Открытый урок по английскому языку "Объединённое Королевство Великобритании"

Цели урока:

• повторение и закрепление лексики в монологической и диалогической речи;
• систематизация знаний учащихся в области страноведения (Объединённое Королевство Великобритании);
• развитие интереса учащихся к странам изучаемого языка

Plan of the lesson

1. Phonetic drill
2. Stories about the UK
3. Grammar exercises (translation and correction of mistakes)
4. A song
5. Tasks on quick wits
6. Crossword puzzle
7. Listening-comprehension

Let’s begin our lesson. The topic of today’s lesson is the land and the people of Great Britain. We start with the phonetic drill.

There was a lady who lived in Belfast
She was fond of making breakfast
But her husband left for Liverpool
In order to buy a rubber swimming-pool.

Before speaking about the UK let’s revise some proper names.
Who will tell us about geographical position of the UK?
Now answer my questions:
What is the official name of the state which is situated in the British Isles?
What countries does the UK consist of?
What is the capital of Scotland (Wales)?
What sea separates the two islands?

Listen to the dialogue about the people of the UK and be ready to answer the questions.

• - Let’s speak about the people of the UK. You know that everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are English.
• - Yes. But what about people from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
• - They are not English. They are Scottish, Welsh and Irish. By the way, they don’t like when they are called English.
• - It’s really very interesting. Do you know how many people live in Britain?
• - More than 56 million live there.
• - In what cities do they live?
• - Many of them live in big industrial cities like London. Manchester and Liverpool are big industrial cities in the centre of England.
• - I know that there are many lonely hills, quiet rivers, deep lakes and just farmlands especially in the south of the country.
• - Yes, you are quite right.

Answer my questions:
How mane people live in Britain?
Who is English?
What industrial cities of England do you know?

Now I’d like to tell you about the climate of Great Britain.

What can you say about the climate of Britain?
Does it often rain there?
What is the main river?
What is the longest river in Great Britain?

Let’s speak about languages of the UK.

What languages do people speak in the UK?
Who speaks Welsh?
What is the Union Jack?

You know much about the UK. Translate my sentences.

1. Эдинбург – столица Шотландии.
2. Объединённое Королевство состоит из 4 стран.
3. Два главных острова – Великобритания и Ирландия.
4. Два острова разделены Ирландским морем.
5. Объединённое Королевство омывается Атлантическим океаном на севере.
6. Люди из Северной Ирландии – ирландцы.
7. Люди Уэльса гордятся своим языком.
8. В Англии много тихих рек и глубоких озёр.

Now your task is to correct the mistakes. You have 4 minutes.

1. Liverpool is the capital of Wales.
2. The UK consists of 5 parts.
3. The two main islands are Great Britain and Wales.
4. The two islands are separated by the North Sea.
5. The UK is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the north.
6. People from England are Welsh.
7. Manchester is a big city in the centre of Scotland.
8. The climate of the UK is hot.
9. The Thames is the longest river in the UK.
10. The flag of the UK is known as the Union John.

Let’s have a rest and sing the song “My Bonnie”.

Now let’s check up your quick wits.
Take card №1.

You should odd one word out. What word is unnecessary?

1. Edinburgh, London, Liverpool, Belfast.
2. Scotland, Cardiff, England, Wales.
3. Russian, English, Scottish, Welsh.
4. The Thames, the Severn, the Mississippi, the Avon.
5. The Atlantic Ocean, the Yellow Sea, the North Sea, the Irish Sea.

Match the parts of the words. There are 9 words here:

Jumbled words. What words are hidden here? Write them down.

1. n o d L o n
2. c t a n S o l d
3. h m a T s e
4. a s W l e
5. e f a B l t s
6. o t N r h a S e
7. l a n t A I t c c a O n e

Let’s do the crossword puzzle.

1. Where is London situated?
2. The capital of England.
3. You can find this river in London.
4. The capital of Northern Ireland.
5. One of the countries in the UK.
6. People who live in Wales.
7. A water body which separates Great Britain and Ireland.
8. One of the big industrial cities of Britain.

Listening-comprehension

Take card №2 and look through the questions.

1. What regions is Scotland divided into?
2. What is the best known lake in Scotland?
3. Who lives in Lock Ness as some people think?
4. What is the biggest city in Scotland?
5. What is the emblem of Scotland?
6. What names associated with Scotland can you call?

Listen to the text which is called “Scotland”.

Scotland takes up one third of the territory of the British Isles. Its population is not very big.
Scotland is divided into 3 regions: the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.
There are many valleys which are filled with lakes, called lochs.
The best-known is Loch Ness where as some people think a large monster lives.
Most of the population of Scotland is concentrated in the Lowlands.
Glasgow is Scotland’s biggest city but it is not its capital.
Edinburgh has been the capital since the 15th century. It’s a cultural centre.
It’s associated with the names of George Byron, Walter Scott, Robert Burns.
Scotland’s emblem is a thistle.

Now let’s answer the questions.
Our lesson is over. Thank you for your work.