1. Средняя школа № 3 им. П.И. Морозова
Разработка открытого урока
На тему:
«Speaking about Schools»
8 класс
Подготовила: Гучинская О.В.
Щучинск
2. Form: 8
Textbook: English 8 (T.D. Kuznetsova, P.G. Kozlov)
Unit 5: “Education”
Theme of the lesson: Speaking about Schools
Type of the lesson:
Lesson developing communicative skills.
Time limit: 45 min.
OBJECTIVES:
Students should be able:
• to use the words from the active vocabulary, find synonyms, antonyms, guess the
meaning of the words, using the definition
• to develop their skills in audition, retelling, correcting the sentences about the
education
• to develop interest and respect for the education
Materials Required:
- textbook English 8 by T.D. Kuznetsova, P.G. Kozlov
- interactive board
- activity shirts with the tasks
- record of the text for audition
Used technologies:
•Different level teaching
At this lesson all the tasks are presented in three levels, students can choose the tasks in any
level, according to their abilities.
Level A- for advanced students
Level B- for students with intermediate skills
Level C- for students with sub-intermediate skills
There are five 11th
form students (assistants) at the lesson, which will check the student’s works
and then evaluate them.
Procedure:
I. Organization moment.
Teacher: Good morning, dear students!
It is a final lesson about the education in Great Britain and Kazakhstan and today we sum up our
knowledge on this theme. Each task is presented in three levels and you can choose any level
according to your abilities.
II. Warm up.
3. There are some words-assistants at the slide. Students should recollect the poem.
Students practice the pronunciation in pairs and individually. The poem is known from
the previous lessons.
III. Vocabulary
Students get a card with the task. When they are ready, their tasks are checked by the
assistants.
Level A
Vocabulary drill:
– the process of teaching or leaning,
usually in a school or college
(education).
– to go to school (attend).
– a school for children between 3 and
5 years old. (nursery school)
–a school for children between the
ages 5 to 11. (primary school)
–a school for children between the
ages of 11 to 18.(secondary school)
– a set of clothes that school children
wear so that they all look the same
(school uniform).
Level B
Give synonyms
Nursery school =
kindergarten, mixed school =
co-educational, teaches’
room = staff room, to sit at
exam = to take an exam, not
to pass an exam = to fail
Give the opposite meaning:
To be at school # to leave
school, independent school #
state school, boys’ (girls’)
school # mixed school.
Level C
Match the words with
their translations
Attend, science,
comprehensive, core
subjects, private,
curriculum, secondary
education, study,
наука, посещать,
общеобразовательны
й, главные предметы,
частный, программа
обучения, среднее
образование,
обучаться
4. – a class for young children usually
aged around 5, that prepare them for
school (kindergarten).
– grade – one of the twelve years you
are at school in the USA. (grade)
–a set of lesson about a subject.
(course)
IV. Audition
Students listen to the record of the text twice and then do the task.
Education in Kazakhstan
1. Before going to school, children attend kindergartens until they are six or seven.
2. Compulsory education begins in our country at the age of seven, when children go to
primary school.
3. The secondary stage begins from the 5th form when children start studying a lot of new
subjects, such as Literature, History, Natural Sciences and others.
4. Examinations are taken at the end of the 9-th and the 11-th forms.
5. Some children may leave school after the 9-th form and continue their education at
vocational or technical schools or colleges.
6. Besides secondary schools there are other types of schools in Kazakhstan. There are
specialized secondary schools with intensive study of a certain subject, for example Foreign
Languages, Literature, Physics and others.
7. There are also specialized art, music, ballet and sport schools for gifted children and
special schools for handicapped children.
8. Secondary education in our country is free of charge. Among secondary schools there
are gymnasiums, colleges and lyceums most of them are private.
9. There are institutes, schools of higher education, universities and academies among
higher educational institutions.
10. In 1992 Kazakhstan system of higher education adopted the western model - a 4 years
course of studies with getting the Bachelor degree after graduation and a 2 years course of
study with getting the Master's degree after graduation.
11. In order to enter a higher educational institution young people have to take an entrance
examination.
Only those who successfully pass entrance testing are admitted free of charge. In other cases
education is given on the commercial basis.
Level A
Translate into English
Level B
True or false
Level C
Read the sentences and tick
those, which you’ve listened
5. 1. Обязательное
образование
начинается в нашей
стране в возрасте
семи лет, когда дети
идут в начальную
школу.
2. Экзамены сдаются в
конце 9 и 11 классов.
3. Некоторые дети
могут покинуть
школу после 9-ой
класса и продолжить
их образование в
профессионально-
технических или
технических школах
или колледжах.
4. Помимо средних
школ есть другие
типы школ в
Казахстане.
1. The secondary stage
begins from the 6th
form when children
start studying a lot of
new subjects, such as
Literature, History,
Natural Sciences and
others.
2. Some children may
leave school after the
9-th form and
continue their
education at
vocational or technical
schools or colleges.
3. In 1999 Kazakhstan
system of higher
education adopted the
western model.
4. In order to enter a
higher educational
institution young
people have to take an
entrance examination.
in the text
1. Before going to school,
children attend
kindergartens until
they are six or seven.
2. I attend school
between 8.30 and
3.30.
3. Some children may
leave school after the
9-th form and
continue their
education at
vocational or technical
schools or colleges.
4. When I arrive at
school, I go to the
Tutor Room for
Registration at 8:30.
V. Rest
T: And now let’s have a rest and play. You have 1 part of the sentence. Find the second part of
your sentence, asking your classmates.
Students walk around the classroom doing this task.
If Jack doesn’t work hard, he will fail the exam.
Mary won’t enter the university if she doesn’t finish school successfully.
Chris will be the best student in class if he has a good progress.
If Sam fails his exam, he will pass it again.
If I study ecology I will know how to protect our environment
If we are environment-educated people we’ll be able to preserve flora and fauna of our country
VI. QUIZ
There are five questions in each level. Students choose the level and answer the questions to
the assistants.
6. Level A
1. What type of secondary
school will you choose if
you live in England? Why?
2. Who goes to private
schools?
3. Do schools in Kazakhstan
differ greatly from
comprehensive schools?
4. What do you think about
English secondary
schools?
5. Should our government
pay much more attention
to the secondary
education?
Level B
1. Would you like to have
school uniform?
2. What do pupils study
at secondary school?
3. What different kinds
of schools are there in
England and in
Kazakhstan?
4. How to get better
results in learning?
5. What subjects are
taught at your school?
Level C
1. How long does primary
education lasts?
2. What are the “core”
subjects?
3. When do children go
to junior school?
4. What are the types of
secondary school in
England?
5. How long do children
study at infant school?
VII. Speaking
There are six topics at the slide. Students choose any topic and do the task.
7. Level A
Tell about one of
the types of
schools.
Level B
Correct the sentences about the types of schools
1. In Great Britain children go to school when
they are seven.
2. Primary education lasts for five years.
3. If students go to grammar school they will
not have a good education.
4. Modern schools are most popular in England.
5. Boys and girls study together at private
schools.
Level C
Read and translate
the paragraph
about any topic
(“English 8” p.145)
VIII. Evaluating.
At the end of the lesson assistants give marks to the students, according to the list.
Evaluating list
Name Vocabulary Audition Quiz Speaking Mark for the
lesson
Student 1 4 3 5 4 4
