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Тема урока: Health and healthy lifestyle

Подтема: An informal letter: giving news

Цель: развить коммуникативные навыки у учащихся при написании неофициальных писем на английском языке.

Задачи:

· Практические:

1) Обучение правильному составлению An informal letter: giving news

2) Систематизирование и закрепление знаний лексического и фактического материала по данной теме

3) Контроль знаний по изученным ранее грамматическим темам

4) Совершенствование лексических навыков

· Обучающие:

1) Обучение навыкам составления неофициального письма

2) Обучение навыкам анализирования письма

3) Обучение умению сравнивать официальное и неофициальное письмо

· Развивающие:

1) Развитие коммуникативных навыков в письменной речи

2) Развитие познавательных навыков в разговорно-бытовом стиле общения.

3) Развитие навыков диалогической и монологической речи

· Воспитывающие:

1) Воспитание деловых качеств личности

2) Развитие навыков корректного, вежливого общения учащихся

3) Формирование стремления к здоровому образу жизни Тип урока: комбинированный Оборудование: доска, мел, учебник (SB, WB), аутентичные письма и объявления на английском языке; аудиозапись объявлений на английском языке; раздаточный материал (карточки с объявлениями из разных газет на английском языке).

Схематический план урока

I. Организационная часть.

1) Приветствие 2 мин.

2) Целеполагание 2 мин.

II. Актуализация опорных знаний

1) Фонетическая зарядка 4 мин.

2) Речевая зарядка 3 мин.

3) Проверка выполнения домашнего задания 8 мин.

III. Основная часть

1) Объяснение нового материала 10 мин.

2) Закрепление нового материала 15 мин.

3) Развитие умений и навыков устной речи 13 мин.

4) Закрепление изученного материала по грамматике: 10 мин.

а) Past Simple and Present Perfect contrast b) Present Perfect Continuous

5) Повторение изученной ранее темы «Homophones» 4 мин.

6) Контроль знаний 15 мин.

IV. Заключительная часть

1) Подведение итогов урока 2 мин.

2) Информация о домашнем задании, инструкция о его выполнении 2 мин.

лексический фонетический письмо неофициальный Ход урока

I. Организационная часть

1) Приветствие

T: Good morning, everybody! I am very glad to see you at today’s lesson. How are you?

P: We are fine, thanks. And how are you getting on?

T: I’m fine too. Thank you. What day is it today?

P: Today is :.

T: What date is it today?

P: Today is:.

T: Who is absent?

P: All are present.

2) Целеполагание

Today we are going to speak about health and I am sure that it’s the best wealth. We’ll discuss how balanced diet helps us to be fit, healthy and strong. You will know something interesting and new for you. I hope that it will be important and useful for you. You see that your health is in your own hands. Thousands years ago, ancient Greeks said: «The First wealth is health. Health is the best wealth.» These words are very true. Also, we are going to learn how to write informal letters.

But, first of all some phonetic exercises.

II. Актуализация опорных знаний

1) Фонетическая зарядка

There are exercises that are useful not only for your body but also for your tongue.

a) Now, look at the blackboard. There is a tongue twister, which consists of two proverbs. Listen and repeat after me.

— If one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does he doctor the doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?

— Once a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans. Said a fellow to a fellow, If a fellow asks a fellow, Can a fellow tell a fellow What a fellow means ?

— Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

b) Let’s revise the words and do a phonetic exercise now. Look at the blackboard.

There are cards with words there, but letters are mixed up in them. Your task is to look the words through and say what these words are and what their translation is.

PARPVOE (approve)

DEASISE (disease)

BIRAN (brain)

CGUHO (cough)

CNAERC (cancer)

2) Речевая зарядка

Agree or disagree with my statements:

— Smoking is a bad habit. P1: That is right. Smoking is a bad habit.

— Eating too much sweet is good for your health. P2: That is wrong. Eating too much sweet is bad for your health.

