Розробки уроків - АНГЛІЙСЬКА МОВА 8 клас (за підручником А. М. Несвіт) - 2016 рік

Unit 3. BOOKS AND WRITERS

Lesson 39. BIOGRAPHIES

Цілі: вдосконалювати лексичні навички і навички вимови; вдосконалювати навички читання, письма й усного мовлення; розвивати логічне мислення й пізнавальні інтереси учнів; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань і позитивне ставлення до читання.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Make a chain.

P1. I’ve read an adventure novel «Robinson Crusoe» by Daniel Defoe, a famous English writer. And what about you? Have you read any interesting book lately?

P2. Yes. I’ve read a historical novel «Rob Roy» by Walter Scott, a famous Scottish writer. And what about you? Have you read any interesting book lately?

P3. Yes. I’ve read a detective story.

2. Speaking

Tell the class a few sentences about:

✵ books you like to read;

✵ where you take them;

✵ who helps you to choose a good book.

3. Vocabulary practice

Fill in the gaps with the new words from the box.

Due to, noble, achieve, essays, inspiration, the success, inspired, achieve

1. The incredible beauty of the place ... him to create this masterpiece.

2. O’Henry became famous ... his short stories.

3. ... doesn’t come to you if you do nothing.

4. If you work hard, you can ... a great success.

5. Byron ... the great popularity when he was 24.

6. Milne hoped to prove his success writing novels and ... .

7. I have no ... to write even a word.

8. It’s very ... of you to spend all your weekends helping theseold people.

Key: 1 inspired, 2 due to, 3 the success, 4 achieve, 5 achieved, 6 essays, 7 inspiration, 8 noble.

4. Speaking

Work in pairs

Ask and answer questions to find the missing information.

Student A

Jack London was born in ... in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, so Jack had to leave school ... . In 1897 he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead he found . there.

He is best known for his book, The Call of the Wild, the story of ... . His writings were very popular and he became rich and famous before the age of 30.

1. When...? (...was he born?)

2. Why...? (...did he leave school?)

3. What...? (...did he find in Alaska?)

4. What...? (...is the book The Call of the Wild about?)

Student B

Jack London was born in 1876 in ... . His family was very poor, so Jack had to leave school to make money. In ... he went to Alaska to ... . Instead he found ideas for his stories there.

He is best known for his book, The Call of the Wild, the story of the adventures of a dog in the frozen north. His writings were very popular and he became rich and famous . .

1. Where...? (...was he born?)

2. When.? (...did he go to Alaska?)

3. Why...? (...did he go to Alaska?)

4. When... ? (...did he became rich and famous?)

5. Summary

Answer the questions.

1. What do you think of autobiographies and biographies? Have you read any?

2. What’s your opinion of historical novels?

Express your opinion as for books you like reading.

I like reading ... . by ... . because ... .

6. Homework

Complete the chart about your favourite writer and then write a short essay.

Appendix

THE FASCINATING CHILL THAT MUSIC LEAVES

The fascinating chill that music leaves

Is Earth’s corroboration

Of Ecstasy’s impediment —

’Tis Rapture’s germination

In timid and tumultuous soil

A fine — estranging creature —

To something upper wooing us

But not to our Creator

by Emily Dickinson