Конспект урока по теме «Halloween», 6-7 класс.

Конспект урока по теме «Halloween», 6-7 класс.

Крукович Наталия Николаевна
учитель английского языка

ГБОУ Гимназия 1521
г. Москва

Theme: “Halloween”

Level/Age group: A2, 12-14 year-olders

Lesson objectives:

• Developing cultural awareness

• Vocabulary related to the topic “Superstitions. Halloween”

• Developing Reading and Speaking Skills

• Enhancing motivation to studying language and culture

• Foster developing creativity and critical thinking skills

Lesson Stages

1. Warm-up

Step 1:

• Form groups of 5-6 people

• Get your Surprise Box

• See what is inside. Do not show other groups!

• Think of 3 adjectives, 3 verbs and 3 nouns related to this object

• Describe it to other groups as if they were aliens and did not know what it looks like

Step 2

Take your object with you and form new groups (mingling)

• See what we have altogether and name all the objects

• Now each group has a set of objects, can you guess what they all have in common?

• Yes, you’ve got it! Happy Halloween!

• What do you know about this celebration?

• Look at the picture. List things which are part of the festival.

2. Pre-Reading. Introducing Vocabulary

Warming-up: Building background

1. You are going to read a short excerpt from Flashes on Festivals.

Look at the picture.

Why do you think the children are wearing fancy dresses and staying up late?

2. Match the words to their definitions.

3. Read the text and choose the best heading.

October 31st is a very important date for young people in Britain and America. It’s Hallowe’en! This word means ‘All Hallows’ Eve’, the night before ‘All Hallows’.
Hallowe’en is a pagan festival. It came from the Celts, when they invaded the British Isles and Northern France. In the ancient pagan calendar, October 31st was the last day of the year. At night, Celts built bonfires and dressed up in the scary Celtic costumes. They lit lanterns they placed outside their houses to frighten away devil and death.

When the Irish emigrated to the U.S.A. in the 18th and 19th centuries, they brought this tradition with them. Hallowe’en became one of the most important festivals in the U.S.A. Lanterns came to be pumpkins with candles inside and called ‘Jack o’Lanterns’.

Today Halloween is a time for fun. People wear masks, dress up as ghosts. Witches, monsters, etc. and organize parties. They also play games. Children go from house to house saying: ‘trick or treat?’ waiting for people to give them sweets and money.

1. A Guide to Halloween Parties.

2. Halloween: the Past in the Present.

3. Halloween is a Fall Festival of Fun.

4. Read again and choose the correct statement.

1. Halloween is “All Hallow’s Eve”. True/False

2. Halloween is a Fun Spring Festival. True/False

3. The Celts built bonfires and dressed up in scary costumes. True/False

4. Lanterns came to be watermelons with candles inside. True/False

5. Lit lanterns frightened away evil and death. True/False

6. The Irish brought the tradition to the USA in the 20th century. True/False

7. Children go “trick-or-treating” on Halloween night. True/False

5. Read again and complete the summary.

1. Halloween is ____________________________________________________.

2. The word means _________________________________________________.

3. The festival came _________________________________________________.

4. In the past the Celts _______________________________________________.

5. The Irish emigrated and _____________________________________________.

6. Today Halloween is _________________________________________________.

7. Children go ________________________________________________________.

6. Signing off.

1. Halloween is celebrated in Britain and America. List the other countries that celebrate similar events.

2. The article does not cover all the items referring to Halloween. There are lots of things missing from the text. Which things would you like to study in detail by yourself? Tick the rubric you are really interested in. Find out the necessary information and introduce it to your group next time.

1. Halloween Cuisine (food and drink) 

2. Halloween Outfits (fancy dress costumes and decorations) 

3. Halloween Games and Activities 

4. Halloween Songs and Rhymes 

5. Halloween Invitations and Postcards 

Источники:

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/videos#bet-you-didnt-know-halloween

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_around_the_world

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/halloween

http://www.getpartyideas.com/halloween-party/halloween-party-ideas-for-kids-when-you-host-a-creepy-party-for-the-kids

http://filesykak.ru/?c=r&id=HALLOWEEN%20PARTY%20FOR%20KIDS

http://hoosierhomemade.com/halloween-food-cupcakes-treats-decorating-and-more/

http://supersimplelearning.com/blog/2012/09/13/get-ready-for-halloween/

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WF7laV4lXqk/TIOXEhvgOZI/AAAAAAAAAhA/BCQ2rch27K4/s1600/vintage-halloween-witch-boy-girl-black-cat-cauldron-pumpkins-card1.jpg

http://leticiagc.blogspot.ru/2007/11/halloween-and-all-hallows.html