Christmas in Ukraine.

Тема: Christmas in Great Britain.

Мета: ознайомити учнів із фактами англомовної культури і традиціями різдвяних свят Британії, поглибити знання з теми Holidays in Britain; формувати комунікативну та соціокультурну компетенцію; активізувати лексику з теми “ Holidays in Britain”, удосконалювати техніку читання;

Розвивати мовну інтуїцію, мовну реакцію, сприяти розвитку самостійного мислення, розвивати комунікативні навички;

Виховувати зацікавлення у розширенні своїх знань, культури спілкування, заохочувати до вивчення нового, створювати мотивацію до вивчення англійської мови.

Обладнання: підручник, картки, роз даткові матеріали, аудіо запис, презентація.

Хід уроку

I. Організаційний момент.

T. Good day, dear friends! It’s nice to see you. I hope you are fine!

The subject of our lesson is “ Christmas in Great Britain.” Today we are going to speak about English favourite holiday.

Our motto is: “ Everything is good in its season”.

Answer my questions:

1. Do you like holidays?
2. What is your favourite holiday?
3. Do you like presents?

II. Мозковий штурм.

T. Let’s revise the holidays. Name them. What holidays is it?

III. Повторення слів по темі.

Mind map

IV. Find the words in the chainword. Read them.

Робота в парах.

T. Dear children and guests! On the 25^th of December people celebrate Christmas, one of the most beautiful holidays. Now we are going to read about Christmas too.

Merry Christmas

The English people have many holidays in the year. The most popular holiday for them is Christmas and they celebrate it on the 25^th of December.

Let’s talk about the way the English people celebrate this holiday. It’s a very happy holiday for them. Some days before Christmas they send greeting cards to their relatives and friends. They usually buy Christmas cards or make them.

The English people also bring a Christmas tree to their homes and decorate it with toys, sweets and other things.

On Christmas Eve the English people put their presents under the Christmas tree. The children hang their stockings above their beds. At night Santa Claus comes and puts presents into their stockings.

They also have their traditional Christmas dinner with stuffed turkey and the Christmas pudding. The Queen’s speech is on television at three o’clock in the afternoon. There is a big Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London.

Now answer the questions.

1. What is Christmas?
2. Where do English people celebrate it?
3. When is Christmas celebrated?
4. How do people congratulate each other?
5. How do English families prepare for Christmas?
6. What does Christmas dinner consist of?

Dialogues.

1. Hi. Merry Christmas!
2. Hi. Merry Christmas! Do you like this holiday?

1. Of course, I do.
2. How did you spend it this year?

1. Our relatives came to visit our family and we had a very tasty Holy Supper. We sang Christmas songs-carols.
2. What did you do?

1. We decorate our Christmas tree, played chess, made a snowman.

1. Pete, why do you hang your stockings above your beds?
2. Santa Claus will put presents into my stockings.

1. Are you sure?
2. Of course.

1. Then give me, please one little stocking too. I’ll hang it above my bed.

Scrambled text.

Hello! I’m Rudolf! I’m Santa’s chief reindeer. Look at my nose! It is very red. I live at the North Pole with Santa for most of the year. It’s very cold there. On Christmas Eve (24^th December) I help Santa take the Christmas presents to good children. We fly through the air very fast. Santa has a big sleigh to carry all the presents. Maybe we’ll bring you a present!

T. Christmas is a Christian festival when people remember the birth of Christ. People usually sing Christmad carols. The most popular song is “Jingle Bells”. Listen to this song. And say if the sentences are true or false.

Song  “Jingle Bells”.

Post-listening task. True or false?

1. This song is about winter.
2. This song is about summer.
3. People laugh all the way.
4. People cry all the way.
5. They ride a bike.
6. They ride a one horse open sleigh.
7. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,Jingle all the way.
8. Golden Bells, Golden Bells, Golden all the way.

Writing

C_ _ i_ t _ as , wi _ _ er, c _ ndl _, c _ r _ l, st _ ck _ ng, D _ c _ mb _ r, sn _ w fl _ k _ , sw _ _ ts.

T. You have just listened to a lot about Christmas, and now let’s make a small competition “Who knows more about Christmas”.

1.  It’s a holiday, which is celebrated on the 25^th of December. ( Christmas.)

2. It is an old man, who comes from the North Pole on his sledge and brings presents for children. ( Santa Claus.)

3. It is decorated with lights and toys and tinsel and is in all houses and squares. (Christmas tree.)

4. It is a thing which is very dear to children at Christmas, as they find presents in it in the morning. (Stocking.)

5. Christmas song. What is it’s name? (Carol.)

6. It is a traditional food, which people cook for Christmas party. (Turkey, pudding.)