Урок 50. Pastimes in the UK and Russia
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 50

Pastimes in the UK and Russia

In this lesson

you will learn some new words about symbols and pastimes in Russia and in the UK.

Ключевые слова: pastime, respected, mascot, cultural event, celebrate festival, free time, represent

Речевой материал: введение лексики, обслуживающей тему pastimes, сравнение двух культур России и Великобритании, тренировка употребления фраз-клише и введенной лексики в речи.

Пояснения:

Pastime – something what you like doing in your free time – времяпровождение
Respect – admiration towards someone – уважение
Mascot – someone or something that is symbolic and brings good luck – талисман
Cultural event – events connected with culture – культурное событие
Festival – special event when you celebrate something – фестиваль
Free time – time when you don’t have to do anything – свободное время
Represent – present or express something – представлять

Основное содержание урока

A: Mum, have you seen the symbols I made for our school football team?

M: The mascots? No, I haven’t seen them yet. What do they look like?

A: They are a red fox whose name is Foxie and a grey wolf whose name is Wolfie. I can’t choose which one is better.

M: Let me have a look…. They are beautiful. Why did you choose the fox and the wolf?

A: Well, our team is as sly as a fox when it comes to the real game and they are also very strong. Wolves are strong. That’s why I can’t choose between these two mascots.

M: I like the fox better.

A: Thank you, Mum.

There are a lot of ways to spend your free time nowadays. You can choose surfing the net or reading as your favourite pastime. Sport is a good way as well.

There are different kinds of sports, and there are even more sports teams. Each team usually has a mascot, which is a symbol that brings good luck to the members of the team. One more job of every mascot is to create special atmosphere and support the fans of their team. Mascots can become very famous. One of this popular symbols is Moonchester, who is the mascot of the Manchester City football team. According to the legend, Moonchester is an alien from the Blue Moon, who heard about the club from Manchester and decided to support them.

Not only teams can have mascots. Each worldwide sport event has its own mascot representing it. The Olympic Games is the most famous example.

Find out some information about the mascots of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. And the 22nd Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

Now let’s have a look at some words that can help us describe any event

Pastime – something what you like doing in your free time
Respect – admiration towards someone
Mascot – someone or something that is symbolic and brings good luck
Cultural event – events connected with culture
Festival – special event when you celebrate something
Free time – time when you don’t have to do anything
Represent – present or express something

Тренировочные упражнения

Put the sentences in the right order to make up a dialogue.

Yes, it was! And what about the UK?
The brown bear is a very respected mascot in Russia.
Really? Fred the Red also raises money for the charity.
Hello, Jane!
In the UK we have Fred the Red. It is a mascot of Manchester United Football Club.
It’s great! I really like this mascot. It was the mascot of the Olympics, wasn’t it?
What are the mascots in your country?
I think I heard something about Fred the Red.
Hi, Masha!

Complete the sentences with the right word.

1) The most famous ___________ in the UK is Fred the Red.

2) The _________ takes place in March.

3) We _________ this festival with the whole family.

4) It is a very _________ event in our country.

5) She usually spends her _________ reading a book.

Choose the correct answer.

They ____________ this festival in the end of December.

1)

celebrate

2)

free time

3)

pastime

Hiking is her favourite __________.

1)

pastime

2)

festival

3)

mascot

The Brown Bear is a very _________ mascot in Russia.

1)

festival

2)

event

3)

respected

Maslenitsa is a great ___________ taking place in winter.

1)

festival

2)

respected

3)

celebrate

In football mascots usually __________ the team.

1)

represent

2)

event

3)

pastimes

Match the words with their definitions.

mascot

admiration towards someone

represent

special event when you celebrate something

respect

someone or something that is symbolic and brings good luck

festival

present or express something

Choose the correct answer.

These mascots represent/festival the team.
This is a really cultural event/pastime that unites people.
Christmas respected/celebrated in the end of December.
Sailing is Tom’s favourite event/pastimes.
This baseball team has its own mascots/represents.

Choose the correct answer.

1) This cultural/festival event gathers people from all over the world.

2) Jessie usually plays tennis in her activity/free time.

3) People from all over the country come to this amazing festival/represent.

4) My favourite pastime/event is singing.

5) Mascots usually wander/represent the Olympic Games.

Match the words.

represent

time

free

mascots

favourite

the team

respected

pastime

Choose the correct answer.

Sledging is a famous _______ in Russia.

1)

event

2)

pastime

3)

festival

Susan spends her _______ knitting.

1)

free time

2)

represent

3)

event

This basketball team has the most amazing ________.

1)

event

2)

festival

3)

mascots

The symbol __________ the winter Olympic Games.

1)

represents

2)

respected

3)

event

We often ___________ the New Year at home with our relatives and close friends.

1)

festival

2)

celebrate

3)

event

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer.

They play football when they have ____________ after school.

1)

pastime

2)

free time

3)

event

This crest __________ the city.

1)

represents

2)

event

3)

respects

This is my favourite ________ of this team.

1)

event

2)

mascot

3)

pastime

Greg enjoys climbing. It’s his favourite _________.

1)

pastime

2)

festival

3)

respected

When do you _________ Easter in your country?

1)

celebrate

2)

represent

3)

event

2.

Choose the correct answer.

Fred the Red represents/promotes the Manchester United football team.
This free time/festival is very important to our family.
Mr Brown is a very respected/represented teacher.
Camping is fabulous event/pastime for the whole family.
Can you name at least one cultural/represented event in your country?
Do you celebrate/represent Halloween in your country?

3.

Complete the sentences.

1) Many soccer clubs have an official ________.

2) This special ________ takes place in Hawaii.

3) Do they ________ Christmas at home?

4) They celebrate this amazing ________ in the centre of the city.

5) I’m really keen on windsurfing. It is my favourite _________.

6) The golf team ________ by their best mascots.

7) She doesn’t have any ________ left. She is working 24/7.

8) He is very ________ among his friend.

9) Pow Wow is a ________ event which represents American traditions.

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

The basketball team has the best __________.

1)

pastime

2)

mascots

3)

event

This sign ___________ that driving here is prohibited.

1)

festival

2)

represents

3)

event

Maslenitsa is my favourite __________.

1)

respect

2)

mascot

3)

festival

There a lot of different ___________ in my country.

1)

pastimes

2)

represents

3)

respect

Celebration of this __________ is delayed.

1)

event

2)

respect

3)

free time

2.

Choose the correct answer.

The students respect/event their teacher.
Sue has a lot of free time/events at the weekends.
How do the British represent/celebrate Easter?
She has read a lot of books. Reading is her favourite mascot/pastime.
Do you know any mascots/events of this football club?
This wonderful festival represents/event the end of winter.

3.

Complete the sentences.

1) I should make a project about a famous _________ in my country.

2) There are a lot of _________ representing our volleyball team.

3) We usually __________ this festival in November.

4) There are a lot of _________ events in our city.

5) Our sports club is very __________ among the players.

6) Mark goes swimming in his __________.

7) His __________ is very unusual. He likes bungee jumping.

8) This picture ___________ the war.

9) We have to __________ this holiday. It’s a tradition.