Урок по английскому языку. " Досуг и увлечения современного подростка. Посещение театра".

   Тема:  Досуг и увлечения современного подростка. Посещение театра. 7класс

Objectives:

 • to help learners consolidate and develop their vocabulary by active using the

words given,

• to develop students’ reading, listening, writing skills;

• to practise students’ work in groups and pairs.

Equipment: a textbook, a tape-recorder.                    

                                          PROCEDURE

Greeting

Warm up

Answer the questions.

1)  How often do you go to the theatre?

2) What theatres do you know?

3) What plays are performed at different theatres?

4) What plays do you like?

 II. Work in pairs

1. Checking up the homework.

2. Read and dramatize the dialogue.

M. Is that you, Ann? How are you?

A. Fine! And how are things with you?

M. Also good! I’m ringing you up to tell you our class is going to the theatre in

a week. Would you like to join us?

 A. With pleasure, Mary. What’s on that interests you?

M. Gogol’s “Inspector General”.

A. Wonderful! I haven’t seen the new staging yet, and I shall look forward to an

entertaining evening. By the way, will it be an evening show or a matinee?

M. I want to see the first night performance.

A. You’ll let me know the exact date, won’t you?

M. Certainly, as soon as we get the tickets.

A. Why don’t you try to book tickets by phone? I always do. Let me try and

ring up the box-office.

M. I know it’s possible to reserve seats over the phone, but I prefer to pick up

the tickets myself.

A. Oh, yes, Mary! I’ve just seen a poster announcing the coming of the English

company of actors. Shall I go to the box-office and inquire about it?

M. All right, do!  See you later.

A. Cheerio!

III. Reading

Our Theatre

  We have a very beautiful theatre in our town. It’s a modern building of glass

and shining metal and it was built eight years ago. Our theatre shows dramas, tragedies and comedies, and sometimes opera or ballet. When you go in, you see the box-office, where we buy tickets. Then, if you go up the broad staircase, you see the cloak-room, where we leave our coats and hats when we go to see a show. Opposite the cloak-room you can see the entrances to the orchestra stalls in the lowest part of the hall. The boxes and the dress-circle are on the next floor, and higher up you come to the balconies. Shows start at 7.30. The spectators take off their coats and hats in the cloak-room. Then they go and take their seats in the hall. The curtain rises and the play begins.  When the actors and actresses play their parts well, the spectators applaud. Between the acts of the play there are intervals (intermissions) during which the spectators walk in the foyer or go to the buffet. As they walk or eat, they discuss the play and the actors and actresses, dancers or singers. You can hear their opinion of view: “The performance was splendid”, “The actors and actresses performed very well”. When the curtain falls to a storm of applause after the last act, the spectators rise from their seats and go to get their coats and hats. You can see that they have enjoyed every minute of the performance.

Answer the questions.

1) What do they show in the theatre?

2) Where do people buy theatre tickets?

3) Where are the stalls in the hall?

4) When do shows start at the theatre?

5) What do spectators do during the intervals?

6) When do spectators discuss the play?

7) What do the spectators do and say when the performance is splendid?

IV. Work in groups

The students work in 2 groups. The winner is the group that makes up a dialogue

“At the Box-Office”, using questions and answers.

— What is on this evening?

— “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky.

— Oh, will you give me two tickets, please?

— I’m sorry, there are no tickets left.

— For which shows are there tickets left?

— We have balcony seats for “Sleeping Beauty” on Sunday, orchestra seats for

“Swan Lake” on Tuesday, and orchestra, balcony and box seats for Thursday.

— What’s on Thursday?

— “Eugene Onegin”.

— Well, give me two tickets for “Swan Lake” on Tuesday, please.

— There will be orchestra seats in the twelfth row.

— That will be fine.

— Here you are, Tuesday, at 7.30 p. m., “Swan Lake”, orchestra seats numbers

17 and 18 in the twelfth row.

— Thank you very much. How much will that be?

— Twenty pounds, please.

— Here you are.

— Thank you.

— Don’t mention it.

V. Work in pair.

Make up your own dialogue and act it out  (“At the Box-office”).

VI. Homework

Make up the dialogue “At the Box-office”.