Конспект уроку "Public initiatives. The Convention of the Child’s Rights" до підручника Англійської мови В.Буренко, 11 клас, рівень стандарту

Public initiatives. The Convention of the Child’s Rights

Objectives:

• to revise previously taught vocabulary;
• to improve students’ vocabulary skills;
• to develop students’ speaking skills;
• to broaden student’s vocabulary;
• to motivate linguistic guess;
• to activate thinking and imagination;
• to provide a stable and welcoming atmosphere in the class;
• to develop self-esteem and mutual esteem;
• to inspire students to work in pairs.

Outcomes: by the end of the lesson students will be able:

• to use the words correctly;
• to know child’s rights;
• to know about the International Youth movement;
• to give the definitions of the words.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Ex.1 p.83

Discuss these quotations. What does your happiness depend on? Give your reasons. Make a general list of suggestions.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.(Steve Maraboli)

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. (Franz Kafka)

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. (Roy T. Bennett)

Take responsibility for your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands. (Roy T. Bennett)

2. vocabulary, listening and speaking

Ex.2 p.83

Listen and read the new words and their definitions. Make some sentences with these words.

1. to advertise v to tell people about a product or a service in order to encourage them to buy or use it

2. flyer (flier) n a small sheet of paper that advertises a product to buy and is given to a large number of people

3. fundraising n the act of collecting money for a charity or an organization

4. disability n the state of not being able to use a part of your body completely or easily or to learn easily

5. parental adj connected with a parent or parents

6. to alter v to make smb/smth different; to become different

7. awareness n knowledge of smth; being interested in smth

3. reading

Ex.3 p.83

Read the text about the main results of research about the priorities of young people. In order to clear up young people’s awareness of their rights respondents were asked only one question: “Will you, please, choose from one up to three main goals or priorities in your life for the time being?”

4. speaking

Work in pairs. Tell your partner what new information you have learned. From Ex.3

Find the English meanings of these words:

• рекламувати;
• флаєр;
• збирання коштів на доброчинність;
• неспроможність;
• непрацездатність;
• батьківський;
• материнський;
• змінювати(ся);
• обізнаність,
• поінформованість.

Name and spell them.

5. reading

Ex.4 p.85

Read the texts “Ways to Raise Awareness of Children’s Rights” and “The Convention on the Rights of the Child”.

6. summary

Discuss the questions in order to show your awareness of your rights, using information from texts of Ex.4

7. Homework

Ex.5 p.87

Write what do you know about the youngest generation — generation Z?