Урок "Favourite Cartoons and Their Characters"

Topic of the lesson. The Most Popular Cartoons and Their Characters

Aims of the lesson: to enable pupils

- to activate the lexics to describe the appearance and judge about personality;

-         to differentiate the questions “What is he/she like?” and “What does he/she look like?”

-         to implement the usage of the topic-related lexics according to the speech patterns;

-         to practice grammar (Present Continuous);

-         to read for gist and  listen for the specific information;

-         to practise pair and group work;

-         to bring up students to be friendly and kind.

Outcomes:

By the end of the lesson students will be able to ask and answer about appearance and character traits, to complete the speech patterns with appropriate words; to use Present Continuous in negatives by talking about activities;

Materials and equipment: pictures of cartoon characters, pictures for presentation of the new words, a tape-recorder, handouts, multimedia equipment, pictures to disagree, grammar  basic structure (is/are + not + V-ing), CD Magic English #5.

Procedure

1.                 Introduction.

T: Good morning, pupils! Before we start the lesson let’s greet our guests.

Ps: Good morning, teachers!

T: We’re having an unusual lesson today. We’re going to get acquainted with a lot of cartoon characters, describe their appearance and character traits, do many interesting tasks, work in pairs and groups.

II/ Phonetic drill.

T: and now let’s train our tongue. Look at the screen and repeat each line of the poem.

 “Tom is playing,

   Fred is eating,

   Nick is writing,

   Bob is sleeping.

   The sun is shining,

   And I am smiling.”

III. Warming-up.

T: I know you bring the pictures of your favourite cartoon character today. Show them to each other. Now look at the parts of my pictures and try to guess cartoon characters. Start like these: I think… I’m sure… It seems… I guess…

P1: I think it is Simba.

P2: It seems to me it is a dwarf.

P3: I guess it is a mermaid.

2.             Main part

1.               Vocabulary revision.

T: Let’s play the game “Snowball”. Say one after another the character traits you have learnt. Repeat the word(s) of the previous pupil(s) (the game is supported with flash cards).

P1: kind

P2: kind, funny

P3: kind, funny, wise

P4: kind, funny, wise, clever, …

2. Speaking.

T: Well done! Now present your pictures. What is your favourite cartoon?

P1: My favourite cartoon is “Bembi”. Look, this is Bembi.

T: Very beautiful.

P2: My favourite cartoon is “Tom and Jerry”. Look, this is Tom.

T: Funny, yes?

P3: My favourite cartoon is “Winnie-the-Pooh and His friends”. Look, this is Tiger.

T: Very nice.

P4: My favourite cartoon is “Beauty and the Beast”. Look, this is Bell. …

3.Speaking. Pair work.

T: Thanks a lot. I am very interested in what your favorite character is like. Ask and answer the question “What is he/ she like?” (blackboard)

P1: What is Jerry like?

P2: He is clever. What is Ariel like?

P1: She is kind.

P3: What is Snow White like?

P4: She is kind. What is Scooby-Doo like?

P3: He is funny. …

4.               Relaxation moment.

T: I see you are a little tired. Let’s sing the song “Friends” (Magic English #5).

Ps: pupils are singing

5.               Vocabulary.

T: Fantastic! But let’s learn some more words to talk about your favorite characters. Look at the screen, listen and repeat.

Ps: weak, strong, slim, fat, tall, short.

T: Look at the pictures of animals and repeat the words in pairs after the teacher.

T: weak - strong

Ps: weak – strong

T: slim – fat

Ps: slim – fat

T: tall – short

Ps: tall – short

T: (playing mime game) look at the gestures and repeat all together (a teacher shows the pairs of words in gestures).

T: Make up sentences according to the pictures.

P1: The cat is weak.

P2: The lion is strong. …

6.               Reading.

T: Beautiful! Now read and complete the sentences with the words (fat, strong, tall).

Script

 The boy’s name is Tom. He does not like doing morning exercises. So, he is not slim. He is  …  . But his friend Mike goes in for sport. He is not weak. He is  …  . And Roma plays basketball. He is not short. Roma is  …  .

7.               Listening.

T: Nice! It’s time to listen to the story about a little elephant.

Group 1: Your task is to mark the words Mother Elephant is saying about the little elephant.

Group 2: Your task is to mark the words other animals are saying about the little elephant (see p.56).

 Script

Little Elephant: Who am I?

Mother Elephant: You are a strong, clever and nice elephant.

 Little Elephant: Who is this?

Owl: It is you, silly boy.

Little Elephant: can I play with you?

Giraffes: No, you cannot. Look, we are tall and you are short.

Little Elephant: Can I climb trees with you?

Monkey 1: What a funny elephant!

Monkey 2: Look, we are slim. You are fat. Ha-ha-ha!

Little Elephant: Oh, mum. They say I am short, fat, silly and funny.

Mother Elephant: Oh, no, you are not. You are a nice, clever and strong elephant!

 /after listening/

P1: Mother Elephant says that he is nice, clever and strong.

P2: Other animals say he is short, fat, silly and funny.

T: now try to guess the words according to the last letters (the teacher shows the flash cards with written words and lets the pupils see only last letters).

8.               Playing the game “Animals”.

T: I see you have already tired a little. Let’s play your favorite game. Stand up.

You are little clever elephants. You are walking.

/pupils are walking/

T: You are nice birds. You are flying.

/pupils are waving their arms/

T: You are fat fish. You are swimming.

/pupils are moving their hands like fish swim/

T: You are funny hares. You are hopping.

/pupils are hopping/

9.               Presentation of the question “What does he/she look like?”

T: You are so funny! Now it’s time to talk about what your favourite cartoon characters look like: their eyes, hair, body.

Look at the blackboard and repeat after me.

T: What does Cinderella look like?

Ps: What does Cinderella look like?

T: What does Simba look like?

Ps: What does Simba look like?

T: What does Ariel look like?

Ps: What does Ariel look like?

10.          Speaking. Pair work.

T: Take your pictures, ask and answer the question.

P1: What does Cinderella look like?

P2: She is beautiful, tall and slim. What does Simba look like?

P1: He is small, but strong.

11.          Speaking. Group work.

T: both groups have got the pictures of Pinocchio with the sentences.

Group 1 – the task is to choose the sentences to talk about his appearance.

Group 2 – the task is to choose the sentences to talk about his character traits.

P1: Pinocchio is tall and thin. He has got short hair. His nose is long. He has got big blue eyes.

P2: Pinocchio is not very clever. He is kind. He is friendly.

11. Grammar and Speaking

T: Excellent! Now it is time to speak what your favorite characters are doing in their cartoons.

1.        Look at the pictures and correct my sentences.

/is, are + not + V-ing/

T: Winnie-the-pooh and his friends are running.

P1: No, they are not running. They are eating now.

T: Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends are jumping now.

P2: No, they are not jumping. They are playing chess now.

T: The tiger is sitting now.

P3: No, he is not sitting now. He is climbing a tree now.

T: Simba and his friend are crying now.

P4: No, they are not crying now. They are smiling now.

b) Let’s watch the episode from “Snow White and Seven Dwarfs”. Pay attention what Snow White and her friends are doing.

T: Look at the pictures, disagree with the sentences and correct them. Say according to the example: Snow White is playing the piano.

   She is not playing the piano. She is dancing.

5.             Relaxation

T: Our lesson is coming to the end. Remember! We all are different, but you should be kind friendly, joyful as your favourite characters are.

You all worked hard, were great, attentive and active. Everyone in his own way was the best today.