Урок англійської мови на тему “Eating Out”

Автор: вчитель англійської мови Романюк Євгенія Валеріївна

Вчитель англійської мови Романюк Євгенія ВалеріївнаTarget age: 11-12 years

Focus: 1. Apply vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

  1. Develop skills and abilities in leading debates and project work.

Time required: 45 minutes

Materials required: Multi-media equipment, students’ projects

Aims: By the end of the lesson the students will:

-will have further developed their knowledge about British , Ukrainian and American traditions;

– enlarge their outlook;

– respect the eating traditions of other country.

Learning outcomes: by the end of the lesson the students are expected to be able to use the vocabulary on the topic in their speech expressing agreement or disagreement

Procedure

І. Introduction

1. Warming up

On the board appears the topic of the lesson “Eating Out”

T: Look at the board and you will see the topic of our lesson. What does this phrase mean?   (Students’ answers)

2. Phonetic drills

Brainstorming the ideas:

T: What words shall we use today?

Student’ answers (fast food restaurant, ordinary restaurant, special occasions, bill, tips, etc)

T: Yes, you are right. Let’s repeat some of these words all together (Students repeat the words and explain them)

               expensive             pay

                 table cloth           meal

                   occasion             chips

                     waitress           serve

                     ordinary           finger

                       napkin             cheap

                       Waiter           counter

                         menu          customer

                           fork           hamburger

                             tips           French fries

                             bill           throw away

3. Speaking warm up

T: As you see, the words are divided into two groups. Why?

Student’s answers (The first group is connected with restaurants, the second is connected with fast food restaurants)

T: Look at these pictures and describe them using these words.

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T: Where do you and your family/friends prefer eating?

III. Practice

1. Team work (Debates)

T: So, as you see people have different tastes. Some of them prefer eating out and some of them prefer eating at home (eating in).

T: Now, let’s make little debates about what is better eating out or eating in?

2. pictures appear on the board: the first one concerning eating out, the second one – eating in.

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T: What are our useful phrases when we have debates? Student’s answers

Let’s repeat them all together.

I don’t agree with you.

         I disagree with you.

         Do you really think so?

         I’m afraid you are mistaken.

         I wouldn’t say that.

T: You have 3 minutes to think and then let’s debate.

All the students are divided into 3 groups. The first group proves that eating out is better, the second group proves that eating in is better, the third one (experts) listens, sums up all the facts and makes a conclusion which group is more convincing.

2. Reading and speaking activities

T: During our lessons, we’ve spoken a lot about food and eating traditions in Britain. Look at the table on the blackboard, read information about Britain and make the same sentences about eating in Ukraine.       Students’ answers

Britain Ukraine
1.People in Britain don’t eat in very often.

2. British people usually buy food in take always and fast food restaurants.

3. People usually go to ordinary restaurants on special occasions.

4. There are different kinds of restaurant in Britain.

5. Pubs are the most common eating place.

 

 

Suggested answers:

Britain Ukraine
 1.People in Britain don’t eat in very often.

2. British people usually buy food in take always and fast food restaurants.

3. People usually go to ordinary restaurants on special occasions.

4. There are different kinds of restaurant in Britain.

5. Pubs are the most common eating place.

1.People in Ukraine eat in very often.

2. Ukrainian people usually buy products and cook at home.

3. Ukrainians usually go to restaurants on special occasions.

4. There aren’t different kinds of restaurants in Ukraine.

5. Cafes and bars are the most common eating places.

3. Developing cognitive activity, dialogical skills

T: So, We have discussed eating traditions in Britain and Ukraine.. Make the trios and prepare the dialogues about eating traditions in America. Imagine that you are from the USA, Ukraine and Britain. Use the previous information to ask your partners and share the information about the country you present.

Students’ dialogues

ІV. Making conclusions

T: Use summing phrases and make the conclusion about eating traditions in Britain, the USA and Ukraine. Whose way (style) of life is healthier?

Use the following phrases to start your answer.

  • To make a conclusion, I’d like to say that…
  • Summing up I’d like to underline that…
  • To wind up it is necessary to mention that…

V. Setting Homework

Home assignment: Write a report about eating habits in Ukraine, Britain and the USA.

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3 коментарі

  1. Пізнавальний урок, гарна тема, і відповідно під тему використані дуже гарні фрази, для засвоєння учнями. Думаю, цей урок має пряме відношення до повсякденного життя, і учні зможуть використати вивчені фрази у життєвих ситуаціях, а не просто вивчили, тай забули! Люблю такі корисні уроки!