Спеціалізована загальноосвітня школа I-III ступенів №6
Кіровоградської міської ради Кіровоградської області
Family Life
Урок англійської мови в 6-А класі
Вчитель: Олалейе О.В.
Кіровоград 2012
PRACTICAL OBJECTIVES : to consolidate students’ knowledge on the theme “Family life”;
to revise the vocabulary necessary for communication on the themes;
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: to widen pupils’ outlook about the USA and Great Britain;
GOOD BREEDING OBJECTIVES: to encourage students’ communication in the foreign environment;
to widen pupils’ outlook about the USA and Great Britain;
to teach social skills such as co-operation, tolerance, hard-working.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES : to develop students’ communicative skills;
to develop students’ writing skills;
to practice writing an informal letter to a friend;
to practice students’ reading and listening skills;
I. The beginning of the lesson.
Announcing the theme of the lesson
Good morning, pupils! How are you?
Look at the blackboard. You can see a wonderful flower there. It has got 10 petals. 5 quotations or proverbs are hidden there. Come up to the blackboard, take one petal and match the beginning and the ending of each statement. Be attentive, they are of the same colour.
Family is not an important thing/ /it is everything.
(Michael J. Fox)
Other things may change us,/ /but we start and end with a family.
(Anthony Brandt)
In time of test,/ /family is best.
(Proverb)
The most important thing/ /in the world is the family.
(Princess Diana)
I don’t care how poor a man is;/ /if he has a family, he’s rich.
(Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford)
Read them aloud. What is the main idea in every statement? Right – “Family”. Today at the lesson we shall speak about different kinds of families, about British and American families and you’ll try to speak about your families.
Lexical warm up. “Mind-map”.
For different people the word “Family” has got different meanings.
And what does the word “Family” mean for you? Who are the most important people for you? Who gives love and life to you? (mother/mommy, father/daddy, sister, brother, aunt/auntie, uncle, cousin, grandmother/grandma/granny, grandfather/grandpa/granddad, niece, nephew, etc).
Look at the blackboard. I’ve got a poem about a happy family there. Listen and repeat after me.
I love mother, she loves me
We love Daddy, yes siree
He loves us and so you see
We are a happy family
Some words are coloured red, some – blue. Change the red words using the words from the mind-map and make up your own poems.
Well done!
II. The main part of the lesson.
1. Listening
And now we are going to speak about British and American families.
Pre-listening
Look at the blackboard! There are 12 words there. Some of them are known to you and some of them you’ll guess playing the game “Bingo”.
Repeat after me!
both
nursery school
childminder
nursing home
look after
move house
far away
relatives
keep in touch
celebration
Thanksgiving
the same
Now sit in groups of 5. You have a sheet of paper with 12 squares on it. Write a word from the blackboard in each square wherever you like. I read the definition of the word, you guess the meaning of the word, raise your hand, say it aloud. If the word is correct cover it. The team who first covers the first line shouts “Bingo!” . Let’s see who will be the winner.
1. far away – ant. close, near
2. both – two people, two things, etc.
3. look after – to take care of
4. childminder – someone who is paid to look after young children while their parents are at work
5. celebration – holiday
6. the same – ant. different
7. nursery school – a school for children who are between 3 and 5 years old
8. move house – to change the place of living
9. Thanksgiving – an American holiday
10. relatives – members of the family
11. nursing home – a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after
12. keep in touch – to communicate with each other
And now listen to the texts about a typical British and American family. Try to get the main idea of their family life.
1st listening
There are usually both parents and two children in a typical British family. In most British families both parents work. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay at home with a childminder. Old people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. British parents try to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, museums or parks. During the week they usually have dinner together.
Americans often move house from city to city or from state to state. For this reason American families live far away from their relatives. However, they keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter. During the holidays or at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other.
A typical American family is the same as a British family. Both parents work. Like British families, parents try to spend to spend time with their children at weekends. They often visit museums. They also go to the cinema or to the park.
