Конспект урока «Thoughts that help us live» по английскому языку

Thoughts that help us live

Level: pre-intermediate- intermediate

Objectives

• To familiarize students with English proverbs

• To discover cultural values through learning proverbs

• To relate the concept of proverbs from their language to the one used at the lesson

Teacher: Rakitina Nadezhda

School № 936

Materials: Smart board, worksheets

Lesson plan

The cultural value of proverbs

Objective

• Strong points of the lesson: focuses Ss attention on target language; encourages personal involvement; has strong connection between the stages; contains different interaction patterns; gives Ss confidence in speaking through controlled practice.

• Possible weak points of the lesson: not a wide variety of activity types and Ss may get bored.

Задание для Smart + работа в парах

Match the beginning and the ending

1. A penny saved

The following proverbs are often used in English speaking countries. What is the cultural value that you think each proverb teaches?

1. A penny saved is a penny earned.

2. Good fences make good neighbours.

3. Look before you leap.

4. Every cloud has a silver lining.

5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

6. It’s better to give than to receive.

7. There’s no use crying over spilled milk.

8. When in Ro, do as the Romans do.

9. You can’t teach an old dog new trick.

10. The early bird catches the worm.

11. A stitch in time saves nine.

12. Curiosity killed the cat.

Precaution \ Persistence \ Adaptability \ Practicality\Optimism\Thrift\Economy\Privacy\Generosity\Health\Punctuality\Promptness.

Group work (find some funny or unusual ending)

Worksheet №3

Read the first part of the proverb. Come up with the rest.

1. A penny saved is …

2. Good fences make …

3. Never underestimate the power of…

4. Every cloud has a …

5. An apple a day …

6. Two is a company, three is …

7. When in Rome…

8. Love all, trust…

9. The early bird catches the worm…

10. You can lead a horse to water, but…

To be continued…

Examples, created at the lesson

1. A penny saved is…(not much; is a penny hidden)

2. Good fences make …(good secrets)

3. Never underestimate the power of…(termites)

4. Every cloud has a …(rain inside)

5. An apple a day …(costs too much; is a hard diet)

6. Two is a company, three is …( the Musketeers; is a good company)

7. When in Rome…(go home; eat Pasta)

8. Love all, trust…(nobody; me; your heart)

9. The early bird catches the worm…(watches the sunrise)

10. You can lead a horse to water, but… (Why? How?)

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«It’s never late to learn»

• To have difficulties

• To be the worst pupil in the class

• To help

• To feel awfully sorry

• To work hard

• To have no time

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«Look before you leap»

• To happen

• To bite

• To feel terrible

• To be kind and friendly

• To believe

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«Love is blind»

• To look fantastic

• To be clever

• To have charming eyes

• To ignore

• To be smart

• Really?

• Don’t be silly

• Are you crazy?

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« You can lead a horse to the water but you can’t make it drink»

• To fail an exam

• To have extra English lessons with a native speaker

• To buy special books

• To buy DVD and video cassettes in English

• To visit England

• To try hard

Read (listen to) the stories. Think of the appropriate proverb (moral of the story):

• A beggar who had tried many ways for increasing his finances, at last hit on the plan of pretending to be dumb. A gentleman who was passing by knew the beggar by sight, and going up to him, suddenly asked, «How long have you been dumb? » The beggar was taken unawares, and quite forgot about his decision not to speak, so answered quickly, «Ever since I was a boy. »

• Once there were two mice, who were friends. One mouse lived in the town; the other mouse lived in the country. One day the Country Mouse invited the City Mouse to his house in the country. He took his friend to his house in a field and gave him the best food that he could find.

The City Mouse said: «This food is not good, and your house is not good: it is too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Come to live in the city; why live in a hole in the field? You can live in a nice house made of stone and eat nice food. You must come and see me at my house in the city. »

So the Country Mouse went to the house of the City Mouse. It was a very good house and nice food was the ready for them to eat. But just as they were beginning to eat they heard a noise. The City Mouse cried: «Run. The Cat is coming. » They ran as quickly as they could and hid in a hole.

After some time they come out. Then the country Mouse said: «It is a fine house but I do not like living in the city. I prefer to live in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich but in fear of one’s enemies.”

There is no place like home (East or West home is best)

Before and After.

Sometimes people change their minds- or opinions. Does this ever happen to you, too? Use the graphic organizer below to keep track of how your opinion either changes or stays the same. Here’s what you do:

1. Listen to the Debate Topic title. Then fill in Part 1: Before.

2. When you have finished listening to the debate, fill in Part 2: After.

3. In Part 3: Tell why, explain your thinking.

Debate Topic:

Part 1: Before listening to this debate, these are my thoughts and

Before opinions about the topic:

Part 2: After listening to this debate, this is how my opinion has

After strengthened (has changed):

Part 3:

Tell Why

Agreeing

I AGREE WITH YOU

Disagreeing

I DON’T THINK I ‘D AGREE WITH YOU

Defending your opinion

You may be right, but I still think…

The cultural value of proverbs.

The following proverbs are often used in English speaking countries. Next to each proverb, write the cultural value that you think the proverb teaches. The first one has been done for you.

PROVERB

1. A penny saved is a penny earned THRIFT

2. Good fences make good neighbors

3. Look before you leap

4. Every cloud has a silver lining

5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away

6. It’s better to give than to receive

7. There’s no use crying over spilled milk

8. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

9. You can’t teach an old new tricks

10. The early bird catches the worm

11. A stitch in time saves nine

12. Curiosity killed the cat

13. Better to be safe than to be sorry

14. It’s always darkest before dawn

15. Don’t bite the hand that feeds

16. Love all ,trust only yourself

17. You can lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink

18. Two’s a company, three is a crowd

19. Where there’s smoke, there is fire

20. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

21. The pen is mightier than the word

22. No news is good news

VALUE

Precaution

Persistence

Adaptability

Practicality

Optimism

Thrift

Economy

Privacy

Generosity

Health

Punctuality

Promptness

These should be discussed to make sure the students understand the meanings of the values