План-конспект
уроку
Тема уроку: Our Planet Is Our Home
(Наша планета – це наш спільний дім)
Мета уроку:
· тренувати учнів у вживанні лексичного матеріалу в мовленні на рівні слова, фрази та над фразової єдності з теми «Природа»;
· практикувати учнів в аудіюванні;
· повторити вживання ступенів порівняння прикметників та модальних дієслів must і mustn’t;
· узагальнити основні поняття, лексичні одиниці теми «Охорона довкілля» через презентацію міні проектів, підготовлених групами учнів.
Очікувані результати:
учень може:
· розповідати про домашні та дикі тварини, вживаючи ступені порівняння прикметників (5-6 речень);
· розуміти зміст прослуханого вірша та загадок про тварин;
· розповідати про те, що слід і чого не слід робити, щоб зберегти природу
(4-5 речень);
· розпитувати з метою роз’яснення і уточнення інформації про особистий внесок в охорону довкілля (4-5 реплік).
Обладнання: телевізор, мультимедійна презентація до уроку, девіз уроку “Take care of our planet, it’s the only one we have” (Phillip of Britain), відео на пісню-вітання “Every Day Hello Song” та пісню Луї Армстронга “What a Wonderful World”, аудіо записи «Звуки природи», «Спів птахів», ілюстративні картинки до теми «Природа», «Тварини», інтерактивний плакат “Our Planet is Our Home”, декорації ( дерево-символ природи та символ успіху, птахи, комахи), хмара тегів для відгадування теми уроку, роздатковий матеріал для роботи в групах, проекти учнів, картки-самооцінювання (кольорові яблучка-стікери).
Тип уроку: урок узагальнення знань учнів з теми «Природа».
Хід уроку
І. Introduction. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення.
1. Greeting. Icebreaker.
T: Dear children, the weather is so gloomy today. So, look at each other, smile and present little sunshine to one another. And now let’s sing a song of greeting.
T: How are you, Sofiia / Dasha / Andrew…?
Ps: I’m fine / great / wonderful…
2. The aim of the lesson and learning outcomes. Мета уроку та очікувані результати.
T: Today we are going to sum up our knowledge on the topic “Nature” and the theme of our lesson is … You will guess it with the help of tag clouds which you have on your desks. Please, do it.
T: Yes, you are right. The theme of our lesson is “Our Planet Is Our Home”. We are going to talk about the beauty of our planet and the problems it has. You will listen to the poem, read and write, guess riddles, play games, make up dialogues and do projects. By the end of the lesson you’ll be able to tell about domestic and wild animals using the degrees of comparison, say what we must and what we mustn’t do to protect nature, you’ll create posters “Take Care of Nature!”, ask and answer questions about what you personally do to protect nature and save our planet.
II. Warm-up. Введення учнів в мовне середовище за темою уроку.
1. Phonetic Drills. T: For our work we need train our lips and tongues. Let’s practice sounds [ʧ] – nature, creature, [ɛǝ] – bear, hare, air, care, take care. Take care of nature! “Take care of our planet, it’s the only one we have”. (Phillip of Britain
1. Lexical Drills. 1) Poem “ Home ”
T: Now, we’ll do a very interesting task. You’ll listen to the poem “Home” by Nicole Willis. By the way, what does the word “home” mean?
Ps: It’s the place where we live.
T: Now listen to the poem attentively, then be ready to fill in the missing words into the cards which you have on your desks and guess whose home this poem is about and.
НОМЕ
The sky is home for the birds and the bees,
Flying high above the trees.
The sea is home for the fish and the whales,
Splaying and splashing their tails.
The land is home for the deer and the bears,
Walking and running here and there.
The Earth is home for you and me.
We are one big family.
By Nicole Willis
2) Filling in the gaps. (HO1) T: Listen to the poem again and complete it.
HOME
The sky is home for the__________________and the____________,
Flying high above the_____________________________________.
The sea is home for the________________________and the whales,
Splaying and splashing their tails.
The land is home for the deer and the_________________________,
Walking and running here and there.
The Earth is home for______________and me,
We are one big__________________________.
By Nicole Willis
3) Discussion. T: What is the poem about?
Ps: (…)
T: Yes. You are right. Now let’s play the game “Illustrators”. We’ll imagine ourselves illustrators of a children’s magazine and design a 3D poster illustrating this poem.
4) Creating a 3D poster “Our Planet is Our Home”
T: Let’s create a 3D poster “Our Home”
which will illustrate the poem.
T: Children, do you remember other rhymes about nature?
