At a Travel Agency 8 кл УМК Кузовлев В.П.
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

План – конспект открытого урока по английскому языку в 8 Б классе

“Planning a trip. At a travel agency”

Цели урока: формирование коммуникативной компетенции учащихся в чтении, аудировании, монологической и диалогической речи, формирование навыков говорения и аудирования; овладение основами ведения этикетного диалога в обозначенных ситуациях общения.

Задачи урока: активизация лексики по теме «Путешествие» в коммуникативной деятельности учащихся в новых ситуациях, совершенствование навыков аудирования с извлечением основной и детальной информации, совершенствование навыков работы в группах, совершенствование навыков монологической и диалогической речи, развитие толерантности по отношению друг к другу, способности к сотрудничеству, создание условий для реализации возможности учащихся попробовать себя в роли туристического агента.

Оборудование: мультимедийный проектор, лингафонный кабинет.

Ход урока.

1. Приветствие. Отчет дежурного.

Good morning. Glad to meet you. Who is on duty today?

Questions to the pupil:

1. What is the weather like today?

The weather is windy, frosty, snowy

2. What is the season?

It is winter now.

3. Is winter good for travelling?

I think winter is good for travelling abroad, to the seaside.

2. Фонетическая зарядка.

Today we continue speaking on the topic “Travelling”. You will learn new words, new interesting facts, improve your speaking, listening skills and grammar.

But, beforehand, I want you to revise the words you have learnt on the previous lessons. Have a look at the slide. Let’s read the words, translate some of them and be ready to answer my questions.

WORDS: accommodation, a guided couch tour, a destination, a holidaymaker, to check the airline schedule, to make a hotel reservation, to fill in the customs declaration, to read the travel leaflets, to visit a travel agency.

(учащиеся повторяют за учителем слова на слайде, переводят их и отвечают на вопросы)

1. Who is a holidaymaker?

A holidaymaker is a person who plans his holiday.

2. Where do people travel?

People travel abroad and around their country.

3. Have you ever been to a resort?

Yes, I have been to a resort this summer. We spent together with my family two weeks at the seaside. We got their by plane. We sunbathed and swam in the sea there. We visited sights of the city.

4. When do people fill in customs declaration?

People fill in customs declaration when they travel abroad.

5. How can people  get to the place of their destination?

People can travel by bus, by plane or by train. I like to travel by train. Last holiday we travelled together with my family to the seaside by train.

6. What documents do people need for travelling abroad?

For travelling abroad people need a visa, a passport, customs declaration.

3. Погружение в проблему. Сообщение темы урока. Аудирование с извлечением основной информации.

OK. It is very good for you. So, planning a holiday is a very important task. It includes a number of steps, which should be followed only in the correct order. Have a look at the slide, you see some of these steps, try to arrange them in the correct order.

0. Arrive in the place of destination;
1. Plan holiday activities;
2. Go to the station or to the airport;
3. Visit a travel agency;
4. Enjoy the vacation;

 (учащиеся выстраивают логическую последовательность шагов по планированию путешествия)

1. Do you always follow these steps planning your trip?

Yes, we always plan our trip according to this plan. We go to the travel agency, plan our holiday activities, book tickets, make a hotel reservation, go by train or by plane, arrive to the place of destination and enjoy our vacation, visit sighs, go on excursions, make new friends.

Today we’ll discuss one of the most important steps in your planning a vocation. I offer you to guess it. Watch the video file and answer the questions after it.

1. Where does the conversation take place?

The conversation takes place at a travel agency.

2. What are the speakers?

The speakers are a travel agent and a holidaymaker.

(учащиеся знакомятся с вопросами, смотрят видео файл и отвечают на вопросы)

So, today we’ll visit a travel agency, study some peculiarities in the job of a travel agent and try ourselves in the role of travel agents.

(учитель сообщает план урока)

Stages of our work.

1. Home task checking. (history of travel agencies)
2.  Grammar rules revision. (modal verbs MUST, SHOULD, NEED to)
3. Listening comprehension. (professional qualities of a modern travel agent)
4. Speaking (dialogues on the topic)

4. Совершенствование навыков чтения с извлечением детальной информации. (проверка домашнего задания)

At home you’ve  read the text about the history of travel agencies. Let’s summarize the information , answer my questions and speak about the importance of travel agencies in the life of holidaymaker in all the times. Have a look at the slide.

