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“WE LOVE UKRAINE”

Мета заходу: Розширити й поглибити знання учнів про свою країну англійською мовою; підвищувати мотивацію учнів до школи до вивчення іноземної мови; активізувати країнознавчі знання й мовні уміння; розвивати навички колективної роботи, логічного мислення; виховувати почуття любові до рідного краю, гордості за свою країну; поглибити знання учнів про історичні та культурні пам’ятки нашої країни.

Обладнання: зал, прикрашений національними символами, картою України, стіннівками, повітряними кульками; ноутбук, проектор, презентація.

Контингент учасників: учні 4класів

Тривалість: 45 хвилин

Місце проведення: актова зала

Очікувані результати:

v Формування ціннісного ставлення до держави, українського народу, його мови, звичаїв і традицій;

v Усвідомлення цінності людського життя та тих складових частин, які впливають на нього, роблять його багатогранним, плідним і корисним.

Хід проведення заходу

   Сцена прикрашена національними символами України, картою України, стіннівками, повітряними кульками.

Вступне слово вчителя:

T: Good afternoon, dear guests and pupil! Nice to see you at our English-speaking party “We Love Ukraine”. Our party is dedicated to our Motherland-Ukraine.

Звучить лірична музика. На сцену в українських костюмах виходять ведучі.

P1: I met a crane one sunny day

“Where do you live?”

I asked the crane

“My home is here in Ukraine”.

P2: The country we were born is our Motherland, our native land. Our Motherland is our native city, the house we live in, the snowball tree in our gardens and our Ukrainian songs and dances.

Учні в національних костюма виконують український танок «Лелеки».

На сцену виходять ведучі.

P1:  We live in Ukraine, a beautiful land

        It’s home for me and you, my friend,

        Its towns and villages are so nice

        The Ukrainian people are wise.

P2:  We were born in Ukraine, so we are Ukrainian children, the future of our wonderful country.

P1:  Pupils of our school dream to study, to get professions and work for our Motherland.

На сцену виходять учні п’ятих класів у костюмах представників різних професій і декламують вірші.

I want to be a worker

At a modern plant

And make machines and lorries

For our Motherland.

I dream I am a weaver,
And make the cloth so nice
That everybody likes it,
And everybody buys.

I want to be a driver

Of a lorry or a car

And to drive along the roads

Very quickly, very far.

I am very fond of cooking

That’s why I want to be a cook

I’ll manage to cook meals

Using my cookery-book.

I want to be a brave pilot
I want to learn to fly
In a plane or in a spaceship
High up in the blue sky.

I want to be a teacher

As all of you understand

I’ll teach my pupils to read and write

And love our Ukrainian land.

I want to be a solder,

I am ready to defend

The peaceful work of Ukrainian people,

The borders of our land.

P1:  This is Ukraine. Its total area is more than 60 000 square km. It borders on Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.

P2:  Its population is more than 47 million. Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.

P3:  The largest cities are Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dniepropetrovsk. The main rivers are the Dnipro, the Bug and the Dniester.

P4:  There are three main official symbols of  Ukraine: its emblem, flag and anthem. Our national emblem is a golden trident on a blue background. The trident is the symbol of power.

P5:  Our flag is yellow and blue. Yellow symbolizes golden grain fields and the sun. Blue symbolizes the blue sky. We have our own language, which is Ukrainian.

P6:  The Ukrainian language took the second place in the world on melodic criteria after Italian. People live in the cities, towns, villages and in the country.

P7:  I think that our people are hospitable, talented, hard-working and friendly.

P8:  Our people are good both at work and rest. We like to sing, dance and play musical instruments.

На сцену виходять учні і розповідають про Київ.

P1:  Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine, one of the most ancient cities of Europe. It is situated on the picturesque banks of the Dnipro river.

P2:  Nowadays it is the large political, industrial, science and cultural center. One half of the city’s territory is occupied by parks and gardens.

P3:  Kyiv is considered to be one of the greenest cities of Europe. It has 66 parks and 180 gardens. There are a lot of chestnut trees and flowers in the capital. The city’s emblem is a chestnut leaf.

