Ancient and modern wonders of the world

Цели урока.

Развивающая: преодоление посильных трудностей (лексика, связанная с историей, архитектурой и культурой; фонетика, связанная с произношением множества имен собственных), вовлечение учащихся в совершение мыслительных процессов (ответы на вопросы, описание достопримечательностей разных стран по ключевым словам, тестирование), развитие познавательной самостоятельности (самостоятельный отбор материала по достопримечательностям), развитие памяти, развитие навыков групповой работы, организация восприятия, внимания и познавательного интереса.

Воспитывающая: воспитание интереса к предмету и познанию исторического и культурного материала, используя возможности английского языка.

Дидактическая: соблюдение принципа наглядности (фотографии чудес света), воспитание активности в работе учащихся, доступности в преподнесении знаний.

Учебно-познавательная: закрепление и контроль усвоения языкового материала в устной речи, навыков выполнения экзаменационных заданий в формате ЕГЭ.

Ход урока

1. Организация урока: приветствие, сообщение темы и плана урока.

На доске написана тема урока.

T: Good morning boys and girls! Today we are having a lesson on the topic “Ancient and modern wonders of the world”. I know that you’ve already learnt about it, so we will revise it again. I hope our lesson will be interesting and usеfull.

The planet we live on is full of wonders. We are going to talk about ancient, modern wonders and about wonders of nature.

Warming up.

T. Firstly, let’s find out what the word “wonder “means?

(The possible answer: It is a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar. Or : It is a person or thing regarded as very good, remarkable, or effective:

T: Think and tell why the wonders of the ancient world seem to be concentrated around a particular region of the world.

(The possible answer: That was the whole known world of that age.)

T: Why were only 7 masterpieces considered as wonders? Why not 5 or 6?

(The possible answer: The number 7 was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the symbol of perfection and plenty. This number means “wisdom” and brings happiness).

2. Фонетическая зарядка. Фронтальная работа над наиболее сложными словами и именами собственными.

T: Let’s revise the pronunciation of some difficult words and names for you.

The Pyramids ['pɪrəmɪd]
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ['hæŋɪŋ gɑːd(ə)nz əv bæbɪlɔn]
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia ['stæʧuː əv zjuːs ət ə'lɪmpɪə]
The Colossus of Rhodes [kə'lɔsəs əv rəudz ]
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus [ˌmɔːsə'liːəm]
The Lighthouse at Alexandria ['laɪthaus ət ˌælɪg'zɑːndrɪə]
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ['templ əv ˈɑːtɪmɪs ət 'efəsəs]

3. Аудирование.

T: Before having a small test let’s listen to the descriptions of the ancient wonders of the world. Look at the pictures and put the numbers of the descriptions next to the names.

Listening.

Student’s card. Приложение 1

Teacher’s card

1. It was one of the tallest man-made structures on the Earth for many centuries. It kept a fire burning nightly that could be seen many miles out in the Mediterranean. . Its purpose was to guide sailors into the harbor at night time.
2. It occupied the whole aisle of the temple that had been built to house it. It was about 12 meters tall and was made of gold and ivory.
3. It was the tomb of Anatolian king built by his wife in the middle of the 3^rd century .He spent huge amounts of tax money to embellish the city. His tomb was marvelous and it was considered to be an aesthetic triumph.
4. This shrine was dedicated to one of the Greek goddesses. It was burnt down by Herostratus in an attempt to achieve lasting fame.
5. They were the serious of landscaped terraces. The King of Babylon constructed them to please his homesick wife who longed for the plants of her homeland. They were said to have been destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC.
6. It was a giant statue of the Greek God Helios. It was the same size as today’s Statue of Liberty in New York.
7. Scientists believe that it was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu on the Nile River near the city of Cairo. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

Answers:

The Great Pyramid of Giza	7
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon	5
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia	2
The Colossus of Rhodes	6
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus	3
The Lighthouse at Alexandria	1
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus	4

Во время проверки после правильно названного ответа картинка с изображением названного чуда света выводятся с помощью проектора на большой экран.

4. Информативное чтение с детальным пониманием прочитанного.

T.You have some statements, some of them are incorrect. Find out the mistakes and correct them. You can work in pairs. I hope it will be not difficult for you.

