Методическая
разработка
«Do you know Grammar»
Brain-ring
Цели и
задачи:
Активизировать
повторение ранее изученного материала, закрепить приобретенные знания, умения и
навыки. Грамматические задания призваны обеспечить умение студентов практически
применить знания по грамматике английского языка, активизировать мыслительную
деятельность, направленную на употребление грамматических конструкций в
естественных ситуациях общения.
В конкурсе
принимают участие две команды.
Любой
конкурс требует определенной подготовки, поэтому команды заранее получают
домашние задание:
1)
подготовить приветствие соперникам (девиз, дать характеристику команде и
отдельным ее представителям);
2)
подготовить по две загадки (обязательно с письменными ответами);
3) подготовить
стихотворение и песню на английском языке.
Ход мероприятия
Contest 1. "Blitz".
Команды задают друг другу по 10 вопросов,
на которые нужно быстро ответить, так как учитываются не только правильность,
но и быстрота ответа. Возможные вопросы.
Team 1
1. What
do we understand by the "tense" of a verb? (The tense of a verb shows
the time (present, past, future) when the action takes place, took place or
will take place.)
2. Give
the Simple Future Tense of the verbs be and have, (shall be,
shall have, will be, will have).
3. Put
the following sentence in the Simple
Present Tense: You were very careless, weren't you? (You are very
careless, aren't you?)
4. How
can you make the Present Participle of any verb? (by adding -ing to the
infinitive)
5. What do we call verbs that form their past tense and
past participle by changing their vowels? (irregular verbs)
6. What is the negative form of will? (won't or
will not)
7. What
is the Future Progressive of the verb to
write? (shall be writing, will be writing)
8. How
is the Future Perfect Tense made? (It is
made by using the Future Simple Tense (shall/will), together with have
and the Past Participle)
9. What
is the Future Perfect of the verb to speak? (will have spoken,
shall have spoken)
10. Which form is correct: A new hotel is built in the centre of
Moscow now or A new hotel is being built in the centre of Moscow now?
(is being built)
11. Which of the following verbs are never used in continuous
tenses: write, read, listen, look, and hear? (hear)
12. What tense is used when we are thinking of an action completed
in the past? (the Simple? Past Tense)
13. How does the
Present Perfect Tense form its negative? (by putting not after
have/has)
14. Which of the following is never used in the
plural: mile, page, information, and language? (information)
15. Which sentence is wrong:
I am knowing; or I know (I am knowing)
16. Is this sentence right or
wrong? Correct it if it is wrong.
I have
always been wanting to read this book
(wrong: I have always wanted to read this book)
17. What is the singular of
the word people? (person)
18. What tense do we use when we say how often we do things? (Present
Simple)
19. What do we use in Past Simple questions and negatives? (We use
did/didn't + infinitive (speak, open, etc.)
20. What tense do we use with: This is the first time... It's the
first time...? (the Present Perfect)
Team 2
1. What
are the names of the main three tenses? (Past, Present, Future)
2. Name the Simple Past Tense
of the verbs be and have? (was, were, had)
3. Put
the following sentence in the Future
Tense: We were not able to do the difficult exercise. (We shan't/won't
be able to do the difficult exercise)
4. What
is the form of the verb that ends in -ing called (e. g. reading)? (It is called Present Participle.)
5. What
do we call verbs that form their Past Tense and Past Participle by adding d,
-ed to the Present? (regular verbs)
6. What
is the negative form of shall? (shan't,
shall not)
7. What
is the Future Progressive Negative of the verb to write? (shall not be
writing, will not be writing)
8. What
tense expresses an action that will have been completed at or before a time in
the future? (the Future Perfect Tense)
9. What is the Future
Perfect Negative of the verb to speak? (will not have spoken,
shall not have spoken)
10. Which form is correct: I'm not looking forward to go to the
dentist's or I'm not looking forward to going to the dentist's? (to going to the dentist's)
11. Which
of the following verbs are never used in continuous tenses: buy, become,
believe, increase? (believe)
12. What
tense is used for an action that is just finished? (It is used when we are
thinking more of the present result ("up to now") than about the past
action.) (the Present Perfect Tense)
13. Name
the Past Simple Tense of the verbs be and have (was, were, had)
14. Which
of the following is used only in the plural: screws, scissors, hammers, nails?
(scissors)
15. What tense is used to express an action that will continue some time
in the future? (the Future Progressive Tense)
16. Is this sentence right or wrong? Correct it if it is wrong. How long do you know Ann? (wrong:
How long have you known Ann?)
17. What
is the singular of the word children? (child)
18. What
do we use to make questions and negative sentences? (do/does)
19. We do not use it with the verb be (was/ were).
What is it? (did: e. g. Why were you so angry?)
20. When do we use the Past Progressive (e. g. I was doing) and' the.
Past Simple (e. g. I did) together? (to say that something happened in the
middle of something else: e. g. It was raining when I got up.)