(Look around you, nature is bright!
Trees are green, flowers are white,
Birds are singing in the blue sky,
Butterflies are dancing in the sunshine.)
III. Main Part. Основна частина уроку.
1. Vocabulary Review. 1) Brainstorming.
Т: You see, we live on a beautiful and mysterious Blue planet – Earth. Our planet is common home for people, animals, birds and all alive.
T: What is the Earth like?
Ps: (The Earth is beautiful, wonderful, fine, nice, great and interesting)
T: What is there on the Earth? What places can you name?
Ps: (There are many rivers, lakes, seas, four oceans, a lot of mountains, forests…)
2) Matching
T: Please, match the words to the pictures. (forest, river, ocean, mountain, savanna, jungle)
3) “Clap/Stamp” Game
T: A lot of different creatures live on the Earth? What are they?
Ps: (People live on the Earth, millions of birds, animals, fish live on the Earth.)
T: What two big groups of animals do you know?
T: Let’s play a game. You will clap when I name domestic animals and stamp when I name wild animals.
e.g. a cat, a dog, a crocodile, a bear, a pig, a hen, a lion, a monkey, a chicken, a duck, a giraffe, a cheetah, a cow, a goat, a python, an elephant, a horse, a fox, a goose, a tiger, a wolf.
4) Group Work. Fill in the grid. (HO2
T: Now you will work in groups of three. Let’s join into groups according to the places animals can live. (river, ocean, forest, jungle, desert) Look at the pictures, fill in the grid and say where these animals live.
Card #1 Fill in the grid (HO2)
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An animal
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a cheetah
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a fish
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a monkey
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a camel
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A place where it lives
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the savanna
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(a cheetah – the savanna, a fish – a river, a monkey – the jungle, a camel – a desert, a wolf- a forest)
e.g. A cheetah lives in the savanna.
2. Check on homework. T: Guess the riddles.
T: You know a lot about wild animals. Now let’s talk about domestic animals. You had a very interesting home assignment. Your task was to write a riddle about your domestic animal. Let’s guess some of your riddles.
3. Grammar Review. 1) Rules of the Use of the Degrees of Comparison.
T: When we describe animals we can compare them with other creatures. For this we need use the Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives. Let’s recollect the rules of their use.
2) Writing. T: Give the comparative and the superlative degrees of the following adjectives: slow, big, small, fast, strong, beautiful.
3) Pair Work. “Interview”.
T: Again, children, you change a profession and try yourself in the role of a zoologist and a journalist. Pupil A, a journalist, will ask questions about animals and pupil B, a zoologist, will answer the questions.
e.g. – Which animal is slower: a bear or a lion?
- A bear is slower than a lion.
· Which animal is bigger: a wolf or a bear?
· Which animal is smaller: a cat or a fox?
· Which animal is stronger: a wolf or a lion?
· Which animal is more beautiful: a cat or a fox?
4. Relaxation. Song “What a Beautiful World”
5. Project Work. Designing a poster “Take Care of Nature”.
1) Before designing a poster. a) Discussion.
T: Really our planet is beautiful. But it has some problems. Can you name some of them?
Ps: Pollution, Litter, Wastes…
T: So, we must do something to protect our nature.
b) Popcorn Activity. T: Please, name from your places some of the things we can do to save our nature.
· Do not drop litter in the streets;
· Don’t pollute water / air;
· Save water;
· Use public transport;
· Ride a bike;
· Don’t cut down trees;
· Plant trees;
· Grow vegetables;
· Make birdhouses and bird-feeders;
· Don’t waste paper / water;
· Take care of animals;
· Do not hunt animals.
2) While designing a poster. (to relaxing music) Group Work.
T: Children, look! This tree is bare. It needs your help. It can be saved with the help of your posters which will teach people what they must and mustn’t do to protect nature. And you will work in groups of four. Let’s join into groups according to the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
3) After designing a poster. Project presentations. Game “Hearts and Heads”.
T: Present your posters, please. While listening to the presentation the pupils of other groups must be very attentive and touch their hearts when they hear what they must do to help the nature, and touch their heads when they must not do something to save our planet.
(Pupils presentations)
T: Great job! Thank you very much! Our tree is very happy! It has got its beautiful leaves and fruit. But it wants to know what you personally do to protect nature.
6. Moving Rows
T: I think, you also want to know. So, please, ask each other what you personally do to protect nature. And we’ll do this with the help of moving rows. Let’s count out into twos and stand in two rows face to face. You remember, when you here the words “Moving rows”, you must step to the left and then ask another partner.
