Тема: Урок домашнього читання. Мій улюблений письменник. Дж. Свіфт

Цілі: ознайомити учнів з новою лексикою та активізувати її вживання в мові; практикувати учнів учитанні тексту з метою отримання загального уявлення

(skimming) та максимально повного,точного розуміння всієї інформації, що міститься в тексті (scanning); розвивати навички діалогічного мовлення.

“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though
many there be that have tried it.”

Herman Melville

Хід уроку

Підготовка до сприйняття  іноземного мовлення

1.  Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

       T: The topic of our today’s lesson is “My favourite writer. J. Swift “Gulliver’s Travelling”. By the end of the lesson you should be able:

• to recognize and understand new words and word combinations in the text;
• to read and understand the gist and details despite the natural difficulties;
• to  participate  in  common  conversational  exchanges about the topic of today’s lesson.

2.  Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу

Sayings. Робота над висловлюваннями

      “Some  books  are  to be  tasted,  others  to  be  swallowed,  and  some  few  to  be  chewed  and  digested”.

     “A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad  novel tells us the truth about its author.”

        G. K. Chesterton

       T: Have you ever heard these saying? Read and  translate it. Explain how you understand these  saying? What is the main sense of it?

       The quotation tells you how to read books of different kinds. I suppose most travel books are “to be tasted; it’s enough to dip into them and read  bits  here  and  there.  If  you’re  fond  of  crime  stones,  you  will  read  them  quickly;  you’ll

“swallow” them. And then there are books that  you’ll read slowly and carefully. If a book’s on an important  subject,  and  a  subject  you’re  interested in, you’ll want to chew and digest it. And  you’ll want to weigh what the author says, and  consider his ideas and arguments.

       T: Is it important for an educated person to know a lot of things in different branches? Do  you  try  to  find  out  more  about  the  huge world around us?

II. Oсновна частина уроку

     T: What  do  you  know  about  famous  English writer J. Swift? Let’s listen to some information and be ready to  have a test.

(Checking up of a homework.)

Серед учнів визначалися вчителі історії, лі-тератури,  філософії,  політики  та  бібліоте-кар. Вони підготували біографічні відомості  про письменника.

Mіні-конференція

     T: Teacher  of  history  could  you  answer  Where and when J. Swift was born?

     P1: Jonathan Swift, the son of English parents, was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland.

     T: Teacher of literature could you answer What was his profession? What did he do?

     P2: He became a secretary to an English diplomat, Sir William Temple, and through his employer he met many important political figures.

     T: Teacher of  history  could  you  answer  What  happened with him after Sir Temple’s death?

     P3: When Sir William died, Swift tried hard to make a living in England, but without influence or wealth it was almost impossible for a young man to gain a good position.

     T: Teacher of Philosophy could you answer, What do you know about fate of Swift in Dublin?

     P4: In 1713, Swift became Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, and settled permanently in  Ireland.  Although  he  would  have  preferred  to  live in England, he worked hard for the Protestant Church in Ireland and for the Irish people:  he enthusiastically supported the campaign for greater freedom for the Irish.

     T: Teacher of Politic could you answer What do  you know about his participation in charity?

P5: He gave a third of his income to charities, and  founded  a  hospital  for  the  poor.  He  was greatly loved and admired in Dublin.

     T: Teacher  of  history  could  you  answer  How would you describe his works as a writer?

      P6: Perhaps influenced by the disappointments he suffered in his life, Swift became one of the greatest  satirical  writers  in  English,  producing numerous poems, essays and pamphlets. In his writing he attacked all levels of society, religion and politics, with penetrating intelligence, sharp observation and wit.

     T: Teacher of literature could you answer What was his the most famous book? And why?

     P7:His most famous book is Gulliver’s Travels: the first two parts are often popular with young  readers,  as  light,  imaginative  traveller’s  tales,  but in the last two parts the satire becomes quite  savage and this in fact caused an.

     T: Librarian could you answer What are the other his famous books?

     P8: Well-known  works  by  Jonathan  Swift  include: A Tale of a Tub (1704), Gulliver’s Travels  (1726).

 

Quiz. Вікторина

     T: Would you like to check your knowledge and answer the questions of the quiz?

1.  Jonathan Swift, the son of English parents, was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland.

2.  He became a secretary to an English diplomat,  Sir  William  Temple,  and  through  his employer he met many important political  figures.

3.  When Sir William died, Swift tried hard to make a living in England, it was possible for a young man to gain a good position.

4.  In 1713, Swift became Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral  in  Dublin,  and  settled  permanently in England.

5.  He gave a third of his income to charities, and founded a hospital for the poor. He was greatly loved and admired in Dublin.

6.  Perhaps influenced by the disappointments he suffered in his life, Swift became one of the greatest satirical writers.

7.  His most famous book is Jungle Book.

8.  Well-known  works  by  Jonathan  Swift  include:  A  Tale  of  a  Tub  (l  704),  Gulliver’s Travels (1726).

9.  He produced numerous poems, essays and  pamphlets.

10. In his writing he attacked all levels of society,  religion  and  politics,  with  penetrating  intelligence, sharp observation and wit.

11. J. Swift is a world famous French writer.

12. “Gulliver’s Travells” consists of one part.

Key: 1 t, 2 t, 3 f, 4 f, 5 t, 6 t, 7 f, 8 t, 9 t, 10 t, 11 f,

12 f.

