Цели:
Оборудование:
- интерактивная доска, видеофильм о Лондоне,
- достопримечательности Лондона,
- виды городов Великобритании,
- кроссворд (презентация прилагается <Приложение1>).
Ход урока
-Glad to meet you, boys and girls. Today we are going to have an unusual lesson: "The Star Hour". Two teams will take in it. Let me introduce them. We shall go on an imaginary Journey to the land of Great Britain and we'll talk about England, Scotland and Wales.
The motto of our lesson is: "It's better to see something once than to hear about it a hundred times".
The aim is: to find the answer to the question- what made Great Britain a rich and powerful country with so many colonial countries.
It's rather romantic to travel on board the ship.
GAME I
Фонетическая зарядка
But on our way we can get into trouble because of storms. We should know the right way not to be lost.
The first game is to choose some geographical names connected with Great Britain. You will get one star if you read the names correctly.
- The Mississippi Snowdon
- Edinburgh The Pacific Ocean
- The English Channel The Atlantic Ocean
- The Gulf of Mexico The Thames
- The Strait of Dover The Caribbean Sea
- Cardiff The North Sea
- The Rocky Mountains Ben Nevis
- Yosemite Valley The Appalachians
GAME II: the Captain's Game
Речевая зарядка
Oh, what a strange ship is on our way. I think, it's a pirates' ship. If we answer all their questions and fill in the map, we'll be able to continue our voyage.
(работа с интерактивной доской: заполнение карты. С одной стороны- пустая карта, с другой стороны- названия.)
I
- What is the largest part of Great Britain? (ENGLAND)
- What is the capital and the population of Great Britain? (LONDON, 49)
- What part is in the north of Great Britain? (SCOTLAND)
- What is the capital and the population of Scotland? (EDINBURGH,5)
- What part is in the west of the country? (WALES)
- What is its capital and the population? (CARDIFF,2.5)
II
- What is Great Britain washed by in the north, south and east? (THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, THE NORTH SEA)
- What is the nearest point to the European continent? (THE STRAIT OF DOVER)
- What is the highest mountain of Great Britain? (BEN NEVIS)
- What is the second highest mountain? (SNOWDON)
- What is the longest river of the country? (THE SEVERN)
- What is the deepest river? (THE THEMS)
GAME III
Аудирование
You have overcome this difficult task and now we are reaching the land of England. The beginning of our route is London, its capital. Maybe London made Great Britain so great. Let's see a video film about it and imagine that we are traveling about this great city. You should choose the right variant to the questions.
VIDEO FILM ABOUT LONDON
1. What is the population of London?
a)11 c) 3
b) 5 d) 7-8
2. Where does the British Prime Minister live?
a) 12, Whitehall c) 7, Russel Street
b) 10, Downing Street d) 15, Oxford Street
3. What is the Head of the state?
a) The Prime Minister c) The Queen
b) The President d) The Speaker
4. Where does the Queen live in London?
a) Holyrood House c) The Castle
b) Buckingham Palace d) The Houses of Parliament
GAME IV
I'd like to invite you on a tour about London. If you don't forget, we are looking for the reason, what made Great Britain so rich and powerful. I shall describe and show you the sights of London and you should guess what it is.
- Twelve black ravens live there. William the Conqueror built it in the 11th century. It was a fortress, a prison and the king's zoo. Now it is a museum. (The Tower)
- It has a large reading Hall. It is situated at number 7, Russel Street. It was founded in 1753. (The British Museum)
- There is a monument to Queen Victoria in front of this palace.(Buckingham Palace)
- There is a monument to Admiral Nelson in the middle of this square. Two
- Beautiful fountains and four bronze lions are situated there. (Trafalgar Square)
- Many kings and queens are buried there. There is the Poet's Corner there. It is more than 900 years old. (Westminster Abbey)
- It is the seat of the British Parliament. (The Houses of Parliament)
- It took Sir Christopher Wren 35 years to build it.(St. Paul's Cathedral)
- Trafalgar Square is in front of it. It is one of the best picture galleries of the world. (The National Gallery)
- It is the most democratic park in the world. It is one of the most popular places of Londoners on hot summer days. (Hyde Park)
- The large clock in one of the towers of the Houses of Parliament. (Big Ben)
GAME V
Квиз по городам Британии: мини-монологи
We have been to London, the capital of the country. But there are a lot of other interesting and important cities which can help us to understand the mistery of the United Kingdom. Our next task is to tell some facts about the cities.
- Why do people all over the world know Stradford-upon-Avon?
- What interesting information do you know about Glasgow?
- What can you say about Edinburgh?
- What do you know about Oxford?
- What do you know about Cardiff?
- What is Brighton famous for?
GAME VI
We have seen so many historical places, but we can't find the key to our question. Maybe this task will bring us to the answer. Say "True" or "False" to the sentences.
- The population of the country is about 70 million people. (False)
- The symbol of England is a rose. (True)
- People speak only English in different parts of the country.(False)
- The British flag is called "Stars and Stripes". (False)
- The climate of the country is mild and humid. (True)
- The full name of the country is Great Britain. (False)
- The symbol of Wales is a daffodil. (True)
- The symbol of Scotland is a leek . (False)
GAME VII
Чтение
It is said that those who don't know history, can repeat it. Historical events and historical monuments hide a lot of interesting facts about the history of the country. Let's read about them and try to guess the missing words.
Midsummer's day, June 24th is the longest day of the year. On that day a very old custom at_________ in England is held. _________ is one of the Europe's biggest Stone circles that is 10 or 12 metres high. The earliest part of ____________ is 5000 years old. The Druid priests used it for a calendar. The sun and the stones let them know when the months and seasons start. They introduced it about 2000 years ago. On the morning of June 24th the sun shines on one famous stone - the Heel Stone.
Different countries have different national emblems or symbols. For Scotland, the__________has been the national emblem since it was adopted by King James III, in the 15th century. There is a legend that in the 8th century, an army of enemies were coming up at night to attack the castle, the seat of the Scottish kings. The Scots army had no idea that an enemy was close until one of the barefoot Danish soldiers stepped on a __________ and cried of pain. The Scots heard the noise, ran out of the castle and defeated the Danes in the battle.
GAME VIII: crossword
Письменная речь
Well, dear friends, we have come to the last task of our rout. We have traveled to different cities and towns, to the parts of Great Britain. When you answer four questions, you'll be able to know what made Britain rich and powerful.
ACROSS:
St. David's Day is celebrated in this country.(Wales)
People of this country prefer the traditional festival of Hogmanay, of New Year's Eve, to Christmas.(Scotland)
St. Patric's Day is celebrated in this country. (Northern Ireland)
The greatest holidays of this country are Easter and Christmas. (England)
DOWN:
It is inside the seat of the speaker in the houses of Parliament. It made the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rich and powerful. (WOOL)
Итоги урока: Our game is over. You have found the answer of the question. Farming and sheep breeding, wool of high quality made the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland very rich and powerful. Each team did its best. Let's count the stars and name the winner of our game. Thank you and good-buy.