Праздники Великобритании.

Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку.

Праздники Великобритании: Merry Christmas

Цели и задачи:

- Развить интерес детей к традициям празднования Рождества в англоговорящих странах;

- Расширить кругозор учеников;

- Привить любовь к стране, язык которой они изучают;

Оборудование: проектор, презентация по теме.

Ход урока:

Good morning, children!

Сегодня у нас будет не обычный урок английского языка. Через несколько дней наша страна будет отмечать Новый Год – самый волшебный и народный праздник в нашей стране.

Я же хочу вам рассказать о традициях Англии. Мы с вами узнаем какой праздник отмечают они и каковы традиции этого праздника.

Вы знаете, какой праздник отмечают за границей?

Да правильно это рождество. Слушайте внимательно, после рассказа я задам вам несколько вопросов.

Christmas Day, December 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present

In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way. Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. They are always decorated with fairy lights, angels and small toys. In addition, little packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree. Presents are put around the tree and artificial «frost» is scattered over the branches.

In Great Britain, the Christmas tree became popular while Queen Victoria ruled the country.

Besides the Christmas tree, holly and mistletoe are used to decorate the house. Branches of holly are put up behind pictures and mistletoe is hung over doors, so the young people have a chance to kiss the girls under it, plucking each time a red berry from the mistletoe. It is said that the girl who was not kissed under it at Christmas would not get married that year.

On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment.

Santa Claus got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas, who lived in the fourth century. He gave his wealth to the poor and often to children. After he died, the Dutch brought this legend to colonial America. Soon the Dutch name Sinter Klaus became Santa Claus

Carol singing is an essential part of Christmas. No church or school is without its carol service. Carols may be traditional or with some variations that express different feelings. Carols were used for the first time during Christmas in the fifteenth century.

Usually children come around in the evening to the front doors and start singing carols and people who live in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing.

A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey with cranberry sauce and pudding. Every young woman in each household helps to stir the Christmas pudding, if she wishes to be married that year. Usually a coin or two are hidden inside the pudding and part of the fun is to see who finds it.

After the lunch they go to the sitting room to listen to the Christmas speech of the Queen, shown on TV.

So, Christmas is a merry family holiday for all the people of Great Britain. Christmas comes but once a year.

True or false

Christmas is celebrated on January 25. T/F

People decorate their houses with pumpkins and flowers. T/F

The Christmas tree became popular while Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain. T/F

On the eve of Christmas children hang their hats and gloves, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them. T/F

Santa Claus got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas. T/F

Carols were used for the first time in the 19 century. T/F

Discussion

1. Is Christmas a popular holiday in Great Britain?
2. How do people get prepared for this holiday?
3. How is the Christmas tree decorated?
4. Who was the first to use the Christmas tree?
5. When did the Christmas tree become popular in Great Britain?
6. What do children usually do on the eve of Christmas in Great Britain?
7. Where did Santa Claus get his name from?
8. What is the carol?
9. What does a typical Christmas lunch include?

Анализ внеклассного мероприятия

Мною был проведен классный час по теме Рождество, так же мною была подготовлена презентация, где я старалась отразить наиболее важные и интересные изображения по этой теме. При подготовке я старалась учитывать возраст и уровень владения детьми английского языка. Во время повествования дети задавали мне вопросы, если какие-то слова были для них непонятными.

Детям мой рассказ был явно интересен, они внимательно слушали и задавали интересующие их вопросы.

Все поставленные задачи и цели были выполнены, мне удалось заинтересовать учащихся.

После проведения классного часа мне пришла идея о том, что можно было рассказать детям о традициях празднования рождества в разных странах, однако временные рамки урока не позволили бы это сделать. Для развития кругозора учащихся можно было бы устраивать каждый месяц тематические вечера для знакомства детей с традициями страны изучаемого языка.