Квест-игра «Sights of London»
Галлямова Гулия Фирдаусовна Учитель английского языка
МБОУ «Лицей №149 с татарским языком обучения» Советского района г. Казани
Актуальность работы:
В процессе реализации квест-игры происходит интеграция образовательных областей, комбинирование разных форм работы и видов деятельности. Это позволяет решать образовательные задачи в совместной деятельности учителя и учащихся, самостоятельной деятельности обучающихся. В этом и заключается актуальность применения квест-игр на занятиях иностранного языка.
Практическая значимость:
Разработанная квест-игра может быть использована для работы с обучающимися 9-10 классов как на уроке (английский язык), так и во внеурочной деятельности.
Теоретическая значимость:
Определение возможностей квест-игры для эффективности занятий на уроках английского языка и во внеурочной деятельности, а также повышение интереса учащихся к английскому языку.
Возраст участников:
9-11 классы
Правила проведения квест-игры «Sights of London»:
На 7 станциях учащихся ждут разнообразные задания. Каждая команда за определённое время должна выполнить ряд заданий и достичь результата – собрать максимально возможное количество баллов. На каждой станции за правильные ответы команда получает определенные баллы и букву из которы на финальной станции должны составить слово. Прохождение каждой станции даёт возможность перейти к следующей станции.
Участники квеста:
3 команд (1команда – 9 класс, 2 команда – 10 класс, 3 команда – 11 класс) по 6 — 7 игроков в каждой.
Организаторы квеста:
учителя английского языка, отвечающие за прохождение командами каждой отдельной станции.
Место проведения квеста:
учебные классы
Оборудование:
- листы оценок жюри (по количеству команд);
- реквизит на станциях;
- задания для каждой станции;
- сертификаты победителям и участникам;
- статуя Биг Бена
Подготовительная работа:
- подготовить задания для каждого этапа с учетом уровня подготовки
команд;
- определить кабинеты для станций;
- проинструктировать учителей-смотрителей станций;
- прикрепить таблички на двери;
- оформить учебные кабинеты
Длительность проведения квеста: 1 час. 30 мин.
Критерии оценки и подведение итогов:
По итогам квест-игры определяется победитель. Участники команды, занявшее первое место, награждаются сертификатами победителей и дается статуя, остальные команды награждаются сертификатами участников.
Teacher: Hello everybody! Would you like to learn more about the capital of the UK? I offer you to visit it. Look at the map please! It’s Great Britain. Who can find England on the map? And where is London? (Дети показывают на карте Лондон).
Today we are going to travel to London. You know that London is the capital of Great Britain. You will visit many interesting places. I hope that will be great travelling. There are three teams, which has great opportunity to visit sights of London. Now you should choose the captain of your team and come up with a name for the team. You are going to visit six beautiful sights of London. In each station you will complete tasks for a certain time and get points. For correct answer, you will get points. At the end of each station, you will receive a hint to another station and letters with which you will have to guess the sights of London at the last station. What team will do all the tasks on time and gain more points, get a prize. Now we determine by lot which team will get to which station. Let’s start our travelling! Good luck!
Station 1 «Stratford-upon-Avon”
Teacher: Welcome, Dear students! Where are you now? You will receive one point for each correct answer.
Students: Stratford-upon-Avon
Teacher: Yes, you are right! Who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
Students: William Shakespeare
Teacher: Now you have to opt for four facts which concern only William Shakespeare. You have ten minutes to do this task. You will receive one point for each correct answer. Facts:
| an English poet and playwright during Elizabethan times ( the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I) | wrote thirty-six plays | wrote three kinds of plays: comedies, ragedies, histories | Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London |
| loved to write only in black ink. | became a popular writer as early as 23, publishing his first short stories. | was an outstanding mathematician | invented road chess and the tricycle |
Students:
| an English poet and playwright during Elizabethan times ( the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I) |
| wrote thirty-six plays |
| wrote three kinds of plays: comedies, ragedies, histories
|
| Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London |
Teacher: Well done! You can continue your way. I give prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Don’t lose them.
(на обратной стороне номер станции (2), но если эта станция предпоследняя, то номер финальной станции и номер кабинета)
Station 2 «Globe Theatre in London»
Teacher: Welcome, Dear students! Where are you now? You will receive one point for correct answer.
Students: Globe Theatre in London
Teacher: That’s right! Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London. Now you have to choose six Shakespeare’s plays and correlate by genre. I give you ten minutes to do the task. You will receive one point for each correct answer.
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Much Ado About Nothing | Romeo and Juliet | Hamlet |
| Othello | Henry V | Sherlock Holmes | Rodney Stone |
| The Adventures of Gerard | Black Coffee | The Lamp | The Callof Wings |
| Comedies | Tragedies | History |
Students:
| Comedies | Tragedies | History |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream
|
Romeo and Juliet
|
Henry V |
| Much Ado About Nothing
|
Hamlet
|
|
| Othello
|
Teacher: Well done! I give prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Good luck!
(на обратной стороне номер станции (3),но если эта станция предпоследняя, то номер финальной станции и номер кабинета)
Station3 “The Thames”
Teacher: Hello everybody. I am glad to see you. You have to guess where you are. Therefore, you should guess riddle. You will receive one point for each correct answer.
