Конспект урока «День Святого Валентина» по английскому языку для 8 класса

Тема урока: День Святого Валентина

8 класс

Цель урока: ознакомление учащихся с обычаями и традициями празднования праздника “St. Valentine’s Day”

Задачи урока:

Обучающие:

1) Познакомить учащихся с традициями и обычаями празднования дня святого Валентина в Великобритании

2) Способствовать формированию у учащихся навыков лингвострановедческой компетенции

3) Активизировать лексику по теме “St. Valentine’s Day”

Развивающие:

1) Развивать навыки чтения,  творческую фантазию, познавательный интерес, инициативу в осуществлении иноязычной речевой деятельности

Воспитательные:

1) Воспитывать у учащихся чувство прекрасного и уважение к культуре и традициям других народов

2) Воспитывать чувство взаимной ответственности, прививать навыки работы в коллективе.

Оборудование: компьютер, проектор, раздаточный материал:

Ход урока

1.        Организационный момент.

- Good morning, dear boys and girls! Glad to see you!  How are you? Do you like holidays?

- What British holidays do you know? We start our lesson, which connected with a beautiful holiday, one of the most popular in Great Britain. On the 14th of February people celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. This holiday is the favourite holiday of all English children and adults. We will read about history of this holiday, do interesting tasks and solve puzzles. I hope you’ll enjoy our English lesson and be friendly to each other. I wish you good luck! Let’s start!

2. Основной этап урока.

Развитие навыков чтения.

 1) Введение лексики по теме (новые слова выводятся на проектор)

Valentine, sweetheart, chocolate, Cupid, flowers, heard, love, arrow, roses, party, February.

 2) Из истории праздника.

There are different legends that says where this holiday comes from. Let’s read and find out.

St. Valentine's Day is a religious holiday, which is celebrated in Great Britain, in many European countries and in the USA. St. Valentine's Day has roots in several legends.

One of the early symbols of love is Cupid, the Roman God of Love, who is represented as a young boy with a bow and arrow.
One legend says that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome
When Emperor Claudius II  outlawed marriage for young men, Valentine, continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death

  According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -who may have been his jailor's daughter -who visited him during his confinement.  

Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

Answer the questions:

1. When do we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?

2. Who was Valentine?

3. What do we do on that day?

3) Активизация лексики.

Unscramble the words:

1. quebotu

2. teochlaoc

3. thareestew

4. nileantve

5. ducip

6. barefury

7. raytp

8. tehra

9. dancy

10. rawor

Match the words with their translations.

FLOWERS QUIZ

1. bluebell

2. snowdrop

3. poppy

4. forget-me-not

5. cornflower

6. daffodil

7. carnation

8. sunflower

9. pansy

10. daisy

Let`s solve the puzzles.

4) Актуализация грамматических навыков.

Correct a valentine card.

Deer Mary!

I hope that Falentine’s Dai will bring you lots ou fun! I thinks you are veri nice. And so does everyone.

Best wesh, John

5) Актуализация навыков говорения.

What Do You Think of St. Valentine’s Day?

Read and translate. Agree or disagree.

• I HATE Valentine’s Day. I always end up stressing about whether I’ll get a card, and sometimes I only get one from my mum or my sister!

• I LOVE Valentine’s Day. My boyfriend always sends me a huge card with a poem in it. And flowers and chocolate. And takes me out to dinner!

• I see Valentine’s Day just as any other day. If I have a valentine, that’s cool, if I don’t then I don’t stress about it!                

 6) Подведение итогов урока.

       -   Dear students, thank you very much for this lesson. Say, what new information did you get and what did you like most at our lesson today?                  

-  I hope that Valentine's Day will bring you a lot of fun. Happy Valentine's Day! Love and be loved! Good-bye!