The Key of the Kingdom

The Key of the Kingdom

Objectives:

-                     To learn and practice new vocabulary;

-                     To develop listening skills;

-                     To improve memory;

-                     To learn to use THERE IS/ARE structures

Equipment: computer, videos from YouTube, presentations, cards

At the end of the lesson students will be able to:

-                     Talk about parts of the kingdom/ city/ town;

-                     Make sentences which start with THERE IS/ARE

-                     Recite the poem “This is the key of the kingdom”

Structure of the lesson:

-         Beginning –    up to 5 min

-         Main Part -      up to 25 min

-         Summing up – up to 10 min

Procedure

I Beginning of the lesson

1.               Greeting:

T: Hello, dear friends. How are you today? You have a yellow circle on your desk. Please, take a pen and draw your mood on it. For example, if you are feeling great, draw a smiling face. ..Show me your circles.

(Teacher comments on the emoji’s)

2.               Warming-up

T: Listen to the song “Hello, hello” 1  and let`s sing along.

Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands?

Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you turn around?

Can you say, “Hello”?

Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet?

Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?

Can you touch your toes?

Can you turn around?

Can you say, “Hello”?

Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands?

Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet?

T: Today at the lesson we are going on a tour to the kingdom, where you`ll learn some new words, listen to and learn a poem and will have lots of interesting activities.

II Main Part

1.               Presenting new vocabulary

T: Before we set off, let`s find out some necessary words. Look at the screen and repeat after me:

2.               Listening and practicing new vocabulary in context

T: I hope, we can go now. Are you ready? Then watch the video, listen to the poem and repeat  2 

This is the Key of the Kingdom:

In that Kingdom there is a city;

In that city there is a town;

In that town there is a street;

In that street there is a lane;

In that lane there is a yard;

In that yard there is a house;

In that house there is a room

In that room there is a table;

And on that table there is a basket,

A Basket full of Flowers

3.               Reading the poem

T: Now look at the screen, read the poem and change the pictures in it to the words which you already know

(Children can see a poem with pictures instead of words on the screen. They read it aloud and substitute the pictures)

4.               Reciting the poem

T: Try to retell the verse using only pictures.

5. Funny Physical Activities

T: You’ve worked really hard. Are you tired? Do you want to make a short break to move around?

(Pupils repeat moves from the video “Jump, Run and Shout!  3  and  sing the song)

6.               Grammar. There is/are

T: Look at the pictures on the screen and remember the rules.

Example: There IS a park in the city. There ARE trees in the park.

T: Put the rest of  the words from the box into the correct column:

Flowers/ the sun/ a town/ people/ children/ the sky/ cars/a key.

7.               Writing.

T: Find the words from the poem in the crossword on the cards on your desks and fill in the missing words in the sentences:

8.               Speaking. Practicing Grammar.

T: Look at the picture and say what there is/are in it.

(Pupils make sentences according to the scheme)

THERE IS ….IN THE….

THERE ARE ….IN THE….

III Summing up

1.               Homework

T: At home draw the kingdom from the poem and be ready to tell everyone what there is/are in it.

2.               Summarizing

T: This is the end of our tour to the kingdom. Did you like it? What words can you say to describe today`s trip? The tour was….

Pupils: …(interesting/ great/ long/ funny/wonderful…)

It is almost the end of the lesson. Let`s say Goodbye with a song  4 

(Children sing a song “Good Bye Friends” and move to it)

T: See you next time. Good luck!

Sources:

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2. Практикум з методики викладання англійської мови у середніх навчальних закладах: Посібник. Вид. 2-е, доп. і перероб. / Кол. авторів під керівн. С.Ю.Ніколаєвої. – К.: Ленвіт, 2004. – 360 с.
3. Ростоцька М.Є., Карп̕ юк О.Д. Англійська мова : підручник для 3 кл. загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів з поглибленим вивченням англійської мови. – Тернопіль : «Видавництво Астон», 2014. – 192 с. : іл.

Videos from YouTube:

1. Hello Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? | Original Kids Song | Super Simple Songs
2. There is the key of the kingdom - English Nursery Rhyme With Lyrics
3. Jump, Run and Shout! | Action song for kids | The Singing Walrus
4. Good Bye Friends | Good Bye Song for Kids | Maple Leaf Learning and The Singing Walrus