Form: 5
Topic: A Mind Trip to Zhytomyr
Lesson type: засвоєння нових знань (останній
додатковий урок до теми A Mind trip to England 5 Л .В. Калініна, І.В.
Самойлюкевич)
Aims:
- practical –
to enlarge learners’ speaking skills through
reading;
- educational
– to broaden pupils’ knowledge about their native
town;
- cultural
– to encourage
learners to know, respect and love their native land;
- developmental – to
develop creative thinking, imagination and communicative skills.
Equipment: a blackboard, different pictures, copies with the text Zhytomyr, handouts with the tasks, a map
of Ukraine
Plan (structure of the lesson)
1.
Organization of the lesson (2 min.)
2.
Warming-up (3 min.)
3.
Brainstorming (3 min.)
4.
Phonetic drill (4 min.)
5.
Vocabulary and writing practice (8
min.)
6.
Reading
7.
Setting the hometask (2 min.)
8.
Evaluation, the conclusions of the lesson (3 min.)
Procedure of the lesson
1. The
organization of the lesson
(greetings, setting the atmosphere of a foreign language communication)
Teacher: Good
morning, dear children! It’s nice to see you today. I hope, you are full of
energy and desire to study because … Oh, sorry! I’ve got a text message. May I
read it? Wow! What’s wonderful news! Can you guess what’s there?
Pupil 1: You
have won a lottery.
Pupil 2: Your
friend is going on holidays.
Pupil 3: Your
relatives are going to visit you.
Teacher: Actually
somebody is going to visit us, not
just me! I have got some e-pals from the USA
and England England
(Alex) and a boy from the USA
2. Warming up
Teacher: OK,
first of all, have a look at the blackboard. These flags belong to different
countries. Match the countries to their flags.
1)
a. England
2)
b. Australia
3)
c. the
USA
4)
d. Ukraine
Teacher: So, how
do we call people who live in the USA
Pupil 1: We
call them Americans.
Teacher: People
who live in England
Pupil 2:
English.
Teacher: And
what about the nationality of people from Australia
Pupil 3: They
are Australians.
Teacher: Where
do you live?
Pupil 4: I
live in Ukraine
Teacher: We are
all Ukrainians. Ukraine Ukraine
Teacher: Find
the following cities/towns on the map (the teacher names Kiev ,
Odessa
3. Brainstorming
Teacher: Close
your eyes and think of Zhytomyr. Write down the first idea you have on the
piece of paper (e.g. my home, school,
happiness, etc.).
(the pupils stick all the papers on the blackboard).
Look at the pictures of our native town and say why you love Zhytomyr
(give the adjectives – wonderful,
perfect, pleasant, sweet, splendid, busy, ancient).
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4. Phonetic drill
Teacher: Listen to the wishes chant. Find the sounds [i] and [ai].
Wishes Chant
Have a nice
mind trip,
Have a nice
mind trip.
Say hello to
Alex,
Say hello to
Michael.
I will, I
will.
Make a new
friend in Zhytomyr,
Make a new
friend in Zhytomyr.
Say goodbye
and come home.
I will, I
will.
Teacher: Now let us read the chant but … What’s happened?
Somebody mixed the lines, so we are to put them in the right order first and
then to read with proper intonation.
Wishes Chant
Say hello to
Michael.
Have a nice
mind trip,
I will, I
will.
Say hello to
Alex,
Have a nice
mind trip.
Say goodbye
and come home.
Make a new
friend in Zhytomyr,
I will, I
will.
Make a new
friend in Zhytomyr.
5. Vocabulary and writing practice
Teacher: I suppose, Alex
and Michael have a problem while packing their bags now - they don’t know what
things to take to Zhytomyr. Let’s give them some pieces of advice. Look at the
pictures and write what they should/shouldn’t take. I hope our pieces of advice
will be really helpful.
Pattern:
They should take … because … .
They shouldn’t take … because … .
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| a camera |
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| some food |
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| a dictionary |
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| a party dress |
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| a raincoat and umbrella |
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| some souvenirs |
6. Reading
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
is one of the many towns in Ukraine
People say
that Zhytomyr was founded in the 9th century. The legend runs that
the town was founded by Zhytomyr who was the favourite of Princes Askold and
Dir. When Askold was killed, Zhytomyr didn’t want to serve Oleh and escaped to
the Volyn forests and founded the town.
The
traditional date of Zhytomyr’s birthday is the year 884. It makes Zhytomyr one
of the oldest towns in Ukraine
Zhytomyr’s
historical and cultural traditions are very important. It has a big number of
museums, monuments and other places of interest.
The town
is the cultural and educational centre. Zhytomyr boasts of State University
and Agricultural University Museum
of Local Lore , the Space Museum ,
the Nature Museum
If you
want to spend time outdoors, you can admire Zhytomyr’s parks, squares, alleys,
streets. This town makes an unforgettable impression on everyone!
