Урок-экскурсия в 7-м классе по теме: "Round Moscow"

Разделы: Иностранные языки

Тема: Москва. Достопримечательности.

Задачи:

  • Образовательные:

a) практика речевой деятельности (чтение, аудирование);
б) активизация лексики по теме “What Is Special About Your Country?”, расширение словарного запаса.

  • Развивающие:

а) развитие творческой фантазии;
б) развитие познавательного интереса.

  • Воспитательные: развитие интереса к изучению своей страны, уважения к культуре своего народа.

Форма проведения: визуальная экскурсия по столице России.

Оснащение: картины о Москве, в/фильм о Кремле, карта Москвы, “билеты экскурсантов”, карточки с тестовым заданием.

Достопримечательности, которые будут посещены:

  • Red Square
  • Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral
  • Alexander Garden
  • Tsar Bell, Tsar Cannon
  • Historical Museum
  • Bolshoi Theatre
  • Lomonossov University
  • Tretyakov Gallery

Ход урока

I. Вступительное слово учителя.

Today we have an unusual lesson. We are going to visit the capital of our country Moscow.

You have to buy tickets for the bus. Answer the questions, for the right answer you’ll get a ticket.

  1. What is the capital of Russia?
  2. When was Moscow founded?
  3. Who founded Moscow?
  4. What is the heart of Moscow?
  5. First Moscow was built as a fortress, wasn’t it?
  6. Who founded the Tretyakov Gallery?
  7. Who made the Tsar Bell?
  8. Who made the Tsar Cannon?
  9. What monument can you see in the Red Square?
  10. Whose paintings can we see in the Tretyakov Gallery?
  11. What is it?
  12. Where is the Tretyakov Gallery? (in Lavrushinsky Lane)
  13. What was K. Thon?
  14. What is the population of Moscow?
  15. Where does Russia lie?

II.Фонетическая зарядка.

Let’s check your tickets.

На “ билетах” в транскрипции записаны географические названия и имена собственные (см. приложение 1). Учащиеся читают вслух.

III. Экскурсия по Москве.

Teacher: Let’s begin our excursion round Moscow.

Учащиеся-гиды показывают достопримечательности Москвы по карте и на картинках и рассказывают о них. (см. приложение 2, Guides 1-6)

Teacher: Now we are going to watch an episode from the film “The Moscow Kremlin”.

Задание: Answer the questions:

  1. Who transformed the Moscow fortress into the capital? (Ivan III, the Great)
  2. What is the center of the Kremlin? (the Cathedral Square)
  3. What cathedrals were built in the Kremlin? (the Uspensky, the Blagoveshensky, the Archangel, the St. Basil’s)
  4. How many towers are there in the Kremlin? (20)
  5. How long is the Kremlin wall? (20 km)

Продолжение экскурсии (см. приложение 2, Guides 7-9)

IV. Выполнение теста.

(См. приложение 3)

V. Заключение.

There is a saying “Whoever has been to Moscow knows Russia”.

I hope you’ve had wonderful time. Say, what was the most interesting for you from the sights of Moscow and why?

Подведение итогов (анализ работы учащихся на уроке, выставление оценок).

Your home task for the next lesson is:

Write about your impressions of the excursion.

LCG, p. 265. Moscow Telecenter. Moscow Underground.

Приложение 1

Round Moscow Tour Ticket

(Транскрипция слов: Moscow, Red Square, Tretyakov Gallery, Tsar Cannon, Lomonossov University, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Underground, Pavel Tretyakov, Marshal Zhukov Monument, Russia, Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral, Alexander Garden, Pushkin Museum, Historical Museum, Yuri Dolgoruky, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Tsar Bell)

Приложение 2

Guide 1: Good Morning. Welcome to our round Moscow sightseeing tour. Moscow is situated on the river Moskva. First it was a fortress. Yury Dolgoruky founded it in 1147. Then it was transformed into the capital of Russia. Now over 8 million people live here.

We are in Red Square. Red Square has always been the main Moscow square. It got its name Red Square in the 17th century, that in old Russian means “beautiful”. Hundreds of years ago there was already a noisy market. In the 16th century the square was called Troitskaya, after the Trinity Church that was situated on the site where the St. Basil’s Cathedral is located now.

