Аудитория: студенты первых курсов СПО.
Цель урока: получение учащимися общих сведений о стране изучаемого языка.
Задачи урока:
- проверить кругозор учащихся;
- отработать правило употребления артикля с географическими названиями;
- развивать навыки просмотрового чтения;
- побуждать учащихся к построению самостоятельного монологического высказывания.
Ход занятия
Good morning, students very glad to see you. Soon we’ll have a long weekend and it’s a great chance to travel around our country or even to go abroad. Tell me what country you would like to visit and why. (фронтальный опрос учащихся).
Thank you. You see some of you want to go to the United Kingdom. But how well do you know this country? And what do you know about it?
Have a look this list of words. Which of these things come from the UK?
Work in pairs and write down only truly English items. You have five minutes. (фронтальный опрос и обсуждение)
| Buckingham Palace | Mickey Mouse |
Rolling Stones |
Eiffel Tower |
Hamburger |
Trafalgar Square |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Beefeater |
Yellow Submarine |
Disneyland |
Doctor Watson |
Versailles |
Brooklyn Bridge |
Coca-Cola |
Double-decker |
Hyde Park |
Spaghetti |
Stars and Stripes |
Thank you for your answers. Now you know the name of the flag of the USA.
This is the flag of the UK.
Who knows the name of the British national flag? (выслушать варианты)
Read the following text and find out. You have 10 minutes.
(индивидуальная работа)
| The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. The flag also has an official or semi-official status in some other Commonwealth realms: for example, it is a ceremonial flag in Canada by parliamentary resolution, and known there as the Royal Union Flag. Further, it is used as an official flag in some of the smaller British overseas territories. The Union Flag also appears in the canton (upper left-hand quarter) of the flags of several nations and territories that are former British possessions or dominions. It symbolizes the Union of England, Scotland and Ireland and dates back from 1801. The flag is made up of the crosses of the patron saints of England, Ireland and Scotland. Wales is not represented because when the flag first appeared, it was already united with England. |
Now answer my questions
- How old is the Union Jack?
- Where can we see it?
- What is it made up?
- What part of the UK is not represented?
So, this is the map of the UK. What geographic names can you see? Write them out in your copybooks. You have five minutes.
English Channel |
Northern Ireland |
Grampian Mountains |
Strait of Dover |
North Sea |
Republic of Ireland |
Thames |
Isle of Wight |
Atlantic Ocean |
London |
English Channel |
Irish Sea |
Shetland Islands |
Edinburgh |
Derby |
Severn |
Study the rule of using articles with geographic names. Which of the names above are used with the article? Correct you notes if necessary.
| the | no article |
oceans, seas, rivers, |
a mountain (a peak), an island, a lake, a bay, a continent, a province, a country, a city, a village |
Now you divide into three groups and work with the text to learn more details about the UK. But first study the vocabulary.
The British Isles – Британские острова |
fertile - плодородный populated – населенный |
Your task is to fill in the table with the information from this text. Then share your results with other groups.
You have fifteen minutes.
| Full name of the country |
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Total area of the country |
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What it is washed by |
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Parts of the country |
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Capitals of the parts |
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Large cities |
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Landscape and scenery |
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Form of the government |
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Developed industries |
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Some facts About the UK
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with an area of 244,000 square miles is situated in the British Isles, which are separated from the European continent by the North sea, the Straits of Dover and the English Channel.
It consists of four parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The population of the UK is over 62 million. Four out of five people live in towns. The largest cities in the country are London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Nevertheless, agriculture is also well- developed, especially sheep-breeding in Scotland.
The territory of the country is small but it has a wide variety of landscape and scenery. There are moors, rivers, lakes, mountains, hills and plains there.
Politically the UK is a monarchy: the head of state is the King or Queen. In practice the Sovereign reigns, but does not rule: Great Britain is governed by the Government. The present Sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II. The real ruler of the country is the Prime Minister representing the party in power.
The heart of the UK is England. It is the richest, the most fertile and most populated in the country. The north and the west of England are mountainous,
but the remainder of the territory is a vast plain. In Northwest England there are many beautiful lakes with green, wooded or grassy shores and grey mountains all around.
The smallest country is Wales. The largest part of Wales is covered with rocky mountains, which are difficult to climb. Most people in Wales live in the coastal plains.
Scotland is a land of mountains, wild moorlands, narrow valleys and plains, famous lakes, known as lochs and no end of large and small islands. The Highlands of Scotland are among the oldest mountains in the world. One third of the people in Scotland live in or near its capital, Edinburgh, and its great industrial centre, Glasgow.
Northern Ireland became a part of the United Kingdom in 1920. The land is mountainous and has few natural resources. Farming, machinery and equipment manufacturing, food processing, textile and electronics manufacturing are the leading industries. Belfast is the capital and the largest city.
The capital of the UK, London, stands on the Thames. The Thames is the busiest and the most important river in the UK, but it is not very long.
(обсуждение в группе и между группами)
Thank you for your work today. (назвать оценки наиболее активных учащихся)
For the next lesson get ready to speak about the UK according to the plan given in the table. You are welcome to add some interesting information to your monologue.
Have a nice day, students. Good-bye.