Subject:
Aims:
Weather
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To learn new words on the topic
To stimulate speaking skills on base of the known material for the topic;
To develop listening skills;
To form individual work skills with the vocabulary;
Facilities: pictures of weather , tables, notebook.
Plan of the lesson
1. Beginning of the lesson
- Organizing the class. Greetings.
- Announcing of the topic, objectives and task of the lesson
Our topic today is “Weather”
- Phonetic drills
Work with the sounds [ð] [ ]
English proverb says: There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes.
If there were no clouds we shouldn`t enjoy the sun.
One kind word can warm three winter months.(Japanese proverb)
- Warming up.
T: Do you like our today`s weather?
T: Why do people speak so much about weather?
St:
- Weather influences our mood and health.
We dress according to the weather.
The weather is important if we want to spend our time outdoors.
T: What weather makes you feel most irritable?
What weather makes you feel more energetic?
Which of these things help you feel better in the weather you don`t like?
- having a bath
- having a good meal
- having a holiday
- having a talk with a friend
- others.
2. Revising of the previous topic “Seasons”
Group Work: spidergram: seasons → months → adjectives (4 groups by 2
students)
Conundrums: These are the sentences where the vowels are removed leaving
only the consonants:
S-M-T-M-S -T R—NS C-TS –ND D-GS -N S-MM-R.
TH- W—TH-R B-C-M-S C-LD-R –ND C-LD-R W-TH –V-R- P-SS-NG D-- -N –T-MN.
Checking of the home-assigment:
Speaking on the topic “My Favourite Season” and training in putting questions
(St1→Gr, St2, St3, St4→St1)
3. Vocabulary Work
- Learning new words
- WEATHER
Columbia Encyclopedia: weather
weather, state of the atmosphere at a given time and place with regard to
temperature, air pressure (see barometer), wind, humidity, cloudiness, and
precipitation. The term weather is restricted to conditions over short periods of
time; conditions over long periods, generally at least 30–50 years, are referred to
as climate.
Science Dictionary: weather
The daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric
pressure, wind, and moisture.
Geography Dictionary: weather
Current, rather than average, atmospheric conditions; the object of study of
synoptic meteorology. Weather variables include humidity, temperature,
sunshine hours, cloud cover, visibility, and precipitation (fog, rain, snow, sleet,
and frost).
(самостійна робота з словниками по перекладу визначення під музичний
супровід)
-Читання слів по опорному конспекту
- Семантизація
Humid
вологий humidity (вологість)
Семантизація – використання синонімів (wet)
Sweltering спекотний
Семантизація – використання синонімів (very hot)
Nasty
огидний
Sleet
дощ з снігом
Семантизація – mixture of rain with snow
Puddle
Семантизація – використання ейдотехніки: образне уявлення Я падав в
калюжу
Damp
вологий, сирий
Mild
м'який, помірний
Dry
Dull
похмура
Wet
Unsettled
Changeable
Chilly
Семантизація – використання ейдотехнології : В Чілі рідко буває прохолодно
Cool
Семантизація – використання ейдотехнології: кульок з льодом приніс
прохолоду
To freeze
Hail
град
Rainbow
Hurricane [h rIkən] ураган
Stormy weather
Weather forecast
Speech patterns
The wind is from the North
It is windy today
It is sleeting
WORK ON WORDS
a)work with pictures
b) Give the opposite to the following:
to melt, hot, dull, nasty weather, sunny, dry climate, cold.
c) Complete the sentences with the words:
pouring, rain, hail, weather forecast, snow, sleet, fog, drizzling
Drops of water that fall from the sky are called …
When it is raining very hard it is ….
When it is only raining slightly it is …
A frozen rain that is soft and white is called …
Rain that is not completely frozen is called …
Small balls of ice that fall like rain are called …
… is like a cloud close to the ground and it is difficult to see through.
If you want to know what the weather is going to be like you can watch or listen
to the …
d) mind map
Collect all necessary words to describe spring
e) Group work
погрупувати слова по порах року і описати
4. Developing speaking skills
- робота з готовими діалогами
MODEL DIALOGUE
Vike: Hello, Boris.
Boris: Hello, Mike. How are you?
Mike: Fine, thanks. And you?
Boris : Not so well.
Mike: What`s the matter with you?
Boris: I am very hot.
Mike: What`s the temperature in Kyiv?
Boris: 35. It`s very hot and sunny. What`s the weather in Ottawa now?
Mike: 13 Centigrade. It`s cold. It`s rainy and windy.
Boris: But it`s better cold than so hot.
- Складання діалогів за таблицею
№
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cities
New York
Moscow
Ottawa
Kyiv
London
Berlin
Time
7 a.m.
3 p.m.
7 a.m.
2 p.m.
midday
1 p.m.
Weather
Warm, cloudy, windy
Warm, sunny, still
Cold, rainy, windy
Sweltering, sunny, still
Cold, rainy, still
Hot, sunny, windy
Temperature
20 C
21 C
13 C
35 C
15 C
30 C
- Передати зміст діалогу монологом
e.g. Mike says that he is in Kyiv now. It`s 2 p.m. The weather is sweltering,
sunny, still. The temperature is 35 Centigrade.
- робота з таблицею 1.вправа 8
- робота з таблицею 2 . вправи 11
- робота з ідіомами
IDIOMS
Calm before the storm
A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm
before the storm.
Cloud nine
If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy.
Cloud on the horizon
If you can see a problem ahead, you can call it a cloud on the horizon.
Colder than a witches tit
If it is colder than a witches tit, it is extremely cold outside.
Face like thunder
If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about
something.
Fair weather friend
A fair weather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but
forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop up.
Head is in the clouds
If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.
In a fog
If you're in a fog, you are confused, dazed or unaware.
Into each life some rain must fall
This means that bad or unfortunate things will happen to everyone at some time.
It never rains but it pours
'It never rains but it pours' means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.
Know which way the wind blows
This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for
the future.
Rainy day
If you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you save it for some
possible problem or trouble in the future.
When it rains, it pours
This idiom means that when things go wrong, a lot of things go wrong at the same
time.
a snowball's chance = very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in
hell): "We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!"
a storm in a teacup = a lot of fuss over something small: "Don't worry about those
two arguing. it's just a storm in a teacup."
come rain or shine = whatever happens: "He's always working in his garden come rain or shine."
Hometask:
Individual tasks: listen to the forecast for the next week,
find poems about weather
prepare dialogues about weather