Урок английского языка в 9 классе на тему Быть или не быть вегетарианцем

Предмет: английский язык 9 класс

Тема: "To be or not to be a vegetarian?"

Задачи урока: закрепить и активизировать изученные лексические единицы и грамматические структуры устной и письменной речи, провести контроль знаний изученного материала.

Цели урока:

Развивающие: развивать умение систематизировать знания, память, развивать мышление, логику изложения в устной и письменной речи; развивать навыки интерактивного чтения, умения делать выводы.

Воспитывающие: создать условия для формирования ответственного отношения к здоровью, воспитывать чувство уважения к мнению товарища;

Учебные: совершенствование речевых компетентностей, развитие навыков чтения, аудирования и письма.

Задачи урока:

закрепить и активизировать изученные лексические единицы и грамматические структуры в чтении, устной и письменной речи, провести скрытый контроль знаний изученного материала.

Оснащение урока: презентация по теме урока; учебник Т. Аяпова «Английский язык», 9 класс.

Тип урока: комбинированный

Методы обучения: фронтальный, групповой.

Ход урока

I.Organization moment. Greetings.

Hello, dear friends! Glad to meet you! At this lesson we are going to continue working at our topic "Health", but the main thing we are going to discuss today is "Healthy eating". Today at our lesson we shall discuss problems of healthy eating, to be or not to be a vegetarian, you will learn how to eat well in order to be healthy. You will do some exercises, practice in reading and speaking about healthy eating.

II. Warm up.

Now look at the screen and complete the sentences you see there. In your handouts you can find these sentences, as well. There are some words which you can use in your sentences.

1.Complete the sentences:

1. The modern bad habits are …

2. … is really a good way to live.

3. Our town life today gives us little opportunities for …

4. Doctors always advice us to eat …

5. … makes people healthy and keeps them fit.

6. If you want to keep fit you must …

7. … dangerous for our health.

8. A healthy way of life includes …

(Healthy diet, physical inactivity, obesity, sport, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, healthy eating, personal hygiene, bad habits).

III.Presentation the theme. At this lesson we are going to continue working at our topic "Health", but the main thing we are going to discuss today is "Healthy eating". Today at our lesson we shall discuss problems of healthy eating, to be or not to be a vegetarian, you will learn how to eat well in order to be healthy. You will do some exercises, practice in reading and speaking about healthy eating.

1. Working in small groups Some teenagers worry too much about their weight and use a calorie-controlled diet. Look through the list of popular ways to lose weight and say which facts seem surprising to you. What's your attitude towards the following facts? What methods of losing weight are used by your friends or relatives?

T.: Do you know what the name is for somebody who doesn't eat meat, who doesn't eat any animal products.

Eating habits are very important. Every person chooses his own eating habits. One of them is to be a vegetarian. Listen to the text «Vegetarian». The text is a summary, which presents a description of the word vegetarian and counts the reasons to be a vegetarian.

While listening fill in the gaps to make the summary complete

A vegetarian is someone who (1)__________ eating meat. The word "vegetarian" comes from the Latin word vegetus (2) ___________ "whole, fresh, full of life". According to the text people (3)________ to be vegetarians for six reasons. Here they are:

It's (4)__________ to kill animals for food.

A vegetarian diet is (5)______________ than a diet that includes meat.

A vegetarian diet is (6)______________ than a diet that includes meat.

Some people are vegetarian because of their (7)____________ beliefs.

Some people have (8)________________ to be vegetarian for ecological reasons.

It's easier to grow vegetables than to raise vegetable-eating animals to (9) _______ food for all the people.

Key: 1) avoids 5) healthier 8) chosen

2) Meaning 6) cheaper 9) provide

3) Choose 7) religious

4) Wrong

IV. Jigsaw reading.

T.: You are going to read the texts about two girls. Laura thinks that "it's natural for humans to eat meat", but Ann feels "guilty after eating meat". Who do you agree (disagree) with? Why? Give your reasons.

Work in two groups. Group A reads Text A "Ann's point of view". Group B reads text B "Laura's point of view".

Read your extract and do the tasks given below your text. Find a partner from your group, go through the tasks together. Find a partner from the other group and swap information.

2. After-reading tasks.

Now complete these sentences:

Group A

Ann became a vegetarian because…

She persuaded her parents to agree by…

She eats…

She feels that being a vegetarian…

Group B

Laura thinks it's healthier to eat meat because…

She won't eat rabbit, unless it's chopped up, because…

She thinks vegetarians are hypocritical because a lot of them…

She feels strongly about fur because…

She is happy to eat meat because…

Now find out:

When Ann gave up eating meat, and why;

What her parents said and did;

What kind of animals she thinks are the worst to eat;

What kind of food she eats;

How she feels about being a vegetarian.

Why Laura feels that eating meat is healthier;

If she eats all kinds of meat;

If she wears fur;

What she thinks about being a vegetarian.

V. Vocabulary work T.: Find the following words in the texts. Try to work out from the context the correct meaning of the words in bold from the alternative given.

2. Speaking with a partner.

T.: Find a partner from the other group. Tell your partner about your text, using your answers.

VI. Working in small groups.

T.: Divide in groups of three. Write a chart of this kind on your flipcharts. Complete the chart using as many ideas as possible.

Учащиеся записывают аргументы «за» и «против», которые они почерпнули из текста, а также свои собственные идеи. Один представитель из каждой группы представляет работу группы.

VII.Conclusion of the lesson.

Have you learnt anything new today?

What was the most interesting thing/fact for you?

Was the way of learning interesting?

VIII.Home task. Write an essey "Why I eat (don't eat) meat?"