 The small test on ancient wonders of the world

Student’s card. Приложение 1

Answers:

1. False. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of the Anatolian king built by his widow.
2. False. The Pyramid of Giza is the only ancient world wonder that still exists.
3. True.
4. False. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was about 12 meters tall and was made of gold and ivory.
5. False. The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of the Greek God Helios. It was the same size as today’s Statue of Liberty in New York.
6. True.
7. False. The Temple of Artemis was destroyed by one man who wanted his name to go down in history.

You did well, I am sure that your history teacher would be proud of you.

5. Просмотровое чтение.

T. Unfortunately, we are unable to see the ancient wonders today, but we are lucky to see a lot of remarkable man made creatures and natural wonders now.

New 7 Wonders of the World (2001-2007) was an initiative started in 2001 by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.

A popular poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on ….

Who knows when the winners were announced? You may easily guess…

Answer:

July 7, 2007 in Lisbon

T. Here is a table where you can see pictures of the well-known places and their descriptions. But they are mixed. Your task: look at the pictures and match them to the text.

Приложение 1

Во время проверки после правильно названного ответа картинка с изображением названного чуда света выводятся с помощью проектора на большой экран.

6. Комментирование современных чудес света. Фронтальный опрос.

T. Which of these places would you like to visit and why?

As you tell us about these places, use the adjectives from the list below.

Приложение 1

Working model

Visiting Italy has always been a dream of mine and I would like to see the amazing Leaning Tower of Pisa with my own eyes.

7. Работа с лексикой (словообразование)

T. You know that there are not only man made wonders, but our planet has a lot of natural wonders.

Millions of tourists travel to see them. Here two advertisements.

Task: fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold on the right.

Приложение 1

Welcome to see the wonders of desert!

Answers:

1. Adventurous 2.Unusual 3. Natural 4. Exciting 5. Amazing 6. Impressive 7. Experienced 8. Interesting 9. Comfortable 10. Expensive 11. Enjoyable 12. Information.

Welcome to India

Answers:

1. Wonderful. 2) Fantastic. 3) Tasty. 4) Spicy. 5) Sandy. 6) Delightful.

T. Would you like to go on a safari or to India? Why?

8. Групповая работа по теме: “Составление рекламного объявления”. Итогом является тематическое монологическое высказывание. Конкурс на лучшее рекламное объявление.

Chose one of the wonders of the world and give a 2minute talk on visiting a wonderful place.

Remember to say:

Why you should to go there.

What you will you see there.

What interesting facts you will find out.

(As a model - the picture of Taj Mahal and some facts about it.)

Приложение 1

9. Подведение итогов урока. Our lesson has proved us one more time that we live in the world full of wonders and there are a lot of perfect things around us to admire. Who knows, may be in some years, one of you will create a real masterpiece that will go down in history!

10. Домашнее задание

1. Imagine that you have just returned from India. Write to your pen-friend about your journey.

Write 100-140 word. Remember the rules of letter-writing.

2. In the list of modern wonders offered to you there are two places that were nominated as modern wonders but weren’t chosen as winners. What are they? Find out the information about the real winners. (Приложение 1)

References:

1. Virginia Evans Jenny Dooley. Enterprise Grammar 3. Express Publishing 1999.
2. Афанасьева О.В. Английский язык. XI класс. Учебник для общеобразовательных учреждений и школ с углубленным изучением английского языка. Просвещение. 2009.

Интернет-ресурсы.

http://www.squidoo.com/WorldHistory1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World

Рисунки

Ancient wonders

http://skopelidisvitaliyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_05.html 2

http://valent20082008.ya.ru/replies.xml?item_no=37

http://subscribe.ru/group/chelovek-priroda-vselennaya/518829/

http://clubs.ya.ru/4611686018427393812/replies.xml?item_no=35322

http://fanparty.ru/fanclubs/vse-neobyasnimoe-i-neobychnoe/tribune/81864-sem-chudes-sveta

http://turizm.sputnik-n.ru/sem-chudes-sveta/7/

http://best-of-thebest.blog.ru/?year=2011&month=01

Modern wonders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_on_Corcovado_mountain.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Colosseum_in_Rome%2C_Italy_-_April_2007.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Wall_of_China_July_2006.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Petra_Jordan_BW_36.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal_in_March_2004.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_7.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leaning_tower_of_pisa_2.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal-11.jpg