План-конспект уроку на тему "St. Valentine's Day" для 9 класу

Lesson Plan

on the topic “ST. VALENTINE’S DAY”

Form 9

          Aims: a) practical – to continue developing speaking skills on the topic;

                     b) educational – to develop respect to the international holiday;

                     c) developmental – to continue developing memory and critical thinking;

                     d) cultural – to improve pupils’ communicative abilities

Procedure

1. 1. Greeting

T: Good morning! Nice to see you again! How are you today?

2. Warming-up

T: Look at the blackboard. There are 3 expressions. Choose the one you like

     and comment on it.

3. Telling the topic and the aim of the lesson.

T: As you’ve understood we’ll talk about St. Valentine’s Day. Today we are

going to have an unusual trip: we’ll visit ancient Rome (it’s our first stop as

you can see on our map); we’ll become writers and write some love story. At

the end of our trip each of you will find out what love is for him/her.

2.  1. Reading

         T: So let’s start our trip. Our first stop is Ancient Rome, where St.

Valentine lived.

1. Read the text and say who Valentine was.

   Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14

February. It's the day when people show their affection for another person

(or people!) by sending anonymous cards, flowers or chocolates with

messages of love. And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year –

every four years - women can propose marriage to their lovers! The day gets

its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.

   The most popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome

in the third century AD. Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because

 he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine thought this was unfair,

 so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret. When Claudius found

out, Valentine was sentenced to death and thrown in jail. There, he fell in love

with the jailor's blind daughter. His love and belief in God cured her

blindness, and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a

love letter signed "From your Valentine".

2. Listen to my questions and answer them.

• When do we usually celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?
• What do people usually do on this day?
• What can women do on Valentine’s Day in a leap year?
• Where did St. Valentine live according to the legend?
• Why was he sentenced to death?
• Who did he fall in love with?
• What did St. Valentine send to her beloved girl before his death?

                 2. Speaking in groups

                T: Our second stop is Love-Post. You know love is not an easy thing. Do

                you agree with me? And some people have problems concerning their love

                affairs. Divide into 3 groups. Each group receives a letter with the question.

                Give a piece of advice to the author.

                3. Writing in groups

                    T: There are a lot of books, pictures, poems which are devoted to love.

                         Now you’ll be writers and write your own love-story. Divide into 2 groups.

                    Discuss and write a story according to the plan. Present your story to the

                    classmates.

• Girl’s name.
• Description of the girl.

• Boy’s name.
• Description of the boy.
• How did they meet each other?
• What were the first words the boy said?
• How did she reply?
• What happened next?
• Where did they get married?

          4. Speaking

              T: Take a card (in a form of a heart) and write down what love is, what love means to you. Then share your ideas with your classmates.

3. 1. Homework: choose one expression we were commenting on and write an

essay.

2.  Evaluation and summarizing