1. Warming up - Good morning, boys and girls! I am very glad to see you! At first, greet your face partner, then your shoulder partner and me. Sit down, please.
How are you today? Take Off – Touch Down: Stand up those who are fine/ OK/ good/ not bad today. Why do you feel yourselves…? Well, take it easy and keep in mind “Sunny thoughts make the whole day brighter”.
Guys, the agent from Yelabuga travel agency have come to the lesson with a proposal.
- Almaz: Hello, guys. I’m from Yelabuga travel agency “Lakruan” and I’ve come with a proposal. On the 30 April there will be a competition “The Best Historical Tour about Yelabuga” and we’ve decided to participate in it.”. According to the regulations of the competition, it’s necessary to prepare a presentation and a leaflet about Yelabuga showing the purposes of tourists’ visits, infrastructure of the town, its historical places…
We’ve already made up the presentation about Yelabuga and now It’s your turn to help us with a leaflet.
- Let’s listen to them and watch the presentation. While listening, you can make some notes.
Our native town Yelabuga
What a wonderful exciting day!
We’re greeting everyone today!
Almaz and Kseniya are our names
And we’re your guides, so follow this way.
Yelabuga is our native town is
And we’re very glad of this.
There are so many sights to see
And as a tourist you can be.
We want to start and mention that
Our town is 1000 years in fact.
The great monument of the Bulgar emir
Protect he peace and quietness here.
I want to speak of Devil’s tower with you,
It’s the symbol of the town – and it’s really true.
The monument of the Bulgar period you’ll see
And it’s the most favorite place to me.
Victory Memorial is the place of light,
From where the townsmen went to fight.
We bring flowers to the eternal flame
To memorize our grandfather’s names.
The historical museum of the town
Reflects the rich history till now.
There are historical documents and things,
They show the life of people and their dreams.
The house of Shishkin is the town’s heart
And now it’s a treasure of works of art.
There are a lot of pictures found -
“Fern”, “Field” and “On the Forest Bound”.
The monument of artist immortalizes his name
With brushes in the hand and a frame.
His eyes are directed to the beauties of the nature
To Shishkin ponds – the beautiful creature.
Look at the monument, I hold my breath-
Nadezhda Durova lived in the town until her death.
The orderly of Kutuzov, the hero of War,
She looks majestically on her horse.
The museum is the only in Russia
Devoted to the woman named Sasha.
The exposition represents her whole life
All things look if she is still alive.
In the House of Memory we make a stop,
The picture of August 1941 is restored.
Marina Tsvetaeva lived for last years in it,
She wrote the poems and liked them to read.
And many tourists every year come here
To feel Marina’s atmosphere.
At her photos, things to look,
Especially at her suitcases and a notebook.
The memorial Complex is dedicated to her,
We can say about her more and more.
Russian and foreign guests on day of her birth
Visit her grave and read poems the best on earth.
The great psyychoneurologist in the town lived,
And we have the Bekhterev’s monument as a gift.
And to continue the medical theme
We visit the museum of the District medicine.
The building of the Institute is quit unique,
It’s Alma Mater for the students, as they speak.
Stakheev’s monument is in front of it,
He wanted all the students to like to read.
|And how do you like this one?
The monument to original samovar.
It is in front of the Toima Hotel
and it has an interesting story to tell.
The oilman – pioneer opens wide stones-
This monument the “Oilman” is well known.
This is a favourite square to rest
For all townspeople and guests.
And every year in August to us
A lot of people go by car and by bus.
Craftsmen from countries in the open air
Present their masterpieces at Spasskay Fair.
Yealabuga as an industrial centre is known,
There is also a Free Economic Zone.
There are a lot of residents there
And specialists came from everywhere.
I think that’s all the information
And thanks a lot for your attention.
It’s all impossible to memorise
You should see everything with your own eyes.
Yelabuga our native town is
And we’re very proud of this.
There are so many sights to see
And as a tourist you can be.
Welcome to our native town Yelabuga!
Thank you for your listening. Again, we ask you to help us with a leaflet, where you can express creative ideas about the tour. For example, the purposes of the tourists’ visit, infrastructure of our native town, famous sights and so on. We’re waiting for your brilliant ideas. In case our travel agency wins, we’ll organize a free tour for you about Tatarstan treasures: Kazan, the ancient city of Bolgar, the Volgar river and the Island town of Sviyazhsk. We wish you good luck!
So, I hope you listened to the agents very carefully. What theme is under the study today? try to guess – what are we going to speak about?
2. Phonetic drill-what sayings about travelling do you know?
East or West – Home is Best.
Home, Sweet Home.
There is no place like home.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.
Travel broadens the mind.
Untraveled youth have ever homely wits.
Travel as the greatest science and serious science, helps us to find ourselves.
3. Speaking drill
Now let’s work in groups. Imagine guys, that you work in the advertising companies. Choose the motto for your booklets from these ones.
A lot of tourists come to Yelabuga every year. I wonder, what are the reasons of their coming? Look at the problem from the side of advertising companies and brainstorm the reasons. Placemat Consensus Reasons:
- to learn about the history of Yelabuga
- to go sightseeing
- to see beautiful country-side
- to take part in a celebration (Spaskaya Fair, Sabantye)
- to buy handmade souvenirs
- to meet local people
- to try Tatar national dishes
- to practice speaking Tatar…
- I remind you again, that you work in the advertising companies, so I suggest you to think about infrastructure of our native town Yelabuga. Brainstorm the ideas in groups.
