План - конспект урока по теме: «What would you tell about Russia?”
Цели: 1) образовательные: а) расширение знаний учащихся о России;
б) систематизация грамматического материала: страдательный залог;
в) развитие умения извлекать необходимую информацию в воспринимаемом на слух тексте;
2) воспитательная: воспитание интернационализма;
3) развивающие: а) применение изученного лексико – грамматического материала в новых ситуациях общения;
б) развитие навыков самостоятельной работы;
в) развитие логики речи;
г) развитие навыков общения;
д) развитие монологической речи.
Оборудование: а) карта России;
б) фотографии природы России;
в) слайды с различными видами России;
г) эмблема России.
Ход урока:
Приветствие и организационный момент начала урока.
Проведение игры.
I этап (урок географии в английской школе.)
Т: My name is Miss Bell. I am your new teacher of geography. It is time to begin our lesson. Today we will talk about Russia. Russia is very beautiful: it has woods and lakes, plains and mountains. Who wants to tell about geographical position of Russia?
P1: I’d like to tell you about it. Russia stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the world’s largest country. In the west Russia boarders on Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland through Kaliningrad province. In the south our country boarders on Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.
T: You are right. What is Russia washed by?
P2: Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans. It controls the Baltic Sea in the west. The Black, Caspian and Azov Seas wash Russia in the south. The Arctic Ocean and seas such as the White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, and East-Siberian Seas are in the north. The Pacific Ocean the Bering, Okhotsk, and Japanese Seas wash Russia in the east.
T: Very good, thank you. There are many important rivers in Russia. What can you say about them?
P3: The most important rivers in the European part of Russia are the Don and Volga. The Volga River, which flows in the Caspian Sea, is of great historic, economic, and cultural importance to Russia. In the West Siberia the greatest rivers are the Ob and Yenisei. They flow along the most extensive lowland in the world. The Yenisei flows into the Kara Sea.
T: What is the deepest lake in the world?
P4: The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
T: All right. The following question will be about the population of Russia.
P5: The population of Russia is about 150 million people. 83 per cent of the population is Russians.
T: Well! What can you say about natural resources?
P6: Russia has the riches deposits of mineral resources in the world. It is one of the world’s biggest producers of coal, oil, and natural gas, as well as of iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminum, and tin.
T: What do you know about political system of the Russian Federation?
P7: Russia is a Presidential Republic. It is headed by the President who is elected for a four-year term. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties, and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister, cabinet members, and key judges.
T: Very good. What are Russia’s state symbols?
P8: Today the state Russian flag is three colored. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one signifies liberty. It was the first state symbol to replace the former symbols in 1991. The hymn of Russia is created by Alexandrov and Mikhalkov. Now the national coat of arms is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of Russia.
T: All right. Do you know about the official language of the Russian Federation?
P9: Russian is the official. But there are many nations live in Russia and that’s why each nation speaks its own language.
T: Good for you! Thank you, children! Now, listen to the text and after that you should do some exercises to it. (ex. 8, p. 93).
Mark these statements true, false or not stated.
1. Moscow is the biggest city in Russia.
2. Only Russian is spoken in the Russian Federation.
3. Russia used to own one of the American states.
4. Russia is bordered by the USA.
5. Russia is ruled by tsars.
6. Russia is the largest country in the world.
7. A lot of Russian traditions are very old.
8. Christmas in Russia is celebrated before Christmas in Europe.
9. The Julian calendar was introduced in Russia by Peter the Great.
10. There are seven identical buildings in Moscow.
11. Moscow University is the oldest university in the world.
12. Moscow University was established with the help of Mikhail Lomonosov.
13. Five of the latest Nobel Prizes were awarded to Russian scientists.
14. Some new holidays are borrowed from other cultures nowadays.
II этап (беседа двух подруг после уроков.)
Mary: I say Jane! What is our homework on geography? I was ill.
Jane: Oh, Mary! I haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been all this time?
Mary: In summer my family and me visited Russia. We had a good time there. Would you like to know more about Russia?
Jane: Yes, of course. And besides our homework is to read about sights of Moscow.
Mary: Then you may come to me and my parents will tell you a lot of interesting facts about Russia.
Jane: May I come to you with my teacher and my friends?
Mary: Yes, certainly.
III этап (семья Браунов встречает свою дочь с друзьями и рассказывает о России. Мэри представляет друзьям своих родителей.)
Mary: This is Helen Brown. She is my mother. She is a teacher of English.
Helen Brown: Glad to meet you!
Mary: And this is my father John Brown. He is an economist.
John Brown: Nice meeting you! You want to know everything about Moscow, don’t you?
Miss Bell: Yes, of course. Would you like to tell us about Moscow sights of interests?
John Brown: With pleasure! Moscow is the capital of Russia and it is one of the biggest cities in the world. Look at this picture, please.
Mike: When was it founded?
Helen Brown: It was mentioned in the chronicles in 1147 for the first time.
Ann: Is Moscow a port of five seas?