IV. Summarizing. Заключна частина уроку.
1. Home Assignment. T: Write a letter to your pen-friend of 5 - 6 sentences about the things you personally do at home to protect nature.
2. Evaluation and feedback.
T: The theme of our lesson was “Our Planet Is Our Home”. I suppose this topic was interesting for you, because nature is our home and our duty is to protect and save it. I hope our work at the lesson was very fruitful and you have learnt a lot. You have designed a 3D illustration to the poem “Home” and created posters “Take Care of Nature!” Now you can:
· tell about domestic and wild animals using the degrees of comparison;
· say what we must and what we mustn’t do to protect nature;
· ask and answer questions about what your personally do to protect nature.
Look! You have apple-stickers of different colours on your desks. They are self – evaluation cards. Please, evaluate your work at the lesson and stick an apple on our tree. If you were active at the lesson and worked excellent choose a pink apple. If you were not so active and did some mistakes choose a yellow sticker. If you think you were passive choose a green one. Now it’s our tree of success. The lesson is over. Good bye.
Тема уроку: School Supplies (Шкільне приладдя)
Цілі уроку:
Практична: 1. Розвивати вміння та навички читання, письма, монологічного та
діалогічного мовлення;
Освітня: 2. Розширити лінгвістичний кругозір учнів через країнознавчу
інформацію, яка міститься у мові, що вивчається;
3.Удосконалювати знання та вміння набуті на уроках англійської мови;
Розвивальна: 3. Розвивати логічне мислення, увагу та зорову пам'ять,
спостережливість, здатність до здогадки;
4. Розвивати усні комунікативні уміння з опорою на наочність;
5. Формувати вміння учнів брати участь у мовленнєвій
взаємодії з партнерами по комунікації в парах;
взаємодії з партнерами по комунікації в парах;
Виховна: 7. Виховувати доброзичливість та допитливість;
8. Підтримувати інтерес до вивчення англійської мови.
Завдання уроку: 1. Повторити лексичні одиниці теми «Шкільне приладдя»,
2. Практикувати учнів у вживанні тематичної лексики в
лексико-граматичних структурах “What is this?”, “What is that?”, “Is it…?”, “I have got a …”;
2. Повторити утворення множини іменників в англійській мові;
3. Удосконалювати фонетику та артикуляцію звуків.
Тип уроку: урок повторення і закріплення вивченого матеріалу.
Обладнання: тематичні та лексичні картинки, плазмовий телевізор, ноутбук,
мультимедійна презентація до уроку, підготовлена навчальна дошка з
усіма необхідними записами до уроку; відео матеріал до уроку: пісні “Hello!”, “Get Your Pencils, Pens …”, “Double Phonics Chant” роздатковий матеріал «Find the odd word out” (HO1), завдання “Unscramble the word” (НО2), учнівські проектні роботи «Мій портфель», іграшка Лисичка.
усіма необхідними записами до уроку; відео матеріал до уроку: пісні “Hello!”, “Get Your Pencils, Pens …”, “Double Phonics Chant” роздатковий матеріал «Find the odd word out” (HO1), завдання “Unscramble the word” (НО2), учнівські проектні роботи «Мій портфель», іграшка Лисичка.
Хід уроку:
І. Introduction. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення.
1. Greeting. Привітання.
T: Good morning, children! How are you today?
Ps: We are very well, thank you!
Song "Hello!"
2. Aim. Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.
T: Today you’ll revise the names of school things and practise the use of them in games and exercises. We shall recollect the use of plural forms of the nouns. By the way, we are waiting for a very interesting guest at our lesson. She has prepared some surprises for you, too. You’ll know about them a little bit later. And now let’s start our lesson.
II. Warming up. Введення в іншомовну атмосферу.
1. Chant “Get Your Pencils, Pens …”
T: Look at the screen and sing a song about school.
2. Phonetic Drills. Фонетична зарядка.
1) T: Let’ s practise sounds:
[ ʃ ] – shelf, bookshelf, she,
[ tʃ ] – teacher, chair, children,
[ks] – fox, box, pencil-box,
[u] – book, copy-book,
[u:] – school, classroom.
2) “Double Phonics Chant”.
3. T: Look! Who has at last come to us. It’s а fox - a Red Fox! Say hello to our Fox!
Ps: Hello, Fox! – Hello.
Hello, Red Fox! Nice to meet you! – Nice to meet you, too.
T: Let’s get acquainted with our guest!
Ps: - What is your name?
- How old are you?
- Where do you live?
