Урок з англійської мови "Who is the best blogger? (Speaking)" (9 клас)

Topic: Who is the best blogger?
Focus: Speaking skills (opinion-based speaking, description, argumentation)
Skills: Fluency, expressing opinion, giving reasons, comparing
Materials:

• Cards with blogger profiles (real or fictional)
• Picture prompts or slides
• Rubric for peer evaluation (optional)

1. Warm-up

Goal: Activate interest and background knowledge

Activities:

• Quick poll:

Do you follow bloggers? Who is your favourite? Why?

• On the board: write categories — travel, fashion, gaming, lifestyle, education, fitness

What type of bloggers do you watch? (learners raise hands or add to list)

• Optional: Show logos/icons (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram) — guess platform

2. Lead-in

Goal: Present vocabulary & structures for expressing opinions

Vocabulary focus:

• follower, subscriber, content, channel, likes, comments, trend, platform, popular, creative

Useful phrases for speaking:

• I think the best blogger is...
• He/She is popular because...
• Their content is interesting / creative / useful.
• In my opinion... / I prefer... because...

Activity:

• Match words to definitions or fill-in-the-blank phrases
• Repetition and pronunciation practice

3. Pre-speaking

Goal: Prepare for speaking task through guided practice

Activities:

• Pair work: Match a short description to a blogger photo
• Teacher models a short opinion:

“I think MaxPlay is the best blogger. He plays games, and he is very funny. I like his energy.”

• Learners practise similar sentences with a partner

4. Speaking

Goal: Develop fluency, opinion-sharing, and argumentation

Task options:

1. Small group discussion (4–5 learners):

Each learner chooses a blogger card and presents them to the group.
Group votes: Who is the best blogger and why?

2. Mini-presentations:

Learners present their chosen blogger in 4–5 sentences:
name, platform, content type, what they like, why they think the blogger is the best

3. Debate (optional for strong groups):

One side: “Bloggers are a good influence”
Other side: “Bloggers are a bad influence”
(Short informal arguments)

5. Post-speaking

Goal: Reflect and reinforce speaking experience

Activities:

• Vote: Who was the most convincing speaker?
• Word cloud on board: adjectives learners used (creative, funny, smart, boring, helpful…)
• Share 1–2 best sentences heard during the activity

6. Homework

Task:

• Write a short blog comment or post (5–7 sentences) about your favourite blogger:
  • Who they are
  • What they do
  • Why you like them
  • Would you recommend them?

7. Feedback and reflection

Activities:

• Quick reflection prompts:

Did you enjoy speaking today?
What new words or phrases did you use?
Would you like to become a blogger? Why/why not?

• Learners rate themselves:
  • I spoke confidently
  • I expressed my opinion
  • I used new vocabulary
• Teacher provides 1–2 positive examples from learners’ speech