· Обеспечить учащихся увлекательным материалом страноведческого и игрового характера.
· Применить соревновательные формы внеклассной работы.
Оборудование:
Карта Соединенного Королевства, картинки с символами Британии и достопримечательностями Лондона, грамматические карточки, открытки и поделки по праздникам, жетоны и сигнальные карточки.
Основнойэтапмероприятия:
Introduction:
Glad to meet you, boys and girls! Today we are having a competition “The Star Hour”. In our contest there will be 4 rounds and a final. Everybody will take part in the competition and the pupil who will get the most points will be a winner. The pupil with the least number of points after every round will be out of the game.
Round 1:
Task 1: Countries
1) New Zealand 2) Canada 3) The UK 4) Scotland 5) Australia 6) England
1. Which country is an island? (Australia, the UK)
2. Which country consists of 4 parts? (the UK)
3. Which country is to the north of the USA? (Canada)
4. Which country is to the north of England? (Scotland)
5. Which country is to the south of Scotland? (England)
Task 2: Symbols of the UK
1) a red rose ( England ) 2) a thistle ( Scotland ) 3) a shamrock ( Ireland ) 4) a daffodil (Wales )
1. What is the national symbol of Wales?
2. What is the national symbol of Scotland?
3. What is the national symbol of England?
4. What is the national symbol of Ireland?
Task 3: London Sights
1) Buckingham Palace 2) Westminster Abbey 3) St. Paul’s Cathedral 4) the Tower of London 5) The Houses of Parliament 6) Trafalgar Square
1. What building has Big Ben? (the Houses of Parliament )
2. It was built in the 11 century by William the Conqueror as a fortress and a royal palace. Later it was a prison, now it is a museum. (the Tower)
3. What is the home of the Queen? (Buckingham Palace )
4. It is a royal church. There are tombs of many British kings and queens. This is where the coronation takes place (Westminster Abbey)
Task 4: Holidays of the UK
1) Christmas 2) St. Valentine’s Day 3) Easter 4) Halloween 5) Father’s Day 6) Mother’s Day
1. This holiday is celebrated on the 14th of February as a day of love and friendship (2).
2. People buy presents and cards and send them to their friends and relatives. Parents put presents into stockings. The traditional meal is roast turkey and pudding. They also decorate streets, rooms and trees (1).
3. Children usually eat chocolate eggs and Hot Cross buns on this day (3)
4. Children make lanterns out of pumpkin, dress as witches and ghosts, and go from house to house and say “ Trick or treat “ (4)
Round 2
Task 1: Dates
1) 1086 2) 1564 3) 1840 4) 1653 5) 1734 6) 1553
1. When did the first Englishman Richard Chancellor come to Russia? (6)
2. When was the first treaty between England and Russia signed? (5)
3. When did the first stamp “Penny Black” appear? (3)
4. When was the first official document the Domes day Book written? (1).
Task 2: Famous People
1) Armstrong 2) Bell 3) Hogarth 4) Newton 5) Conan-Doyle 6) Christie
1. Who was one of the best English artists? (3)
2. Who wrote 75 detective stories? (6)
3. Who was a spaceman and the first person to walk on the Moon? ( 1 )
4. Who invented the telephone? (2)
Round 3: Grammar
1) What is the formula of Future Simple?
2) What is the formula of Present Perfect?
3) What is the formula of Present Simple?
К какому грамматическому времени относятся слова?
4) now, at this moment
5) every day, usually, sometimes
6) yesterday
7) tomorrow, next year
8) already, just
Round 4
Task 1: Home Library Writers
1) Beatrix Potter 2) J. M. Barrie 3) Lewis Carroll 4) Pamela L. Travers 5) Alan Milne 6) Daniel Defoe
1. Who is the author 0f “Robinson Crusoe”? (6)
2. Who wrote about Winnie-the-Pooh? (5)
3. Who wrote about funny rabbits and other animals? (1)
4. Who is the author of “Mary Poppins”? (4)
5. Who wrote about the girl Alice in the magic country? (3)
Task 2: Home Reading characters
1) Alice 2) Gulliver 3) Peter Pan 4) Mary Poppins 5) Doctor Do-little 6) Robinson Crusoe
1. He took care of animals, because he loved them very much. Many different animals lived in his house. (5)
2. She looked after children. The wind had brought her over. She usually had a bag and an umbrella in her hands (4).
3. He was a boy who didn’t grow. He could fly as a bird (3)
4. He was a sailor. One day there was a storm in the sea and the ship was wrecked. He swam to an island. He lived on the island for a long time and he had a friend called Friday (6)
Final:
Make as many words as you can out of the word SPORTSMAN