1. Who is the person on the photo?

It is Thomas Cook. He organized first travel agencies.

2. When and where did the first travel agencies appear?

The first travel agencies appeared in 1841 in England.

3. Were they popular?

Yes, they were. More than 30 travel agencies were organized by Thomas Cook.

(учащиеся отвечают на вопросы по тексту домашнего чтения, обобщают информацию)

5.Совершенствование навыков аудирования с извлечением детальной информации

As you can see travel agencies have always been very popular.

1. Do you plan your trip in travel agencies?

Yes, we do. We always plan our trip in travel agencies.

2. How do you think, is it easy to become a travel agent?

I think it is not easy.

3. Does this job need particular professional skills?

Yes, it does. I think a good travel agent must be a pro in his job.

Pre-listening task (повторение грамматики- модальные глаголы must, should, need to)

Let’ s revise grammar rule, our listening task is based on.

Have a look at the slide. You see a table. There are modal verbs in the left column and there are professional skills of a travel agent in the right one.

Task 1  (identify professional qualities of a travel agent )

On your desks you have the same sheets of paper. Now I want you to work in groups of four and try to predict what professional skills a travel agent MUST possess, what skills he NEEDS and SHOULD to have. Some of the words may seem unknown to you? Let’s read them and translate. WORDS: skills - умения , budget- бюджет, to master - совершенствовать.

(учащиеся работают в группах, соотносят качества с модальностью и у доски заполняют схему, проговаривая свой выбор)

1. I think a travel agent must…..
2. We think a travel agent should ……
3. We think that a travel agent must…..

While-listening. Now let’s listen to the tape and find out if we were right. You will listen to the tape twice. Put on the ear-phones.

(учащиеся слушают аудиозапись и соединяют профессиональные качества турагента  с модальными глаголами)

After- listening task. (учащиеся сравнивают свою таблицу на доске с результатами аудирования и обобщают информацию)

Now let’s check your predictions.

So, as you see to be a travel agent is rather difficult and responsible job.

1. Would you like to become a travel agent?

Yes, I would.

2. Why would you like to become it?

This job gives me a chance to travel a lot, learn many interesting facts about other countries, learn foreign language, make new friends.

6.Физминутка

Now let’s have a rest. You’ll see pictures showing different means of travelling. Try to imitate them and pronounce. Repeat after me.

(Учащиеся видят на слайде способ путешествия и имитируют его)

1. We travel by plane.
2. We travel by train.
3. We travel by car. We travel so far.
4. We travel by ship.
5. We travel on foot.
6. We travel hitchhiking. Let’s choose our route.

7. Cовершенствование навыков диалогической речи.

Today you have a chance to act the roles of travel agents. On your desks you see the envelopes with the Task 2.

There are different situations at a travel agency. I want you to act out these dialogues in pairs. You have 5 minutes to prepare and we will listen to your dialogues. The rest of the class should carefully listen to the dialogues and fill in the following table. Have a look at the slide.

(учащиеся в парах составляют диалоги по предложенной ситуации и разыгрывают мини-сценки «В агентстве путешествий», остальные ученики заполняют таблицу с пунктами: пункт назначения, количество человек, цель поездки, документы, время поездки, транспорт).

8.Подведение итогов урока. Домашнее задание.

Our lesson is coming to an end. I want you to summarize what interesting and useful things you have learnt on this lesson today.

1. What new facts have you learnt on this lesson?

We’ve  learnt the history of travel agencies, professional skills of a travel agent.

2. What stages of the lesson did you like most of all??

I liked watching, listening and dialogues.

3. What was difficult for you?

It was difficult to act out dialogues, to do listening comprehension.

4. What skills did you improve?

We improved listening and speaking skills.

You have worked very good this time. Your marks for today are:

Next time we’ll have a reading lesson and we’ll make a round the world tour with the great travel agent Jules Verne? Who offers you a package holiday trip around the world in 80 days. Write down your home task.

The lesson is over. See you soon. Good bye.