SVITLANA DYKA, KIROVOGRAD
УРОК № 1
Тема: „ЗДОРОВИЙ ДУХ У ЗДОРОВОМУ ТІЛІ”/
“A SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY”
Level – Upper-Intermediate
Цілі уроку:
Практична – опрацювати лексику уроку в різних видах мовленнєвої діяльності ;
Загальноосвітня – розширити знання учнів про те, що таке здоров’я, та шляхи здорового
способу життя.
Розвиваюча – формувати навички критичного та творчого мислення учнів та навички
роботи в малих групах (командах).
Виховна - сприяти вихованню в учнів уваги до свого здоров’я та формувати в них
культуру здорового образу життя.
Обладнання: Making Headway Phrasal Verbs and Idioms, фото Лі Циньюнь, тест «Здоровий спосіб життя», текст для читання та обговорення, тести, роздатковий матеріал.
ХІД УРОКУ
1. MOTIVATION
T.: Have a look at this photo. Do you know this man? Can you guess:
- What country is this man from?
- What is his nationality?
- How old is he?
- Why do you think so?
Now listen to his life story.
You can see a photo of Lee Tsin'yun'. He was born in the province of Sichuan' (China) in 1678 and died in 1928. During his life he has 14 wives. There is a book about him "Messages about a 250 years old happy man".
When he was 71 (1749), he entered the army of Yue Chzhuntse, a commander-in-chief of province Sichuan'.
Lee Tsin'yun' knew medicinal herbages, tsigun and a lot of time he spent in mountains. His life proves that a man is able to live for more than 200 years if he knows how to live correctly.
Can you imagine that this age (200 years) may become the ordinary duration of the man's life?
Are there any effective methods of development of physical and spiritual body of a person?
Today we are going to discuss all these questions as well as many others which help us to understand how to keep ourselves fit, be healthy and live a long and happy life.
By the end of the lesson you should be able:
- to find out how fit you are while doing a fitness quiz;
- to consolidate the vocabulary on the topic;
- to understand the gist and details of the text for reading;
- to activate the lexical material learned at the previous stage.
2. WAMING-UP
T.: I think that most of you know a famous English proverb “A sound mind in a sound body”.
Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions:
- What does it mean to be sound or to be healthy?
- What do you understand by the expression “Healthy body, healthy mind”?
- What is a real health?
Let’s dwell a little over these questions.
a) Brainstorming “What is health?”
Health:
Physical health Mental health
(Pupils give the explanation of their understanding what health is).
T.: Our body consists of its physical and psychical parts. To have really good health both these parts should be harmoniously developed. To be healthy you should have really strong physical body and steady psyche.
- What should we do to have our physical body strong and healthy?
- What must we do for keeping the mental part of our body healthy?
First of all we should learn to keep our brain healthy. Our brain is a center of our thinking and it conducts our mind. When your mind is healthy you become more viable and have strong will.
If you have sound mind and sound body your spirit is able for developing and all you creature is full of energy.
b) Fitness Quiz.
T.: Now, to find out how fit you are, fulfill a fitness quiz.
Work individually.
(НО1):
1) When do you eat vegetables and fruit?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
2) When do you have sugary drinks?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
3) When do you play sports?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
4) When do you watch TV?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
5) When do you eat snacks?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
6) Do you sleep 8—10 hours at night?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
7) How often do you think about how fit you are?
a) Never. b) Sometimes. c) Always.
a | b | c | |
1) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
3) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
5) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
6) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
7) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Your total score_________
T: Now look at the answers below.
28—42: You keep fit! Well done!
14—28: Do more exercise
0—14: Oh dear! You need more fruit, vegetables and lots more exercise.
4. READING
1) Pre-reading activities.
T: Look at the title of the text! What do you think the article is about? What does the proverb in the beginning of the text mean? Can you find any Ukrainian equivalents to it?
2) While-reading activities.
Т: Now look at following questions:
- What happens if person does not have enough sleep?
- Does the human body need exercise?
- If your answer is positive, then what kinds of exercise does it need?
- What happens to us when we are ill?
- Can you name any causes of illness and diseases?
- What can we do to stay healthy?
T: Now read the text (HO2) and answer the questions as you read.
(НО2):
good health!