T. Oh, I see you know it well.

Пред’явлення тексту для читання

Pre-Reading Activities

Етап підготовки до читання

Listen  to  the  following  names  from  teacher’s voice (from tape-recorder). Read them together with  the  translation.  Put  them  into  certain place.

Things	Actions	Emotions

Lay  down,  grass,  awaked,  to  rise,  to  stir,  fastened, ligatures, to bend, bow and arrow, astonishment,  roared,  admiration,  to  get  loose, strings, needles, covered.

     T:  Do  you  know  what  the  following  words mean?

hekinab  degul,  tolgo  phonic —  мова  ліліпутів, значення слів можна здогадатися з тексту.

      Read  the  words,  word-combinations  together  with the translation. Match them and read.

1	reckoned	A	схоже на багато голок
2	awaked	B	у величезному здивуванні
3	attempted	C	людська істота
4	was not able to stir	D	що рухалися по моїй лівій нозі
5	fastened on each side	E	безладний шум
6	several slender ligatures	F	не міг нічого бачити окрім неба
7	could see nothing except the sky	G	кілька слабких зав’язок
8	a confused noise	H	прив’язані по боках
9	moving on my left leg	I	не був спроможний поворухнутися
10	human creature	J	спробував
11	in the greatest astonishment	K	прокинувся
12	like so many needles	L	усвідомлював

Key:1L; 2K; 3J; 41; 5H; 6G; 7F; 8E; 9D; 10С;  11В; 12А.

     While-Reading Activities. Етап читання тексту та виконання вправ під час читання

      Skimming. Переглядове читання тексту з ме-тою  отримання  загального  уявлення  про його зміст.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

     T: In А Voyage to Lilliput, the first part of the  book,  Gulliver,  an  English  ship’s  doctor,  is shipwrecked in a storm somewhere in the Indian Ocean.  He  assumes  his  shipmates  have  all drowned, as he alone manages to swim to land In  this  extract,  he  is  exhausted  after  his  long swim. He does not know what country he is in, and there is no sign of any of the inhabitants.

       I  lay  down  on  the  grass,  which  was  very  short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my life, and as I reckoned, above nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but was not

able to stir. For as I happened to lie on my back; I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner.  I  felt  several  slender  ligatures  across  my  body,  from  my  armpits  to  my  thighs.  I  could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me, but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky.

       In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my  breast,  came  almost  up  to  my  chin,  when bending  my  eyes  downwards  I  as  much  as I could, I realized it was a not six inches high,

with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back. In the meantime, I felt at least forty more of the same kind (as I guessed) following the first. I was in the greatest astonishment, and roared so loud that they all ran back in a fright; and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.. However, they soon returned; and one of them, who dared so far as to get a full sight of my face, lifting up his hands and  eyes  by  way  of  admiration,  cried  out  in a shrill,  but  distinct  voice, hekinab  degul. The

others  repeated  the  same  words  several  times, but I then knew not what they meant. I lay all this  while,  as  the  reader  may  believe,  in  great uneasiness.

       At length, struggling to get loose, I had the fortune to break the strings and wrench out the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground; for, by lifting it up to my face, I discovered the methods they  had  taken  to  bind  me;  and,  at  the  same time, with a violent pull, which gave me excessive pain, I a little loosened the strings that tied down my hair on the left side, so that I was just able to turn my head about two inches. But the creatures ran off a second time, before I could seize  them;  at  which  point  there  was  a  great shout in a very shrill accent. And after it ceased, I  heard  one  of  them  cry  aloud, tolgo  phonac; when in an instant I felt above a hundred arrows shot on my left hand, which pricked me like so many  needles.  And  besides,  they  shot  another flight  into  the  air,  as  we  do  bombs  in  Europe; many  of  which,  I  suppose,  fell  on  my  body, (though I felt them not) and some on my face, which I immediately covered with my left hand.

      T: What  do  you  want  to  know  about  the  geographical position of the unknown land?

     Scanning. Читання тексту з метою максимально повного та точного розуміння

      T: Read  the  text  again  and  find  word combinations and make up the sentences (частини розрізані).

grass	very short and soft
it was just	daylight
attempted	to rise
my arms and legs	were strongly fastened on each side to the ground
felt	slender ligatures across my body
the sun began	to grow hot
could see nothing	except the sky
I felt something	alive moving on my left leg
it was a human creature	not six inches high
I was in	he greatest astonishment
lifting up his hands and eyes	by way of admiration
I had the fortune	to break the strings

Post-Reading Activities

Work  in  groups:  put  the  questions  of  different  kinds and answer the questions.

Make up a dialogue about your favourite writer and his/ her works.

A: Who is your favourite writer?

B: My favourite writer is __ He was born __

A: What is he famous for?

B: He is well-known as a __

A: You  have  read  a  lot  of  his  works,  haven’t you?

B: Yes, I have.

A: Which is the most interesting?

B: I like __

A: Could you retell the plot of it?

B: Yes.  It  was  a  story  about  __  (time,  place,  characters, the main idea).

III. Завершальна частина уроку

1.  Домашнє завдання

     T: Write an essay about your favourite writer and his / her works.

2.  Підбиття підсумків уроку

      T. Which activities have we done today? Was it difficult for you to read the text?

 

Мисливець, Т.І. Урок у 8 класі "Мій улюблений письменник Дж. Свіфт" / Т.І. Мисливець // Англійська мова та література : Науково-методичний журнал . – Харків , 2009 . – № 7 . – С. 14-16.

Мисливецька Т.І.,
Остерська ЗОШ №2 ім. Ю. Збанацького, Козелецький р-н, Чернігівська обл.