Kizlivka Secondary School

The Lesson on The Topic:

“Shops and Shopping “

         Done by Ras’ko H.H.

Practical aims:

        1.To develop the students’ pair and group communicative skills in an activity which resembles a real speech situation.

        2. To develop reading skills.

Educational aim: To develop the chief traits of a person’s character: kindness, tact, politeness, tolerance.

Cultural aim: To enlarge the students’ idea of London’s largest shop – Harrods, clothing size in GB, the USA and Europe/Ukraine.

     PROCEDURE

1. Warming up activity.

Teacher (T): Good morning, pupils. I am happy to meet you at our English lesson. As usual we will have a conversational warming-up. Why do you study English?

P1: I study English because I think it’s very important to know English nowadays. I want to speak English, I want to read English books in the original, I am fond of English songs and want to have some pen-friends abroad.

P2: I study English because I am sure it makes sense to know English nowadays. The more languages you know the better.

T: I fully agree with you. You can’t imagine what an important person you will be with the knowledge of English. The whole world will be open to you. And how do you feel at our English lesson, comfortable or out of place?

P3: I feel comfortable because I am never idle, I try to work hard and I never miss my English lessons. I wish we could see each other more often.

T: Thank you! Have you achieved any good results?

P4: I hope so. I think I have good command of English.

T; Is there anything you regret?

P5: Yes, there is something. I wish I knew English better.

T: And where do you see the problem? Take advantage of our English lessons and gain your conversational experience. I am always ready to give you a hand. You may count on me any day, any time, you know. And what about you,Sasha? Why do you study English?

P6: I like to travel very much. I am going to visit many countries in the future. I am sure the knowledge of English will help me during my travelling.

T: And what do you think about it, Alina?

P7: I am of the same opinion. The lack of knowledge of English is a big disadvantage during travelling.

T: I must say I fully agree with you. Well, and now let’s guess a riddle “The topic of our today’s lesson”. It will be food, clothes, shops? Any guesses?

( Pupils guess the topic with the teacher’s prompts. The teacher writes it down on the blackboard: SHOPS and SHOPPING.

2. Revising vocabulary.

T: Right, and now you are to revise some vocabulary. Remember: two heads are better than one. Work in pairs; you have 4 minutes to remember and produce a list of words from the following word groups: food, clothes, shops. Make use of the category card. Which pair can write more words in 5 minutes?

1. Put the words in the correct category.
2. Do some crosswords. It will help you to revise vocabulary.

( The pupils do the tasks ).

T: Good job. Congratulations to the winners. And those, who have lost, don’t despair, you’ll have a chance to play once again.

3. Practice of reading skills.

T: And now, children, we will read the text of home reading. Tamara, will you read this text, please. And you, children, listen very attentively and be ready to do following tasks.

( The pupil reads the text and all pupils follow her).

T: Well, children, we’ll do some tasks.

1. Find English equivalents of these wordcombinations:

свіже масло, вийти з лавки якомога швидше, сісти якнайближче до груби, кілька полін, зняти капелюха, ніби нічого не трапилося, попрямувати до дверей, покарати людину за крадіжку.

2. Answer the questions:

What was the man’s name who stole a pound of butter?

Why did Seth want to get out of the shop at once?

Why did the shopkeeper make Seth sit close to the stove?

What did the shopkeeper say to the man?

3. Find the endings of these sentences.

1. The shopkeeper went out to shut the windows and through the glass he saw.. .
2. “ I’ll have lots of fun, “ the shopkeeper said to himself as he thought of a way to punish… .
3. Seth wanted to get out of the shop at once, but the shopkeeper … .
4. Seth didn’t know what to do. The butter began to … .

4. Give your tittle to the story.

( “A Good Lesson “ , “ Punishment for Stealing “ )

4. Communicative practice.

T: Well, pupils, and now I want you to tell me about different kinds of shops .What

can you say about it, Vova ?

( The pupil retells the text of exercise 2 on page 30-31.)

T: Now, my dear friends, you are welcome to London. London is a famous shopping centre. Harrods is the largest department store in Europe. It sells everything. Your order will be delivered to anywhere in the world. There are 230 selling departments in Harrods, including its famous food halls. There are 4,000 Harrods staff. The taking for a day is over 6 million pounds. The escalators cover twice the distance around the world. Underneath the store there are stockrooms and tunnels. The store has its own 76 m wells.

    Test for students.

T: What is Harrods?

1. the most famous shop in London
2. special milk cooked in Scotland
3. most expensive kind of red wine

( Pupils choose the correct answer )

    Pair Work.

T: And now, children, let’s buy something in London’s shops. Pay attention to the table “Clothing Size in GB, the USA and Europe/Ukraine “. Use its data in role plays. Role play “At the Clothes Department “.

Role 1: You are a customer in an English shop. You want to buy a suit. Ask the shop-assistant to help you choose one.

Role 2: You are a shop-assistant. The customer wants to buy a suit. Help him. Be polite and patient.

C: Could you show me that suit, please?

S: Do you know your size, madam?

C: My size in the USA is 36.

S: The same in London. Here you are. This is a very attractive suit.

C: I’d like to try it on.

S: You can do it there. May I help you?

C: It fits me. What is the price?

S: It is not high. $15.

C: I’ll take it.

1. Role play “At the Footwear department”.

Role 1: You are a customer at the footwear department. You want to buy shoes. Ask the shop-assistant to help you a pair.

Role 2. You are a shop-assistant. The customer wants to buy shoes. Ask him his (her) size, help him (her). Be polite.

S: What can I do for you?

C: Show me that pair of brown leather shoes, please.

S: What size?

C: Thirty-seven.

S: Here you are. You can try on this pair in front of that mirror.

C: Oh, these shoes don’t fit me. They are large. Can you give me another pair?

S: I’m sorry, but we have only one size on sale today. Do you want to try on these grey shoes of your size?

C: With pleasure, thank you. Oh, they fit me well. It is my size. Where can I pay for this pair?

S: At the cashdesk. And bring me the cheque, please.

C: All right.  

5.Lesson Summary.

T: Friends, our lesson is coming to an end. I’m happy to say we’ve done a good bit of work during this lesson.

6. Homework.

T: Well, children, your homework is to read exercise 1 on page 45 and to write exercise 6 on page 47.

And now the lesson is over. Good bye!

ACROSS: 1.We can buy meat at the …

 2. We can buy fruit and vegetables at the …

 3. We can buy shoes, boots at the …

DOWN:    4. We can buy milk, butter at the …

 5. We can buy bread at the …

 6. The same as the shop.

 7. We can buy different food at the …

 8. A very big shop.