THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
TERNOPIL SPECIALIZED SCHOOL № 29
THE DEMONSTRATIVE LESSON:
Prepared by:
Liubov Borovych,
a teacher of English
Ternopil 2017
THEME: SEASONS AND WEATHER
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OBJECTIVES:
- to revise lexical units on the theme “seasons”;
- to read the text about seasons;
- to practice the use of present simple ;
- to listen to the song about seasons for specific information;
- to speak about pupil’s favouritre seasons;
- to develop skills of reading and listening;
THE PROCEDURE OF THE LESSON:
I. GREETING: Good morning pupils.
Are the lights on?
Yes, they are.
(Is the sun shining?
Yes, it is.)
Is the board ready?
Yes it is.
Are the pupils here?
Yes, they (we) are.
Is the teacher here?
Yes, she is.
Is it time to begin?
Yes, it is.
as you can see honourable guests are present at our today’s lesson. Let’s say good
morning to them.
II. WARMING-UP: Hot potato :
Catch the ball and say any weather word you know. How’s the weather today?
III. TELLING THE THEME: The theme of our lesson is “Seasons and Weather”.
We’re going to
read the rhyme about seasons
sing the song about seasons
correct and write the sentences about seasons
listen to the song about seasons
speak about our favourite seasons
IV. RULES OF THE LESSON: for successful lesson we need to keep to some rules:
listen attentively
put your hands up
take turns
respect each other
be quiet
do your best
V. READING: your home task was to read and translate the rhyme about four seasons.
Let’s read it one by one.
In March the birds begin to sing.
They are happy now it's spring.
In April blue skies come again.
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There's sometimes sun and sometimes rain.
In May it's warm and we can play
Out in the sunshine every day.
In June the days are hot and bright
And stars shine in the sky of night.
In July we feel so free
Swimming in the bright blue sea.
In August we're on holiday.
Summer is the time to play!
In September “ Hello friends!”
It's time to go to school again.
In October yellow leaves
Fall from all the autumn trees.
In November days are dark
And we can't play out in the park.
In December Christmas comes.
Fun and games for everyone
In January it sometimes snows.
The days are short, the cold wind blows.
In February the winter trees
Are black and brown; there are no leaves
TASK
Read and write the month.
1. It sometimes snows in …………………….
2. The birds begin to sing in ………………………
3. We swim in …………………………
4. It's time to go to school in …………………..
5. The days are dark in ………………….
6. It's Christmas in ………………………….
KEYS
1. It sometimes snows in January.
2. The birds begin to sing in March.
3. We swim in July.
4. It's time to go to school in September.
5. The days are dark in November.
6. It's Christmas in January.
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V. PHYSICAL EXERCISES: Are you tired? Let’s have some rest and sing the song “If
you know all the seasons” that we’ve already learned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_BkkzF9z4-g
VI. WRITING/GRAMMAR REVISION
Look at these sentences. Something is wrong with them. Let’s correct them.
Correct the sentences.
Children fly their kites in winter.
Children don’t fly their kites in winter. They fly kites in summer.
1. We go to school in summer.
2. A bear sleeps in summer.
3. It snows in summer.
4. The birds sing in winter.
1. We don’t go to school in summer. We go to school in autumn.
2. A bear doesn’t sleep in summer. It sleeps in winter.
3. It doesn’t snow in summer. It snows in winter.
4. The birds don’t sing in winter. The birds sing in spring.
VII. LISTENING: Listen to the song. What weather words do you hear?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32W-6CKdfk
KEYS
Cold, rain, snow, hot, warm, sunny, wind.
Listen to the song again and fill in these words.
rain snow winds flowers cold hot
1. Oh, in the winter it’s really kind of .
2. The days are short and turns to snow.
3. Now, in the spring the start to grow.
4. It really rains a lot and gone is the .
5. Oh, in the summer it’s quite , you know.
6. Now in the autumn the start to blow.
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KEYS
1. Oh, in the winter it’s really kind of cold .
2. The days are short and rain turns to snow.
3. Now, in the spring the flowers start to grow.
4. It really rains a lot and gone is the snow.
5. Oh, in the summer it’s quite hot , you know.
6. Now in the autumn the winds start to blow.
VIII. SPEAKING/READING: Answer about you. Now ask your partner and complete
the sentence. Go to the board and tell about your partner.
Answer about you
1. Do you like spring. Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
2. Do you like summer? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
3. Do you like autumn? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
4. Do you like winter? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Why?
Now ask your partner and complete the sentence.
………………… likes ………………….. because…………………………..… .
Now what season do we like most?
IX. TELLING THE HOME TASK: at home write about what you do each season and
draw or stick a picture. The example is in your PB on p. 29.
X. SUMMING-UP: Did we
read the rhyme about seasons?
sing the song about seasons?
correct and write the sentences about seasons?
listen to the song about seasons?
speak about our favourite seasons?
XI. ESTIMATING: Saying the marks.
XII. SAYING GOODBYE: You were great today. Thank you very much for the lesson.
Goodbye pupils.
