KRAVCHUK I.M.

Topic: “NATURE ”

Subtopic: “OUR COLOURFUL WORLD. PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS ”LEVEL – ELEMENTARY

Objectives: to train students to use topical vocabulary and grammar structures;

to develop students’ speaking, reading, listening and writing habits;

to develop students’ skills and habits of unprepared speech;

to develop students’ skills in giving opinions;

to encourage pupils to speak English;

to help students to understand the beauty of nature;

to teach students to take care of birds and animals.

Materials and aids: a tape-recorder, a tape with the poem “I Love My Dog”, pictures

of birds and animals, colour cards with the names of the animals, a poster with the

table, text for reading “They Were as White as Snow”, cards with the tasks to the

text.

PROCEDURE

1. Greeting

T: Good morning, boys and girls. I’m glad to see you. I think you are well today. Are you OK?

P: I’m well.

P1: I’m fine.

P2: I’m very well.

P3: I’m OK.

P4: I’m all right.

P5: I’m great

P6: I’m nice.

T: It’s very pleasant that everything is OK. So, let’s start our today’s work.

Today we’ll speak about the colours around us, about our pets and other animals.

By the way, who is on duty today?1

P: I am on duty today.

T: Who is absent today?

P: Nobody is absent today.

T: What was your home task for today?

P: Our home task was to learn the poem “What Colour are They?” and to learn the words.

T: Are there any problems with your home task?

Ps: No, there are no problems.

T: What season is it now?

P: It is winter now.

T: What month is it now?

P: It is January.

T: What is the weather like today?

P: The weather is fine today.

T: What colour is the sky?

P: The sky is blue.

P1: You are wrong! The sky is white. The sky is covered with white clouds!

T: You are right! The sky is white. What colour are the trees?

P: The trees are white and brown.

T: The trees are white and brown and… Look through the window. What colour are the fir-trees

near our school?

P1: The fir-trees are green.

T: What colour is the ground? Why?

P: The ground is white, because it is covered with snow.

T: Thank you. Children, what colour is winter and why?

P2: Winter is white, because the snow is white.

P3: There is much snow in winter.

P4: It is clean in winter.

Phonetic Drill

T: Do you remember our poem about the colours of the year? Let’s recite it. Pay attention on

the pronunciation of the sounds [p], [r], [w], [i:].

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(the teacher shows the cards to the pupils and fixes them on the whiteboard)

Ps: Spring is green,

Summer is bright,

Autumn is yellow,

Winter is white.

2. Warming up

T: What animals do you know? What colour are they? Let’s make word nets. These posters can

help you.

(Pupils make word nets and comment their answers)

P1: The dog is black. It is a pet.

P2: The fox is red. It is a wild animal.

P3: The cow is brown. It is a domestic animal.

P4: The cat is white. It is a domestic animal.

P5: The hamster is grey. It is a pet.

P5: The rabbit is white. It is a domestic animal.

P6: The pig is rosy. It is a domestic animal.

P7: The bear is brown. It is a wild animal.

P8: The wolf is grey. It is a wild animal.

P9: The lion is yellow. It is a wild animal.

P10: The crocodile is green. It is a wild animal.

COLOURS WILD ANIMALS DOMESTIC

PETS

(Possible answers)3

rabbit

white brown grey wolf lion horse cow

red COLOURS black fox WILD ANIMALS DOMESTIC

yellow orangе crocodile dog cat

green dog PETS cat

rabbit hamster

3. Reproduction

T: Your home task was to learn the poem “What Colour are They?” Can you recite it? Pay

attention on the sounds.

(Pupils recite the poem)

What Colour are They?

Please, tell me

What is green?

Grass is green,

So long and clean.

What is red?

Asks little Fred.

The ball is red,

Says his brother Ted.

What is grey?

Can you say?

Yes, I can.

The mouse is grey,

What is white?

I want to know

Milk is white

And so is snow.

4. Practice:

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a) Listening

- Pre-listening task

T: Listen to the poem attentively and prove that the boy loves his dog. Don’t forget the

expressions:

I think…

To my mind…

In my opinion...

-Listening

“I Love My Dog”

I’ve got a dog,

His name is Jack.

His head is white.

His nose is black.

I take him out

Every day.

Such fun we have!

We run and play.

Such clever tricks

My dog can do.

I love my dog!

He loves me too!

-Post-listening

What is the dog’s name?

What colour is the dog?

Is the dog clever? Can you prove this?

What do the boy and his dog do every day?

Possible answers

P1: I think the boy loves his dog because he looks after his dog.

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P2: To my mind this boy loves his dog because he takes the dog for walks every day.

P3: In my opinion the boy loves his dog because they play together.

P4: I think the boy loves his dog because they like to play and to run together.

P5: The dog’s name is Jack.

P6: The dog is white.

P7: The dog’s nose is black.

P8: The dog is very clever. I think so because this dog can do funny tricks.

P9: This boy and his dog like to walk and to play together.

