Хід уроку

WARM-UP

1. Jump Game

PRESENTATION

2. Listen and read (p. 82, ex. 1)

Pupils listen and read the text in silence. Read the text again. Pupils either read the text silently to themselves or they work on it together in pairs. Then pupils read the text in a chain. Ask to translate difficult sentences into the mother tongue. Go round the class helping where necessary.

Do choral and individual repetition.

After reading: ask pupils the questions “What holiday do Ukrainian people celebrate in winter? What do they do? What do children do? Who brings presents to little children?”

Pupils may also be asked to write answers to the questions in their exercise books.

Do choral and individual reading again. Ask individuals to read parts of the text again aloud. Help with pronunciation and sentence rhythm especially. Monitor the activity and help where necessary.

PRACTICE

3. Complete the sentences (p. 82, ex. 2)

Pupils have to complete the sentences using the information from exercise 1.

Ask pupils to make sentences orally. Then ask strong pupils to go to the board and write down these sentences on it. Others have to write them down into their exercise books.

You can explain in their mother tongue why. Pay attention that people in Ukraine celebrate Christmas on 7th of January.

Key:

1. In Britain and in the USA people celebrate Christmas on 25th of December.

2. They decorate their homes with Christmas trees, toys, flags and lights.

3. Santa Claus brings presents to children.

4. Many families have parties.

5. They dance, sing Christmas songs, play games and have fun.

READING AND WRITING

4. Ask and answer (p. 82, ex. 3)

Read the text in exercise 1 again.

Pair work

Ask pupils to read the questions and answers in pairs using the information about New Year and Christmas. Monitor the activity and helpwhere necessary. Do choral and individual repetition. Ask pupils to read and practice their questions and answers for a few minutes. Go round helping.

One or two pairs read or act out the dialogues using the questions andanswers.

Repeat with a different pupil, but this time let pupils choose partners to act them out with.

Repeat with several different pupils.

Transfer: encourage pupils to make their own questions and answers too. Write some sentences in pupils’ exercise books if you have enough time.

Extra

Learn the poem.

December is the best of all.

Snowflakes dance, snowflakes fall.

People see the New Year in.

When December ends, it will begin.

This is the season When children ski,

And Father Frost brings

The bright New Year tree!

5. Look and say (p. 83, ex. 4)

Look at the pictures. Read the words in boxes. Drill the pronunciation of the words. Ask pupils to match the words with the pictures. Read the example. Pairwork

Ask pupils to make sentences about Alex using the pictures and the words. Some pairs read their examples. Then write the best sentences on the board.

6. Complete with the words from ex. 4 (p. 83, ex. 5)

Ask pupils to read the words from the boxes again. Ask some pupils to write these words on the board.

Group work

Tell pupils they have to complete the sentences.

Ask pupils to make sentences orally. Then ask some pupils from different groups to go to the board and write down these sentences on it. Others have to write them down into their exercise books.

Key:

1. decorates

2. clean

3. writes, sends

ENDING THE LESSON

Spelling Team Game.

Divide the class into two teams. Show a picture to the class or draw a picture on the board and ask a pupil from the first team to spell it. If the pupil can spell it, that team wins a point. If the pupil cannot spell it, the other team can try to spell it for a bonus point.

Home work

Read(p. 82,ex.1)

Урок № 40 Дата:

Тема: Свята. Великдень.

Мета:

• навчальна: ознайомити з новими лексичними одиницями, активізувати вивче­ний лексико-граматичний матеріал, розвивати вміння та навички читання, письма, усного монологічного та діалогічного мовлення, збільшити обсяг знань про соціо- культурну специфіку мови країни, що вивчається, вдосконалювати уміння будувати своє мовне висловлювання, мовну поведінку адекватно цій специфіці;

• розвивальна: розвивати логічне мислення, увагу та зорову пам’ять, спостережли­вість, удосконалювати фонетику та артикуляцію звуків, розвивати усні комунікатив­ні уміння з опорою на наочність;

• виховна: виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні свої знань, використанні на­вчального матеріалу в житті, виховувати загальну культуру учнів, толерантність один до одного.

Обладнання: таблиця «Пори року», «Свята. Великдень», картки, пов’язані з порами року та різноманітними заняттями.