Конспект урока 7 класса Culture Corner: The Yeoman Warders
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (7 класс) на тему

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Этапы работы

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 Greeting/ org. moment

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Tongue warming

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Reading/ Stimulating interest in the topic/ predicting text content

Focus Ss’attention on the pictures and the title. Ask Ss who they think these men are and where they work. Elicit answers from around the class and stimulate discussion.

Answer can be: The men are probably guards who guard the castle.

Ask Ss to read the text and check their answers. Allow Ss time to read the text and check answers.

Answer can be: These men are Yeoman Warders. They guard the Tower of London.

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Working with the text/ Completing gap filling exercises

Read the rubric and explain the task. Allow Ss time to complete the task. Ss compare answers. Play the recording. Check answers and write them on the board.

 Key 1 when 2 that 3 that 4 who  5 where

Reading for specific information

Read the rubric and explain the task. Tell Ss to read the sentences first so they know what information they are looking for. Ss complete the task. Ss compare their answers. Check answers.

Key 1  T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 DS

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Building vocabulary

Ask Ss to look back at the text and to explain the words in bold without the use of a dictionary, i.e. they can use synonyms, paraphrase etc. Elicit/ Explain the meanings and write them on the board. Ss should copy the words into the vocabulary section of their notebooks.

Key dates back to (phr v): began is guarded (v): watched and protected bodyguards (n): people who protect other people duties (n): work you have to do prisoners (n): people who are kept in prison guides (n): people who show tourists around ravens (n): black birds, like crows armed forces (n): a country’s military people striking (adj): easy to see uniform (n): special set of clothes that people wear at work or school formal occasions (exp): formal celebrations such as weddings, anniversaries, state ceremonies

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Speaking / Memorising facts

Ss work in pairs. Ss close books and tell their partners three things they remember about Beefeaters. Go around the class monitoring Ss’ work. When Ss have finished ask several pairs to tell the class what they remembered.

Key Beefeaters guard the Tower of London. They act as guides for tourists. They have two uniforms. They take care of the ravens that live in the tower.

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Reflection

Allow Ss one minute to think of ten words they have learnt in today’s lesson. Ask Ss to use them to make their own sentences. ñ When Ss have finished ask them to get up and go around the class to find a partner who has something in common with them e.g. same hair/eye colour, same clothes, same taste in music. ñ Ask Ss to discuss what they have learnt in the lesson with their partner

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H/T Writing an e-mail about a tourist attraction. Ex. 6 p. 31 WB p. 20