Урок по теме "The British ways of life". 5–6-й класс

Задачи:

активизация в речи изученной лексики и грамматики, разговорных клише и диалогов по теме;
развитие навыка смыслового чтения;
совершенствование навыка аудирования;
развитие памяти, внимания, умения анализировать, делать выводы;
развитие творческих способностей, воображения, смекалки;
формирование культуры поведения в обществе;
разумное применение ИКТ для решения поставленных задач.

Оснащение: видеофильм, презентация, слайд-шоу, наглядные материалы, заготовленные листы с заданиями, памятные открытки.

ХОД УРОКА

I. Introduction

Teacher: Hello! Today we’re having an unusual lesson. We’re receiving guests. Having guests at home we follow certain rules.
Today we’ll show what we know about manners and ways of life.
We are going to do a lot of different things:
We’ll
– watch a video film and discuss it;
– read a text;
– make up dialogues and act out;
– comment on a slide-show;
– listen to the text about the British ways of life;
– guess a secret code
– and have a fun quiz

II. Watching a video film

1. Pre-watching.

Teacher: Before watching a film let’s name characteristics of well-mannered people. They should (not):

Pupils: (possible answers)
– be polite;
– respect others;
– offend people;
– show off;
– be rude;
– be ready to help; (make cards with possible answers and show them; if there are
– be friendly any unexpected answers, write them down оn the blackboard).

2. Watching a self-made film (Приложение 1)

Teacher: Now watch and learn what different people say about modern manners.

Video Script

Liz (a hostess of the programme): Hi, everyone! I’d like to know if modern manners are important in human life.
Students:
1. I’ve just come back from Australia. I really can’t say people have good manners there, but they are kind, friendly and helpful.
2. I’ve just got a new job. I work in an office and have to follow a dress-code.
1. Are these your office clothes?
2. Oh, no! I’m going to a party.
Professor: I can’t stand students who are late, careless or impolite. They should have deep knowledge, look nice and respectable.
Housewife: Well, in former days people with rude manners were not included as guests.
Artist: As for me we should respect everyone’s feelings and be tolerant to different ideas and views.
Musician: I’m a musician. We have a band. We work in a team and I don’t like people who show off. I respect people with a good sense of humour. They shouldn’t be offended by funny jokes.
Mother: I teach my kid good manners every day. He knows how to use a fork and a spoon. He can say “Hello”, “Bye” and “Thank you”.
Liz: So you’ve heard some ideas about manners and I hope at the end of your lesson you’ll learn much more about them. Good luck and bye!
Kid: Bye!

Teacher (after the 1-st watching):Can you name the occupations of people taking part in the film? (Pupils name the occupations.)

Teacher: Now you’ll watch the film again and match the words.

3. After-watching (checking understanding)

A Matching Exercise(the 1-st sheet of paper pupils were given)

Or there can be another variant of checking understanding: watching the film with pauses. Pupils should fill in the missing phrases.

III. Discussing pupils’ blogs

Teacher: Do you know that some pupils of our class are going to Britain next summer? They discuss it at school and in the internet. Let’s have a look at their blogs (see Presentation made by pupils – Приложение 2)

Script (Pupils voice their own blogs)

1 slide (Pupil 1):We’re coming to London. I’m afraid I don’t know how to start a talk with the English.
2 slide (Pupil 2): Say “Hello” or “Hi”.
3 slide (Pupil 1): Ha! What then?
4 slide (Pupil 3): They’re always speaking about the weather!
5 slide (Pupil 4): Say something like this, “Fine weather we are having today”.
6 slide (Pupil 3): “What a beautiful day!...”
7 slide (Pupil 1): “…Not a cloud in the sky”.
8 slide (Pupil 4): See… It’s easy!

IV. Sketches

Teacher:It’s not difficult to begin a talk. But what will you do in such situations?

Pupils make up sketches. Pairs of pupils are given the following situations, think them over, act out and the class comments. The teacher reads the tasks aloud.

The 1-st situation: You bump into somebody in the street. You are rude.

Pupil 1 (possible answers):Oops! Step aside!
Pupil 2 (possible answers):Oh! What are you doing? Don’t push me!
Class (to 1):You should say: “I’m very/terribly sorry”, “Excuse me”, “It’s my fault”.
Class (to 2):You should say: “That’s OK”, “No problem”, “It doesn’t matter”, “It’s not your fault”.

The first pair acts out the situation again (correctly).

The 2-nd situation:

Make a compliment.

Poor pupils are given a “key” card:

1. “You look …”
2. “That’s a nice …
3. “So … you”
4. “You are very …”

Advanced pupils make up their own mini-dialogues.

Sample:

– What a wonderful sweater! It suits you!
– Thanks. I’m glad you like it. You are very kind.
– I really mean it!

