Kupala Night

• Say hello to your learner, then ask a few warm-up questions:

“How are you doing?” or “How are you?”

• Ask your learner to greet you and ask you how you’re doing.

• Tell your student that today you will talk about Kupala Night.
• Introduce the content of the lesson using slide 2.

• State that Ivana Kupala Night is closely connected to myths and legends.
• Suggest that your student do a little quiz to find out which magical creature from Ukrainian legends they are.
• Do the quiz together with your student, count your answers, and read the results.

• Ask the learner to look at the pictures and words.
• Make sure the student understands all the words.
• Ask the student to think of a summer holiday connected to the words on the slide.

• State that the words relate to the Kupala Night holiday.
• Read the text with your student.

• Ask your buddy to answer the questions:
  • Did you celebrate Kupala Night?

If not, would you like to celebrate?

• What tradition do you like the most?

• Tell your student you are going to watch an animation about the Kupala Night celebration and discuss the questions.
• Make sure they understand the questions on the slide before watching the video.
• Watch the video.
• Ask the questions:
  • What happened in the video?
  • How did the girl feel?
  • What happened in the end?
  • Did you like the video?
• Share your answers as well.

Show slide 17

Show the video

• Ask the questions on the slide:
  • Do you believe in magic plants or magical nights?
  • What magical power would you like to have for one day?
• Share your answers as well.

• Highlight that Ivana Kupala Night celebrates the sun and nature.
• Explain to your student what the Summer Solstice is.

• Suggest that the student create a to-do list of activities for the longest day of the year.
• Ask the student to pick the activities they would like to do from the list or come up with their own.