“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. Have you ever heard it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
Perhaps this is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of your age should have a nine hours sleep. If they don't, their bodies cannot do the work properly. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy! The human body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The brain in our head also needs blood. We think with our brain. Exercise helps us to think better! Our bodies also need air to breathe. We must have plenty of clean air to stay healthy.
There is something that our bodies must not have. We do not want illness and diseases. When we are ill, we have to stay in bed. We feel unwell. We have a head or different kinds of pain, and perhaps a temperature. We cannot work and we can not play. We feel unhappy.
One cause of illness and disease is dirt. Dirt is full of germs but they are too small to see without a microscope. They are very, very small but they are alive. They can get inside our bodies and make us ill. They can get in through our noses or mouths. They can get in through our mouths more easily than through our noses. They can get into our bodies through our skin. We must keep our bodies clean. We must wash our hands before meals. We must keep our finger-nails clean. We must also keep our teeth clean. Germs can make teeth bad. Then they become black or hurt. Toothache is very painful. We must clean our teeth every morning and every night. We must also keep our homes and our streets clean. Drains carry away dirty water. We must not throw rubbish in the drains. Some people spit in the streets. This is very dirty. People who spit give diseases to other people.
3) Post-reading activities
- Work in pairs. Choose the best answer.
(НОз):
1) The passage says that we shall be healthy if we go to bed...
a) late and get up late. c) early and get up early.
b) early and get up late. d) late and get up early.
2) Children of your age need... sleep every night. Then you will become "wealthy and wise".
a) ten hours c) twelve hours
b) nine hours d) eleven hours
3) This means...
a) "rich and happy". c) "clever and happy".
b) "rich and clever". d) "healthy and clever".
4) The body also needs exercise to make it...
a) wealthy. c) faster.
b) strong. d) clever.
5) Exercise also...
a) makes more blood. c) makes food for the blood.
b) helps the blood to move. d) stops us thinking.
6) The passage also says that fresh... helps to prevent illness.
a) blood c) food
b) air d) exercise
7) Another word for illness is...
a) "disease". c) "germs".
b) "temperature". d) "health".
8) One cause of illness is...
a) fresh air. c)dirt.
b) getting up early. d) temperature.
9) It is full of...
a) blood. c) food.
b) water. d) germs.
10) According to the article we must keep our bodies...
a) cold. c) hot.
b) clean. d) still.
- Work in groups of 4. Can you add other suggestions to the test concerning healthy way of life?
- Work all together. Check up the task.
Key : 1c; 2b; 3b; 4b; 5b; 6b; 7a; 9d; l0b
5. INTERACTIVE EXACISE: “TWO-FOUR - ALL TOGETHER”
Work in pairs. Read the following passage. Fill in the missing words from the list below:
people air sea clothes
animals exercise minutes country
films music books food
HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Feeling blue? We all get depressed sometimes. But we can do a lot to cheer ourselves up. So here are ten tips for happiness.
1) Get enough rest, sleep and healthy___________(1).
2) Take enough___________(2) preferably in the fresh _______(3).
3) Try to spend some time in the___________(4) or by the___________(5).
4) Spend some time with___________(6)
5) Play some of your favourite___________(7) and really listen to it.
6) Spend time with___________(8) who think positively.
7) Watch___________(9) or read___________(10) that make you laugh.
8) Sit or lie down and "switch off” for at least fifteen___________(11) every day.
9) Smile at people more often — they will probably smile back.
10) Wear bright___________(12) when you're feeling blue.
- Work in groups of 4. Can you add any suggestions of your own? Write them down.
- Work all together. Check up the task.
Key: 1) food; 2) exercise; 3) air; 4) country; 5) sea; 6) animals; 7) music; 8) people; 9) films;
10) books; 11) minutes; 12) clothes
6. HOMETASK
1) Learn Idiomatic Expressions from Making Headway, p. 25 ex. 1, 2
2) Write about your own recipe of keeping fit and healthy. Think of
a) your diet;
b) your daily routine;
c) the exercise your do.
MMARISING AND EVALUATION
T: Well, now let us recollect the activities which we've done today.
- What kinds of activities have we done?
- Have the results of the quiz surprised you?
- Are you going to change something in your life style?
- What kinds of working do you like best: in pairs, in groups or all together?