P10: They like to run and play together.

b) Reading

-Pre-reading task

T: Have you ever seen the raven? What colour is it?

Do you know what colour the owl is?

Where do these birds live?

Was the raven always black?

Was the owl always white with brown spots?

Read the tale and find out: What colour were the raven and the owl many, many years

ago?

-Reading

They were as white as snow

(an English Tale)

Many, many years ago the raven and the owl were both as white as snow. One day the raven

said, "I am tired of being white and what’s about you?"

"I am tired of being white too".

"I have plan", said the raven.

"Why don't we paint each other in a different colour?"

"All right", answered the owl. "We can try to do it".

The raven was pleased.

"Good! Let's begin. You paint me first and then I'll paint you", said the raven.

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"Oh, no. It's your idea. You must begin."

"Very well", the raven agreed.

He took some paint and started.

He painted many beautiful grey and black spots on each feather, large and small.

"Oh, how beautiful! I have made you, owl!" cried he after finishing his work.

The owl was pleased the raven's work "And now let me paint you too".

But when the owl finished her work she saw that the raven was more beautiful than she was.

The owl got angry and poured all paint over the raven and flew away.

"Oh, you are a bad owl", cried the raven. "I made you nice, you made me blacker then night."

And from that day all ravens are black and they don't like owls.

-Post-reading task

I. Fill in the words.

1) One day they___ to the forest.

2) I am______of _______ white.

3) I______plan.

II. Choose the correct word.

1) The raven was a) happy, b) ill, c) well, d) pleased.

2) He painted many a) bad, b) nice, c) crazy, d) beautiful grey and black a) book, b) can, c)

spots on each feather.

3) The owl got angry and a) drink, b) ate, c) poured all paint over the raven.

Answers:

I. 1- went; 2- tired, being; 3- have.

II. 1- D; 2- D, C; 3- C.

III. Answer the questions:

1. What colour were the raven and the owl many, many years ago?

2. Who had a plan?

3. What plan did the raven have?

4. What did the raven paint on the owl’s feathers?

5. Why did the owl get angry?

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6. What did the owl do?

7. What colour are all ravens from that day?

8. What do you think of the owl?

Possible Answers:

P1: Many, many years ago the raven and the owl were as white as snow.

P2: One day the raven had a plan.

P3: The raven wanted to paint the fathers in different colours.

P4: The raven painted many beautiful grey and black spots on every feather. The spots were

large and small.

P5: The owl got angry because the raven was more beautiful than it was.

P6: The owl was bad. It poured all the paint over the raven and flew away.

P7: From that day all the ravens are black.

P8: The owl is bad, because it is envious.

5. PT-break

T: Stand up, please! Listen, repeat and do the movements.

I jump like a rabbit-

Jump, jump, jump!

I swim like a duck-

Quack, quack, quack!

I fly like a bird-

Clap, clap, clap!

I run like a fox-

Tap, tap, tap!

6. Practice

c) Writing

T: Do you know the names of the animals? Then these Animal Anagrams are for you.

Rearrange the letters of each word to make the name of the animals. Write the words into your

exercise-books.

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Sneak

Shore

Balm

Bare

Low

Tan

Emacl

Gehehodg

Answers:

Snake, horse, lamb, bear, owl, ant, camel, hedgehog

d) Searching activity

T: Everybody has got two cards of different colours. On one card you can find the beginning

of the word, on the other card you can find the end of the word. Find the correct parts of the

words that are the names of animals. Ask your friends what colour cards they have.

BE LI CO HO

RAB TIG HAM AT

C RSE AR BIT

ON STER ER W

Answers:

Bear, lion, cow, horse, rabbit, tiger, hamster, cat.

e) Speaking

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T: Everybody has got a card with the name of the animal. Look at the whiteboard! You can

see a table there. Tell about your animals using the table.

For example: This is a parrot. It is a wild bird. It is red and grey. This parrot has got a

long tail. It lives in the wood. The parrot likes fruits and grass. It is a beautiful bird.

Pigs are domestic animals.

Foxes live red legs.

Rabbits have got four with a

man

Wolves eat wild tails.

Lions grey in a wood.

Birds white friends.

Cows long bananas.

Dogs black grass.

Parrots good meat.

Possible answers:

P1: The rabbit is a domestic animal. It lives with a man. It has got four legs. It eats grass. It

is grey and nice.

P2: The lion is a wild animal. The lion lives in the wood. It has got four legs and a long tail.

The lion eats meat. It is brown.

P3: This is a cow . The cow is a domestic animal. It lives with the man. It gives us milk. It

has got four legs and a long tail. It likes grass.

P4: The bear is a wild animal. It lives in the wood. It is very big and brown. It has got a

short tail. The bear likes honey.

7. Summing up

T: We worked much at the lesson.

What new things have you learnt today?

Your marks for the lesson are…

8. Home Assignment10

T: Your hometask for the next lesson is to draw your favourite animal and to describe it.

Good-bye.

See you next time.

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