Разработка урока с использованием мультимедийных средств по теме “George Washington and Thomas Jefferson”

Цели: Развивающий аспект – развитие самостоятельности, способности осуществлять продуктивные речевые действия. Учебный аспект – совершенствование навыков аудирования, монологической и диалогической речи, а также навыков чтения по теме “Достопримечательности Вашингтона”. Воспитательный аспект – воспитание уважения к культурным ценностям страны изучаемого языка.

Место уроков в цикле – урок продолжает тему “Good health is above wealth”.
Аспекты языка: лексика – названия достопримечательностей Вашингтона и связанных с ними лексических единиц грамматика – косвенная речь
Виды речевой деятельности: аудирование, чтение, говорение, письмо.
Режим работы: фронтальный, групповой, в парах сменного состава.

Опрос учащихся. Приём припоминания. Использование презентации “ Вашингтон”. (Приложение 1)

P1: the White House
P2: the Capitol.
P3: Jefferson Memorial
P4: Lincoln Memorial
P5: Natural History Museum
P6: the Monument to George Washington

О каждом из этих достопримечательностей ученики сообщают информацию, полученную на предыдущих уроках.

Учитель: Yes, you are right. We’ll get to know new facts about sights of Washington, D.C.

III. Контроль выполнения домашнего задания

(Текст “Washington” стр. 108 учебника)

Выполнение задания упр. 3 стр. 110: “Correct the mistakes in Washington’s biography”. Задания представлены на слайдах презентации (Приложение 2)

1. Предтекстовой этап

Учитель: There are many monuments in Washington D.C. But it is generally considered that the triumvirate of the most famous and meaningful three are the Washington, the Lincoln and the Jefferson Monuments. They are erected to commemorate those men who played the most significant role in the history of the USA and in its becoming a powerful, strong and independent country.

Тексты “George Washington” и “Abraham Lincoln” приведены с сайта www.earlyamerica.com (Приложение 3)

Учитель: Look at the text 1, will you? What is the text about?

P1: It tells about two American Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
P2: It tells us about the Washington Monument.
P3: There is the information about the most famous speech of Abraham Lincoln.

Учитель: Good for you. And what can you say about the text 2?

(текст “Jefferson”стр.11 упр.5 учебника)

P1: Here are some facts of Jefferson’s life.
P2: Thomas Jefferson is the author of the Declaration of Independence.
P3: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.

Учитель: You are right. Thank you for your answers

Текстовой этап (поисковое чтение) 

Учитель: Read the texts on your own and answer the questions:

1. What is Gettysburg Address? When and where was it delivered?
2. What is the declaration of Independence? How long did it take Jefferson to write it?
3. Послетекстовой этап: контроль понимания прочитанного

Учитель: Well, for detailed understanding fill in the table, using the information from the texts.

(Задание распечатано для каждого ученика.)

(Приложение 4) 

Учитель: Our time is up, thank you for your fruitful work. You did your best today. Good bye.

George Washington
(1732–1799)

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 into a Virginia planter family. At 16 he helped to survey Shenandoah lands. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754 he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon. When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington was elected Commander in Chief f the Continental Army. The war lasted six years. Finally in 1781 Washington forced the surrender of the British army.

Washington was elected the first President of the United States in 1789. he served two terms of office and retired in 1797. he died of a throat infection on December 14, 1799. for months nation mourned him. Because of his central and critical role in the founding of the United States, Washington is referred to as father of the nation.

The Washington Monument is a large , tall white-colored obelisk at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The monument is the world’s tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5.125 inches (169.29 m) in height and made of marble, granite, and sandstone. It was designed by Robert Mills, a prominent American architect. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884. it officially opened October 9, 1888. the Washington Monument reflection can be seen in the aptly named Reflecting Pool, a rectangular pool extending to the west towards the Lincoln Memorial.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United Stated, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an opponent of slavery in the United Stated, Lincoln was elected president in 1860. during his term, he helped preserve the United Stated by leading the defeat of the Confederate States in the Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. his assassination in 1865 was the first presidential assassination in U. S. history and made him a martyr for the ideal of national unity.

The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of Abraham Lincoln. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.

Unfamiliar words:

Assassination – убийство
To preserve – сохранить
Confederacy – Конфедерация, Confederate States – 11 южных штатов, входивших в Конфедерацию
To issue the Emancipation Proclamation-
The Soldiers’ National Cemetery – национальное солдатское кладбище.