Урок английского языка по теме "Conjunctions"

Lesson plan: Conjunctions

Teacher’s Name: Tatiana Berestova

Summary: introduction to Conjunctions

Lesson objectives:	All students will be able to: ·         Previously learned lessons about Conjunctions ·         Recall completely ·         Identify and define ·         Use Conjunctions correctly in sentences ·         To buid up sentences using Conjunctions
Content: Materials:	Conjunctions. ·         Conjunctions 1: Simple (and, but, or) Time (when, while, as) ·         Conjunctions 2: Logic conjunctions (if, because, so, unless) Linking words: ·         Causes and results: ·         Adding information: ·         Showing differences: ·         Ordering events: ·         "Real English Grammar": Intermediate by Hester Lott(Marshall Cavendish): p. 274-275; 278-279- grammar p. 276, ex. A, B (Classwork) p. 277, ex. C, D (Hometask) p. 280, ex. A (Classwork) p. 280-281, ex. B, C (Hometask) ·         My Grammar Lab: Level Intermediate by Foley M., Hall D.  Files Publisher: Pearson 2012 p. 237 (Before you start) p. 238-248 (Classwork) p. 248-250 (Review)
Begging:	*Greeting *Introduction
Development:	·         asking students to read and underline the conjunctions ·         writing  some sentences on the board and offering an explanation the meaning of conjunctions.
Practice: Checking for understanding: Closure:	·         Doing exercises in "Real English Grammar": Intermediate by Hester Lott (Marshall Cavendish): p. 276, ex. A, B (Classwork) p. 280, ex. A (Classwork) ` ·         Teacher gives each group 3 pictures and asks them to form one sentence using conjunctions. ·         Teacher sums up the role of conjunction in English as a part of speech. Teacher asks students to do ex. C, D , p. 277; ex. B, C, p.280-281 as ahomework. Main Teaching Activity. Beginning: ·       Greeting: Greetings to all! Pleased to meet you! Just call me Tatiana. I am a student at this University like you. At the end of my studies I’m planning to became a teacher I want to teach Russian to foreign students. Today I hope you will help me in my teaching experience. Could you help me? Sometimes I need a translator. Who wants to be my translator?  All my thanks to you! What about you? How was your Valentine’s Day? Did you find that one you’re dreaming of?  Answer me, please, who wasSt. Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient tradition? The Catholic Church recognizes three different Saint Valentines All of them were killed on the Valentine’s Day. Although the truth behind all the three Valentine legends is misty, but these saints were compassionate, heroic and most importantly romantic figures. Love is not an exam to pass or fail, Love is not a competition to win or loss, But love is a feeling in which you care for someone more than yourself... HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ·       Introduction: We will return to this topic. Also we will be talking about conjunctions, and their different uses. We’ll also be demonstrating each means of use in a sentence. ·       Development: What are Conjunctions? You don’t need to answer now. Take your time to read love story before you answer. Please take a page 274. Let’s start to read. …, please start! …, keep going.  I believe you knew about this amazing story. Could you tell me pleasein which works thereis a similar story? (The Metamorphoses by Ovid, Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw) In this text we see highlighted words. These words are conjunctions. Who can give a definition what Conjunctions are? Well done! You are right! There are many different types of conjunctions. In this part of our lesson we’ll be talking a look at the different types of Conjunctions and how they are used in a sentence. Find, please, pages with grammar and read them. Who can explain the meaning of clauses on the board ? Clauses on the board: Lisa and Miguel are coming with us. She went to the store and bought some new shoes He accidentally stepped on a dog’s tail but didn’t get bitten. There were only small beans in the soup but delicious. You have to pick: the red or the blue? The smell wasn’t so bad in here, or else he was getting used to it. And: We use and to add one thing to another. But: We use but to introduce an additional phrase or clause that is different from what has already been mentioned. Or always indicates a choice. Or else – ането (an emphatic expression) Polysyndeton in Hemingway "Maybe she would pretend that I was her boy that was killed and we would go in the front door and the porter would take off his cap and I would stop at the concierge's desk and ask for the key and she would stand by the elevator and it would go up very slowly clicking at all the floors and then our floor and the boy would open the door and stand there and she would step out and we would walk down the hall and I would put the key in the door and open it and go in and then take down the telephone andask them to send a bottle of capri bianca in a silver bucket full of ice and you would hear the ice against the pail coming down the corridor and the boy would knock and I would say leave it outside the door please."  When can be used to show that one event is before, or at the same time as another event. When can be used to illustrate a past or future meaning. I studied abroad for a year when I was at university. When she finishes this course, she'll go abroad for a year. As soon as means that the second event happened, or will happen, immediately after the first. In the second example below, the verb in the present simple has a future meaning. As soon as I finished lunch, I went out for a walk. I'll go out for a walk as soon as I finish lunch. Not … until means the same as not … before. I didn't leave home until I got married. I didn't learn to drive a car until I was 21.

After and before can be followed by a subject-verb clause or by a gerund.

After I had eaten five ice cream cones, I felt a little sick.

Before coming back to Britain, I travelled all over Eastern Europe.

Although he loved her, he was unable to fight for her.

(Although means in spite of the fact that)

 Because he wanted to leave early, he came to work early.

(Because denotes causality of actions or statements)

fter your meeting, let me know if you can come over.

(After means subsequently.)

 Before you go to bed, put under-eye cream to reduce wrinkles.

(Before means previous to, or previously)

While can be used to show two events happening at the same time.

While you're getting lunch ready, I'll wash the car.

I studied judo while I was in Japan.

While and During

While and during are both used to show that two things happen at the same time.

While is a conjunction and is used before a subject-verb clause.

During is a preposition and is used before a noun phrase.

What should you do during an earthquake?

Don't run downstairs while the building is shaking.

He arrived while I was eating breakfast.

He arrived during breakfast.

There are a lot more conjunctions which we use to connect one clause with another clause. For example: because, for giving reasons, so, for talking about results or purposes, and although, for unexpected or different information.

I'd like to see that Irish band, because Celtic music is pretty cool.

(the second clause explains the reason Alfie wants to see the Irish band)

Although he doesn’t like camping, he goes to lots of music festivals.

(the speaker thinks it’s unusual to go to music festivals if you don’t like camping)

... we'll be there by 12. Although we have to put up our tents too.

(the information in the second sentence is different to, and contrasts, the information in the first sentence)

It's one of those cars for seven people, so there's plenty of room.

(the second clause shows the result of the first clause)

We need to arrive early so (that) we can get a good place.

(the second clause shows the purpose of the first clause; that is optional)

Practice:

Do exercises in "Real English Grammar": Intermediate by Hester Lott (Marshall Cavendish):

p. 276, ex. A, B

p. 280, ex. A

Closure:

In this lesson, we studied all about conjunctions We learned about the three different types of conjunctions as well as how they’re used in sentences. We were able to discuss the different contexts in which they’re used as well as illustrate them by giving example sentences. We also learned that conjunctions are important when learning good English grammar because they provide transitions as well as provide a relationship between different phrases, clauses and sentences.

Up next we’ll be talking about   linking words. We’ll be discussing their definition as well as their uses. And as always, we’ll be seeing how they behave in a sentence by looking at different examples.

Hometask:

·   You should read about linking words and prepare to explain grammar:

My Grammar Lab: Level Intermediate by Foley M., Hall D. 

Files Publisher: Pearson 2012

p. 237 (Before you start)

p. 238-248 (Classwork)

p. 248-250 (Review)

·   Do ex. C, D , p. 277; ex. B, C, p.280-281