Цель урока: развитие навыков устной и письменной речи на основе разговорной темы «Москва – столица России».
Учебно-методические задачи урока:
- совершенствование речевых навыков на основе разговорной темы «Москва», ознакомление со способом выражения будущего посредством конструкции to be going to do something (собираться/намереваться сделать что-либо);
- развитие фонематического слуха, логического мышления, внимания, слуховой и зрительной памяти;
- воспитание патриотизма, интереса к жизни и истории своей страны, ее столицы.
Оснащение урока:
1) диск с фотографиями Москвы «МОСКВА в цифровых
фотографиях с краткими комментариями», ATOLL.SV –
2004,
2) календарь с видами Москвы на 2011-2012 гг.,
3) диск с записью песни «Подмосковные вечера» и
Moscow Suburb Nights (та же песня на английском языке),
4) карточки с грамматическими заданиями,
5) магнитола,
6) мультимедиа-проектор,
7) игровые поля для игры «Морской бой»
индивидуально для каждого студента,
8) призы игрокам в «Морской бой» (закладки, ручки и
т.п.).
ХОД УРОКА (Stages)
1. Introduction
Teacher. Good morning, students!
Students. Good morning, Teacher!
Teacher. I am very glad to see you at our English lesson. How are you today?
Students. We are fine, thanks. And how are you?
Teacher. I am fine, thank you. Sit down. Who is on duty today?
Student 1. I am on duty today.
Teacher. What date is it today?
Student 1. It is the 12th of October today.
Teacher. What day of the week is it today?
Student 1. It’s Wednesday today.
Teacher. Who is absent?
Student 1. All are present.
Teacher. Very well. I’m glad that all of you are healthy and ready for getting something new. Thanks a lot, Seryozha. Take your seat, please.
2. Warming up activities. Presentation “My Winter Holidays in Moscow”
Teacher: You know, this New Year’s Day was unforgettable for me. You can ask me “Why?” You see, I spent the first winter days in one of the most beautiful and largest cities in the world. Look at the slides on the blackboard. (Слайды 1-2) Have you guessed yet? Where did I go to?
Students: You went to Moscow!
Teacher: Of course, I went to the capital of Russia. You are right! I enjoyed
traveling very much as you can see on the photos.
My cousin Alexey lives in Moscow (Слайд 3), he invited me to see the New Year in
together. I bought a ticket and came to the educational and cultural centre of the
country. On the background you can see Moscow State University (Слайды 4-5), the
most famous and prestigious educational institution of the Russian Federation. I visited
many places of interest, for example, Zero Kilometre
(Слайд 6). It’s a place where tourists throw a coin away and make a wish. It’s
said that any dream will come true. By the way, my dream has almost come true. Isn’t it
a miracle?
Let’s continue. I’ve also visited a lot of historical places, among them are the State
Historical Museum (Слайд 7, 8), Red Square (Слайд 9), of course, the Kremlin and
the Kremlin Clock Tower (Слайд 10).
I saw some monuments of great Russian poets. This photo, for instance, shows the famous
couple Alexander Pushkin and Natalie Goncharova (Слайд 11), and this one is devoted
to Bulat Okudzhava (Слайд 12).
I had a lot of fun in Moscow (Слайд 13, 14), I went to Vakhtangov’s
Theatre (Слайд 15), I spent all the time with my relatives and it was
really exciting (Слайды 16-17)!
Teacher: Well, what shall we talk about during this lesson? Who knows?
Student 1: About Moscow!
Teacher: You are absolutely right. (Слайд 18). What else?
Student 2: About its history, about the heart of Moscow, its sightseeing.
Student 3: Yeah, about Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, etc.
Teacher: I can’t but agree with you. The theme of our lesson is “Moscow, the capital of Russia”. (Слайд 19). You’ll also learn how to express plans, how to show the speaker’s feeling that the action is unavoidable in the near future. Grammar material is connected with the construction “to be going to do something”. Let’s begin!
3. Listening Comprehension. “The Story of Moscow”
Teacher: Do you know who founded Moscow?
Student 1: Prince Yuri Dolgoruki.
Teacher: That’s right. And was Moscow always the capital of Russia?
Student 2: No, it wasn’t.
Teacher: What city was the capital of the ancient Russia?
Student 3: Kiev was the first capital of the ancient Russia.
Teacher: Now you’ll hear the Story of Moscow. Your task is to choose the right
answer from the two given. See ex. 2, p. 8 (Click on Russia), there are only four
sentences there, so you’ll write down just 4 words into your copy-books. [5] Listen and
be very attentive, please.
