Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку "По страницам английской и американской литературы"

Цели урока: стимулировать интерес школьников к изучению английской и американской литературы; расширить читательский кругозор учащихся.

• заинтересовать  учеников произведениями классической английской и американской литературы;
• воспитать у школьников чувство бережного отношения к мировой художественной литературе, культуре чтения;
• развивать внимание, память, воображение, связную речь.

Форма мероприятия:  викторина с использованием ИКТ.

Адресная направленность: обучающиеся 8-х классов.

Техническое сопровождение: экран, проектор, компьютер, компьютерные презентации к отдельным заданиям викторины.

The host: Today we have gathered here to take part in the literary contest and see which team is the best in their knowledge of English and American literature. I wish you good luck and let’s begin.

The host: Dear boys and girls! In the first task you will see the portraits of some famous English and American writers and some brief information about them. You have to remember and put down their names in English using the information given.

1. This author used his colleague’s daughter as a prototype of the main character in one of his books. He enjoyed mixing the elements of a fantasy world with the most realistic details.
2. This author used to be notorious in England for his style of life. He produced a collection of children’s fairy tales, some comedies and a well-known novel.
3. The works of this author reflect his own personal experiences of the harsh struggle for survival in the US Far North.
4. This writer was born in Bombay and is well-known for his poems and short stories. He was the first English writer to be awarded the Noble Prize for literature.
5. The works of this English writer are repetitive with few changes, her characters are middle-class country gentry whose most urgent preoccupation is to find a suitable partner and merry.
6. The house of this English writer became the centre of the Bloomsberry Group of intellectuals. She is considered a leading exponent of modernism for her use of stream of consciousness, especially in the novels To the Lighthouse and Orlando.
7. This author, born in Dublin, spent most of his life in England. He wrote many plays mostly based on his political and social ideas.
8. This American is the writer of predominantly short stories and novels. Both of his most important novels, his masterpieces The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night, contain a number of autobiographical features.

Презентация 1.ppt

The host: In the next task you have to match the names of the authors with their works. You have only 5 minutes to do it.

The host: These quotations are taken from well-known books or belong to famous English and American writers. Your task is to decide where they are taken from or who they belong to. You have only 5 minutes to complete the task.

The host: In this part of the contest you are to choose the correct option thinking over the question in the team very carefully.

1. Which features of Ebenezer Scrooge’s character can be seen through the description of his appearance?

1. greediness
2. spite
3. compassion

2. This tale is a ritual encounter between an old man and a giant merlin which he tames and catches. In the end, his trophy is reduced to a skeleton by predatory sharks. Nevertheless, he brings his prize home. This is part of the story taken from…

1. “The Happy Prince” by O.Wilde
2. “The Old Man and the Sea” by E.Hemingway
3. “Animal Farm” by G.Orwell

3. Which of these concepts doesn’t refer to the types of humour?

1. parody
2. satire
3. wit
4. fable

4. The Mad Hatter is one of the characters from the book

1. “Pride and Prejudice”
2. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
3. “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

5. What is this poem called according to its way of writing?

There was an Old Man, who when little,
Fell casually into a kettle;
But growing too stout,
He could never get out,
So he passed all his life in that kettle.

1. sonnet
2. limerick
3. blank verse

6. Who are the main characters in the fairy tale “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde?

1. the Swallow and the Reed
2. the Prince and the poor woman
3. the Prince and the Swallow

7. What is the main theme of most of Jack London’s stories?

1. man’s struggle for life in severe conditions
2. man’s love for nature
3. friendship between man and dog

8. What is the genre of the book by George Orwell “1984”?

1. science fiction
2. historical novel
3. anti-utopia

Презентация 2.ppt

Task 5. Famous Britons Quiz.

The host: Do this puzzle and read the saying. In some cases the first and the last letters are given for you. As in the previous tasks you are time limited up to 30 minutes. I wish you good luck.

1. He invented a machine on which the modern computer is based. (B_____e)
2. He discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head.
3. He tried to prove that our remote granddads and grannies were monkeys.
4. The author of The Lord of the Rings.
5. Scotland’s national poet.
6. The most famous playwright in the world.
7. The author of Jungle Book.
8. The monument to this man stands in Trafalgar Square.
9. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain.
10. A member of the Beatles who was murdered in the US.
11. The author of Oliver Twist.
12. The beautiful Princess of Wales and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, who died in a car crash in Paris.
13. This guy tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605.
14. This Queen ruled for the longest period in British history.
15. The author of the Harry Potter books.
16. One of Britain’s greatest leaders, who was the Prime Minister of the country during World War II.
17. The creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
18. This man invented the telephone.
19. A famous explorer who discovered Australia and Hawaii.
20. The author of Alice in Wonderland.
21. The name of a very famous singer, once the member of the Beatles.
22. This famous scientist discovered laws of electricity. (F_____y)
23. The author of Canterbury Tales.
24. The brave scientist discovered penicillin. (F_____g)
25. The inventor of the steam engine. (W___)
26. The romantic poet died in Greece while fighting against the Turks for Greek independence.
27. The author of Robinson Crusoe.
28. This man was leader of the Parliamentary army against King Charles I and after Charles’s execution, became Lord Protector. But he was almost as tyrannical as the king he defeated and the monarchy was restored two years after his death.
29. The name of the author of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
30. The author of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
31. The name of a film director famous for his horror films, like Psycho. (_____d)
32. This Englishman was the first to sail around the world. He also led the English navy to victory against the Spanish Armada. (D___e)
33. The author of Picture of Dorian Gray.
34. A famous landscape painter of the 19^th century. (C_______e)
35. A famous explorer of Africa, the first European to see the Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls. (L_________e)
36. A comic actor with a small black moustache, a bowler hat and a funny way of walking.
37. A famous footballer.
38. The inventor of the television. (B___d)
39. The author of Treasure Island.
40. The author of Ivenhoe.

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The host: Write a Christmas story for your school’s English language magazine. The beginning of the story is given to you. Using your imagination, continue it making your narrative writing exciting and clear to read.

Once upon a time there was a girl called Heather who lost her cat. Mag, the cat, was a very special animal because it could talk. It talked only to Heather, who was very upset when Mag disappeared, and thought someone may have overheard them talking together. Not knowing that Mag would talk only to Heather, the thieves probably thought they could sell the cat for a lot of money.

One Christmas afternoon… [2]

The host: You have got 20 minutes to make up the story.

The host: Now, when our contest has come up to the end I would like to thank everybody for taking part in it. At the moment while we are scoring you can enjoy yourselves. In a few moments our jury will be ready to name the winner of our contest.

Список литературы:

[1]. Speak Out Журнал для изучающих английский язык №83, 2011.
[2]. “Английский язык” еженедельная газета объединения педагогических “Первое сентября” №46, 2003.
[3]. Macmillan Literature Guide for Russia.