— Drinking too much alcohol is a healthy habit. P3 Drinking alcohol is unhealthy lifestyle.

— Exercising is bad for health. P4: I don’t agree with you because exercising is good for health. Etc.

3) Проверка выполнения домашнего задания

Exercise 3 on page 34 (WK)

You were to read the text «A beautiful mind» and to write True or False on the proposed statements.

Let’s check.

1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F

Exercise 4 on page 35 (WK)

So, the next your home assignment was to number the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue.

1. Good morning, Doctor.

2. Good morning. How can I help you?

3. I’ve got a temperature and I’m feeling really shivery.

4. I think you’ve got flu.

5. What do you think I should do?

6. Well, I don’t think you should go to work. Stay at home and get some rest.

7. Thank you, Doctor. Good bye.

8. Good bye.

Exercise 5 on page 35 (WK)

And the last your home task was Ex 5 p 35. And you were to invent the information to complete a similar dialogue with the doctor.

Well done!

III. Основная часть

1) Объяснение нового материала (по ходу выполнения упражнений)

Before we pass to the exercises, let’s answer the following questions:

How often do you write letters?

How often do you receive letters?

Do you prefer writing letters or e-mails?

Which do you prefer to receive?

Why do people write letters?

Exercise 1 on page 41 (SB)

How can you understand in 2 seconds that a letter is informal or formal?

(the endings: loads of love, love, the exclamation marks, there are no addresses)

So, let’s read the letters and answer the following questions:

What illness or injury do Emily and Julie each have?

Be quick!

Key Emily has broken her arm.

Julie’s got a temperature and an upset stomach.

Exercise 2 on page 41 (SB)

Now you should look again at the texts and answer the question:

1 What has Emily been doing at school?

2 Why doesn’t Emily’s mum get home until late?

3 What have her dad and her brother bought?

4 What have Dave and Sally been doing?

5 What does Susie think of Graham, in Julie’s opinion?

6 Where does Graham go to school now?

Key

1. She’s been having exams and rehearing for the Christmas show.

2. She’s been working really hard.

3. Her dad’s bought a car and her brother’s bought a new computer.

4. They’ve been going out together since Halloween.

5. She fancies him.

6. He goes to school in London.

Exercise 3 on page 41 (SB)

Write A next to the phrases for beginning a letter and B next to the phrases for signalling the end of a letter. You can work in pairs or individually. It’s up to you.

Phrases for informal letters

1 Sorry I haven’t written for ages. A

2 That’s all my news for now. B

3 It was great to hear from you. A

4 Must dash — Mum’s calling me for dinner. B

5 I’d better finish here as I’m running out of space. B

6 Thanks for your letter. A

7 I’d better stop here. It’s getting late. B

8 That’s all for now. I’d better go now. B

9 How are you? A

2) Закрепление нового материала

Exercise 4 on page 41 (SB)

Your task is to find the phrases (1 -7) in the letters. Then match the phrases with the functions (ag). You have 3 minutes to do this task.

Key: 1e 2b 3a 4d 5c 6f 7g

Exercise 5 on page 41 (SB)

Make notes for an informal letter to a friend who has moved away from your town. Follow the plan below. You can work in pairs.

Paragraph 1: Start with an appropriate phrase. Apologize for not writing sooner.

Paragraph 2: Give news about yourself.

Paragraph 3: Give news about your friends and/or family.

Paragraph 4: Ask questions about your friend.

Exercise 6 on page 41 (SB)

Let’s read the writing tip.

Writing Tip!

In informal letters, we usually use everyday language.

We normally use short forms instead of long forms.

Then you are to write a letter of 120−150 words using your notes from exercise 5. Also, use phrases from exercises 3 and 4. You should include as many of the new expressions as possible.

If you are ready to check, swap letters with your pair who should comment in the use of informal language and the organization.

3) Развитие умений и навыков устной речи

Exercise 1 on page 36 (WB)

Let’s read the letter and then answer the questions.

1) Why hasn’t Susan written before?

