THANKSGIVING DAY(ВНЕКЛАССНОЕ МЕРОПРИЯТИЕ "ДЕНЬ БЛАГОДАРЕНИЯ" НА АНГЛ. ЯЗЫКЕ
методическая разработка по английскому языку (5 класс) по теме

                     Thanksgiving Day

• Hello, dear boys and girls! Today the Americans celebrate a family holiday. Can you guess what holiday it is?    
• Thanksgiving Day. Right you are.

People gather to give thanks for all the good things in their lives. They make a big turkey dinner. It is on the fourth Thursday in November. (3 minute video).

• Look at the blackboard. There you can see the words you need today.

(on the blackboard):

 settles ['setlәz] поселенцы

 to return [ri'tә:n] возвращаться

  to put trust in God - довериться богу

 to survive [sә'vәiv] выживать

 harvest ['ha:vist] урожай

• Now, children, it's your turn to tell all you know about this holiday. (it was their homework).  

1p. There is one day a year when all Americans stay home with their families and eat a big dinner. The pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621. They sailed to America from Plymouth, England, in September, 1620. They came to America for religious freedom.

2p.  They were among the first European settlers in America. The name of their ship was “Mayflower”. They landed at Plymouth Rock, in what is now the state of Massachusetts in December, 1620.

3p.  There were people living in America before the piligrims arrived. These people were the Native American Indians. They hunted, fished and farmed and survived.

4p.  The pilgrims' first winter in the New World was difficult. Without fresh food, half of the pilgrims died. The following spring the Indians taught the pilgrims how to hunt, fish, plant and survive in America. The crops did well, and in the fall of 1621 the pilgrims had a great harvest. They were thankful and decided to celebrate it. They prepared a dinner.

5p.  They prepared a dinner of turkey, corn, beans and pumpkins. They invited their Indian friends. They brought food too (even popcorn!).

6p.  Turkey is still the main food and pumpkin pie is the most popular dessert.

-  It was very nice! Thanks a lot! Now I want you to circle the right answer in every sentence (on the blackboard):

1) The pilgrims landed in (New York, Georgia, Massachusetts) in 1620.

2) They celebrated the first (Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Valentine's Day).

3) The name of their ship was (the Mayflower, the Plymouth, the Harvest).

4) Some of the passengers and sailors were afraid the ship could not (land, cross, plant) the ocean.

5) The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to (cook, survive, celebrate).

6) In the fall of 1621, the pilgrims had a good (harvest, ship, survival).

7) Today (popcorn, crops, turkey) is still the main dish served on Thanksgiving Day.

-  Now, match the words with the word or phrase that has a similar meaning: (cards)

a) feast –

b) survive –

c) confident –

d) dish –

e) passenger –

f) tribe –

                         1) sure, certain

                         2) kind of food

                         3) to stay alive

                         4) a person travelling in a train, bus, etc

                         5) a group of people with the same customs

                         6) a big meal

-  Now, it's time for fun. Role this situation, please. (choose one pupil). Teacher:

-  You are having a Thanksgiving feast.

1. Set the table. (shows it)

2. Take the roast turkey out of the oven.

3. Put all the food on the table.

4. Call your family to the table: “It's time to eat!”

5. Sit down. Put your napkins.

6. Cut the turkey.

7. Serve each person.

8. Enjoy.

9. Say: “I'm full”. (pupils show their pictures)

-  Here are your pictures. Look at them, please. What picture is the best? Let's choose it. (the best pictures get tasty prizes)

-  I want you to find the match. Write the letter of the line (personal cards).

1. The Pilgrims' boat –

2. The Pilgrims' friends –

3. fall –

4. winter –

5. Thanksgiving dinner –

6. Thanksgiving Day –

7. woods –

8. gravy –

9. I am thankful for my –

1. home, family and friends.
2. December, February, January.
3. Fourth Thursday in November.
4. Indians.
5. the Mayflower.
6. turkey, potatoes, corn, beans, apple pie.
7. many trees.
8. September, October, November.
9. sauce for meat or turkey.

-  Now, your task is to draw a circle around the word that does not belong with the other words that does not belong with the other words in each line: (personal cards)

1. spring     fall     September     summer

2. October     Thursday     November     December

3. Pilgrims    Americans     England     Indians

4. holiday     corn     beans     pumpkin

5. Halloween     Mayflower     Thanksgiving     Columbus Day

6. cold     hot     happy     warm

7. king     church     school     house

8. train     boat    jet     water

-  Well-done, children. And now it's time write down the answers to these questions about this holiday. Open your exercise-books, please.

The questions are:

1. Where do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day today?
2. In which season did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving Day?
3. What did they eat?
4. Who taught them to survive in America?
5. Why did they come to America?
6. Why do you think the Pilgrims called America “The New World”?
7. Why did they invite the Indians to their feast? (7-8 minutes to write in their notebooks).

-  Well, children, I'll check your works later. Now, it's all over about Thanksgiving Day today. Thanks a lot! Good-bye!

                                                                                         Nurieva G.A.