People. Developing writing skills

Задачей экзаменационной работы в 9 классе в разделе “Письмо” является написание письма личного характера. При выполнении данной работы на уроках учащиеся часто испытывают трудности в определении цели своей собственной творческой работы, а также в выборе лексических единиц.

Система упражнений урока направлена на снятие данных трудностей. Данный урок проводится в рамках школьной программы, при повторении тем: “Внешность и характер”, “Дружба”, “Школа”. Урок включает дополнительные материалы, тем самым расширяет лексический запас слов учащихся, повышает уровень владения языком. Сочетание различных методов обучения (использование песни, групповая форма работы) создают ситуацию успеха на уроке, вызывают у учащихся желание высказать своё мнение, повышают интерес к изучению иностранного языка.

Цель урока:

– усовершенствование умений и навыков письменной речи.

Задачи урока:

– совершенствование речевых навыков по теме: “Внешность и характер”;
– развитие умений и навыков аудирования;
– подготовка к написанию личного письма.

Ход урока

1. Warm-up

Учащиеся повторяют лексику и описывают внешность человека на фотографии.

Appearance

Hair: bald, dark, fair, red, grey, fringe, plaits, ponytail, shoulder-length, blond, curly, long, wavy.

Age: in her/his/early/mid/late teens, twenties, thirties, middle-aged, elderly.

Face: chin, eyebrows, forehead, freckles, lips, moustache, beard, wrinkles.

Shape: narrow, thin, long.

General; good-looking, dark/light complexion, short, tall, well-built, overweight, slim, pretty.

Look at the picture and answer the questions:

• What do you think the man in the photograph is like?
• How important is the first impression?
• Do you judge people on their appearance?
• What do you think is more important: appearance or character?

2. Listening

Учащиеся слушают песню и заполняют пропуски в тексте

Girl

Is there (1)… going to listen to my (2)…
All about the girl (3) .. came to stay?
She`s a kind of girl, you want so much, it takes you (4)…
Still you don`t (5)… a single day. Oh, girl, girl, girl…
When I think of all these (6) … I`ve tried so hard to (7) … her,
She will turn to me and start to (8)….
And she (9)… the Earth to me and I (10)… her,
After all this time I don`t know (11)… Oh, girl, girl, girl…
She`s a kind of girl who (12)… you (13)…
When friends are there, you feel a (14)…
When you say, she`s looking good, she (15)… as if it`s understood.
She`s cool, cool, cool… Girl, girl, girl…
Was she told when she was young that (16)… would lead to (17)…
Did she understand it when they said,
That a man must break his back to (18) … his day of (19)…?
Will she still believe it when he`s (20)…? Oh, girl, girl, girl…

Who, regret, anybody, story, times, sorry, cry, leave, why, promises, fool, act, puts, pain, down, earn, pleasure, dead, leisure, believe

Girl

Is there (1) anybody going to listen to my (2) story
All about the girl (3) who came to stay?
She`s a kind of girl, you want so much, it takes you (4) sorry
Still you don`t (5) regret a single day. Oh, girl, girl, girl…
When I think of all these (6) times I`ve tried so hard to (7) leave her,
She will turn to me and start to (8) cry
And she (9) promises the Earth to me and I (10) believe her,
After all this time I don`t know (11) why Oh, girl, girl, girl…
She`s a kind of girl who (12) puts you (13) down
When friends are there, you feel a (14) fool
When you say, she`s looking good, she (15) acts as if it`s understood.
She`s cool, cool, cool… Girl, girl, girl…
Was she told when she was young that (16) pain would lead to (17) pleasure
Did she understand it when they said,
That a man must break his back to (18) earn his day of (19) leisure?
Will she still believe it when he`s (20) dead? Oh, girl, girl, girl…

3. Discussing

Учащиеся описывают внешность героини песни.

She looks…
I would imagine she is…
I would guess she is…
She appears to be…
I think she likes…

4. Use more adjectives and adverbs.

Учащиеся повторяют лексику по теме “Характер”, работают с упражнениями и выбирают подходящие прилагательные и наречия.

