Урок - проект "Ukraine is my Motherland"

Plan of the lesson

Theme:  Ukraine is my Motherland! (Урок –проект, 4кл.)

Aim: 1) повторити та активізувати у мовленні слова за темою «Подорожі».

2) розвивати та удосконалювати навички говоріння, слухання, письма з застосуванням інтерактивних технологій(«Мікрофон», «Рольова гра», «Робота в парах», «Проектна робота»);

3) надати учням додаткову інформацію про Україну, традиції, звичаї та визначні місця;

 4)повторити та практикувати граматичний матеріал(The Present Perfect Tense);

5) поширювати кругозір учнів про англійські традиції, розвивати творчі  здібності.

1) to revise and use the words on the topic “Travelling”;

2) to master listening, speaking and writing skills through using interactive technologies(“Microphone”, “Role play”, “Pair Work”, “Projects”);

3) to enrich students knowledge about their native country and places of interests;

 4) to revise and practise grammar material (The Present Perfect Tense) ;

5) to broaden students outlook about English traditions, to develop creative imagination.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson students are expected:

• to be able to speak about native country,cities, towns and places of interests using active vocabulary and share the information they know;
• to develop listening, speaking and writing skills;
• to use The Present Perfect Tense;
• to create a Travel Broshure
• to write about travelling.

Material needed: a notebook, a projector, a whiteboard, a microphone, pictures «Ukraine”, the map of Ukraine.

Procedure

I. Introduction

1. Org. moment.

2. Greeting

T: Good morning, pupils

Ps:  Good morning, dear teacher,

 Good morning,how are you?

 We are very happy

 To say “Hello! to you!

T: How are you? – (Fine, thanks) (P1, P2,…)

T: Children, today we have guests at our lesson. It will be an unusual lesson because I’ll propose you to use your imagination and take part in the trip. Our guests are here to encourage you and enjoy our company. You are really fine and I hope you will be energetic, active and creative at the lesson.

T: Look at this slide. Read, translate and remember this sentence.  (Slide 1)

 Your life is beautiful if the people around you

 Are happy because of you.

T: Read  all together  it. Good luck for you at the lesson.

 The Aims and the Theme        (Slide 2)

T: On the screen you сan see different pictures. But they are connected. They form a Mind – Map. So, what things can you see?

Ps:  a map of Ukraine; The Trident(The National Coat of Arms)

 The National Flag; bread and a towel; embroidery; sunflowers; a field with

wheat; a willow, a snowball-tree; chaplet with ribbons (not only a decoration, but it’s also a guard), a towel.

The Ukrainians say: “The house without a towel is like a family without children.” (T: The main colours are red and black. They means Love and Sorrow. Poppy is a symbol of people’s memory. Lily is a symbol of life.).

T: So, they are The Symbols of Ukraine. What other Ukrainian symbols do you know?

Ps: birch; national clothes (sharovary); national dishes; songs; pasky; pysanky; traditions and customs.; holidays (Christmas, Old New Year; Easter; Pure Week; Willow Sunday).

T: You are right. All these things are our eternal symbols.

 Look at these pictures and try to guess:
What we are going to speak about today. Begin with   (Slide 3)

 I think we’ll speak about…(P1, P2, P3)(Ukraine, its symbols, people, towns and cities.)

T: Right, you are. We’ll talk about Ukraine – our Motherland.

Warm – up:

T: Let’s remember our rhyme.(T @ Ps)
 

 The ink is black, the page is white,

 Together we learn to read and write (2)

 And now a child can understand

 Ukraine is our Motherland.

 The board is black, the chalk is white,

 The words stand out so clear and bright (2)

 And now at last we clearly see

 Ukrainian people are family.

T:  -  What is Ukraine?

• What kind of people are Ukrainians?

Ps:  (They are hard-working, brave, honest, generous, true friends, polite, hospitable, love our Motherland …)

So,  The  theme of the lesson is “Ukraine is our Motherland”. I invite you to have a nice trip during our lesson.

The aims are:          (Slide 4)

• to revise and use the words on the topics: “Travelling”;
• to talk about Ukraine, national symbols and towns;
• to make a Travel Broshure ;
• to practice grammar (The Present Perfect Tense)
• to write about travelling.

II. Main Part

1. Brainstorm         (Slide 5)

T: This is  a “Magic Box” with some English proverbs in it. But they are broken. You should match the parts and recollect the proverbs about home and our Motherland.

East or West   its own nest

Every bird likes   so many customs

There is no place   has its customs

So many countries   home is best

Every country   like home

T: Remember them. What proverb or proverbs can be the motto of the lesson?

(P1, P2,…)

T: This is the motto of our lesson .

