Автор: Бугреева Светлана Анатольевна
учитель Северск
«Современный урок»
Празднуем Saint Valentine’s Day
Цель урока:
- формирование кросс – культурной грамотности;
- пополнение знаний по страноведению Англии и США;
Задачи урока:
- формирование умения написать поздравительную открытку;
- привитие вкуса к чтению стихов на английском языке;
- активизация лексики по описанию внешности и характера человека;
- активизация творческих способностей учащихся и интереса к предмету;
Форма урока:
Урок проводится в 10 – 11 классах в форме ролевой игры в праздновании Дня Св. Валентина.
Ход урока:
- общая информация о происхождении и содержании праздника;
- конкурс подготовленных дома поздравительных открыток, в форме игры почтальона;
- элемент драматизации: сценка “The history of Cupid”;
- конкурс стихов к Дню Св. Валентина.
Конкурс открыток:
Конкурс проводиться в двух ключах – юмористическом и серьезном. Учащиеся заранее писали открытки с забавными и серьезными посланиями и подписью “Secret admirer”.
Вместе с подписью давали описание своей внешности или упоминали какую–ни будь характерную черту. Почтальон выдавал открытки адресатам, и те должны были угадать, от кого получили открытку.
Saint Valentine’s Day
Student 1: Today is February 14th. We all have been awaiting this day eagerly, because it is the day when people tell each other nice things, give presents to their loved ones, speak and sing about love. Yes, today is Saint Valentine’s Day.
Student 2: There are many different stories about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. We know that Valentine was a priest in Rome a long time ago. He was a very good priest and many people liked him.
Student 3: Roman emperor Claudius did not want young men to get married. He wanted all men to go to war instead. He said no one could get married without his permission.
Student 4: But young men women who were in love wanted to get married. They went to Valentine and he married them in secret. When Claudius found out, he put Valentine on February 14.
Student 5: Two hundred years later, the church made February 14 a special day to remember Saint Valentine. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers.
Student 6: Another story is that February 14 is the day when birds choose their mates and start building the nest, so people also choose the ones they love on that day.
Student 7: Most European countries and the USA celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. They have special customs to observe on that day. First of all, it is celebrated in families. This is the time to tell your loved ones how you love them. Husbands and wives make little presents to each other, they go out for dinner or have a celebration at home.
Student 8: It is a good time to show your love to your Mother, Grandmother, little sister, or other relatives and friends. People write postcards to each other. Congratulation can be made in either serious or joyous manner. As for me, I wrote to my Granny today:
I love your cakes,
I love your stew,
But most of all
I love YOU!!!
Student 9: That’s why post and postcards has become a specific symbol of this day. Whoops! There’s a knock on the door.
Please, come in. Oh, it’s a postman!
POSTMAN: I have brought a lot of love letters and funny postcards. Find most of them seem to be very important. Here, look at this one. It says:
“Postie, postie, don’t delay
Please deliver right away.”
Let’s see, who gets this one. It is for KATYA.
Student 1: Thank you very much. (Takes the postcards, reads:)
You have a dimple in your cheek,
Many hearts you will seek.
A dimple on your chin,
Many hearts you will win.
But I don’t know who sent this letter. It is signed: “A Secret Admirer”. What shall I do with it?
POSTMAN: That’s a part of Valentine game. You have to guess who is the admirer.
Student 1: Oh, yes, it says, “I am quite tall, slim, with dark complexion and hair. I love jokes and fun”. I know, it is Dima.
Student 2: Yes, you are right. And have got a postcard saying;
“Good morrow to you, valentine.
Curl your locks as I do mine,
Two before and three behind.
Good morrow, Valentine.”
I guess, my admirer has curly hair. Oh, yes, it says “I am not tall, with nice rosy cheeks and pretty curls.” It must be Lena.
Student 3: And I’ve got a card saying:
If you love me, love me true,
Send me ribbon, and let it be blue;
If you hate me, let be seen,
Send me a ribbon, a ribbon of green.
And my Secret Admirer has light brown hair and fair complexion. He enjoys music and is good at theatrical performances. I guess it must me Mish.
Student 4: And mine says,
“If you love me, pop and fly,
If you hate me, lay and die”
find the admirer is a “thunderous person” with curly dark hair, pretty little nose and rose cheeks. She is very fond of literature and arts. It think it is Jane.
Student 5: My postcard reads:
“O, good St. Faith, be kind tonight,
And bring to me my heart’s delight.”
Student 1: Do you know what story is in the center of the festival of lovers? Sure, it is the story of Cupid, the little god of love. Now we going to tell it to you.
Student 2: Cupid is the god of love. He is a small baby with magic arrows. His mother, the goddess of love gave them to Cupid and he plays with them, just like every baby would play with his toys.
Student 3: Cupid likes to make people fall in love. But he is only a baby, so he is not very smart and does not know how to choose right people.
