Canada and it`s history

The theme of the lesson: My image of Canada
The lesson’s aim: to enrich pupils’ knowledge on the theme, to teach pupils to speak
about Canada, to work creatively and get information while reading the text;
To develop writing, reading and speaking skills.
To bring up pupils’ interests to English language and Canada
The visual aids: a map of Canada, slides of symbols of parts, of places of interests
The type of the lesson: travelling
The procedure of the lesson:
I. Organization moment.
II. Checking the home task.
III. The new theme. My image of Canada
What do you know about Canada?
Exercise 1. Discuss the following questions in small groups.
1) What do you imagine when you think of Canada?
When I think of Canada I imagine Niagara Falls, Cavendish Beach, CN Tower etc.
2) Where is Canada situated?
Canada is situated in northern North America. Its land border is with the USA;
sea borders are the North Pacific Ocean to the west, the North Atlantic Ocean
on the east, and the Arctic Ocean in the north.
3) What languages are spoken in Canada?
French and English are spoken in Canada. French – 21. 5%, English – 67, 1%.
4) What’s the capital of Canada?
The capital is Ottawa.
5) What are the popular cities?
The popular cities are Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver. The major cities are Edmonton, Victoria, Calgary, Windsor, Winnipeg, Quebec, Regina, Halifax and Saskatoon.
6) Who is the head of the country?
Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The head of the country is the Queen of Great Britain.
Exercise 2. When people think of a foreign country they picture in their minds different things. What do you usually imagine when you think of a country? Make a list of things.
Exercise 3. Talk to your partner. What do you think of Canada?
Exercise 4. Read what some people think of Canada and Canadians and find out if there are any of the things you mentioned in exercise 2. What other things are mentioned?
Exercise 6. What do you imagine when you think of your country?
Grammar. Zero Conditional
We use Zero Conditional for something that always happens or is always true, including scientific facts. In both clauses we use Present Simple.
You feel more secure if you have friends.
We can also use the conditional to tell somebody what to do if something else happens. (Imperative)
If you feel lonely, give me a call.
Exercise 7. Change the sentences using Zero Conditional.
1. If I talk to my best friend, I feel better.
2. We can’t continue if we don’t have your help.
3. If you phone this number, they give you information.
4. You never meet people if you don’t go out.
Giving marks and homework.
The procedure of the lesson:
I.II. Organization moment.
Greeting. – Good morning!
Welcome to the lesson of the English language.
III. Brainstorming: Underline these words. Use different colours.
Nouns – black.
Verbs – red.
Adjectives – blue.
Independent, consist, language, size, situate, state, speak, national, city, large, industry, live, main, become, beautiful, resource.
III. Presentation. Look at the board.
a) - What are we going to talk about today?
- How do you think?
Today we learn important facts about Canada.
I hope you will
• learn more about Canada
• improve critical thinking skills
• develop skills and habits of oral speech;
• identify information on the map;
• wide your outlook on different topics connecting with Canada.
- Are you ready?
b) dividing into groups:
- I’d like to ask you…
- Where is Canada?
About Canada you hear a lot on TV, on news, about geographical position, about political systems maybe you study on your geography lesson. I hope you know this.
c) Fill out the information:
Country: Canada
Area:
Population:
Capital:
Language:
Big Cities:
c) Introduction to Canada. Video.
IV. Pre - reading tasks:
1. What kind of state is Canada? (Canada is a federal state and a member of the Commonwealth).
2. What are Canada’s official colours? (blue and red, gold and red, white and red).
3. How many states do Canada and the USA border on in the south? (12).
4. How many time zones are there in Canada? (6).
V. Listening to the text: Canada. App. 1
VI. Practice. Post reading: • Cаnada has got two official languages. What are they?
• What is the national symbol of Canada?
• What is the capital of Canada?
VII. Production:
1. What continent is Canada situated on? (It is situated on the North American continent.)
2. What are Canada’s official colours? (blue and red, gold and red, white and red).
3. How many states do Canada and the USA border on in the south? (12).
4. What is the area of Canada? (Its area is almost 10 million km2.).
5. What are official languages of Canada? (English and French).
6. What kind of state is Canada? (Canada is a federal state and a member of the Commonwealth).
7. What oceans is Canada washed by? (The country is washed by three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic, the Atlantic.).
8. How many people of Canada speak French? ( Nearly 27 percent of the population speak French.)
9. What are the largest cities of Canada? (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver.)
10. How many time zones are there in Canada? (6).
VIII. Reward.
IX. Home task: be ready to speak about «Canada»
Canada. App. 1
Canada is an independent federative state. It is one of the most developed countries. Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories. It is situated on the North American continent. In size Canada is the second in the world after Russia. Its area is almost 10 million km2. About 34 million people live in Canada.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is situated on the bank of the Ottawa River. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the city of bridges. The main cities are Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Official languages of Canada are English and French. Nearly 60 percent of the population speak English and 27 percent speak French. The rest speaks other languages, such as Eskimo, Indian, German, Ukrainian and Italian.
Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and fur - bearing animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests. It is rich in the following natural resources: non - ferrous metals, uranium, oil, natural gas, coal. Canadian industries produce cars, airliners, locomotives, sea vessels, snow - removal machines, and agricultural equipment. The most developed industries are timber, mining, chemical, meat and milk and food industries. Canada grows wheat, barley, flax, potatoes, vegetables and fruit.
Canada borders with 12 states of the USA in the south. Canada is so large that there are six time zones.