- Do you like our school?
III. Основна частина уроку
1. Vocabulary Practice. Актуалізація раніше вивчених ЛО по темі «School» та тренування їх у різних видах мовленнєвої діяльності.
Т: Діти, наша Лисичка - Red Fox тільки починає вивчати англійську. Вона дуже старанна, тому в неї вже багато чого виходить. Але вона сказала мені по секрету, що ще не вчила слів про школу. Давайте повторимо з вами усі необхідні слова та будемо їй все розповідати.
1) Watching video presentation “School Supplies”.
2) T: Please, name the things that you see in the video presentation.
3) Answering the questions of the fox: “What is this? / What is that?”
2. Listening Comprehension.
Fox: Thank you children! Я сьогодні дізналася багато нових слів, але щось я трохи заплуталася. Підкажіть мені, будь ласка, що в нас може лежати на парті.
Game «Clap Your Hands».
(Лисичка називає різні слова, учні повинні, якщо вони почують необхідне слово, стукнути в долоні).
Fox: a window, a book, a pen, a pencil, a doll, a ruler, a door, a pencil-case, a car, an copy-book.
Fox: Thank you, children. Thank you very much!
А зараз підкажіть мені, будь ласка, що в нас може знаходитись у класній кімнаті.
Гра «Stamp Your Feet».
(Лисичка називає різні слова, учні повинні, якщо вони почують необхідне слово, тупнути ніжкою).
Fox: a window, a tree, a door, a bag, a bed, a desk, a blackboard, a car, a house, a banana, a chair, a shelf
Fox: Thank you, children. Thank you very much!
3. Reading
1) T: Let’s match the word to the picture.
2) Т: Let’s help Red Fox to figure out the words.
4. Grammar Revision and Practice.
1) Game «What is in my bag?». Повторення та активізація граматичного матеріалу: конструкція Is it…? No, it isn’t. | Yes, it is.
Т: Поки ми з вами займалися наша Лисичка вирішила погратися та заховала щось у свій портфель. Давайте спробуємо відгадати що це.
(Учні разом із учителем пригадують як треба задавати запитання. Потім запитують у Лисички: Is it a book (a copy-book, a pen…)?
Fox: Yes, it is./ No, it is not.
2) The use of prepositions of place. The song “Where is the pen?”
3) Acting out the Dialogues
- Where is your pen?
- It is in my pencil case.
5. Physical Activity. Фізкультхвилинка
Song “This the Way We Go to School”
6. Speaking. Project Presentation
T: Please, tell our guests what school things you have got in your schoolbags.
7. Revising the Material. Виконання вправ на закріплення ЛО по темі
Т: А ви знаєте, що усі лисиці дуже хитренькі? Our Red Fox is sly, too. Наша Лисичка вирішила з вами погратися та ще раз перевірити, чи добре ви все знаєте чи ні. Вона приготувала нам загадки, та різні цікаві завдання. Ну, що? Покажемо їй які ви розумники? Let’s go!
1) Work in Pairs. Find the odd word out. (Треба знайти та підкреслити зайве слово та пояснити свій вибір).
A pencil, a pen, a bag (портфель не може писати);
A copy-book, a floor, a window, a door;
A teacher, a school, a schoolgirl, a pupil.
2) Make up the plural form of the words. (Лисичка пропонує учням разом з нею прочитати пари слів, а потім самим пояснити причини появи літери “s”).
1 book- 2 books 1 bag -5 bags
1 dog – 3 dogs 1 table – 10 tables
1 pen – 3 1 pencil – 4
1 desk – 5 1 chair – 10
3) Unscramble the word (НО2). (На повітряній кульці записані слова. Але лисичка не записала літери в правильному порядку. Здогадайтесь, про що йде мова. Запишіть відгадані слова та перекладіть їх.)
IV. Suming-up. Заключна частина уроку
1. Summarizing. Підбиття підсумків уроку
T: Thank you, dear children, for your work today. How are you now? (- Fine, thank you.)
Are you happy? (-Yes, we are) / Are you sad? (- No, we are not)
А давайте запитаємо, як себе почуває наша гостя, чи сподобався їй наш урок сьогодні.
Ps: How are you, Red Fox?
Fox: I am great! Thank you! I like your lesson and your work very much!
T: Чуєте, діти, нашій Red Fox дуже сподобався наш урок та те, як ви сьогодні працювали! А ви як гадаєте, чи добре ми сьогодні попрацювали, чи впоралися з усіма завданнями? Отже нагадайте нам з Лисичкою, будь ласка, що ми сьогодні робили на уроці, що нового ви дізналися, чого навчилися та що вам найбільше сподобалося.
