Урок Jeans - the Icon of the Youth Джинсы - предмет поклонения для молодёжи
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

Phase

Procedure and instructions

Aims

1. Warm-up.

This is a whole class activity.

1. The teacher starts by asking questions:

 Do you have a school uniform or are you allowed to wear close you like?          Would you prefer to wear some other kind of clothes to school?                                 What is your opinion about wearing casual clothes to school? 

The students answer that there is uniform at their school and they are not allowed to break the rules. But most of them are against this situation and wouldn’t like to wear uniforms. Most students would prefer wearing casual clothes to school.  Some think that different clothes may be all right unless they are dirty and untidy. In their opinion they would feel better at school in clothes that are typical to teenagers.

2. At the end of the activity the teacher asks the class to name the items of clothing that are popular among teenagers and young people. The first student starts with some word, for example, a T-shirt. The next student repeats the word and adds the new one. So each student has to repeat the whole list.

For many years jeans have been one of the most popular items of clothes for young people. Today we are going to speak about jeans as the icon of the youth.

1.To reveal background knowledge

2.To revise words and expressions to the topic(s) What Is Hot With Young Generation/ Clothes

Pre- listening stage.

1.You are going to listen to the text A Girl Barred From The Store in which the girl speaks about a very confusing situation connected with buying jeans

1. Try to predict some words and expressions she might use. Write them down in your notebook.

         Students may write down such words/expressions as:

shopping, sad, unhappy, didn’t suit, unexciting, experience, to mis/understand each other, to treat somebody, to behave

1. To develop predicting skills.

To enhance the students’ interest to the topic.

2.To revise words and expressions to the topic(s) Clothes/ Shopping

3. Look at the picture of a girl called Gilly Woodward and read the captions.

1. Why do you think she was not allowed into Harrods on Saturday? Compare your ideas with the rest of the class.

Students can give the following reasons:                                                                               Perhaps she had stolen something on Friday.                                                            Perhaps she behaved badly and broken something in the shop.                                    May be she spoilt something on sale.                                                                            May be police was after her.

(The photo of the girl in ripped jeans. - See Appendix 1)

1. To encourage students’ ability to elicit reasons

While-listening

1.Listen to the text and answer the following question.

1. Why was Gilly barred from the supermarket?

(See the script in Appendix 2)

To develop skills of listening for the main idea and for detail

Post-listening

1.Answer the following questions

1. Try to imagine how old Gilly is?                                                                                      2. What did her new jeans look like?                                                                                      3. What supermarket did she go shopping to?

To develop speaking skills

2.Match the meaning of the following words.

Match the words in the left column with their meaning in the right column.

(See the key in Appendix 3)

1. To encourage students’ ability to match the word and its meaning

3.  Gill is worried about her being barred from Harrods. Try to imagine her point of view.

2. Write a letter from Gill to her sister who is also fond of wearing torn jeans. (50-70 words)

To develop writing skills

 Use of English

1.You are going to read the text about how jeans gained their popularity.

1. Try to remember in what country jeans were invented.
2. In what century did it happen?

To reveal students’ background knowledge

2.Read the text and put the words given in capitals in the right form to fit the sentences.

 Students read the text and put the words given in capitals in the right form to fit the sentences.

To develop vocabulary and grammar skills

Speaking

1. There are many words associated with different items of clothing

1. Which words are associated with the word “jeans”.                                              Write down the ideas that come into your mind when you hear this word.

Each student writes down the words and then as a whole class activity they fill in the web. (The example of the word web. For a larger size see Appendix 6)

To prepare the  vocabulary  students  need to speak about the popularity of jeans

2. Now we are going to discuss the idea why jeans have become the icon of the century.

1. Jeans are popular among different groups of people. In your opinion what are the reasons of their popularity? Give your reasons of the ever growing popularity of jeans. Compare your ideas with your partner.

To teach to elicit reasons.

To develop skills of pair work

3.Nowadays jeans are made in different styles and colours. But each of us has its preferences when choosing a new pair of jeans.

1.How important are the following when you buy a pair of jeans? Put them in the order of importance for you.

2. In groups of four make a survey about the most important thing while buying jeans.

Students compare their lists and make a survey. One member of the group is to present the work of the group.

(See Appendix 5)

To develop ranging skills

To teach students to make a survey

Hometask

Are jeans important for you? Do you agree that they have become the icon of the century? Why? Why not? Write a story about the role of jeans in your life (100-150 words).

a.to bar

b.entry

c.torn

d.embarrass

e.denim

f.beachwear

1. clothing for swimming, boating, or sunning.

2. to be split or cut

3. to keep out; exclude.

4. a cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms.

5. make someone feel awkward or ashamed

6. the act, privilege or right of entering.

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Price

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Quality of denim

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Pockets and stitching

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The very latest style/fashion

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Maker/designer

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The number of rips, tears, holes

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Colour

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