V. Slide-show “Table manners” (Приложение 3)

Pictures are taken from the internet: http://images.yandex.ru/yandsearch?stype=image&lr=213&noreask=1&text=Good%20table%20manner

Pupils comment on the slides: (possible answers):

1. You should wash your hands before meals.
2. I don’t think you should eat with your fingers.
3. I don’t think you should lick your plate or put your dirty knife and fork on the table.
4. I don’t think you should slurp your soup. (give the word).
5. You shouldn’t put your feet on the table!
6. You shouldn’t talk (speak, laugh) with your mouth full.
7. You shouldn’t bite (lick) your spoon.
8. You should use napkins to clean your lips and hands.
9. You should use a fork, not your hand.
10. You should sit up straight.
11. You should put your dirty fork and knife on the plate when you have finished eating.
12. You shouldn’t leave your table dirty.

VI. Work on the text (Приложение 4).

1. Pre-reading task – practising new words. (new words are on the screen.): behaviour, mistake, queue, to complain, to ban.
2. Reading the text. (the 2-nd sheet of paper with individual tasks)
3. After-reading task: For poor pupils – choosing the right variant: (Test by Test 5 – Lesson 14 – some tasks)
4. ___________ manners make up the social rules of a country.

1. Good;
2. b) Bad;
3. c) Good and bad;
4. ________________ don’t wait for their turn in the queue.
5. Non-smokers; b) Queue-jumpers; c) Visitors
6. In Britain it is ______________to see people having a snack walking down the road.
7. unusual; b) common; c) strange
8. It is considered _______________ to smoke in someone’s house without asking.
9. polite; b) rude; c) important

For average pupils – answering the questions on the text (find the answer in the text).

1. What makes the social rules of a country?
2. What do you know about queuing?
3. What do you think about smoking?
4. What is the important part of our culture?

For advanced pupils – answering the questions without looking into the text + 2 more questions:

1. Are you a queue – jumper or do you always stand in a queue?
2. What do you think of eating in the street?

VII. Listening to the text about the British ways of life

The text is taken from “New Opportunities” Elementary Test Master. Pearson Longman ELT.

Final Test (Приложение 5)

Teacher: Let’s listen to some more facts about the British ways. You’ll hear the text twice.
After the first listening you should do Task 1 from your sheets of paper; after the second one – do Task 2. Be attentive and careful.

Task 1. Listen to the text and tick statements that are related to the text.

Task 2. Listen to the text again and mark the statements T (true) or F ( false).

1. ______ The Europeans know how to celebrate Sundays.
2. ______ If you talk about the weather in England, you seem boring to other people.
3. ______ Families are more important to Europeans than their cats.
4. ______The Europeans value table manners more than food.
5. ______ The English eat good food.
6. ______Important Europeans speak in a loud but clear manner.

VIII. Fun Quiz

Teacher: Now we are going to have a Fun Quiz on British Etiquette and test your knowledge.

Pupils are given out cards of two colours (e.g. blue and red).

If you want to say “yes”, raise a blue card, if “no” – raise a red one. You can see the questions on the screen and I’ll also read them to you. Be quick!

The teacher comments on pupils’ answers.

1. “How do you do?” is not actually a question. It’s a greeting which means “pleased to meet you”. (True)
2. When you greet someone for the first time it is more polite to shake hands with the left hand. (False. You usually use the right hand)
3. In informal situations you can just say “Morning” or “Afternoon” instead of “Good morning/afternoon”. (True)
4. If you bump into someone in the street it is customary to say “sorry” even if it isn’t your fault. (True)
5.At formal dinner parties it is normal to ask personal questions such as “How much do you earn?” or “Why aren’t you married?” (False, it’s impolite)
6. When invited to someone’s house for lunch or dinner you should always arrive half an hour later than you were asked. (False. Arrive on time)
7. It is perfect to start eating before everyone is served or seated. (False).
8. You should always use a knife and fork, even if you’re only eating a sandwich or snack food. (False. It is normal to use your fingers).

IX. Guessing a “secret code” (if time is left).

Teacher: We not always speak to people personally, we also use sms-language or e-mails. Guess the secret code (on the screen)
(the source – the article Феномен SMS – языка English № 7/2009, p.43.)
Pls – please; hols – holidays; U2 – you two or you too; NYC – New York City: Gr8 – great;
Smmr – summer; B4 – before; F-ball – football; 2go2 – to go to; wr – were; bro – brother; 2C – to see; H-film – horror film
Try and guess what a boy says in their sms:
“My smmr hols wr Gr8! B4 we had 2go 2C my bro in NYC, I sw H-films & plyd f-ball.
My summer holidays were great! Before we had to go to see my brother in New York City, I saw horror films and played football.

X. Summing Up

1. Hometask (is given individually to different kinds of pupils): change the sentences on the cards into indirect speech.

Examples:

1. Ann says/said, “I always wait for my turn in a queue”.
2. Bob asks/asked me, “Do you follow unwritten rules?”
3. Chris asks/asked his friend, “How did you start a talk when you were in England?”
4. Don tells/told his sister, “Don’t lick your fingers!”
5. Emily tells/told her son, “Use a napkin when you finish the meal”
6. Fred: “Shall I get you a Sunday paper?”

2. Final words

Teacher: I hope you have learnt a lot about British rules, manners and ways of life.
You have been active, quick-minded and careful.
After checking your written tasks I’ll give you the marks.

3. Presents

Teacher:To remember the good rules you and our guests are given these funny pictures with modern manners. Bye! See you next time. And thank you.