T: А нашій гості вже час повертатися додому. Ви їй дуже сподобалися і вона захотіла подарувати вам свій вірш. Послухаємо?
Fox: What a happy, happy day!
Boys and girls are very gay,
They dance and play,
What a happy, happy day!
T: Thank you, Red Fox! Goodbye! Come to us again!
Ps: Goodbye, Red Fox!
Fox: Good bye, children!
2. Home Assignment. Домашнє завдання
Exercise 1-3, p.27 (Wb)
Т: Our lesson is over! Now, stand up, please! Good bye, children! See you next lesson!
Suggested level – starter
Topic: Travelling to Toyland
Objectives:
· to revise vocabulary related to the topic;
· to develop pupils’ reading and speaking skills;
· to practise the use of possessive case of the nouns;
· to develop pupils’ skills in using descriptive adjectives;
· to develop pupils’ attention.
Equipment: toys, handouts with the text “My Doll”, a computer, PowerPoint
presentation of the lesson , songs “The Rainbow Color Song”, “Toys for Me…”, “If You Are Happy…”, paper doors, a toy house, a toy box.
Procedure
І. Introduction
1. Greetings
T: 1) Let’s greet each other with the song “Hello! Hello!”
Hello! Hello!
How are you?
I’m fine,
I’m great,
I’m wonderful.
2) Now let’s greet our guests at the lesson with the rhyme “Good Morning!”
2. The aim of the lesson
T: Children, how do you think what we shall do in the lesson?
Ps: - sing songs; - recite rhymes;
- play games; - read;
- write; - guess;
- recollect the colours;
T: All these things we shall do travelling to Toyland. So, by the end of the lesson
you will be able to tell about your toys and describe them.
you will be able to tell about your toys and describe them.
II. Warm-up.
1. Phonetic Drills. Tongue Tale
T: Let’s train our tongues and lips, and revise all the sounds of the English
language with the help of the “Tongue Tale”.
language with the help of the “Tongue Tale”.
2. Situation “Let’s Get Acquainted”
T: Children, visiting some other country you must be able to introduce yourself to other people. So, let’s make up dialogues.
- What is your name?
- My name is …
- Where are you from?
- I’m from Ukraine.
- How old are you?
- I’m seven.
III. Main Part
1. Vocabulary Review
T: I think it’s high time to travel to Toyland, where we can find many different toys.
You agree with me that children like to play their toys.
1) Rhyme “Ball and Dolls” Balls and dolls, Boys and girls,
dolls and balls, girls and boys,
I have got Like to play
many toys. With their toys.
2) Guessing Game “What toy is behind the door?”
(Children name the toys which are hidden behind the doors made of paper)
3) Grammar Point. The use of the possessive case.
Ask and Answer “Whose house is this?” Pair Work.
4) Rhyme “A Car, car, car…”
T: In the Toyland toys do not stay only in their houses. We can find them also in other places. Do you remember the rhyme “A Car, car, car…”? Let’s recite it.
A Car, car, car A kite, kite, kite
In the park, park, park. In the sky, sky, sky.
A cat, cat, cat A frog, frog, frog
On the mat, mat, mat. On the log, log, log.
5) Colours. The Rainbow Colour Song
T: Our Toyland is full of different colours. We can see a rainbow of colours. Let’s sing a “The Rainbow Color Song”
Red, orange, yellow, green,| 2t
Blue, purple, pink. |
It’s a rainbow | 2t | 2t
A beautiful rainbow in the sky. |
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink.
Red, orange, yellow, green,| 2t
Blue, purple, pink. |
It’s a rainbow | 2t | 2t
A beautiful rainbow in the sky. |
5) Game “I See”
T: Imagine that you are a captain of a big ship. Look through binoculars and say:
“I see a big brown teddy bear./ I see a lovely pink bunny…”
2. Speaking
1) Listen and repeat the dialogue:
- I have got a new toy.
- What’s this?
- It’s a ball. Let’s play together.
- Let’s play! What colour is it?
- It’s blue.
2) Acting out dialogues. Pair Work
3. Relaxation. Song “Toys for me…” (Children stand in a circle and move to the music)
Toys for me, Toys for me,
Toys for you, Toys for you,
Toys for everyone. Toys for everyone.
A pink ballerina, A brown teddy-bear,
A blue toy-soldier, A yellow doll,
We are all having fun. We are all having fun.
