"Борьба за лучшую жизнь".

Тема урока: Fighting for High Life

O. Л. Гроза, О. Б. Дворецкая, Н. Ю. Казырбаева, В. В. Клименко, М. Л. Мичурина, Н. В. Новикова, Т. Н. Рыжкова, Е. Ю. Шалимова, Английский язык нового тысячелентия, Учебник английского языка для 10 класса общеобразовательных учреждений. — 2-е изд. — М. Титул, 2004.

Цели:

• Улучшение произносительных навыков.

• Активизация лексики по теме «Борьба за лучшую жизнь.

• Повторение и активизация грамматически навыков (повторение времён активного залога).

• Развитие навыков и умений поискового чтения.

• Развитие навыков и умений говорения (совершенствование речевых навыков на основе приобретённого опыта).

• Развитие навыков перевода.

Ход урока

I Introduction.

II Warming up (Ex.1, p. 58)

T: Pupils discuss the following questions:

Do you often buy expensive things?

What prevents you from wasting money?

Are you a spend thrift?

What do you do to afford expensive party dresses?

What are your ‘life’s true essentials’?

Do you try to economize on everything?

III Phonetic activities.

Ex.1 (B), p. 62. Ex 3 (B), p. 63.

T: Pupils read the transcription of the following words:

Terracotta pots wiggle

State of affairs to cope with

Leaden fossilized mammoth

Shrunken tusk

Swollen to slouch

High standards a tramp

Spendthrift essentials

To sacrifice to be on the dole

To waste something

T: You should know a lot of rules and regulations to fight for the high life. This funny poem will help you.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

A short direction

To avoid dejection

By variations

In occupations,

And prolongation

Of relaxation,

And combinations

Of recreations,

And disputation

On the state of nation

In adaption

To your station,

By invitations,

To friends and relations

By invitations

Of amputation

By permutation

In conversation,

And deep reflection

You’ll avoid dejection

Moral: Behave!

(by Edgar Lear)

IV Lexical activities

Ex.2, p. 62.

T: match the words with the correct definitions.

essentials	A To receive money from the government because one is unemployed
2 to be on the dole(informal)	B to lose or give up especially far a good purpose
3 to do without something	C something necessary, of central importance
4 to sacrifice	D someone who spends money carelessly
5 spendthrift	E to use something in a way that is not useful or sensible
6 to waste something	F to manage to live without something

Ex.3 (B), p. 63.

T: Explain the meaning of these words in English.

Shrunken swollen wiggle to cope with

Example:

P1: the word ‘shrunken’ means having become smaller.

P2: the word ‘swollen’ means having a full round shape.

P3: the word ‘wiggle’ means to move from side to side.

P4: the expression ‘to cope with’ means to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation.

V. Grammar activities (Time expressions)

1. Ex.4 (A),p.64 (Grammar review)

T: Link each of these sentences with a corresponding time expression from the list.

	Time expressions
1 tea is no problem. I put one tea bag in a mug	A few days ago
2 I’m just recovering from the dress	Since last year
3 I’ve stopped watering down the milk	At the moment
4 I’ve been thinking about redecorating my sitting room	usually
5 My make-up will need replenishing	soon
6 I discovered that I only had two slices of bred	By now

Key: 1) usually, 2) at the moment, 3) by now, 4) since last year, 5) soon, 6) some time ago.

Ex. 4 (B), p. 64.

T: Read the sentences about Josie and complete them with the corresponding time reference.

1)______she doesn’t save up for food.

2)______she is saving to buy her next Picasso.

3) She has been saving for it_____.

4) Josie has saved 5 000 pounds_____.

5) Josie saved her first pound_____.

6) She was saving money as she was afraid of losing her job_____.

7) _____she will be saving for a tour around the world.

8) She will have saved about 100 000 pounds for a Rolls Royce_____.

By now since 1995 usually by 2010 next summer at the moment in 1990 ai that time

Key: 1) usually, 2) at the moment, 3) since 1995, 4) by now, 5) in 1990, 6) at that time, 7) next summer, 8) by 2010.

VI Reading. (Ex. 1(B), p. 62).

1. Pre-reading activity. (Ex. 1(A), p.62)

T: Look at the picture on page 62. How do you think the author of the test deals with being poor?

