Урок "Appearance" Level - elementary)

                                                  Appearance

                                               Level - elementary

                                             Oksana Viniukova, a teacher of English,

                                              school #2, specializing in English and French,

                                              Rubizhne, luhansk region

Objectives:

- to develop listening skills;

- to control students' skills in oral speech;

- to develop communicative skills in short dialogues;

- to develop students' imagination in communicative activity;

- to bring up interest to  English lessons.

Equipment: topical posters, pictures, flashcards, handouts with the tasks, a mirror, a ball

                                            Procedure

I. Introduction. Warming-up

T: Good morning all of you! I'm glad to see you! How are you?

Ss: Good morning, teacher! We're glad to see you, too. We're fine, thank you! And what about you?

T: I am fine, thanks! Now it's time for warming-up. Let's sing "Hello song"!

II. The Main Part of the Lesson

1. Pre-listening task

T: As you know, we are speaking about appearance. Let's play a game. It's called "Name parts of the body". You pass the ball to each other and name one part of the body. If you can't do it, you get out from the game.

2. While - listening task

T: listen to the text twice and be ready to do the tasks after listening.

                                                            My Brother

            Look at the picture. You can see a boy. This is my brother. He is a sportsman. His legs are long and strong. My brother is tall.

            He has a round face with big blue eyes. His nose is small, his hair is brown. He helps me to do my lessons. He always helps my mother about the house.

 3. Post - listening task

a) Mark the statements which correspond to the text

1) This is my brother.

2) His legs are short.

3) He has a round face.

4) His eyes are blue.

5) His nose is long.

6) His hair is brown.

Keys: 1; 3 ;4; 6

b) Answer the questions:

1) Is my brother a sportsman?

2) Is his face round or oval?

3) What colour are his eyes?

4) Is his nose small or long?

5) How does he help me and our mother?

4. Controlling students' skills in oral speech

a) the dialogue S - Ss

Role game "Detective"

Role 1. You are a detective. Ask the questions about appearance of the man you are looking for.

Role 2. Answer the detective's questions:

1) Is the man tall or short?

2) What kind of nose does he have?

3) What colour is his hair?

4) What colour are his eyes?

b) Make up a short story about these strangers.

(The teacher shows the pictures with different people and students make up stories about them.)

e.g. This is a boy. He has... fingers/eyes/ears. His hair is blond. He swims in the river.

c) Look in the mirror and describe yourself.

e.g. I am nice. My hair is black. My eyes are green. My nose and mouth  are small. My ears are small, too. I have got a red dress and white socks.

III. Conclusion

1. Summing-up

T:  Let's sum-up the results of your today's work. You have  worked very hard today. You've listened to the story, answered the questions, played games, made up the stories and described yourselves.

2. Evaluation

T: You were very active and hardworking. You are perfect students. The lesson is over. Good luck!