Christmas and New Year

LESSON: Christmas and new year

School: #4 RBSGS

Date:24.11.2016

Teacher name:

CLASS:7

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to

• developing: to develop pupils’ abilities in speaking through pair work, communicative competence, to develop their creative abilities through different kinds of activities;

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

Spellnew words they have learnt from the previous lesson.

Understand general information of the listening

Most learners will be able to:

Understand specific information of the listening

Say what they have learnt today

Some learners will be able to:

Talk about holidays

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Resources

Organization moment

3 min

• Good afternoon dear friends!

• How are you?

• What’s the weather like today?

• Who is the duty today?

• Who is absent?

• What was your hometask?

Basic stage

12 min

T: Independence Day is usually one of the nation’s most important holidays. It tells the story of the nation and represents its most important values; and Kazakhstan is no different.

All over the country in the days leading up to December 16, large festivities including concerts, exhibitions and competitions were held to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Kazakhstan gaining independence in December 1991.

Now, let’s answer to the questions:

What is the population of Kazakhstan?

What large cities of Kazakhstan do you know?

What countries does it border on?

What are the places which are polluted?

Where is the Republic of Kazakhstan situated?

What is the size of KZ.?

Who is the head of the state?

When did Kazakhstan become an independent state?

What are the symbols of the state?

What does the blue color of the flag symbolize?

What is represented on the state flag?

What kind of state is KZ?

Very good. Let’s continue our lesson. Today we are going to speak about New Year! How does America cebrate New Year?

New Year's Day in the United States

New Year's Day falls on January 1 and marks the start of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar. It marks the end of New Year's Eve celebrations in the United States and gives many Americans a chance to remember the previous year.

What Do People Do?

The start of New Year's Day, at midnight, is heralded by fireworks, parties and special events, which are often televised. Very few people have to work on the day itself. For many it is a day of recovery from the New Year's Eve celebrations the previous night. In some towns and cities, parades are held and special football games are played. The birth of the first baby in the New Year is often celebrated with gifts to his or her parents and appearances in local newspapers and on local news shows. Many people make New Year's resolutions. These are usually promises to themselves that they will improve something in their own lives. Common New Year's resolutions are to stop smoking or drinking alcohol, to lose weight, exercise more or to live a healthier lifestyle.

Public Life

Government offices, organizations, schools and many businesses are closed in the USA on New Year's Day. Public transit systems do not run on their regular schedules. Where large public celebrations have been held, traffic may be disrupted by the clean-up operation. In general, public life is completely closed down.

Background

The Gregorian calendar is widely used in many countries such as the United States. This was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. The Julian calendar that had been in use until then was slightly inaccurate, causing the vernal equinox to move backwards in the calendar year. The Gregorian calendar was not accepted everywhere and some churches, particularly with origins in Eastern Europe, still use other calendars. According to the Gregorian calendar, the first day of the year is January 1.

Symbols

A common symbol of New Year's Day is Baby New Year. This is often a white male baby dressed in a diaper, a hat and a sash. The year he represents is printed on his sash. He rarely a newborn baby, as many pictures show him sitting up or even standing alone. According to mythology, Baby New Year grows up and ages in a single year. At the end of the year he is an old man and hands his role over to the next Baby New Year. Other symbols of New Year's Day are spectacular fireworks exploding over landmarks and clocks striking midnight as the year begins.

Let’s check your vocabulary:

Gregorian calendar

Gift

New year resolutions

Schedule

Clean-up operation

Diaper

Sash

Mythology

Algorithm stage

10 -13 mins

Filling the gaps:

Rocking around the _________Tree

at the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can _________

Every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Let the Christmas Spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

and we'll do some _________

You will get a sentimental feeling

When you hear voices singing

"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Have a _________holiday

Everyone's dancing merrily

In a _________ old fashioned way

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Let the Christmas Spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

and we'll do some _________

You will get a sentimental feeling

When you hear voices singing

"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone's dancing merrily

In a _________ old fashioned way

Making sentences with missed words

Creative stage

9-10 mins

Let’s watch the silent movie and act it

Sing a song “Jingle Bells”

Olimpiad task

9-10 mins

Run through the resolutions in Task 1 using your own examples. Have students ever made any of these resolutions? Do people in their country make resolutions? Write up your own 3 examples in note form so they get the idea. Students can ask each other about their resolutions in pairs. Getfeedbackandseewhichresolutionsaremostpopular.

Reflection

2 min

What we’ve talked about today?