It runs under the bridge
and water flows somewhere,
You should guess, guys
I will keep silent the answer
What flows under the bridge?
Students: It’s river
Teacher: That’s right. What kind of rivers in London do you know?
Students: The Thames river
Teacher: Well done! I have some question for you. Do you like to do sport? (Дети отвечают на вопрос). There are many sport games in London. You should do a crossword puzzle and write sport games. You have five minutes to do this task. You will receive one point for each correct answer. You can start.
Students:
| 1 T | E | N | N | I | S | |||||||||||||
| 2 H | O | C | K | E | Y | |||||||||||||
| 3 F | O | O | T | B | A | L | L | |||||||||||
| 4 B | A | D | M | I | N | T | O | N | ||||||||||
| 5 V | O | L | L | E | Y | B | A | L | L | |||||||||
| 6 B | A | S | K | E | T | B | A | L | L | |||||||||
Teacher: Well done! You did the task. I give you prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Good-bye! See you!
(на обратной стороне номер станции (4), но если эта станция предпоследняя, то номер финальной станции и номер кабинета)
Station4 «Museums of London”
Teacher: Welcome, Dear students! I am glad that you got to our sight. You should guess where you are. Therefore, you should guess riddle. First of all, you should answer my question. How many letters are in the English alphabet? You will receive one point for correct answer.
Students: twenty-six
Teacher: You are right. You see numbers. But these numbers are unusual. Behind these numbers are hidden magic letters of the alphabet with which you will find out the name of the London’s sight. Each letter of the alphabet corresponds to a specific number. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet, so 26 corresponding numbers are needed. For example, «A» is the first letter in the alphabet, it corresponds to the number 1. You should remember the English alphabet and know which letter corresponds to the number. I give you five minutes to do this task. You will receive three points for correct answer. Good luck!
| 13 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
Students:
| 13 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
| M | U | S | E | U | M |
Teacher: That’s right. It was only start of task. Now you have to read three different texts about London’s art and find out spelling mistakes. The number of mistakes was written before each line. Accordingly, you must find so many mistakes in each line and correct them. Each corrected letter must be written out in order. This way you will be able to read all the hidden names of London museums. Is it clear for you? ( Ответы детей).You will receive five points for each correct answer. Let’s start. You have fifteen minute to do this task. Good luck!
- Micro-Sculptures
Willard Wigan (born in 1957 in England) is the creator of the smallest works of art on Earth! His miniature sculptures include The Titanic on a pinhead, a cat on an (1) eyelash and the six wifes of Henry VIII in the eye of a needle. Some are a lot
(1) smaller than the full stop at the end of thus sentence. (1)Wigan started making
(1) tiny things when he was a child. People made him feel small bekause he had
(2)learning difficuldies, so he decided to shaw them how significant small could be! (3) How does he cleate hus unbelievable micro-sculptures? He slows his breething, (5)then potiently scunpts or paints petween hiartbeats, so that his hand stays penfectly (1)still. He spends months carving his diny creations from materials such as toothpicks, sugar crystals and grains of rice and then paints them with a tiny hair such as an eyelash. So how do visitors to Willard Wigan’s exhibitions view his work? Through a microscope, of course!
- Chimpanzee Art
(2) In 2005, three pailtings sold at an ouction in London for £12,000. The (1)painder was a chimpanzee. Congo did the paintings more than fifty years ago (2)when he was three years old. Altogether, he did nearly four handred dlawings and (1)peintings before he died in 1964. Congo was a popular guest on Zootimc, a British (2) tenevision show hosted by animal bevaviourist Desmond Morris. In 1957, Morris (1) held an exhabition of ‘chimpanzee art’, which included some of Congo’s work. He (3) wanted to try to underctand chimps’ abilidy to be creative, as well as aur own (2)human desile for artistic creativiti. Congo’s art didn’t impress everyone, but apparently famous artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro were fans of his — both owned one of his paintings!
- Urban Graffiti
(1) Banksy (no one knows his real name) is a Britich street artist who is famous (1) for his graffiti that has appeared on walls and buildings in sities around the world. He also sometimes holds ‘shows’ of paintings, usually in warehouses. In February
(1) 2007, Sotheby’s auctuon house in London auctioned six of Banksy’s works,
(1) fetching almost £400,000 altogither. Later that year, Banksy won an art award,
(1) but he didn’t turn up to collect it — he prefers to remail anonymous. Despite
(1) Banksy’s ‘suscess’, there are many people who see his work as vandalism rather than art. They see graffiti as ugly, irresponsible and childish and they say Banksy
(1) incourages more people to do it. Many city councils remove Banksy’s works from their walls but they cannot do anything when it is on private property. In fact, many people want to keep his work on the walls of their building as it adds value to the property because it is considered by many to be a valuable work of art.