P4:  Kyiv is the center of educational science. Many research institutes and higher educational establishments are found there. Among them are Taras Shevchenko National University and the Academy of Science.

P5:  Kyiv is famous for its theatres. Such as Taras Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre, National Ivan Franko Theatre of Drama, Lesia Ukrainka National Academic Theatre of Russian drama.

P6:  Kyiv is the city of museums. The beautiful museums of Kyiv like the State Historical Museum, the Museum of Ukrainian and Russian Arts are visited by the guests of the capital.

P7:  Kyiv stands on the Dnipro, so it has a lot of bridges. The most unusual of them is the Paton Bridge named after an outstanding Ukrainian scientist.

P8:  The embroidered towels decorated Ukrainian house since old times.  It is  the symbol of hospitality. 

Дівчата виконують український танок «Рушники».

На сцену виходять ведучі.

P1: We are Ukrainians! We are proud of our country!

P2: We want to have a rich and flowering country!

P1: We don’t want know the word “war”!

P2: We’ll love and take care about Ukraine!

P1: Love Ukraine, love it like the sun,

       Like the wind, and grass and water,

       In the hour of happiness and in the time of joy,

       Love it hour of misfortune.

P2: Love Ukraine in your dream

       And when you are awake,

       Your cherry like Ukraine

       Its beauty eternally live and new

       And its language like that of the nightingale.

    

Дівчинка сьомого класу виконує  гімн України.

    (Під час звучання гімну всі встали).

Anthem of Ukraine

Glorious spirit of Ukraine shines and lives forever
Blessed by Fortune brotherhood will stand up together
Like the dew before the sun enemies will fade
We will further rule and prosper in our promised land
We will lay our soul and body for the cherished freedom
Cossack blood will raise the nation of the joyous people
For the liberty the folk strives ardently from San to Don
And will let no alien power in our common home
Aged Dnieper and Black Sea arm in arm rejoice
And Ukraine will see daylight and live by Fortune's choiсe
We will lay our soul and body for the cherished freedom
Cossack blood will raise the nation of the joyous people
Passion and hard-working hands prove bright future true
Song of freedom , louse and clear , guides us all way through
Over mountains and steppes it flows , over ages told
Valorous Ukraine stands strong in a thriving world
We will lay our soul and body for the cherished freedom
Cossack blood will raise the nation of the joyous people
We will lay our soul and body for the cherished freedom
Cossack blood will raise the nation of the joyous people

На сцену виходять всі учасники заходу.

Ch: We live in Ukraine!

       We love Ukraine!

       We want to have peace and friendship in Ukraine!

Topic: Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

Objectives:

·       to introduce and practice new vocabulary;

·       to develop reading skills;

·       to enable students to use, appreciate and enjoy the English language in cross-cultural texts

·       to value the power of language to study cross-cultural texts

Equipment: a laptop, photos, hand-outs.

PROCEDURE
Introducing the topic and the aim.

Teacher: Good morning dear ladies and gentlemen! I am glad to see you! You look smart today. Make a compliment to each other.

1.    Look at the pictures and tell me the topic of our lesson.

By the end of the lesson you should be able:

-        to recognize, understand and use the lexical material about The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord when reading and doing exercises;

-        to identify main ideas and details from the texts for reading;

-        to talk about The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord.

Warming up

2. Think about this holiday. What association do you have?

What do you know about The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord?

     Everybody instinctively longs for happiness. But often one does not know what happiness is, and searches in places where there is no happiness and where it cannot be. By His Transfiguration on Mount Tabor Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated that real happiness lies in union with God. In such union the entire essence of a human changes, or transfigures: unspeakable peace, harmony and joy settle in the soul; the intellect receives enlightenment, and all abilities of a person reach their utmost extent; the soul fills with Divine light and becomes godlike. Now the Kingdom of God enters the human.
     Transfiguration of Our Saviour was a revelation of the highest grace of the Kingdom of God "coming with power." Not physical but spiritual light of Christ's Divine nature, by then hidden under the veil of His human flesh, shone on Mount Tabor. The miracle was that the scales, concealing the spiritual world, fell from the Apostles' physical eyes, and with their spiritual eyes they saw Christ in His Divine Power. Then their hearts were filled with the beatitude they had never experienced before.

