The theme: What is hot with the young generation?
Aims:
- to learn the vocabulary on the topic;
- to discuss the problem in monologues;
- to enhance listening comprehension;
- to enhance reading skills;
- to enhance students’ active attitude over the generation gap problem, grouping or subcultures in Russia today.
Оснащение урока: учебник, видиокассета с записью текста для аудирования, раздаточный материал, плакаты:
- “The best way to make children good is to make them happy”. (Oscar Wilde).
- “ If parents could only realize how they bore their children”. (Bernard Shaw)
- “Like father, like son”. (Proverb)
- “Treat your parents as you want your own children treat you!” (Socrates)
ХОД УРОКА
I. Организационный момент
T. – Good morning, children! Glad to see you. I think you are well.
P. – Good morning! We are glad to see you too.
T. – Sit down, please. We shall continue our theme “What is hot with young
generation”, and we are going to discuss the generation gap problem and subcultures in
Russia. Your task for today was to learn the dialogues and to write exercise in your
Activity Books.
II. Развитие фонетических навыков
T. – I want to start our lesson with the poem of W. Shakespeare “Age and Youth”, in order to show you the problem we are going to discuss. There are some unknown words:
(Students repeat the words after the teacher and then they read them themselves.)
2. Listen, read and try to catch the main idea of the poem.
Age and Youth
Сrabbed Age and Youth
Cannot live together:
Youth is full of pleasance,
Age is full of care;
Youth like summer morn,
Age like winter weather;
Youth like summer brave,
Age like winter bare;
Youth is full of sport,
Age’s breath is short;
Youth is nimble, Age is lame,
Youth is hot and bold,
Age is weak and cold;
Youth is wild and Age is tame,
Youth, I do adore thee!
T. – What is this poem about?
P1. – This poem is about Age and Youth.
T. – What is the main idea of the poem.
P2. – Age and Youth are so different that they can’t live together.
III. Развитие навыков монологической речи
T. – As you see the generation gap is a problem of all times. People have had this problem for centuries. Nobody has solved it yet trying what they may. Moreover the older generation keeps thinking that the representatives of today’s youth are in no way like the heroes of the past, they are the worst offspring of their brightest fathers. What is your opinion on such point of view?
P1. – There are many debates about youth at present. The first opinion is that modern youngest are infantile, degraded, they know nothing, they want nothing or they want everything but now. The other opinion is that youth has grown ignorant, rute and aggressive. I don’t agree with these opinions. I think that there are still many young people whose hearts ring like bells, who are very enthusiastic and eager to improve their Motherland.
T. – Teenagers and their relations with the adult worth both parents and teachers become more apparent. The struggle for freedom from parents, personal independence and social status among peers affect all young people. What do you think about it?
P2. – It is impossible to solve the problem of “fathers and sons”. It is not so easy, because it’s not a problem of a particular family, but the problem of generations.
P3. – Elder people are in horror for the young generation. They don’t understand young people, or thjey don’t want to, they only criticize it everywhere. They hate our music, our hairstyles, the clothes we wear, our language and the way of behavior – they hate everything we are doing.
P4. – All our problems are because of lack of understanding. Understanding and respect between fathers and sons will come sooner, if they both try to be patient and attentive to each other.
P5. – It’s good when the family is friendly. In a loving family people share joys and sorrows, take care of each other. There’s nothing like home, like a good friendly family in this cruel world.
T. – The teen’s world is a place of extremes. Actually the teengers’ motto is “Everything or nothing”, there is no middle. Indeed home become too narrow place for them. Though home and family are the most important things for children, they also need “street upbringing”. It means they must also mix the other people to involve themselves in their own society and work out their problems. Maybe that’s why they join different grouping or subculture movements to express their individuality.
IV. Активизация навыков в употреблении лексики по теме
T. – You have already known that there are 62 federal and interregional youth and children organisations which are officially registered. Now we’ll memorize the well-known subcultures. What subcultures do you remember?
