Мы живем в эпоху постоянно обновляющейся информации, во время появления все новых и новых технологий получения, накопления и переработки знаний. И школа должна научить детей самостоятельно пользоваться всем этим интеллектуальным богатством, что является непосредственным путем к постоянному самообразованию, которое есть насущное требование современности.
Но не менее и даже более важно, как человек будет применять эти знания: во благо или во вред, ради доброго или злого.
Мы разделяем точку зрения Е.И. Пассова, что сверхзадачей обучения является воспитание личности учащегося. Личности не только современной, интеллектуальной, но и нравственной.
И предметы гуманитарного цикла здесь играют очень важную роль.
Учителю необходимо направлять познавательный интерес учащихся в русло общечеловеческих ценностей, акцентировать внимание (где это возможно) на таком понятии как “служение Родине, служение людям”. Считаем, что это весьма актуально в наше время, когда человек делается все более “Я” - центричным, замкнутым на себе, всеми правдами и неправдами стремящимся к материальному благополучию, к власти, а душу свою развивает по остаточному принципу.
Данная презентация – это возможность для учащихся задуматься о том, что “не место красит человека, а человек место”.
Цель этой презентации не только дать знание некоторых фактов жизни Елизаветы II, но и затронуть эмоциональную сферу жизни ученика, пробудить его воображение, дать возможность сделать собственные выводы о причинах всеобщего уважения к ее личности (грядущее 85-летие Елизаветы II 21 апреля 2011 года - хороший повод задуматься об этом) и спроецировать их на свою жизнь.
Презентацию можно использовать (учебник английского языка В.П. Кузовлева для общеобразовательной школы):
- при работе над циклом 7 “Do You Have an Example to Follow?” (7 класс) (информация на слайдах). Учащиеся знакомятся с выдающимися личностями англоязычной и родной культур, у них развивается способность к сравнению, формулированию выводов, формируется понимание, какой человек может служить примером для подражания и почему;
- при работе над циклом 2 “Western Democracies. Are They Democratic?” (Why the Monarchy Must Stay. Why the Monarchy Must Go.) (10 класс) (частично). Учащиеся знакомятся с различными мнениями, каким должен быть политик, сравнивают политиков прошлого и настоящего, делают выводы, влияют ли личные качества, жизненные принципы политика на его успешность, популярность или ценятся лишь деловые качества, доказывают свою точку зрения;
- в работе кружка английского языка “Personalities”(полностью). В этом случае презентация может служить побудительным мотивом для более детального собственного исследования учащимися какого-либо периода биографии Елизаветы II, с их точки зрения, особо красноречиво говорящего о личности королевы.
Слайд № 1 Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch, has served both the Empire and the Commonwealth. She is the head of state not only of one small island nation, but also of the 53 nations of the Commonwealth.
Despite the young royals spoiled the reputation of the monarchy very much, the majority of the people trust the Queen and respect her. The Independent, one of the Britain’s most respected broadsheet newspapers, favours the retention of Queen Elizabeth as the head of state until her death.
Why is it so? What attracts people in her personality?
Let’s try to understand it.
Слайд № 2 Elizabeth was the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and his wife, Elizabeth. She was born on 21 April 1926 at her maternal grandfather’s London house: 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London. She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra after George V’s mother and Mary after her grandmother. As a granddaughter of the monarch in the male line, Elizabeth’s full style at birth was Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York. She was christened in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 29 May 1926.
Слайд № 3 Princess Elizabeth grew up pretty, cheerful, and obedient. Her strong sense of duty called to mind her grandfather George V and Queen Victoria. Marion Crawford (the governess) admired Lilibet’s, as her close family called her, orderliness, her attitude of responsibility.
Such observations were echoed by others: Winston Churchill described Elizabeth when she was two as “a character. She has an air of authority and reflectiveness astonishing in an infant.” Her cousin described her as “a jolly little girl but fundamentally sensible and well-behaved.”
Слайд № 4 In 1930, Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. The family of four was very close. Though the girls had different characters, they loved each other tenderly.
The two princesses were educated at home under the supervision of their mother and their governess, Marion Crawford. To the dismay of the royal family, Crawford later published a biography of Elizabeth and Margaret’s childhood years entitled The Little Princesses.
