Конспект урока "Merry Christmas" (5-7 класс)
1. So, winter has come, Christmas is coming now.
The subject of our lesson is "Christmas Traditions". Today we’ll speak about Christmas – a beautiful holiday which is loved by children and adults. All the tasks will be connected with Christmas.
Before we start let’s read the poem about Christmas.
Christmas Day, happy day!
We are all glad and very gay.
We all dance and sing and say:
“Welcome, welcome, Christmas Day”.
2. Today you will work in teams.
Imagine that you are family. Choose and say the name of your team. You have 1 minute to think of it.
So, we have ____________ and _________________ .
3. Now, we are ready to start. Let's read the text about Christmas in Great Britain.
The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for many people in different countries. Some weeks before Christmas English people are busy. They send greeting cards to all their relatives and friends, buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, colored balls and little colored lights. On Christmas Eve people put their presents under the tree.
On Christmas Eve people put their stockings near their beds. At night Father Christmas comes. He has got a big bag of presents for children. He puts the presents into the children’s stockings. For Christmas lunch people have the Christmas pudding. On Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a merry Christmas.
4. What symbols of Christmas do you know? (one by one) (on board – Christmas)
4.1. Decorating Christmas tree is a great tradition in Great Britain. Traditionally people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve on the 24th of December. How do people decorate this small fur tree?
You have a chance to decorate your Christmas tree, in your family.
4.2. Another tradition is sending greeting cards. And now you've got a chance to make your own Christmas card to your neighbor (выражения в учебнике).
New Year Resolutions.
4.3. You know that we put presents under the tree. And where do British people put their presents? (in the stocking)
Let's play the game. Try to guess what presents there are in our Christmas stocking?
PI: Is there... P2 Is there…?
4.4. Some people make Xmas pudding before Christmas. A lot of families have their own Xmas pudding recipes. Some, «for example», use a lot of brandy. Others put in a lot of fruit or add a silver coin for good luck. Real Xmas pudding always have a piece of holly on the top.
4.5. Christmas – the most favourite holiday in Britain. Before Xmas groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money and sing traditional Christmas songs and carols.
4.6. How many Russian traditions do you know?
Both in Britain and in Russia there is one main tradition - exchanging gifts. Look at the screen and let’s watch the video.
*Video.
5. Dear friends, I’d like to thank you for your work. You were really great! I hope you’ve learned much about this wonderful holiday.