Тема: Лідерство. Відповідальність у житті людини.

Leadership. Responsibility in life of people.

Практична мета: Розвивати навички усного монологічного та діалогічного

мовлення з теми «Відповідальність у житті людини», розвивати навички аудіювання, читання.

Розвиваюча мета: Розвивати пізнавальний інтерес учня, його емоційний та

інтелектуальний потенціал, логіку мислення, критичне мислення.

 

Виховна мета: Виховувати почуття гідності, свідомості, правильної поведінки в суспільстві.

 

Унаочнення: Магнітофон, роздавальні картки з навчальними ситуаціями,

картки-таблиці, тексти для додаткового читання.

 

Хід заняття

Introduction. Warm up.

Speaker: Glad to meet you today! Do you enjoy the company of people you study every day? Are you smiling and happy at school? Do you find it difficult to meet new classmates? new people in life? Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason? Do you notice other people’s feelings? Do you keep your feelings and ideas for yourself? Are you usually calm and not worried by things? Can your friends depend on you? Is it important for you to succeed all the time? (P₁ P₂ P₃…)

Speaker: So, as you’ve noticed from my questions, we’ll talk today about traits of character of people, their responsibilities in life, which of them you consider to be important and how to control your feelings in different situations.

Pair-work.

Speaker: Look through the character adjectives and discuss which of them you consider to be positive or negative qualities. Discover what type of person you are.

optimistic	impatient
sociable	ambitious
lazy	generous
talkative	hard-working
moody	easy-going
reserved	cheerful
shy	sensitive

 

 

Speaker: Read the situations in the cards and comment on them.

Card 1

Suppose you see a friend shoplifting. Is it your responsibility to report the theft? What is your responsibility to help your friend? What would you do first?

Card 2

Suppose you where asked to prepare a report for the conference, but for some reasons you couldn’t do it. What would be your responsibility before the teacher? pupils taking part in the conference? What would you do if you weren’t present at the conference?

Card 3

Suppose the monitor of your class has seriously fallen ill and will be out of school for two months. What would you do for him not to be behind the group?

Card 4

You are offered to play in the jazz band, but you won’t get a lot of money for this activity. Would you agree or would you try to find another way of earning money?

Card 5 You are going to school and see a child has got into trouble. There will be test at the first lesson. What would be your choice: to help the child in his trouble, or to be in time for classes?

Speaking on the topic.

Round-table talk.

Speaker:

In all these situations, you have just talked about you have to carry out some responsibility. Let’s speak about definition of it all together.

Say what you feel, when you hear the word “responsibility”? You know that if you do not fulfill your responsibility you might have to take the consequences. You know, however, that if you do fulfill your responsibility you might be rewarded. How would you fill if somebody didn’t fulfill his responsibility? What would be your life like at school, at home, community? Is it important to fulfill any responsibility in the society you live in? Support your answers with examples.

So, to crown it all we may say that

Responsibility is the duty or obligation of a person to do something or to behave in a particular way.

Responsibility is also the duty or obligation of a person not to do something or not to behave in a particular way.

Pair-work.

Speaker:

You’ll get the cards with the spheres of your activities. Discuss with your partner what responsibility you have and how you would carry it out.

– You are a politician;

– You are a journalist;

_ You are a teacher at school for invalids;

– You are a designer;

– You are a leader of a music group;

– You are the headmaster of your school;

– You are a pilot at the international plane;

– You are a priest.

Reading.

Speaker:

Pre-reading activity:

You have just described some responsibilities you could fulfill in different cases in life. Express your idea on the questions:

Did you choose the responsibility freely?

Was the responsibility imposed on you?

Did you assume the responsibility without consciously thinking about doing so?

Reading activity:

Responsibilities may come from a variety of sources. The may develop as a result of our jobs, our school, the law, or our moral principles. Some responsibilities may come from only one source, others from two or more sources. Read the text about nine categories of responsibility, think which of them you fulfill rather often (seldom), regularly.

1. UPBRINGING. People take on responsibilities as a result of the influence of their parents, family members, and others close to them, such as friends and teachers. Obligations such as helping with household chores, taking care of younger children, and obeying family rules are typical responsibilities for many young people. Families also can pass to their children religious and moral beliefs that call for the performance of certain duties.

2. PROMISES. When we make promises to others, we are expected to fulfill them, to live up to our word. We understand from an early age that a promise should be kept. That is why very young children can be heard complaining, but you promised! Promises may be stated explicitly or they may be implied. A promise may be a private verbal agreement, such as a pledge to help a friend, or a written legal contract such as an agreement to repay a loan.

3. ASSIGNMENT. Whether you are going to school or working at a job, others will most likely assign certain responsibilities to you. For example, in school your teacher may assign homework or give you the responsibility to develop a computer program; in a job, your boss might assign you the responsibility or cleaning the shop or managing other employees.

4. APPOINTMENT. In some instances, people are appointed to positions that carry certain responsibilities. For example, the president of the United States appoints people to serve as ambassadors to foreign countries; a club president might appoint a member to take minutes at a meeting. Appointments differ from assignments in that they can usually be refused without penalty.

5. OCCUPATION. Each job carries certain respon­sibilities. For example, an auto mechanic is responsible for repairing automobiles expertly and efficiently. A police officer is responsible for enforcing the law and protecting people’s safety. A legislator is responsible for representing his or her constituents and working for the general welfare.

6. LAW. The legal system imposes many responsibilities on us, including the obligation to attend school, serve on a jury, obey traffic laws, and pay taxes. The Constitution – the supreme law of our land – also places a number of responsibilities on members of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of our government.

7. CUSTOM. Many responsibilities come from custom. Traditions that have been followed for a long time often become obligations. Examples include waiting in line in public places, taking turns, and observing religious holidays.

8. CIVIC PRINCIPLES. Our society places on citizens obligations that include voting, serving on juries, serving in the armed forces in case of national emergency, and obeying the law. As citizens we are responsible for keeping informed about public issues and for monitoring the conduct of political leaders and governmental agencies, to ensure their compliance with constitutional values and principles.

9. MORAL PRINCIPLES. Some of the strongest obligations that people feel come from their moral principles. Such principles may be based on personal values or religious beliefs. Examples include the responsibility to treat others as you would like to be treated, to avoid telling lies, to refrain from cheating, and to respect others.

After-reading activity:

Pair-work

Having read the information from the text fill in the given charts with the facts you have found out. Discuss them with a partner. Give some examples.