Слайд № 5 Elizabeth likes dogs and horses very much. Her love of Corgis has gone back since she received her first Corgi as a present from her parents. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a hardy, highly intelligent and devoted dog. Corgis are active and friendly, and generally do well with children. The Queen likes working her Labradors, which are bred at Sandringham. All the puppies born there are named by The Queen.
An animal lover since childhood, The Queen takes a keen and highly knowledgeable interest in horses. She attends the Derby at Epsom, one of the classic flat races in Britain, and the Summer Race Meeting at Ascot, which has been a Royal occasion since 1911. As an owner and breeder of racehorses, she often visits other race meeting to watch her horses run, and also frequently attends equestrian events. The Queen’s horses won races at Royal Ascot on a number of occasions.
Слайд № 6 In 1936 Elizabeth’s grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but before the end of the year he had decided to give up the throne in order to marry the woman he loved. So Elizabeth’s father acceded to the throne as King George VI and she became heir presumptive, Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth.
She started to study constitutional history and law as preparation for her future role. She received tuition from her father and was instructed in religion by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Princess Elizabeth was also taught French by a number of French and Belgian governesses. She studied art and music, learned to ride and to swim, and became a strong swimmer. She won the Children’s Challenge Shield at London’s Bath Club when she was thirteen. Princess Elizabeth enrolled as Girl Guide when she was eleven, and later became a Sea Ranger.
Слайд № 7 When the Second World War began, Elizabeth and her sister were not evacuated from the country to Canada. Their mother said, ”The children won’t go without me. I won’t leave without the King. And the King will never leave.” The princesses remained at Windsor. In 1940 the 14-year-old Elizabeth made her first radio broadcast during the BBC’s Children’s Hour, addressing other children who had been evacuated from the cities. She stated, “We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen, and we are trying, too, to bear our share of danger and sadness of the war. We know, every one of us, that in the end all will be well”.
In 1945, Princess Elizabeth convinced her father that she should be allowed to contribute directly to the war effort. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was known as No 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, and was trained as a driver and mechanic, drove a military truck. This training was the first time she had been taught together with other students. It is said that she greatly enjoyed this and that this experience led her to send her own children to school rather than have them educated at home. She is the last surviving head of state who served in uniform during the Second World War.
Слайд № 8 Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, in 1934 and 1937. After another meeting at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth – though only 13 years old – fell in love with Philip, and they began to exchange letters. They married on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Just before the wedding, Philip was created Duke of Edinburgh and granted the style of His Royal Highness. Elizabeth became Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh.
She and Philip received 2500 wedding gifts from around the world, but the country had not yet completely rebounded from the devastation of the war. She sill required ration coupons to buy the material for her wedding gown.
Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles, on 14 November 1948. A second child, Princess Anne, was born in 1950. After Princess Elizabeth became Queen, their third child, Prince Andrew, arrived in 1960 and the fourth, Prince Edward, in 1964. Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were the first children to be born to a reigning monarch since Queen Victoria had her family.
Слайд № 9 On Wednesday, 6 February 1952, Princess Elizabeth received the news of her father’s death and her own accession to the throne, while staying in a remote part of Kenya. The tour had to be abandoned, and the young Princess flew back to Britain as Queen. She was greeted by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other officials at the airport.
The Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Elizabeth became Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. Crowds of people viewed the procession all along the route, despite heavy rain. At The Queen’s request, the entire procession was televised throughout the Commonwealth and watched by an estimated twenty million people. Following the ceremony, The Queen and her husband moved into Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth took her coronation oath very seriously, “It’s not like a normal job, it’s a job for life.”.
Слайд № 10 Throughout her reign Elizabeth has undertaken state visits to foreign countries and tours of Commonwealth ones. She is the most widely travelled head of state in history. In1953 -1954 the Royal couple made a six-month, around-the-world tour, making Elizabeth the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe.
In 1994 The Queen visited Russia. It was the first visit to Russia made by a reigning British monarch. She and her husband were given a warm welcome by President Boris Yeltsin and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexei II who emphasized that the first visit to Russia by the head of the British Royal Family personified the meeting of the historical fortunes of the two nations and of their age-old spiritual and cultural traditions.
