Thursday, 25 February 2016

The hospitality of the 4th class learners

           On Tuesday, February 23rd honoured guests have visited our school and the 4th class apart. A lesson on the topic East or West the home is best was hold. During the lesson, pupils were active and eager to know new facts about places in the world and their motherland. They used comparative and superlative of the adjectives while singing, doing a small research work and simply speaking. 

Lesson Plan
Lesson Topic: East or West the home is best.  
                         В гостях добре, а дома краще. Урок подорож

Objectives
 By the end of the lesson pupils will be able:
Ø to use comparatives and superlatives while singing, acting or simply speaking;

Ø to  appreciate their own work and the work of their classmates during the lesson;
Ø to interact properly with their classmates during the research work;
Ø to become more aware of their state of little Ukrainians.

Materials: Adjective flashcards, pictures of different places in the world, word 
square poster, Seven Wonders of Ukraine poster
Worksheets:
«Grade Criteria» tables for each student
Listening: Family and Friends 3 ~CD2, tr. 27
Idina Menzel « Let it go! » minus
Grammar Material:
Degrees of comparison of the adjectives
Procedure: 
  1 Greeting   The song «Let it go»    ~ 3 min 38 sec                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,

and it looks like I’m the Queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I’ve tried
Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know
Well now they know
Let it go, let it go
Can’t hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don’t care
What they’re going to say
Let the storm rage on, the cold never bothered me anyway
It’s funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all
It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I’m free
Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You’ll never see me cry
Here I stand
And here I stay
Let the storm rage on
My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I’m never going back,
The past is in the past
Let it go, let it go
And I’ll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand in the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway
Today is a sunny winter day. Elsa is not afraid of cold, but we are. We have 
guests at our English lesson. To make the day warmer let’s pay compliments 
to each other. And we brought you something special. (Small presents are offered
 to the guests.)
Learners give compliments to each other and to the guests. While doing this they touch and
 keep each other by hands. ~1min
    You’re nice!
     You’re beautiful!
   You’re special!
    You’re splendid!
   You’re superb!
     You’re attractive!
  You are fantastic!
  You are wonderful!
      You are elegant!
   You are perfect!
  You are gorgeous!
    You are amazing!
   You are graceful!
You are charming!
 2 The topic and the objectives of the lesson~1 min
The topic of our today lesson is ‘East or West home is best’. We’re going to travel
 by a high – speed train through this topic. So, we’re going to sing and talk using the grammar
 of the topic ‘Comparative & Superlative of the adjectives’. You’re going to do a small research
 work on the topic. At the end of the lesson, you’ll give marks to your classmates for their work
 during the lesson.
3 Phonetic Station ~4 min
1)We’re not the best
We’re not the worst
We’re not the last
We’re not the first
We’re in the middle
We’re all just fine
We’re not too old
We’re only nine.
            2) Some people live in the city
           Where the houses are very tall
           Some people live in the country
           Where the houses are very small
           But in the country where the houses are small
           The gardens are very big
           And in the cities where the houses are tall
           There are no gardens at all.
Mount Everest, Mountain Kilimanjaro, mountain McKinley,
 river Amazon, river Nile, river Mississippi, Asia, Africa, Australia
4 «Grow your Vocabulary» Station ~7 min
Adjective Flashcards ~ describing places and people
Ø Pupils repeat the words after one pupil who pretends to be a teacher for a while.

Ø Guess the missing word.
Word Square 
Find in the Word Square 12 words.

 
 


Can you find anything similar about the words in blue, except the colour?
They are nouns.
And what do you think about the red words?
They are adjectives.
What are adjectives for?
They describe nouns.
If you’ve got a boring noun
Take a describing word and

Turn that frown upside- down.
 Adjectives take simple nouns
And make them cool.
  5«Grammar Expert» Station~ 5 min

Match the red and blue words to make word combinations.

Possible answers:
High mountain, deep ocean, long river, small country, wide street, tall man


Change the positive adjectives into comparative and superlative ones:
 High - higher - the highest;
Deep – deeper - the deepest;
 Big- bigger - the biggest;
Wide – wider- the widest,
Tall- taller-the tallest
Give your own examples, please. Pupils give more examples.
Some more adjectives can be added to use the second rule
 of transforming them. For example: interesting, beautiful, handsome, 
dangerous, polluted.
6 Research Station ~7 min
Use the World Map and make comparisons.
Pair work
The first Pair
1). Asia is …………………………………………..      continent of the three.
 2). Australia is…………………………………………………………Africa.
3). Africa………………………………………………………than Australia.
The second Pair
1). Mc Kinley is higher than …………………but lower than………..mountain.
2). Kilimanjaro…………………………….the three.
3). ………………………… higher………………McKinley.
The third Pair
1).The river……………………………….river in the world.
2). The Amazon River………the Mississippi River but……….....................than the 
…………….River.
3).  ...………………..shorter………………..Amazon River.

7 Song Station / CD 2, tr. 27 /
My quiz ~1 min 30 sec
What’s the biggest country?
Do you know? Do you know?
What’s the highest mountain?
Do you know?
         
          Listen to my quiz,
      Listen to my quiz and  
Tell me what the answer is!
Do you know? Do you know?
Do you know what the answer is?
              Listen to my quiz,
      Listen to my quiz and
Tell me what the answer is!
What’s the biggest ocean?
Do you know? Do you know?
What’s the smallest country?
    Do you know?
Listen to my quiz,
Listen to my quiz and
 Tell me what the answer is!
«Do you know » Station          ~1 min 30 sec
Can you answer the questions in the song? I know you can.
Let’s remember them!
 What’s the smallest country? The Vatican is the smallest country in the world.
 (The student finds the picture which represents the smallest country.)
What’s the biggest country? Russia is the biggest country.
 (The student shows the appropriate picture)
What’s the highest mountain? The mountain Everest is the highest. 
(The student shows the appropriate picture)
What’s the biggest ocean? The Pacific ocean is the biggest. (The student shows the appropriate picture)
1.     The world's smallest country is the Vatican, also known as the Holy See. 
This country fits within the Italian capital city of Rome and is the center of the
 Catholic Church.  0.44 km²
2.     Russia’s 17.1 million square kilometres easily make it the world’s largest by area.
3.     Mount Everest is known as the highest mountain in the world.
4.     The Pacific Ocean is the largest in the world. And it is larger than the total land area
 of the world.
9 Proverbs Station~3 min
 East or West the home is best.  ~ В гостях добре, а дома краще.
How can you explain this proverb?
We like to be at home. At home, we feel comfortable.
Do you know another proverb with the same meaning?
There is no place like home.  ~ Краще рідної землі немає.
Teacher:
       There are many countries in the world. Some of them are the biggest, some 
of them are the smallest. But Ukraine is the best because it is our native country 
and motherland. And moreover, there are many interesting facts about Ukraine
 that you haven't heard about yet. They may be surprising for you.
For example:
  • Do you know where the deepest in the world subway station is?
The deepest in the world subway (metro) station is located in the Ukrainian capital, 
Kyiv ! It is Arsenalna metro station (red line) and its depth is 105 meters!
 10 Homework Assignments~2 min
Find more interesting facts about Ukraine. 

And here is a book for pupils who can’t afford using the internet.
Also, exercises 3&4 in your Class Books at page 68.
11 Self-assessment, each other assessment 
& teacher assessment~3 min

Grade Criteria cards are given to pupils and they appreciate their own and
 their colleagues work. They are designed for each pupil apart.


12 Summarizing~1 min
What did you like most of all about today’s lesson?
What was the most difficult for you?
What would you  like to have in our next lessons?

13 Saying Goodbye








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