Books in our life.
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

Урок английского языка по теме  « Books in our Life»

Цель урока: провести презентацию нового материала; развивать умения аудирования, монологической и диалогической речи.

Teacher (T): Today we are going to speak about one of the most wonderful things in the world. Well, try to guess what it is!

It has no mouth but speaks.

It is not a tree but it has leaves.

It is not alive but it can be a good friend.

…Right! It is a book!

A wise man said,”Life without books is as a tree without leaves”. How can we understand this quotation?

Pupil 1 (P1): I think life without books looks as poor and unhappy as a tree without leaves.

P2: I'm sure that if we don't have books in our life, it will be as boring and gloomy as trees in autumn.

T: I agree with yon. Now let us  grow our "book tree".

(На доске изображен ствол дерева с ветвями, но без листьев. На листьях, которые прикрепляются по мере введения лексики, написаны слова, обозначающие литературные жанры.)

Vocabulary list: autobiography, biography, adventure story, detective story, fairy tale, fantasy, historical story (novel), horror story, humorous story, ghost story, love story, a legend, a myth, fiction, science fiction, travel story, true (life) story, poetry, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a reference book, a textbook.

T: What kind of stories do you enjoy most? I am fond of fantasies, and one of my favourite books is "The Lord of the Rings". And you?

P3: Actually, I am fond of fantasies too, and also I like legends. I enjoy legends about Robin Hood most of all, they are cool and funny. Etc.

T: Now, let's have a guessing game. Listen to the beginnings of different kinds of stories and try to guess what story it is, and why you think so.

Tapescript

1. It was a dark and foggy night. We drove and drove. At midnight, just as we thought we were lost, we saw a light behind some trees. As we got nearer, we could see a house. It looked deserted, abandoned. We knocked on the heavy, wooden door. It opened slowly. A tall man dressed entirely in black stood there. "Good evening," he said in a slow, deep voice. "I've been expecting you."
2. We were travelling through deep space at the speed of light. Suddenly, the spaceship slowed down and immediately the system came into view. A bright star with twenty or more planets. One of these would be our new home, five light years from our own galaxy.

         3. One of my earliest memories is of my father running along the beach with our dog, Tess. I must! have been about three years old. I remember the dog jumping up on me and knocking me over into the water.

          4. The man ground  next to a white van. There was no doubt. He was dead. I quickly looked  in the pockets of his jacket – some money, a handkerchief and a theatre ticket with a Chicago phone number written on it. Three murders in three weeks and the victims all killed in the same way.

5. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful princess. She was an only child and her father and mother, the king and queen, loved her very much. One day, an old woman came to the castle. When she saw the princess, she smiled and laughed in a strange and horrible way

Answers

1) horror story; 2) science fiction; 3) true story; 4) detective story; 5) fairy story.

(Pupils look at the "book tree" as they listen to the tape. When checking pupils' answers, there may be disagreement, then encourage pupils to argue their point of view.)

T: Now, imagine, please, that you are reporters who have been asked to research books people prefer to read. Ask some pupils questions and be ready to tell the editor of your newspaper about the results of your research.

(Pupils are given cards with possible questions; they may add their own ones if they like.)

An example of a question card:

1. What types of books are you fond of reading?

       2)How many books do you read a month?

3)What was the last book you read? What was it about?

4. What is the best book you've ever read? Why?
5. Have you read any books in English? Which ones?
6. What stories or books did you enjoy when you were a child?

7)Do you like legends? What is your favourite legend from your country?

(Pupils ask each other questions, then they tell "the editor" and their "colleagues" about the results of their research.)