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INTRODUCTION
I. 2. Teaching British Festivals
New Years Day, St. Valentines Day, Easter, All Fools Day, Mothers Day,
Halloween, Guy Fawkes Day, Bank Holidays those are only a !ew !esti"als
#ele$rated in Britain. %t #an $e said that al&ost e"ery &oth has its own !esti"al
or at least Bank Holiday. 'hey tea#h us a$out traditions and #usto&s o! the
#ountry and they are a ri#h sour#e o! #ultural in!or&ation.
'he &ain to(i# o! this thesis is tea#hin) British !esti"als throu)h son)s in
an interestin) and en*oya$le way !or the (u(ils. 'his )i"es the& $asi#
knowled)e o! how the Brits #ele$rate so&e !esti"als and what "o#a$ulary is
#onne#ted to the& $e#ause without "o#a$ulary the (u(ils will not $e a$le to
understand the lesson and $asi# !eatures. For &y thesis % #hose New Years
Day, St. Valentines Day, Easter, Su&&er Bank Holiday, Halloween and
+hrist&as, whi#h were #on!ir&ed $y a British nati"e s(eaker as the &ain
!esti"als that are #ele$rated in Britain and whi#h % think the (u(ils will en*oy as
they #an #o&(are the& with the +,e#h traditions and #usto&s.
'his $a#helor thesis is di"ided into two &a*or (arts. 'he !irst (art is
theoreti#al and !o#uses on the des#ri(tion o! the a#ti"ities used in the se#ond,
(ra#ti#al (art and why those a#ti"ities and tasks are i&(ortant and in what way
they de"elo( (u(ils skills. 'hey also su))est how those a#ti"ities enri#h (u(ils
knowled)e a$out the #ertain !esti"al. 'he theoreti#al (art is di"ided into se#tions
a##ordin) to the (ra#ti#al (art %ntrodu#tion o! a lesson - &oti"ation, 'he use
o! son)s in tea#hin) !esti"als, 'he i&(ortan#e o! tea#hin) "o#a$ulary in
#onne#tion with !esti"als and +hallen)in) a#ti"ities in tea#hin) British !esti"als.
All those a#ti"ities are "ariously used in the (ra#ti#al (art to $roaden (u(ils
e.(erien#e.
'he se#ond (art is !ully (ra#ti#al and di"ided into si. lesson (lans
a##ordin) to si. British !esti"als in the order in whi#h they a((ear thorou)h the
year New Years Day, St. Valentines Day, Easter, Su&&er Bank Holiday,
Halloween and +hrist&as. 'he #ru#ial a#ti"ity used in e"ery lesson (lan is the
use o! son)s. % ha"e #hosen those son)s a##ordin) to their #ontent and
in!or&ational #ontri$ution !or the (u(ils. Ea#h lesson (lan also #ontains $asi#
in!or&ation !or the tea#her, su#h as ti&e, &aterials needed, et#. 'here is also a
#ertain nu&$er o! handouts !or ea#h lesson (lan at the end o! the thesis.
Moreo"er, % ha"e tried so&e o! the lesson (lans in a lan)ua)e s#hool to
)et so&e !eed$a#k !or &ysel! and the results will $e &entioned at the end o!
ea#h lesson (lan tested.
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II. THEORETICAL PART
II.1. Intr!"ctin # a lessn $ %tivatin

'here are se"eral ti(s in al&ost e"ery tea#hers $ook how to introdu#e
an En)lish lesson $ut it de(ends only on the tea#her how )ood his/her lessons
introdu#tion will $e and how &u#h he or she will &oti"ate the (u(ils. %ntrodu#in)
a#ti"ity or the war&0u( a#ti"ity is 1a short !un )a&e whi#h a tea#her or trainer
#an use with students.2
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'he (ur(ose o! these e.er#ises is to )et (u(ils attention, &ake the& i)nore
distur$in) thou)hts and )et the& !o#used and ready !or the lesson.
Here are so&e o! the war&0u( a#ti"ities to introdu#e the lesson su))ested
$y Ena$lin) Edu#ational Network
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Find so&eone who...
Find the lie
'on)ue twister
Asso#iations
Me&ory )a&es
But not only a well0(re(ared and en)a)in) introdu#tion is the key to a su##ess!ul
lesson $ut also the tea#her is one o! the $uildin) stones. 'he tea#hers te&(er and
&ood is the !irst thin) the (u(ils see when he or she enters the #lass. %! the
tea#her #o&es to the #lass and looks tired, &isera$le, in a $ad &ood and the !irst
thin) he or she says is 1o(en your $ooks on (a)e...2 is not only uninterestin) and
without any sti&ulus !or the (u(ils to look !orward to their lesson $ut also "ery
ina#ti"atin). 'he tea#her has to $e not only enthusiasti# a$out the su$*e#t $ut also
sti&ulatin) !or the (u(ils to en*oy their lesson.
We cant change our personalities but we can alter the impression we give
in class: by smiling that doesnt mean that you have to walk around with a fixed
grin, but showing a friendly attitude warms the students to you...
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Ideas for warm up activities. Enabling Educational Network. !pril 2""#.
$%ttp&''www.eenet.org.uk'ke()issues'teac%ed'cambodia)warmups.pdf*
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Gower, 6o)er, Diane 7hilli(s, and Ste"e 8alters. 'ea#hin) 7ra#ti#e A hand$ook !or tea#hers in
trainin). 9.!ord4 Ma#&illan Edu#ation, 5::;.
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