4. Game “Put Your Toy Into the Toy Box”
T: Let’s collect your toys into the toy box and describe them.
Ps: I have got a brown bear. It is big. It is nice and lovely. It can run …
5. Reading
T: Children, I’ve got a letter from my niece. In her letter she describes her new doll. Let’s read her letter together.
My Doll
I’ve got a very lovely doll. Her name is Ann. She isn’t tall. Her blouse is beautiful. She’s got a dress like Cinderella. I love her very much.
6. Song “If You Are Happy”
IV. Summarizing. Assessment.
Level - B1 intermediate
Topic: The Land Down Under
Topic: The Land Down Under
Objectives:
· to summarise pupils’ knowledge about Australia
· to give additional information about the Commonwealth of Australia;
· to develop students’ communicative skills in group discussion and in communicative activities;
· to develop pupils’ interest to English-speaking countries;
· to teach students to respect other people, their way of living.
Equipment: the map of Australia Australia ”, video-advertisement welcoming tourists to Australia
Procedure
І. Introduction
1. Greeting.
T: Good morning, children! I’m glad to see you. Sit down, please. How are you
getting on?
getting on?
How is life?
P1: Life is good.
P2: Life is great.
P3: Life is unbelievable.
P4: Life is sunny,
P5: Life is cool,
2. Objectives.
T: I see you are in a good mood and ready to work. Today we shall have an
unusual lesson.
unusual lesson.
And what do you think we are going to do at the lesson?
P1: I think we shall travel.
T: Yes, but we shall have a kind of a virtual travelling.
P2: I’m sure we shall play some games.
T: Yes, with the help of the game “Noughts & Crosses” we shall practice making up special and general questions.
P3: For sure we shall present our projects.
T: Of course. For today you have prepared projects and you will present them.
P4: For no doubts we shall watch video.
T: Yes, it’s true. Actually today you will revise your knowledge of Countr Studies.
(Slide 3 Main Activities)
II. Warming-up
1. Game “Noughts & Crosses”.
T: As I’ve mentioned before we are going to travel at our today’s lesson, but where to you will find out with the help of the questions.
Let’s split into two teams. Team A plays with O (noughts) and team B with X (crosses). You have to choose a square and make up a question using the word. If your sentence is correct you’ll get your sign. If it’s wrong your opponent has only one guess to correct it. If this is right the team wins the square a(Slide 4)
2. Brainstorming.
T: So, what country are we going to travel to?
Ps: Australia
T: This country is also often called the Land Down Under. Perhaps, you know some other names of this country.
P1: Terra Australis.
P2: Southern land.
P3: Oz.
P4: The Land of golden fleece
P5: The “Upside Down Country”. (Slide 5-6)
III. Main Part
1. Vocabulary Review.
а) Watching Video.
T: Now you will watch and listen to an advertisement welcoming tourists to Australia. Your task is to pay attention to the adjectives which are used to characterize this country.
Australia Travel Video
Australia Travel Video
P1: The best place in the world.
P2: Beautiful beyond description.
P3: Worth crossing the globe.
P4: Wonderful land. (Slides 7)
b) Vocabulary Practice.
T: While visiting The Land Down Under you will hear some words which are not so often used in our everyday life. Let’s guess these words by their description.
- imaginary line around the circumference of the earth which is the same distance from North and South Poles /the equator/;
- part of the earth south of the equator /the Southern Hemisphere/;
- a large mass of land surrounded by oceans and seas /a continent/;
- a piece of land entirely surrounded by water, smaller than a continent – an island;
- a very dry, usually sandy place /a desert/;
- a member of a race which was living in a country before it was colonized / original inhabitant / Aboriginal/;
- an animal that carries its young in a pouch /marsupial/;
- the world’s second largest bird, which can’t fly and which is represented on Australia
- it’s an abbreviation of Old Australian, that is a descendant from the British and Irish settlers born in Australia
(Slides 8-17)
2. Presenting Projects. Speaking.
T: The agents of the tour company “Feerie Mandriv” will present their projects and some information about the country you are visiting.
