Урок "Hobbies and Parties"

Hobbies and Parties (Form 5)

Objectives:

- to practise students' listening, writing, reading and speaking skills;

- to train the usage of the lexical material  in practice;

- to widen students' knowledge about the celebration of different parties in English - speaking countries;

- to develop their memory and critical thinking, ability to work in teams.

Equipment: a laptop, a projector, individual cards, a box, invitations.

                                              Procedure

I. Introduction

1. Greeting

T: Good morning, boys and girls! How are you?

Ss: We are fine (great, super, Ok), thank you.

Children, I've got a box, but I don't know who brought it. Here is a note.

2. Announcing the topic and objectives of the lesson

T:  The topic of our lesson is "Hobbies and Parties". Today we are going to summarize information you have learnt before and we'll do some exercises to improve your English, watch and discuss some video materials, listen to some interesting riddles to enlarge your knowledge and make the invitation to party.

3. Warming-up

T: Do you like parties? What parties do you know? Do you like to play games? Do you like reading comic books? (Students answer.)

II. The Main Part of the Lesson

1. Vocabulary Revision

T: Look at the screen, please! Your first task is to match the names of the parties in Ukrainian and in English.

2. Game "Guess riddles"

T: Now I'm going to read riddles. Listen to the descriptions of the hobby and party. Name it.

1. This  can be an indoor or outdoor activity. You need a ball to play. Are you tall? Do you like jumping? This is good for you! (volleyball)

2. People decorate the house with bright lights and ornaments. They exchange postcards and gifts. Children like this holiday very much, because they always find presents early in the morning. (Christmas)

3. The traditional colours of this holidays are orange, black and yellow. Children dress up in costumes of skeletons, goblins, black cats and spiders. There are many lanterns in the streets when it is dark. (Halloween)

4. Some people like to dance. Sometimes they go to special dance clubs or dance at home or go to the disco clubs. (dancing)

5. People like listening and singing songs. Some of them can go to special music schools.  (singing)

6. People can travel by car, by plane, by train or on foot. They like to visit different cities and counties. It helps them to learn history, geography, traditions. (travelling)

3. Reading Practice

T: Look at the screen again, please! Read and complete the sentences. Choose the correct ending.

Keys: 1. e; 2. g; 3. a; 4. f; 5. b; 6. c; 7. d

4. Relaxation Time

a song "If you happy and you know it"

5. Grammar Practice

T: Let's brush up in your memory the structures I am fond of/I am interested in. Look at the screen now and make up sentences using structures: I am fond of/I am interested in. Let's do the task orally.

1) fond of, travelling, is, He

2) painting, are, We, interested in

3) She, collecting things, fond of, is

4) interested in, English, We, are

5) He, fond of, playing chess, is

6. Writing Practice

T: Now we are doing an invitation to party in the groups. Divide into 3 groups. Take a sheet of paper. You have got 5 minutes. Look at the screen, please.  Write your invitation, using the model.

Come to my Birthday party

Dear Mike

(where) At my home/school/garden

(when) Wednesday, the 25th March

(time) at 2 p.m.

By calling Valerie 0956936723

T: Now your invitations are ready. Present your invitation, please!

7. Watching a video-film "Parties" and discussing children's hobbies

T: Let's remember some British parties for children. Are you ready?

T: What is the party?

S1: It's a Halloween party.

T: What do children do at this party?

S2: They dress up as ghosts, witches, devils. Then they visit their neighbours' houses. They ask: "Trick or treat?"

T: What is the party?

S3: It's an Outdoor party.

T: How do they celebrate an outdoor party?

S4: They often have a picnic in a garden or near a river. They swim and play. Sometimes they sleep in tents after these parties.

T: What is the party?

S5: It's a Balloon party.

T: How do they prepare to Balloons party?

S6: They prepare many interesting things: they blow up balloons, make presents, they play games, have surprises and shows.

T: What is the party?

S7: It's a birthday party.

T: How do they celebrate birthday parties?

S8: Birthday parties are the best of all. At a birthday party there is always a cake on the table with candles and a lot of presents.

T: What is the party?

S9: It's a Christmas party.

T: When and how do they celebrate Christmas in Britain?

S10: They celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December.

T: Well done! We are very attentive and smart!

III. Summing-up. Home Assignment

T: Our lesson is coming to its end. I'd like to say that you were active, hardworking and friendly. Let's sum-up! Why people like parties? Look at the teacher's table, please. You can see a box on it. You'll take one card from this box and make a sentence with the word.

(Words: buy sweets, get presents, have fun, make friends, get flowers, have a rest, have a meal, get postcards, make a decoration)

For example,

People like parties because they have fun.

T: Your homework for the next lesson is:

1) make an invitation to your party;

2) make up 6 sentences about your party.