Extra-curricular work

Theme:”Christmas time”

Class:10”A”

Date:28.12.21

Prepared by:Baimaganbetova A.Zh.

Aim: to increase the motivation of students to study the English subject through acquaintance with the cultural traditions of the country of the language being studied.

Objectives:

1. Work out and summarize the studied material on the topic “Christmas”.

2. To promote the development of a culture of communication, the ability to work in cooperation.

3. Train students in the use of previously studied material.

4. To develop interest in the subject through the involvement of students in vocabulary and grammar games.

Equipment: Two small Christmas trees, Christmas gifts, postcards, toys, garlands, snowflakes, posters, colored paper, foil, glue, scissors, cardboard, pencils, felt-tip pens, tasks on cards for games.

On the eve of the event, the classroom is decorated with toys, snowflakes, garlands, posters.

I. Organizational moment. Introductory speech of the teacher

T.: Good morning, students! I am very happy to see you today, because our party is related to the most beautiful and favourite holiday in the world – Christmas!

I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday and I wish you Merry Christmas! Today we’ll speak about Christmas.Welcome to the “Christams time”party.

II. Main part.

Team building

In the fist of the teacher are multi-colored ribbons. Pulling one of the ribbons from the bundle, the students gather in teams according to the color of the ribbons. Two teams of 6-8 people Teams choose a captain, name, motto and introduce each other.

Round 1

Put the missing words in the text:

Boxing Day, a lot of, mince pie, religious, to share, are held, Santa Claus, are crowded, the birth of Jesus Christ, reindeer, turkey and pudding, Christians, exchange, bright lights, decorations, ornaments

Christmas

Christmas is a … holiday. It is the day on which … celebrate … … … … …. It is a happy holiday. Families come together … their happiness, attend church, and … presents. In the days before Christmas, parties … … in schools, offices and clubs; homes and stores … … with shoppers.

Cities and towns in Great Britain sparkle with … … and … . Churches, homes, schools, shops, and streets are decorated with Christmas trees, coloured lights, … … and his … , and nativity scenes showing the stable where Jesus Christ was born.

Families prepare for this holiday weeks before. They make special foods. Traditional Christmas food is … and Christmas … . Another traditional food is … … . There is a Christmas tree in every house and children and their parents decorate it together. They usually decorate it with … and lights .

In Britain, the day after Christmas is called … … and is also a public holiday. … sports take place on Boxing Day.

Round 2

“Christmas balloons”

Let’s look at the balloons and find Christmas words.

Present, decorations, orange, pudding, turkey, table, bag, star, sleigh, stocking, Christmas tree, sweet, toy, wish, card, cake, pen, book, Santa, ruler, reindeer, workbook, elf, angel, flower.

Round 3

How many Christmas words do you know?

Guess this quiz

1. The 24^th of December is called Christmas … .

2. There is a … … in every house and family decorate it together.

3. People give …. on Christmas Day.

4. On the morning of 25 December children find a lot of presents in their … .

5. Traditional Christmas food is … and … .

6. Santa climbs down the … to leave presents for children.

7. We can see a … at the top of a Christmas tree.

8. The … make toys for Santa.

9. The Christmas tree has lots of … on it.

10. Rudolf is a … .

11. A … … is a special Christmas cake that people eat in the United Kingdom.

12. Children write letters to … … .

13. A … is a special Christmas song.

14. A famous English song is …

Round 4

Make up word combinations with the word Christmas

Round 5

Find 13 Christmas words and write down them.

1. _____________________ 8. _____________________

2. _____________________ 9. _____________________

3. _____________________ 10._____________________

4. _____________________ 11._____________________

5. _____________________ 12._____________________

6. _____________________ 13._____________________

7. _____________________

Round 6

Make up a funny story about elf and reindeer.

Finish story about the elf

Hello! I’m Eric. I’m kind and funny. I live at the North Pole with Santa for most of the year. I help Santa make the Christmas presents for children. ……

Finish story about Rudolf

Hello! I’m Rudolf. I’m kind and cheerful. I’m Santa’s chief reindeer. I live at the North Pole with Santa for most of the year. On Christmas Eve (24^th December) I help Santa take the Christmas presents to children. ….

Round 7-Answer the questions

1. When is Christmas celebrated in Europe?

2. Whose birthday is celebrated on Christmas?

3. Do Russians celebrate this holiday? When do they celebrate it?

4. What country gave us the tradition to decorate the Christmas tree in Russia?

5. When did the custom of sending Christmas Cards to friends, relatives and colleagues appear?

6. Where does Santa Claus live?

7. How does Santa Claus enter houses to give children Christmas presents and where does he put them?

8. How does Santa travel?

9. What are the Christmas symbols?

10. What are the traditional Christmas colours?

11. What is the traditional Christmas food?

12. What do people put into Christmas pudding?

13. Why do little children write letters to Santa Claus?