Class theme/topics discussed:
Holidays
How did you pick this theme or topic?
From last year’s materials
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Making dialogues, group discussion, reading
How did students react?
They were very excited and willing to talk a lot.
Did they engage with each other and you
yes
What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
TV, computer, Internet
Please attach a copy.
Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
yes
Why or why not?
The topic was interesting and encouraged the students to talk.
Lesson plan 10
Holidays,
Celebrating, meeting and greeting guests.
Warm-up (10 min):
1). News of the day – presentation
2). Work in pairs. Answer the questions and explain your point of view.
1. Американцы любят…
2. Они не очень…
3. Большинство американцев чувствуют…
4. Многие американцы верят в…
5. Америка – страна, где…
6. Некоторые американцы делают…
7. Сейчас американцы беспокоятся о…
8. Самое важное в жизни каждого американца – это…
1. Русские любят…
2. Они не очень…
3. Большинство русских чувствуют…
4. Многие русские верят в…
5. Россия – это страна, где…
6. Некоторые русские делают…
7. Сейчас русские беспокоятся о…
8. Самое важное в жизни каждого русского – это…
Introduction (10 min):
Look at the list of holidays and 1) arrange them in order of their importance to you. Explain why. 2) Say when every holiday is celebrated and how.
Practice (20 min):
Read the text “Russian New Year” and express your opinion of it.
Revision: (10 min):
Accusative case: making toasts.
Make toasts for different people (Accusative case)