Main Topics:
- the geographical position of the country;
- its political system and national symbols;
- the climate;
- flora and fauna of the country;
- main cities;
- top tourist places in Australia
3. Writing.
T: Meanwhile the rest of the pupils will be journalists who try to find out as much as possible information about Australia
Agent 1. Hello everybody! My name is …… . The motto of our company is “Without travelling the life would be boring and monotonous. The world is so beautiful”. (Slide 21) And we want to give you such opportunity to travel and visit the best place in the world – the Land Down Under – Australia
The Australian continent is washed in the north by the Timor and Arafura Seas ; in the east by the Tasman and Coral Seas (the latter is a part of the South Pacific); in the south and west by the Indian Ocean . (Slide 25)
The continent of Australia Great Dividing Range running down most of the east coast. Its eastern projection is known as the Australian Alps . Australia ’s highest point, Mount Kosciusko in the Australian Alps , is only 2,230m high. (Slide 26-27)
Approximately a third of Australia Australia , the Gibson Desert in central Australia and the Great Victoria Desert in southern Australia Lake Eyre is the largest. (Slide 29)
The Murray and the Darling are the main rivers of the country. (Slide 30-31)
Thank you for your attention. Welcome to Australia
Agent 2. Hi, my name is …….. . I’d like to present you the political system of Australia
The Commonwealth Parliament consists of the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The party with majority support in the House of Representatives forms the Government, with its leader becoming Prime Minister. (Slide 34)
The Commonwealth Parliament seats in Parliament House in the capital city of Canberra
Victoria – Melbourne
Victoria – Melbourne
I want to stress that each state has its own government.
The Australian national flag has three prominent symbols. The small Union Jack in the upper left corner represents the historical link with Britain
“Advance Australia Fair” is the national anthem of Australia Australia
The country’s currency is the Australian dollar /$A/. (Slides 49-50)
Come and know more about this beautiful country.
Agent 3. My name is …… . I’d like to tell you about the climate of the country.
Winds are light to moderate, except along the cost where cyclones quite often occur, that leads to floods. (Slide 55)
As Australia
In the south it is pleasant with cool winters and warm summers, that is good for surfing. (Slide 56) In Tasmania
Agent 4. Hello! I’m …… . We’re thrilled to be able to take you on a tour of Oz – that’s how Aussies call their country. I will tell you about flora and fauna of it. (Slides 58-59) Australia
The most typical Australian animal is, of course, the kangaroo. (Slide 62) There are more than 40 different varieties of “Roos”, as they are called here. When it is born, a baby kangaroo may be only 2cm long. It has no fur at this stage in life and looks rather like a worm. When an early settler asked an Aboriginal the name for the strange animal which hopped, he answered “Kan-gar-oo”, which means in his language “I don’t know”.
As for koalas, they are sometimes called native bears, but they are not bears at all. They are members of the marsupial family. (Slides 63-64)
The strangest of all Australian mammals is the platypus. (Slide 65) It and echidna may be the last living links between reptiles and mammals. They are the only egg-lying mammals in the world.
The most part of the vegetation in Australia
The country has 300 national parks. The most interesting among them is Lichfield National Park
Agent 5. Hello! I’m a tour agent …….. . I’d like to present you Australia Australia Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Darwin Newcastle
The government of Australia Melbourne Canberra
Agent 6. Let me introduce myself. My name is ….. . And if you asked me what places to visit first in Australia
1. Sydney, one of the world’s most attractive cities. The famous Sydney Opera House looks like waves when they break on the beach. People call the city “the Paris Paris Bondy Beach
2. The Great Barrier Reef
3. Brisbane Queensland Brisbane Holiday City
4. Melbourne Melbourne Australia
5. The Great Ocean Road
6. The Red Centre. Ayers Rock is the most famouse of strange rock standing up out of the flat desert floor. It is situated in the middle of red, waterless desert. The Aboriginals consider it a sacred site and call it Uluru. (Slides 88-90)
7. Of course, Canberra
8. Adelaide South Australia Athens
9. Tasmania
4. Role-Play “At the Tour Agency”. (Slides 96-99)
T: Now you have an opportunity to ask the questions the answers to which you try to find out.
Journalist 1: Is Australia
Agent 1: The population of the country is about 20mln people. Most of the population (85%) live in the cities of the east coast.
Journalist 2: Could you tell us how many native people live in the country?
Agent 2: The aboriginal people represent 1% of the nation’s population but they occupy an important place in its culture.
Journalist 3: Is there a written constitutin in Australia
Agent 3: Yes, the nation is administrated under a written constitution, which was adopted in 1901.
Journalist 3: Can you explain why some Australian children don’t go to school and learn from the School of the air?
Agent 4: The more remote and sparsely populated regions ofAustralia
Agent 4: The more remote and sparsely populated regions of
Journalist 4: Why is Australia land golden fleece
Agent 4: It’s well-known that Australia land golden fleece
Journalist 5: What is the main public holiday of the country?
