Ключевое слово: «animated cartoons»

There are a lot of challenges of teaching English as a foreign language in limited-time school environment, typical for Russian secondary education. With students having only three classes per week and no natural language environment, the efficiency is paramount. At the beginning of the lesson, it is essential to immerse students in the artificial English environment. The strategy is to use animated cartoons during the warming-up lesson stage to achieve the educational goals. Carefully selected cartoon videos can introduce a new topic, help to revise previously learnt materials, and develop speaking, listening and grammar skills from the very start. This approach not only increases students’ motivation and engagement by leveraging familiar media, but also effectively prepares learners for real-life communication.