Урок английского языка в 9-м классе по теме: "What I know about my Motherland"

T: We are all born somewhere. We call this place our “home”, “homeland”, “motherland” or “fatherland”. And I’d like to know what your homeland is. Why”?

Ps. My homeland is Bashkortostan, because I was born in this republic. I go to school here. My family, my relatives and my friends also live here.

T: Today at the lesson we’ll speak about our motherland Bashkortostan.

II. Auding:

The republic of Bashkortostan has a long and wonderful history. There are some theories about the origin of the Bashkir people. Some scientists think the Bashkirs were a wandering community and had no permanent home. But they were united by their language and customs. Some scholars believe that the Bashkirs may have existed many thousands of years before Christ. However Bashkirs are thought to be the original people of the area.

The Bashkirs joined the Russian state voluntarily in 1557. Bashkortostan is a multinational republic. Three big national groups are Bashkirs, Russian, Tatars, but there are also Ukrainians living here, as well as Chuvashes, Maris, Udmurts, Byelorussians, Kazakhs and Germans, among them. All in all more that 100 nationalities inhabit Bashkortostan. Bashkortostan is located in the South Urals. Our republic is made up of 54 administrative districts, 21 cities and towns, 40 smaller towns an 4674 villages.

III. “True” or “False”

1. The republic of Bashkortostan has a short history. (F)
2. The Bashkirs lived on this land long before our era. (T)
3. The Bashkirs were different in their language and traditions. (F)
4. The Tatars are believed to be the original people of our republic. (F)
5. The Bashkrirs agreed to be part of the Russian State in 1557. (T)
6. Bashkortostan is a republic of many cultures. (T)
7. In total more that 200 nationalities live in Bashkortostan. (F)
8. Bashkortostan is located the North of Urals(F).

IV. Song poetry occupies the main place in the spiritual culture of the Bashkirs. Songs serve to keep the memory of our ancestors fresh from generation to generation.

The song poetry of the Bashkirs abounds in song glorifying Nature. No matter what part of the land they might take their origin in, the subject matter of these songs issimilar,the admiration of the landscapes’ beauty and the worship of Nature.

Rina will recite a beautiful song about the largest river in Bashkortostan the Aghidel.

The Aghidel.

There are meadows green all along

The Aghidel river,

Soft and beautiful is the grass in the meadows.

Flow quiet the waters of the Aghidel,

Fresh is the water, fragrant is the air

Generous both they are to the mind and the body.

Flow quiet the waters of the Aghidel

Oh, quiet they flow by the meadows.

All aglow is the blooming black–cherry where

the nightingale sings,

Flow quiet the waters of the Aghidel,

All aglow is the water below the clack–cherry

Where the nightingale sings.

If you tasted but once the Aghidel waters,

No evil thought will enter your mind.

Flow guiet the waters of the Aghidel

Oh, quiet they flow by the meadows.

V. Culture of the Baskirs is rich in folk tales. They are very wise and interesting.

A poor peasant soid his last dessiatina of land to seven mullahs. The mullahs came together to that patch of land and quarreled with one another.

“This land is mine,” shouted one of them. “It was sold to me. ”

“No, it is my land,” shouted another. “I bought it. ”

“It’s mine! It’s mine!” shouted another. “I bought it. ”

The mullahs shouted and shouted, argued and argued and decided to go to the peasant who had sold the land.

“How did you, infidel, dare to cheat us?” they began to scold him. “How did you dare to sell one dessiatina of land to seven men? Who taught you to do so?”

“But it was you who had taught me to do so!” the poor man said to them.

“What? It was we who had taught you?” asked the mullahs.

“It was like this,” the peasant answered.

“You repeat over again in the mosque: “Great Allah created the earth with seven-stratum dessiatina of land to you seven, reverend mullahs. Divide it now yourselves. Why should you argue and quarrel in vain?”

Exercises:

1. Find in the text the equivalents for the following words and phrases: A Muslim learned in theology and sacred law; an old Russian measure of land equal to 1. 09 hectares; a person with no belief in an accepted religion; a building in which Muslims worship Allah; treated with respect; a layer of earth; layers of earth.
2. Who are the main characters of the tale?
3. What have you learned from the about the religion of Bashkirs?
4. Which of the characters could be described as a man not without cunning?
5. How did the poor peasant manage to show a great deal of cunning in selling his patch of land?

VI. P. T. pause

Different competitions and games played an important role in life of the Bashkirs. It wasn’t an easy task to kill a wild beast or to catch a bird or a fish. A hunter should be crafty, patient, attentive and purposeful. Folk games were closely connected with their occupations and prepared a child for his future life. The games were based on a physical trainig and acquired toughness. Now, let’s play one Bashkir game. I’ll name different objects, able and unable to fly, if a thing can fly – hands up, if it can’t hands down. Be careful.

Fly, fly, birds can fly!

Fly, fly, goats can fly!

(planes,parrots,eggs,,cows,hens,etc)

VII.

I hope you know much about our republic. Now take part in the quiz on Bashkir Studies Answer the following questions.

1. When did Bashkiria join the Russia state? (1557)
2. What is the name of the river at the mouth of which they began building Ufa? (the Sutoloka river
3. What was the Basdhkir Autonomous Republic established? (march, 1919)
4. What river divides Meleuz into 2 parts?(Meleuzka river)
5. What is the territory of Bashkortostan today. (143600 sq. km. )
6. What is the deepest lake in Bashkortostan?(Yaktykul)
7. What is the name of the “Burning mountain”? (Yangantau)
8. What is name of the word-famous “talking and singing” care in Bashkortostan. (the Capov Cave)
9. How many rivers are there in Bashkortostan? (600)
10. What is the name of the Bashkir wild bee? (Burzyanka)
11. What was the first enterprise in Meleuz? (Dairy plant, 1940)
12. What is the centre of Bashkir coal mining (Kumertau)

VIII. Crossword.

1. The Bashkir for “fast” (uratha)
2. Kurai flower symbolizes (friendship)
3. The largest river in Bashkortostan (Aghidel)
4. The Moslem way of wedding according to shariat (nikah)
5. The synonym for “Bashkir champagne”
6. Mobile dwelling with felt mats for roofs and walls(yurta)
7. The deepest lake in Bashkortostan (yaktykul)
8. He wrote the historial novel “Salavat Yulayev”(Zlobin)
9. The first professional Bashkir dancer (Gaskarov)
10. The capital of Baskiria in 1920-1921(Sterlitamak)
11. A yearly national festival held in spring(sabantui)