Урок английского языка по теме "What makes a personality?"

Разделы: Иностранные языки


Цели:

  • расширение и углубление знаний по теме Personality, Appearance, Character;
  • формирование и развитие навыков устной речи по заданной теме на коммуникативной основе;
  • воспитание положительных черт характера.

Задачи:

  • активизация лексики на уроке;
  • формирование способности учащихся самостоятельно управлять учебной деятельностью в конкретной учебной ситуации;
  • развитие навыков монологической и диалогической речи;
  • развитие навыков неподготовленной устной речи;
  • формирование практических навыков использования мультимедийных средств для подготовки к урокам.

The Plan of the Lesson

1. The theme of the lesson is What makes a personality”. Our aim is to create a perfect personality of your classmate. We will discuss different things creating a perfect personality at the same time. So…Let’s start.

2. Do you agree with the phrase: Personality is a set of qualities that make a person distinct from another?

3. What does the word “personality ” include?

4. Let’s discuss appearance of your classmates. Some of you have done small projects. Let’s listen to them.

5. The heights of my classmates (Milena Zeveleva) (Презентация, слайд 4).

6. The weights of my classmates (Kate Sukhanova) (слайд 10).

7. On your pieces of papers make some notes around the height and weight of your perfect personality.

8. We have read the text about genes (слайд 16).

Before doing the next task answer the questions:

  1. How many genes have we got?
  2. Whom do we inherit our genes?
  3. Can we have blue eyes if both our parents have brown eyes?

9. Let’s listen to Xenia. She has done a small presentation about the colour of eyes of your classmates (слайд 18).

10. On your pieces of papers make some notes around the colour of the eyes and hair of your perfect personality.

11. Character is the main component of the personality.

Let’s do some exercises dedicated to this theme (слайд 24).

It’s believed that a face can tell much about a character.

People have for a long time held the (0) belief that the face is in some way a reflection of (1) ___. There is nothing (2) ........... or mysterious about it: we all have different physical (3) ___ and therefore our (4) ___ is unique. How you feel about yourself also has a direct influence on your facial (5) ___. If, for example, you have a lot of (6) self-___, this will show in you face.

From ancient times, this (7) ___ between particular features and aspects of personality was made, and a systematic study of the (8) ___ developed and became known as physiognomy.

Physiognomy has proved that people’s faces (9) ___ reflect people’s characters. For those who don’t find the idea convincing, let us take the example of (10) ___ twins, who not only look alike but also behave in a similar way.

BELIEVE

PERSON

MAGIC

CHARACTER

APPEAR

EXPRESS

CONFIDENT

CONNECT

RELATE

ACCURATE

IDENTITY

12. Character descriptions.

Look at the adjectives in the boxes below. These can all be used to describe someone’s character and personality. Three adjectives in each box are positive, two are negative. Decide which are which and mark them + or – accordingly.

1 ...........................

sociable

honest

greedy

intellectual

suspicious

3 ...........................

friendly

easy-going

forgetful

gentle

impulsive

2 ...........................

lazy

witty

clever

outdoing

rude

4 ...........................

selfish

energetic

tidy

cheerful

impatient

Next task is to describe the people. Look at the pictures and do the task (слайд 26).

Now it is time to choose the qualities of character for your perfect classmate.

Please write down just two traits of character you appreciate most of all.

13. Let’s discuss another quality of the personality-hobbies and habits.

Dima (слайд 28) and Lena (слайд 35 ) have done the presentation about your classmates.

After their presentation make up a hobby for your perfect classmate.

14. Now some interesting facts around the theme.

We have read the text about the star signs. Answer my questions. You can see them in the slide (слайд 42).

15. Nikita has done a small project around this theme. Please , listen to him and find the most suitable star sign for your perfect personality (слайд 43).

16. Let’s discuss your perfect personalities and make the one with some chosen traits.

17. We have worked hard. The lesson is over. Your marks…

18. Your homework is to create a small presentation describing the perfect personality. If you have any problems contact me. I’ll repeat my e-mail:m391@ramler.ru