«Everything Under the Sun»

Extracurricular English language event in 5th grade.

Topic:«Everything Under the Sun»

Title: «Intellectual Marathon»

Teacher: Zhaksylyk Saya

The purpose of the extracurricular event is determined by its specific educational and educational tasks, the main of which are:

1. Deepening and expanding the knowledge, skills and abilities of students;

2. The development of their logical thinking

3. Awakening and maintaining interest, the need for knowledge;

4. Development of individual abilities of students;

5. Development and improvement of psychological qualities of the personality of schoolchildren: curiosity, initiative, sense of humor;

6. Education of the communicative culture of schoolchildren^

Design of the study room: On the board is the name of the game «Intellectual Marathon», flags of English-speaking countries, a map of the UK and Northern Ireland, the rules of the game, a square with numbers, a list of contests.

The course of the lesson

I.Greeting of the presenter.

Teacher: Good afternoon, children and our guests! I’m very glad to see you here. Now we shall organize a competition called “ Intellectual Marathon”. Two teams will take part in a game of the most quick-witted and the cleverest. It’s time to introduce yourselves. Who is the captain of the 1^st team?

PI: I’m the captain of the team. The name of our team is “Erudites”. Our motto is “Enjoy English!”

Teacher: Who is the captain of the 2^nu team?

P2: I’m the captain of the team. The name of our team is “Optimists”. Our motto is “Learn English!”.

Teacher: Today all of you have a good chance to improve your English during the game. As there is no computer in the classroom, I have invited a competent jury to count the points. The members of our jury are ...

Now I’m going to teach you how to play this game. The game has 8 contests, they

are:

1. The ABC game.

2. A magic 5.

3. Parts and wholes.

4. Proverbs and sayings.

5. Hidden words.

6. A tongue-twister.

7. The right choice.

8. Inventions and discoveries.

Well, I wish you success. Be active, honest and helpful! Remember 5 steps to success:

1. Order.

2. Reserve.

3. Industry.

4. Cleanliness.

5. Justice.

II.The main stage.

Teacher: And now we come to the 1^st contest of the game called “The ABC game”. Kids, you’ll get some letters from the English alphabet. You must put the letters in the right order, so as to get the name of the English-speaking country. You have 1 minute at your disposal. Each team can get 5 points.

(Cards with letters: 1. E, N, G, L, A, N, D. 2. A, M, E, R, I, C, A).

Teacher: And now we come to the 2^nd contest which is called “A magic 5”. Look at the square, each team will take turns in answering questions. You’ll choose any number. “ ...”, it’s your turn to start. Captains will have an opportunity to choose the number.

You can get 5 points for the right answer.

1. Say or sing the English alphabet.

2. Name 5 colours.

3. Name 5 sorts of vegetables.

4. Name 5 school subjects.

5. You’re lucky! You won a prize!

6. Name 5 sorts of fruit.

7. Name 5 sports.

8. Name 5 professions.

9. Name 5 things that people wear.

10. Name 5 English names.

11. Name 5 English-speaking countries.

12. Name 5 wild animals.

Teacher:The 3^rd contest is called “Parts and wholes”. I need 1 pupil from each team. You should combine these parts so as to get a popular name. Who will be the first? You can get 1 point for each right answer.

Teacher: Our next contest is called “Proverbs and sayings”. Each team will get a list of words. You should rearrange the words so as to make up a proverb. You have 2 minutes ar your disposal and can get 3 points for this assignment)

1.Better late than never.

2.Two heads are better than one.

3. East or West home is best.

Teacher: Attention, please! The 5 contest is called “Hidden words”. This round is for the captains. Find, please, the animals hiding in the following sentences!

Example: If I shout, he’ll hear me.(Fish)

I.

1. Close the door at once! (Rat)

2. He’ll come to America tomorrow. (Cat)

II.

1. Do good workers succeed? (Dog)

2. If Roger comes, we’ll begin. (Frog)

Teacher: The following task is for the rest. I need 1 pupil from each team. You should read the tongue-twister as quickly as you can 3 times.

1. Put your head on your bed.

2. Run round the playground.

Teacher: The 7 contest is called “The right choice”. It’s very important to make the right choice in our life: the right choice of a color, a hobby, a friend etc. Each team should answer my questions. You’ll get the cards with the letters a, b, c. Choose the right answer and show us the card.

1. The capital of England is a) London b) Paris c) Moscow.

2. London stands a) the Volga b) the Mississippi c) the Thames.

3. The symbol of England is a) a red rose b) a tulip c) a daffodil.

4. The English flag is a) blue and white b) red and green c) red and white.

5. Golf comes from a) Scotland b) Russia c) the USA.

6. A. Bell invented a) a car b) a telephone c) a plane.

7. Ch. Chaplin was a) an artist b) a composer c) an actor.

8. Cricket comes from a) England b) Italy c) France.

9. “Robinson Crusoe” was written by a) Lewis Carroll b) Daniel Defoe c) Alan Milne.

10. The traditional Christmas meal in England is a) roast turkey b) fish and chips c) porridge.

Each team can get 1 point for the right answer.

Teacher: One more contest. It’s called “ Inventions and discoveries”. You should answer my questions. The team which answers the first and correctly wins. You can get 1 point for each right answer.

1. Who invented the telephone? ( Al. Bell)

2. Who discovered America? ( Ch. Columbus)

3. Who invented the car? ( H. Ford)

4. Who created Donald Duck? ( W. Disney)

5. Who discovered Australia? ( J. Cook)

6. Who was the 1^st man in space? ( Y. Gagarin)

III..The final stage. Summing up the results of the game.

Teacher: Friends, do you like music? Listen to the song “Do You Live in London?”' now and sing with British children. Our jury will add up the score of the game.

Jury: The score is ... to ... in smb’s favour. The team “...” is the winner.

Thank you for your work! Good Bye!