English CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

12 ENGLISH CLUB

May 2013 HEALTH IS ABOVE WEALTH

	БЛОК	ВРЕМЯ	ТИП
			РАБОТЫ
1) Introduction		2 min.
The teacher greets the guests and introduces the topic of the club.
2) Ice-Breaker		Общее время:	Работа
A. Acquaintance: The students give their names and the name of one healthy product.		10 min.	в группе.
Ex. My name is Joy and a healthy product is fresh fruit jelly.		A. 5 min.
B. Warm wind: The teacher asks the students to stand up and create a circle. The teacher gives statements		B. 5 min.
and if they are true to the students they should change their places.
The statements:
– I always eat healthy food.	– I do not drink much alcohol.
– I do not smoke.	– I do not eat after 10 p.m.
– I do morning exercises.	– I do some sport as a hobby.
– I have at least 3 meals every day.	– I go to the gym (at least sometimes).
3) Vocabulary Battle		Общее время:	Работа
Page 2 in Student Handouts.		25 min.	в мини-группах.
A. The students are divided in 3–4 groups and write down as many parts of the body as they can remember		A. 5 min.
in English, using the picture of Archibald as a model.		B. 10 min.
Set a time-limit of 5 minutes (a model of a person is drawn on the flipchart).		C. 10 min.
B. After the time is up, ask one representative of every group to come up to the flip-chart and let them write
the parts of the body one by one in the form of competition. The one who writes down the last part of the body
is the winner.
C. When the task is over, play “Cheek-to-cheek” active game.
(Rules: students get into pairs; the teacher says the name of a part of the body and the students should touch
each other on this part of the body in their pairs; after 3 parts of the body are said – let the students change
their partners and repeat the procedure 3–4 times.)
4) Vocabulary + Grammar Block		Общее время:	Работа в группе.
Page 3 in Student Handouts.		30 min.	Работа в парах.
A. The students look at the pictures and comprehend the meaning of the words.		A. 5 min.	Работа в группе.
(For advanced students the teacher may prefer to give some extra vocabulary about organism disorders.)		B. 10 min.	Работа в парах.
B. The students read the theory. The students do the exercise in pairs.		C. 5 min.
C. Check all together.		10 min.
Dialogues with cards. The students are divided into new pairs. Give every pair an incomplete dialogue and
ask them to complete and role-play the dialogue. As soon as groups are ready pass the cards clockwise so
that every couple receives a new card with a dialogue to complete and role-play. (If some pair finishes the
tasks faster than the others, suggest discussing real life situations, similar to those in the dialogue.)
5) Listening		Общее время:	Индивидуаль-
Page 4 in Student Handouts.		15 min.	ная работа.
A. The students scan the questions, ask the teacher if they have any difficulties understanding the questions.		A. 2 min.	Работа в круг.
B. The students listen to the text and answer the questions. They also pay attention to the figures in the text		B. 3 min.
and explain what they signify.		С. 10 min.
C. Check the answers all together.
6) Health System in Britain		Общее время:	Командная игра.
Page 5–6 in Student Handouts.		20 min.
A. The students read the text (aloud, one by one)		A. 7 min.
B. The students do the exercises in pairs.		B. 6 min.
C. Questions are discussed with the whole group.		C. 7 min.
7) Creativity Project. Health Sins		Общее время:	Командная
A. Divide the students into groups of 3–4.		20 min.	работа.
Let them create a list of deadly health sins – things that a person must avoid doing to stay healthy.		A. 15 min.
Encourage them to use the gerund:		B. 5 min.
Ex. Avoid eating in between meals.
B. Check all together, reading lists one by one, do not repeat.
8) Song		10 min.	Работа в круг.
Page 7 in Student Handouts.
“The Beatles”: “Help!”
9) Summing-Up		5 min.
Question/Answer time.

By Alyona Pavlova, Moscow State University of Printing Arts

See Teaching Materials and Handouts on CD.

			CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES			English
WHAT DO THEY DO?						13
						May 2013
JOB	WHAT DO THEY DO?			WHERE DO THEY WORK?
Accountants	Look after the finances in an organization.			In an office.
Bakers	Bake bread.			In a bakery.
Barbers	Shave men’s beards and cut men’s hair.			In a barbershop.
Barmen/Barwomen	Serve drinks.			In a bar, pub or restaurant.
Butchers	Prepare and sell meat.			In a butcher shop.
Chambermaids	Clean and tidy rooms.			In a hotel.
Chefs	Prepare and cook food.			In a restaurant kitchen.
Dentists	Look after people’s teeth.			In a dental office.
Doctors	Look after people’s health.			In a hospital or surgery.
Fishmongers	Prepare and sell fish.			In a fishmonger’s.
Flight attendants	Look after passengers.			In an airplane.
Hair dressers	Cut and style people’s hair.			In a hair salon, or beauty shop.
Judges	Judge and sentence people.			In a law court.
Lawyers	Defend and prosecute people.			In a law court and in a law office.
Nurses	Look after patients.			In a hospital or doctor’s surgery.
Opticians	Look after people’s eyesight.			In an optician’s office.
Porters	Carry other people’s bags and luggage.			In a hotel or train station.
Receptionists	Meet and greet visitors.			In a hotel or a large office.
Sales Assistants	Sell goods and look after customers.			In a shop.
Secretaries	Arrange appointments, type letters and	organize		In an office.
	meetings.
Surgeons	Operate on people who are sick.			In a hospital.
Vets	Look after people’s animals.			In a veterinary surgery or office.
Waiters/Waitresses	Serve people food and drink.			In a restaurant or café.

QUIZ. Read the following definitions and choose the right answers.

1.Someone who cooks food in a restaurant is called a

_________.

a) chef

b) manager

c) cook

2.A person who builds furniture is called a

_________.

a) builder

b) architect

c) carpenter

3.Someone who plays professional sports is called an

_________.

a) artist

b) athlete

c) accountant

4.A person who takes care of people in a hospital is called a _________.

a) nurse

b) barber

c) scientist

5.Someone who helps you learn in school is called a

_________.

a) doctor		b) learner	c) teacher
Key:	a;.2c;.3b;.4a;.5c;.6a;.7b;.8a;.9c;.10b

6.Someone who makes beautiful paintings is called an _________.

a) artist b) editor c) intern

7. A member of a symphony orchestra is called a

_________.
a) plumber	b) musician	c) singer

8.A person who grows crops and raises animals is called a _________.

a) farmer

b) fisherman

c) chef

9.The person who takes care of your teeth is called a

_________.

a) doctor b) biologist c) dentist

10. Someone who cuts men’s hair is called a

_________.
a) hairdresser b) barber	c) fire fighter

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