Тип урока: Урок обобщения в виде пресс-конференции, на котором обсуждаются не только глобальные проблемы экологии, но и экологические проблемы региона.
Образовательные задачи:
- учить учащихся пользоваться изученной лексикой.
- обсуждать проблемы по теме в диалогической и монологической форме.
Воспитательные задачи:
- прививать чувство любви и бережного отношения к окружающей среде, чувство ответственности за место, где ты живёшь.
Развивающие задачи:
- развивать навыки аудирования, чтения, монологической и диалогической речи.
- учить решать самостоятельно проблемы на основе изученной лексики.
- обучать делать выводы и обобщения по основным проблемам темы.
Оборудование: компьютер (презентация урока и проекты учащихся в Microsoft Power Point), ватман, фломастеры, круглый стол, таблички участников “ круглого стола”.
Ход урока
(урок сопровождают компьютерные слайды, смотри приложение №1)
I. The beginning of the lesson.
Good morning, dear pupils & our guests!
We are glad to see you here. We hope you are well.
Today we are having our last lesson on the topic “ Man & Natural World”. The theme of our lesson is “ The Fragile Planet”. What do you think we shall speak about? (Pupils answer)
Yes, we shall speak about ecology, pollution, influence of a man on the environment.
II. The aim of our lesson is to revise the material & to sum it up.
Look at the slides & answer the questions.
T: What is the environment? – P1: Environment means what is around us.
T: Some people live in a town environment. What is a town environment? – P2 answers
T: Other people live in the countryside environment. What is the countryside environment? – P3 answers.
T: Where do you prefer to live - in a town environment or in the countryside environment? Why? – P4, P5 answer.
T: Parts of the environment are: The water we drink. The soil on which we walk. The air we breathe. Do you agree? – P6 answers.
T: Now the ecological situation in the world is very serious.
We speak about ecology at our classes & understand the importance of keeping our environment clean, because we want to live& not to die.
III. Introduction to the lesson, motivation.
Today at the lesson you see the pupils of two groups, they will do different tasks together, work in big & small groups, discuss different problems & compete.
IV. Warming – up. Different tasks.
The first task is to remember & write as many words as you can on topic “ Man & Natural World”, beginning with these letters. Turn to each other & work in groups. I’ll give you three minutes. Then pupils of each group will read them in turn.
How Many Words Can You Remember & Write?
P (protection, pollution, poison, plant, etc.)
R (radiation, rivers, resource, rubbish, etc.)
O (ozone, oil, etc.)
T (test, term, tree, etc.)
E (ecology, endanger, energy, environment, etc.)
C (creature, cure, to can, crisis, cooperation, etc.)
T (temperature, etc)
I (international, influence, insect, etc.)
O (ozone layer, etc)
N (nuclear, natural resources, etc.)
The next task is to find the odd word out.
- To damage, to endanger, to destroy, to create, to ruin.
- Safe, nuclear, calm, pleasant, mammal.
- Radiation, destruction, environment, population, pollution.
- Fox, pigeon, reptile, habitat, natural, insect.
- Paper, glass, cardboard, waste, plastic, wood.
Now open your copybooks & do the following task. Then work in pairs & check your answers.
Give it a name.
- All around us.
- A number of people who live in a country.
- A place where rubbish is left.
- Something that is used to kill or hurt people, animals.
- A garbage on the ground or in the street.
- Sickness.
- Material which was used & no longer wanted.
- A situation where there is not enough of something.
- Making water, air, atmosphere dirty & dangerous.
Who wants to do the next task? (P1 + P2)
Read & Translate These Word Combinations.
- To cause a fire.
- Nuclear weapons.
- To pollute the atmosphere.
- To protect the environment.
- To poison.
- Industrial waste.
- Safe.
- To survive.
- Shortage.
Do this task & we’ll see who will be the first. You are to complete the sentences using the right word. Write down only the word.
- Environmental protection is an ________ problem. (easy, important, pleasant)
- Factories pour a lot of _______ into air & water. (a shortage, waste, pollution)
- What caused the ______ of wildlife? (destruction, poison, population)
- Many rivers & lakes are _______. (poisoned, filled, used)
- Many scientists try to __________ ecological problems. (solve, know, protect)
V. The press conference.
You have coped with all the tasks & now let’s discuss the problem “ The Ecological Situation In Russia & In The Arkhangelsk Region”. We’ll do it in the form of the “ round table”.
The participants of the “ round table” are: a member of the Russian Federation, the head of the region, a weatherman, an ecologist, a member of “Greenpeace", a doctor & representatives of mass media.
Here are samples of the participants’ reports and mass media representatives’ questions: A member of Russian Parliament:
Some days ago I returned from the trip around our country. I visited industrial cities, saw our forests, lakes & rivers, met different people. And I must say that ecological situation in Russia is very dangerous.
The head of the Arkhangelsk Region: The ecological situation in AR is also very serious. We face the same ecological problems as other regions in Russia.
A weatherman: We, weathermen, are worried about the climatic changes. Recently climate has changed a lot in our country. Some scientists think the world is becoming hotter. These changes can be dangerous for our fragile planet.
An ecologist: Man kills birds, animals & destroys their habitats. Forests are cut down for different uses. If we go on like this, soon all the forests on earth will be destroyed.