     Since the Holy Ghost came upon the Apostles and until today, many Christians, especially saints, have joined the Miracle of Tabor, being honored with seeing the gleams of the Divine Light. Those were always unforgettable and most happy moments of their lives.

The main part of the lesson

Pre-Reading Activities.

3. At home you’ve learned new vocabulary, let’s revise it.

New Vocabulary:

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord – Свято Преображення Господа

the four Gospels – 4 Євангеліста

the Ten Commandments – 10 Заповідей

The Prophet – Пророк

Mount Tabor – гора Фавор

the Old Testament book – Ветхий Завіт

4.What do you know about Gospels, Prophets, the Ten Commandments, the Old Testament book and The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord?

While-Reading Activities.

5. Read the text to get the main ideas (skimming).

6. Fill in the gaps using the words below.

Introduction

The Feast of the Transfiguration of 1) ______________is celebrated each year on 

2) __________. The feast commemorates the transfiguration or metamorphosis of Christ on 3) ________________, when our Lord appeared in His divine glory before the 4) ______________Peter, James, and John.

А Mount Tabor

В Apostles

С Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

D August 6

           (Keys: 1C, 2D, 3A, 4B.)

                                          Biblical Story

7. Choose the correct form of the Verb.

The event of the Transfiguration is 1) (to record) in three of the four Gospels: Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36. Jesus took the Apostles Peter, James, and John with Him up upon a mountain, and while they 2) (to be) on the mountain Jesus was transfigured. His face 3) (to shine) like the sun, and His garments became glistening white.

Moses and Elijah 4) (to appear) with Christ, talking to Him. Peter declared how good it 5) (to be) for them to be there and expressed the desire to build three booths for Moses, Elijah, and Christ. This reference to the booths could imply that this occurred during the time of the Feast of Tabernacles when the Jews would be camping out in the fields for the grape harvest; for this Feast 6) (acquire) other associations in the course of its history, including the memory of the wanderings in the wilderness recorded in the Old Testament book of Exodus.

While Peter 7) (to speak), a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came from the cloud saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him." When the disciples 8) (to hear) this they fell on their faces filled with awe. Jesus came to them and 9) (to tell) them to not be afraid. When the three looked up they 10) (to see) only Jesus.

As Jesus and His disciples came down the mountain, He told them not to speak of what they had seen until He had risen from the dead.

1	A record	B recorded	C was recording	D is recording
2	A to be	B being	C was	D were
3	A to shine	B was shining	C were  shining	D shone
4	A to appear	B appeared	C appearing	D was appeared
5	A to be	B were	C being	D was
6	A had acquired	B acquired	C acquiring	D was acquired
7	A to speak	B speaking	C was speaking	D spoke
8	A heard	B to hear	C have heard	D had heard
9	A to tell	B telling	C told	D had told
10	A to see	B saw	C seen	D seeing

(Keys: 1B, 2A, 3D, 4B, 5D, 6A, 7C, 8A, 9C, 10B.)

Icon of the Feast

8. Fill in the gaps

In the icon of 1) _________________________ the Feast of the Transfiguration, Christ is the central figure (1.), appearing in a dominant position within a circular mandorla. He is clearly at the visual and theological center of the icon. His right hand is raised in blessing, and 2) _____________________. The mandorla with its brilliant colors of white, gold, and blue represent the divine glory and light. The halo around the head of Christ is inscribed with the Greek words O on, meaning "The One Who is".

