Topic: Extracurricular activity (lesson-quiz) in English for 6th grade on the topic "The Smartest"

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Topic: Extracurricular activity (lesson-quiz) in English for 6th grade on the topic "The Smartest"

Conducted by: Akimova Daria Vladimirovna (trainee)

 The choice of topic, forms of selection of material for extracurricular activities in English are determined by the relevance and place in the system of English lessons.

Number of students who took part in the event: 14.

Purpose: to practice phonetic skills; learn to understand a foreign language in game situations; control students' language skills and abilities; to control the level of assimilation of these topics by students; to develop the ability to apply the studied lexical units and grammatical rules in a specific situation; to develop guesswork; instill interest in the culture, history, traditions of English-speaking countries; to cultivate the ability to work in a team .
Equipments: blanks with tasks and options for answering test tasks; 2 sets of playing cards.

The educational event consisted of three stages: organizational, where students were informed about the theme and purpose of the event and the basic rules of the event; stage of the quiz (this stage included 6 competitions, the rules of which were announced by the trainee); the final team, where the points were counted, announced the winning team. 

Quiz progress:

Organizational moment, a) greetings;

Dear Friends! We are very glad to see you here. Glad to meet you, dear boys and girls. Today we are having a competition, an English quiz and each of you will take part in it as a member of one team or fans. We will not read texts or learn dialogues. We were busy doing all that at the previous lessons. Today we will play. Today we are going to have a kind of intellectual game between two teams. We hope it'll be rather interesting for you and you'll have a good time. So, be attentive, listen to all the questions and try to give answers. We wish you good luck and hope for your active participation. And whatever team is the first, the main winner, of course, will be friendship. Yes, you'll have to work together to make the common decision and it's possible only when you are united, when you are real friends.

b) notification of game rules;

c) representation of teams (teams choose the name, captain).

II. The main part of the game.

1. The contest „Literature”

Find as many words in this word-search as you can. All of them refer to the topic “Literature”

Answers: play, detective, story, book, novel, science, adventure; author, fiction, fairy tale, poem. 12 words (count each word, 1 point for any right one)

2. The contest “Go on!”

It is called “Go on!” The task is to answer the questions at high speed. If you don’t know or don’t remember the answer, you should say “Go on!”, because your time is limited.

a) The questions to the first team

1. l. What river does London stand on? (The Thames).

2. 2.What is the America’s symbol of Freedom? (The Statue of Liberty).

3. 3.What is “Penny Black”? (The stamp).

4. 4.How old is London? (2000 years old).

5. 5.Who is the head of the state in Great Britain? (A monarch).

6. 6.Whose portraits are printed on American dollars? (American presidents).

7. 7.What kind of weather is the most common in GB? (Rainy).

8. 8.At first Native Americans were called... (Indians).

9. 9.Name any national English game (football, cricket, rugby).

10. 10. What animal is the symbol of the English strength and power (lion).

b) The questions to the second team

1. 1. Who was the first American president? (G. Washington).

2. 2. How many countries does the UK consist of? (4 countries).

3. 3. Where does the monarch of the UK live? (Buckingham Palace).

4. 4. What is the flag of the USA called? (“Stars and Stripes”).

5. 5.Who are “Beefeaters”? (The guards of the Tower).

6. 6.Who is the head of the state and government of the USA? (The President).

7. 7. What river is the capital of the USA situated on? (The Potomac).

8. 8.How many states are there in the USA? (50)

9. 9.When is the Thanksgiving Day celebrated? (On the fourth Thursday of November).

10. 10. What is the address of the White House? (1600, Pennsylvania Avenue).

3. Professions, professions...

Do you know these famous people and their professions? Teams answer in turn.

Tchaikovsky was a ... (composer)

1. Charlie Chaplin was a ... (actor)

2. Lewis Carrol was a ... (writer)

3. Michelangelo was an ... (artist)

4. Gagarin was a ... (spaceman)

5. Archimedes was a ... (scientist)

6. Cleopatra was a ... (Queen)

7. George Washington was a ... (President)

8. The Beatles was a ... (singers)

4. Holidays.

Now make up as many words as you can from the “Thanksgiving turkey”

5. Find the words which are connected with holidays.

6. Now you are to read the descriptions of the holidays and to guess which ones are described.

• This is the day, on which practical jokes are played. It is a very old custom. (All Fool’s Day).

• This holiday is traditionally observed on the second Sunday of March. It dates from the time when many girls worked away from home. (Mother’s Day).

• 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. (Christmas).

• In Great Britain this holiday is not as widely celebrated as Christmas. People may decorate their fir-tree. (New Year).

• In England it is time for giving presents which traditionally takes the form of the egg. (Easter).

• There is a holiday for children in England in autumn. It is on the 31^st of October. It is the night for ghosts and witches. (Halloween).

7. Now I’ll ask you the captains of both teams. The last task is for you. Imagine that you are the guide in London. Tell your group about one of the famous places of interest in London. For this task I’ll give you 10 points. When everything will be correct.

III. Final part

1. Summing up.

2. Awarding the winners.

At the end of the event, the results were summed up and medals were awarded to the participants. The lesson used techniques, methods of collective and group work with students. The combination of these methods of techniques allowed for covert control of the development of speech skills and to see the assimilation by students of previously passed material.

Студент-практикант:    Акімова Дарія Володимирівна