Урок "Seasons and Nature"

SEASONS AND NATURE

LEVEL – A1     (ELEMENTARY)
 

OKSANA VINYUKOVA

a  teacher of English    school         N2

specializing in English and French ,

Rubizhne ,

Luhansk region

Objectives :

-to develop pupils’ communicative skills;

-to revise and systematize lexical  material related to the topic;

-to practice ‘There is/ there are’;

-to improve pupils’ listening, speaking  and writing skills;

-to teach pupils to co-operate in group work;

-to develop pupils’  teamwork, independent work, creative thinking  and respect to each other.

Equipment: flash-cards, handouts, a cassette-recorder, topical pictures.

PROCEDURE

1. Introduction

T: Good afternoon, children! How are you ?

Ps: We are fine, thank you. And you?

T: I’m fine too, thanks. I’m glad to see you.

T: Today we’ll continue our talk about seasons and nature.In fact, it’ll be our summing-up lesson on the subject.

2. Warming-up

      T:   Now we’ll see how quickly you can answer my questions:

           What season is it now ?

      P1: It’s winter now.

      T:  What month is it now ?

      P2: It’s December.

       T: What day is it today ?

       P3: Today is Thursday .

       T: What date is it today ?

        P4: The twenty-first of December.

        T: How many days are there is December ? Who knows ?

        P5: There are thirty-one days in December.

         T: How many seasons are there in a year ? And what are they ?

         P6: There are four seasons in a year. They are autumn, winter, spring and summer.

          T: What are autumn months ?

           P7: The autumn months are September, October and November.

           T: What are winter months?

            P8: They are December, January and February.

           T: What are spring months?

          P9: The spring months are March, April and May.

          T: What are summer months  ?

          P10: They are June, July and August.

          T: What is the weather like today ?

           P11:The weather is fine (bad) today. The sun is shining.(It`s gloomy). It`s snowy, it isn`t windy. The temperature is…degrees above (below) zero. 

3. Main part. 

Speaking about seasons

T: Let`s speak about your favourite season. Everyone must tell about his/her favourite season and explain why it is so. Is it clear? So, let`s start.

P1: My favourite season is summer, because we don`t go to school. We have the longest holidays. The weather is usually fine.

P2:  I like summer, too, because the days are long and we can be outdoors all day long. There are many flowers, vegetables, fruit, berries. And we can go  to the seaside.

P3: My favourite season  is winter, because I can skate and sledge , play snowballs, make a snowman.

P4: I like winter, because there are many holidays in this season. The leaves in the trees are different colours: green , yellow , orange, red and brown.

P6: I like autumn because it’s a “tasty” season. There are lot of vegetables and fruit. My mother tinned vegetables and we can eat them on cold winter days.

P7: My favourite season is spring, because nature awakens from her long winter sleep. The days get longer. It grows warmer . The leaves become green. The birds come back  from warm countries.

2. Relaxion game

T: I’m  going to throw this ball to you and say some words in English on the topic and your task is to say them in Russian and then the other way round. You may recite a poem about seasons if you like. Let’s start.

3. Correct one mistake in each sentence

T: Now I’d like you to work in two teams.

1. Autumn comes after winter.
2. September, October and February are autumn months.
3. There are no leaves on the trees in July. 
4. In winter the weather is very hot.
5. Children have snowballs’ fights in summer .
6. The nights are short in winter.
7. It snows often in June.
8. Children have summer holidays in December.
9. The leaves are green in winter.
10. People wear coats and hats in August.

4.  True of False

T: Say whether the following statements are right or wrong. Give the right answer:

1. There are 12 months in a year. (Right)
2. There are 30 days in June ( Right)
3. June comes after August. (Wrong)
4. There are 28 days in January. (Wrong)
5. There are 28 or 29 days in January. (Wrong)
6. There are two seasons in Great Britain. (Wrong)
7. Winter is the coldest season of the year. (Right)
8. Summer comes after winter. (Wrong)
9.  The leaves are green and young in September. (Wrong)
10.  There is a lot of   vegetables  and  fruit in autumn. (Right)

5. It`s time for Riddles

T: Listen to the riddles about different seasons and say what season each of them is about.

1.             The sun shines hot and high

                 Baby birds now learn to fly.

                 Green  , green leaves and tasty fruit

                 All the things are so good. (Summer)

2.              Winter sleep is over.

                 Season  then comes

                 With brook and flowers

                 And young green grass  (Spring)

3.              This is the season

                  When children can ski ,

                  And Father Frost brings

                 The  bright New Year`s Tree.(Winter)

4.              Nature is awaking.

                  Birds are singing,

                  The sun is shining,

                   The bright day is ringing. (Spring)

5.              Put on your jacket and jeans for fall,

                  Now it`s cold to play football !

                  Leaves turn orange , red and brown

                  And they all are falling down.(Autumn)

6.                The white flies are falling,

                   Strong wind is blowing,

                   The ground is white

                   All day and all night. (Winter)

7.                The sun is shining,

                    First flowers are blooming,

                    The sky is blue ,

                    The rains are few.(Spring)

6. Jumbled words

T: Now ,look at the blackboard !There are some words on it .But the letters of these words are in disorder. Guess what words are on the blackboard. A representative of the each of the teams comes up to the blackboard and writes down the word:

Oldc                                       nfei

Rawn                                    yrnai

Stfory                                   coulydc

Nnusy                                  sonyw

nIwdy                                  toh

bIrtgh                                 loco

keys : cold,warm,frosy,sunny,windy,bright,finr,rainy,cloudy,snowy,hot,cool.

IV.Summing-up

T:Our lesson is coming to its end. You`ve done well today. We`ve  spoken about  seasons and nature and I hope our lessons was interesting to you. Thank you for your work.

V.Home assignment

T: Get ready with the tasks for your home reading («Snow While and the Seven dwarfs»).

Appendix

2.Correct one mistake in each sentence :

   1.Autumn comes after winter.

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   2.Septenber,October and February are autumn month.

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   3.There are no leaves on the trees in July.

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   4.In winter the weather is very hot.

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   5.Children have snowballs fights in summer.

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   6.The nights are short in winter.

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    7.It snows often in June.

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   8.Children have summer holidays in December.

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   9.The leaves are green in winter.

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   10.People wear coats and hats in August. ____________________________________________________