Урок английского языка в 8-м классе "Наука. Великие ученые. Ломоносов М.В."

I. Речевая разминка. Организационный момент

(Сообщение целей урока):

Время: 3 минуты.

Teacher: Hello, boys and girls!

- Hello, teacher!

Teacher: Sit down, please! Ira, how are you today?

- Thank you, I am fine. And you?

Teacher: I am OK, thanks. Andrew, how do you feel today?

- I feel good, thanks.

Teacher: Julia, tell me, please, who is absent today.

- Nobody is absent today.

Teacher: That’s good! Today we continue studying the biographies of great scientists, and our lesson is devoted to M.V. Lomonosov. But first, listen to me, I’ll tell you what we are going to do today:

- We are going to speak and read about M.V. Lomonosov today;

- We are going to listen to the teacher and to each other today;

- We are going to write down our homework today. Is it clear what we are going to do today?

- Yes, it is.

Teacher: If it is clear so tell me, please, what we are going to do today.

(“Fit-back” – дети показывают учителю, что они поняли, чем они будут заниматься на уроке, повторяя установки учителя).

II. Работа с текстом

1. Проверка понимания прочитанного:

Время: 1,5 минуты.

Teacher: Now we will work with the text about this great scientist. First of all, let’s find out how you understood the text that you had read at home. For it let’s answer the question before the text: What were Lomonosov's professions?

- He was an artist, a poet, a historian.

- He was also a physicist, a chemist and an astronomer.

- That's right. He was a great person, a great scientist.

2. Отработка произношения новых слов в устной речи

Teacher: Now let's work with the new words. First I'll read them out for you. Listen to me and be attentive (учитель даёт правильный образец прочтения новых слов):

To conceal – скрывать, утаивать

A nobleman – дворянин, аристократ

To be appointed to – быть назначенным на (должность)

To found – основать

To enrich – обогащать

To forestall - опережать

Eventually – в конце концов, в конечном итоге

To be memorialized – увековечить память

Teacher: Now listen to me and repeat after me (дети хором повторяют за учителем слова).

Время: 2,5 минуты.

Teacher: Now listen to Andrew and repeat after him. Andrew, read the words, please!

Teacher: Sasha, read the words one more time.

Teacher: Very good. Now find in the text sentences with these words, read them out and translate the sentences into Russian. I give you 1 minute to prepare.

(В это время учитель даёт индивидуальное задание с этими же словами на карточке слабоуспевающему ученику):

Match the english sentences with their russian equivalent

The keys:

1. c; 2. d; 3. a; 4. e; 5. b.

Время: 4 минуты.

Teacher: Now it's time to check up your variants:

1. Lomonosov wanted to have an education , so he chose to conceal his poor background. – Ломоносов хотел иметь образование, поэтому он решил утаить своё бедное (простое) происхождение.
2. He pretended that he was the son of a nobleman to enter the Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow. – Он притворился, что он – сын дворянина для того, чтобы поступить в Академию в Москве.
3. In 1742, he was appointed to a physics position at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. – В 1742 он был назначен на должность преподавателя физики в Академии Наук в Санкт-Петербурге.
4. M. Lomonosv founded the first chemical laboratory in 1748. – М. Ломоносов основал первую лабораторию в 1748.
5. His discoveries enriched many branches of knowledge. – Его открытия обогатили многие отрасли науки (знаний).
6. Lomonosov's ideas forestalled the science of that time. – Идеи Ломоносова опередили науку того времени.
7. He eventually succeeded in founding what is now Moscow State University in 1755. – В конце концов, ему удалось основать в 1755 то, что сейчас является МГУ.
8. Lomonosov is memorialized in many place names - Arctic submarine ridge (водораздел), Atlantic current (течение). – Имя Ломоносова увековечено во многих названиях мест – Арктический водораздел, Атлантическое течение.

3. Беседа по содержанию текста

Teacher: Now let’s do the next task. The task is to agree or to disagree with the statements. First, open your exercise-books and do this task in writing. Put only a “+” if the statement is right and a “-” if the statement is wrong. You should work individually. I give you 2 minutes for this task.

III. Agree or disagree with the statements

1. Lomonosov was the son of a nobleman.
2. Lomonosov was always a brilliant student.
3. He was appointed to a physics position in 1743.
4. He founded a university in St. Petersburg.
5. The first Russian grammar was written by Lomonosov as well.
6. Lomonosov got only 1 medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Teacher: Your time is over. Now listen to me and check up your variants.

(Учитель называет правильные ответы)

1. -
2. +
3. -
4. -
5. +
6. -

Teacher: Were all of them right?

- Yes, they were.

Teacher: Very good. Now look at the task again. Work in pairs and correct the wrong statements. I give you 3 minutes for this task.

- Your time is over. Now let’s check up your variants. One of you reads the statement, another gives the right variant.

Время: 2 минуты.

