English CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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1) Introduction

10 min.

Работа

The teacher greets the students and introduces the topic of the club.

в группе /

Acquaintance. Every student should say their name and say where and when they started to learn English.

в круг.

Ex. Hi! I’m Joy and I started to learn English at the age of 3 on the lap of my mum.

2) Ice-Breaker

10 min.

Работа

A. First, ask the students to name English-speaking countries.

в группе

B. The teacher names a city – the students should clap if the city is from an English-speaking country and be

silent if it is not. Then ask the students to name the country.

Cities List:

1. Washington, D.C. (the USA)

7. Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

13. Toronto (Canada)

2. Naples (Italy)

8. Birmingham (England)

14. Atlanta (the USA)

3. Liverpool (England)

9. Dublin (Ireland)

15. Ankara (Turkey)

4. Sydney (Australia)

10. Dallas (the USA)

16. Milan (Italy)

5. Glasgow (Scotland)

11. Melbourne (Australia)

17. Belfast (Northern Ireland)

6. Hamburg (Germany)

12. Brisbane (Australia)

18. Montreal (Canada)

3) Communicative Activity. Class Survey

Общее время:

Работа

Page 1 in Student Handouts.

25 min.

в группе.

A. The students stand up and walk around the class talking to each other about the difficulties they have ever

A. 10 min.

had due to differences in English with foreigners from various countries.

B. 10 min.

The teacher rings a bell after every 2 min. and the students should change their partners.

C. 5 min.

B. Divide the students into 2 groups and let them make a list of common difficulties they faced.

C. The groups share their lists with the whole class.

4) Language Quiz on the United States

Общее время:

Работа

Page 2 in Student Handouts.

10 min.

в парах.

A. In pairs the students create a quiz.

A. 5 min.

B. Check the answers with the whole group.

B. 5 min.

5) Listening

Общее время:

Индиви-

Page 3 in Student Handouts.

30 min.

дуальная

A. The students scan the questions; ask the trainer if they have any difficulties understanding the questions.

A. 10 min.

работа.

In pairs the students discuss possible answers to the questions for listening, making their wild guesses.

B. 5 min.

Работа

C. Listen to the text and answer the questions. (Listen twice or more if necessary.)

C. 15 min.

в круг.

D. Check the answers all together, discussing who was the closest to guess the correct version.

6) Grammar Block

Общее время:

Работа

Page 4 in Student Handouts.

25 min.

в группе.

A. The students read the theoretical notes about the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple.

A. 7 min.

B. The students get individual cards from the trainer and make a class survey, finding out the answers to their

B. 10 min.

question.

C. 8 min.

Rules for the Survey:

The first question is in Present Perfect.

If the answer is “no”, the person finishes asking.

If the answer is “yes”, the person asks an additional question about the details (For example: When…?

Where…? With whom…? etc.) in Past Simple.

C. In groups of 3–4 the students share the results of their survey.

7) Lexical Block

Общее время:

Работа

Page 5 in Student Handouts.

15 min.

в парах.

A. In groups of 3–4 students discuss and write down the English words, based on original words and their

A. 10 min.

definitions.

B. 5 min.

B. Check the words with the whole group.

8) Song. The Beatles: “Back in the USSR”

Общее время:

Сплачиваю-

Page 6 in Student Handouts.

10 min.

щая работа.

A. The students listen and fill in the gaps.

A. 3 min.

B. The teacher checks the lyrics with the whole class.

B. 3 min.

C. The teacher and the students sing the song all together.

C. 3 min.

5 min.

9) Summing-Up

7 min.

Командная

Question/Answer time.

работа.