Theme of the lesson: The reader of books
The aims of the lesson:
Educational: to enrich pupils’ knowledge about worldwide famous books and authors, to engage the pupils in using the vocabulary this is connected with reading world, to practice adjectives.
Developing: to develop pupils’ speaking and reading skills, attention, logical thinking, and ability to converse.
Cultural: to bring pupils up to read, to distinguish the real values, to show that being educated has always been necessary.
Visual aids: cards, music
The type of the lesson: work with technology
Technology: technology of collective learning
Procedure of the lesson:
I. Organization moment.
-Good afternoon, children! How are you?
- Who is on duty today?
- Who is absent? Thank you, sit down.
II. Checking up the home task:
What was Matilda’s progress in reading?
What did Matilda’s father think she should do instead of reading books?
What way out did Matilda find?
Why was the librarian, Mrs. Phelps, taken aback when she saw Matilda?
What impression did Great Expectations by Charles Dickens make on Matilda?
What do you feel when you read books?
Have you ever read books for grown-ups?
Presentation of the lesson:
Today we will continue this theme. Our lesson will be full of magic, adventure and amazement. Now I want to divide you into 4 groups: “Different”, “Famous”, “Powerful” and “Magical”. Now open your books at pages 170-171, there are new words that you have to translate into Kazakh. “Different” will take the types of books; words about people who wrote books and their characteristics are for “Famous”; “Powerful” have to find out adjectives that we use when we want to describe books; the last is for “Magical”. You have only 5 minutes. Now 1 pupil from each group has to exchange their seats, so every group will have one member of another group. Those pupils have to explain their words to other groups. And in the end each group will have the translations of all words.
Practice:
- Remind the authors who are mentioned in the texts, do you know their other works? I will give cards to each group. Please read the information in those cards, discuss it and explain it to other groups (turn on quiet music).
The word “book”
Liber is the Latin word for book, which comes from the Romans, who used the thin layer found between the bark and the wood (the liber) before parchment came along. The English word for book is derived from the Danish word “bog”, which means birch tree. That makes sense because early writers in Denmark wrote on birch bark. Ever wonder what’s the most read book in the world? Well, here the top 10, based on the number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years.
1) The Holy Bible
2) Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung by Mao Tse-tung
3) Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
4) Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
5) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
7) Twilight – The Saga by Stephenie Meyer
8) Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
9) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
10) Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
One out of every eight letters you read is the letter ‘e’. In the book, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is one sentence that is 823 words long. Leo Tolstoy wrote a large book called War and Peace before computers and copying machines. His wife had to copy his manuscript by hand seven times. If every fallen book sold was stacked in pile, it would be 30 times taller than mount Everest. J.K.Rowling was the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.
33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives. 42% of college graduates never read another book after college. 57% of new books are not read to completion. 70% of US adults have not been in a book-store the last 5 years. 80 % of US families did not buy or read a book last year. The more a child reads, the likelier they are able to understand the emotions of others. Reading one hour per day in your chosen field will make you an international expert in 7 years.
Rest minute:
Production:
Very good. I want to know the books that you have read, also tell me their main heroes and a plot of the story. Please use the vocabulary that we have learnt today. You have only 5 minutes to prepare. Who knows the difference between watching the movie and reading that book? We all know that movies have limited possibilities, and our imagination is unlimited. You can create your own world. When you read the ideas come to your mind and you will notice that they are so colorful like a fireworks. Now work in group and put down the advantages and disadvantages of reading. Then exchange your members and complete your list by using your friends’ thoughts. And be ready to present it to me.
Conclusion:
Giving the marks and home task:
Open your dictionaries and write down your home task: ex. 53, 56 p. 172. The exercises are so easy, that’s why I want you to write a story at home. It doesn’t matter if it is magical or unreal. You were very active today and here are your marks: …
The word “book”
Liber is the Latin word for book, which comes from the Romans, who used the thin layer found between the bark and the wood (the liber) before parchment came along. The English word for book is derived from the Danish word “bog”, which means birch tree. That makes sense because early writers in Denmark wrote on birch bark. Ever wonder what’s the most read book in the world? Well, here the top 10, based on the number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years.
1) The Holy Bible
2) Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung by Mao Tse-tung
3) Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
4) Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
5) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
7) Twilight – The Saga by Stephenie Meyer
8) Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
9) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
10) Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
One out of every eight letters you read is the letter ‘e’. In the book, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is one sentence that is 823 words long. Leo Tolstoy wrote a large book called War and Peace before computers and copying machines. His wife had to copy his manuscript by hand seven times. If every fallen book sold was stacked in pile, it would be 30 times taller than mount Everest. J.K.Rowling was the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.
33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives. 42% of college graduates never read another book after college. 57% of new books are not read to completion. 70% of US adults have not been in a book-store the last 5 years. 80 % of US families did not buy or read a book last year. The more a child reads, the likelier they are able to understand the emotions of others. Reading one hour per day in your chosen field will make you an international expert in 7 years.
