Конспект урока по английскому языку 'In news'

Тема урока: «News stories»

Дата:

Класс: 7

Цели: активизация лексики, развитие навыков просмотрового и поискового чтения, аудирования, говорения.

Задачи:

1. Формировать приемы умственной деятельности, учить мыслить логически.

2. Побуждать учащихся к использованию уже знакомой информации на русском языке, на английском языке.

3. Практиковать учащихся в аудировании и устной речи.

4. Формировать системное представление учащихся о средствах массовой информации.

5. активизация групповой работы и работы в паре

Материальное обеспечение урока: Учебник Spotlight 7 класс, Портфолио Spotlight 7класс(дневник личных достижений), аудио диск для работы в классе Spotlight7 класс, презентация, интерактивная доска, видео материал, раздаточный материал

Ход урока

1. The beginning of the lesson

Т: Good morning boys and girls. How are you?

Р: Good morning teacher. Fine, thanks. And you?

Т:I'm very well, thanks. I am glad to see you.

Р: We are glad to see you too.

Т: Sit down, please. As usual we start our lesson with some questions.

What is the date today?

What day of the week is it today?

Who is on duty today?

Who is absent?

P-1;Р-2;:……….

Т: In the lesson today we're going to speak about news, about different types of media where we can find news, about emotions that we feel reading newspaper headlines. You will learn how to tell and react to news. So the theme of our lesson is "News stories"

2.Phonetic drill

Т: There are a lot of English proverbs about news. Look at the board and read the proverbs.

-If people weren't so bored then bad news wouldn't be so popular.

-Bad news is the first to come.

-Ill news travels fast.

-No news is good news.

-News doesn't sleep on the way

-The earth has ears, news has wings.

T: Read them, please. Try to find Russian to them. (Pay attention to the fact that "news" is singular.)

3.Brainstorming.

T: So news means new information and reports of recent events. Where can we find news?

P: We can find it in the media.

T: First of all, tell me please what types of media do you know? (составление Mindmap)

Main types of news media

Print media The Internet

Broadcast media

Newspapers Television Websites

Magazines Radio Webblogs

Journals

T: Please, pay attention to prepositions! Where we can find news?

P-1;P-2;P-3…..

in newspaper

on television

on the radio

on the Internet

T: Your next task is to match the words and their definitions. (раздаточный материал)

• Television

• Newspaper

• The Internet

• Radio

1. a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements etc.;

2. the process of sending and receiving messages through the air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to;

3. broadcasting programmes (the news, plays, advertisements, shows, etc.) for people to watch on their television sets;

4. a way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer (e-mails).

4. Work with vocabulary (new words).

T: Now, please, open your vocabularies and write down new words from ex.2 page 36.

-local/national/international news, - daily horoscopes, - interviews, - weather reports, - interesting articles, - music, - TV guide, - cartoon strips, - chat shows, - advertisements, - celebrity gossip, - fashion and beauty advice , - documentaries.

5. Speaking

T: Boys and girls, what type of media do you prefer? Do you prefer watching TV? Maybe you like listening to the radio or surfing the Net?

P-1;P-2;P-3;P-4……

T: Yes, tastes differ! What does each type of media provide us with? Use the new words to answer the question. "What does each type of media provide us with?"

P-1: TV provides us with…..

P-2: Radio provides us with …

P-3: Newspapers and magazines provide us with…

6.Grammar

T: We continue our lesson. Let's repeat Past continuous. When do we use it?

P: We use Past continuous to describe: a) an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past. We don't know when the action started or finished. At 1 o'clock this afternoon they were having coffee.

b) a past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it. He was cooking when there was a power cut.

c) two or more actions which were happening at the same time in the past. He was reading while she was sleeping.

d) background description to events in the story/ description.

They were travelling to London….

Past continuous

was (were) + Ving

Time expressions:

at 7 o'clock, at that moment, when…, while…, from…till, all day long

7.Speaking. Improve grammar skills in oral speech (Past Continuous)

T: Please, look at the pictures in your textbooks. These pictures were taken yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock. All these people were using different types of media. What types of media was each person using? Mind your grammar. Use Past Continuous in your answers. (ex.1,p.36)

P-1:John was reading a text message on his mobile at 6 o'clock yesterday.

P-2:Sue was watching TV at 6 …P-3:Tony was reading a newspaper …

P-4:Mary was reading a magazine …P-5:Laura was sending emails

T: So the next task for you. Use the ideas to ask and answer questions about the people in the pictures. Work in pairs. (ex.6, p.37)

Example:

Laura / read the newspaper / 6 o'clock?

A: Was Laura reading the newspaper at 6 o'clock?

B: No, she wasn't. She was sending emails.

8.Relaxation pause

T: I think it's time to have a rest. Stand up. Our eyes are tired, they need a rest. Let΄s help them to be strong.

Look left, right

Look up, look down

Look around.

Look at your nose

Look at that rose

Close your eyes

Open, wink and smile.

T: That's enough. Sit down please.

9. Pre-listening questions, working with headlines

T:Look at the pictures and headlines (ex.3, p.36) and say where can you see the 1^st,2^nd, 3^rd text? On the internet? In the newspaper? In the magazine? What is it about?

P-1: I can see the 1^st text on the Internet. The first text is about a bear etc

10. Listening and reading for specific information. (ex.3b, p.36)

T: Listen and say which text is about a) a brave pet b)an amazing success c)an unwanted visitor d) a beast and a brave man.

11. Match the synonyms. Work in pairs.

T: During the lesson we've worked with some words and we've used them in the sentences, we've listened to the text and now it's time to start checking your understanding of new vocabulary from the text .I'll give you some cards with a column of words from the text and you should match them to their synonyms.

1)Nursery rhyme

a) leave quickly

2)Porridge

b) finally

3)Eventually

c) a place that is safe

4)Run off

d) a wild animal

5)Bravely

e) do something better than it was

6)Beast

f) hot cereal

7)Safety

g) child's poem

8)Recover

h) get better( feel better)

9)Break a record

i) without fear

12. Conclusion.

T: Today we talked about types of media. We know about politics, crimes, cultural and sporting events. We can hardly imagine our life without Mass-Media. Mass-media has changed our lives in many ways. It has brought many positive things but also many negative things. Work in a small group. Think hard!

THE EFFECTS OF MASS-MEDIA

T: Write down your homework. Textbook page 37 exercise 8 (portfolio) Write a news story about something important that happened in your area last week.

The second task is to check grammar. (worksheets)

Thank you for such a good job. The lesson is over.