Form 5
The objectives:
- to enrich the pupils’ vocabulary notes on the theme “Weather”;
- to develop the pupils’ speaking and writing skills;
- to teach them to love their country and its nature.
The type of lesson: combined
The visual aids of the lesson: presentation on POWER POINT, slides, pictures
The procedure of the lesson:
I. Орг. Момент.
- Good morning, pupils! I’m glad to see you again! Today we have guests, let’s greet our guests and say «Hello!» OK, sit down, please.
- Who is on duty today?
- Who is absent today?
- What is the date today?
T: Let’s begin our lesson.
- How are you? … I’m fine too.
I. Check up h. t.
At first let’s check up your home task/ you were given to describe Asel’s island using the grammar construction There is/there are according to the ex 6 on p 142
By the way what do you know about this construction?
P1: the construction there is/are express where the things are placed.
P2: there is for singular, there are is for plural
Reading the ex. 6
My dear friends, today we are going to speak about different seasons and weather. I hope you’ll work well.
II. Warming – up activities.
T: Look through the window!
- What is the season now?
- It’s spring.
- What seasons do you know in the year?
- There are winter, spring, autumn, and summer.
- What a lovely day! Isn’t it?
- Yes, it is.
- Do you like spring?
- Yes, I like spring.
T: Do you know any poems about seasons? Will you tell us?
Spring is green!
Winter is white!
Autumn is yellow!
Summer is bright!
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!
III. Vocabulary target. Read and repeat!
Сloud - cloudy Sun - sunny Rain - rainy Snow - snowy Fog - foggy Wind - windy Frost - frosty
Storm - stormy Hot Wet Cold Dry Warm
What is the weather like today?
It’s snowy. It’s sunny It’s rainy.
Weather conditions.
Look at this list of common weather words. Notice that it is very common to form adjectives by adding - y.
Зат есім Сын есім
sun - күн ---------------- sunny – шуақты
cloud – бұлт ----------- cloudy – бұлтты
fog – тұман ----------- foggy – тұманды
wind – жел ------------ windy - желді
frost - аяз -------------- frosty - аязды
storm - дауыл -------- stormy - дауылды
Rain - жаңбыр -------- rainy - жаңбырлы
Snow - қар ------------- Snowy - қарлы
Look at the picture! What is the season now? And describe it!
1. It’s winter. It’s cold, ( snowing, frosty, stormy)
2. It’s summer. It’s hot, (sunny, foggy, windy, rainy, dry )
3. It’s spring. It’s warm (foggy, windy, cloudy
4. It’s autumn. it’s wet, (rainy, wet, foggy, cloudy, stormy )
T: I like spring. It’s my favourite season. And what season do you like?
P1: I like spring, because it is warm and beautiful.
P2: I like winter, because I can play snowballs.
P3: I like autumn, because there are many yellow, red, brown trees, much rain and many fruits.
P4: I like summer, because I can swim in the river and ride bikes.
P5: I like summer too, because we have a long holidays
P6: I like spring, because there are such flowers as: tulips, violets, snowdrops
Now, pupils, we read the text about an English girl Ann, who also likes to play different games and try to answer the question: «About seasons …»
“My name is Ann. My favourite season is autumn. The trees are brown, yellow and red. It’s foggy, rainy, wet and cloudy. Children go to school. We like to ride a bike on a warm autumn day.
It’s winter now. Children like to play snowballs. The houses and trees are white. I don’t like winter, because it’s cold and snowy.
Then spring comes. It’s warm and sunny. I like spring, because children play in the park. Birds comes. The trees are green.
Summer comes. We swim in the river. It’s bright, funny and hot. We listen to music, play computer games, read books or watch TV. I like to draw pictures.”
1) You’ve listened to the text and now be ready to do the following task. Say true or false.
1. Ann likes autumn very much.
2. Ann can ride a bike in winter.
3. She likes winter.
4. Ann doesn’t like to draw pictures.
5. The children play computer games, read books or watch TV in summer.
2) Now, please, Fill in the gaps:
It’s winter now. Children like …. Ann doesn’t like winter, because it’s … and …. Then spring comes. It’s … and …. Ann likes …, because children … in the park. Summer comes. Ann … computer games. She likes …. At last autumn comes. Children go to school. She likes … on a warm autumn day.
3) Now, please, answer the questions:
- What do children like to do in winter?
- Why doesn’t Ann like winter?
- What is spring like?
- Where do you go in autumn?
4) Let’s choose the pictures to the correct order in the sentences:
Ann’s favourite season is …..
It’s … and wet in autumn.
I don’t like winter, because it’s ….
The children … in spring.
The trees are … in spring.
We … in the river.
We …, … or … in summer.
5) Conversational moment. Make the dialogue:
1.- What is the season now?
- it’s spring
What is the weather like today?
- it is warm today.
2 - What season do you like?
- I like summer
What is the weather like?
It’s hot, sunny or rainy
3.- Hello! Do you like winter?
- yes. It is frosty and snowy. we play snowballs. And you?
- I don’t like winter. It’ cold.
6) Put the extra word away and guess the season:
a) rain, foggy, yellow trees, snow, cloudy (autumn)
b) warm, green trees, first birds, May, New Year (spring)
c) snow, frost, flowers, skate, cold, January (winter)
d) sunny, July, snowman, swim, hot (summer)
7) Relaxation: the song “How is the weather”
8) Listening: “Seasons” (read the texts and the pupils point the correct numbers of them )
№1 The weather is fine. The children go to the yard and play in the street. The trees, forests, field are green. The birds come back. There are many flowers in the street.
№2 The days are short, the nights are long. The children play in the streets play with the snowballs, ski and skate. The weather is cold, sometimes it is snowy.
№3 This kind of season is full of vegetables and fruits. The months are September, October and November. The weather is rainy, cloudy. The trees are yellow, brown and red.
№4 It is hot and sunny. Sometimes it is rainy. The children have long holidays. They swim in the river and enjoy at the camp. The days are long, the rights are short.
Text ---- “Summer” -----“Autumn” -----“Spring” -----“Winter”
№1
№2
№3
№4
POINTS
NAME: -------------
9) Project: “The weather map of Europe”. Competition for the best announcer.
The voice from the tape: “Attention! We declare the competition for the best announcer on the TV program title “FORECAST”. Please, everybody welcome to this competition!”.
(the pupils come up to the blackboard one by one with the flag of each country which he wants to say the weather information of this country)
England: hello my name is Helen. Today is cloudy, rainy and wet in England. The temperature in London is + 20.
France: It’s me, Zhannel. In Paris it’s sunny, not windy. The temperature in Paris is + 22.
Italy: hi, my name is Ricardo. It’s No rain, it’s sunny and hot in Italy. The temperature in Rome is +30?.
Russia: Hello, I’m Andrei. It’s Warm, but windy in Moscow. The temperature is +20
Korea: hi, my name is Lee Yan. It’s rainy and wet in Seul. The temperature is - 14. But it is nice weather. welcome!
Now pupils, let’s choose our best announcer. Please show me your flags! Thanks a lot! The best announcer is …
10) Do the test “There is/are”:
This is my town.
There … a river near the river Ural.
a) Is b) are
There … many shops in the town.
a) Is b) are
There … mountains.
a) Is b) Are
There … a big Ramstore in the centre.
a) Is b) Are
There … fine parks in my town.
a) Is B) are
H/t: topic on the theme: «My favourite season»