P1. – They are Mods, Punks, Hippies, Ravers, Goths, Skinheads, Bikers, Hackers and many others. In Russia the most popular subcultures are Punks, Hippies, Skinheads, Bikers and Hackers.
T. – I think the most popular subculture in our days is Hackers. Who can say about this subculture?
P2. – Hackers are persons with extraordinary abilities of the computer. They are people with deep understanding of how their computers work and can do things with them that seems magical to express themselves. They do not protest against their parents.
T. – Well done. And now we shall check up our homework.
V. Контроль домашнего задания
T. – Now we’ll compare if subcultures in other countries are like in Russia. Open
your Abs and read ex. 6, p. 39. Students read the text, get the information and discuss
answering the teacher’s questions.
T. – How does the skinhead movement in Russia differ from the skinhead in Britain?
P1. – Russia skinheads are very aggressive.
P2. – They are interested in politics.
P3. – They often have racist views.
P4. – Skinheads in Russia hates teens who prefer rap music.
T. – Now we see how some subcultures differ from other ones. But don’t forget they all
have the main features. Name them.
P5. – They are image, values and music.
VI. Аудирование
T. – Now we’ll talk about music. Before listening to the text I advise you to look through these sentences in order to complete them according to the text.
a)
One More Opinion
I love classical music. Maybe, it’s because of nine years inside the musical school;
but I have found this music the closest to my soul. Most people of my age would think
I’m a bit mad to love Strauss, Mozart, Bach in place of psychedelic rock and angry, loud
punk bands. My
Friend often says: “ It’s much easier and fun to be with the crowd.” I would agree
with her… But why must I be like somebody else and not somebody else be like me?
I find classical music relaxing. As many psychologists say: Bach helps to cope eith
nervousness; Vivaldi is excellent to make people feel calm and satisfied. Why do many
people find it to be dull? Why dull? To talk about classical music as a whole there’s
many modern re- makes of classics. For example, I like the way Vanessa-Mae plays.
It’s true that I hate all modern music. I hate a few pop or rock songs that I like; but
I think all this music can’t be called great.
b)
1. Maybe, Olga loves classical music because____________________
2. She’s found this music _____________________
3. Olga asks: “Why must I be like somebody else and not _____________________
4. Olga finds classical music ___________________________
5. As many psychologists say Vivaldi makes people __________________________
6. Olga has a few pop or rock songs that she likes; but she thinks all this
music___________
VII. Развитие навыков диалогической речи
T. – As for me I enjoy classical music. My favourite composers are Bach and Mozart. I think classical music relaxing. You have listened to the text and received your classmate’s opinion. But what kind of music do you, your parents or your friends prefer? What do your parents think about your favourite music. Let,s act out your dialogues.
P1. – What kind of music do you like now?
P2. – Beautiful music. Music that doesn’t include elements of extreme happiness, as
well as sadness, beauty and anger is not worth listening.
P3. – Would you like to go to a rock concert?
P4. – I don’t really want to go there. Besides, my mother won’t allow me.
P3. – Why?
P4. – She says a rock concert is an “action of more danger” as they write on the
tickets.
P5. – What’s your parents’ attitude to your favourite band?
P6. – They like old and modern Russian rock. When they listened to my favourite CDs they
could only say that I had made a mistake, that I should think about their texts and
understand that they are senseless.
P5. – And you?
P6. – Of course, my reaction was emotional. But now I understand they were absolutely
right.
VIII. Актуализация лексических навыков
T. – Match the verbs in English with their Russian equivalents.
1. to rebel a) толкаться
2. to reject b) одобрять
3. to shove around c) протестовать
4. to approve of d) спотыкаться, запинаться
5. to shiver e) вынимать
6 to stumble f) выключать
7. to take out g). отвергать, отказываться
8. to turn off h). дрожать, трепетать
IX. Объяснение домашнего задания
R. ex. 5-8;
AB. Ex. 8,9.
X. Подведение итогов урока
a) marks;
b) what we have done today:
– We have discussed the generation gap problem;
– We have listen to the text and complete the sentences;
– We have acted out the dialogues.
– Thank you very much for your hard work. The lesson is over. Good bye!