1. Christ appears in the center of the icon blessing with His right hand and dressed in bright white robes (detail).

Elijah (2.) and Moses (3.) stand at the top of separate mountain peaks 3) ___________________. They are bowing toward Christ with their right hands raised in a gesture of intercession towards Him. Saint John Chrysostom explains the presence of these two fathers of the faith from 4) ___________________in three ways. He states that they represent the Law and the Prophets (Moses received the Law from God, and Elijah 5) ____________________ ); they both experienced visions of God (Moses on Mount Sinai and Elijah on Mount Carmel); and they represent the living and the dead (Elijah, the living, because he was taken up into heaven by a chariot of fire, and Moses, the dead, because he did experience death).

2. The Prophet Elijah, appears on Christ's right-hand side (detail).	3. Moses, who is seen holding the Ten Commandments, appears on Christ's left-hand side (detail).

Below Christ are 6) _____________________, who by their posture in the icon show their response to the transfiguration of Christ (4.). James has fallen over backwards with his hands over his eyes. John in the center has fallen prostrate. Peter is kneeling and raises his right hand toward Christ in a gesture expressing his desire to build the three booths. The garments of the Apostles are in a state of disarray as to indicate the dramatic impact the vision has had on them.

4. The three Apostles who accompanied Christ to the mountain, Peter, John, and James, react to the vision of Christ's Transfiguration.

5. The garments of the Apostles are in state of disarray (detail).	6. The Apostle James reacts to the vision by falling to the ground and attempting to cover his eyes (detail).

The icon of the feast directs our attention toward the event of the Transfiguration and specifically to the glory of God as revealed in Christ. This event came at a critical point in the ministry of our Lord, just as He was setting out on His journey to Jerusalem. He would soon experience the humiliation, suffering, and death of the Cross. However, the glorious light of the Resurrection was revealed to strengthen His disciples for the trials that they would soon experience.

The feast also points to the great and glorious 7) ________________________ and the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God when all of creation will be transfigured and filled with light.

A to the left and right of Christ

B the Old Testament

C the Feast of the Transfiguration

D the three Apostles

E his left hand contains a scroll

F Second Coming of our Lord

G was a great prophet

(Keys: 1C, 2E, 3A, 4B, 5G, 6D, 7F.)

9.    Answer the questions.

1.    What do you think about Jesus suffering and death of the Cross?

2.    Who were the three Apostles who accompanied Christ to the mountain?

3.    Who were two Prophets on Mount Tabor?

4.    Who was holding the Ten Commandments?

5.    Do you know the Ten Commandments?

6.    What did the Apostles see on the Mount Tabor?

7.    How did they react?

Summing-up

Summarising our lesson I’d like to ask you. Is there a tradition to celebrate Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ in your family? Do you celebrate Christian holidays? Why is it important for you?

Use the phrases:

I am interested in…

I was impressed with…

I was amazed with…

Homework:

Find out more information and write an essay (80-100 words) about traditions of celebrating the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Topic: Savior of the Apple Feast Day

Objectives:

·       to introduce and practice new vocabulary;

·       to develop reading skills;

·       to enable students to use, appreciate and enjoy the English language in cross-cultural texts

·       to value the power of language to study cross-cultural texts

Equipment:

A laptop, handouts, photos.

PROCEDURE
Introducing the topic and the aim.

Teacher: Good morning dear ladies and gentlemen! I am glad to see you! You look smart today. Make a compliment to each other.

1. Look at the pictures and tell me the topic of our lesson.

Warming up

Teacher:  Think about Apple Spas. What association do you have?

What do you remember about Apple Spas? Add the list of the following words.

Christmas: presents, Christmas tree,…

Easter: lent, Easter eggs,…

Apple Spas: apples, church,…

3. At home you’ve learned new vocabulary, let’s revise.

New Vocabulary:
the Feast of the Transfiguration – Преображеннє Господа
the Saviour – Спаситель

The main part of the lesson

4. Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose the one that fits the best.

