Урок "My Favourite Books"

Form: 6A

 

Topic:        My Favourite Books

 

Objectives:

• to form language competence in speaking, reading, to develop listening comprehension, to revise vocabulary on the topic;
• to develop pupils’ attention and reaction, memory, logical thinking, creative abilities and talents;
• to bring up love for reading, necessity for reading; to stimulate learners’ interest in subject.

 

Equipment: a table with expressions, reading text.

 

The Structure of the Lesson:

1. Introduction

1.         Greeting – 2 min.
2.         Phonetic drills – 2 min.
3.         Speech drills – 4 min.

2. Main part
   1.          Vocabulary practice – 5 min.
   2.          Work in pairs – 6 min.
   3.          Reading – 15 min.
   4.          Speaking – 6 min.

   III.       Summary

1.          Home assignment – 2 min.
2.          Summarising – 3 min.

 

 

Procedure

1. Introduction

 

1. Greeting
   • Good afternoon, pupils. How are you?

 

2. Phonetic drills

•      Look at the blackboard and repeat after me:

[ ei ]

Kate likes cake

[ ai ]

Mike likes ice-cream

[ r ]

A red rat and a red rabbit

[ u ]

Look! A cook on the book!

(Very good)

 

3. Speech drills
   • Do you collect books?
   • How many books have you got at home?
   • Do you like reading?
   • What kind of books do you enjoy reading?
   • What do you think is more important — TV or reading? Why?

 

          -  So, the topic of our today’s lesson is “My favourite books”. We are going to speak about books, to read the letter. By the end of the lesson you will be able to talk about your favourite books. But first of all we will review our words.

 

2. Main part

 

1. Vocabulary practice

 

1.    Repeat after me and translate into Ukrainian

Historic novels, science fiction, stories about animals, an encyclopedia, legend, adventure, library, character.

 

2.                Make a word-combinations with...

Novel, adventure, character, library.

 

3.                 Fill in the gaps.

Ency___p___a, le___d, ad___t__e, c_a___ter, no___s, hi___ri__l.

 

      d)   Look at the list of book titles and match with their authors.

 

“Alice in Wonderland”	A.A.Milne
“The Adventures of Tom Sowyer”	Lewis Carroll
“The Jungle Book”	Daniel Defoe
“Robinson Crusoe”	Mark Twain
“Winnie-the-Pooh”	Robert L.Stevenson
“Treasure Island”	Rudyard Kipling

 

2. Work in pairs.
   • And now, ask your classmates about these books as in the example.

 

A: Who wrote the novel_______?

                                                B: _________ did.

                                                A: When did he write it?

                                                B: In ____.

   A: Have you already read this book?

               B: Yes, I have.\ No, I have not. _________.

 

3. Reading

 

a) While-reading

    -  Yesterday I received a letter from my friend. She wrote me about her  favourite book.

                       -  While reading the text find answers to the following questions:

• What is her favourite book?
• What was it about?
• Why does Ann recommend this book to me?

 

Dear Lesja,

How are you? This year we have a very nice programme in literature. We have learnt about myths and legends. My classmates and I have read a lots of fairy tales and fables, but my favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well-known book is popular with the children all over the world. The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He and his friends often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was kind and brave. Besides he was noble. I like this boy because he teaches us to be true friends. I recommend this book to you. It teaches us to be friendly and kind-hearted. I think you will like it very much.

Write to me soon. Tell me about the book you have just read.

                                                                              Yours,

                                                                                            Ann.

 

b) Post-reading activities

            -  Find English equivalents for the following:

                       Література, міфи, головний герой, уява, легенди, пригоди, рекомендувати.

 

           -  Say whether the following statements are true or false.

• This year Ann has not literature. (-)
• They have learnt about novels. (-)
• Ann’s favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. (+)
• Tom lived in a big city. (-)

 

           -  Complete the following sentences:

• My classmates and I ...
• My favourite book ...
• The main character ...
• I like this boy because ...
• I recommend this book because ...

 

4. Speaking.

 

• Imagine that you are writing a letter to Ann about you favourite book. So, tell us  about your favourite book using our plan:

 

Reading and Speaking About the Book

•   I have read the book under the title …
  • It was written by …
  • The main characters are …
  • It’s (a type of the story) …
  • This book is about …
  • I think that …
  • I think so, because …

 

 

 

 

3. Summary

 

1. Home assignment

             Write a letter to your pen-friend about you favourite book.

 

2. Summarising
   • Which activities did you like the best?
   • Was our today’s lesson useful for you?
   • Was it interesting for you?
   • What have we done during the lesson?

 

•            Your marks are ...While reading the text find answers to the following questions:

•      What is her favourite book?
•      What was it about?
•      Why does Ann recommend this book to me?

 

Dear Lesja,

How are you? This year we have a very nice programme in literature. We have learnt about myths and legends. My classmates and I have read a lots of fairy tales and fables, but my favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well-known book is popular with the children all over the world. The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He and his friends often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was kind and brave. Besides he was noble. I like this boy because he teaches us to be true friends. I recommend this book to you. It teaches us to be friendly and kind-hearted. I think you will like it very much.

Write to me soon. Tell me about the book you have just read.

                                                                              Yours,

                                                                                           Ann.

 

 

While reading the text find answers to the following questions:

•      What is her favourite book?
•      What was it about?
•      Why does Ann recommend this book to me?

 

Dear Lesja,

How are you? This year we have a very nice programme in literature. We have learnt about myths and legends. My classmates and I have read a lots of fairy tales and fables, but my favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well-known book is popular with the children all over the world. The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He and his friends often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was kind and brave. Besides he was noble. I like this boy because he teaches us to be true friends. I recommend this book to you. It teaches us to be friendly and kind-hearted. I think you will like it very much.

Write to me soon. Tell me about the book you have just read.

                                                                              Yours,

                                                                                           Ann.

 

 

While reading the text find answers to the following questions:

•      What is her favourite book?
•      What was it about?
•      Why does Ann recommend this book to me?

 

Dear Lesja,

How are you? This year we have a very nice programme in literature. We have learnt about myths and legends. My classmates and I have read a lots of fairy tales and fables, but my favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well-known book is popular with the children all over the world. The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He and his friends often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was kind and brave. Besides he was noble. I like this boy because he teaches us to be true friends. I recommend this book to you. It teaches us to be friendly and kind-hearted. I think you will like it very much.

Write to me soon. Tell me about the book you have just read.

                                                                              Yours,

                                                                                            Ann. 

 

 

A.: Who wrote the     

                        novel _______?

 

B.: _________ did.

 

A.: When did he write it?

 

B.: In _____.

 

A.: Have you already read this 

                                     book?

 

B.: Yes, I have.\ No, I have not.     

                    _______________.

 

 

 

 

•           “Alice in

          Wonderland”

•           “The Adventures

       of Tom Sowyer”

•           “The Jungle

                 Book”

•           “Robinson

               Crusoe”

•           “Winnie-the-

                  Pooh”

•           “Treasure Island”