Брейн-ринг на тему "Праздники Англии и Америки"
материал по английскому языку (7, 8 класс) на тему

Брейн-ринг на тему праздники Англии и Америки.

Учитель: Ооржак Сайлык Викторовна.

Дата: 22.10.14.

Классы: 7 и 8.

Цели и задачи:

образовательные:

• дать знания страноведческого характера;
• повысить мотивацию учащихся к изучению иностранного языка;
• развить творческую фантазию и инициативу в осуществлении иноязычной речевой деятельности, а так же развития познавательных интересов учащихся;

воспитательные:

• Воспитывать у учащихся чувство уважения к истории к культуре страны изучаемого языка.
• Воспитывать у учащихся стремление к изучению английского языка;
• Воспитывать у учащихся уважение к культуре и традиции других народов;
• Воспитывать уважение к мнению товарищей.

Оборудование: компьютер, проектор, раздаточный материал, флаги и названия двух стран, карточки.

Оформление: через компьютер идет презентация урока картинки к различным праздникам.

Teacher 1: Good afternoon, dear children and guests! Glad to see you! Today we are going to speak about holidays in Great Britain and America. I hope you you’ll enjoy our brain ring. Please, be active and friendly to each other.

Every nation and every country has its own traditions and holidays. In Great Britain and America traditions play very important role in the life of people.

Teacher 2: And now let’s look at the holidays in Great Britain, America. We know some of the American and English holidays. We hope you remember Christmas, St.Valentine’s Day, Hallowe’en, Independence Day.

Independence Day is the National holiday of the USA. It is celebrated on 4th July, commemorating adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. This celebration is associated with fireworks, parades, barbeques, carnivals, baseball games, concerts. Similar to other summer-themed events, Independence Day celebrations often take place outdoors. Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (like the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. Many politicians make it a point on this day to appear at a public event to praise the nation's heritage, laws, history, society, and people.

Easter is celebrated on a Sunday in April or May. The week before Easter people colour eggs and cook Easter cakes. On Easter Sunday children wake up to find that Easter Bunny has left them a basket of candy.

Thanksgiving Day (Jour de l'Action de grâce in Canadian French) is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

Halloween is one of the best holidays for children. Nowadays Halloween is much more popular in the USA than in Britain. Groups of children dressed as witches, black cats, ghosts and wizards, knock on their neighbors’ doors and yell “trick or treat!” The neighbors normally exclaim over the masks and give each child a candy. People collect money; buy food and medicine for orphanages, hospitals and homeless people. We also decorate our houses and schools in the traditional Halloween colours: orange and black. Popular decorations are witches, ghosts, skeletons, black cats and jack-o-lanterns. Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins we carve to look like faces. Everyone tries to look scary on Halloween. People celebrate this holiday on the 31st of October.

One of my favourite holiday is St.Valentine”s Day. We celebrate this holiday on the 14th of February. It is a day of love and friendship. We send greeting cards to our sweethearts and friends and ask them to “ Be My Valentine”. This means “ be my friend of love”. We also decorate our classrooms with big red hearts and give roses and chocolate to our sweethearts, friends and family.

The most popular holiday is Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It is a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Christmas holy day is held on December 25th (in Russia on January 7th) in honour of the birth of Christ. It is a family holiday. Relatives usually meet for the big Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding, and everyone gives and receives presents. There is a tradition that children should put stockings at the end of their beds, hoping that Santa Clause will come down the chimney during the night and fill them with toys and sweets.

         The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People meet the New Year at midnight on the 31st of December. There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with colored lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them presents. I like New Year’s Eve, the night before New Year’s Day, because my parents allow me to stay up all night! We blow horns and whistles at midnight to announce the beginning of a new year. Some people shake hands, sing and shout “Happy New Year!”

Now let’s begin our brain ring. We have 5 teams. Please, introduce your team.

Task 1. Associations (8 p)

Task 2. True or false? (14 p)

T: Decide whether these statements are true or false.

1. Christmas is celebrated on November 5. (F, on 25th of December)
2. Christmas is Jesus Christ’s birthday. (T)
3. Christmas customs date back to early-to-mid 4th century. (T)
4. Nowadays most people do not believe in Santa Claus. (T)
5. People decorate their house with Christmas tree, candles, angels, pumpkins on Christmas. (F)
6. At Christmas adult people usually wear orange, black, and red. (F, red, green, gold, white)
7. Christmas cuisine includes roast turkey, pudding, apple cider. (T)
8. Red colour is associated with St. Valentine’s Day. (T)
9. Sunflowers are the most given flowers on St. Valentine’s Day. (F, roses)
10. Valentine’s Day is on 14th of February. (T)
11. On St. Valentine’s Day children always say “Trick or treat”. (F, people send cards and say each other “Thinking of you!”, “I love you!”)
12. The Roman god Cupid is one of the symbols of St. Valentine’s Day. (T)
13. St. Valentine secretly married young couples. (T)
14. St. Valentine lived in Greece. (F, Rome)

Task 3. New Year’s letter (10 p)

“ Today _____ New Year’s Day and my family and I _____ at home. It _____ New Year’s Eve

yesterday and we ____ in our city shopping for presents. It _____ not cold yesterday but it ______ snowing outside. We _____ not cold because there _______ warm in the living room

when we  came home yesterday. I like this holiday and I ________ very happy today!”

Task 4. Hallowe’en Riddles (10 p)

Out of the graveyard                                 My hat is black,

Filled with stones,                                     My face is green,

No hair, no skin,                                        My laugh is mean.

I’m nothing but bones.                              I ride a broom

Who am I? (Sceleton)                                On Hallowe’en. (Witch)

My door is gone.                                       The shadows chase the sun away.

My windows cracked.                               The stars come out to dance and play.

Ghosts float through walls                        I’m at the end of another day. (Night)

And then float back.

You hear strange noises:

Bam, bang and whack! (Haunted House)

I like to stay

Just out of sight.

If you see me,

I might be white.

I float through houses

In the black of the night. (Ghost)

Task 5. Crossword (13 p)

Keys:

Across: Father Frost, skating, snow, candles, holiday, garland, Christmas, sledge, present.

Down: skiing, wish, card, snowballs.

Task 6. Clue phrases (5 p)

Flowers, valentine, chocolate, heart, propose, vase, sweetheart, love, heels, February, broom, happy, bride, red, present. (LOVE CROSSES ALL BOARDERS)

Task 7. Acting out and congratulating guests (10 p)

T: Each team must act out a celebration and congratulate guests. You’ll earn scores if guests guess.

T: And while our teams prepare the task, I’m going to ask guests associations.

1.  fireworks, gifts, promises, new plans (New Year)
2.  fir tree, pudding, “Jingle Bells”, Jesus (Christmas)
3. Candy hearts, cards, chocolate, roses (St. Valentine’s Day)
4. Spring, rabbit, eggs, church (Easter)
5. Harvest, fourth Thursday in November, turkey (Thanksgiving)
6. Patriotic, fireworks, parades, 4th of July (Independence Day)
7. Pumpkin, All Saints, mystery, horror (Hallowe’en)
8. Jokes, lies, April (April Fool’s Day)

T: Well done! Thank you for good job! While your scores are being counted let’s sing a song!

OK, the third place

The second

The first

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