Savior of the Apple Feast Day

       The Savior of the Apple Feast Day (sometimes the Saviour on the Hill) is an Eastern Slavic folk holiday, which is observed on August 19, falling on 1) ____________________.
        It is 2) ___________of the three Saviour (Spas) days. The others are: honey savior, on August 14 (or August 1, Julian Calendar); and nut savior on August 29 (or August 16, Julian Calendar).
        The holiday has a pre-Christian origin and is associated with harvesting of ripe fruits, 3) _________________. Then it became 4) _____________. There are processions and blessings of harvests. Usually, on that day, people from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus eat apples, apple pies, or other dishes containing apples, even if they are not Orthodox Christians.
A especially apples
B the Feast of the Transfiguration
C an Orthodox holiday
D the most important
(Keys: 1B, 2D, 3A, 4C.)
5. Name the pictures using the words from the box.

          

           
      _________________________                            _____________________
6. Fill in the gaps.
The Sav_or, Jul_an, pre-C_ristian, Orth_dox Christi_ns.
(Keys: The Savior, Julian, pre-Christian, Orthodox Christians.)

7. Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose the one that fits the best.

Apple Spas Is the Most Important of Three Savior Days

   The Savior of the Apple Feast Day (sometimes the Saviour on the Hill) or Apple Spas (Yabluchnyi Spas) is an Eastern Slavic folk holiday, which is observed on August 19, falling on the Feast of the Transfiguration.
   The Transfiguration of Jesus is an episode in the New Testament in which Jesus is transfigured (or metamorphosed) and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. Jesus and three of his apostles, Peter, James and John, go to a mountain (the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountain, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the prophets 1) ______________ appear next to him and he speaks with them. Jesus is then called “Son” by a voice in the sky, 2) _______________ .

   It is the most important of the 3) ______________________ . The others are: Honey Savior, on August 14 (or August 1, Julian Calendar); and Bread (or Nut) Savior on August 29 (or August 16, Julian Calendar).
   The holiday has 4) ____________________________ and is associated with harvesting of ripe fruits, especially apples. The custom of blessing the first-fruits of the harvest on this day dates back to the Eighth Century AD. The Church aligned this with the feast day of the Transfiguration because the first stage of the harvest in the New Roman world was coming in.
   In Ukraine and in Ukrainian communities worldwide, baskets of apples, grapes, pears are taken to the church and are blessed in a special mass and then afterwards, are eaten raw or cooked as part of the festivities. Each region, village or family would celebrate it in their respective way.
   According to folk beliefs, Apple Spas means the arrival of autumn and the transformation of nature. It also symbolizes end of the harvest. It is believed that after 5) _________________ nights become much colder.
   According to folk traditions it was prohibited to eat apples and anything with apples before the Apple Savior. It was considered a great sin. But if someone 6) ________________ , it would be possible to correct this mistake only by not eating apples within forty days after the Apple Savior. Especially strictly this rule was followed parents who have lost their baby-child. There was a belief that there are silver trees with golden apples in that “other world”. A golden apple is given only to a child whose parents kept the rule and didn’t eat apples before the Second Savior.

8. Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose the one that fits the best.
A assumed to be God the Father
B a pre-Christian origin
C Moses and Elijah
D ate the apple before the Apple Spas
E three Saviour (Spas) days
F the August 19

(Keys: 1C, 2A, 3E, 4B, 5F, 6D.)

9. Name the pictures using the words from the box.

 the New Testament, Apostles, the prophet,

the Ten Commandments

    

   _____________________________          _________________________

     

 ____________________________             ___________________________

(Keys: the New Testament, the prophet, Apostles, the Ten Commandments.)

10. Match two halves.

1. Trans                                                  a) day

2. Pre                                                      b) fruit

3. Feast                                                   c) figuration

4. World                                                 d) Roman

5. First-                                                  e) Spas

6. New                                                   f) Christian

7. Apple                                                 g) wide

    

11. Answer the questions.

1.    What happened to Jesus on the mountain?

2.    What is the origin of the holiday?

3.    Who was with Him?

4.    What do Ukrainians traditionally do during this holiday?

5.    What other traditions connected with the holiday do you know?

12. And what is your attitude to this holiday? Is it necessary to know about Christian holidays? What are your impressions from the information you have heard today? 

Speak about your family traditions of celebrating Apple Spas.

