Практическая часть уроки домашнего чтения по сказке The Goldfish

Практическая часть уроки домашнего чтения по сказке The Goldfish. Уроки проверки домашнего чтения проводятся раз в неделю. С текстом для домашнего чтения учащиеся знакомятся дома, в классе же происходит обсуждение прочитанного и выполнение различных заданий. Рассказ The Goldfish обсуждался на двух уроках первый урок был посвящен выполнению так называемых предтекстовых упражнений, отработкой активного словаря рассказа и контролю понимания содержания текста.

На втором уроке было проведено обсуждение проблем рассказа, контроль понимания смысла и более детальный анализ. Урок 1 Exercise 1. Read and try to memorize the following words. Study the sentences where they occur. avoid - избегать He was perfectly happy, and had only one care and that was to avoid the net float - плавать, держать ся на поверхности воды that floated about in the water warn - предупреждать, предостерегать But all the fish had been warned by King Neptune, their father, to avoid the net glorious - 1. славный 2. великолепный, чудесный So the Goldfish enjoyed a glorious life surface - поверхность and sometimes he swam high up near the surface of the sea chase - гнаться, преследовать where the white caps chased each other jealousy - ревность Our Goldfish felt a certain jealousy of the other Gold Fish queer - странный Whenever he tried to do this, something queer happened that made him lose his breath descend - опускаться Then, hoping she might descend to swim in his own water, he swam for miles and miles in search of her calm - спокойный, тихий One night as he was swimming about in very calm water, he saw overhead the motionless shadow of an enormous fish. inquisitive - любопытный, любознательный He swam all round it, touching it with his inquisitive little nose. temple - храм and temples hung with tinkling bells. rim - край, ободок The world has a rim you can never see over sink - тонуть, опускаться на дно There he let himself sink like a little gold stone to the bottom of the ocean weep - рыдать where he lay for a week weeping his heart out. grief - rope I am tickled by the grief of the Goldfish there. possess - владеть, обладать but they swelled him with great longings - longings to possess the Silver Moon, to be a mightier fish than the Sun surpass - превосходить because he cannot marry tbe Moon, surpass the Sun, and possess the world! long - страстно хотеть чего-то Not if it will bring me all I long for, said the Goldfish bravely. sprinkle - посыпать, разбрасывать he first bought a globe of glass, and sprinkled sand and shells and tiny pebbles at the bottom, suited - подходящий, соответствующий He needed a world more suited to his size. shame - стыд, позор It was a shame ever to let such a tiny fellow loose in the vast ocean.

Exercise 2. Guess the word by its definition to prevent from happening deep sorrow not usual or normal, strange a woman at the time she is married or just after shes married to be greater in extent than smb to own, have smth as ones property the state of feeling jealous to inform someone of a possible danger or problem the outside or top of the object a painful emotion which results when youve done smth wrong or foolish too curious about other peoples business to move down Exercise 3. Make up 3 sentences with any of the active words and let your groupmates translate them. Exercise 4. Train reading the list of words.

Find the sentence from the story where the word was used and read it. goldfish - золотая рыбка net - сеть sand - песок shell - раковина pearl - жемчужина coral - коралл rock - скала anemone - анемон clusters of gay flowers - гроздья ярких цветов seaweed - водоросли white caps - барашки на воде jelly-fish - медуза fin - плавник whale - кит octopus - осьминог porpoise - морская свинья pebble - камешек, галька a sprig of coral - веточка коралла a strand of seaweed - пучок водорослей ebony - черное дерево ivory - слоновая кость a fan of peacock s feathers - веер из павлиньих перьев Exercise 5. Give the English for the Russian word in bracket. 1. Nobody предупреждать him of the danger. 2. Ревность is a very strong feeling. 3. The mountain was high and it took us a lot of time спуститься . 4. There was something странный in his manner. 5. She seems to be trying избегать his company. 6. The old soldier liked talking about his славный youth. 7. Many храмы were destroyed by the Spanish when they came to Mexico. 8. Young children are very любознательный 9. The ship Titanic ran against an iceberg and тонуть fast. 10. St. Peter burg превосходить many other European cities in the number of bridges. 11. She страстно желать to come back to her native country which she had left many years ago. 12. His ambition was владеть the whole world. 13. She рыдать because she felt very lonely and lost. 14. Her горе was so great that nobody could comfort her. 15. His experiments have brought him to the very край of the visible world. 16. When she spoke again her voice was спокойный . 17. He said to his young невеста that she was more beautiful than her picture and the girl blushed. 18. He was sent on this mission because they could not find a more подходящий man. 19. It is а стыд not to know this poem. 20. She took a piece of brown bread and посыпать it with a little salt. 21. There was nothing on the поверхность of the earth. 22. A crowd of people преследовать a boy who had stolen something in the local shop. 23. The boat slowly плыть down the river. 24. Кит is one of the largest sea animals. 25. He said that this жемчужина was priceless. 26. The child used to sit quietly on the beach playing with камешки. Exercise 6. Work in chain.

