Holidays in Russia

Form: 5

Theme: Holidays in Russia

Objectives: to revise the vocabulary on the topic; to develop pupils’ reading, listening and speaking skills; to reinforce pupils’ knowledge of the topic.

Materials:pictures on the topic, a song,a magic box, an invitation card,handouts

 

 

І. Introduction

1.Greeting

T: Hello, dear children.  Today we have an unusual lesson, because we have guests. Turn around and say « Good day teachers! » You look very happy. It’s great! So, let’s start our lesson. But mind the rulers of the lesson

 

·                   Smile a lot

·                   Communicate with classmates.

·                   Enjoy reading.

·                   Move and participate actively the classroom.

·                   Be creative.

 

 

 

Pupils, look at the blackboard. Here is a puzzle for you to do. There are some pictures. Name all the words in the pictures, take only the first letter of each word and you will read the topic of today’s lesson.

 

H	O	L	I	D	A	Y	S

 

T: So, what key word have we got? (Holidays).

T: You are right.So the topic of our today’s lesson is Holidays in Russia .  (Objectives : to revise the vocabulary on the topic; to develop pupils’ reading, listening and speaking skills; to reinforce pupils’ knowledge of the topic)

 Now let’s describe holidays as many adjectives as possible using the letters (h,o,l,i,d,a,y,s ) and say the words or sentences. Use the structure “Holidays are ... , because ...  .”

Happy

gOod

Lovely

nIce

Delicious

Active

funnY

Special

1.     ( Holidays  are happy  because we have a lot of joy

2.     Holidays are good because we do good deeds

3.      Holidays are lovely because we love each other

4.     Holidays are nice because  there is an unusual  atmosphere

5.     Holidays are delicious because  we cook delicious  food

6.     Holidays are active because we play  different games

7.     Holidays are funny  because we   wear  fancy dress

8.      Holidays  are special because we have a wonderful time

 

 

2. Warming-up

T:Look at the blackboard. You can see a lot of different words. Let’s choose the words on the topic “Holidays”.

Words: decorate, ruler, present, celebrate, desk, lemon, costume, cards, flowers, morning, cake, pupil, candle, family, weather.

 

II. Main part of the lesson

 

1. Vocabulary Revision

 

1)    T: Name the holidays in the pictures

 

2) T: What holidays do we celebrate in winter? spring?summer?autumn?

 

The day of Knowledge, Christmas, Victory Day, St. Valentine’s Day, Easter, Women’s Day, New Year’s Day, St. Nicolas Day, Halloween, Spring and Labor Day, Constitution Day

Winter holidays	Spring holidays	Summermer holidays	Autumn holidays

 

3) T: Match the holiday and its date(in pairs)

 

1. Easter	a) In March or April
2. Christmas	b) On the 1st of September
3.  Spring and Labor Day	c) On the 1st of January
4. New Year’s Day	d)On the 7th of January
5. Women’s Day	e) On the 1st  of May
6.Victory Day	f) On the 19th of December
7. St. Valentine’s Day	g) On the 8th of March
8. St. Nicholas Day	h) On the 14th of February
9. The Day of Knowledge	i)  On the 12th of December
10.Constitution Day	j) On the 9th of May

4) T: Now we discuss what people do on these holidays, how they prepare for them.

  When people:

* to make a birthday cake

* to send cards to those they love

* to decorate a fir-tree

* to bring chocolate eggs

* to wear special costumes

* to cook a turkey and sing carols

* to congratulate women

 

5) T: I have a magic box. Your next task is to take a card and to complete the sentence.

- My favourite holiday is…

- Russians celebrate Christmas on…

- On New Year’s Day people always…(  decorate fir – trees with toys)

- On Christmas  people cook…

- My birthday is on…

- People decorate fir-trees with toys on… ( New Year)

- People celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on …

- This year we celebrate Easter on…

2.Reading( Read the text and do the task below.)   Look at the  pictures and say the words

Hi!I’m Ann.   

My favourite holiday is New Year. It is on 1 st of January, but we start to celebrate it in the evening on 31 st of December. People celebrate this holiday with family or friends. They wear fancy dress and have parties. In my family, we usually decorate the New Year tree and put presents under it. In the evening, we have a big meal together. At midnight, we say “Happy New Year!” to each other and have fun. There are fireworks everywhere!

Hi!I’m Ann.   My favourite holiday It is on 1 st of January, but we start to celebrate it in the   on    31st  of December. People celebrate this holiday with   or friends.  They wear fancy dress and  have parties. In my family, we  usually  decorate the  and put  under it. In  the evening,  we have a big meal together. At midnight, we say “Happy New Year!” to each other and have fun. There are fireworks all over

 

 

Say  “ True or false”

 

1. I’m Ann    ( +)

2. My favourite holiday is Cristmas ( -)

3.  People celebrate this holiday with family or friends(+)

4. In my family, we usually decorate the New Year tree and put presents under it. (+)

5. In the morning,   we have a big meal together. ( -)

6. At midnight, we say “Merry Chrismas!”  to each other and have fun ( -)

 

 

 

T: Pupils, listen and guess what holiday it is and fill in the table.

1.     This is the day when we decorate fir-trees with toys. (New Year’s Day)

2.     This is the day when  children begin going to school after summer holidays. (The Day of Knowledge)

3.     This is the day when men give flowers to women. (Women’s Day)

4.     This is the day when we paint eggs and bless food in the church. (Easter)

5.     This is the day when we congratulate our veterans. (Victory Day)

6.     This is the day when we give presents and send cards to people we love. (St. Valentine’s Day).

7.     This is the day when we celebrate the birth of Christ. (Christmas)

New Year’s Day
Victory Day
The Day of Knowledge
Christmas
St. Valentine’s Day
Easter
Women’s Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisen the text  “ There are many holidays in Russia” and  answer the following  guestions

4. Relaxation

T: Make up the puzzles (in groups)

     Discuss between the groups:

 

 

 

What is the name of the holiday in the picture?

When do people celebrate it?

What do they do on this holiday?

 

 

T: Let’s sing the song «Happy Birthday»

 

https://web.ligaudio.ru/mp3/happy%20birthday%2C

 

5. Completing the dialogue

 

T: One of your favourite holidays is your birthday. Make up the dialogue about your birthday.

P1: When is your birthday?

P2:…………………………………………

P1: With whom do you celebrate it?

P2:………………………………………..

P1:What do you do on your birthday?

P2:………………………………………..

 

 

5. Writing

 

 T: You should complete the invitation card with missing words

Use the words: o’clock, Friday, party, Kate, invite, friends, celebrate, Love.

 

                                                        Invitation

Dear …,

I would like to … you to my birthday …  on … . I want to … it with my best … and you are one of them. The party will begin at 2 … in the afternoon.

… , Mike

 

 

T: Write your own invitation card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.Speaking

 

T: Make a presentation of your favourite holiday.  The following prompts will help you:

My name is ______.

My favourite holiday is _________.

It is on the ______________.

I  always have a _______on this day.

On the eve of the holidayI  __________.

On this day I  _______.

I love this holiday because it is ______.

III. Summing the results.

 

Game  «Microphone»

T: What is your favourite holiday?

Did you enjoy the lesson?

Now I can…

 

Homework

T: Write a letter to your best friend about your favourite holiday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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