She was rollerblading down a hill with a wall at the bottom and I broke both my wrists when I tried to stop myself.

2) Where does she want to go?

She quite fancy going to Venice for a weekend.

3) What is Susan’s news about Maria?

Maria’s finished with Dave.

Vocabulary:

rollerblading — катание на роликовых коньках

wrist — запястье

to be fed up — быть сытым по горло

to come round — заходить, заезжать

Do (without TO) +verbдействительно, все же, наконец; непременно, обязательно.

e.g. He did ask the question. — Он все же задал вопрос.

I do like you! — Ты мне действительно нравишься.

Exercise 2 on page 36 (WB)

You should match the highlighted phrases in the letter with the functions below. Do it individually.

Key

1) making suggestion — why don’t we

2) making a strong request — what have you been up to?

3) sending greetings for someone else — she sends her love

4) changing the subject — enough of all that

5) ending the letter — I’d better stop now

6) introducing surprising news — guess what?

7) asking for news of the other person — do write

Exercise 3 on page 36 (WB)

Now we pass to the next task. You are to complete the phrases for beginning a letter with a suitable word.

1) Sorry I haven’t written for ages.

2) It was great to hear from you.

3) Thanks for your letter.

4) How are you?

Exercise 4 on page 36 (WB)

In this task you also should complete the phrases for ending a letter with the expressions in the box.

1) That’s all my news for now.

2) Must dash — Mum’s calling me for dinner.

3) I’d better finish here as I’m running out of space.

4) I’d better stop here. It’s getting late.

5) That’s all for now. I’d better go now.

4) Закрепление изученного материала по грамматике:

а) Past Simple and Present Perfect contrast

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses

1. A: Did you like the movie «Star Wars?»

B: I don’t know. I (see, never) have never seen that movie.

2. Sam (arrive) arrived in San Diego a week ago.

3. My best friend and I (know) have known each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) has written ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I (have, not) haven’t had this much fun since I (be) was a kid.

6. Things (change) have changed a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) started working here three years ago, the company (have, only) only had six employees. Since then, we (expand) have expanded to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

7. I (tell) told him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) wandered off into the forest and (be) was bitten by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss) missed the bus this morning. You (be) have been late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) has never seen the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George (dream) dreamed of going to California before he died, but he didn’t make it. He (see, never) never saw the ocean.

11. This tree (be) was planted by the settlers who (found) founded our city over four hundred years ago.

b) Present Perfect Continuous

Key

01. I have been digging in the garden all morning and need a good lunch.

02. I have been working since five in the morning and could do with a nap.

03. He has been wasting time all evening watching television.

04. She has been working for the company for the last five years so it is time she was promoted.

05. Dear Susan, It has been raining all week so we have spent most of our time sitting in the hotel.

06. He has been reading reports all weekend and has not had time to relax.

07. The children have been playing football all afternoon and are screaming for their tea.

08. I have been waiting for the bus for the past 20 minutes and still it has not come.

09. How long have you been staying here?

10. It has been snowing all night long and now there are drifts a metre deep.

5) Повторение изученной ранее темы «Homophones»

What are homophones?

They are the words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

For example,

piece — peace

break — brake

die — dye

knot — not

mane — main

night — knight

ate — eight

ceiling — sealing

dear — deer

guessed — guest

know — no

meet — meat

nose — knows

by — buy

blew — blue

cereal — serial

flower — flour

fur — fir

presence — presents

sale — sail

sense — cents

son — sun

plain — plane

right — write

some — sum

route — root

tale — tail

rain — reign

pear — pare/pair

Let’s do exercises on your copies.

In the 1st one you should underline the word in each group which does not sound the same.

In the 2nd one you are to choose the homophones in brackets to fill the gaps.

So you can start! In 5 minutes we are going to check it.

6) Контроль знаний

Please, open your SB on page 42 and do Language Review in written form on the separate piece of paper. Don’t forget to write your name and surname.