P: In my opinion, the author of the text tried to economize on tea and bread in order to buy party dresses.

T: Complete this sentence.

“There are various ways of dealing with being poor. One can…” Please, give your ideas.

P2: One can economize on food to buy ‘true essentials;.

P3: One can economize on clothes and cleaning materials

1. Reading. (Ex.1 (B), p. 62)

Scanning.

T: Read the 1st part of the text and correct the false statements. 

a) Josie became poor some years ago. 
b) She doesn't want other people to see that she is poor. 
c) She is fond of plants. 
d) She never buys expensive things. 

1. False. Josie has always been poor.

2. True. She hides it from the world.

3. True. To buy the plants she needed, Josie decided to economize on tea and bread.

4. False. She considers some expensive things to be essentials.

2 Skimming. (Ex.1(c), p.62)

T: Answer the questions on the left of the text. 

1. Is Josie serious here? How do you know?

2. What presents Josie from wasting money?

3. What way of dealing with being poor has Josie chosen?

Answers:

P1: She is certainly serious. You can tell this from her serious tone: she has made clear decisions about what is important to her.

P2: She never wastes money because she knows exactly what she wants to spend it on.

P3: Josie has chosen to hide her poverty and make sacrifices in order to keep up appearances.

1. Reading Comprehension.(Ex. 3(B), p. 63)

T: Read the 2^nd part of the text and answer the questions on the left of the text.

1. The problem is:

1. Making bread

2. Eating it

3. Buying it. Why?

1. The most important ingredients in tea are:

1. Tea and water

2. Milk and tea

3. Milk and sugar

1. Josie’s friend copes with poverty because she:

1. Has more money

2. Buys only essentials

3. Never buys expensive things

1. A Lambeth Doulton vase is very:

1. Useful

2. Expensive

3. Beautiful

1. Josie’s niece:

1. Is very thrifty

2. Has similar interests

3. Doesn’t like milk

Keys: 1) b, 2) c, 3) b, 4) b, 5) b.

1. Developing critical thinking (Speaking) (Ex.3 (c), p.64)

T: Read the 2^nd part again and discuss the following questions in pairs.

Critical thinking.

The questions:

1. Does Josie's attitude to life help her to cope with difficulties? 
   b) Do you support her ways of coping? Explain your answer. 
   c) Does Josie sound serious / humorous / sarcastic? Give examples, 
   d) Does the article make you feel sorry / amused / surprised? Give reasons. 

Examples:

P1: As for me, Josie’s attitude to life helps her to cope with poverty. She in not a spend thrift. She tries to economize on everything.

P2: I don’t support her ways of coping with difficulties. To my mind it is silly to economize on your own health.

P3: Josie’s words sound rather humorous and painful at the same time.

Post-reading activities.

1. Ex. 3(A), p.63 (Speaking).

T: What do you think? Why?

1. Is Josie poor?

2. What are ‘life true essentials’ for Josie? Do you agree with her?

3. What does Josie do to afford flowers and party dresses?

• Doesn’t pay water bills

• Economizes on buying bread

• Doesn’t spend money on sugar and milk

• Saves money for expensive things

• Never wastes money

Answers (example):

P1: Josie has always been poor. Maybe, low pay causes debts. But she is not a spendthrift. She never wastes money. At present she is on the dole, she receives money from the government because she is unemployed. Josie tries to economize on food to buy expensive clothes/ ‘true essentials’, and I don’t agree with her. It is silly to save money for expensive things in her position.

1. Ex.5(A), p.64 (Translation)

T: Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translation.

1. Я кладу в кружку один чайный пакетик, болтаю три раза, вынимаю и, не отжимая, откладываю про запас. (I put one tea bag in a mug, wiggle it three times, remove it without squeezing and save it)

2. Ceйчас я только пришла в себя после покупки вечернего платья. (I’m just recovering from the dress I bought for a special occasion.

3. Я уже перестала разводить молоко. (I’ve now stopped watering down the milk)

4. Mне, конечно, долго придется прополаскивать чайные пакетики. (That will certainly causes a lot of wiggling of tea bags)

5. B этом году я подумываю о ремонте моей гостиной. (I’ve been thinking about redecorating my sitting room this year.

VIIThe conclusion of the lesson.

Homework: Ex. 5(B), p.64.