1. Fayina always tells the truth. Sometimes, though, she forgets how it can hurts other people`s feelings.

____________________________, ______________________________

2. Grigori never betrays his friends and he always tries to help them with their problems.

____________________________, _______________________________

3. Nadine wants to be famous, and she thinks that the whole world should be interested in her and her problems.

____________________________, _______________________________

4. Robert needs to grow up and stop behaving in such a stupid way.

____________________________, ________________________________

5. Karolek is always angry about something. He never says “please” or “thank you”.

___________________________, _______________________________ [7]

1. Jill_______________ showed her parents the prize she had won.
2. George shouted_____________ at his brother and ran out of the house.
3. Miesha opened the letter _________________ and began to read.
4. Rita waited _______________ outside the headmaster`s office.
5. Paul __________________ fixed the problem with my computer and we surfed the Internet.
6. Mr. Simpson________________ decided to go back into the burning house.
7. Alice lifted the baby up ________________ and held him in her arms. [7]

1. Fayina always tells the truth. Sometimes, though, she forgets how it can hurts other people`s feelings.

honest, thoughtless

2. Grigori never betrays his friends and he always tries to help them with their problems.

loyal, caring

3. Nadine wants to be famous, and she thinks that the whole world should be interested in her and her problems.

ambitious, selfish

4. Robert needs to grow up and stop behaving in such a stupid way.

immature, foolish

5. Karolek is always angry about something. He never says “please” or “thank you”.

bad-tempered, impolite [7]

1. Jill proudly showed her parents the prize she had won.
2. George shouted angrily at his brother and ran out of the house.
3. Miesha opened the letter excitedly and began to read.
4. Rita waited nervously outside the headmaster`s office.
5. Paul cleverly fixed the problem with my computer and we surfed the Internet.
6. Mr. Simpson bravely decided to go back into the burning house.
7. Alice lifted the baby up gently and held him in her arms. [7]

5. Write a paragraph. Work in group.

Учащиеся работают в группах и придумывают абзац к тексту.

Everybody knew that a new girl was starting at our school. We had heard that her name was Katyuska. The desk next to me was empty and I knew she would probably sit there. When I got to school on Monday, I quickly hang my coat up and went to my desk. There was the new girl.

She was…

Lessons started and I found out that she was excellent at maths. She even helped me with one or two of the problems. I knew we were going to be great friends from that day on. [7]

6. Homework

Учащиеся читают домашнее задание и отвечают на вопросы учителя.

You`ve received a letter from your pen-friend Andrew.

“… We moved our house a couple of weeks ago and I had to change school. I feel very lonely because I haven`t got friends here and I miss my classmates and teachers. In your previous letter you wrote that you had met your best friend at school. How did it happen? What is your friend like? How do you spend your free time together?”

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter answer all his questions.

Write 80 – 100 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

1. Who are you going to write a letter?
2. Why are you going to write a letter?
3. What is written at the beginning and at the end of the letter?
4. What is the main topic of the letter?
5. How many paragraphs are there in the letter?
6. What grammar structures would you choose to describe your friend?

1. Демонстрационный вариант контрольных измерительных материалов для проведения в 2011 году государственной (итоговой) аттестации (в новой форме) по английскому языку обучающихся, освоивших основные общеобразовательные программы основного общего образования.
2. Кодификатор элементов содержания и требований к уровню подготовки обучающихся, освоивших основные общеобразовательные программы основного общего образования, для проведения в 2011 году государственной (итоговой) аттестации (в новой форме) по английскому языку.
3. Спецификация контрольных измерительных материалов для проведения в 2011 году государственной (итоговой) аттестации (в новой форме) по иностранному языку обучающихся, освоивших основные общеобразовательные программы основного общего образования.
4. Биболетова М.З., Бабушис Е.Е. и др. Английский с удовольствием. Учебник для 9 кл. Общеобразовательных учреждений. Обнинск: Титул, 2010.
5. Кузеванова Н.И., Талзи Л.В. Exam Drive: учебное пособие для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку. Обнинск: Титул, 2003.
6. Harries Michael. New Opportunities. Russian Edition Intermediate. Pearson Education Limited, 2006.
7. Mann Malcolm, Taylore-Knowles Steve. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Reading and Writing. Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2006.