Holidays and traditions in Great Britain.

Theme. Holidays and traditions in Great Britain.

Objectives. Продовжувати знайомити учнів із традиціями свят у Великобританії. Сприяти розширенню та засвоєнню лексичного матеріалу теми. Розвивати мовленнєву компетенцію учнів на основі прослуханого та прочитаного текстів; пізнавальні процеси (пам'ять, мислення). Виховувати зацікавленість учнів життям людей в країні, мову якої вони вивчають, повагу до культурних традицій Великобританії.

Презентація «Holidays and traditions in Great Britain», тестові завдання для перевірки домашнього читання (HO1), роздатковий матеріал (HO2).

Lesson Procedure

I. Introduction.

     1. Greeting and aim.

T.: Good morning, guys. How are you today?

Today we’ll continue with the topic “Holidays and traditions in Great Britain”. You’ll revise the topic words, have practice in listening and reading and do some interesting exercises. So, I wish you to have a good mood and great time during our lesson!

 2. Warming up.

T. – Do you like holidays?

     – What is your favourite one? Do the British holidays differ from Ukrainian ones? Give examples.

II. Main part of the lesson.

1. Активізація мовного матеріалу теми «Holidays».

a) Match the holidays with their dates.

1.   New Year                         a) October 31
2.   Easter                               b) April 1
3.   Christmas                        c) January 1
4.   Halloween                        d) 2d Sunday of May
5.   St. Valentine’s Day          e) April
6.   Mother’s Day                   f) December 25
7.   April Fool’s Day              g) February 14

b) Make up the sentences, using the mixed words.

1. famous / holidays / Some / are / birthdays / the / of / people

    (Some holidays are the birthdays of famous people)

2. word / The / means / “holiday” / a / “holy day”

     (The word “holiday”   means a “holy day”)

3. their / On / to / mothers / presents / give / children / Mother’s Day

    (On Mother’s Day children give presents to their mothers)

 4. merry / is / holiday / Christmas / a

     (Christmas is a merry holiday)

 c) Complete the crossword. What is the word down?

1. This holiday is celebrated on the 31^st of October.
2. This holiday is celebrated on the 1^st of April.
3. We send these cards on the 14^th of February.
4. This holiday is celebrated on the 25^th of December in Britain (and on the 7^th of January in our country).
5. It is your very own holiday.
6. We paint eggs on this spring holiday.
7. we decorate fir trees on this holiday in Ukraine.

2. Listening practice.

T.: Let’s play “Picture Game” (Easter, Christmas, Halloween, St. Valentine’s Day, Birthday, New Year, Mother’s Day). Listen to the short texts and try to guess which holidays are described here.

1.               This is the day, on which practical jokes are played. It is a very old cus­tom. One of the most popular tricks is sending someone to find some­thing that doesn't exist. Many other people celebrate the holiday by mak­ing it a "backwards" day. They wear their clothes inside out and back­wards, walk backwards, eat breakfast for dinner, and wear their socks over their shoes. (All Fools' Day)

2.               This holiday is traditionally ob­served on the second Sunday of March. The name of Mothering Sunday came from the ancient cus­tom of visiting the "Mother church" at this time. It dates from the time when many girls worked away from home. (Mother's Day)

3.               This is a day when many people try to be with their families. For most British families, this is the most im­portant festival of the year. It combines the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ with the traditional festivities of winter. On Sunday be­fore this day many churches hold a carol service where special hymns are sung. Sometimes carol singers can be heard in the streets as they collect money for charity. (Christmas)

3. Relaxation minute.

    Presenting the action rhyme “Christmas Presents”.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

See the many presents

by the Christmas tree,

       Some for you,

And some for me.

     Long ones,

Tall ones,

     Short ones, too.

And here is a round one  

      Wrapped in blue.

Isn't it fun to look and see

      All the presents by the Christmas tree?

4. Checking homework.

• Оцінювання учнів.

5. Reading Practice.

T.: I’ll name some words and your task is to guess what will be your text about: ghost, witch, pumpkin … You are right. It’s about the Halloween Day. So, as you understand, now we are going read about Halloween Day (HO1) and do some assignments to the text  (HO2).

1. Choose the best title for the text:

- A “Trick-or-Treat” Party.

- Halloween Celebration.

- Our last Halloween Celebration at school.

2. Find the words from the box and finish the definitions.

1.               British festival on the 31st of October …
2.               witches fly on the …
3.               a big round vegetable which is made into a funny lantern …
4.               a white figure that says “Oooooooh” …
5.               a small red or green fruit …
6.               an English Halloween game where children get sweets …

III. Summarizing.

     T.: Did you like our lesson. What activities were the most interesting and useful for you? Were they difficult?

Homework: Prepare a report about favourite family holiday.

Thank you for your work. I think you showed your best today. Your marks are…

             The lesson is over. Goodbye. Have a nice day!