The keys to this exercise:

1. It’s wrong. Lomonosov was the son of a fisherman.

3. It’s wrong. He was appointed to a physics position in 1742.

4. It’s wrong. He tried, but failed to found a university in St. Petersburg.

6. It’s wrong. Lomonosov got 2 medals from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Teacher: Your next task is to answer the questions to the text. Again work in pairs. I give you 4 minutes for this task:

IV. Answer the questions to the text. Work in pairs

1. When and where was Lomonosov born?
2. He was always eager to study, wasn’t he?
3. How did Lomonosov manage to enter the Academy in Moscow?
4. When did he become the first Russian professor of chemistry in the Academy in Moscow?
5. Who was also made a member of the Swedish Academy of Science in 1760?
6. At what age did Lomonosov die?
7. Was Lomonosov a great patriot who loved his Motherland and wanted to make it a prosperous country?

Teacher: Your time is over. Now let’s check up your variants. One of you reads the question, another gives the answer.

Время: 3 минуты.

The keys to this exercise:

1. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born on the 19th of November in 1711 near Kholmogory in the Far North in Russia (Archangelskaya region).
2. Yes, he was always eager to study.
3. He chose to conceal his poor background. He pretended that he was a son of a nobleman to enter the Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow.
4. Lomonosov became the first Russian professor of chemistry at the Academy in 1745.
5. He died at the age of 54.
6. Yes, he was a great patriot deeply loving his Motherland who had a great desire to make it a prosperous country.

Teacher: I think you are tired. It’s time to relax a little bit. Sit comfortably. Close your eyes. (Включается тихая спокойная музыка для расслабления)

Время: 1 минута.

4. Подготовка к пересказу текста

Teacher: Let’s come back to our text again. Your next task is to arrange the sentences in a logical order. It was your home task. I give you 1 minute to compare your variants in pairs:

Work in pairs. Arrange the sentences in a logical order:

1. At the age of 19 the young man left his house and went on foot to Moscow to get education at the Academy.
2. In 1755, he managed to found what now Moscow State University is.
3. His discoveries and ideas enriched many branches of knowledge, forestalled the science of that time.
4. Lomonosov was a member of many Academies and got medals from them.
5. He was the son of a fisherman, and he often worked with his father.
6. He was a great patriot who loved his Motherland and wanted to make it a prosperous country.
7. In 1765, Lomonosov caught a cold and died at the age of 54.
8. As he proved to be a brilliant student, so in 1735, he was sent to the Gymnasium of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
9. Lomonosov also wrote poetry, and the first Russian grammar was written by him as well.
10. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born on the 19th of November in 1711 near Kholmogory in Archangelskaya region.

Teacher: Your time is over. Let’s check up your variants. Zhenya, read your variant, please!

- Now listen to me, I will name the right order of the numbers. Compare your variants with mine. Were you right?

Keys to the task "Arrange the sentences in a logical order":

1. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born on the 19th of November in 1711 near Kholmogory in Archangelskaya region (10).
2. He was the son of a fisherman, and he often worked with his father (5).
3. At the age of 19 the young man left his house and went on foot to Moscow to get education at the Academy(1).
4. As he proved to be a brilliant student, so in 1735, he was sent to the Gymnasium of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg (8).
5. His discoveries and ideas enriched many branches of knowledge, forestalled the science of that time (3).
6. Lomonosov also wrote poetry, and the first Russian grammar was written by him as well (9).
7. In 1755, he managed to found what now Moscow State University is.
8. Lomonosov was a member of many Academies and got medals from them (4).
9. In 1765, Lomonosov caught a cold and died at the age of 54 (7).
10. He was a great patriot who loved his Motherland and wanted to make it a prosperous country (6).

- Yes, we were right.

5. Пересказ текста в группах

Teacher: Your last task for today is to retell the text in small groups. 3 groups will consist of 3 pupils and 1 group will consist of 4 students. Please, use these sentences (ex.VI) as a plan for your retelling.

I give you 6-8 minutes to do this task. Be sure that everyone will speak.

Teacher: Your time is over. Let’s check up your retelling.

Время: 6 минут.

6. Подведение итогов урока. Домашнее задание

Teacher: Everything is just perfect. Our lesson is almost over. Open your record-books and, be ready to write down your homework. It is on the screen. So your homework is to prepare a good retelling of the text and to learn the new words before the text. Next time I’ll check up how you know them: some of you will do a test; others will solve a crossword.

Время: 2 минуты.

Teacher: The marks for your work at the lesson: (Не забудьте назвать 2 оценки ученику, выполнявшему индивидуальное задание). Now let’s remember what we have done today: (ученики, используя Present Perfect, повторяют те установки учителя, которые были озвучены в начале урока):

- We have spoken about M.V. Lomonosov today;

- We have read about M.V. Lomonosov today;

- We have listened to the teacher and to each other today;

- We have written down our homework today.

Время: 1 минута.

Teacher: Thank you for your work today. Good-bye!

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