Moscow and St Petersburg, the Russian Capitals

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Воспитать уважение и гордость за свою страну помогают уроки, на которых учащиеся знакомятся с историей городов, памятниками культуры и людьми, прославляющими свою родину.

Данный урок проведен в седьмом классе по УМК В.П. Кузовлева и является обобщающим по теме “Наша страна”, цикл девятый.

Тематика урока включает в себя страдательный залог прошедшего времени, даты, развивает навыки устной речи. Учащиеся отвечают на вопросы, составляют собственные высказывания, находят общие черты и различные особенности, осуществляют поиск нужной информации на слух, работают в группах и индивидуально. Информация о столицах дает возможность составить аналогичные сообщения о родном городе учащихся – Нижнем Тагиле.

Цели:

  • социокультурный аспект – знакомство учащихся с достопримечательностями Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга;
  • развивающий аспект – развитие способности осуществлять продуктивные речевые действия;
  • воспитательный аспект – воспитание уважения к памятникам культуры;
  • учебный аспект – формирование лексических и грамматических навыков говорения (страдательный залог в прошедшем времени).

Задачи:

  • Активизировать употребление лексики предыдущих уроков.
  • Тренировать учащихся в произношении названий достопримечательностей, дат.
  • Практиковать учащихся в устной речи и аудировании.

Учебные пособия:

  • картинки с видами Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга;
  • открытки с видами Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга;
  • индивидуальные карточки;
  • карточки с заданием к тексту для аудирования;
  • кассета с текстом.

ПЛАН УРОКА

I. Организационный момент.

Т: Today at the lesson we’ll go on excursions around the capitals of our country. We’ll remember their history, speak about the people who did a lot for these cities, and visit the places of interest which all Russian people are proud of.

II. Фонетическая зарядка.

T: Say after me, please.

Found-founded-founded the St Basil’s Cathedral the Peter and Paul Fortress
Start –started started Red Square the Winter Palace
Transform-transformed - the Kremlin the Hermitage Museum
transformed the Uspensky Cathedral the Russian Museum
Design-designed-designed the Tsar Bell the Peter and Paul
Finish-finished-finished Cathedral
Visit-visited-visited the Tsar Cannon the Kazan Cathedral
Build-built-built the Art Gallery the Kunstkammer
See-saw-seen Peter’s Palace St Isaac’s Cathedral
Make-made-made the Grand Kremlin Palace the Peter and Paul Cathedral

T: Name the dates, please.

Moscow 1147, 1552, 1586, 1642-1643, 1735, 1775-1782, 1892, 1912
St Petersburg 1703, 1704, 1706-1730, 1748-1764, 1811, 1818-1858, 1800, 1922

III. Речевая зарядка.

T: Let’s revise the information about the capital cities.

Answer my questions, please.

  1. What is the capital of Russia?
  2. What is the second capital of Russia?
  3. Who founded Moscow (St Petersburg)?
  4. When was Moscow (St Petersburg) founded?
  5. Where did the Russian tsars live in Moscow (in St Petersburg)?
  6. What famous (magnificent) cathedrals are there in Moscow (St Petersburg)?
  7. What other places of interest can you see in Moscow (St Petersburg)?

IV. Аудирование текста (кассета + карточки с заданием)

T: A lot of foreigners visit Russia every day.

Robert Smith visited Moscow and St Petersburg. Put “+” near the places of interest he saw and put “–” near the places of interest he didn’t see.

Текст для аудирования.

On Saturday Robert had a free afternoon. His Russian friend wanted to show him the sights of St Petersburg. They started their tour from his hotel. First they went to St Isaac’s Cathedral. Then they walked to Decembrists’ Square. Then they turned right and went along the Neva to the Winter Palace. They saw a long line of tourists in front of the Hermitage Museum. Across the river they saw the Peter and Paul Fortress. After that they went back to the hotel.

A few days later Robert visited Moscow. In his free time he saw some of the sights of the capital. First of all he took a guided tour. They started with Red Square. Robert looked at St Basil’ Cathedral. He saw the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. Then the guide took the group inside the Kremlin. Robert liked the old part of the city very much. He enjoyed his stay in Russia.

Карточка для проверки понимания содержания текста для аудирования.

Surname ___________________

Grade _____________________

Date ______________________

Robert in St Petersburg Robert in Moscow
1. The Peter and Paul Fortress 1. The Kremlin
2. The Summer Gardens 2. Red Square
3. The Russian Museum 3. The Uspensky Cathedral
4. St Isaac’s Cathedral 4. The Tretyakov Gallery
5. The Winter Palace 5. The Pushkin Museum
6. The Kazan Cathedral 6. St Basil’s Cathedral
7. The Monument to Peter the Great 7. The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
8. The Hermitage Museum 8. The Tsar Bell

 Mark _____________________

V. Экскурсия по столицам.

T: There are different sights and places of interest in both cities. Many people were involved in building the capitals. What were they? What did they do for the capitals?

