HALLOWEEN THROUGH GRAMMAR
Бутенко Ю.В., гімназія №107 «Введенська», м. Київ
AIMS: train grammar skills, cooperate with classmates, use gadgets.
EQUIPMENT: squares with the tasks, QR codes on orange sheets of paper, blanks with tasks and schemes, music, cakes or cookies. The classroom is decorated with Halloween projects or pictures, students wear Halloween costumes or elements.
PROCEDURE
TEACHER: Good morning, dear students. Halloween is coming! Today we’re having a grammar lesson but every task is about this mystery holiday.
QR codes |
the adjectives |
the gerund or the infinitive |
the mix of tenses |
the zero and first conditional sentences |
reported speech |
Teacher asks one of the students come to the blackboard and turn over one of the colourful squares. The student reads it. The teacher gives blanks with instructions to each team.
* Вартість завдання 6 балів.
a) Look around the classroom. There are some orange sheets of paper on the walls. 1-2 students from each team must find out six sentences about Halloween. Use QR readers on your mobile phones.
b) The other students from each team must rewrite these six sentences from QR codes and complete them with correct question tags.
* Коди вчитель може створити самостійно, наприклад, за допомогою https://www.qr-code-generator.com
*Для успішного виконання технічної сторони даного завдання учням слід завчасно скачати на мобільні телефони програму QR reader (scanner).
The teams exchange blanks with sentences and question tags. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.
One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.
*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.
The teams exchange the blanks. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.
One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.
*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-табличку, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.
The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.
One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.
* Вартість завдання 6 балів.
The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.
One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.
*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.
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2. When Halloween _______, super natural powers _______ the strongest.
3. Dracula _______ into a Vampire when the moon _______full.
2. If a black cat _______ your path at Halloween night, it __________you a bad luck.
3. Vampires _______(+not) _ you if you _______ a garlic necklace.
The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.
One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.
*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.
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TEACHER: Look at the blackboard. All the squares are turned over. All the tasks are done. Let’s count points of each team.
Let’s clap to our winners and to all of us. Thank you for working hard.
It’s time for photos and treatment.
Happy Halloween!
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ДОДАТОК ДО QR codes
KEY:
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ДОДАТОК ДО "Adjectives"
opinion |
size |
age |
shape |
colour |
origin |
material |
KEY:
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ДОДАТОК ДО "Gerund or infinitive"
Gerund |
Infinitive |
mind |
plan |
enjoy |
want |
look forward to |
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be good at |
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KEY:
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KEY TO " The mix of tenses "
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ДОДАТОК ДО "Zero and first conditional"
Zero сonditional: |
If S + Present Simple, S + Present Simple |
First сonditional: |
If S + Present Simple, S + Future Simple |
KEY:
A)
B)
1. You will carve Jack-o-lantern if you buy a pumpkin.
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ДОДАТОК ДО "Reported speech"
Tense |
changes into |
Present Simple |
Past Simple |
Present Continuous |
Past Continuous |
Past Simple |
Past Perfect |
Present Perfect |
Past Perfect |
*will |
would |
*can |
could |
KEY:
1. The teacher asked why that festival celebrated the return of the souls of dead.
2. Children said that they were making Jack-o-lanterns.
3. Tom explained that people had put on funny costumes of witches, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, cats, bats.
4. A little boy whispered that the Romanians had celebrated the story of "Dracula".
5. Tim added the Irish wouldn’t light bonfires.
6. Mom said that I could choose figures like Batman and Elvis rather than something with an evil theme.