Check up your comprehension of the story choosing the right variant. 1. The Goldfish was a. very sad b. perfectly happy c. very lonely 2. The father of all the fish was a. God Mars b. King John c. King Neptune 3. The Goldfish sometimes saw far above him a. a great ship b. a great Gold Fish c. many small bright fishes 4. When he saw the Silver Fish a. he felt a certain jealousy b. he fell in love at sight. c. he lost his head 5. One night when he was swimming he saw a. the motionless shadow of an enormous fish b. a big jelly-fish c. a large octopus 6. The big black shadow was a. a whale b. a ship c. a porpoise 7. The ship was going a. to sail round the world b. to get some repairs in the dockyard c. to make friends with the Goldfish, 8. The ship told the Goldfish about a. the world and its wonders b. the ocean c. King Neptune 9. The Goldfish was happy because a. he was in the world b. he enjoyed the stories told by the ship c. the Silver Fish loved him too 10. His joy was damped by a. the words of the Porpoise. b. his father s warnings c. the words of the ship 11. The Goldfish wept with longing because a. he could never see over the rim of things b. the Silver Fish was so far from him c. the Ship was laughing at him 12. The Porpoise was bursting with laughter because a. the stories told by the Ship were amusing b. he was tickled by the grief of the Goldfish c. the Goldfish told him a funny joke 13. The Porpoise said he could weep a. for the things that made the Goldfish so unhappy b. only when his dinner was far from him c. when his friend left him 14. The Goldfish did not mind being caught in the net if a. it would bring him all he longed for b. the Silver Fish would swim near him c. the Fisherman would bring him to his cottage Home assighment 1. Find in the story words of the same root. perfect - glory - jealous - motion - long for - brave - bold - please - 2. Find in the story the English for the following.

To здесь, то там влюбиться с первого взгляда задыхаться в поисках кого-то неподвижная тень подпрыгнуть от радости пусть он это докажет сомнение омрачило его радость поверить на слово за один раз разрывать сердце рыданиями сверху донизу править подводной страной надуваться от смеха делить с детьми их радости и горести слезы ни к чему не приведут рискнуть всем лежать в ожидании его собственный привычный мир более подходящий ему по размеру. 3. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Никто не мог объяснить, почему лодка затонула так быстро. 2. В детстве он был очень любознательным ребенком. 3. Она медленно спустилась по лестнице и остановилась перед большим зеркалом в холле. 4. Он сделал все возможное, чтобы избежать этой 5. Храм был украшен цветами и прекрасными статуями. 6. Море было совершенно спокойно. 7. Только время может помочь ему забыть его горе. 8. Стыдно так разговаривать со своими родителями. 9. Результат превзошел все наши ожидания. 10. Она страстно хотела вернуться туда, где они встретились впервые. 11. Сейчас только очень юные невесты надевают белое свадебное платье. 12. Говорят, царь Соломон обладал всей мудростью wisdom мира. 13. Если ты перестанешь рыдать, мы подумаем, что нам делать дальше. 14. У него возникло странное ощущение, как будто он уже был здесь раньше. 15. В твоем сердце столько ревности, что там нет места для любви. 16. Моряки с надеждой смотрели на море, но его поверхность была пуста. 17. Капитан сказал, что какое-то время лодка сможет удерживаться на поверхности воды, если не будет шторма. 18. Родители должны предупреждать детей, чтобы они никуда не ходили с незнакомыми людьми. 19. Он самый подходящий человек для этого поручения 20. Садовник подрезал кусты и посыпал дорожку желтым песком. 21. Это был действительно славный день! 22. Он чувствовал себя как заяц, за которым гонится собака. 23. На ободке чашки был красивый цветочный узор flowery pattern Урок 2. 1. The students answer the questions so that the result is a summary of the fairy-tale. 1. What does the story begin with? 2. What was the only care of the Goldfish? 3. Who warned the fish to avoid the net? 4. What was his home like? 5. What did the Goldfish sometimes see far above him? 6. When did he see a Silver Fish? 7. Did he fall in love with the Gold Fish or the Silver Fish? 8. What did he long for when he saw the Silver Fish? 9. What kind offish did he see one night? What did it look like? 10. What was the ship doing there? 11. What made the Goldfish give a little jump of joy? 12. Whose words damped his joy? What were they? 13. Why couldn t the Goldfish see the whole world? 14. What did the ship tell the Goldfish about? 15. Why did these stories make the Goldfish weep? 16. What did the ship tell the Goldfish about the Sun and the Moon? 17. Why did the Goldfish lie at the bottom for a week weeping his heart out? 18. What sound did King Neptune hear one day walking through a grove of white and scarlet coral? 19. What made the Porpoise laugh? 20. What things could make the Porpoise weep? 21. How could the Goldfish get his desires? 22. What did King Neptune do after his talk with the Goldfish? 23. What did the Fisherman do when he saw his catch? 24. What could the Goldfish see through the glass globe? 25. Why did the Goldfish believe that he was greater than the Sun? 26. What conclusion did King Neptune make at the end of the story? 2. The teacher and the group checks up the sentences written on the blackboard and give marks the students. 3. Chain-work The teacher and the group checks up the rest of the home tasks. 4 Fill each gap with a preposition from the box in loud . to instead of at under in of for with above from swim water close smth. feel jealousy smb. dark blue bright search smb. a shadow smth. be raised surface take one s word smth. be full smth. be hung smth. laugh smb. the land waves side side top bottom share smth. weep smth. be the distance be caught the net lie wait fill smth smth. be dazed smth. his world coral and sand 5. Lets discuss the fairy-tale. Answer the questions 1. What kind of story is it? 2. Do you like fairy-tales? 3. Which do you like better folk fairy-tales or fairy-tales composed by professional writers? 4. Can you name any Russian folk fairy-tale? 5. Do you know any fairy-tales composed by Russian writers? What are they? 6. Do you know any fairy-tales composed by English writers? What are they? 7. Do fairy-tales always have a moral? 8. What do fairy-tales teach us? 9. What is in your opinion the moral of the fairy-tale The Goldfish? Do you agree with it? 6. Make up a short monologue on any of these 2 points 1. Can the world be suitable for everybody? 2. What is the world? Home assignment 1. Read the next text 2. Put the following passage into the Reported Speech.

From What sort of fish are you? up to A tiny fellow like you can never hope to see more than a scrap of the world 4. Translate into Russian the following passages. 1. From He was perfectly happy up to but he never had the luck to find her. 2. From He was drawn up into the Fisherman s boat up to the end of the story.