Schools in Great Britain, the USA and Ukraine

 

 

Schools in Great Britain, the USA and Ukraine

 

 

 

Irina  GeorgievnaAvramova

English Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mangush School #1

 

 

Schools in Great Britain, the USA and Ukraine

Goals of the Lesson:-to engage students in debate-style discussion about the topic,

                                  -to master speaking and reading skills,

                                  -to acquaint students with types of schools in Great Britain,

                                 The USA and Ukraine, to introduce them with various   

aspects of school life,

                                  -to develop critical thinking  skills,

                                  -to encourage team work, to stress the world’s diversity,

                                  -to explain the advantages of good education for better future      

opportunities. 

Materials: -handouts with grids, crosswords, charts, a song “What did the Turkey say on Thanksgiving Day?”’, a photo display about a visit of Mangush students to the USA, the River Hill High School, a video film about this trip, leaflets “Mangush-My Small Motherland”, “Mangush District”.

Procedure

1. Greeting and introduction .

T.- Good morning, children. Nice to meet you.

-Where are you now?         -At school.

-Where do you go every day?  -To school.

-What is your second home?   -A school.

-Where do you study?    -At school

-What topic are we going to discuss? - School.

-So we are going to speak about schools in different countries: in Great Britain,

The USA, and Ukraine.

2.T.-What country do you live in?     -In Ukraine.    Use booklets.

       -Where do you live?                    -In Mangush.

 Tell us some facts, please.

 -What school do you study at?  -We study at school # 1.

 -Who helps you to get knowledge? –Our teachers.

 -You are right. Learn some wise quotes: “Knowledge is power”,

“Teachers create the future”, “A teacher can open the door but you must enter yourself”.

3.T.- Let’s speak about your class. What form are you in?

–We are the pupils of the 8^th form.

T. -I am sure you’ve got many friends. Will you say compliments to each other? In 

Chain move a heart pillow and say some pleasant words.

P1- My friend is clever and reliable.

P2-My friend is as good as gold.

P3- My friend is honest and helpful.

P4-My friend is as hard working as a bee.

T.- Remember: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed”.

4.T.-There are 28 pupils in your class. Are you a good team? Are you polite and helpful? Will you repeat a poem?

           Let us try to be polite

           In everything we do.

           Remember always to say “Please”,

           And don’t forget “Thank you”.

Let’s make a list of rules for a good team.

Groupwork Strategies

1. Be polite and patient.

2. Don’t interrupt other people.

3. Respect other people’s ideas.

4. Help and support each other.

5. Always try to speak English.

6. Treat people in life the way you want to be treated.

5. T.-I know you are very curious. Can you make 8 words from the grid?

You must use all the boxes and you can only use each box once.

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Let’s summarize what features are necessary to become a good team.

Keys: friendship, patience, reliability, honesty, hard work, respect, politeness,

responsibility

Remember: We are strong when we are united, but we are weak when we are

divided.

6.T.-School is our second home. You go to school 5 days a week. What do you

do at school?

P1- We have  many lessons.

P2.-We study different subjects.

P3.- We do sports.

P4.-We organize festivals and parties.

P5.-We make friends.

P6.-We go on excursions.

P7.-We develop different skills.

P8.-We go to different clubs.

P9.-We learn to be friendly and kind.

7.T.-In chain name your favourite subject. – P1-P2-P3-P4-P5……

-My favourite subject is……

Recently you’ve made a survey among the pupils about sports, hobbies and school subjects .Present in groups you results.

Group1: First we asked about sports.50% liked football best, another 50% preferred basketball.

Group 2.: Our next question was about hobbies. 30% like drawing most.70% preferred cycling.

Group 3.: Lastly we asked about favourite school subjects. 28% like Maths.

32% like Computer Technology.40% prefer English.

8. T.-You have so many interests and hobbies. You will develop your talents.

I’d like you to memorize a poem of a very talented Ukrainian writer and poet TetyanaStrelchenko.

      Among the things that I like is music

      It’s always so joyful and amusing.

      It can be fun or full of romance

      I like to listen to it and to dance.

      My dear friend, you will see,

      That I like both coffee and tea,

      I like peaches, rice and cheese,

      I like smiles with healthy teeth,

      I like bright colors and funny faces,

      I like flowers- especially pansies.

      I like the sun and a fresh air,

      I like long, wavy hair.

     Then I like without any reason-

     Early fall, it’s my favorite season.