Use the phrases:

I am interested in…

I was impressed with…

I was amazed with…

Summing-up

Summarising our lesson I’d like to ask you. Is there a tradition to celebrate Honey Spas in your family? Do you celebrate Christian holidays? Why is it important for you?

Homework: write an essay (80-100 words) about your family traditions of celebrating Apple Spas.

Topic: The origin of Honest Trees Holy Cross or Honey Spas

Objectives:

- to extend pupils’ vocabulary on the topic;

- to improve language skills: reading, writing, and speaking;

- to activate the knowledge about the tradition of Honey Spas celebration;

- to widen pupils’ outlook;

- to stimulate thinking.

Equipment: a laptop, photos, hand-outs.

PROCEDURE

Introducing the topic and the aim

Teacher: Good morning dear students! I'm glad to see you! How are you today? Do you like holidays? What Christian holidays do you know?

1.    Look at the photos and tell me, please the topic of our lesson. Yes, you are right. The topic of our lesson is “Honey Spas”.

  Apple Spas or the Savior of the Apple Feast Day (sometimes the Saviour on the Hill)(August 19) is an Eastern Slavic folk holiday, falling on the Feast of the Transfiguration. It is the most important of the three Saviour (Spas) days. The holiday has a pre-Christian origin and is associated with harvesting of ripe fruits, especially apples. Then it became an Orthodox holiday. There are processions and blessings of harvests. Usually, on that day, people eat apples, apple pies, or other dishes containing apples. According to the folk traditions it is a bad luck to eat apples before the Apple Spas, and that children in heaven receive apples to eat this day as long as their living relatives have not done so before the Apple Spas.
   The Orthodox Church celebrates several significant events on this day.
 The first one is the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord.

    The Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord has started in Constantinople. August in Constantinople was considered one of the most difficult months: illness and disease mowed down people on the spot. So it was decided the day before to make a life-giving Cross of the Lord of the royal treasury, and enclose it to the streets and houses of citizens, praying for healing the sick. Thus, the Cross traveled up to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

    Honey Spas (August 14) (in Ukrainian “Medoviy Spas”) On this day Ukrainians also honor Holy Maccabees (also known as Holy Maccabean Martyrs). In 166 BC Antiochus IV Epiphanes arrested a mother Solomonia and her seven sons and tried to force them to eat pork, to prove their obedience to the king. When they refused, he tortured and killed the sons. Their mother and the teacher also died in the name of God. They believed that after the death they might rise again to a better life. This day is called “Makoviy”. People bring poppy flowers to the church to get them blessed and then keep them for the kutya for Christmas and Theophany Eves. It is traditionally the time to collect the late-summer honey.

The third Spas is a Bread or Nut Savior (Hlibnyi Spas or Horikhovyi Spas) on August 29 (or August 16, Julian Calendar). The religious history of the life of the Savior. Christ washed his face and dried it with a towel. Remain imprinted on the cloth bright face. Miraculous Image was considered miraculous. It is August 29, 944, he was transferred from Edessa to Constantinople, this number and is celebrated on the 3rd Saved. By Nut Saviour the Dormition Fast comes to an end.

By the end of the lesson you should be able :

-        to recognize, understand and use the lexical material about Spas when reading and doing exercises;

-        to identify main ideas and details from the texts for reading;

-        to talk about Spas.

Warming up

2.    Now think about our topic. What associations do you have?

3.    What traditions of celebrating Honey Spas do you know? Name them.

     4.  At home you’ve learned new vocabulary, let’s revise it.

Name the pictures using the words from the box.

 the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Assumption, the Honey Spas

          

   _____________                           _______________                   ___________________

(Keys: The Assumption, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Honey Spas.)

New Vocabulary:

the Blessed Virgin Mary – Пречиста Діва Марія
Dormition Fast - піст
the Assumption – Успіння

The main part of the lesson

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps. Choose the one that fits the best.

