Изучение страноведческого материала на уроках английского языка в 5-м классе

Тема урока: “ Countries, cities, sights”.

Цель:актуализация страноведческого материала по темам «Великобритания», «США», «Россия», обучение аудированию с полным пониманием.

Задачи:

• Образовательная: актуализировать и систематизировать изученный ранее страноведческий материал по темам «Достопримечательности Великобритании, США и России», подробно изучить материал о Букингемском дворце, Измайловском Кремле и Библиотеке Конгресса средствами аудирования;
• Развивающая: развить умение аудирования, формировать умение работать в группе, совершенствовать умение монологической речи по теме, развить логическое мышление, память и внимание
• Воспитательная: привить культуру речевого общения, умение слушать своих собеседников, воспитать чувство толерантности и уважения к культуре других стран мира.

Тип урока: урок – обобщение с элементами введения нового материала

Ход урока

1. Организационный момент, приветствие

Let’s read the motto of our lesson “It’s better to see something once then to hear about it a hundred times”. Please, give a Russian proverb to these words. (“Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать”). Do you agree with the motto? We will try to do it today.

2. Объявление темы и цели урока

Can you guess what we are going to do today? You are absolutely right – travelling and visiting different places.Today we’re going to have a wonderful trip to such countries as Great Britain, the USA, Russia. You will remember the important facts about these countries, the main cities and places of interest, and you will have a chance to come inside some famous towers and buildings and to have a look at their wonderful collections of different things. Of course like all tourists you’ll have guides. Before we start our trip let’s see how well you know the history and geography of these three countries.

3. Актуализация страноведческого материала через развитие логического мышления и умения работать в группе.

You’re tourists and know a lot. Let your friends learn some important facts about Russia, Britain and America My little niece has cut these cards into 2 parts by mistake. Help me match the beginning and the end. Make sentences about your country; complete the table using the information from the sentences (Таблица №1).

Russia

Russia is situated in Eurasia. More than 132 million people live in Russia. The capital of the country is Moscow. Yury Dolgorukiy founded the city in 1147.

The main symbols of Russia are Red Square, the Kremlin and the birch tree.

Great Britain

Great Britain is situated in the British Isles. More than 61 million people live there. . The capital of the country is London. In 47 AD (Anno Domini-нашейэры) the Romans founded Londinium on the river Thames. The national symbols of Great Britain are the Queen, Big Ben and double-deckers.

The United States of America

The United States of America are situated in North America. The population of the USA is more than 309 million people. The capital is Washington. It was founded in 1790 and named after the first president. The national symbols of the country are the Statue of Liberty, The Stars and stripes, Uncle Sam.

Таблица №1

Now tell other groups what you’ve learnt and then listen to them to complete the whole table.

4. Актуализация материала о достопримечательностях.

That was nice! Now you are ready to start our trip. Let us choose interesting cities and places you would like to visit. Let’s remember in what countries and cities you can see these wonderful things (задание на доске с иллюстрациями. Проверка осуществляется фронтально).

1) Match the sights and the pictures.

2) Wonderful! Now look at the board and match the sights and the cities where they are. Let us check! (фронтальная проверка с опорой на доску (Презентация).

5. Развитие умения устной монологической речи и умения аудирования.

These pictures are really fantastic, aren’t they? I’m sure you would like to see all these things with your own eyes. Now you ‘ll have such a chance. The first city we ‘ll travel to is London. Choose any sight you like more (на доске представлен список из нескольких достопримечательностей Лондона, Вашингтона и Москвы) and we’re going to … Buckingham Palace! A good choice! Our guide will show you all the beautiful things inside and tell you a lot of interesting facts about them. When you listen make notes in the table. I hope you will be very attentive as all tourists are. Try to remember as much as you can and be ready to do the task after the tour. You know I asked some of your classmates to prepare excursions. Let’s welcome our first guide!

По очереди выходят трое учащихся и проводят экскурсию по одному из выбранных мест с использованием презентаций (см. Приложение №1).

Для фиксации услышанной информации группам раздаются опорные таблицы (см. Приложение №2).