     I like to travel, especially on foot.

     I like to be in a good mood.

     I like almost everything….Wait!

     There are a lot of things I hate!

                I don’t like people constantly talking.

                I don’t like when somebody is smoking.

                I don’t like muddy and slippery weather.

                I don’t like when my friend is under the weather.

                I don’t like when my clothes’re too cheap or too dear,

                Besides, I don’t like either olives or beer.

                I don’t like to run into debts,

                I can’t stand spiders, cockroaches and rats.

                I don’t like fast food, gossips and rain,

                Most of all I hate when I am betrayed!

9.T.-You have learned very serious and philosophic things. We have done much

Brain storming. It’s high time to relax and have fun! Work in groups and match

Scrambed words with the names of school subjects.

Biology, History, Music, Maths, Geography, English, Literature, Computer

1-GOLBIOY, 2-YSHITRO, 3-CMSUI, 4-TSAMH, 5-EGORPYHGA,

6-LIENGHS, 7-ERATITLUER, 8-POCMURTE

Good work.

10. T. –Do you like surprises? Everybody does. Recently I received a letter

From my student Nataly. Let’s read it and discuss.

   Dear 8^th formers of Mangush School #1! Learn English and enjoy life. The knowledge of English opens many doors to a beautiful word. 13 years have passed since my visit to the USA. I was lucky enough to experience American School System. A group of Mangush students went to America thanks to our English teacher Irina Georhievna on an Exchange Program.

We spent 20 days at River Hill High School in the state Maryland. Lessons start at 7-30 a.m. The School was beautiful, very well equipped with all modern technology, a science lab, a TV studio, an orchestra room, an Assembly Hall, a huge library with the internet. 1600 students from many countries get knowledge in different subjects. American schoolchildren have no uniform. Sport and clubs are very popular among them.

Children start primary school at the age of 6. Then at the age of 10 or 11 they go to a secondary School. Their working days are Monday till Friday. They may choose subjects at High School. They pass exams to get a Certificate at the end of school.

Dear friends! We lived in American families and communicated with American brothers and sisters. We travelled to Washington D.C., to New York, visited the White House, museums, malls, amusement parks.

English helped me to see another world and find a common language.

Good luck and best wishes to you all.

Yours Nataly Borush.

 

The children look at the photo display. You have known some interesting facts

about American school .One group will fill the table. Being in America we celebrated the Thanksgiving Day. Look at the poster, name the symbols, and

Sing a song “What did the Chicken Say on Thanksgiving Day?”

Everybody prepared a small gift for our guests. Give them, please.

11.T.-It is very important to learn English. Now let’s travel to Great Britain.

Open your textbooks on p.68. Look through the text and fill in the chart.

Group 2 works  with the British school.  Group3 writes about a typical

Ukrainian school. You may describe our Mangushschool. Work in groups and then compare schools in different countries.

 

 

 

Schools

	In Great Britain	the USA	Ukraine
Start school	at 6	at 6	at 6
Leave primary school	at 10-11	at 10-11	at 10-11
Take GCSE	at the age of 16	at 17-18	at 17
Start a school day	at 9 o’clock	at 7.30	at 8.30
Lunch	at school canteen	canteen	canteen
Lessons in the afternoon	yes	no	no
Working days	Monday-Friday	Monday-Friday	Monday-Friday
National exams	in 6 subjects	3	3
Number of subjects	8	varies	16
Uniform	+	-	-
Sport	++	+++	++
Types of schools	Primary Secondary	Primary Secondary High	Primary Secondary
Choice of subjects	+	wide choice	no choice

 

12.T.-You have done a great job. You are experienced experts. Why is it

important to learn English?

-P1.-We can communicate with people of different countries.

-P2.- It is an international language.

-P3.-We can watch films in the original.

-P4.-We can listen to English songs.

-P5.-We can surf the Internet.

13.T.-You are very young, energetic, and talented. Read a poem, name the

Adjectives and find the main word.

 

Black and white or green and red,

Rainy, sunny, hot or wet,

Ill or healthy, good or bad,

Glad and strong or weak and sad,

High or low, small or big,

The world around us can be!

T. – Name 21 adjectives. The key one is BRIGHT

I want you to become bright stars in the dark sky and fly like birds in our big

world.

14.T.-Summary of the lesson. What did you learn from the lesson?

P1.- How to work in a team.

P2.- Group work strategies.

P3.-To do crosswords and puzzles.

