Урок "British Lifestyle"

Sequence of English Lessons in 8A and 8B Forms

English language lesson 1

Teacher Podarunok M.M.

23.11.09

PLAN  OUTLINE

Theme:                           Lifestyles

Topics:                            British Lifestyle

Aims:                            1.SWAT speak about British lifestyle

                                      2.SWAT read London riverguide

                                      4.TWAT educate appreciation of the British customs to spend

                                  their free time

Resourse Materials:  Byrkun L.V. English: підручник для 8-го класу, video

                                 materials “Window on Britain: Leisure Activities”, London

                                 riverguide leaflet.

Aids:                   a board, a map of the UK, handouts (London tourguide leaflets), a laptop.

Procedure  of  the  Lesson:

I. Preliminaries.

The teacher:

1.Hello everybody. Our lesson is going to be about British lifestyle and leisure activities(the teacher  points at the board on which it is written ‘British Lifestyle”)

2.Pupils, who is absent today? Do you know what the matter is with the absenteers?

3.How are you children? (the teacher asks 5 pupils the same question) Possible answers:  I’m fine/ I’m great/wonderful/so-so/OK.

4. The teacher asks the pupils some questions about the date and asks them to write it on the board and in their notebooks: What date is it today?

II. Working with the London Riverguide Leaflet.

Pre-Reading Questions:

1. What country is this tourguide from? (the teacher hands in the leaflets)

2. What are the photos on the cover page of? (the teacher  points at the names of London sights on the board to help with the answers)

While-Reading Task:

1. Pupils say what is written on the cover page?

2. Look at the photos in the riverguide and read their headings

3. Study the route of the boat along the Thames and read what places you will pass.

4. Which of the places on the route are in the photos.

Post-Reading Task:

Would you like to make such a tour in London?

What sights can you see when you make this riverboat tour?

Pupils make up as many sentences as they can using the leaflet.

II. Working with the Window on Britain Video: Leisure.

Pre-Watching Questions:

1. What did you do during the quarantine when you stayed at home? Did you have much free/leisure time?

2. What do British people like doing in their free time?

While-Watching Task:

Pupils, watch the video how the British spend their leisure time and write down in your notebooks 10 most popular leisure activities in Britain.

Pupils watch the video and fulfill the task.

Post-Watching Task:

Pupils read their answers and write them on the board and if they missed the ones so they add them to the list in their notebooks.

Would you like to visit the UK?

How will you spend your free time there?

Pupils make up as many sentences as they can using the list.

III. Composition of an Informal Letter

1. Pupils open their books at p.55 with the model of an informal letter. The teacher emphasizes the importance to follow the model structure in writing informal letters.

It’s important to follow the structure when you write informal letters. You should start with the date, then greet your pen friend and ask a few polite questions about him or her and his/her life. It’s good to remember something from the letter you’ve received from your pen friend. After giving your news you should close your letter wishing good luck and all the best and sign it.

2. Pupils compose orally a letter to a friend about their stay in the UK using the Model Letter Ex.2 p.55-56.

V. Home Assignment: Read the second page of London riverguide leaflet and write the informal letter about your stay in the UK using the Model Letter Ex.2 p.55-56 and the list of the free time activities in your notebooks.