Урок з розвитку письмових навичок учнів 7 класу

The subject : Unit 4. Sport and Health

The object : to learn how to write an email expressing opinion, avoiding repetition in sentences ; to work with adjectives expressing opinion ; to revise the lexical material and the word order in the sentences;  to broaden pupils outlook about famous athletes and encourage children to communicate in English .

The materials : CB ‘On Screen 2’ ( Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley , 2015, Express Publishing) , flashcards  ‘Sport’, individual worksheets

The Procedure

I. Preliminaries of the lesson

1. Greetings

2. Communicational warm-up

- Today you are going to broaden your outlook about famous athletes, so let’s join into groups and work with some tasks. (pupils choose the worksheets)

- You have 5 minutes to read the text and decide, which sentences are true and which are false (T / F)

3. Hometask ckecking

- You had to read and translate ex. 5, p.,72, so who wants to be the first?

- Well done! And now let’s check up your lexical skills. Take the individual cards and translate the words below.

   II. The main part of the lesson

1. Auding (ex.1 p.74)

Listen to the text and try to understand its main theme.

-Who is the main hero ? (John)

-What is he doing? (He’s writing to help him todecide what kind of sport is better .)

- Why sailing isn’t a great option ? (Sailing is too expensive for boy.)

- Is basketball an exciting variant? ( Yes, it is, but it’s too expensive to play.)

- Today you’ll learn how to write a letter expressing your opinion.

2. Reading  (CB ex.2, p.74)

- Read the rubric and be ready for discussion .

• What are you going to write? (an email expressing your opinion)
• Who is going to read it? (an English-speaking friend Tom )
• What should you include? (my opinion, mentioned equipment, cost and danger)
• How many words you should write ? (50-100 words)

2. . Writing (CB ex.4 p.74)

-Now you’ll work with adjectives expressing opinion. Fill in the sentences with the correct words.

Answer key:

1. I think climbing is dangerous because you might fall and hurt yourself.
2. I think ice skating is difficult because it requires a lot of skills.
3. To me, swimming is very relaxing as you can go at your own pace.
4. I think chess is rather boring . It takes too long to play a game.
5. In my opinion, golf isn’t that expensive because you can hire your own equipment.
6. To me basketball is fun to play because playing in a team is very enjoyable.
7. In my opinion , cricket isn’t very exciting as the pace of each game is quite slow.

1. Useful language

-Look at some remarks which are useful for your email.

Copy them to your copybooks in order  to make your letter more effective.

-Now find and replace the opening/ closing remarks and the phrases expressing opinion in John’s email with phrases from the Useful Language Box.

Suggested Answer key:

Opening : You said you’re thinking of taking up either sailing or basketball. Well, I think you could choose either of them.

Closing : In my opinion, it doesn’t matter which sport you choose. Just go for the one you like the best. Keep me posted.

-Let’s look at the structure of your email.

2. Word order  (CB ex.5 p.75)

-Put the words in the correct order. Remember that the first is subject, then we put the object and after that we use all the rest parts of the sentences.

Answer key:

1. I think you should go for it.
2. I think archery is a challenging sport.
3. In my opinion, swimming can be a lonely activity.
4. To me, playing in a team is lots of fun.
5. To me, skiing is expensive because you need a lot of equipment.

3. Writing practice

-Your English-speaking friend, Tom, can’t decide which sport to take up: swimming or snowboarding . He wants to join a swimming club and asks for your opinion. Write an email telling Pedro what you think (50-100 words).

- Use the plan to help yourselves and the email skeleton as a model.

Suggested Answer key

Hi Tom,

You asked me my opinion about which sport you should choose, swimming or snowboarding. They both are challenging sports.

Swimming is a great way to keep fit and it’s not expensive as you don’t need a lot of equipment but you may have to practice for  long hours.

Snowboarding is thrilling and a good form of exercise , but the equipment is very expensive and it can be dangerous .

To me, both sports have good and bad points. You should choose the one you like the most . Let me know how you get on.

Mary

III . The final part of the lesson

1. Checking the emails

-When you finish the email, check it. Does it contain:

1. Appropriate opening/closing remarks?
2. Well-structured paragraphs?
3. Correct grammar / spelling  punctuation?
4. Informal greeting/ ending?
5. Your opinion with reasons?

2. Hometask

-Read the dialogue and fill in the correct word (A/B/C) ex.2 p.73 at home.

Individual worksheets for warm-up

Ukrainian Football Celebrity
Yevhen Konoplyanka was born on  29^th  September,  1989 in Kirovohrad. He  is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger for German club Schalke 04 and the Ukraine national team. When he was seven years old,  Konoplyanka signed up for a karate class, which he did with football, eventually reaching black belt.  He also participated in the Ukrainian National Youth Competition. Konoplyanka was signed as a youth by ‘ Dnipro ‘ Dnipropetrovsk at age 16. In the winter of 2006 his starting salary was $ 300.