Pre-reading activities:
Teacher: As we
are the future guides we should get some key facts about our native town. So we
are going to read the text about Zhytomyr. Let us make 5 questions you would
like to ask and then find answers to in the text (what do you WANT
to know about Zhytomyr).
Questions
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Answers
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1. When ……….. ? (was it founded)
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2. Who ……….. ? (founded it)
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3. How ………. ? (did the town appear)
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4. What ………. ? (does the name mean)
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5. Where ………. ? (to go sightseeing)
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Introduction of unknown words:
- a
feature – характерна риса, особливість
- to be founded – бути заснованим
- to
serve – бути на службі, прислуговувати
- to escape – втікати, зникати
- to divide – ділити, розділяти
- a favourite – фаворит, улюбленець
- symbolic - символічний
While-reading activities:
Teacher: Now
I‘ll divide you into three groups. While reading, the first group will find all
the dates mentioned, the second – all
the places and the third – all people mentioned.
I group
the 9th century, the year 884.
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II group
Ukraine, the Volyn forests, the Museum of Local
Lore, the Space Museum, the
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III group
Princes Askold and Dir, Zhytomyr, Oleh, V.G.
Korolenko, S.P. Korolyov, O.S. Pushkin, T.G. Shevchenko.
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Post-reading activities:
Teacher: Let us
check the information. What information was new/already known for you?
Questions
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Answers
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1. When ……….. ? (was it founded)
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It was founded in the 9th century. The
traditional date of Zhytomyr’s birthday is the year 884.
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2. Who ……….. ? (founded it)
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Zhytomyr founded the town. He was the favourite of
Princes Askold and Dir.
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3. How ………. ? (did the town appear)
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When Askold was killed, Zhytomyr didn’t want to
serve Oleh and escaped to the Volyn forests and founded the town.
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4. What ………. ? (does the name mean)
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The name consists of two words - “zhyto” and “myr”.
The first means “grain”, the second means “peace” or “world”.
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5. Where ………. ? (to go sightseeing)
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State University and Agricultural University, the
Houses-museums of V.G. Korolenko and S.P. Korolyov, the Museum of Local Lore,
the Space Museum, the Nature Museum, a lot of monuments in Zhytomyr (O.S.
Pushkin, V, G, Korolenko, T.G. Shevchenko); if you want to spend time
outdoors, you can admire Zhytomyr’s parks, squares, alleys, streets.
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Teacher: So we
can do a lot of things in Zhytomyr. Let’s help our future guests and say if
people can/cannot do these in the town. Let’s role-play short conversations (at first the learners go to the blackboard,
take papers with word-combinations and say if we can or cannot do this in
Zhytomyr, then they pair up and make short conversations).
CAN
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CANNOT
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♪ to go sightseeing
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♪ to go museums
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♪ to travel by ship
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♪ to take pictures
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♪ to go to the zoo
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♪ to swim in the sea/ocean
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♪ to go on a guided tour
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e.g. Michael: Can I go
sightseeing?
Guide: Of course, you can .
Function Smart
It’s a pity, but you cannot.
Sure, no problem. I
bet. Exactly! Sure, you can do that. It’s certainly impossible. You can’t miss it.
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Teacher: A good job done! Now look at the places. Do you know all of
them? Which of them are situated in Zhytomyr and which are not? Where are they?
You are right, some of them are in London (England London
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Teacher: Now pick up the pictures with places of interest in Zhytomyr and create/draw a route for Michael and Alex to go sightseeing in Zhytomyr.
First…
After that …
Then …
If you like you may …
At the end …
Teacher: And
now let us imagine that we work for a travel agency. Let us write an advert for
tourists to attract them to Zhytomyr.
Dear
tourists!
If you want … … … … you
should definitely visit Zhytomyr in
This … … … town is full of
places of interest. Among them are … … … … … . For theatre goers it may offer
… … … . If you want to stay outdoors, go … … … . But in any case, Zhytomyr is
worth visiting! We are waiting for you!
Welcome to Zhytomyr!
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7. Setting the hometask
Teacher: You
worked excellent at today’s lesson and your hometask will be to write your own advert for foreigners to
attract them to Zhytomyr.
8. Evaluation, the conclusions of the lesson
Teacher: Your marks are the result
of your active work at the lesson. Do you find today’s lesson useful? What have
you LEARNT
today? What information was the most interesting for you? What facts have you
heard for the first time in your life? Are you proud of you native town? So,
now all of us can be tour guides around Zhytomyr. I hope, you enjoyed the time
spent. We can say now that we are really ready to meet tourists. So, welcome to
Zhytomyr in Ukraine
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