BOOKS IN OUR LIFE

Материалы для проведения цикла уроков

Среди разнообразных приёмов организации занятий наибольший интерес у учащихся

вызывают игры, а также такие учебные ситуации, которые наиболее полно отражают

реальные

жизненные

события,

так

как

они

приближают

речевую

деятельность

к

естественным нормам, помогают развивать навыки общения, способствуют эффективной

обработке языкового материала и обеспечивают практическую направленность обучения.

PRESENTATION

(Вводный урок)

Цель

урока:

провести

презентацию

нового

материала;

развить

умения

аудирования,

монологической и диалогической речи.

Teacher: Today we are going to speak about one of the most wonderful things in the world.

Well, try to guess what it is!

It has no mouth but speaks

It is not a tree but it has leaves

It is not alive but it can be a good friend.

...Right! It is a book!

A wise man said, “Life without books is as a tree without leaves”. How can we

understand this quotation?

Student 1: I think life without books looks as poor and unhappy as a tree without leaves.

Student 2: As for me, I’m sure that if we don’t have books in our life, it will be as boring and

gloomy as trees in autumn.

Teacher: I agree with you. Now let us grow our “book tree”.

(На доске изображён ствол дерева с ветвями, но без листьев. Виды книг написаны на

листьях, которые прикрепляются номере введения слов.)

VOCABULARY LIST:

Teacher: What kind of stories do

you enjoy most?

As for me, I am fond of

fantasy, and one of my

favorite

books

is

“The

Lord of the Rings”. And

you?

Student 3: Actually, I am fond of

fantasy

too,

and

also

I

like

legends.

I

enjoy

legends

about

Robin

Hood most of all, they

are cool and funny, etc.

Teacher: Now, let’s have a

guessing game. Listen to the

beginnings of different kinds of

stories and try to guess what story

it is, and why you think so.

an

autobiograp

hy

a

detective

story

a

historical

story

a

g h o s t

story

a myth

a

t r a v e l

story

a

historical

story

a textbook

an adventure

story

fantasy

a humorous

story

a legend

science

fiction

poetry

a reference

book

a

biography

a fairy

tale

a horror

story a

love story

fiction

a true

(life)

story

an

encyclope

dia

a

dictionary

a textbook

TAPESCRIPT

1.

It was a dark and foggy night. We drove and drove. At midnight, just as we thought we were lost,

we saw a light behind some trees. As we got nearer, we could see a house. It looked deserted,

abandoned. We knocked on the heavy, wooden door. It opened slowly. A tall man dressed

entirely in black stood there. “Good evening”, he said in a slow, deep voice.

“I’ve been

expecting you”.

2.

We were travelling through deep space at the speed of light. Suddenly, the spaceship slowed

down and immediately the system came into view. A bright star with twenty or more planets.

One of these would be our new home, five light years from our own galaxy.

3.

One of my earliest memories is of my father running along the beach with our dog, Tess. I must

have been about three years old. I remember the dog jumping up on me and knocking me over

into the water.

4.

The man lay on the ground next to a white van. There was no doubt. He was dead. I quickly

looked in the pockets of his jacket - some money; a handkerchief and a theatre ticket with a

Chicago phone number written on it. Three murders in three weeks and the victims all killed in

the same way.

5.

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful princess. She was an only child

and her father and mother, the king and queen, loved her very much. One day, an old woman

came to the castle. When she saw the princess, she smiled and laughed in a strange and horrible

way.

Answers: 1. horror story; 2. science fiction; 3. true story; 4. detective story; 5. fairy story

{Students look at the “book tree” as they listen to the tape. When checking students answers,

there may be disagreement, then encourage students to defend their point of view.)

Teacher: Now, imagine, please, that you are reporters, who are asked to do

research about the books people prefer to read. Ask some students questions and be

ready to tell the editor of your newspaper about the results of your research.

(Students are given cards with possible questions; they may add their own ones if they like.)

An example of a question card:

1.

What types of books are you fond of reading?

2.

How many books do you read a month?

3.

What was the last book you read? What was it about?

4.

What is the best book you’ve ever read? Why?

5.

Have you read any books in English? Which ones?

6.

What stories or books did you enjoy when you were a child?

7.

Do you like legends? What is your favourite legend from your country?

(Students ask each other questions, then they tell “the editor” their “colleagues” about the

results of their research.)

By Marina Andreeva, School № 35,Artyom

to be continued