Yevhen  began his professional career at Dnipro, where he made his debut in 2007 and featured in 211 matches , scoring 45 goals and helping them to the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final. He then moved to the team who won that match, Sevilla, on a free transfer, and won the Europa League in his only season in Spain .

Since  2010, Konoplyanka has earned over 60 caps for Ukraine, and scored 13 international goals. He played for Ukraine in Euro 2012 and Euro 2016, and is a three-time Ukrainian Footballer of the Year.

Yevhen Konoplyanka is very hard-working, optimistic and tries to do his best to make the perfect career.

reaching black belt – здобути чорний пояс

salary  - зарплата

scored international goals – забивати у міжнародних матчах

True or false

1. Y. Konoplyanka was born on the twenty-seventh of September, 1989.
2. He was born in Kyiv.
3. He started his sport career at the age of 7.
4. Yevhen  never participated Ukrainian National Youth Competition.
5. Konoplyanka was signed for ‘ Dynamo Kyiv ‘ when he was 16.
6. His first salary was three thousand dollars.
7. His professional career began in Dynamo.
8. Yevhen  made his debut in 2007.
9. He was a transfer in Sevilla.
10. Konoplyanka has earned over 60 caps for Ukraine.
11. He didn’t play for Ukraine in Euro 2012 and 2016.
12. Now he plays for FC Shalke in Germany.

Ukrainian talent

Andriy Yarmolenko was born on 23th  October , 1989 in Chernihiv. He is a Ukrainian football winger forward who plays for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and the Ukraine national team. Yarmolenko has scored 33 goals in more than 74 matches and playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016. He joined the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy at age 13. At  the start of his professional career, he played at clubs ‘ Polissia’  and ‘Desna’  Chernihiv . The talented youngster was praised as the "new Sheva" by journalists, of good physique, shot and especially his speed. The then vice-president of Dynamo also said : "Yarmolenko has all the makings to become a top-level player’’.  On 11 May 2008, Yarmolenko debuted for Dynamo's first team in an away match against Vorskla Poltava and scored the winning goal in Kyiv's 1–2 victory. On 28 August 2017, Yarmolenko signed a 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, that will end in August 2021. On 10^th  September 2017, Yarmolenko made his debut for Dortmund, in Champions League.

Andriy Yarmolenko often visits Ukraine, plays for the National team and gives many interviews. He is proud to be Ukrainian even when he plays for Germany. Andriy always says that in order to be famous you must work really hard and always believe in success.

national team – національна збірна

scored 33 goals – забив 33 голи

praised - наречений

away match against – матч-відповідь проти

believe in success  - вірити в успіх

True or false

1. Yarmolenko was born in Chernivtsi.
2. A footballer scored thirty-three goals.
3. He was playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2006.
4. He joined the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy at age of thirty.
5. The talented player was praised as the "new Ronaldo " by journalists.
6. Nobody noted his qualities of good physique, shot and  speed.
7. Yarmolenko debuted for Dynamo's first team against Shakhtar.
8. He signed a contract with Dnipro, that will end in August 2021.
9. Andriy made his debut  in Champions League.
10.  He doesn’t visit Ukraine .
11. He is playing  for Borussia, Dortmund now.
12. Andriy always says that in order to be famous you mustn’t  work really hard.

From Ukraine to the British  star

Oleksandr Zinchenko was born on 15^th  December,  1996 in Radomyshl, Zhytomyrska region . He  is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a wing back for Premier League club Manchester City, England.

When he was a teenager he played for FC ‘Shakhtar’ and he also was a transfer in FC ‘PSV’, Holland. He made his international debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Spain on 12 October 2015. Zinchenko scored his first international goal in a friendly against neighbours Romania in Turin, which Ukraine won 4–3 on 29 May 2016. He also became Ukraine's youngest player to score an international goal at the age of 19, beating a record by Andriy Shevchenko.

Oleksandr often visits Ukraine, plays for the National team and loves Ukraine very much. He is a player in FC’ Manchester City’ in one of the best clubs of the United Kingdom . He has been playing there since 2016. What made him so famous? First of all , his willing to win and  believe in his forces . Was it a lucky chance? Who knows. Anyway, talent without working hard is nothing.

scored his first international goal in a friendly – забити гол міжнародного значення в дружньому матчі

Ukraine's youngest player  - наймолодший український гравець

Beating a record – б’ючи рекорд

Willing to win – бажання перемогти

Believe in forces – віра у власні сили

True or false

1. O.Zinchenko was born in Chernihiv, the fifteenth of December.
2. He is not a professional player.
3. When he was a teenager he played for FC ‘Shakhtar’.
4. Oleksandr made his international debut in a match against Italy on 12 October 2015.
5. Zinchenko scored his first international goal  against Turin.
6. He is the youngest player in Ukraine .
7. He is beating the record by Andriy Shevchenko.
8. He is a player for FC ‘Manchester United’.
9. He has been a British player since 2006.
10. He didn’t play for the National Team.
11. His willing to be the bast made him famous.
12. Oleksandr’s believe in his forces made the boy famous.