Agent 5: The National Day of Australia
5. Group Work. Matching. (Slides 100-101)
T: You have learnt a lot about this country. I think you are real experts on the Land Down Under. Now you will work in groups. Your group wants to send some postcards with the views of famous Australian sights to your magazines or newspaper. Unfortunately, you have forgotten to sign them. But this is very important for the readers of your periodicals. That’s why work in groups and match the picture with its name.
/ Ayers Rock, Parliament House, The Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Opera House, the Great Berrier Reef, Queensland Bottle tree (20m), the National Museum, Telstra Tower/.
6. Relaxation. (Slide 102)
T: Imagine that now you are just travelling around this amazing country and enjoy its wonders. /Watching video and listening to the song “It’s Time to Relax”/
7. Pre-Reading Activity.
1) T: As you know there are different variants of the English language: British English, American English, Canadian English and Australian English. Australian English isn’t really very difficult. Australians always choose a short word if they can. So, a lot of words are made by shortening of English words. This gives Australian English its special style – informal, friendly and often funny. Do you know some shortenings in Australian English?
P1: Postie for postman;
P2: Footie for football;
P3: Barbie for barbecue;
P4: G’day for hello.
2) T: Do you know the meaning of the word “pav”?
Did you dine in the BYO restaurant? Do you know what it stands for?
Let’s learn some more about shortening in Australian English and get additional information about Australians’ eating habits.
8. While-Reading Activity. Filling in the Grid.
T: Scan the text and find information you didn’t know.(Slides 103-104)
Eating Habits in Australia
The food in Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia
9. Post-Reading Activity.
a) Are the following statements true or false? (Slides 105-107)
1. There are a lot of Chinese restaurants in Australia
2. Australians eat in eastern style.(F)
3. Lamb is the most popular meet.(F)
4. “pav” is a favourite Australian’s drink. (F)
5. Coffee is a favourite drink of most Australians.(F)
6. Australians don’t prefer spicy meal. (T)
7. Crocodile bread is a bread for crocodiles.(F)
8. The BYO restaurants are smaller and less expensive. (T)
b) Correct the false ones.
c) Answer the questions:
- What kind of dessert is “pav”?
- Do you know what BYO stands for?
- Is tipping necessary in Australian restaurants?
1. Map of Wishes and Impressions. (Slide 108)
T: We are finishing our journey to The Land Down Under. Coming back home you will share your impressions of it with your relatives, friends, readers. Now work in groups and using the press method prove the thought that “Australia
T: Look at the poster and remember the four stages of the press method.
Stages of the press method. (Slide 109)
1. Present your point of view. (In my opinion…)
2. Give the argument to prove your point of view. (…because…)
3. Show the examples to confirm your arguments. (For example…)
4. Summarize your point of view and make a conclusion. (That’s why…)
Suggested answers
Group 1.
In our opinion Australia Australia Australia
That’s why if you are interested in zoology come and investigate the fauna of the country.
Group 2.
In our opinion Australia Great Barrier Reef
Group 3.
In our opinion Australia Australia Australia
Group 4.
In our opinion Australia Australia
11. “What-do-you-know” quiz.
1) Who discovered Australia
a) Miklouho-Maclay b) James Cook c) Arthur Philip
2) What Australian State
a) New South Wales South Australia Western Australia
3) Is Mt. Kosciusko
a) Yes b) No c) the same
4) What is garden under the sea?
a) the Timor Sea b) the Great Australian Bight c) the Great Barrier Reef
5) What is “The Paris of Pacific”?
a) Canberra Sydney
6) What is “Athens
a) Melbourne Sydney
7) What is the most popular kind of sport in Australia
a) basketball b) curling c) surfing
18) Which domestic animal could symbolize Australia
a) sheep b) horse c) cat
IV. Summing-up. Home Assignment
T: When people travel to other countries, they find that many things are different from the ones they have in their country – the weather, food, lifestyle, customs and traditions and so on. The world would have been a very sad place if everything was the same. Travel a lot and you will be able to learn and understand the world around you.
Your home task is to write an article for your newspaper describing your last visit to the Land Down Under. Tell what sights impressed you most of all in Australia
(Slide 113).
Reference:
1. English through communication, 9 form, Kyiv, Osvita, 2002.
2. L. Panchenko. Your Guide in English. 5 -11 Forms: Kiev
3. V.L.Polupan, A.P.Polupan, V.V.Makhova. English-speaking countries: A cultural reader. – Х.: «Країна мрій», 2002.
4. Internet resources.nd continues the game. The first team to get a straight line of three X or O in any direction wins the game.
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