Now turn the page. You’ll find there the text called “The Heart of Moscow”. The same
task is in ex. 5, p. 9. Choose the correct word in sentences 1-4. Listen to a tour guide
talking about Red Square. I give you some time to check your answers. Look at the
blackboard. Here are the correct answers. (Слайд 20) Who has done the tasks without
any mistakes? Raise your hands. Be honest. I can put you excellent marks. Who has made 1-2
errors? It means that I can put you good marks. And how many mistakes have …
(students’ surnames) done? Then I can put you only satisfactory marks for listening
comprehension.
4. Reading. “The Heart of Moscow”
Teacher: Now we’ll get acquaintance with Red Square, it is deservedly considered the heart of Moscow, let’s read the text (Click on Russia 2b) and match the information. We’ll do ex. 4, p. 9 [5]. (Слайд 21)
5. Speaking. Going over homework. Role-play. Moscow Tour
Teacher: Today we’ll make a tour round Moscow. Imagine that some of you are tourists from Great Britain and the others are Muscovites. Muscovites are students working as guides who will show Moscow to their foreign guests. Let’s start!
Student 1: How do you do! My name is Pavel Pavlov. I will be your guide here in
Moscow. Here we are near the Kremlin. The Kremlin is the ancient centre
of Moscow. It is located on Borovitsky Hill on the left bank of the Moskva River and
considered one of the most beautiful
architectural ensembles in the world. Its twenty towers ands walls were first built white
and then, later they were rebuilt in red bricks, which is how they appear today.
The main Kremlin cathedrals are located in Cathedral Square. The tsars were crowned in the
Cathedral of the Assumption, which was built by an Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti
in 1475-1479. The tsars were buried in the Cathedral of the Archangel, built in 1505-1509.
The cathedral of the Annunciation was built in the late 14th century, and its iconostasis
contains some icons painted by Andrey Rublyov, Theophanes the Greek and Prokhor of
Gorodets. The Ivan the Great Bell Tower was built from 1505 to 1508 and two additional
tiers were added in 1600 by the order of Boris Godunov. It was the main watch tower.
The Tsar Cannon (the 16th century) and the Tsar Bell
(the 18th century) are remarkable achievements of Russian ironwork.
Teacher: Thank you, Pavel. Today, dear tourists, you have a unique chance to visit Red Square, which is next to the Kremlin wall. Red Square got its name in the 17th century from the Russian word for “red”, which meant “beautiful”. Eugenie Medvedev will tell you about the most famous building in Red Square.
Student 2: The most famous building in Red Square is St. Basil’s
Cathedral. It consists of nine churches, of which the central one is the tallest,
and each has its own, beautifully decorated cupola. The cathedral was built by the famous
architects Barma and Postnic after the victory of the Russian army over the Kazan Kingdom
and is a real masterpiece. Legend has it that Tsar Ivan the Great asked the architects if
they could make something equally beautiful, and when the architects said “Yes”, the
tsar had them blinded so that St. Basil’s Cathedral would be unique.
In front of St. Basil’s Cathedral there is a monument to citizen Minin and Prince
Pozharsky who were heroes in the war against Poland in 1612. This monument was the first
one built in Moscow.
Teacher: Dear tourists aren’t feeling tired, are you? Then let’s continue our sightseeing. Our next sight, The Cathedral (Temple) of Christ the Saviour, can easily be seen from the Kremlin since it’s not far away. Our guide for this landmark is Oleg Shamshaev.
Student 3: The Cathedral of the Christ the Saviour is in the
centre of Moscow and is one of the city’s main tourist attractions. Tsar Alexander I
decided to build the cathedral to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over
Napoleon in 1812. The cathedral was designed by the architect Constantine Ton:
construction began in 1839 and continued for 44 years.
In 1931 the cathedral was destroyed on Stalin’s order, because the Communists decided to
build the Palace of Soviets on this site, but in the end an open-air swimming pool was
built here instead.
In the 1990s the fantastic dream of rebuilding the cathedral was realized. The Cathedral
of Christ the Saviour saw its first Easter Divine Worship in 1996. The interior and
outside finish were completed by 2000. The new cathedral is an exact copy of the original.
Teacher: Thank you, Oleg. Now let’s go to Manezhnaya Square with its beautiful fountains. Let me introduce our guide around Manezhnaya Square, Dmitry Vladimirov.
