Английский - международный язык общения.

English.

• About 25% of the world’s population speaks English.

• Doctors and scientists try to answer the same questions all over the world. They find it easy to exchange their ideas in English.

• English has become a means of communication within some countries where different groups of people speak different languages. English is the only solution to their communication problem.

• English is called the language of the sky and the sea. Every pilot and ship’s captain must speak English to communicate with each other.

• Most vocabulary in the modern computer science is in English. 80% of all information in the world’s computers is in English

• English is the language of politicians. English is spoken at the summit meetings.

• 75% of all international business letters are written in English. Nearly 50% of the companies communicate with each other in English.

• English is a language of rock and pop music. Most of world known singers sing their song in English.

• US and British companies produce thousands of films, videos and TV programmers every year. They are shown all over the world with subtitles and dubbing.

How do you do? My name is Marina.

Please to meet you. My name is Patrick Woodgriff.

Where are you from?

I’m from Britain. I am the host of the conference. And where are you from?

I’m from the Russian Federation. I live in Moscow.

Oh, I know it’s the capital of Russia.

Hi, Liza! How are you?

Fine thanks. How are you?

Fine, fine! Let me introduce my neighbor. This is Roy Mill from Canada.

Pleased to meet you, Roy. I’m Liza Carey.

Pleased to meet you, Liza. Where are you from?

From Canberra, from Australia.

Have you ever spoken at a large meeting?

Yes, I have.

When did it happen?

At the end of the last school year. It was a meeting with our exchange students from New Zealand.

Did you speak Russian or English?

I spoke English. But it was not easy.

Have you ever spoken at an international meeting?

I’m sorry to say I haven’t. I have never been to any international meeting before.

So it’s the first time you are doing it?

Yes it is. I’m a bit nervous. Russian is the only language I speak really well.

It will be OK. Good luck.

Thank you.

Hi! I am Roy! I’m from Canada, the second largest country in the world. It’s nearly as big as all of Europe. My country shares with the USA seven of the world’s largest lakes and also has three of the world’s longest rivers.

The capital of Canada is Ottawa. In Canada there are people of many nationalities. There are two official languages in my country, English and French. English spoken in Canada is a bit different from British English: there are some pronunciation and grammatical differences.

The red and white Canadian flag shows a leaf of the maple tree, which grows in North America. The maple leaf is the official emblem of Canada.

I am David. I’m from the USA. It’s one of the most powerful and advanced countries in the world. It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the East to the Pacific Ocean in the West and from Canada in the North to Mexico in the South. The capital of the USA is Washington, though some people think it’s New York. This famous city is the financial and cultural center of the USA.

The USA has the third largest population in the world. English is the official language in the USA. But there are some differences between British and American English. But people speaking British English can be easily understood in the US. No problem!

My country’s motto is “In God we trust

Hi! I’m Yuonne! I’m from a small country in the Pacific Ocean. My country consists of two main islands and some smaller ones. It’s New Zealand. My country looks like Italy upside down. New Zealand is the same distance from Australia as London is from Moscow. When it’s summer in Europe, it’s winter in New Zealand. But the school year still stars in autumn-in February.

The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. The population of my country is mixed. Some people come from Britain years ago. Our official languages are English and Maori. But official English is very unusual. It is often called Kiwi English.

New Zealand is sometimes called “The World’s biggest Farm”. It is famous for its products: butter, cheese, meat.

Hi, I am Patrick! I’m from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Usually it is shorten to the United Kingdom or UK. My country is an island state. It’s one of the smallest countries – it’s twice smaller than France or Spain. However, London is the world’s seventh biggest city.

In Britain you can meet people of many different nationalities.

The capital of the UK is London. The official language is English. Do you know that English is made up of Anglo-Saxon, French and Latin? It is also includes a lot of worlds from Greek and other languages, even Russian

Hi! I am Laura! My country is the biggest island and the smallest continent in the world. Of course, you’ve guessed, it’s Australia. Australia is the only country in the world which occupies a whole continent and some islands around it. It lies between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. It’s a large country, but it’s population is only 18.3 million people.

There are “original” Australians who lived here long ago but most of population came to Australia from Britain, Ireland and other countries years ago. At present in Australia there are a lot of people from Russia.

The capital of Australia is Canberra.

English is the official language in Australia. But English is spoken in Australia is a bit different from British English and Australian English.

Sometimes Australia is called “Oz” or “The Lucky Country”.

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Технологическая карта урока

ENGLISH IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE.

ХОД УРОКА:

Фонетическая зарядка: организационный момент и приветствие (Good morning! How are you! Are you ready for the lesson…..)

I Речевая зарядка: повторение названия стран, национальностей.

Работа с картой - необходимо отметить страны, в которых английский является официальным или вторым языком. Анализ полученной информации, учащиеся должны попытаться выйти на тему урока. Возможные варианты ответов «English is a global language, English is an international language, English is a mean of communication, a lot of countries use English…» Подведение к конечному результату «Why English has become a global language?» (Слайд с темой урока)

II Работа в парах – составление, чтение диалогов, (диалоги разрезаны на реплики на карточках). Встречный вопрос «Какие страны упоминались в диалогах?»

III Работа в группах. Выбрать страну, получить текст про эту страну, заполнить таблицу, монологическое высказывание одного представителя группы.Текст от лица детей, живущих в этих странах. Вопрос «А вы когда- либо общались с иностранцем? Сейчас у вас будет такая возможность»

IV Составление диалогов. Группы должны составить вопросы представителю другой страны и озвучить их. (Представителем другой страны выбирается какой-нибудь ученик из класса).После разговора возможные вопросы «Интересно было? Трудно ли общаться? Будем еще?...Почему мы использовали английский?» Подведение к конечной цели «Why English?»

V Чтение текста в учебнике «English is a global Language», составление кластера (использование в качестве рефлексии предметной цели занятия)

VI Подведение итогов, выражение собственного отношения к изучению английского языка, оценка своего эмоционального состояния.

VII Домашнее задание.

English is an international means of communication.

Why has English become an international language?

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