Цели: способствовать повышению мотивации учащихся в обучении английскому языку, интересу к культуре и обычаям другого народа, развитию кругозора и толерантности.
Задачи:
- Развивающие : развить навыки чтения и перевода, способность к творчеству;
- Обучающие: дать новую информацию о традиционном празднике Ирландии, научить сравнивать, тренировать лексику по теме в разнообразных упражнениях;
- Воспитывающие: расширить кругозор учащихся, воспитать уважение к традициям и обычаям другого народа.
Оснащение: доска, мультимедийное оборудование, презентация по теме, фотографии с видами Ирландии, музыка в ирландском стиле, медальки в форме листа клевера.
ХОД УРОКА
I. Организационный момент.
Good morning, dear girls and boys! Today we have an unusual lesson; we'll be a bit Irish!
Речевая зарядка: What do you know about Ireland?
(Northern Ireland is a part of GB)
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
(It's Belfast.)
What is a symbol of Northern Ireland?
(It's Shamrock.)
What language do Irish people speak?
(They speak Irish.)
Well, today we'll get to know about an Irish holiday "St. Patrick's Day".
Our plan is so:
Firstly, we'll learn new words to do a crossword and learn a poem.
Secondly, we'll read new information about the holiday and the patron saint of Ireland,
At last we'll find out who is the luckiest person today, who gets a four-leaved shamrock!
Фонетическая зарядка:
Look at the blackboard, listen and repeat after me! (новые слова на "листиках клевера" на доске):
St. Patrick's Day, celebration, similar, religious, community, charity, mass, primarily, major, immigrants, parade, vegetable dye, remind, Leprechaun, laugh away.
Well, now let's learn a poem about St. Patrick's Day!
I'll Wear a Shamrock
St. Patrick's Day is with us,
The day when all that's seen
To right and left and everywhere
Is green, green, green!
And Irish tunes they whistle
And Irish songs they sing,
To-day each Irish lad walks out
As proud as any king.
I'll wear a four-leaf shamrock
In my coat, the glad day through,
For my father and mother are Irish
And I am Irish too!
II. Основная часть урока
1. Let's read some information about the patron saint of Ireland -- St. Patrick and do a word search!
2. Now your task is so: You must read a text about celebration of St. Patrick's Day and do exercises, you'll work in pairs, we'll see who is the quickest.
Celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
In Ireland St. Patrick's Day is more of a religious holiday similar to Christmas and Easter. With grand parades, community feasts, charity show, the mass, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland. The parades, shamrocks and green beer are primarily for tourists. In fact, it has turned out to be one of the most celebrated events in Ireland and major tourist attraction.
The early Irish immigrants like the English, Dutch, German and French brought their traditions to the United States. In 1737 the immigrants really began to celebrate the Day. And it was in Boston where the Day was first celebrated in a public way. Gradually other states took it up. And it was New York that took out the largest ever St. Patrick's Day parade.
Meanwhile the city of Chicago has developed a unique tradition of coloring the river water green. It started in 1962 when 100 pounds of green vegetable dye were added to its river, enough to keep it green for a week. The tradition has continued till date. Now, 40 pounds of a green food coloring keep the river green for only a few hours.
These apart Irish community in various cities celebrate the Day with social and community works, making charities, attending mass, promoting their own culture and feasting their foods.
Despite all these varieties, all are driven by a unique theme: be an Irish day. It's a celebration for being Irish and enjoying things Irish. While it reminds us about St. Patrick, it also tells us to be Irish, with shamrocks and leprechauns. As it tells us to cook and feast the Irish way, to laugh away worries with Irish jokes, dance to the tunes of the Irish bands, try out the Irish words. And all these the Day lets us know the real fun of being Irish!
Finish the sentences:
1 St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in : .
2 The early Irish immigrants brought their traditions to : .
3 The largest St. Patrick's Day parade took place in : .
Find out: TRUE or FALSE?
1. St. Patrick's Day is more of a religious holiday similar to Christmas and Easter I the USA.
2. And it was in Boston where the Day was first celebrated in a public way.
3. In the city of Chicago the river water is green on St. Patrick's Day.
4. St. Patrick's Day is a celebration for being Irish and enjoying things Irish.
5. Tourists can not take part in parades and wear shamrocks.
The Irish sent each other cards with St. Patrick's Day wishes, can you translate them?
***
Irish Blessings and Sayings
May you always have
Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!
***May the best day of your past
Be the worst day of your future.
Физкультминутка
Now let's have fun! Paint a leprechaun! Whose picture will be the best? We'll work in groups of four! (см. рисунок 1)
Do you like to do crosswords? Here we have a St. Patrick's Day crossword. Let's find out who knows more about the holiday!
Solve each word clue given below to fill the corresponding boxes with an appropriate word. Refer to the word list at the bottom of the page. Have fun. (Приложение 2)
| 1.March | 2.Birmingham | 3. Ireland | 4. Green | 5. Snakes |
| 6. Shamrock | 7. Harp | 8. Wales | 9. Leprechaun | 10. Boston |
III. Итог.
Well done! Let's sum up!
Do you like our lesson?
What information was new for you?
What task was the most difficult, the most interesting?
Who is the best today? Who has been absolutely Irish today? (учащиеся выбирают самых активных и успешных, они награждаются медальками, выставляются оценки)
IV Your home task is to learn the poem by heart, to make a St. Patrick's Day card for your friends or relatives, to make a crossword or a word search using new words.
Good bye! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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