Student 4: Manezh (Manege) is a building on the western side of
the Kremlin. It is near the Alexandrovsky Gardens. Now it is the Central Exhibition Hall.
Manezh was built in 1817 for parades and the training of the Moscow cavalry, and as a
memorial to the Russian victory in 1812. There is not a single internal support. The roof
rests on crosswise timber rafters. It is the first building of such construction in
Moscow.
Architect Osip Bove, ornamented the building with strong half columns and decorated the
walls. The building was completed in 6 months. Contemporaries wrote that there was
“nothing anywhere in Europe”. Many engineers have made a study of the roof, which has
been described in many building textbooks.
In the 19th century the Manezh became a major cultural centre in the city. It was used for
different exhibitions. In 1908 the building was used for the first international
exhibition of cars, bicycles and sports equipment.
Thank you for listening.
Teacher: Thank you, Dmitry, for such a complete story of Manege. Now we’ll go to the All-Russian Exhibition Centre, your guide is Eugenie Karandaev, he’ll tell you about this unique architectural ensemble. You are welcome, Eugenie!
Student 5: The All-Russian Exhibition Centre began its
existence in 1939, first it was called the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition. The
All-Union Agricultural Exhibition was so great and gorgeous that many Soviet and foreign
artists, composers and directors tried to use it in their works of art, in documentaries
and other films. The Exhibition didn’t work during the Great Patriotic War, three years
later it was decided to open the Exhibition again. New pavilions to Soviet Republics were
built, they were like palaces and temples.
Since 1954 The All-Union Agricultural Exhibition had been working every year during spring
and summer. In 1958 it was renamed into “The Exhibition of the National Economy
Achievements” because agricultural, industrial and building exhibitions were united in
one and the same. Since 1992 it has been a state joint-stock company called “The
All-Russian Exhibition Centre”.
About 150 exhibitions are held in the All-Russian Exhibition Centre nowadays. Its
territory is rich in different architectural monuments, most of them were built during the
Soviet Period. They are the following: “The Worker and the Collective-farmer” made by
the sculptor Mukhina, fountains “Peoples’ Friendship” and “The Stone Flower” and
many others. “The USSR People’s Friendship” fountain is an image of 16 friendly
sisters representing 16 Soviet republics.
Teacher: What an interesting story about the All-Russian Exhibition Centre! Thank you very much, Zhenya. Now follow Oleg Avtaev, he is going to tell you about the Alexander Garden.
Student 6: The Alexander Garden is situated near the Kremlin
wall. Neglinnaya River flowed on this side in ancient times, but the water became dirty,
full of industrial waste and in the beginning of the 19th century it was taken into a
tube.
Today we call this place the Alexander Garden, but we used plural earlier – Gardens, not
Garden. It consists of three parts, they are the top garden, the average garden and the
bottom garden. The Alexander Garden is an ideal place for walking. The bottom garden is
the shortest one and is closed for visitors as there are no alleys in it; however, the
bottom garden is cared about by gardeners.
The Alexander Garden is not just a place for walking. It’s one of the most famous
memorial parks in Moscow which reminds about very important events in Russian history. The
Alexander Garden got its life due to the Emperor Alexander I who saved Europe from
Napoleon. It was created in 1819-1822 under the project of architect Osip Ivanovich Bove.
The Alexander Garden is a symbol of Victory in the Patriotic War and a sign of Moscow
restoration after the fire in 1812.
In 1967 the Memorial architectural ensemble was set up over the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. There are always a lot of flowers at the foot of the monument, especially on
Victory Day.
Teacher: Artyom Tarasov will add some information about the Alexander Garden, his speech will be devoted to the Eternal Flame.
Student 7: The Eternal Flame burns in the Aleksandrovsky Garden, near the Kremlin Wall, adjoining the building of the Arsenal. The remains of the Unknown Soldier – a defender of the capital – were interred here in December 1966, for the 25th anniversary of the routing of the Nazi troops as they approached Moscow. The memorial ensemble was opened on May 8, 1967. The Eternal Flame was lit from the flame on the Field of Mars by a torch and delivered here from Leningrad. In 1975, for the 30th victory anniversary, blocks of red porphyry were set up here. Under them lies the soil from Hero Cities in urns. The authors of the ensemble above the Grave of the Unknown Soldier are the architects D. Burdin, V. Klimov, Y. Rabayev and sculptor V. Tomsky.
Teacher: Our Moscow Tour is coming to an end. Let’s thank our guides for such exciting stories about Moscow places of interest. Thank you, guys.