      August 14th is the Feast of "The Origin Precious Wood honest and life-giving Cross of the Lord", popularly known as the Honey Spas.
      Honey Spas has been known for 1) ____________. August in Constantinople was considered one of 3) _____________: illness and disease mowed down people on the spot. So it was decided the day before (old style that was on July 31) to make a life-giving Cross of the Lord of the royal treasury, and enclose It to the streets and houses of citizens, praying for 3) ____________________. Thus, the Cross traveled up to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
      Also on this day begins 4) ____________, erected in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, which runs until August 27. It completes with the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (28 August).
A healing the sick
B more than ten centuries
C Dormition Fast
D the most difficult months

(Keys: 1B, 2D, 3A, 4C.)

6. Fill in the gaps.
Orig_n, pre_ious, Aug_st, trea_ury, pr_ying, Assum_tion.

(Keys: origin, precious, August, treasury, praying, Assumption.)

7. As you know this holiday is widely celebrated in our country. There are a lot of traditions. One of them is visiting public celebrations.

Events in Kyiv:

Honey Spas in Pirohovo Open Air Museum, on August 15-16
Traditional for this holiday Ukrainian dishes will be served: honey drinks, cakes with poppy seeds, etc. Music program: the best folk ensembles which perform traditional Ukrainian folk songs. On August 19 (on the Apple Spas) at 12:00 visitors will be able to sanctify purchased at the museum festival fruits and honey at St Nicholas Church on the territory of the Museum.
When: August 15-16, from 13:00 to 17:00
Where: Pirohovo Open Air Museum
How much: 30 hryvnia, students, pensioners, students – 15 hryvnia
We wish you an enjoyable Honey Spas celebration!

8. And what is your attitude to this holiday? Is it necessary to know about Christian holidays? Tell us about your family traditions of celebrating Honey Spas.

Summing-up

Summarising our lesson I’d like to ask you. Is there a tradition to celebrate Honey Spas in your family? Do you celebrate Christian holidays? Why is it important for you?

Use the phrases:

I am interested in…

I was impressed with…

I was amazed with…

Homework:

Find out more information and write an essay (80-100 words) about your family traditions of celebrating Honey Spas or design a leaflet about this holiday.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE LIVES

PROCEDURE

T.:Dear friends, we are very glad to see you here. And our party is dedicated to the greatest playwriter in the world literature, William Shakespeare. You will listen to some facts of W. Shakespeare’s biography and the time when he lived and worked.                              The British Council and the Great Britain campaign announce Shakespeare Lives, a major global programme for 2016 celebrating Shakespeare’s works and his influence on culture, education and society on the 400th anniversary of his death.

P1.The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. They work in more than 100 countries and their 8,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes. All their work is in pursuit of their charitable purpose and supports prosperity and security for the UK and globally. 

P2. The year 2016 will mark the 400^th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), “Man of the Millennium (Time magazine, 2000).    The most translated and performed playwright in the world, Shakespeare continues to live in theatre, literature, music, opera, ballet, art, and popular culture around the world. Translated, appropriated, lauded, confronted, attacked, and sometimes pointedly ignored, Shakespeare is more than an author.  His works carry various (often contradictory) meanings in different cultures. As a form of cultural Esperanto – a common “language” shared among many nationalities –, Shakespeare has also become an instantly recognizable “brand.”

  P3.English poet, player and playwright, was baptized in the parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on the 26 of April. Birth 1564. There is great conjecture about Shakespeare’s childhood years, especially regarding his education. It is surmised by scholars that Shakespeare attended the free grammar school in Stratford. While there are no records extant to prove this claim, Shakespeare’s knowledge of Latin and Classical Greek would tend to support this theory. In addition, Shakespeare’s first biographer, Nicholas Rowe, wrote that John Shakespeare had placed William “for some time in a free school”. John Shakespeare, as a Stratford official, would have been granted a waiver of tuition for his son. As. the records do not exist, we do not know how long William attended the school, but certainly the literary quality of his works suggest a solid education. What is certain is that William Shakespeare never proceeded to university schooling.

