Урок-путешествие "A visit to Scotland"

Цели урока:

• способствовать расширению общего и страноведческого кругозора;
• углубить знания учащихся о культуре, истории, традициях Шотландии и достопримечательностях Эдинбурга;
• проконтролировать степень усвоения знаний по теме;
• способствовать развитию социокультурной компетенции.

Оборудование: магнитофон, аудиозапись песни, тестовые задания, презентация по теме «Шотландия».

Ход урока

Teacher. I want to draw your attention to the blackboard where the quotation from John Clark is written:” He that travels far knows much”. I think these words can be the motto of our lesson.

We shall make an imaginary trip to one of the English-speaker countries.

By the way, what English-speaking countries do you know?

Pupils:

P1 – Great Britain

P2 – India

P3 – New Zealand

P4 – Australia

P5 – Canada

P6 – The USA

P7 – Some African countries

Teacher. We are going to speak about an English-speaking country. But which one? Look at the blackboard. You can see a crossword puzzle there.

Let’s read the descriptions of the countries and try to guess what country it is.

Ученикам раздаются карточки с описанием стран под цифрами 1-6. Учащиеся читают описание, угадывают название и заполняют кроссворд.

(Students are given cards. They read aloud the descriptions of the countries, guess the country and fill in the crossword puzzle).

• This country is situated in the southern hemisphere. When it is midnight in Great Britain, it is the noon of the next day in this country. It is the smallest continent and the largest island.
• This country lies in the middle of North American continent. Its area is over 9 million square kilometers. The country consists of 50 states. Its national emblem is the bald eagle.
• It is not a large country. It is situated in Europe. It is much smaller than France or Norway. It consists of four parts.
• This magic country is a country of tea and coffee, a country of films and bright colours, a country of elephants and tigers.
• This country is called the “Upside down country”. The hottest summer month is January and the coldest winter month is June. It lies in the Southern hemisphere.
• It is a very large country. Its territory is about 10 million square kilometers, people speak English and French there.

Приложение 1

Teacher. The name of the country you’ve found is Scotland. “A visit to Scotland” is the topic of our lesson.

Teacher: What do you know about Scotland?

Презентация (приложение 2):

P1: Scotland is a country in the north of Great Britain. It is a part of Great Britain. Its total area is 78.769 sq. km. Its population is 5.200 000 people. It is a country of great variety with its own unique character and strong traditions.

P2: It is a very beautiful country famous for the diversity of its landscapes. Scotland is devided into Highlands and Lowlands. A lot of places in Scotland are a natural paradise, still untouched by man.

P3: The white diagonal cross on a blue background is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. A thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. A bagpipe is the national instrument of Scotland.

Teacher: Do you know why the thistle has become the national emblem of Scotland? There is a very interesting legend. Let’s read it.

“In very ancient times the Norsemen landed on the east of Scotland. They wanted to settle in the country. Scots waited for the enemy behind the river Tay, the largest river in Scotland. As they arrived late, they didn’t expect the enemy before the next day. The Norsemen were near. They crossed the Tay, intending to take Scots by surprise in their sleep. For this, they took off their shoes to make the least noise possible. But one of the Norsemen stepped on the thistle. He cried of sharp pain. The alarm was given. The Norsemen were put to flight. For this help the Scots made thistle their national emblem.”

P4: The kilt, the most important part of Scotland’s national dress, is made from tartan cloth. To make a kilt it takes eight meters of tartan cloth. Kilts are worn by men and women, but a man’s kilt has a pocket made from leather and silver. It’s worn in front and is called a sporran.

P5: And of course everyone knows about the Lock Ness Monster. “Nessie” is said to be about six meters long, thin neck. Since 1934 thousands of people claimed to they had seen the monster. Scientists have investigated the lake and taken pictures but no scientific explanation of the mystery has been given.

P6: Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. It is a busy modern city which has a lot of places of interest: the Castle, Princes Street, Floral Clock, Holyrood Palace, the Statue of Greyfrians Bobby. The Castle was the home of Scotland’s royal family until the year 1603 when King James became king of England. The Holyrood Palace is the second home for the British king or queen, who usually visit Edinburgh in summer. When the royal family is not there you can visit the palace.

P7: Dundee, Glasgow, Elgin, Aberdeen and Greenock are the largest cities of Scotland. It is the third largest cities in Great Britain. The typical products of Scotland are: timber, whisky, salmon.

P8: Robert Burns is the world famous Scottish poet. Every year on the 25-th of January, Scottish people celebrate his birthday. They have special meal that day: traditional Scottish Haggis and Cock-a-Leekie ( chicken soup with leek). They start their meal with the famous poem “ The Selkirt Grace”

Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it.
But we hae meat and we can eat.
And sae the Lord be thankit.

Teacher: Let’s listen to one of his beautiful poems

Teacher: You’ve seen and heard a lot of interesting information and learnt a lot of facts about Scotland. And now I want to check your knowledge about Scotland.

(Students are given tests.)

1. The symbol of Scotland is
   a) a daffodile
   b) a dandelion
   c) a thistle
2. The Scottish residence of the Royal Family is
   a) Hollywood
   b) Holyrood
   c) Grenta Green
3. The patron saint of Scotland is
   a) St. Patric
   b) St. Andrew
   c) St. George
4. Kilt is a national Scottish skirt mainly for
   a) men
   b) women
   c) children
5. The biggest city in Scotland is
   a) Aberdeen
   b) Glasgow
   c) Dunoon
6. The highest mountain in Scotland is
   a) Ben Nevis
   b) Everest
   c) Loch Ness
7. The sport originated in Scotland is
   a) golf
   b) tennis
   c) cricket
8. The most favourite Scottish food is
   a) fish and chips
   b) bacon and eggs
   c) haggis
9. To make a kilt it takes
   a) 7 meters of tartan cloth
   b) 6 meters of tartan cloth
   c) 8 meters of tartan cloth

Teacher: Let’s check the results Key: 1C, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5B, 6A, 7A, 8C, 9C.

Teacher: Let’s finish our visit to Scotland with a popular Scottish song “ My Bonnie”. It is a song about Prince Charles Edward Steward who was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie because he was young and good-looking. He was also Scotland’s national hero who fought against the English in the 18- th century trying to make Scotland independent, but Charlie’s army was defeated. The song is very tender and sad. Listen to it.

Summarizing.

Your work today was good, your marks are …