Цель: Ознакомить учащихся с традициями празднования Дня благодарения – одного из важнейших праздников американской нации; его место в культуре страны изучаемого языка.
Данное внеклассное мероприятие может быть проведено в любом классе, особенно, в старшем звене и использовано в рамках недели иностранного языка, так и при организации тематического вечера, урока в 9 классе (учебник Happy English.ru, автор К. Кауфман, М. Кауфман.)
Задачи:
а) воспитательные: воспитывать у учащихся чувство уважения к истории и культуре страны изучаемого языка (в данном случае - США);
б) образовательные: провести практику речевой деятельности, активизировать лексику по теме “День благодарения”.
в) развивающие: развитие творческой фантазии и инициативы в осуществлении иноязычной речевой деятельности, а также развитие познавательных интересов учащихся и умения сотрудничать в осуществлении совместной деятельности.
Оборудование: Плакаты и рисунки, выполненные руками учеников, демонстрирующие историю Дня благодарения, материал на доске в виде кроссворда, музыкальное сопровождение Вивальди: “Времена года”, “Осень”, “Зима”, Rendex: “Техасский ковбой”
November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.
(Clyde Watson.)
Teacher: People have always given thanks at harvest time. They are glad to have food for the winter and celebrate it with feasting and prayers of major American holidays – Thanksgiving Day. You will learn some interesting facts and have a lot of fun. Now we'll start! Boys and girls! Please come here and recite your rhymes
Pupil 1: (reciting rhymes) Thank you
For all my hands can hold –
Apples red and melons gold,
Yellow corn both ripe and sweet,
Peas and beansso good toeat.
Pupil 2: Thank you
For all my eyes can see
Lovely sunlight, field and tree,
White cloud boats in sea deep sky,
Soaring bird and butterfly
Pupil 3: Thank you
For all my ears can hear –
Birds` song echoing far and near,
Songs of little stream, big sea,
Cricket, frog, ducks, and bee!
Pupil 4: Thank you
For all my ears can hear –
Birds’ song echoing far and near,
Songs of little stream, big sea,
Cricket, frog, ducks, and bee!
Teacher: Let's remember the history of this holiday. Dear guests! Please pay attention to the display. It was made by our talented artists. Are you ready?
Pupil 5: Thanksgiving Day started about 387 years ago with the Pilgrims in the fall 1621.The Pilgrims sailed to America from Plymouth, England in September, 1620.The name of their ship was “Mayflower”. They were looking for religious freedom. So the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, in what is now the state of Massachusetts in December,1620.
Pupil 6: The Pilgrims` first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late in the year to grow any crops. Without fresh food many of the Pilgrims died.
Pupil 7: The following spring the Indians taught them how to hunt, fish, plant, and survive in America.
The crops did well and in the fall of 1621 the Pilgrims had a great harvest. They were thankful and decided to celebrate it.
Pupil 8: They prepared a three - day feast of turkey, corn, beans, and pumpkins. They invited their Indian friends who brought food to the feast to share with them too.
Thanksgiving Grace:
Yes ma`m, no ma`m,
Thank you ma`m, please.
Open up the turkey's butt
And fork out the peas.
Pupil 9: Nowadays Americans still celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the fall. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. And turkey is the most popular dessert.
Teacher: Do you know who promoted Thanksgiving as a national legal holiday?
Pupil 4: Thanksgiving became a national holiday because a woman named Sarah Hale for 40 years wrote to each President asking for a holiday of Thanksgiving. At last she succeeded.
Pupil 1: In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Pupil 10:
Apple pie, turkey on the dish!
We can see,we eat everything we wish!
Pupil 11: Grandma's here, grandpa's here, cousins bright and gay.
Aunts and uncles share with us, this Thanksgiving Day.
Pupil 4: Thank you God, Thank you God!
For good things to eat.
Thank you also for this day
When we with friendly hearts do meet!
Teacher: Are there any symbols or special food for this day?
Pupil 2: Thanksgiving Day is associated with certain symbols, such as a horn of plenty, a turkey or Pilgrim, and Indian figures and food: roast turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, and cranberries or cranberry sauce
Teacher: You can guess that American Children enjoy thisholiday. We are glad to present you some simple games.The simplest one is called “Pin the feather on the Turkey”.
(Blindfolded children should try to pin the featheron the tail of the turkey.)
The next game is called “Mr. Turkey” (One child sits on a chair in the middle of the circle with his eyes closed. Another child then knocks on the back of the chair. The child on the chair asks, “Who's there?” The second child then answers:”Mr. Turkey!” The first child must then guess who Mr. Turkey is.)
Thanksgiving Quiz:
1. From what English town did the Pilgrims sail to the New World?
a) London
b) Plymouth
c) Bristol
2. When did the first Thanksgiving take place?
a) In 1621
b) In 1777
c) In 1869
3. What was the name of the Pilgrims’ ship?
a) Rose
b) Hopе
c) Mayflower
4. Where in the New World did the Pilgrims’ ship land?
a) Michigan
b) California
c) Massachusetts
5. Which President of the USA signed a law to make Thanksgiving a legal holiday?
a) George Washington
b) John Adams
c) Abraham Lincoln
6. Which American holiday comes closest in the calendar to Thanksgiving Day?
a) July 4th
b) Halloween
c) Easter
7. What did the Pilgrims eat the first Thanksgiving?
a) meat and seafood
b) fruit and vegetables
c) all of the above
8. Is the wild turkey one of the fastest birds in the world?
a) yes
b) no (wild turkeys can fly for short distances at speeds of 55 miles an hour.)
9. What are the other symbols of Thanksgiving Day except a turkey?
a) Pilgrims
b) a horn of plenty
c) both of these