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Имя существительное

Контрольный урок по практической грамматике

Данный урок был проведён при прохождении грамматической темы “Имя существительное” на II курсе факультета иностранных языков Московского областного педагогического колледжа (г. Серпухов) на завершающем этапе.
Урок был представлен в виде игры-путешествия в страну “Nounlandia”. Урок может быть использован в школах с углублённым изучением английского языка на старшей ступени.

Цели:

Практические: контроль речевых умений по теме “Имя существительное”.

Образовательные: продолжать формировать умения употреблять существительные, продолжать формировать умения работать во времени, вырабатывать темп учебной работы.

Развивающие: развивать мышление, логику, память, развивать самостоятельность, совершенствовать навыки связной речи, развивать интеллект и познавательные способности.

Воспитательные: развивать коммуникативные навыки, обеспечить нравственное воспитание учащихся, формировать мотивацию к изучению иностранного языка.

Оборудование: карточки с транскрипционными значками, карточки со стихотворением, кроссворд, пазл, карточки с ключевыми словами к диалогу, картинки с изображением одежды, варианты тестовых заданий, карточки с набором букв, аудиокассета с записью задания для аудирования, карта страны “Nounlandia”. (см. Приложение)

Литература:

1. Лебединская Б.Я. Английская грамматика в стихах. Москва. Астрель ACT, 2003

2. Числова А.С. Татарчук Г.М. Тестирование: единый экзамен. Английский язык. Издательский центр “МарТ”. Ростов-на-Дону, 2003

3. Эпштейн Г.А. Имя существительное и его детерминанты и определители. Издательство “Каро”. Санкт-Петербург, 2002

4. Peter Wapkins. Essential English Moscow. Astrel AST, 2002

ХОД УРОКА

Начало урока: приветствие, речевая разминка, сообщение цели урока.

Teacher: Good morning, my dear students. I’m very glad to see you. We’ve just finished to study the theme “The Noun”. Today we have a competition lesson where you’ll show that you are real experts in this question.
There are many Kingdoms in the world of the English language but the two biggest are Nounlandia and Verblandia. They are neighbours; and today we’re going to travel about Nounlandia! You are welcome! Have a look at the map (see p. 37). There are some stops as you see. You’ll have to do some tasks there. We’ve got two teams. What are your names?

I. The first stop is “BLITZ”.

Teacher: I’ll ask each team a number of questions. You’ll have a point for each correct answer. If the team doesn’t know the answer the rival team can try it and earn a point.

I team

1. How do most English words form the plural? (with the help of the ending “-s”)
2. If the word ends in “-y” are there any changes to make the plural form? (consonant +”y” = “ies”; baby; vowel + “y”= “s” tray)
3. Form and spell the plural form of the word “potato”? (potatoes)
4. What is the plural of the word “loaf”? (loaves)
5. Is the sentence correct: “Scissors is used to cut the jeans?” (no; “are”)

II team

1. How can the ending “s” be pronounced? ([s], [z], [iz])
2. Are there any changes if the word ends in “-ch”, “-sh”, “-s”, “-x”,
“-z”? (we add “-es”; watch, box, boss)
3. Form and spell the plural form of the word “radio”? (radios)
4. What is the plural of the word “chief”? (chiefs)
5. Is the sentence correct: “The police are investigating this case carefully?” (yes)

II. Pronunciation Stop

Teacher: You know how to read the ending “-s”. You’ve got the cards with the transcription signs. I’ll pronounce a word in the singular and you are to show the necessary card. You’ll have a point for each word pronounced correctly.

III. Captains’ Contest

Teacher: While learning any language you are supposed to be good at spelling. You are future teachers and you should know how to correct mistakes. The next contest is for the captains. Dear captains, come up here. I’ve got a special test for you. The task is to correct the mistakes if there are any.

Teacher: While the captains are busy I want you to do a very interesting task.

“Odd One Out”

In each of these groups, one of the nouns is always used in the plural. Which one?

IV. Poets’ Corner

Now let’s see how successful you are at forming the plural form. You are to read the poem and to fill in the missing plural forms. You’ll have 5 points if you don’t make any mistakes.

