Познавательный аспект: знакомство с традициями народного праздника в Великобритании, с тем как британцы чтут свои традиции.

Развивающий аспект: развитие способности извлекать информацию из текста и принять участие в групповой работе, способности к выбору выражений, адекватных ситуации и способности осуществлять продуктивные и репродуктивные действия.

Воспитательный аспект: помочь понять детям , что народные традиции должны сохранятся и передаваться из поколения в поколение, осознание реалий народной культуры и страны изучаемого языка.

Учебный аспект: совершенствование речевых навыков( диалогическая и монологическая речь) развитие умения читать и извлекать информацию из прочитанного и услышанного в деталях.

1. Оформление урока:
2. Аудиозапись песни ‘Jingle bells’
3. Презентация, выполненная в Power Point
4. Учебный видеофильм Window on Britain.

Ход урока

1. Звучит песня "Jingle bells”.На фоне музыки учитель начинает урок.

Teacher: Today we are going to talk about Christmas. Everything around is very beautiful at Christmas time. This holiday in Britain is all about nice food, presents and family reunions. Large number of British people would say that there is a lot more to Christmas than meets the eye of a foreigner.

(По вопросу ознакомления с презентацией обращайтесь к автору.)

(Приложение 1, слайд 1)

Officially Christmas and New Year celebrations run from the 24^th of December to the 2^nd of January. (слайд 2)

What`s the weather at Christmas time?

Pupil 1: Playing snowballs and making snowman with the whole family is the most people`s dream. This dream is more than likely to come true in northern countries like Russia, but for British people it is different.

They are normally lucky enough to get some frost. In some cases the weather is wet and gloomy. This is not to say that British people are not used to wet and miserable weather, but at Christmas it is just too depressing to bear.

Teacher: For many British people Christmas marathon starts as early as the beginning of October. It starts with the first adverts on TV.

By the end of November you do shopping and spend as much money as you can and buy things your friends and family will never use.

An average British family spends €670 or more around the Christmas period. The money is spent on a Christmas tree, presents and essential food.

(Приложение 1, слайды 3-5)

• What`s the traditional feature of Christmas?
• What do people decorate the Christmas tree with?
• What do people put under the tree?
• What do children look for in the Christmas tree?
• What do people decorate their houses with?
• Who usually go from house to house at Christmas time and why?
• Where does Santa Claus come from?
• How does he get to Britain?
• What traditional food do British have?

Teacher: We`re going to see the film. It`s a traditional family reunion. Let us see the film. (Sequence 1)

What traditional food do they have on Christmas Day?

a) mince pies b) Green salad c) pizza

How many days do they spend together?

a) 3 days b) 1 day c) a week

Which traditions are still held at Christmas time?

a)going to parties b)staying alone at home c) giving presents to relatives.

It`s rather a short period of time but not all families get well with each other.

What irritates members of the family? What makes them lose their temper?

Pupil 2: It seems like a short time but in reality it is not. Firstly not all families get on well with each other. Secondly, even if it is not the case, it is difficult to stay calm and friendly amongst shouting parents trying to decide who knows better how to make Christmas dinner, screaming kids and grandparents giving invaluable pieces of advice. Besides there are things that have to be done at Christmas even if the whole family hates it. They are playing traditional board games, eating Christmas cake. All this creates some tension.

Teacher: These days there are lots of traditions which are usually held. You have already heard about them. I believe the tradition I`m going to tell you about is the best one.

Every new year people try to make their lives better. They give promise and make New year resolutions.

For example: " I`ll give up smoking”

(приложение 1, слайд 6)

Here are New year resolutions of an Internet addict.

Make your own New Year resolutions and send them to Santa Claus. Don`t forget about the only one problem.

Most people forget their resolutions on January 2^nd.

Finally the presents are bought, wrapped and put down under the tree. Grown-up children with their children, all relatives have come to grandparents. Everything is ready for Christmas dinner. Members of the family have played traditional board games and Christmas cake has already been eaten. Presents are being given…

Let us see the event now. (Sequence 2)

Now we are going to play and dramatize Christmas party.

All of you are the members of a big family. You have already got presents.

But there`s the problem. Santa Claus couldn`t remember which present was for which person. He`s muddled presents up.

Get role-cards, read them and act.

_Дети получают бейджики с именами, кратким описанием роли)

(Приложение 2)

Come to each member of the family greet him/her and tell what Christmas present you hoped for.

Make a complaint what kind of a present you received. Find a person who got the present you were eager of and listen to his/her complaint ask him/her to exchange presents.

There are pictures of the presents on the board you may take your present if you can find a person who the present belong to now.

Use the word expressions:

Teacher: Thank you for your taking part in our Christmas party!