While-listening
On your desks there are British and American flags. I will read a sentence. If the sentence is about American family – raise the American flag. If the sentence is about British family – raise the British flag. If it concerns both – raise two flags at the same time.
1. There are usually both parents and two children in this family. (Br. and Am.)
2. These families live far away from their relatives. (Am.)
3. Very young children go to nursery schools. (Br.)
4. Parents try to spend their free time with their children. (Br. and Am.)
5. Old people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home. (Br.)
6. During the holidays or at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other. (Am.)
7. Both parents work. (Br. and Am.)
8. They keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter. (Am.)
9. During the week they usually have dinner together. (Br.)
10. They often move house from city to city or from state to state. (Am.)
Great! Let’s listen to the texts for the second time.
2nd listening
Post-listening
Now you’ll have the stripes of paper with the sentences on them. Correct the statements.
1. A typical British family consists of both parents and a child. (two children)
2. Most British families don’t work.
3. British people spend their free time with their grandparents. (children)
4. Young British children stay at home with their grandparents. (childminder, go to nursery school)
5. Old British people usually live with their children. (in their own homes)
6. American families don’t move the house.
7. American families live close to their relatives. (far away from)
8. A typical American family is different from a typical British family. (the same as)
9. American families visit each other during the week. (holidays or celebrations)
10. American parents don’t spend their free time with their children.
Well done!
2. Reading
Look, children, I’ve got two letters but I don’t know who’s written them. There is no address on them. Help me to guess what country these writers are from.
Oh, no! They are scrambled! Will you help me to put the parts of the letter together? Do you remember the structure of the letter?
Pupils: Introduction (Para 1)
greeting, opening remarks
Main body (Para 2)
your family, parents, work
(Para 3)
free time activities
Conclusion (Para 4)
ask friend to write back
Perfect! And now in groups of 5 put the parts of the letters together and read them aloud.
Letter №1
Dear friend,
Hi! How are you? I’m Steve Jackson and I’m thirteen years old. I want to tell you about my family.
There are four of us in our family: my parents, my sister and me. I have got a grandmother and a grandfather but they live far away from us. We usually telephone each other or write letters and greeting cards.
When we have holidays we like to visit each other. Our best holiday is Thanksgiving when all the family gets together. My both parents go to work. When we have free time we like to spend it together. We often visit museums.
What is family life like in your country? How many people are there in your family? Do your both parents work? How do you spend your free time?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Steve.
Letter №2
Dear friend,
Hi! How are you? I’m Sally Peters and I’m twelve years old. I want to tell you about my family.
There are four of us in our family: my mother, my father, my brother and me. I have got grandparents, too, but they don’t live with us. They live in their own home.
My both parents work. When we have free time we like to spend it together going to cinema, museums or parks. During the week we usually have dinner together.
What is family life like in your country? How many people are there in your family? Do your both parents work? How do you spend your free time?
Please write soon and tell me about your family.
Yours,
Sally.
What country is Sally from? What country is Steve from? Give your reasons, why you think so.
3. Speaking
What is the same in both letters? Which paragraphs are the same?
Now choose your partner according to the statements about the family on the blackboard. Sit with your partner. Ask him/her questions from the letter. Collect the information from your partner and be ready to speak about his/her family.
III. Conclusion.
Now you see that the most important thing in the world if family.
Families, families Families, families Families, families
All kinds of families. All kinds of families, All kinds of families.
Mommies and daddies, People who live with us, Coming and going,
Sisters and brothers, People who care for us, Laughing and singing,
Aunties and uncles, Grandmas and grandpas, Caring and sharing,
And cousins, too. And babies, brand new. And loving you.
I wish you the same with your families!
Evaluation. Comments.
Home task setting. Your home task for the next lesson will be to write a letter to your friend about your family life. The lesson is over. Good bye!