Here you can see great masterpieces of Russian architecture: the Kremlin, Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral, Tsar Bell, Tsar Cannon, Alexander Garden.

Guide 2: If you come to Moscow for the first time, you should by all means visit the Kremlin, which is impressive. On the territory of the Kremlin you can see old cathedrals, the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, the State Kremlin Palace, the biggest cannon and the bell in the world. The tallest Kremlin tower, the Spasskaya Tower, has become the symbol of the country.

Guide 3: Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral (St. Basil’s Cathedral) was built in the 16th century by order of Ivan the Terrible after the victory over Kazan. The construction lasted from 1555 till 1561. There is an interesting legend connected with the building. When work was finished and the tsar saw the Cathedral, he asked if the builders could create something similar to it. The poor builders said “yes”. Soon they were blinded, so that Moscow Cathedral would remain the best in the world. With its 9 beautiful cupolas, the Cathedral is a real masterpiece.

Guide 4: Not far from Red Square, beneath the Kremlin wall, lies the Alexander Garden, which was laid out almost 200 years ago on design of O. Bovet. On the eastern side the Garden is decorated by splendid iron railings made after drawings of Pascal. There are lector axes on their pillars, which are the Romans symbols of strength and unity. For Muscovites it was a reminder of the recent victory over the French army in the Patriotic War of 1812.

Guide 5: In Moscow you can see the famous Tsar-Cannon and Tsar- Bell. The Tsar-Bell weighs 202 tons and is about 6 m high. It was erected by Ivan Motorin and his son Mikhail in 1735.

The Tsar-Cannon was made in 1586 by Andrei Chokhov. It weighs 44 tons and is over 5 m long. The cannon has been never used as a weapon.

Guide 6: On Red Square there is the Historical Museum. It was erected in 1883 by the architect Shervurd. The building has something in common with Saint Basil’s Cathedral, as well as with the Kremlin towers. In the museum there are more than 4,5 million displays. It has the richest collection of Eastern and Western arms, clothes from Russia and other countries, objects of wood, metal, glass, ivory, ceramics, paintings and the world famous collection of ancient manuscripts and printed books.

Guide 7: We are going to another Russian treasure – the Tretyakov Gallery. This is one of the greatest museums in the world. It has a large collection of Russian art that was started by Pavel Tretyakov in 1856. His brother Sergei Tretyakov collected masterpieces of Western European painters. In 1892 Pavel Tretyakov gave his and his brother’s collections to the city of Moscow. The main building of the gallery was designed by V. Vasnetsov in 1902. It is situated in Lavrushensky Lane.

Guide 8: The Bolshoi Theatre is one of the biggest theatres in the world. It was built by the great architect O.Bovet in 1825. But it was founded in 1776. A lot of outstanding singers and ballet dancers have been performed in the theatre: Elena Obraztsova (a Russian singer), Maya Plisetskaya, Galina Ulanova, Vladimir Vassilyev, Maris Liepa ( Russian ballet dancers) and many others great musicians and ballet dancers. The facade of the Theatre was decorated by 4 horses driven by the God of art Apollo in 1856.

Guide 9: The Lomonossov University was founded by M. Lomonossov in the 18th century. In 1775, on the day of Saint Tatyana, the University was opened. There were just 3 faculties in it: philosophy, law and medicine. Later the University was given the name it has today – Moscow State University and in 1940 the name of Lomonossov was added to its title. A new house for the University was built on Lenin Hills (now Vorobievy Gory). It is a 32-storeyed building, its corridors are 160 km long. Over 25,000 students from all over the world are taught here.

 Приложение 3

Test

Choose the correct variant:

1. _________________ is the work of the famous Russian architects Barma and Postnik.

a) The Kazan Cathedral;

b) The Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral;

c) The Uspensky Cathedral.

2. The Tretyakov Gallery houses

a) a unique collection of arms and armory;

b) a collection of ancient books;

c) masterpieces of Russian painters.

3. The Kremlin chiming clock (часы с курантами) is in

a) the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great;

b) the Water Tower;

c) the Spasskaya Tower.

4. Andrei Chokhov designed and built

a) the Tsar Cannon;

b) the Tsar Bell;

c) the Grand Kremlin Palace.

5. Konstantin Thon is known as

a) a famous Russian architect;

b) a great Russian artist;

c) a famous cast master.