2. This material can be used with the students of the 9-11 Grades. Age- 14-16. The Instructions are clear; the teachers have clear knowledge of what they are supposed to do. Activity name of type – Find out what are common features between the celebration of Memorial Day in the USA and the Victory Day in the Russian Federation and what the differences are. Placement: Ex. This activity could be added to the material learnt after the students have read the texts “Memorial Day” and “The Celebration of the Victory Day”. Purpose: Depending upon where it is used in a particular lesson this type of activity can activate students’ knowledge of their local holiday – the Victory Day.
3. Instructions: Read the text about American Memorial day and find the features common to both holidays and the features, which are different. Post-reading activity: After you have read the text answer the following questions and then fill out the chart below. When are both of the holidays celebrated? When was Memorial Day introduced in the USA? When was the Victory Day first celebrated in Russia? What man can be called a hero? What features of character should the hero possess? How do the people celebrated these holidays in the USA and in Russia? Do they lay wreaths to the monuments of the heroes? Are these holidays popular both in the USA and Russia?
4. Fill out this Chart: Find Similarities and Differences Between Memorial Day in the USA and in the Victory Day in Russia. The students work in pairs and after they have finished filling out the chart they are supposed to make a short dialogue based on the answers to the questions. Other students may add if the previous pair has omitted anything or make corrections. Variation: It depends upon the teacher in what way he wants to organize this activity – The students may feel out this chart at home and make a detailed analyses, they can be given pictures of the celebration of Memory Day and the Victory day and asked to describe the, saying what is common and what is different. The students are asked to prepare the PowerPoint presentation of both holidays by the next lesson and get ready for a monologue.
