If you are hungry, it's possible to eat at different cafes or just to buy some ice cream and soft drinks. Different merry – go rounds are also at your disposal. Strolling along the boulevard in summer you can admire wonderful flowers, trees and astonishing fountains. You may ‘shake hands’ or be photographed with our favourite clowns Yuri Nikulin, Karandash and some others.

Teacher: So, girls how do you appreciate our students' knowledge of Tyumen sights?

Activity 5: Interview ‘Applying for a job’.

Teacher: (To the representatives of the travel agency) It's high time you had a job interview.

You may come up to the groups and speak with them for some minutes in order to choose an applicant for the interview.

(Each representative of the agency speaks with the whole group and chooses an applicant for the interview. Three interviews)

Questions for Interview 1:

Let's get down to our interview. Take your seat, please.

What can you say about yourself?

What are your hobbies?

OK. What attracts you in this job?

Great! We need good leaders and organizers. Have you got any experience of working with people? Maybe you have worked in a summer camp or somewhere else?

I see. Why do you think you can be interesting for the tourists as a tour guide?

Well, do you think you are creative, responsible and reliable? What else can you add about yourself?

Thank you very much for the interview. I see you are suitable for this job. Come to our office and bring your CV, an application letter and 2 photographs. We are waiting for you.

Interview 2:

Hello. Give me your application form, please.

Let me see. Your name is …, isn't it?

Great! You have written in your application form that you were born in Tyumen. How long have you been living in Tyumen?

Really? I'm sure you 've got a lot of favourite places in Tyumen. What are they? Why do you like them?

What other places would you show to visitors of our city?

By the way, why are you interested in this job?

You need to know foreign languages to become a tour guide. Do you know any other foreign languages except for English?

It's a pity. But I believe English will be enough for you. By the way, have you ever been to

English courses abroad? Where? How long did you study there? What else did you do there apart from studying?

Thank you very much for the interview. I 'm sure you will be a good tour guide. Come to our office and bring your CV, an application letter and 2 photographs. See you soon.

Interview 3:

So, let's begin. Sit down, please. Give me your application form, please.

Well, when and where were you born?

So, you are 16. Don't you think you are too young for this job?

Why do you want to get this job, I wonder?

By the way, have you ever worked as a tour guide before?

And what features of character have you got to become a good specialist?

I see from your application form that you know English. How long have you been learning English? Where did you learn it?

The job of a tour guide involves a lot of traveling. Do you like travelling? Why?

What do you like to travel by? Why?

What subjects that you study at school will be of great help to you?

Do you think you are ready to become a tour guide?

- Thank you very much for the interview. I believe you suit us. Come to our office and bring your CV, an application letter and 2 photographs. Bye.

Teacher: So girls, what do you think about the students? Would they make good tour guides? Why do you think so?

III. Rounding-off.

1. Summary of the lesson.

Teacher: So our lesson has come to the end. Let's sum up the results of the lesson. What have you learned today? What did you like most of all?

2. Brief reference ahead to the next lesson.

Next time we are going to learn how to write an application letter and you will hold an excursion around Tyumen.

3. Homework: Find more information about Tyumen and be ready to hold an excursion around the city.