MOSCOW ST PETERSBURG
- Andrei Chokhov the Tsar Cannon (1586)
- Ivan Motorin and his son the Tsar Bell
- Barma and Postnik
the Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral (1552)
- D. Trezzini the Peter and Paul Cathedral (1703, 1740)
- Pavel Tretyakov the Art Gallery (1892)
- Matvei Kazakov Peter’s Palace (1775-1782) - B. Rastrelli the Winter Palace (1754 – 1762)
- Yuri Nechaev – Maltsev and Ivan Tsvetaev - Peter the Great the Kunstkammer (1714)
the Pushkin Museum (1912)
- Vasnetsov, Vereshchagin and Makovsky
the original Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - K. Brulov, F. Bruni, P. Basin, P. Shebuyev
(1839 – 1883) St Isaac’s Cathedral (the mid – nineteenth century)

T: Let’s find some common features between Moscow and St Petersburg.

common features differences
Moscow St Petersburg
Many places of interest ancient old
Famous architects designed was started as a fortress was started as a capital
the places of interest
Famous painters decorated not so many rivers many rivers
the palaces and bridges and bridges

Работа в группах.

T: We are going to arrange our work in groups.

This group of students lives in Moscow. They’ll tell us about Moscow in 5 minutes. Be ready

to answer their questions. That group of students came from St Petersburg not long ago.

They’ll show some photos and tell us about that city.

Учащиеся делятся на две группы. Одна группа получает набор достопримечательностей Москвы, другая группа получает набор достопримечательностей Санкт-Петербурга. После обсуждения учащиеся рассказывают о своих “поездках” и задают вопросы одноклассникам. Для менее подготовленных учащихся предлагаются карточки с вариантами ответов.

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Card 1 THE WINTER PALACE

Open the brackets choosing the right word.

The Winter Palace (was designed / were designed) by Rastrelli.

It (were started / was started) in 1754 and (finish / finished) in 1768.

Before 1917 it was the (residences / residence) of the Russian Tsars.

The Winter Palace (was transforms / was transformed) into a museum in 1922.

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Card 2 ST ISAAC’S CATHEDRAL

Open the brackets choosing the right word.

St Isaac’s Cathedral (was built / were built) in honor of St Isaac of Dalmatia, because Peter the Great (was born / were born) on St Isaac’s day.

The Cathedral (was designs / was designed) by the architect Montferrand.

It (is built / was built) in 1818-1858.

It (were decorated / was decorated) by the famous Russian artists.

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Card 3 THE HERMITAGE

Open the brackets choosing the right word.

The Hermitage is a (museum / castle) in St Petersburg.

It (was founded / were founded) as a collection of Catherine II in 1764.

It (were opened / was opened) for public in 1852.

Now the (museum / castle) has several buildings, one of them is (the Winter Palace / the Russian Museum)

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Card 4 THE KAZAN CATHEDRAL

Open the brackets choosing the right word.

The Kazan Cathedral is in (Moscow / St Petersburg).

It (was designed / is designed) by the Russian architect Voronikhin.

It (is started / was started) in 1801.

The Kazan Cathedral (was finished / are finished) just before the war with Napoleon in 1811.

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VI. Nizhny Tagil

T: Our home town also has a long history. What do you know about it?

When was it founded? (1722)

Who was the tsar at that time? (Peter the Great)

What famous masters can you name?

Who invented the first Russian steam-engine? (the Cherepanovs)

What are the well-known painters? (the Khudoyarovs, “Merry-making on the Lisya Gora”)

What great writer lived and worked in Nizhny Tagil? (A park is named after him. There is a museum named after him. – Alexei Bondin.

What monuments are there in Nizhny Tagil? (to the Cherepanovs)

Учащиеся получают карточки с информацией о достопримечательностях и изобретателях города Нижний Тагил.

THE SIGHTS

The History Museum of Local Studies – Историко-краеведческий музей, 1840

The Plant-Museum – Завод-музей, 1989

The Museum of Tagil Tray painting History – Музей истории тагильского подносного промысла

The Museum of Native Life and Trades – Музей быта и ремесел

The Alexander Nyevsky Cathedrals – Собор Александра Невского

The Cathedral of Kazanskaya Mother of God – Собор Казанской Божьей Матери

THE INVENTORS

Egor Kuznetsov – serf-inventor – astronomical clock, 1775

Egor Kuznetsov – serf-inventor – musical droshky, 1785-1801

The Cherepanovs – machine engineers – the 1-st Russian steam-engine, 1834

Efim Artamonov – inventor of pedal bicycle, 1800

VII. Объяснение домашнего задания.

T: What could you tell your foreign friends about your home town?

Make up a story about Nizhny Tagil using the information on the cards. You may also look up the information in different books. Good luck!

VIII. Подведение итогов урока.