Yelabuga:
- hotels
- cafes and restaurants with Tatar national dishes
- museums and art galleries
- historical monuments
- amazing landscapes
- entertainment (cinemas, clubs)… Jot Thoughts
4. Now it’s time to relax. Let’s move a little bit. Come on and freeze.
5. PBL
1). Running a problem.
- The local newspaper Novaya Kama points out that there are a lot of tourist agencies in Yelabuga and they offer the guests of our native town unforgettable tours. Fortunately, the number of tourists who want to visit our home town increases with every passing year.
- The local Council is glad about the increasing number of tourists which can lead to the existence of new jobs and in order to show our town in its real beauty announces a competition “The Best historical tour about Yelabuga”. According to the regulations of the competition, it’s necessary to prepare a presentation and a booklet about Yelabuga showing the purposes of tourists’ visits, infrastructure of the town, its historical places, famous people and Tatar national cuisine.
- The tourist agency Lakruan asks you, the representatives of the well known advertising companies, to make up a booklet about our native town. The booklet should be presented in a week. Round Robin
2). Analysis of the problem - Filling a FILA chart. Think-Write-Round-Robin
3). Revaluation of the problem -Teacher, summarizing the work of the students, fills the FILA chart(facts, ideas) making adjustments. Each team member gets his own task to deal with the problem issue.
FILA chart |
Facts |
Ideas |
Learning issues |
Plan of actions |
-tourist agencies in Yelabuga offer the guests unforgettable tours
-our advertising company should make up a leaflet about Yelabuga
-we should express the purposes of tourist’ visit
-we should express the infrastructure of our town
-we should express historical sights
-we should express the information about famous people in the booklet(in the past and present)
- we should express the information about
Tatar national cuisine |
-we should organize a unique tour about Yelabuga
-we should know about the types of leaflets
-we should know about the purposes of tourists’ coming
-we should know about infrastructure of our home town
- we should find information about historical sights
- we should find information about famous people of Yelabuga
- we should find information about Tatar national dishes |
What does the unforgettable tour include?
-What is a leaflet?
- What are the purposes of tourists’ visits?
-What is the town’s infrastructure?
-What famous sighs are there in Yelabuga?
-What is the price for tickets in different museums in Yelabuga?
-What famous people lived and live in Yelabuga?
-What cafes or restaurants in Yelabuga serve local cuisine? |
-to find the information about
Tour in Yelabuga
-to find information about diffren types of leaflets
-to make a survey about the purposes of tourists’ visit
-to find in the net information about town’s infrastructure
to find information in encyclopedia or Internet about historical sights,
prices of the tickets
-to find information in encyclopedia or Internet about famous people and historical places of our native town
-to find cafes with national cuisine |
Answers on the questions to find the data |
Expected questions |
Expected answers |
Developing questions |
- What I know about the infrastructure of our town?
- What I know about famous people of my native town?
- Can I be a guide in museums?
What I know about Tatar national dishes?
- Can I cook national dishes? |
subjective opinion of every pupil |
Difficulties which pupils can face |
Probing questions which help pupils to solve problems |
- difficult adaptation in team learning
- brilliant work of some pupils of the group, while others are only passive watchers |
- What kind of greeting would you like to have visiting a new place (city, country)?
- Would you like to enrich your knowledge about history of your home town?
- What is your attitude to Tatar national dishes?
- What is your opinion about public transportation in Yelabuga? |
6. Home task
1. To write learning issues in the FILA chart
2. to brainstorm the ideas about the leaflet about Yelabuga
7. If time left – cinquain is a Japanese verse. It consists of 5 lines. It reflects the meaning of the theme
The first line - a noun
The second line - 2 adjectives
The third line - 3 verbs
The fourth line - a phrase which describes the theme of the lesson
The fifth line - conclusion (a word, a phrase or a sentence)
8. Reflection of the lesson
Students assess their work at the lesson.
| mark |
descriptors |
5 |
A pupil demonstrates rich vocabulary and can use different structures including idioms.
A pupil uses different grammar structures practically without mistakes.
A student demonstrates abilities to converse logically (begins the talk, supports it showing initiative)
A pupil has clear pronunciation and intonation but rear mistakes do not influence understanding |
4 |
A pupil can use basic vocabulary and structures correctly but rear mistakes interfere understanding.
A pupil uses basic grammar structures with a few mistakes.
A student demonstrates abilities to converse logically (not always understands his opponent, not always shows his initiative)
A pupil has some mistakes in pronunciation which sometimes influence understanding. |
3 |
A pupil demonstrates limited vocabulary and structures.
A pupil makes a lot of mistakes in usage of basic grammar structures which interfere understanding.
A pupil is unable to converse (communication depends on the opponents efforts).
A pupil has a lot of mistakes in pronunciation which interfere understanding. The speed of the speech is slow. |
2 |
A pupil demonstrates limited vocabulary and structures incorrectly and these mistakes interfere understanding.
A pupil makes mistakes in the usage of grammar structures which interfere understanding.
A pupil is unable to converse (communication depends on the opponents efforts).
A pupil has a lot of mistakes in pronunciation which interfere understanding. The speed of the speech is slow. |
1 |
A pupil achieves none of the criteria shown above. |
At the lesson I worked… |
It was interesting to know… |
It was difficult to… |
I can use the knowledge of the lesson… |
9. Conclusion. Thank you for being active at the lesson. I wish you good luck and good bye!
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