Написание введения в эссе на тему «Is reading important in the twenty first century?»

      Методическая разработка урока английского языка в 9 классе по теме:

         Написаниевведениявэссенатему «Is reading important in the twenty first century?»

УМК: Кузовлев “English 9”

Тип урока: комбинированный урок обучения умениям и навыкам письма

Цель урока:   сформировать навыки письменной речи при написании введения в эссе на тему ««Isreadingimportantinthe 21 century?» с опорой на образец, используя изученные лексико-грамматические конструкции.

Задачи:

образовательные

научить следовать определенной структуре введения в эссе при написании его в формате ЕГЭ

Закреплениеирасширениелексическихнавыковпотеме «Is reading important in the twenty first century?».

Познакомить учащихся с вводными конструкциями, союзами и научить использовать их при изложении своих идей;

знакомство учащихся с различными стратегиями написания введения в эссе

Научитьобучающихсяписатьвведениеэссенатему «Is reading important in the twenty first century?».

развивающие

формировать умение высказывать свою точку зрения

формировать умение подтверждать свою точку зрения аргументами

Урок направлен на развитие творческих способностей учащихся

Развитие интереса к изучаемому предмету

воспитательные

формировать умение слушать другое мнение и представлять свое

cформировать личное отношение ученика к обсуждаемой проблеме.

cориентировать учащихся в современной системе общечеловеческих ценностей.

Оборудование урока:

УМК Кузовлев В.П. «Английский язык.9 класс». Книга для учащегося.

Мультимедийный комплекс.

Методические раздаточные материалы.

Ход урока.

I.Организационный момент. (Приветствие, постановка проблемы, тема, целеполагание.)

T: As you remember this year 2015 is declared the year of Foreign Literature. There will be an essay contest at our school. It’s devoted to literature and reading. I hope you’ll take part in this contest. Writing a successful essay requires a thorough preparation. So we should learn to collect and logically and graphically organize information for the essay, logically organize information within the essay in accordance with the rhetoric and discourse rules of the English language.

Today we are going to learn and practice in essay introduction which includes corresponding linking words, an appropriate structure and hooks. What are the aims of this lesson?

Possible students’ answers:

We should learn the structure of introduction. 

We should learn corresponding linking words in introduction and practise to use them.

We should find out different ways of making an interesting introduction (hooks).

We should practice to write an introduction.

II. Актуализация изученного материала .

1.Актуализация изученного материала по теме “Thetypesofessay”.

T: As we know 2015 is a year of Literature that’s why we offered to write essays on topics connected with literature and reading. Look at the following list on the screen and read the topics. By the way, say what type of essay is required to write for each of these tasks:

Cлайд № 1.
Task                                                  
1. Describe your favorite character from the book.
2. Tell about your favorite book.
3. “To be a good pupil you have to read a lot”. What do you think about it?
4. Prove the necessity of reading.
5. Is reading important in the twenty first century? What is your opinion? What can you say for or against it?
6. It has been said: “Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare knowledge from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion , which source is more important?

Students’ possible answers:

Tasks 1 , 2 are required to write a descriptive essay (in which they mainly describe something),

Tasks 2is required to write a  narrativeessay (in which they tell about some event)

Tasks 3,4,5.6, 7 are required to write a discursive essay (in which they discuss a problem, present their own point of view, give arguments for or against something, or compare and contrast some ideas).

T:Let’s choose the following task: Is reading important in the twenty first century? What is your opinion? What can you say for or against it?

Слайд №2

Is reading important in the twenty first century?

2.Актуализация изученной лексики по теме “Reading”(«Мозговой штурм».)

T: We should collect information on this topic. Don’t you mind asking Google to help us.

Эта часть урока начинается с речевой разминки, которая направлена на активизацию словарного запаса по теме “Reading ”, проверку домашнего задания(выучить лексику по данной теме)и представляет собой «Мозговой штурм». Дляданнойцелииспользуетсяигра “Google, Google, what is in English for.. – O’K, Google. ”. 2-3 учащихся выступают в роли Google и переводят на английский язык предлагаемые остальными учащимися слова, фразы, идеи, которые необходимы для написания эссе. Учащиеся записывают слова, фразы,перечень идей

Работа над введением в эссе.

A  thesis statement

T: Now we should formulate a thesis statement. A  thesis statement is a declarative sentence, which expresses the author’s attitude to the topic of the essay and is a part of the introduction. What is a thesis statement of this topic?

Possible students’ answers:

-Reading has always played an important role in life of people.

-Reading is considered to be an important thing nowadays.

- People have always agreed that the book is the main source of education and pleasure.

-There is no doubt that reading is one of most popular activity

Contemporary life of people is impossible without reading.

2 Linking words and discourse markers.

T:It is necessary to use relevant linking words and discourse markers to write a good introduction. Look at the table on the screen, write down them in your exercise books and try to learn them by heart.

Слайд №3

In today’s world of ……it is important for….

There is no doubt that….

People have always agreed/ believed that…

T:It will be better to introduce in introduction the both points of view (against /for) using the following conjunctions: though, yet, but, etc. and discourse markers.

Слайд №4 (Student’s card: task 1)

… can be regarded as step in the right direction/a good way to …but not without its problems/ it has some disadvantages.

