Dates English Teacher

Lesson 3 Happy Navruz!

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: - to learn holiday related vocabulary; - to practise writing a story following given structure

Developing: - to learn the similarities and differences between celebration of holidays in different countries

Socio-cultural to raise awareness of the similarities and differences between celebration of holidays in different countries

Competence: SC4, PC and FLCC in dialogues about Navruz

Learning outcomes: by the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: - compile a flower diagram related to navruz - say more about holidays: activities, special food, etc.

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed Method of the lesson: group work, pair work Equipment:Pupil‘s book, Workbook, the DVD

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

• 
  Checking the register
  
• 
  Checking and asking homework
  

2. Pre-Activity

Activity 1a Look and say what holiday it is. 5 min

Objective: to revise vocabulary related to Navruz

Ask the pupils to look at the pictures of people celebrating navruz. Ask them to name the holiday. Ask: Do you like navruz? Why? (They can say this in mother tongue.)

3. Main part

Activity 1b Complete the flower diagram for Navruz. 5 min

Objectives: to revise vocabulary related to Navruz; to develop creativity; to introduce a flower diagram.

Draw a big flower diagram on the board. Write in one petal: ―eat sumalak‖ and ask the pupils to give more ideas to complete the diagram. Possible answers: flowers, green trees, spring, sing songs, play games, eat sumalak, visit granddad and granny, go to the park

Activity 2a Read the texts and find the words. 5 min

Objective: to develop reading for specific information

Ask the pupils to read the words: special food; parade; act out; traditional story silently for themselves. Ask them to guess the meaning of the words. Accept any reasonable answers. Then have them repeat the words after you in chorus. After that you can ask them to find these words in the texts provided there.

Activity 2b Listen and repeat. 5 min

Objective: to develop choral reading for pronunciation development

say that you will play echo reading. say that the pupils must be echo and repeat after the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen and repeat the first sentence. Ask them to imitate intonation, rhythm and stress. Play the DVD and ask the pupils to track the print in the text. Repeat with each sentence.

4. Post-activity

Activity 3a Complete and read your story. 5 min

Objective: to develop writing skills

Ask the pupils to complete the sentences about themselves. say that their story structure must be similar to the stories in 2a. When they finish writing, ask them to prepare for reading aloud to the whole class. Ask them to keep their stories secret!

5. 
   Homework: WB page 66 Activity 1, 2 Then learning new words
   
6. 
   Marking. Giving marks according to pupils‘ attendance
   

Lesson 4 Let’ play!

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: - to revise holidays and dates

Developing: - to practise putting holidays in chronological order; - to identify a holiday listening to its description

Socio-cultural to raise awareness of the 3^rd person singular in the negative form

Competence: SC5, SC speaking about holidays, performing commands learn playing

Learning outcomes: by the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: - make sentences out of two halves; - put holidays in chronological order; - identify a holiday listening to its description.

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed

Method of the lesson: group work, pair work

Equipment:T e x t b o o k , Workbook, the DVD, cards with the names of holidays enough for groups of four; sets of cards with sentences enough for all pairs

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

• 
  Checking the register
  
• 
  Checking and asking homework
  

2. Pre-Activity

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 10 min

Objective: to warm up

Play the DVD. (We wish you a happy Christmas and a happy new year!) Ask the pupils to sing it together with the DVD. Divide the class into groups of 4. Ask the pupils to sing with actions like: clapping, jumping, hopping etc.

3. Main part

Activity 2 Play ―Put in order‖.10 min

Objectives: to consolidate the names of holidays; to revise the ABC.

Prepare sets of cards with the names of holidays enough for all groups. STEP 1: Ask the pupils to work in groups of 4. explain that they will have to read the cards, put them in calendar order and write their order as shown in their Workbooks. Give each group a set of cards with names of holidays on them. (The cards must be mixed up.) The group which is quicker and with correct order is a winner. STEP 2: Ask the pupils to work in the same groups. say that now they will have to read the cards, put them in Alfabetical order and write their order as shown in their Workbooks. The group which is quicker and with correct order is a winner.

Activity 3 Play ―Bingo‖. 10 min

Objectives: to consolidate the names of holidays; to develop listening skills.

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to complete bingo grids with names of holidays. in order to make it quicker, ask them to put capital letters instead of full names: e.g. New Year‘s Day – NY; Women‘s Day – WD; Navruz – N; Independence Day – ID; Teacher‘s Day – TD; Constitution Day – CD. STEP 2: Play bingo as usual. Version 1 — You can say the names of holidays in english. Version 2 — You can say the names of holidays in mother tongue. Version 3 (for stronger classes) — You can describe a holiday instead of saying it. For example: This holiday is in spring. It‘s in March. We eat sumalak on this day.

4. Post-activity

Activity 4 Play ―Find your partner‖. 10 min

Objectives: to consolidate the names of holidays; to develop reading.

Prepare sets of cards with sentences enough for all pairs. You can find these sentences below. say that the pupils will play a game. say that each pupil will get a half of a sentence: some pupils will have the beginnings and some the endings of sentences. The pupils must stand up, go round the class and find their partner. They must say their words aloud and listen to others in order to find their partner. When they find a partner, they must come to you, read and translate their sentence.

5. 
   Homework: WB page 67 Activity 1, 2 Then learning new words
   
6. 
   Marking. Giving marks according to pupils‘ attendance