Students:
- A Micro-Sculptures
Willard Wigan (born in 1957 in England) is the creator of the smallest works of art on Earth! His miniature sculptures include The Titanic on a pinhead, a cat on an eyelash and the six wives of Henry VIII in the eye of a needle. Some are a lot smaller than the full stop at the end of this sentence. Wigan started making tiny things when he was a child. People made him feel small because he had learning difficulties, so he decided to show them how significant small could be! How does he create his unbelievable micro-sculptures? He slows his breathing, then potiently sculpts or paints between heartbeats, so that his hand stays perfectly still. He spends months carving his tiny creations from materials such as toothpicks, sugar crystals and grains of rice and then paints them with a tiny hair such as an eyelash. So how do visitors to Willard Wigan’s exhibitions view his work? Through a microscope, of course!
2.Chimpanzee Art
In 2005, three paintings sold at an auction in London for £12,000. The painter was a chimpanzee. Congo did the paintings more than fifty years ago when he was three years old. Altogether, he did nearly four hundred drawings and paintings before he died in 1964. Congo was a popular guest on Zootimc, a British television show hosted by animal behaviourist Desmond Morris. In 1957, Morris held an exhibition of ‘chimpanzee art’, which included some of Congo’s work. He wanted to try to understand chimps’ ability to be creative, as well as our own human desire for artistic creativity. Congo’s art didn’t impress everyone, but apparently famous artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro were fans of his — both owned one of his paintings!
- Urban Graffiti
Banksy (no one knows his real name) is a British street artist who is famous for his graffiti that has appeared on walls and buildings in cities around the world. He also sometimes holds ‘shows’ of paintings, usually in warehouses. In February 2007, Sotheby’s auction house in London auctioned six of Banksy’s works, fetching almost £400,000 altogether. Later that year, Banksy won an art award, but he didn’t turn up to collect it — he prefers to remain anonymous. Despite Banksy’s ‘success’, there are many people who see his work as vandalism rather than art. They see graffiti as ugly, irresponsible and childish and they say Banksy encourages more people to do it. Many city councils remove Banksy’s works from their walls but they cannot do anything when it is on private property. In fact, many people want to keep his work on the walls of their building as it adds value to the property because it is considered by many to be a valuable work of art.
- Victoria and Albert museum
- Natural History museum
- Science museum
Teacher: Well done! You did the task. I give you prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Good-bye! See you!
(на обратной стороне номер станции (5), но если эта станция предпоследняя, то номер финальной станции и номер кабинета)
Station 5 «Buckingham Palace»
Teacher: Welcome! I am glad to meet you! I have question for you. You will receive two points for correct answer. What is the other name of the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain?
Students: Buckingham palace
Teacher: That’s right! Now I am going to read facts about members of royal family. You should guess these members and say their names. Is it clear for you? You will receive one point for each correct answer. Let’s start.
Teacher: I would like to describe the first member of royal family who you have to guess.
This person is the head of the Great Britain. He was born on April 21, 1926. He never went to school and was taught at home. As a child he studied history and law as well as art and music. Who is this member?
Students: Queen Elizabeth II
Teacher: You are right. I am going to describe the second member.
This person is eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He was born at Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer. Who is this member?
Students: Prince Charles
Teacher: That’s right. Are you ready to guess the third member?
He is the elder son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He was born on 21 June 1982. He studied at Eton College. On 29 April 2011 he married Catherine Elizabeth Middleton. Who is this member?
Students: Prince William
Teacher: Well done! Let’s continue
He is the youngest son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales. He was born on 15 September in 1984. Who is this member?
Students: Prince Harry
Teacher: Well done! You did the task. I give you prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Good-bye! See you.
(на обратной стороне номер станции (6), но если эта станция предпоследняя, то номер финальной станции и номер кабинета)
Station 6 “Trafalgar square”
Hello everybody! You are almost at the finish line. You are in beautiful place at the moment. But you don’t know where you are. And therefore you should solve the puzzle to find out the location. You can get two points for correct answer. You have five minutes to solve puzzle. You can start.
Student: Trafalgar square
Teacher: Well done! I am going to read ten facts. You should answer true or false.
You will get one point for each correct answer. Good luck!
1) Does the Queen Elizabeth rule the country?
2) Is the population of Great Britain over 57 million people?
3) Is the River Severn the longest river in Britain?
4) Is the Thames the deepest river in Britain?
5) Is the Queen sixty nine years old?
6) Is the day after Christmas known as Boxing Day?
7) Does Great Britain consist of England, Scotland and Canada?
8) Is the daffodil national flower of England?
9) Is London the capital of Scotland?
10) Are Oxford and Cambridge the oldest universities in England?
Students:
- True
- True
- False
- True
- False
- True
- False
- False
- False
- True
Well done! You did the task. I give you prompt which help you to find the next sight and letter. Good-bye! See you.
(на обратной стороне номер станции (7) и номер кабинета)
Station 7 “Big Ben”
Teacher: Welcome to the last station. I congratulate you with visiting all of London’s sights. You have six letters. You have to make word of these letters. It will be name of London’s sight. I give you five minute to make the word.
Students: BIG BEN
Teacher: Well done! You completed the last assignment. The jury will calculate your points and then announce the winners. (После подсчета баллов) Congratulate our participants and winners. All participants get diplomas. Winning team get statuette of Big Ben. I think that it was very interesting, unforgettable travelling.