IV. Заключительная часть

1) Подведение итогов урока

Friends, our lesson is coming to the end. I’m happy to say we’ve done a good bit of work during the lesson.

I just want to ask you

— what have you learned today?

— have you learned informal phrases used in letter writing?

— can you write a letter to a friend giving news?

That was awesome!

2) Информация о домашнем задании, инструкция о его выполнении

Please, open your daybooks and write your home-assignment:

Firstly, you are to write a letter to a friend who is studying abroad. Use the Writing Bank on page 106 to help you. Write 150−200 words and include this information:

— some news about yourself

— a suggestion for meeting up somewhere soon

— some news about your friends or family.

Secondly, you must do Self-Check in form of crossword on page 37 (WB)

Good-bye. And thank you for the lesson!

Подпись студента:

Подпись преподавателя:

Simple Past / Present Perfect

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. A: Did you like the movie «Star Wars?»

B: I don’t know. I (see, never)________ that movie.

2. Sam (arrive) _________ in San Diego a week ago.

3. My best friend and I (know)________ each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I (have, not)_________ this much fun since I (be)____ a kid.

6. Things (change)_______ a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)________ working here three years ago, the company (have, only)________ six employees. Since then, we (expand)________ to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

7. I (tell)_______ him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) _______ off into the forest and (be)_______ bitten by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss)_______ the bus this morning. You (be) _______ late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)________ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George (dream)________ of going to California before he died, but he didn’t make it. He (see, never)_________ the ocean.

13. This tree (be) _________ planted by the settlers who (found) _________ our city over four hundred years ago.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Examples:

I have now been living in London for three months.

I have been learning English for three years.

Remember that the present perfect is used for time past that continues up to and includes the present.

Complete the sentence with the correct forms of the verbs given.

01. I … in the garden all morning and need a good lunch. (dig)

02. I … since five in the morning and could do with a nap. (work)

03. He … time all evening watching television. (waste)

04. She … for the company for the last five years so it is time she was promoted. (work)

05. Dear Susan, It … all week so we have spent most of our time sitting in the hotel. (rain)

06. He … reports all weekend and has not had time to relax. (read)

07. The children … football all afternoon and are screaming for their tea. (play)

08. I … for the bus for the past 20 minutes and still it has not come. (wait)

09. How long … you … here? (wait)

10. It … all night long and now there are drifts a metre deep. (snow)

Simple Past / Present Perfect

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. A: Did you like the movie «Star Wars?»

B: I don’t know. I (see, never)________ that movie.

2. Sam (arrive) _________ in San Diego a week ago.

3. My best friend and I (know)________ each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I (have, not)_________ this much fun since I (be)____ a kid.

6. Things (change)_______ a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)________ working here three years ago, the company (have, only)________ six employees. Since then, we (expand)________ to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

7. I (tell)_______ him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) _______ off into the forest and (be)_______ bitten by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss)_______ the bus this morning. You (be) _______ late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)________ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George (dream)________ of going to California before he died, but he didn’t make it. He (see, never)_________ the ocean.

13. This tree (be) _________ planted by the settlers who (found) _________ our city over four hundred years ago.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Examples:

I have now been living in London for three months.

I have been learning English for three years.

Remember that the present perfect is used for time past that continues up to and includes the present.

Complete the sentence with the correct forms of the verbs given.

01. I … in the garden all morning and need a good lunch. (dig)

02. I … since five in the morning and could do with a nap. (work)

03. He … time all evening watching television. (waste)

04. She … for the company for the last five years so it is time she was promoted. (work)

05. Dear Susan, It … all week so we have spent most of our time sitting in the hotel. (rain)

06. He … reports all weekend and has not had time to relax. (read)

07. The children … football all afternoon and are screaming for their tea. (play)

08. I … for the bus for the past 20 minutes and still it has not come. (wait)

09. How long … you … here? (wait)

10. It … all night long and now there are drifts a metre deep. (snow)

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