Out-of-classactivity
Aim:to expand knowledge about customs and traditions of Great Britain
Objectives:
- To acquaint pupils with customs of Great Britain;
- To acquaint with the history of St. Valentine’s Day;
- To develop speaking skills;
- To activate all pupils’ skills;
- To bring up the respect to the culture of the English speaking country
Materials for the lesson: board, computer, multimedia board, presentation
Course of the activity
Greeting, organization moment
II. Activity (Slide 2)
Заурмедленно идет навстречу Диане (ведущие праздника). При этом читает стихотворение и дарит розу Диане.
Here’s special valentine
With lots of love for you
And since you’re very special
Here are hugs and kisses, too!
Затем они поворачиваются к классу и здороваются.
Диана: The boys and the girls! Good afternoon!
Заур: It’s lovely to meet you here, at Valentine’s party.
Диана:
Love, love me do,
You know I love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Заур:
Someone to love,
Somebody new,
Someone to love,
Someone like you.
Диана:
I hope that Valentine’s Day
Will bring you lots of fun!
He thinks you’re extra — specially nice,
And so does everyone!
Заур:
You’re just the nicest kind of boy or girl
So very grown up, too
No wonder that this Valentine
Brings lots of love for you.
Диана: It’s here again, the day when boys and girls, sweethearts and lovers, husbands and wives, and will exchange greetings of affection and undying love.
Заур: St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, has been a customary day for choosing sweethearts and exchanging love.
Диана: What kind of holiday is St. Valentine’s Day? What is his origin?
Teacher: (Slide 3)
No one really knows the actual origin of Valentine's Day. Many historians consider this was held on February 14 to honor Faunus, the god of animal life, hunting, herding, the patron of husbandry, and the guardian of the secret lore of nature. After Christianity spread, some think this pagan festival eventually became Valentine's Day.
Евангелина: (Slides 4, 5)
Other experts connect Valentine's Day with two saints of the early Christian church. According to one story, St. Valentine's was a priest who would marry young couples against the orders of the Roman Emperor Claudius 11, who believed that single young men made better soldiers. This story goes back to about A.D. 200.
Карина (Slides 4,6)
There also was another St. Valentine who was a good friend to children. Because he would not worship the gods decreed by the Roman emperor, he was put in prison. While he was imprisoned, the children that he had befriended missed him and brought him loving notes. Many of the notes expressed the thought that "absence makes the heart grow fonder." He was supposedly executed on February 14 in A.D. 270. Some people think this is why we exchange friendly and caring messages on this day.
Teacher (Slides 4,7)
Many old-fashioned Valentine's Day customs involved ways single women could learn their future husbands might be. In England in the 1700s, women wrote men's names on scraps of paper, rolled each in a ball of clay, and dropped them into water. The first paper that surfaced supposedly had the name of the woman's true love.
Евангелина (Slides4,8).
Some people connect the celebrating of Valentine's Day with an old English belief that birds choose their mates on February. This, too, possible, since spring was less than a month away. The calendar used before 1582 was slightly different from the one we use now. Spring arrived on March 11 on the old calendar.
Карина (Slide 9).
The customs of sending valentine cards started in Europe in the 1700s. Commercial valentines were first made in the early 1800s. Kate Greenaway, a British artist, was one of the leading makers of valentines. Her valentines are known for her drawing of little children and the varied shades of blues and greens that she favored. Whatever the origin, Valentine's Day is celebrated in many parts of the world today and is a holiday for both young and old.
Евангелина:
I never was struck before that hour
With love so sudden and so sweet.
Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
And stole my heart away complete.
(John Clare)
But now let's have a fun and play.
Game DOMINO (Слайд 10).
Ребятам раздают карточки в форме домино с именами известных людей. Нужно из этих персон составить пары.
ADAM JOSEPHINE
NAPOLEON CINDERELLA
RHET BUTTLER JULIET
PRINCE CHARLES EVE
ROMEO CLEOPATRA
PRINCE SCARLET O'HARA
Poemby Виолетта aboutmother
Желающие получают по сердечку, в котором зашифрованы слова. Нужно правильно расставить буквы, чтобы получились слова на тему дня влюбленных.
1) reda
2) aetnVlnie
3) eruyFbar
4) traeh
5) yrpta
6) siks
7) dre
Across
1. This day is named after St. ___
4. Prudence is the better part of ___
6. Significant color
8. This day is celebrated in this month
Down
2. They are more than friends. They are ___
3. It takes___
5. The most common flower given on this day.
7. Poor Bob he got a ___ John letter yesterday
9. I love ___.
Poem by Томано about Valentine’s Day
SAYINGS
Найти русские эквиваленты к английским пословицам.
1) Love of money is the root of all evil. Сребролюбие — кореньвсехзол.
2) Love laughs at locks myths. Любовь не замок не закроешь.
3) Love will find a way. Любовьнайдётсебедорогу.
4) Love me little, love me long. Люби меня не сильно, только долго.
5) Love me, love my dog. Любишь меня, люби мою собаку.
6) Love is blind. Любовьслепа.
7) All is fair in love and war. В любви и на войне всё дозволено.
8) It is love mat makes the word go round. Любовь движет миром.
Valentine’scards
Ребята представляют «валентинки», которые сделали самостоятельно, а затем дарят их друг другу.
В конце занятия дети поют песню.
'Let Me Call You Sweetheart'
Let me call you sweetheart,
I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper
That you love me too.
Keep the love light glowing
In your eyes so true.
Let me call you sweetheart,
I'm in love with you.
Teacher: Boys and girls! Our lesson is over. But we will continue to know more about the English traditions. Thankyouverymuch! Goodbye!