Student 4: You see, Cupid shoots his magic arrow into someone’s heart. Then that falls in love with the next person or she sees.
Student 5: But Cupid often forgets to shoot a magic arrow into the often person’s heart. Then, sometimes, the other person does not love the first person. (Students act the described scene)
Student 6: Cupid makes a lot of trouble this way. That’s why people from the old days have been trying to remind Cupid to shoot his arrows the right way. And the best way for that is poetry and songs of love. In many countries people invented special rhymes which they call charms and spells of love.
Student 7: In Russia thy say such rhymes on the day of the Yule when young girls are trying to foresee their husband – to – be. In English speaking countries there are also special rhymes which are said to attract love and guess the future mate.
Student 8:
The Moon shines bright,
The stars give a light,
And you may kiss
A pretty girl At 10 o’clock at night.
Student 9:
Mirror, mirror, tell me,
Am I pretty or plain?
Or am I downright ugly.
And ugly to remain?
Shall I marry a gentleman?
Shall I marry a clown?
Or shall I marry old Knives – and – Scissors
Shouting through the town?
Student 10:
Lady – bird, Lady – bird, fly from my hand.
Tell me where my true love stands
Uphill or downhill, or by the sea sand,
Lady – bird, Lady – bird, fly from my hand.
Fly Lady – bird, fly!
North, South, East or West,
Fly to the pretty girl
That I love best.
Student 1:
If you find a hairpin,
Stick it in a your shoe.
The next boy you talk with
Is sure to marry you.
Student 3:
If you stub your toe,
You’ll see your beau
Kiss your thumb,
He is sure to come.
Student 4:
Those dressed in blue
Have lovers true;
In green and white
Forsaken quite.
Student 5:
Green’s forsworn;
Yellow’s forsworn;
Blue’s the color
That shall be worn.
Student 6:
Blue is true, yellow is Jealous,
Green’s forsaken, red’s brazen,
White is love, and black is death.
Student 7:
If your love for me is true,
Send me quick a bow of blue.
If you ever of me think,
Send me quick a bow of pink.
If you have another fellow,
Let me have a bow of yellow.
If your love for roe is dead,
I’ll know it if your bow
Student 8:
If a woman’s eyes are gray,
Listen to what she’s got to say.
If a woman’s eyes are black,
Give her room and clear the track.
If a woman’s yes are green,
Whip her with a switch that’s keen.
If a woman’s eyes are blue,
Take her, she’s the one for you.
Student 1: And this rhyme is called
VALENTINE’S SONG
I’ve a glove in my hand,
Hittite Hot!
Another in my other hand,
Hotter than that!
So I saw beaux, and so they come up
Some in a mug, some in a cuo,
I sent a letter to my love,
I lost it, I lost it
I found it, I found it!
It burns, it scalds!
Student 3:
One I love, two I love,
Three I love, I say.
Four I love with all my heart,
Five I cast away;
Six he loves, seven he loves, eight both love.
Nine he comes, ten he tarries.
Eleven he courts, twelve he marries.
Student 3: Let us perform the
LOVER’S CALENDAR
Student 1:
First month of the year is January.
Married when the year is new,
He’ll be loving, kind and true.
Student 2:
February brings the rain,
Thaws the frozen lake again.
When February birds do mate,
You wed nor dread your fate.
Student 3:
March brings freezes, loud and shrill,
To stir the dancing daffodil.
If you wed when Match winds blow,
Joy and wed sorrow you’ll both know.
If you marry in Lent, you will live to repent.
Student 4:
Marry in April when you can,
Joy for maiden and for man.
April brings the primrose sweet,
Scatters daisies at our feet.
Student 5:
May brings flocks of pretty lambs
Skipping by their fleecy dams
Marry in the month of May,
And you’ll surely rue the day.
Student 6:
June brings children’s hands with posies.
Fills the children’s hands with posies.
Marry when June roses grow,
Over land and sea you’ll go.
Student 7:
Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
Those who in July are wed,
Must labour for their daily bread.
Student 8:
August brings the sheaves of corn,
Then the harvest home is borne.
Whoever wed in August be,
Many a change is sure to see.
Student 9:
Warm September brings us fruit;
Sportsman then begin to shoot.
Marry in September’s shine,
Your living will be rich and fine.
Student 10:
Fresh October brings the pheasant,
Then no gather nuts is pleasant.
If in October you do marry,
Love will come, but riches tarry.
Student 1:
Dull November brings the blast;
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
If you wed in bleak November,
Only Joys will come, remember.
Student 2:
Chill December brings the sleet,
Blazing fire, and Christmas treat.
When December snows fall fast,
Marry, and true love will last.
Teacher: Now it’s time for the games.
All Students:
Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement’s
You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin’s
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shored itch
When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney
I’m sure I don’t know,
Says the great bell at Bow
Here comes the candle to light you to bed,
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head.