A member of ”Greenpeace ”: Members of our organization appear in places where some disasters have come. Now we are in your country, in the Crimea. Some days ago there was a storm in the Kerch Channel, in the Black Sea. Many ships suffered from the storm. Some sailors died, ships were ruined & oil was spilt over the water. So fish was poisoned, birds are in danger. I think they won’t survive!
A doctor: It may sound funny to you, but man needs protection & care as much as birds &animals do. Nowadays people suffer from serious diseases & die early, their children are born weak because of the ecology. No medicines prescribed by the doctors can help them. This problem becomes more &more serious with every passing year.
Representatives of Mass Media (correspondents of magazines, newspapers, radio, TV) & different guests.
Questions to the MP:
- What are the most serious ecological problems now?
- In your opinion, is pollution a very serious problem nowadays?
- What seas & oceans are in danger? Why?
- Why can’t fish & reptiles live in rivers & leave their habitats?
- Is it safe to use nuclear energy?
- What are the effects of nuclear pollution?
- Why are cars dangerous for the people in towns & cities?
- What does our government do to solve ecological problems?
Questions to the head of the Arkhangelsk Region:
- Is water in the Northern Dvina safe to drink? Can children & their parents swim in the river in summer?
- Are nuclear tests carried out on the territory of your Region?
- Is it true that the northern seas are used as the burial of nuclear wastes?
- What natural resources are discovered on the territory of the AR?
- What measures are taken to improve the ecological situation in the AR ?
Questions to the weatherman:
- How do you collect the information about the weather?
- Are weather forecasts important for people? People of what professions are interested in weather forecasts? Why?
- What can you say about the climate in Russia?
- What do you know about the greenhouse effect?
- Why does the atmosphere become warmer?
- How can the greenhouse effect influence the climate on the planet in future?
- Do you think our planet needs protection? Why?
Questions to the ecologist:
- What endangered animals & plants can you name? Why are they disappearing?
- What is “ The Red Data Book”? (a book on rare & disappearing animals)
- Why is it red? (The red colour is a danger signal understandable to all people in the world. The red colour is one of blood & life. You should hear the world around you. It calls for help).
- What is the situation with forests nowadays?
- How does the disappearance of forests influence the life of people, animals & plants?
- Why are rainforests so important for the life on the Earth?
- How can wild plants in savannas, deserts & rainforests help to cure people?
- What should be remembered if we want to have a healthy life in future?
Questions to the member of the “ Green peace”:
- When & where was your organization founded?
- What is its aim?
- Do people all over the world suffer from shortage of natural resources?
- What continents & countries suffer mainly from shortages of food? Can this be helped?
- Is it difficult to be a member of the “ Green peace”?
- What is done in the Kerch Channel?
Questions to the doctor:
- Is it safe to get brown in summer? Why?
- How do changes in the climate influence the people’s health?
- Why do people suffer from serious diseases nowadays?
- Where can people get medicine to cure them?
- Can doctors cure all the illnesses?
- What is the modern way of life? & how does it influence the people’s health?
VI. Summing – up.
Let’s sum it up.
T: What are the most important environmental problems?
P7: The most important environmental problems are:
- Pollution in its many forms.
- Noise from cars, buses, planes.
- Destruction of wildlife & countryside beauty.
- Shortage of natural resources.
- The growth of population.
T: People on the planet suffer from water pollution. Why?
P8: Rivers, seas, oceans are used as dumps. Water is poisoned. Fish cannot live in such water.
T: How does air pollution influence people’s health?
P9: People suffer from acid rains, polluted fir, ultraviolet radiation, nuclear pollution.
T: What is necessary for people’s health?
P10: Clean water & clean air are necessary for people’s health.
T: Can you (young people) help the planet? How? What should you do?
P11: I think young generation can help the planet. We must use these words of advice:
- Walk or use a bicycle instead of a car.
- Don’t litter with paper, cans or bottles.
- Plant more trees.
- Feed birds in winter& help them survive in cold.
- Save energy. Use less electricity & gas.
- Clean rubbish from lakes & rivers.
- Have showers, not baths. Showers use less water.
VII. Project activity.
T: Your attitude to the environmental problems is also very important. Let’s see some of your projects. Make notes & choose the best & the most important one. (смотри приложение №2)
VIII. Creative tasks (literary translation & designing a poster).
During our lessons we learn a lot of poems. And one of them is devoted to our fragile planet.
Recite it.
IT’S A SMALL WORLD.
It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears.
It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears.
There’s so much that we share,
That is the time that we are aware.
It’s a small world after all.
There’s just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide,
It’s a small world after all.
Let’s read the literary translation of the pupil of the 7B form Gusak Artem.
Этот маленький мир.
Это – мир смеха, мир слез.
Это – мир надежд и мир грез.
Каждому достанется кусочек его.
И мы все ответственны за него.
Это – маленький мир!
Луна и солнце весь мир освещают.
Улыбаться значит дружить.
И хоть горы и моря нас разделяют,
Но все же надо любить
Этот маленький мир!
The last task is to design a poster & a slogan in a group telling people about ecological problems of the day. Pupils work in two groups &then describe & explain their posters.
IX. Homework.
Your homework is to create your own poster & explain your choice.
Thank you for the lesson. You all have worked hard & tried to do your best.