Английский язык 7 класс тема "Борцы с преступностью"

CRIME FIGHTERS   7-th Form

Lesson objective: to enrich students’ vocabulary with new words and terms; to listen and read for gist; to read for specific information; to teach students to explore the text and gain and retain new information; to improve learners’ practical skills in critical thinking and problem solving skills; to teach pupils to work together to compete a task and reach a final goal.

Equipment: CD, pictures of illustrations to the text, cards with words, colour stickers of two kinds.

PROCEDURE

1. INTRODUCTION

T. Hello, my dear students! I am happy you are smiling and I do believe you’ll be able to solve all the problems concerning the theme of our lesson today. Look at the blackboard (pictures are stuck). Can you guess the theme of the lesson?

P1. May be people, who fight with crime?

T. Right you are! The theme of our lesson today is “Crime fighters”.

T. What would you like to learn and do today at the lesson? Take yellow sticker. Write down your ideas, please. Stick them on the blackboard, I’ll look through them.

T. OK, today at the lesson you’ll listen to the text and read it, learn new words and repeat the ones from the previous lesson, and by the end of the lesson you’ll be able to do the role-playing, express your opinion, give some advice, make the conclusion and evaluate your knowledge.

II.   WARMING-UP

T. What types of crimes do you know?

Brain-storming:

                                                             burglary       

                                   speeding                                        shoplifting

                   arson                                                                                  mugging

         pickpocketing                                                                                kidnapping

                                              vandalism                           robbery

T. Which of these crimes do you think are the most serious and why?

III. MAIN PART OF THE LESSON

Vocabulary: Jobs related to fighting crime (judge, lawyer, forensic scientist, police detective, security guard, prison guard, store detective, private detective).

 Listening: ex. 1 p. 100 Listen and say. Which person…

- is employed by a shop to catch shoplifters?

- advises people about the law and presents them in court?

- works in a prison supervising prisoners?

- uses scientific techniques to examine evidence?

- protects buildings such as banks or shops?

- decides how a criminal is punished in court?

- tries to  find out what happened in a crime and to arrest the criminals?

- is paid to find out information about others?

 Matching:

T. Match the pictures and the words: judge, lawyer, forensic scientist, police detective, security guard, prison guard, store detective, private detective

Reading: ex. 2 p. 100

Reading for gist:

T. What is this text about?

P. It’s about a forensic scientist.

Reading for specific information:

T. Read the questions in the article. Can you answer them? Now listen, read and check: what the job of a forensic scientist is really like.

Pair work: (Interviewer and the forensic scientist)

Questions to answer:

 1. Is your job anything like what we see on CSI? (Crime Scene Investigation  – popular crime drama series)

2. What’s the typical day like for you?

3. Can you tell us a little about the equipment and scientific methods you use?

4. What are the best and the worst parts of your job?

Role-playing:

T. Two weeks ago I did shopping in the supermarket and somebody had stolen my purse. The police have found the thief. And now we are in a court. Will you choose any part you want to present in this role-playing:  thief, police detective, witness, forensic scientist, lawyer, judge, jury (“for” and “against”). So, Your Honour, will you start the process.

 (Every student plays his/her part in the game: asks questions, explains the situation, gives reasons, expresses opinion, gives promises, makes verdict).

Home work: I. ex.3 p. 101, complete the sentences (for the students of ordinary level)

II.Write questions to interview the local detective about the criminal situation in the community (for advanced students).  

IV. SUMMING UP

T. Have you learned anything new? What did you like about the lesson? What would you recommend? Take your pink stickers, write down your ideas, stick the stickers over the yellow ones, I’ll read them all.

Teacher puts marks, gives the comments.