P4.-About American and English schools.

-Thank you everybody and best wishes!

Schools

	In Great Britain	the USA	Ukraine
Start school
Leave primary school
Take GCSE
Start a school day
Lunch
Lessons in the afternoon
Working days
National exams
Number of subjects
Uniform
Sport
Types of schools
Choice of subjects

 

Among the things that I like is music

      It’s always so joyful and amusing.

      It can be fun or full of romance

      I like to listen to it and to dance.

      My dear friend, you will see,

      That I like both coffee and tea,

      I like peaches, rice and cheese,

      I like smiles with healthy teeth,

      I like bright colors and funny faces,

      I like flowers- especially pansies.

      I like the sun and a fresh air,

      I like long, wavy hair.

     Then I like without any reason-

     Early fall, it’s my favorite season.

     I like to travel, especially on foot.

     I like to be in a good mood.

     I like almost everything….Wait!

     There are a lot of things I hate!

                I don’t like people constantly talking.

                I don’t like when somebody is smoking.

                I don’t like muddy and slippery weather.

                I don’t like when my friend is under the weather.

                I don’t like when my clothes’re too cheap or too dear,

                Besides, I don’t like either olives or beer.

                I don’t like to run into debts,

                I can’t stand spiders, cockroaches and rats.

                I don’t like fast food, gossips and rain,

                Most of all I hate when I am betrayed!

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

 

Friend	patien	res	lity
Sibility	honest	ship	y
Reliabi	ness	polite	work
Hard	ce	pect	respon

9.T.-You have learned very serious and philosophic things. We have done much

Brain storming. It’s high time to relax and have fun! Work in groups and match

Scrambed words with the names of school subjects.

Biology, History, Music, Maths, Geography, English, Literature, Computer

1-GOLBIOY, 2-YSHITRO, 3-CMSUI, 4-TSAMH, 5-EGORPYHGA,

6-LIENGHS, 7-ERATITLUER, 8-POCMURTE

9.T.-You have learned very serious and philosophic things. We have done much

Brain storming. It’s high time to relax and have fun! Work in groups and match

Scrambed words with the names of school subjects.

Biology, History, Music, Maths, Geography, English, Literature, Computer

1-GOLBIOY, 2-YSHITRO, 3-CMSUI, 4-TSAMH, 5-EGORPYHGA,

6-LIENGHS, 7-ERATITLUER, 8-POCMURTE

9.T.-You have learned very serious and philosophic things. We have done much

Brain storming. It’s high time to relax and have fun! Work in groups and match

Scrambed words with the names of school subjects.

Biology, History, Music, Maths, Geography, English, Literature, Computer

1-GOLBIOY, 2-YSHITRO, 3-CMSUI, 4-TSAMH, 5-EGORPYHGA,

6-LIENGHS, 7-ERATITLUER, 8-POCMURTE

9.T.-You have learned very serious and philosophic things. We have done much

Brain storming. It’s high time to relax and have fun! Work in groups and match

Scrambed words with the names of school subjects.

Biology, History, Music, Maths, Geography, English, Literature, Computer

1-GOLBIOY, 2-YSHITRO, 3-CMSUI, 4-TSAMH, 5-EGORPYHGA,

6-LIENGHS, 7-ERATITLUER, 8-POCMURTE

 

 

13.T.-You are very young, energetic, and talented. Read a poem, name the

Adjectives and find the main word.

 

Black and white or green and red,

Rainy, sunny, hot or wet,

Ill or healthy, good or bad,

Glad and strong or weak and sad,

High or low, small or big,

The world around us can be!

 

 

 

13.T.-You are very young, energetic, and talented. Read a poem, name the

Adjectives and find the main word.

 

Black and white or green and red,

Rainy, sunny, hot or wet,

Ill or healthy, good or bad,

Glad and strong or weak and sad,

High or low, small or big,

The world around us can be!

13.T.-You are very young, energetic, and talented. Read a poem, name the

Adjectives and find the main word.

 

Black and white or green and red,

Rainy, sunny, hot or wet,

Ill or healthy, good or bad,

Glad and strong or weak and sad,

High or low, small or big,

The world around us can be!

 

 

13.T.-You are very young, energetic, and talented. Read a poem, name the

Adjectives and find the main word.

 

Black and white or green and red,

Rainy, sunny, hot or wet,

Ill or healthy, good or bad,

Glad and strong or weak and sad,

High or low, small or big,

The world around us can be!