Chapter Using videos in English lessons

2.2.2. Practical application of video materials in a high school English lesson
The application of video is a unique tool for teaching English at all stages of language learning in high school. We have proven the effectiveness of using video materials in English lessons in practice. During our teaching practice in Mogilev Gymnasium No. 3, grade 6 "G", we widely used video materials on the topic "Historical facts, inventions". Our selected videos consist of videos about the wonders of the Ancient and New World, inventions of mankind, and include video excursions to Ancient Rome and Egypt.
When studying facts from the history of mankind, the video materials served as a visual aid and supplement to the main textbook "Magic Tour" for sixth grades edited by a group of authors Yukhnel N. V., Bushueva E. V. and others.
Video materials were used both at the stage of introducing new lexical units, and to consolidate vocabulary on the topic and grammatical structures of the Past Simple Passive.
When studying the topic "The Time Machine“, the video tour” Ancient Egypt" helped create conditions for immersion in the reign of Tutankhamun and the world of the Pharaohs. The video fragment, logically connected with the topic of the lesson, became a kind of” time machine", which made it possible to create a proper atmosphere. Before watching the video, the following instruction was given: "Watch the video and tell me, would you like to visit Egypt? (Watch the film and say would you like to visit Egypt?)”. After viewing it, you were asked to perform an exercise containing correct and false sentences (upr. 2, p. 31 from the Magic Tour tutorial). The video tour “Ancient Egypt “is a small video segment (7min) containing facts from the history of the appearance of the pyramids, a description of the ancient monument” Sphinx", informative information about Tutankhamun and the Egyptians. A fragment in English with a simple vocabulary familiar to students.
The video tour "Ancient Rome" was used to get acquainted with the history of Ancient Rome. The video tour includes information about the legend of the creation of the city of Rome and an overview of the main attractions of the city.
At the pre-demonstration stage, it was suggested to recall the history of ancient Rome, and during viewing to find the answer to the question: "Who and when was Rome founded? (Who was Rome founded by and when?)”. At the post-demonstration stage, the following task was proposed:
match the sentences with the pictures and put them in the correct order, using the information from the video tour “Ancient Rome "(exercise 1, pages 34-35 from the textbook “Magic Tour”).
The video tour “Ancient Rome " lasts 8 minutes, contains the legend of Romulus and Remus, an overview of the city and its main attractions. Guided tour in English using grammatical structures of the Past Simple Passive.
The summary lesson on "Historical facts and inventions “was presented in the form of a video quiz using the videos” 7 wonders of Ancient World “and”7 wonders of New World".