… it is a controversial question and has always been widely discussed in our society

There is a discussion/ no agreement on the matter of …

T: To practice the linking words I suggest you to do the following task in pairs. Fill in the gaps with suitable linking words from the box.

Слайд №5(Student’s card: task 1)

__________________________the book is one of the greatest human inventions.____________________the book is the main source of education. ____________reading _________________________________ to develop our imagination, make us think, form our character and world outlook ______________ teachers and parents complain that modern teenagers avoid reading books.

T: Look at the screen and check up your work.

Слайд №6

There is no doubt that the book is one of the greatest human inventions. People have always agreed that the book is the main source of education. Thus readingcan be regarded as a good way todevelop our imagination, make us think, form our character and world outlookthough teachers and parents complain that modern teenagers avoid reading books.

Hooks.

T:Now we go on working with hooks. The introduction in the essay has a clear communicative aim. Certain "narrative hooks" can make the introduction interesting for the reader. The aim of the introduction is to attract the readers’ attention. This aim can be reached in the following ways:

Слайд№7
1. the author tells an anecdote that illustrates the thesis;
2. the author uses a quotation that illustrates the thesis;
3. the author makes a debatable statement, which leads on to the thesis;
4. the author gives sensational facts or statistics;
5. the author defines an unusual term, central to the topic of the essay;
6. the author relates a real life event;

Statistics

T:I want to present one of them. Let’s listen to the recording. Here are the results of the Nestle Family Monitor survey “Young Peoples’ Attitudes Towards Reading”. Your task is to fill in the gaps with the number of per cent.

Слайд № 8(Student’s card: task 2)

T: Look at the screen and check if you have done the task right.

Слайд № 9

T:You can use this statistics in essay introduction. Choose the appropriate number of per cent to fill in each gap in the sample introduction.

Слайд №10(Student’s card: task 3)

There is no doubt that reading is one of most popular activity .Extensive research was carried out in 2015 into teens’ opinions on reading: ______%teens find reading an enjoyable activity, while _______% of teens consider reading educational and only _______% are indifferent to it.

T: Look at the screen and check if you have done the task right.

Слайд №11

There is no doubt that reading is one of most popular activity. Extensive research was carried out in 2015 into teens’ opinions on reading:65 %teens find reading an enjoyable activity, while 39 % of teens consider reading educational and only 25 % are indifferent to it.

2.Quotations or proverbs.

T:Not only statistics can be used in introduction. I want you to read the sample introduction and say what hook is used to make it more interesting.

Слайд № 12.

People have always agreed that the book is the main source of pleasure and education. “Reading makes a full man’ said Francis Bacon. His saying reflects my opinion. Reading can be regarded as a perfect way to develop imagination and expand outlook though some people do not consider reading as the main source of knowledge.

Possible students’ answer:

-The quotation of Francis Bacon “Reading makes a full man’ is used in this introduction.

T: Using quotations or proverbs is a perfect way of griping readers’ attention. Read the following quotations or proverbs and translate them.

Слайд №13

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” (Richard Steele)

“Reading makes a full man.” (Francis Bacon)

“Books and friends should be few but good" (an English proverb).

"Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book! They teach us and open their hearts to us as brothers." (Charles Kingsley)

T: What quotations or proverbs correspond better to the topic? Let’s work in groups. Your task is to write an introduction using quotations or proverbs. If other quotations or proverbs come to your mind, you can use them.

Написав, учащиесязачитываютвступления.Проходитобсуждениеудачныхинеудачныхмоментов.Ученикиоценивают.

3.Pun (wordplay)

T: Another hook to grip readers’ interest is to use a pun. Let’s take some famous aphorisms, try to rephrase them to make up the puns.

Слайд №14(Student’s card: task 4)

T: Look at the screen and check if you have done the task right.

Слайд №15

T: Let’s work in groups. Your task is to write an introduction using Puns for the topic ‘Reading”

Написав, учащиеся зачитывают вступления, используя каламбур. Проходит обсуждение удачных и неудачных моментов. Ученикиоценивают.

T: Let me read my example:

Слайд № 16.

To read or not to read? No doubt, people have always chosen to read, considering the book as the main source of education and pleasure. It has always made people think. “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” said R. Steele. But nowadays teachers and parents complain that modern teenagers avoid reading books.

4.Questions.

T: It is reasonable to use questions in introduction. Make up the suitable questions according to the topic.

Possible students’ questions:

Is reading in fashion nowadays?

Can reading be the main source of information in modern life?

Is contemporary life impossible without reading?

Why are people fond of reading?

Can people imagine the life without books?

VI. Рефлексия. Let`s revise what we`ve learnt today.

How many sentences can an introduction include?

Should you express your own opinion on the problem in introduction?

3.Is this topic important for you'?

4.What hooks can be included in introduction?

5.What linking words are more appropriate for introduction?

6.What emotions do you feel at the lesson?

V. Домашнеезадание. You have to write an essay introduction on topic ”Is reading important in the twenty first century?”

T: Our lesson is over. Thank you for your hard mental work. I feel satisfaction, because we’ve fulfilled the task. We`ve learnt how to write an introduction today. Next lessons we will go on learning how to write an essay body and to draw a conclusion. I hope you will succeed in writing an essay when you take part in essay contest.

Адрес публикации: https://www.prodlenka.org/metodicheskie-razrabotki/208927-napisanie-vvedenija-v-jesse-na-temu-is-readin