Слайд № 11 One can see The Queen’s “walkabout” rather often when she leaves her car to meet, shake hands and chat with ordinary people in the crowds who gather around her. These spontaneous strolls, which she started in 1970 on a trip to New Zealand, reveals her conviction that “I have to be seen to be believed.”
Carrying on the tradition of her predecessors, the Queen holds weekly audiences with her British Prime Minister usually on Tuesdays and with her other prime ministers when they and she are in the same country. She is well-informed. Elizabeth reads state papers sent to her from the various departments, embassies, and government offices of her realms. The Queen has seen more of state affairs from an inside view than any other person presently in any of her governments. This means that when she does express an opinion, however cautiously, her words are taken with gravity. Her former prime ministers speak highly of her. The prime ministers who served under her, notably Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, were impressed by her knowledge of state affairs. M. Thatcher, British Prime Minister, describe the Queen as “a marvelous and perfect lady” who “always knows just what to say”, referring, in particular, to her final meeting as prime minister with Elizabeth. Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said, “I was always impressed not only by the grace she displayed in public at all times, but by the wisdom she showed in private conversation.” Her Majesty established numerous friendships, described as warm and informal, with some foreign leaders.
Слайд № 12 Conservative in dress, Elizabeth II is well known for her solid-colour overcoats and decorative hats which allow her to be seen easily in a crowd. She prefers comfortable clothes.
The Queen’s unchangeable hair style is often criticized but she doesn’t change it because she considers it should be suitable both for a crown and a hat, and The Queen must be always recognizable.
Слайд № 13 Elizabeth II likes to visit her favourite places.
Balmoral Castle is the private residence of the Queen. Beloved by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Balmoral Castle has remained a favourite residence for the Queen and her family during the summer holiday period in August and September. Her Majesty gives dances, known as Gillies’ Ball (Scottish country dancing), for neighbours, estate and Castle staff and members of the local community.
Sandringham House has been the private home of four generations of Sovereigns since 1862. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family regularly spend Christmas at Sandringham and make it their official base until February each year. It is also an excellent location for shooting. In 1957 The Queen made her first televised broadcast live on Christmas Day from Sandringham’s library. When The Queen or members of the Royal Family are not in residence, the house is open to the public.
Windsor Castle is an official residence of the Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home, where she usually spends the weekend, and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties. Windsor Castle is often used by the Queen to host State Visits from overseas monarchs and presidents. Windsor Castle is also a busy visitor attraction. Many parts of the Castle are open to the public.
Слайд № 14 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2007. Their marriage is the longest of any British monarch.
The Queen has many different duties to perform every day. Some are public duties, such as ceremonies, receptions and visits within the United Kingdom or abroad. The Queen carries out around 430 engagements a year, to meet people, open events and buildings, unveil plaques and make speeches. Such engagements can include visits to schools, hospitals, factories, military units, art galleries, sheltered accommodation for elderly people, hostels for the homeless and other British and Commonwealth organizations. The Duke of Edinburgh often accompanies the Queen on such visits; when this happens, they carry out some engagements jointly and others separately to ensure that the maximum number of people and organizations can be visited.
The British press increasingly chronicled the problems in The Queen’s children’s marriages. Her troubles seemed to peak in 1992, and she herself called it a horrible year: divorces of her children, fire at Windsor, Princess Diana’s death, deaths of Elizabeth’s sister and mother. Her husband, Philip, is always there when she is in trouble. He worries about and cheers up her. Elizabeth can always rely upon him. He tries to help her in official affairs and private ones.
Слайд № 15 The Queen does all her best to serve her people as she promised in 1947, “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong” (addressed the citizens of the Commonwealth 21 April 1947).
During her life Elizabeth II tries to follow Christ’s words and example. In her Royal Christmas message in 2000 she said, “To many of us, our beliefs are of fundamental importance. For me the teaching of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ’s words and example.”
Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II pursues her functions along lines laid out by her father, George VI: diligence, duty, dignity and compassion.
May be, this is the secret of her personality’s attractiveness, her popularity, people’s respectful attitude towards her.