Модульно-развивающее занятие по английскому языку на тему 'Праздники' (6 класс)

AT 3x30

Holidays. Mark's Birthday Party.

Objectives:

• to foкm the students' being ready to realize common actions and projects;

• to practise in speaking (dialogues and monologues);

• to practise in using ordinal numerals, Present and Past Continuous; and Past Simple;

• to practise in listening and writing;

• to develop communication culture;

• to teach the ability to help the partners in complicated situations.

Equipment:

• records with authentic texts, background and functional music;

• tables for training grammar and vocabulary;

• special tasks for writing;

• mini-book pages;

• a number of pictures on the subject, paper apples of different colours for self-assessment.

Notes: The pupils are united in the groups of 4 before the lesson.

The desks are arranged accordingly.

Lesson 1.

1. Introduction.

Teacher: Good morning children! Glad to see you. How are you?

Children: Glad to see you. We are fine! And you?

T: I'm fine, thank you. You look wonderful today!

Ch: Thank you, so do you.

T: Thank you, We are fine today and I hope our lesson will also be fine.

2. Telling the topic of the lesson and its objectives.

T: Children, look at these pictures on the board, look at your mini-books. What are we going to speak about?

Ch: Holidays and Birthday.

T: You are right. Today we are going to speak about holidays, parties, presents.

We are also going to learn how to make a birthday invitation.

We will practise in listening and writing.

Traditionally you will use the apples of different colours for self-assessment. Do you remember? A red apple means 3 points, a yellow apple means two points and a green apple is one point.

3. Phonetic Exercise.

T: I suggest starting our work with "Holiday Chant"

Exercise 1 in your mini-books. Look, listen and read.

(The students read the chant together).

4. Practice in speaking.

   1. Making up dialogues.

T: Children, do you know much about British and Ukrainian holidays?

Use Cross - Cultural Map and talk about holidays in Ukraine and Great Britain. Work in pairs.

(The students do exercise 2 with the help of tables A and B. Three or four pairs present their dialogues).

4. 2. Checking up homework.

T: As far as I remember your homework was to prepare short stories about your favourite holidays. Let's listen to your stories.

(The students present their stories to the group).

4. 3. Making up dialogues.

T: Children, do you like playing? Let's play the game "What is it?" "Who is he?" Work in pairs and do exercise 3A and 3B (3-4 pairs present their dialogues to the group)

T: Do you agree with me that most of children like their birthday?

Do exercise 3C and speak about your birthday.

4. Summarizing the first lesson.

T: Children, what have we already done?

P1 We have already spoken about holidays

P2 We have already revised numerals

We have already played a game

We have already spoken about our birthdays.

T: You are right, kids.

4. Self-assessment.

Please, take two apples of a definite colour for self-assessment of your speaking and doing homework.

Lesson 2.

1. Practice in reading.

T. Well, let's continue our work .

We have already spoken much about holidays.

While you were working I got an e-mail letter from Mark and some pictures of his relatives Let's read it.

(The students read ex.4. The teacher asks a few questions to control understanding).

2. Practice in Grammar (Past Continuous).

• So, look at these pictures and speak about Mark's relatives doing ex.5

(The teacher shows the pictures to the pupils and the students ask and answer the questions to each other using Past Continuous (see ex.5 of mini-book))

3. Project Work.

T: Children, I hope, you were very attentive when you were reading Mark's e-mail.

Do you remember what problem Mark has?

Ch: He can't make an invitation.

T: Yes, you are right. Let's help him. I will give you special envelopes with all necessary things for each group and with Instructions. Make a birthday invitation and present it. Work in groups. I can give you 5 minutes. (See Supplement).

(While children are working the teacher asks questions and the students answer using Present Continuous.

e.g. - Vlada, that are your doing?

- I am cutting the picture.

(After that the students present their invitations)

4. Self assessment

T: Well, I think, you have worked very well. Evaluate your work by choosing an apple for reading and grammar.

Lesson 3.

1. Practice in listening.

T: Well, I have a surprise for you, children.

It is a Skype-connection with Mark and his family.

Listen carefully and be ready to do the tasks .

(The students listen to dialogues 1 (See Supplements) and do the test (Exercise 6). After that they check up their answers with the help of a teacher)).

T: - Listen to dialogue 2 and pay attention to Mark's presents.

(The students listen to dialogue 2 (See Supplement) and do ex.7, 8).

- Listen to the dialogue again and pay attention to Mark's guests and their presents.

(The students do exercise 8 and read the Sentences).

2. Practice in writing.

T: - I see you understood the texts very well. And now let's imagine that Mark's birthday party was yesterday. Let's complete the story using the word bank and Past Simple. Work in groups. You have 7 minutes for it.

(The students do Exercise 9 and read their stories).

3. Evaluate your work at the lesson: choose an apple for listening and writing.

4. Summarizing the results of the lesson. Reflexion.

T: - What have we done at the lesson today?

Ch: - We have spoken about holidays

We have made invitations

We have listened to the texts

We have written the exercises

We have read the e-mail.

T: - What do you like most of all?

Ch: …..

5. And now, kids, Let's count your score. Write your score in your mini-book.

6. I suggest finishing our work with our favourite song. (All children sing "If you are happy…")