The Arbitrary English Language

We’ll begin with box, and the plural is –,
But the plural of ox should be –, not oxes.
The one fowl is a goose, but two are called –
Yet the plural of mouse should never be meese.
You may find one mouse, or a whole nest of –,
But the plural of house is –, not hise.
If the plural of man is always called –,
Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
The cow in the plural may be – or kine;
But a bow, if repeated, is never called bine;
And the plural of vow is –, never vine.
If I speak of a foot, and you show me your –,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are –,
Why shouldn’t the plural of booth be called beeth?
If the singular is this and the plural is –,
Should the plural of kiss ever be nicknamed keese?
Then one may be that and three would be –,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is –, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren,
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his, him,
But imagine the feminine she, shis and shim!
So English, I think you all will agree,
Is the greatest language you ever did see.

Anonymous

V. Curiosity Stop

A. You know that not all the words in English form the plural form with the help of the ending “s”. Some of them form the plural according to their own rules. Let’s check if you know these rules or not. Your task is to guess the crossword. You’ll have a point for each correct word.

B. The next task is connected with the plural form too. You can see the clothes line with some articles of clothes. The task is to come up here and take away the articles which are plural nouns. Come up here one by one. Each team will have a point for the article.

(На доске вывешивается бельевая верёвка с фрагментами одежды. Студенты подходят друг за другом и снимают те рисунки, которые соответствуют существительным во множественном числе.)

VI. Listening Comprehension

The next task is connected with the Possessive Case. Listen to the sentences and define the examples with the Possessive Case. You’ll have a point for each correct variant

1. That isn’t my handwriting. It’s Selina’s. (+)
2. Are you coming to my brother-in-law’s party? (+)
3. For Christmas my parents gave my sisters dresses and my brother watches. (+)
4. They need two more chairs to sit on. (–)
5. The bus leaves in a few minutes. (–)
6. I heard a story from a friend of my brother’s. (+)
7. She is a friend of ours. (+)
8. Sheila is Harold’s youngest daughter. (+)
9. The Prince of Wales is to visit Iceland. (+)
10. There will be an hour’s delay. (+)

VII. The Post Office

Teacher: The next stop is called “The Post Office”. Do you remember how compound words form the plural? I’m sure you do. There are no words here, only letters. You’ll get some cards with letters and a key word in Russian. Your task is to build a word in the plural form, but remember what part of the word must have the ending “s”. You’ll have a point for each word.

l о о k e r s - о n

VIII. Word Search

You know that nouns have such a category as the Gender. The task is to guess the puzzle. Try to find the opposite gender of the given words. The words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. You’ll have the point for each correct word.

The words: niece, daughter, king, bride-groom, tiger, waiter, monk, duchess, lady, widow, brother.

IX. Speaker’s Corner

It’s high time you showed your home task. Your task was to make up and act out a dialogue using the given word combinations. You have a couple of minutes to prepare for it. The highest mark is 6 points.

The Key Words:

X. Final Test

Teacher: To crown it all you are to do one more task. It’s a test. Do it in written form. Each of you will have a copy of it. As for our fans they can help you if they want. I will give them a task too. But it will be a different one. The team can have an additional point for the correct answers of the fans.

A. Make the right choice.

1. His advice ______ forgotten.

a) was
b) were

2. Good news ______ always welcome.

a) is
b) are

3. There ______ not much furniture in this room.

a) is
b) are

4. Where ____ the money? – I put the money in the drawer.

a) are
b) is

5. Sheep ______ grass-eating animals.

a) is
b) are

6. Mathematics ______ his favourite subject.

a) is b) are

7. The girl’s hair ______ golden-brown.

a) were
b) was

8. Women ______ always right.

a) are
b) is

9. My teeth ______ not white, I’m afraid.

a) are b) is

10. The watch ______ made of gold.

a) are
b) is

11. This was a lovely ______ journey.

a) three-hours
b) three-hour

12. This is my ______ house.

a) brother’s-in-law
b) brother-in-law’s

Key: 1. a; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. a; 9. a; 10. is; 11. b; 12. b

B. The task for the fans.

Word Ladder

You are to build a word ladder; the next word is to begin with the last letter of the previous word.

Apple
   Elephant
      Tree
         Elf
            Foot
               Tongue, etc.

Note: You are to use only nouns in the singular form.

Fill in the Table

You see a table with empty squares. There is only one word. Your task is to add one letter to build a word, but it must be a noun. The direction may be any you like.

Your time is up. Please, hand in your papers. Our jury will check your papers and we can have one more competition. Relax and have a rest.

The End of the Competition

The jury announces the results.
Dear friends! It’s a pity but our competition has just finished. Thank you for participating in the games. You are really bright and industrious. You can do different kinds of work. You know a lot about nouns. I’m sure your good knowledge of grammar will help you in the future.

Map of NOUNLANDIA

By Svetlana Shelurina,
Serpukhov, Moscow Region