Урок "Що обрати: життя в місті чи в селі?"

Answer these questions about the interview.

1) How does Jeyong feel about the people in the city? 

 a) They make it difficult to move around
 b) It is crowded in a good way

2) Why would Al want a house in the city? 

 a) He likes the noise and energy
 b) He wants to socialize there

3) What does Joel like about his life in the country? 

 a) He lives on a farm
 b) He has time for his hobbies

4) Why was growing up in the country difficult for Martin? 

 a) The animals were a big problem
 b) There wasn't very much to do

5) What does Mitchell dislike about the city? 

 a) Life is fast and stressful
 b) It is too relaxed

6) Shuan prefers life in the city because he _________. 

 a) gets scared when he's alone
 b) he likes to go places

Answer these questions about the interview.

1) How does Jeyong feel about the people in the city? 

 a) They make it difficult to move around
 b) It is crowded in a good way

2) Why would Al want a house in the city? 

 a) He likes the noise and energy
 b) He wants to socialize there

3) What does Joel like about his life in the country? 

 a) He lives on a farm
 b) He has time for his hobbies

4) Why was growing up in the country difficult for Martin? 

 a) The animals were a big problem
 b) There wasn't very much to do

5) What does Mitchell dislike about the city? 

 a) Life is fast and stressful
 b) It is too relaxed

6) Shuan prefers life in the city because he _________. 

 a) gets scared when he's alone
 b) he likes to go places

THE PLACE I LIVE IN, THE PLACE I LOVE THE MOST

Хід уроку
1.Початок уроку. Привітання. Організація групи. Введення в іншомовну атмосферу. Мовленнєва розминка.
Teacher: Good morning! It’s high time to begin our lesson. Sit down, please.I hope you’re in a good mood today. So, be active, hard-working and don’t be shy.

Teacher: Now I want you to get acquaintance with our guests and cheer up. On your desk you have a hand: on the thumb write your name, on the index finger- age, on the middle- your hobby, on the ring finger – the thing you can’t stand and on the little finger – your mood. Now make a circle, give your hand to your neighbor on the left and introduce your neighbor on the right. Now stick your hands on a poster. I hope this ex.raised your mood and remember that you are great and I believe in you!

2. Повідомлення теми і мети уроку

Teacher:Look at the blackboard and try to guess what are we going to talk about.You are right. The topic of our lesson is  THE PLACE I LIVE IN, THE PLACE I LOVE THE MOST and the main objectives are developing your language skills, your critical thinking and ability to cooperate with others

3. Основна частина уроку

1. Mind Map (brainstorming)

Teacher:It’s common knowledge that tastes differ. Nowadays there are a lot of people who prefer to live in big cities and at the same time there are others, who dream of living in the country. Lets make mind maps and remember vocabulary, you should divide these words into 2 groups

2. Listening

Teacher: So, today we’re going to talk about advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the country. We’ll compare rural and urban ways of life and decide which of them is better.

And now we are going to listen to some people who are talking about the places they prefer to live. So tick the right answer
Jeyong, Korea
I like living in cities more than the country because I like the crowndiness of people all busy walking around and especially like going to clubs, being with many people and talking to new people is something that I live very much.

Al, England
I think ideally I'd like to do both, so have, be rich and have a house in the country and and a house in the city and spend my weekdays in the country, in a stone house, and go to the city on weekends and party.

Joel, America
Well, I've lived in very big cities for most of my life: Tokyo, Bangkok, Los Angeles, and now is the first time ever that I've lived in the country and I'm finding that I like it a lot better. I have time to do things that I could never do in the city, like play guitar or even read the news, and I'm enjoying a peaceful lifestyle a lot more than the busy city life.

Martin, United States
If I wanted to live in the city or country, I'd have to say nowadays, in the city. I grew up in the country in a very small farm and it was kind of boring. I enjoyed the clean air and the wildlife around but it was boring. The city is much more exciting and a lot more to do and see and experience, so by and large, the city for me is the way to go.

Mitchell, United States
I would rather live in the countryside because I'm from the islands and and everythings more peaceful, relax, and time seems to go by slowly. Compared to the city, it seems like every one is in a rush, moving around fast, trying to get things done as soon as possible, that's why I'd rather live in the countryside.

Shuan, Canada
I think that living in the city would be so much better than living in the country. I like being active, and I like going out so living in the country would be, I would think, boring, compared to the city.

1) How does Jeyong feel about the people in the city? 

 a) They make it difficult to move around
 b) It is crowded in a good way

2) Why would Al want a house in the city? 

 a) He likes the noise and energy
 b) He wants to socialize there

3) What does Joel like about his life in the country? 

 a) He lives on a farm
 b) He has time for his hobbies

4) Why was growing up in the country difficult for Martin? 

 a) The animals were a big problem
 b) There wasn't very much to do

5) What does Mitchell dislike about the city? 

 a) Life is fast and stressful
 b) It is too relaxed

6) Shuan prefers life in the city because he _________. 

 a) gets scared when he's alone
 b) he likes to go places

Teacher: Now let’s check up your answers and discuss them

2. Microphone

Mason Cooley once said, “Knowledge and power are in the city; peace and health are in the country.” What things are more important for you? What place is better for you to live?
Take a free microphone and express your point of view.
Pupils’answers: .
-My choice is a …… as I ….
-Rural/city  life is more preferable for me because …
-In my opinion it’s much better to live in the … where …
-I’d prefer living in … because….
-By all means rural/city life is better for me, as I ….
 

3 Group work

Teacher: As I see, tastes differ. Let’s work more on the topic and at the end of the lesson we’ll see if your opinions remain the same.
Now I want you unite into 4 groups and each group will have a certain task.Choose the circle and find other students with the same colour. So the red group will tell us about the main advantages of living in the city. Blue group, your task is to write down the disadvantages of living in the city.Orange group, you should tell us about pros of living in the countryside and purple – about cons of living in the countryside. You have 5 min.

Now its time to present your work and everybody has to listen to your opponents and fill in the table

4 Reading

Teacher. Sometimes people have to change the place they live in and move to another dwelling or even another city or country. How do they feel themselves? Lets read the story on one girl. So scan the text and then answer my questions

So what is this text about? are the statements are true or false?

1.It was the best day of Jenny’s life (F)

2. She hates her school (F)

3. Her room overlooked a big mountain (F)

4. Jenny was upset because og her moving (T)

5. They were moving because her father has got a new job (T)

6. Her mother believes that their moving will have some benefits (T)

7. Jenny and her brother will live in the same room (F)

8. She was going to miss her neighbourhood and friends (T)

III. Заключна частина уроку. Підведення підсумків, виставлення оцінок. Пояснення домашнього завдання.
Teacher: So, I believe you know a lot about living in the city and country now.Have you changed your opinion about living in a big city and country side? Go to the blackboard and stick your heart to the place where you prefer to live. Your work today was excellent.
Your homework is to write a short text (10 sentences) expressing your personal opinion about living in the city and in the country .
Today you’ve learnt a lot about the life in the city and in the country but I hope you’ll remember that:
It is not the places that grace the men, but men grace the places.
Thank you for the lesson. The lesson is over. Good bye!