Известные музыканты. Джон Леннон

Урок английского языка по теме « Известные музыканты. Джон Леннон.»

(Famous musicians. John Lennon)

Для учащихся 7 класса

      Цель: Развитие иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции учащихся по теме «Музыка»

      Задачи:

Практические:

Ø  познакомить учащихся с жизнью и творчеством Джона Леннона;

Ø  развивать у учащихся умения монологической и диалогической речи;

Ø   развивать у учащихся умения понимать иноязычную информацию на слух;

Ø  развивать умения находить необходимую информацию в тексте;

Воспитательные:

Ø   формировать у учащихся уважение и интерес к культуре других стран;

Ø   формировать потребность в практическом использовании английского языка в социально-культурной сфере;

Ø   воспитывать культуру общения.

Развивающие:

Ø  развивать у учащихся  умение анализировать информацию, выделять главное;

Образовательные:

Ø  обобщить и расширить знания учащихся о мировом художественном наследии;

Ø  расширить общий и лингвистический кругозор учащихся.

Оборудование: магнитофон, диск с записями различных музыкальных произведений, раздаточный материал с текстами биографии Джона Леннона с пропущенной информацией, раздаточный материал с текстом песни,

 Ход урока:

1.  Greeting the students 

2. Warming-up activities

-what is your favourite  kind of music and why?

-is anybody in the class musical?

-have you ever sung or played an instrument in front of a crowd?

-who dreams of being a  famous pop star?

3 Listening

Do you like listening to music? Can you easily identity different types of music? Check your abilities. Listen to the six pieces of music and categorize them under the following headings-

                                                                                  Pop music

                                                                                  Rock

                                                                                  Jazz

                                                                                  Country

                                                                                  Rock’n’roll

            Classical music

(Учащиеся слушают отрывки из  различных  музыкальных произведений и определяют жанр)

 4 Speaking

If you were  going to interview a famous pop star about his or her life and rise to fame what questions  would you ask? Make up questions using the words:

-you, were, good, music, at, at, school?

-encourage, you, did, parents. your, a musician, to be?

-have to, you, do, every day, practice?

-is, your, pop star, what, favourite?

-when, did, you, record, your, first, single?

( Учащиеся составляют предложения, повторяя таким образом правила образования вопросительных предложений в прошедшем и настоящем простом времени)

5 Announcing of the objectives of the lesson 

Today you are going to read the text about one of the most famous musician of Great Britain and have a talk on his live and work.

6 Pre-reading stage

Look at the portrait. Do you know who this man is?  Are these statements true or false?

-John Lennon was born in America.

-He started his first band in 1955, it was called the Quarrymen.

- In 1957 John Lennon met Paul McCartney and together they formed a new band.

- After the Beatles had broken up in 1970 John started a solo career.

- He sang only about love and happiness.

( Учащиеся высказывают свои предположения)

7 Reading

I am to  give you a biography of John Lennon with some missing information. You need to ask your partner questions in the past simple to complete your variant of the musician’s biography.

 Students work in pairs, ask questions and complete their worksheets. They can check their results together at the end of the work and read through the text again.

( Учащиеся работают в парах. Каждый читает свой текст и задает вопросы для заполнения пропущенной информации.)

Student A

John Winston Lennon was born in (I) .................. (where?)on 9 October 1940. For much of his early years, John was brought up by his Aunt Mimi and his Uncle George but he saw a lot of his mother, Julia .John's mother died when he was(2) ................(how old?). She was killed by a car outside his aunt's house. Although John didn't live with his mother, he adored her and was devastated by her death. John didn't do very well at school but he loved drawing and writing. After school he went to (3) ..................(where?).John started his first band in 1955; it was called The Quarrymen. In 1957, John Lennon met Paul McCartney and together they formed(4) .................. (what?).In 1962, the band released their first single called Love Me Do and then went on to have many number one hit records during the 1960s. john married (5) .............(who?) in 1962 and their son Julian was born in 1963. After some years john left Cynthia for the Japanese artist  Yoko Ono. They had a son called Sean. In the late 1960s, John fell out with(6) ................... (who?)and The Beatles broke up in 1970. John started a solo career and recorded album Imagine in 197 1. Many of his songs had a strong anti-war theme. John left Britain and went to live in the United States. In(7) ............(when?) he was shot and killed near his apartment in New York by a fanatic. He was mourned by fans across the world.

Student B

John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool on (I). ............(when?). For much of his early years, John was brought up by his Aunt Mimi and his Uncle George but he saw a lot of his mother, Julia. John's mother died when he was 17. She was killed by a car outside his aunt's house. Although John didn't live with his mother, he adored her and was devastated by her death. John didn't do very well at school but he loved (2).............. (what?). After school he went to Liverpool Art College. John started his first band in 1955; it was called The Quarrymen. In 1957, John Lennon met (3) ............... (who?) and together they formed The Beatles. In 1962, the band released their first single called (4) ........... (what?) and then went on to have many number one hit records during the 1960s. John married Cynthia Powell in 1962 and their son Julian was born in (5) ................ (when?). After some years John left Cynthia for theJapanese artist Yoko 0no.They had a son called Sean. In the late 1960s,John fell out with Paul McCartney and The Beatles broke up in 1970. John started a solo career and recorded the album (6) ................ (what?) in 197 I. Many of his songs had a strong antiwar theme. John left Britain and went to live in the United States. In December 1980 he was shot and killed near his apartment in .(7. ). ..........(where?) by a fanatic. He was mourned by fans across the world.

8 Speaking practice. Role-play

Now pretend being a reporter of some magazine or a newspaper, you are going to act out an interview with John Lennon. You can use the text to prepare the questions and use the information about John Lennon for your responses.

( Один из учащихся исполняет роль Джона Леннона, остальные –представители различных журналов, которые задают вопросы, используя текст биографии).

9 Listening

Listen to a song 'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' and fill in the text  with missing words. This song by John Lennon is a protest against the Vietnam War, but it has become a traditional Christmas tune today.

done, begun ,dear, young, fear, strong, fight,.

( Учащиеся слушают запись песни, заполняя пропуски словами.)

So this is Xmas

And what have you  -----1-----

Another year over

And a new one just ------2-----

And so this is Xmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the -----3----one

The old and the ------4---

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any ------5--------

And so this is Xmas

For weak and for –--6---

For rich and the poor ones

The world is so wrong

And so happy Xmas

For black and for white

For yellow and red ones

Let's stop all the ------7----

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any ------8—

And so this is Xmas

And what have we -------9-----

Another year over

A new one just ------10-----

And so happy Xmas

We hope you have fun

The near and the ------11----one

The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any -----12-----

War is over, if you want it

War is over now.

1) done 2)begun 3) dear 4) young 5) fear 6) fight 7) fear  8) done 9) begun 10) dear 11) young12) fear

10.  Summing up  

- Your homework for the next lesson is to prepare a short report about one of the most famous musicians of our country. You can use the text about John Lennon as an example. Your marks today… (giving  marks)