Цели урока.
- Образовательные: обобщать и расширить лингвострановедческий материал по теме “Великобритания. Англия”.
- Развивающие: совершенствовать знания, умения и навыки практического владения английским языком по теме “Великобритания. Англия”.
- Воспитательные: повысить интерес к стране изучаемого языка, формировать навыки и умения интеллектуального труда.
Оснащение урока.
- карта Соединенного Королевства
- репродукции с достопримечательностями Лондона
- портрет У. Шекспира,
- аудиозапись текста о Лондоне
- раздаточный материал (карточки) с заданиями по теме “Великобритания. Англия”
- учебник англ. яз. “English VI” авторы Афанасьева О.В. и Михеева И.В.
Ход урока
I. Hello my dear friends! I’m glad to see you. Sit down, please. Today we have an unusual lesson - a competition “Who knows the country!” You will show us your knowledge of the UK, because our lesson is devoted to this country. We’ll speak about the sights, the capital, some interesting facts and writers. My dear friends, we’ll have several tasks at the lesson and you should do them. As for me, I have a lot of red and blue stars. For an excellent answer you’ll get a red star. For a good answer I’ll give you a blue one. The winner will be the person with the biggest number of the red stars.
II. As usual I have prepared a poem for you. Now let’s read it:
The was an old man in the South West
Who wear a pale, yellow-colored vest
When they asked: “Does it fit?”
He replied:” Not a bit!”
But that was an old man of the South West.
Now, please, tell me where the old man lived. In what country.
So, you see that we’ll speak not only about GB, but also about England.
III. The first task is questions. You should answer some of my questions.
- Where’s the UK situated?
- Which island is the largest one?
- What separates GB from the Continent?
- How many countries are there in the GB? Name them.
- What is the population of the United Kingdom?
- What is the national flag of GB?
- What is the capital of the UK?
- What is the main part of the UK? Why?
IV. The second task is: complete the descriptions.
- …… is a highly populated region of England, there is a lot of industry near the Themes. The capital of the UK and such historical cities as Windsor, Dover and Brighton are situated here. It is famous for its resorts.
- In this part of the country you can see wonderful scenery. It is rich in coal. The main attractions of the ……are the Lake District and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- It is a farming region, which attracts a lot of holidaymakers. If you want to see the famous Stonehenge, one of the remarkable historic places in the UK, you should come to the……
- It is the largest industrial part in the country. The two famous ……cities: Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford connected with the English culture.
- …… is very flat and it is farming region. It has beautiful cities with fine historic building such as Cambridge.
V. You have told that the capital of GB is London. We’ve read and speak a lot about this wonderful city. The third task is “Spot the mistake”. Now you will listen to the text about London. Try to found the mistakes made in the facts and correct. Be very attentive!
(give a text about London with some mistakes in the content)
VI. We’ve read and watched the cassette about the sighs of London. By the way, if you have a chance to go to London what will you visit and why?
(The pupils speak about the sighs of London)
Who is the head of the country? Who has the real power? The next task is matching the descriptions and the names of monarchs:
| During his \ her reign Britain became a rich industrial country with a developed trade, an empire with a lot of colonies | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Under her \ his Britain become independent of the Roman Catholic Church, it got richer and more powerful | King Henry VIII |
| During her \ his reign England became very important in European politics; acts and especially theatre developed and the country became very powerful | Queen Victoria |
| He/She was born in April in Windsor; was crowned in Westminster Abbey and came to the throne in 1952. Married in 1947. He/She is on the throne now | Queen Elizabeth |
VIII. You know, we can say that the Queen is a symbol of GB. There are also many other famous people. So, the following task for you is “Guess who it was!” You should put the passages of the story in the right order, read them and tell me what famous person this text is about.
"Guess who it was!"
1. He went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. His school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays he could have a real rest.
2. In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in his native town where he died in 1616. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world.
3. While still a teenager, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. They had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London, leaving Anne and the children at home.
4. He was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born on April 23, 1564 in England. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker.
5. In London he began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre.
IX. Now, my dear friends, let’s imagine that we are in GB, some of you are native citizen and some of you are foreigners. So let’s see what micro-dialogues we can hear in the streets of Great Britain.
(Children act dialogues: how to find some famous place, talk about the weather, about traditions)
X. So, I see that you know a lot of GB and especially about England. Now, please count your red stars. Let’s see who knows this country better than others. Today everybody work well, especially….
At this lesson you learn the biography of W. Shakespeare. So, your homework will be ex: 25p149. Be ready to speak about the W. Shakespeare’s life.