Warming up:

І. Greetings

Today we’ll speak about seasons and weather. Look through the window! What is the weather like today? Is it snowy? Is it frosty? It is winter. It’s cold and dark in the morning. The days are very short but the nights are very long. It’s December. Soon we’ll celebrate Christmas and New Year.

ІІ. Phonetic drill:

Whether the weather is hot
Or whether the weather is cold
Whether the weather is fine
Or whether the weather is not.
We’ll weather the weather
Whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not.

ІІІ. Brainstorming:

1. English and Russian sayings and proverbs about seasons and weather.

Guess and name the season, translate:

1. April showers (ливни) bring May flowers.
2. Its raining cats and dogs.
3. A snowy year is a rich year.
4. One swallow (ласточка) doesn’t make a spring.
5. After rain comes fair (ясная) weather.

2. And now we’d like to hear Russian proverbs!

3. Put the extra word away and guess the season:

a) rain, foggy, yellow leaves, snow, cloudy (autumn)
b) warm, green leaves, first birds, streams (ручьи), May, New Year (spring)
c) snow, frost, flowers, skate, cold, January (winter)
d) sunny, grasshopper (кузнечик), July, snowman, swim, hot (summer)

4. Word-building. Read and guess:

5. English traditions: dialogues, situations, speaking.

Teacher: We know that English speak about weather when they meet. It’s a tradition. Why is it so? The weather in England is unpredictable, changeable, wet, foggy, rainy and warm. What’s the reason? Think and answer.

Pupil 1: Great Britain is an island.

Pupil 2: There is water around it.

Pupil 3: There is Atlantic Ocean near it.

Pupil 4: There are seas around it.

Teacher: Now we’ll work in pairs. Look at the situations on the cards you’ve got.

1 pair:

- Hello!

- Hello!

- I’d like to know the forecast for today.

- It will be warm, windy, T+20?.

2 pair:

- Hello!

- Hello!

- How are you?

-I ’m fine. The weather is nice today, isn’t it?

- It’s wonderful!

3 pair:

- Hello!

- Hello! I’m going to Irkutsk tomorrow. What will the weather be there?

- You are lucky! It will be warm, no rain, and the temperature is 25 ? above zero.

6. Защитапроектов“The weather map of Europe”. Конкурс на лучшего диктора телевидения. На доске - проекты, учащиеся рассказывают о погоде в разных странах Европы. Речь, мимика, жесты, реакция – учитываются.

England: It’ll be cloudy and rainy. In the morning it will be foggy. The t? in London- 20 degrees above zero.

Spain: Cloudy, rainy, wet. The temperature in Madrid is + 20?.

France: Sunny, windy. The t? in Paris + 22?.

Italy: No rain, sunny, hot. The t? in Rome +30?.

Russia: Warm, windy. The t? in Moscow is +20?.

7. Аудирование: снятиетрудностей, слованадоске: in the sky, mouths, rainwater, fresh, it’s raining hard, umbrellas. Учащиеся образуют 3 группы. Задачи перед аудированием: внимательно прослушать текст , подготовить задания по группам:

1 группа - актеры (пантомима)

2 группа - (художники (рисунки)

3 группа – рассказчики (сообщение на английском языке)

Представители групп отчитываются перед классом.

It is raining

There are dark cloudsin the sky.

It is getting darker and darker.

Rain begins falling from the sky.

Dolly and Bobby are walking in the rain.

The rain comes down on their faces.

They try to catch the rain in their mouths.

They love to play in the rain.

The rainwater is so fresh!

Dolly and Bobby are wearing theirraincoats and their rubber boots.

It is raining hard.

The streets are getting very wet.

People are opening theirumbrellas.

It is raining cats and dogs, they say.

8. Poetry contest. You know many poems about weather and seasons in English. Let’s recite some poems.

Snow on trees, on the roofs,
A snowman in the yard.
Frost on windows, ice on ponds
It’s Christmas card!

Raindrops on the sidewalk
Like a grasshopper hops
It dances, jumps and giggle
And never, never stops.

Stop falling around
And having a ball!
The summer is over
Look out – it’s fall!

Rain, rain go away!
Come again another day!
Little children want to play
On a sunny, lovely day!

May is warm and with lots of sun
In June school can be fun.
In July it’s hot, hot, hot!
In August we travel a lot!

In September we come back to town,
In October the leaves are brown,
November is windy and cold,
In December the year is very old.

9. Now listen to the poem and guess. Remember beautiful pictures of winter in Russia.

Teacher: A.S. Pushkin is the son of Russian poetry. Listen and guess, please.

Звучат фрагменты из произведений Чайковского “Времена года”, Гершвина “Летнее время”, Вивальди “Времена года”. На фоне музыки учитель читает стихи.

Гонимы вешними лучами
С окрестных гор уже снега,
Сбежали мутными ручьями
На потопленные луга. (It’s spring!)

Улыбкой ясною природа
Сквозь сон встречает утро года!

Уж небо осенью дышало,
Уж реже солнышко блистало,
Короче становился день…(It’s autumn!)

Унылая пора! Очей очарованье!
Приятна мне твоя прощальная краса!... (It’s autumn!)

Вечор, ты помнишь, вьюга злилась…(It’s winter!)

Teacher: You’ve learned many poems about nature by A.S.Pushkin. We’d like to listen to you now.

• Ложился на поле туман…
• Приближалась довольно скучная пора…
• В тот год дождливая погода стояла долго на дворе…
• И вот уже трещат морозы,
• И серебрятся средь полей…
• Мелькает, вьется первый снег,
  Звездами падая на брег…

Teacher: Thank you very much. It was great! What season did A.S.Pushkin love most of all? Of course, autumn! Дни поздней осени бранят обыкновенно. Но мне она мила , приятель дорогой!...

10. Summing up.Чему учились? Чему научились?

Узналиновыеслова: umbrella, grasshopper, snowdrop, rainbow, swallow, streams, showers, …

Учились наслаждаться музыкой и поэзией, учились играть и говорить на английском языке. Ктобольшеполучилжетонов?

Who is the best? Who are the winners?

Who are the champions?
Thank you! You were brilliant!