5 a. Проверка понимания услышанного проверка осуществляется после каждого текста: групповая работа на карточках по нахождению верных и неверных предложений из текста экскурсий, затем фронтальная проверка с использованием доски. Now tourists I’d like to check how attentively you listened to your guides. Read the sentences and decide which is true and which is false. Finished? Group 1 gives the paper to Group 2, Group 2 gives the paper to group 3 and group 3 - to the first group. Now check them and correct. Let’s see which group has no mistakes! Look at the blackboard… (проверка осуществляется с использованием доски, учащиеся сами исправляют ошибки в заданиях другой группы).

1) Buckingham Palace

True or false?

1. If the Queen’s flag is outside the palace, the Queen is at home.
2. Buckingham Palace has 770 rooms.
3. There is a table where 60 people can sit and have meals in the Green Drawing Room.
4. The Queen meets guests on special days in the Throne room.
5. You can see beautiful paintings, statues, different pieces of furniture in the Ball Room.

2) The Library of Congress

True or false?

1. The Library started in 1900.
2. The Library has three building and is situated in the United States Capitol.
3. There are more than 80 million things in collections of books, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, works of drama, music and art.
4. The Reading Room is circular in shape.
5. There are 10 large marble columns and 14 bronze statues near the columns in the Reading Room.

3) The Kremlin in Izmailovo

True or false?

1. The word “kremlin” means “building”.
2. You can enjoy a wonderful view of wooden buildings with museums, thesouvenir market and the woodenChurch.
3. In the Palace of Russian Dining you can cook different Russian food.
4. Children can play games, feed birds, ride horses, take part in celebration of traditional Russian holidays there.
5. You can visit the Museum of Toys, the Museum of Bread and the Museum of Russian Costume.

Did you enjoy the tours? Did you like the interior of the palace and the treasures of the Library of Congress and the Kremlin in Izmyalovo? So did I ! It was fantastic, isn’t it? Let’s thank your guides then.

6. Закрепление страноведческого материала: игра – соревнование «Кто быстрее найдет клад?»

Каждой команде дается карта Лондона с обозначенными на ней достопримечательностями. Нужно выполнить три задания, чтобы найти то место, где спрятан клад.

Now let’s play. You are in London. You are going to look for the treasure. You have a map (см. Рисунок 1). To find the place with the treasure you should do three tasks correctly. The team which finishes the first and find the right place will be the winner. Are you ready? Let’s start!

1) I will describe the sights of Russia, Britain and America. You should guess and choose the right variant. Then take the first letters of the words and make a new word. It will be the name of the famous place in London. I give you 2 more letters to help – O, E.

1. People say it is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle there is a monument to Admiral Nelson and two fountains.
   a)Trafalgar Square
   b) Hyde park
2. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the capital of the USA. It’s the place where the American President lives and works and it is not open to public.
   а) the White house
   b) the Metropolitan Museum
3. It is the heart of Russia and Moscow. Its name means “beautiful” in Russian. A lot of tourists come to walk on it every day.
   a) The Tretyakov Gallery
   b) Red Square

 You have chosen the correct answer. Now make a word and move to that place.

2) Look at the blackboard. There are a few sights here. Find the only word that is used with “the” article.

Big Ben, Gorky Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, (the) British Museum, Times Square, Westminster Bridge, Buckingham Palace

Now you can go to this place! Use your maps!

3) Your last task is to complete the sentences with the words in the table. There are 5 sentences and six words. The word which you won’t use is the clue.

1. Sir Christopher Wren built (1) in the 17th century after the great fire.
2. (2) is one of the main symbols of the USA.
3. The building in the centre of Moscow is (3).
4. The members of the British Parliament work in (4).
5. (5) was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo.

Keys: The Statue of Liberty, the White tower, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the Kremlin.

Команда, которая выполнила последнее задание быстрее всех, поднимает флажок и называет правильный ответ. Затем ответы на все задания проверяются всем классом.
Did you guess the place? Well-done, group … it’s Westminster Abbey. Let’s check all the answers.

8. Подведение итогов и объяснение домашнего задания.

Time is up and our trip is finished. Lets’ come back home. What new things did you learn? What places did you visit today? What did you like most of all? Why? You work was great. The winners and the guides get excellent marks. At home write a letter to your friend ad tell him about your trip to Buckingham Palace or the Izmailovo Kremlin or the Library of Congress. See you on Monday!