Contest 2. "English Tense".
Участникам команд предлагается употребить
глаголы в предложениях в соответствующем времени. Разрешается добавлять и
исключать слова, если необходимо.
Обеим командам
предлагается один и тот же текст.
Task:
The tense of a verb shows the
time (present, past or future) when the action takes place, took place or will
take place.
Put these sentences in
the Past Simple/ Future Simple.
Add a word or phrase to
some of them to show the past time/future time.
Leave out a word if
necessary.
My Birthday
Today is my birthday, so I
have a holiday today.
On my birthday
I always do my work early in the morning so that I am free for the
day.
This year my birthday
is on a Tuesday.
I have a present for my
birthday; here it is in my hand.
I am
16 today.
KEY
Past Теnse
It was
my birthday yesterday, so I had a holiday then.
I did my work early in
the morning so that I was free for the day. My birthday was on a Monday.
I
had a present for my birthday; it was a CD.
I was 16 yesterday.
Future Tense
It will be my birthday
tomorrow, so I shall have a holiday then.
I shall do my work
early in the morning so that I shall be free for the day. My birthday
will be on a Wednesday this уeаг. I
shall have a party and I know that my parents: will give me a birthday present.
I shall
be 16 tomorrow.
Contest
3. "Captains' Competition".
Каждому капитану предлагается по 3-5 вопросов; Учитываются количество
правильных ответов и затраченное на них время.
Captain 1
1. It
consists of two parts. The first part is some form of, the present tense
of the verb to be (am, is,- are). The second part is the form of the
verb that ends in -ing. (the Present Progressive)
2. It expresses an
action that will have been completed at or before a time in the future (the
Future Perfect)
3. We use
it to give new information or to announce a recent happening. But if we
continue to talk about it, we normally use the Past Simple. (I did) (the
Present Perfect)
4. It shows
when an action takes place. (the tense of a verb)
5. They
show something of the feeling that is in the mind of the person using them.
(words shall and will)
6. It
expresses Simple Futurity. (I shall, we shall)
Captain 2
1. It is
very often used to show that an action was going on (or continuing) at a time
when something else happened, (the Past
Progressive Tense: e. g. As I was coming to school this morning I saw a
car run into a bus)
2. It is
formed by using the Simple Future (I shall, you will) with be and a
Present Participle. (Future Continuous: e. g. I shall be walking)
3. We
form it with had and the Past Participle (gone, opened, etc.). (Past
Perfect)
4. It
shows whether the action is finished or not. (the tense of a verb)
5. It is
a non-finite part of a verb. (Past Participle)
6. It expresses willingness, intention, promise or determination.
(I will, we will)
Contest
4. "The Best Story".
Команды
получают одинаковые
задания. Сначала предлагается раскрыть скобки (образовав нужную форму глагола),
чтобы получился рассказ. Второе задание: закончить письмо.
При
подведении итогов учитывается, чей рассказ лучше. Можно принять во внимание
также фактор времени, затраченного на выполнение задания.
Task: Open
the brackets, using the right verb forms. Complete the letter.
The Unfinished Letter
Dear Hilda,
I just (hear) that my
mother isn't very well, and I (like) (go) and (see) her. The trouble (be) I
(not, can) (take) my dog Tim with me. You (think) you (can) possibly (look)
after him for a week? You (have) him for a week last year, you (remember), and
you (say) he (be) no trouble, and (get) on well with your dog.
If you (can) (have) him, I
(bring) him along any time that (suit) you. He (have) his-own bed and bowl, and
I (bring) enough tinned dog food (last) him a week.
But-if it (not be)
convenient; (not hesitate) (say) so ... .
Key: 1) have just heard; 2) would/should like;
3) to go; 4) (to) see; 5) is; 6) can't/ cannot; 7) take; 8) Do you think...?;
9) could possibly; 10) look; 11) had; 12) remember; 13) said; 14) was/had been;
15) got/had got; 16) can; .17) to have; 18) will/shall bring; 19) suits;
20),has; 21) will bring; 22) to last; 23) is not; 24) don't hesitate; 25) to
say.
Contest 5. “If-Problems".
Команды задают друг
другу по три вопроса. Это могут быть загадки, шарады, проблемные задачки.
Например:
If two cats are before a cat,
and two cats are behind a cat, and a cat is in the middle, how many cats are
there in all? (Three cats, one after another)
Contest 6.
"My favourite poem".
Члены команд читают наизусть стихотворения
на английском и русском языках.
Contest 7.
"Sing a Song".
Команды исполняют
подготовленные дома песни на английском языке.
Завершается
конкурс подведением итогов. Можно определить не только команду победительницу,
но и самого активного участника, зрителя.
Используемые
материалы: Интернет-ресурсы, учебники английского языка
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