P4.The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage to Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. William was 18 at the time, and Anne was 26 — and pregnant. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. The couple later had twins, Hamnet and Judith, born February 2, 1585 and christened at Holy Trinity. Hamnet died in childhood at the age of 11, on August 11, 1596. For the seven years following the birth of his twins, William Shakespeare disappears from all records, finally turning up again in London some time in 1592. This period, known as the “Lost Years”, has sparked as much controversy about Shakespeare’s life as any period.

P5.From 1592 to 1594 the Black Death spread across England. Many public places were closed and plays couldn’t be performed either. Shakespeare spent these years writing sonnets and poems.

When the theatres opened up again in 1594 Shakespeare joined the best acting company of the country — Lord Chamberlain’s Men. It had the best actors, the best writers and the most famous theatre — the Globe. The Globe was a huge amphitheatre without a roof. The seats were curved around a stage that was built on many levels.

Plays always started at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. People who didn’t have the money to buy a seat were allowed to stand in the front of the stage.

All kinds of people came to see the shows — housewives, children, noblemen and even visitors from other countries. The company also presented special plays for kings and queens.

P6.Shakespeare and his fellow actors were responsible for everything in the Globe theatre. They owned the building and the costumes, they wrote the scripts and they also shared the profits that they made. The actors and writers of the theatre worked together successfully for many years.

In the twenty years that he worked on stage Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. They can be put into three big categories:

•     Tragedies are plays that show the downfall of a main character.

•     Comedies are funny plays that have a happy ending most of the time.

•     Historical plays are dramas about the lives of some of England’s most powerful kings like Henry IV or Richard II.

William Shakespeare retired from the theatre in 1610 and went back to his home town Stratford, where he lived until his death in 1616.

Р7. William Shakespeare lives around us. We use his quotes in every day life. So I want to read them . Your task is to give Ukrainian equivalents.

1)A good heart's worth gold.

(Добре серце ціниться  на вагу золота.)

2)Men of few words are the best men.

(Цінні люди, які мало говорять.)

3)Brevity is the soul of wit.

(Стислість – душа таланту.)

4)All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

(Весь світ театр, а люди в ньому актори.)

5)All’s well that ends well.

(Все добре, що добре закінчується.)

6) Cowards die many times before their death.

(Боягуз помирає багато разів до смерті.)

T. During our party you’ve got a lot of interesting information about  Bard of Avon.

It is a nickname of William Shakespeare. So let’s do a Shakespeare Biography Quiz .

1.   In what year was Shakespeare born?

a) 1564    b) 1616

c) 1558    d) 1592

2.   What town or city was Shakespeare born in?

a)   London

b)   Stratford-upon-Avon

c)   Snitterfield

d)   Oxford

3.   Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, but what county is the town in?

a) Warwickshire          b) Norfolk

c) Durham                   d) Sussex

4.   The names of Shakespeare’s father and mother were:

a)   Abraham and Sara

b)   William and Anne

c)   John and Mary

5.   Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)   Judith Sadler

b)   Susanna Hall

c)   Anne Hathaway

d)   Mary Queen of Scots

6.   How old was Shakespeare when he got married?

 a) 17       b) 18

c) 19           d) 20

7.   Shakespeare was the father of how many children?

a)   3        b) 2

c)   10      d) 1

8.   In what year was the Globe Theater built?

 a) 1594   b) 1599 c) 1608 d) 1613

9.   In what year did Shakespeare die?

a)   1599  b) 1616

c)   1623  d) 1642

10. How much did Shakespeare write?

a)   1 play, 38 sonnets and 154 epic narrative poems

b)   54 plays, 5 sonnets, and 38 epic narrative plays

c)   4 plays, 38 sonnets, and 5 epic narrative poem

d)   38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems

11. In what year was the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, called the First Folio, published?

a)   1599  b) 1616

c)   1623  d) 1685

12 .          Is it reasonable to think that someone other than William Shakespeare (1564-1616) of Stratford- upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him?

a)   Yes.   b) No.

Keys: 1 a; 2 b; 3 a; 4 c.; 5 c; 6b; 7 a; 8 b; 9b; 10 d; 11 c; 12 b.