6. Focus on Grammar. “To be going to do something”
Teacher: It’s time to speak about grammar. To be going to + infinitive is an important means of referring an action to the future which is frequently used in modern English. It’s convenient to refer to it as the “going-to form”.
The “going-to form” may have the following meanings:
а) It serves to express premeditated (преднамеренный) intention which means that the person denoted by the subject has been planning for some time to perform the action, has been thinking of it, that some preparation for the action has been in progress. Indications of time are optional in this case. The verb to go is actually not the Present Continuous here. It is the Present Continuous only in form; its use has become idiomatic in this combination. e.g. I am not going to live at home. I am going to tell him what I think of him.What are you going to do about it?
b) It may also be used to show the speaker’s feeling that the action is imminent (неминуемый), that it is unavoidable in the near future. No indication of time is generally needed in this case. e.g. I don’t know what is going to happen. “The next few years,” said George, “are going to be a wonderful time to be alive.”Oh, what is going to become of us? I’m afraid I’m going to cry.
Teacher: Copy the short information about this construction (Слайд 22). Now let’s do someGrammar Exercises [4].
Exercises 1-3, pages 20-21 (Bridge to English) – in written form.
What is Moscow going to be like? e.g. Moscow is going to hold Olympic Games in 2014. Moscow/Moscow government is going to get rid of traffic jam. And what are you going to do in Moscow? What places of interest are you going to visit there? – Orally, students open the brackets, the sentences are written by the teacher on the blackboard. (Слайд 23)
7. Musical Pause. Let’s Sing a Song “Moscow Suburb Nights”!
Teacher: Let’s have a musical break. I’d like you to listen to the famous song called “Moscow Suburb Nights”. So, listen and relax.
(Students listen to the song for the first time).
Teacher: Have you ever heard this song in Russian?
Students: Yes!
Teacher: Of course, you have! How is it called in Russian?
Students: «Подмосковные вечера».
Teacher: Right you are! Sasha Khodzhaev and his attractive and charming partner
Kristina Belkova can sing it in English. We recorded their singing and now I offer you to
sing this song all together. Look at the screen. (Видеозапись песни в
исполнении студентов)
You can find the words (lyrics) there. Let’s sing! Three, four! (Students sing the
karaoke-song).
Teacher: We are great singers, aren’t we? J
8. Grammar Game “Sea Battle”
Teacher: Do you like playing games?
Students: Yes, we are! It’s cool and helps to relax.
Teacher: And what about grammar games? Let’s play “Sea Battle”! (Приложение 1)
The difference between usual sea battle and grammar sea battle is the following: in
grammar game you are to make up correct sentences in English using this or that grammar
rule and words and phrases from both horizontal and vertical borders of the playing field.
There are several
ships on my playing field, they are one-decked, two-decked and three decked ships.
You’ll win if you manage to find and defeat all my ships.
Well, are the rules of the game clear for you? These pronouns and nouns will be subjects
of your sentences. Don’t forget to add the correct form of the verb to be in the
construction “to be going to do something” and then phrases from the horizontal
border. Are you ready to play? Then let’s begin! (Students play the game)
Congratulations! You are the winners! And these presents (pens, copy-books, calendars with
a photo of ships, funny bookmarks are for you. Take them!
9. Composing poems about Moscow
Teacher: Dear students, develop your creative abilities. I’m sure you are very talented. Make up poems consisted of 5 lines. The first line is a noun which means the topic of the lesson. You should write two adjectives describing the topic on the second line. The third line consists of three verbs describing topical actions. The fourth line is a phrase where you give your opinion on the topic. The last 5th line is a noun summing up the theme.
Teacher: Will you please recite your poems? What have you composed about our topic? Any volunteers?
Student 1: Student 2:
Moscow Moscow
Beautiful, famous Political, cultural
Visit, adore, investigate Go, see and say
It’s the largest city of Russia. Russians are proud of it,
The capital. Their capital.
Teacher: Thanks a lot for your lines. Perhaps you’ll become great poets one day. Good luck!
10. Setting home-work
Teacher. Share your plans on the weekend and do two grammar exercises [6]. (Слайд 24)
11. Summing-up. Saying goodbye
Teacher. You were very attentive and active during the whole lesson. I hope you are much more proud of Russian capital now and know it better, you can tell foreigners a lot of interesting things about Moscow. Before the end of the lesson fill in these effectiveness cards for me (Приложение 2). Thanks. The lesson is over. You are free. Good bye! See you next week.
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