The theme : National traditions of Britain

Тема:  Национальные традиции Великобритании

Цели:  углубить знания учащихся о национальных традициях британцев;

совершенствовать навыки чтения текста с целью полного и точного     понимания информации, содержащейся в нём, навыки аудирования и говорения;

  подготовить их к самостоятельному высказыванию по теме на основе          информации текста и знаний, полученных ранее;

 развивать долговременную память , языковую догадку, речевую         реакцию;

  формировать условия для развития познавательной и       самообразовательной компетентности;

  воспитывать уважительное отношение к культуре, обычаям и традициям          британского народа.

Оборудование:  учебник, текст “National Traditions and Customs of Great       Britain”, видео по теме, проектор, слайды.

План урока.

I. Начало урока.

1. Приветствие учащихся

2 . Сообщение темы и целей урока.

Teacher: The theme of our lesson is “National Traditions and customs of Great    Britain”.

 By the end of the lesson you should be able.

 -to identify main ideas and details from reading;

- to talk about national traditions, habits and customers of Great Britain.

 3.  Введение в английскую атмосферу.

Работа над пословицей “ When  at Rome, do as the Romans do”

1. Presenting Proverb.

Teacher:  Read the proverb and find out its best interpretation.

С волками жить, по-волчьи выть .

В чужой монастырь со своим законам не лезь.

 Когда ты в Риме, живи как римляне.

2) Practising pronunciation of  the proverb.

II. Основная часть урока.

1.Работа над текстом для чтения

 “National Traditions and Customs of Great Britain”.

1) Этап подготовки к чтению текста.

Problem solving.

Teacher: Do you know that in Britain:

- strangers usually don't talk to each other on trains?

- it is polite to queue  for everything: buses, theatre, tickets, in shops, etc?

- people say “thank you”  when they give money to a shop assistant?

- people don't take their shoes off when they enter a house?

These are national habits. A habit is something we do very often, sometimes these habits become customs. Our habits and customs can appear very strange to other people and it is usually foreigners who notice them. What about our country? Do you talk to strangers in your country? Do you automatically queue? Or  not?

2) Этап чтения текста и выполнения упражнений.

а) ознакомительное чтение с целью получения общего представления о содержании текста

Teacher: Look through  the text and say if you find any British habits strange and unusual.

National Traditions and Customs of Great Britain.

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.

Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

Foreigners coming to England are struck at once by quite a number of customs and peculiarities in English life.

Some ceremonies  are rather formal, such as the Changing of the guard of Buckingham Palace. Sometimes you will see group of cavalrymen riding on horses backs through  the streets of  London. They wear red uniforms, shining  helmets, long black boots and long white gloves. These men are  life Guards. Their special duty  is to guard  the king or the queen of Great Britain and very important guests of the country.

To this day an English family prefers a house with a fireplace and a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. Most English love gardens and flowers.

The  English people like animals very much too. Pet  dogs, cats, chickens, canaries and other friends of man have a much better life in Britain than anywhere else. In Britain they have special dog shops selling food, clothes and other things for dogs.

Foreigners  often laugh at English people. They say “In England you get chips with everything!”  But even the British don't eat chips with their breakfast. A traditional English breakfast consists of bacon and  sausage with eggs and tomatoes, milk, cornflakes, toast, tea, marmalade and butter. It is so big that you can easily go without lunch. However, there is a lot of fat in this kind  of breakfast and today many people eat a healthier one.

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not observed at all. But six days later, on New Year’s Eve the Scotch begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops, mills and factories are closed on New Year’s Day. People invite friends to their houses. Greetings and presents are offered.

A new  tradition has been born in Britain. Every year a large number of ancient motor-cars drive from London to Brighton. Some of the veteran cars look very funny. This run from London to Brighton  is a colorful demonstration. People are dressed in the clothes of those times.

It is not a race and most of the cars come to Brighton which is sixty miles  from London only in the evening.

b) Чтение текста с целью максимально полного и точного понимания всей информации, которая содержится в тексте, и её критического осмысления

с) The test:

 Say if the sentences are true or false. 

1) Every nation has its own customs and traditions.

2) The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a formal ceremony.

3)  English families prefer a modern house with central heating to a house with a  fireplace.

4) Most English love gardens.

5) The British people eat chips with breakfast.

6) Holidays are the same  in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.

7) Every year a large number of ancient motor-cars drive from Brighton to London.

3) Контроль понимания текста и выполнение послетекстовых коммуникативных упражнений.

а) Answer the questions

1.  Do you find any British habits strange and unusual?

2. Do traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than is other countries?

3. What ceremonies are rather formal?

4. Do most English people love gardens and flowers?

5. What do you know about the attitude of the British to animals?

6. Do the English people always eat chips for their breakfast?

7. Are holidays the same in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England?

8. Are there any new traditions in England?

4)  Watching the video about some English traditions.

5) Teacher: Imagine we’ve  got a guest from England. Ask him (her) about English traditions.

6) Teacher: Imagine you are a foreigner in this country. What would  you  find strange here? List some “unusual”  national habits  in our country. Share your list with the class.

7) Summing up the discussion.

III. Заключительная часть

1.     Homework. Подготовить устное сообщение по теме урока

2.     Итоги урока.

Teacher:  What activities have we done today?

 What interesting facts have your learned?