2. Listening       (Slide 6)

T: We have a letter from our imaginary pen-friend Kate. She lives in London.

1. Pre-Listening Task:

T: Listen to the letter and think:

• What does Kate ask about?

Vocabulary: a long silence; sights; to give advice;

• What is Wales?
• What is Cardif?

2. Listening

Dear friends,

Sorry for a long silence after my last letter. I celebrated the Christmas Holiday season. I had an interesting trip to Wales. I saw a lot of sights and met new people. I visited my relatives in Cardif and had a good time with my cousins.

In April I am going to visit Ukraine to see some places of interest. I would like to visit some Ukrainian cities and towns to know more about history, traditions and customs. Could you give  me some advice as for places to visit in Ukraine? What countries would you like to visit and why?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Kate.

(T asks Ps some questions as for understanding of the text)

3. After-Listening Activities    (Slide 6)

T: Choose  the right variant and write your answer on the answer sheet.

1. What holiday season did Kate celebrate?

1. Easter  B. Christmas

2. Where did she spend her holiday season?

1. In Wales  B. in Scotland

3. She visited … there.

1. her friends  B. her relatives

4. She is going to visit Ukraine  … .

1. In April  B. in August

5. She wants to see … in Ukraine.

1. new films  B. new sights

6. She wants to know more about…

1. weather in Ukraine B. customs and traditions in Ukraine

3. Check on H/W       (Slide 7)

Presenting Projects. Speaking

T: I am sure we can help Kate to have unforgettable holidays in Ukraine. . Let’s imagine that we are owners of a Travel Agency “Tourist” and make Travel Brochure and give information about places to visit in Ukraine. The motto of the Agency is “So many countries – so many customs”.

You were united into 3 groups to find information about places to visit in Ukraine. So, present you work.

1. The I group         

Leader: Our task was to give the main information about
Ukraine:

P1: Our Motherland

P2: Position of Ukraine

P3: Symbols of Ukraine

2. The II group 

Leader: Our task was to give the main information about some cities and towns of Ukraine:

P4: Kyiv  P5: Chernihiv  P6: Lviv

P7: Poltava (acting the dialogue) P8: Odesa

3. The III group        (Slide 8)

Leader: Our task was to give the main information about our native town

Pryluky , collect information and make Class Guard Corner “Places to See in Pryluky”. (P9, P10,…)

(Ps are telling about Pryluky sights and putting pictures in the Class Guard Corner).

 P11 to Ps:  Conversation. Making an Interview (“Microphone”)

• We are Ukrainians. What kind of people are we?
• What countries would you like to visit?
• What cities or tows would you like to visit? Why?

(Ps: - I’d like to visit …. to see/to meet/to learn/to know …)

T: Now we can fasten together all sheets with information and present our Brochure to Kate.                                                                                                                (Slide 9)

4. Grammar Review. Contest

T: It’s time to focus on grammar. Look at the scheme and remember using The Present Perfect Tense.                                                                                                  (Slide 10)

 T: We have broken sentences. You should put the words in order to make right sentences. You’ll work in pairs.

I / been to / have /Spain/ already.

just / We/ France / have/ been to .

They / been to / never / have/ Great Britain.

She / Austria / already / has/ been to /

He / Egypt /never / has / been to/ (and similar sentences)

(After finishing the work Ps read their sentences and translate them).

5. Writing        

T: Now you are ready to answer the Kate’s questions as for travellings:

• What countries have you never been?
• What country or a city would you like to visit? Why?
• Would you like to visit London? Why?

T: Answer the Kate’s questions and put your letters into the Big Envelope on the blackboard.

T: I would like to present you poem lines by famous Ukrainian poet Volodymyr Sosiura. Let’s read and remember them.                                                        (Slide 11)

Love Ukraine as you would love the sun,

The wind, the grass and the streams together.

Love her in happy hours, when joys are won,

And love her in time of stormy weather.

III. Summing up. Home Assignment.

T: It’s a pity, but Time Flies (an English idiom) and our lesson is coming to the end. You worked hard and were active and creative.  At home you have to learn the poem “Love Ukraine” by heart and make up and write down 5 sentences in the Present Perfect Tense.

IV. Reflection         

T to Ps:

• What have you done at the lesson?

T: How do you feel about today’s lesson?

Happy   Unhappy   Interested

T: It’s my smile for you  (Teacher is drawing a smile on her hand and showing it ). Draw your smiles on your hands and show me. Show  them to our guests and each other.

T: I hope you will be happy and interested at our next lessons too. (Slide 12)

My congratulations you on coming Spring Holiday Season! May wonders of Spring fill your hearts with peace and joy!