Описание урока английского языка в 11 классе по теме литература
“What is in a book” учебник “Objective FCE” Cambridge

Plan
I. Introduction
II. Main stage
1. Teacher’s word about English and American literature, about reading, its aims.
The world of books is full of wonders. Reading books you can find yourself in different lands, countries, seas, oceans. Together with the characters of the book you go by ship in the stormy sea, you climb high mountains, you fly into space, you have a lot adventures. By reading we develop our imagination, logical thinking and broaden the outlook, the value of books is undeniable.
2. Listen to the sonnet 29 by Shakespeare. Let 2 students to recite the sonnet and its Russian version.
3.Quiz “The world of English and American literature”. Each student takes the card prepared by the teacher where the useful information is given. The aim is to guess the writer.
1. Famous American writer, Real name –Samuel Clemens ,the best known for his book ”The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
2. She is outstanding crime writer, her 81 crime novels, 19 plays translated into 103 languages.
3. English playwright, the best known play is “Pygmalion” . In 1925 –Nobel Prize for literature
4. He is known all over the world for his 154 sonnets, 37 comedies, tragedies, historical dramas
5. Famous American writer . His real name – John Griffit, “Martin Eden” “the Call of the Wind” are the best known in the world
6. Famous American writer. He got Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. His best known books are “The Old Man and the Sea” “Farewell to Arms”
7. His real name -William Sidney Porter , his short stories “ The Roads We Take” are the most famous in the world.
8. Famous Scottish national poet
9. Famous American writer. His best known books are “Sister Carrie” , “ An American Tragedy”

4 A .Give the personal task to the student. The aim is to rearrange the words of wisdom about reading.
A) without/ I /live/ reading / cannot / (Thomas Jefferson).
heart /Words / are/ the voice/ of (Confucius).
C)to the body/ what exercise / Reading/ is/ is/ to the mind/ (Richard Steel).
D) prefer / say /that / life / is/ but / I / reading the thing / People (Logan Pearsall Smith)
E) / live/in order to / Read / (Gustavo Flaubert)
F) the best / is / learning/Reading / (A. Pushkin)

B. Give another personal task to the student. The aim is to match the names of books with its definitions.

1.Encyclopedia A . a long, printed story about imaginary characters and events.
2. Dictionary B. a play, esp. a serious one, written to be performed by actors, the writing of plays, or the art of showing plays
3. Novel C. it gives information about every branch of knowledge. The articles in it are arranged in alphabetical order.
4.Crime D. a piece of writing in which the words are carefully chosen for the images and ideas they suggest, and in which the sounds of the words when read aloud often follow a particular rhythmic pattern
5.Tragedy E. a movie, play, or book that is intentionally amusing and funny either in its characters or its action.
6.Comedy F. the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and does not describe real people or deal with facts, or a false report or statement that you pretend is true
7.Drama G. A learner of a foreign language use it to find the meaning of a word he doesn't know and find out how to pronounce it, spell it and also how it is used.
8.Poem H. it is about actions or activity that is against the law, or illegal activity generally.
9.Fiction book I. a very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering.

The Keys :
1-C 2-G 3-A 4-H 5-B 6-E 7-I 8-D 9-F

C. The rest part of the group woks with task of the lesson where they should guess the portraits of famous English and American writers

Give the write answers if nessasery

Ex 1 p 114
The illustration supports the reading text, which is an extract from The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Elicit answers from students.
Answers
Marlin, open sea, cloudless sky, sun (therefore tropical?)
Background information
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) received the Nobel prize for literature in 1954. Born in Chicago, USA, he spent some time in Europe as a journalist in the 1920s. He also lived in Spain for a while, and was passionate about bull-fighting. His other great love was deep-sea fishing, which is the subject of The Old Man and the Sea. In later life, he lived mostly in Cuba, and this is where the story is set.

Ex 2 p 114
Ask students what they know about Ernest Hemingway or tell them a little about his life. Then ask students to read the three reviews and summarise what they learn from them.
Answers
It is a short story; it is economically written; it is about an old man fishing with a line.

Ex 3 p 114
Refer students to the Exam spot and stress that they do not need to understand every word in a difficult text. Then ask them to skim the extract.

III. Conclusion
a) Feedback:

Дополнительный материал
American Writers
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) “Murders in the Rue Morgue” ,”The Masque of the Red Death”
O’Henry (1862-1910) Real name -William Sidney Porter , short stories “ The Roads We Take”
Mark Twain (1835-1910 ) Real name –Samuel Clemens ,”The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Jack London (1876- 1916) Real name – John Griffit, “Martin Eden” “the Call of the Wind”
Theodor Dreiser (1871-194) “Sister Carrie” “ An American Tragedy”
Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) “The Old Man and the Sea” “Farewell to Arms”
1954- Nobel Prize in Literature

English Writers
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 154 sonnets, 37 comedies, tragedies, historical dramas
Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish national poet
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) “ Don Juan”, “ Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) “ David Copperfield” “The Pickwick Papers”
George Bernard Show (1856-1950) English playwright, “Pygmalion” . 1925 –Nobel Prize for literature
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-19301) “ The Hound of Baskervilles”, “”The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes”
John Galsworthy (1867-1933) short-story writer.”The Forsyte Saga”
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) 81 crime novel, 19 plays, translated into 103 languages.

British Writers
Charles Dickens John Galsworthy John Gordon Byron William Shakespeare

Arthur Conan Doyle George Bernard Show Agatha Christi Robert Burns

American Writers

Edgar Allan Poe Mark Twain Jack London


O’Henry Ernest Hemingway Theodor Dreiser