Relationship: план урока на говорение и аудирование для уровня Upper Intermediate

Предлагаем план урока английского языка по теме отношений, который подойдёт взрослым ученикам уровня Upper Intermediate. Задания направлены на развитие навыков говорения и аудирования, а также на расширение словарного запаса. Во время занятия студенты рассмотрят этапы отношений, обсудят цитаты известных людей и разыграют диалоги.

В статье:

• Задание 1. Ассоциация
• Задание 2. Значения слов
• Задание 3. Порядок фраз
• Задание 4. Обсуждение вопросов
• Задание 5. Цитаты
• Задание 6. Ситуации по ролям

Задание 1. Ассоциация

Покажите фотографию и попросите её описать, затем задайте вопрос об ассоциациях со словом «отношения».

Look at the picture. What do you see? What do you think the lesson topic is about?

What associations do you have when you hear the word «relationship»? You can use the list below:

• Pain and fear.
• Tenderness and kisses.
• Friendship and peace.
• Economic relationships.
• Let me ask my psychologist about it.
• Relationships are boring. I’ve read about them.

Задание 2. Значения слов

В качестве подготовки к просмотру видео по теме отношений попросите изучить слова, которые в нём встречаются. 

Read and match the words with their definitions:

1. It takes two to tango.
2. Euphoria.
3. To overlook.
4. Flaw.
5. To crave.
6. Suspension.
7. Compatibility.
8. Feisty.
9. Commitment.
10. Attachment.

a. A feeling of sympathetic understanding.
b. Touchy and aggressive.
c. A feeling of affection for a person.
d. Both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it.
e. A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
f. Dedication to a particular course of action or decision, often with a sense of obligation or responsibility.
g. An act of stopping something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time.
h. To not notice or consider something.
i. To feel a powerful desire for something.
j. A defect or weakness in a person’s character.

Задание 3. Порядок фраз

Включите видео «6 Stages of a Relationship», но перед этим дайте несколько минут, чтобы студенты успели прочитать предложения. Им предстоит расставить в правильной последовательности приведённые фразы.

Watch the video and put the stages in the correct order according to the video:

1. You have learned to accept each other despite your differences and feel comfortable. 
2. You work outside your relationship and integrate with the surrounding community. 
3. You realise that you choose to be with this person rather than need them. 
4. You have to work out your problems to help your relationship prosper. 
5. You are excited and forgive any flaws easily. 
6. You notice the differences between you and your partner.

Больше интересных статей:

Задание 4. Обсуждение вопросов

Дальше предложите обсудить вопросы.

Read the questions and discuss them with your teacher:

1. Do you think that the same stages apply to long-distance relationships? 
2. Which stage is the most difficult to be in? Why?
3. How far into a relationship do couples tend to break up? Are there specific time points? Why?
4. Why do people who used to love each other break up one day? Does it happen because of some differences in their personalities or are there some other circumstances that may cause them to split up?

Дождитесь ответа на последний вопрос и обсудите причины расставаний из списка ниже. После этого расскажите о самых распространённых причинах по версии сайта Psychology Today.

Choose the three most common reasons for a break-up and explain your choice:

• No financial security.
• Inability to control emotions.
• No common interests.
• Partner’s parents and other relatives.
• The «age factor».
• Work or its absence.
• Cheating.
• Bad behaviour.

According to Psychology Today, the most common reasons for conflicts in relationships are supposed to be the following:

• bad behaviour;
• cheating;
• inability to control emotions.

People tend to break up because of a lack of mutual support and understanding rather than because of a lack of money or relationships with their in-laws.

Дополнительно вы можете обсудить вопросы: 

1. What other reasons for why relationships end can you name? 
2. What could you never stand in a relationship? Why?
3. How can couples maintain trust in their relationship? 
4. What is the role of compromise in romantic relationships? 
5. How do cultural differences influence romantic relationships?
6. What are some challenges modern relationships face? 

Задание 5. Цитаты

Спросите у учеников, какие цитаты про взаимоотношения они знают. Предложите соединить части цитат, а затем выбрать ту, с которой они больше всего согласны.

Do you know any quotes about relationships? 

Match the halves of the quotes: 

1. The best thing to hold onto in life
2. Love is composed of a single soul 
3. To love and be loved is 
4. A successful marriage requires falling in love many times,
5. The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is 
6. In dreams and in love 
7. Being deeply loved by someone 
8. Love does not consist of gazing at each other,

a. to feel the sun from both sides. (David Viscott)
b. but in looking outward together in the same direction. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
c. is each other. (Audrey Hepburn)
d. there are no impossibilities. (Janos Arany)
e. always with the same person. (Mignon McLaughlin)
f. inhabiting two bodies. (Aristotle) 
g. just to love and be loved in return. (Eden Ahbez)
h. gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (Lao Tzu)

Задание 6. Ситуации по ролям

Познакомьте учеников с ситуациями, чтобы они выбрали для себя самую интересную и подготовили высказывание по ней.

Study the situations and choose one that you would like to roleplay.

Situation 1. I want to help my friend 

Imagine your friend goes through a tough break-up, and you want to cheer them up with some uplifting movies. Recommend at least three films that could help heal their heart and lift their spirits. 

Teacher: I’ll go first: «The Holiday»…  

Useful words and phrases: 

• feel-good;
• to take your mind off smth;
• to cheer up;
• to feel down;
• tough times;
• a little escape;
• better days are ahead.

• I know things are really hard right now, but maybe watching some feel-good movies could help take your mind off things.
• If you want, I can suggest a few movies that always cheer me up when I’m feeling down.
• These films have helped me through tough times — they might do the same for you.
• Sometimes a good movie can be like a little escape and remind you that better days are ahead.

Situation 2. I want to discuss a recent argument

You and your partner are discussing a recent argument at a party. You felt hurt because your partner seemed to ignore you at the party. Express this without blaming. 

Useful phrases: 

• I felt a bit left out when…
• It hurt me when…
• I am not blaming you but I need to share how I feel… 
• I would appreciate it if you… 
• I’m not angry, but I am upset because…
• Can we talk about this? 

Situation 3. I want to be a psychologist 

Imagine that you are a famous psychologist who is giving a lecture in front of a lot of people of different ages. Try to take into consideration the different generations you are talking to when giving your answers.

1. Is it important for a couple to go through crises and hardships together to enhance their relationships?
2. Is it possible to build a relationship in such a way that conflicts/crises do not arise at all?
3. Are conflicts necessary for a relationship to grow?

Situation 4. I want to save the friendship 

It is common for relationships to fade over time. You may be feeling this way because your friend has met someone new and they have become more interested in that person than in their old friends.

It could seem like your long-time friendship is not going to last much longer when you see each other less, call or write instead of meeting up, and talk about fewer topics together now than before.

Will you try to save the friendship or is it normal for some connections to die off over time?

Choose the card and answer the questions: 

1. I will save the friendship.
   • Why would you like to save the friendship? 
   • What will you do to save it? 

2. I won’t save the friendship.
   • Why don’t you want to save the friendship? 
   • What will you do if your ex-friend tries to restore the relationship that you are not interested in anymore? 
   • What will you tell them?