John Brown: Yes, it is. The Moscow-Volga Canal links Moscow with the Baltic, White, Caspian and black Seas and the Sea of Azov.
Miss Bell: Are there any parks in Moscow?
Mary: Yes, there are. There are many parks in Moscow. Muscovites like to visit them.
Jane: What was the first monument in Moscow?
Mary: The monument dedicated to Minin and Pozharsky was the first one. It is in the centre of Moscow.
Ann: Moscow has a metro, hasn’t it?
John Brown: Yes, it has. The Moscow Metro began its work on the 15th of May, 1935. There were 13 stations at that time. Now it has190 stations.
Mike: Have you seen the State Moscow University?
Helen Brown: Yes, we have. It’s one of the highest, buildings in Moscow. It is interesting to notice that it was founded in 1755 by the great scientist M. Lomonosov.
Miss Bell: I know that there is the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. What is it famous for?
John Brown: The Tretyakov Gallery is named after its founder who began to collect Russian painting in 1856. There we could see the pictures created by such painters as Serov, Repin, Ivanov, Levitan and others. It has about 3 millions of exhibits now. A lot of tourists visit this place every year.
Jane: It is very interesting. It will be beautiful there. But what is situated on the Spasskaya Tower?
Helen Brown: The Spasskaya Tower is one of the symbols of Moscow. It is the tallest part of the Kremlin; it has 67, 3 metres tall. It has the famous clock and its minute hand is 3, 28 metres long. The clock which we can see today was installed in the middle of the 19th century.
Ann: I read that this building was built in 1551-1561. What is the name of this building?
Mary: It’s St. Basil’s Cathedral. It was built after the victory over the Kazan Kingdom. The architects were Barma and Postnik. It has 9 beautiful painted cupolas.
Mike: Tell us, please, where the Russian tsars and emperors were crowned?
John Brown: It is Uspensky Cathedral. It is the largest building in a famous group of churches. It was built in 1479 and the Russian tsars and emperors were crowned there.
Ann: Thank you very much for your story. This wonderful story will help us to get only good marks.
The Browns: Don’t mention it. Good-bye!
T: Will you look at the words, please? You’ll have to think for a while and write down as many sentences as you can on the topic “Moscow”.
Square, Kremlin, wide, museum, store, monument, metro, buildings, church, to found, symbol, capital, city, to be proud of.
T: Children, let’s remember the Passive Voice. Your task will be the following: change the sentences into Passive Voice.
Prince Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow 8 centuries ago.
Barma and Postnik built St. Basil’s Cathedral.
Italian architects designed the Kremlin.
Lomonosov founded Moscow University in 1755.
Alexandrov and Mikhalkov created the hymn of Russia.
Подведение итогов уроков. Завершение урока.
T: Your marks are excellent. You know new words. You can ask questions. You can tell about Russia.
T: Thank you for your good work at the lesson. You are wonderful actors and you know everything about Russia! Our lesson is over! Good-buy!
Маша Чечугина (Miss Bell)
- My name is Miss Bell. I am your new teacher of geography. It is time to begin our lesson. Today we will talk about Russia. Russia is very beautiful: it has woods and lakes, plains and mountains. Who wants to tell about geographical position of Russia?
- You are right. What is Russia washed by?
- Very good, thank you. There are many important rivers in Russia. What can you say about them?
- What is the deepest lake in the world?
- All right. The following question will be about the population of Russia.
- Well! What can you say about natural resources?
- What do you know about political system of the Russian Federation?
- Very good. What are Russia’s state symbols?
- All right. Do you know about the official language of the Russian Federation?
- Good for you! Thank you, children! Now, listen to the text and after that you should do some exercises to it. (ex. 8, p. 93).
- Yes, of course. Would you like to tell us about Moscow sights of interests?
- Are there any parks in Moscow?
- I know that there is the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. What is it famous for?
- Will you look at the words, please? You’ll have to think for a while and write down as many sentences as you can on the topic “Moscow”.
- Children, let’s remember the Passive Voice. Your task will be the following: change the sentences into Passive Voice.
Захар Ячменев
- I’d like to tell you about it. Russia stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the world’s largest country. In the west Russia boarders on Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland through Kaliningrad province. In the south our country boarders on Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.
- Nice meeting you! You want to know everything about Moscow, don’t you?
- With pleasure! Moscow is the capital of Russia and it is one of the biggest cities in the world. Look at this picture, please.
- Yes, it is. The Moscow-Volga Canal links Moscow with the Baltic, White, Caspian and black Seas and the Sea of Azov.
- Yes, it has. The Moscow Metro began its work on the 15th of May, 1935. There were 13 stations at that time. Now it has190 stations.
- The Tretyakov Gallery is named after its founder who began to collect Russian painting in 1856. There we could see the pictures created by such painters as Serov, Repin, Ivanov, Levitan and others. It has about 3 millions of exhibits now. A lot of tourists visit this place every year.
- It is Uspensky Cathedral. It is the largest building in a famous group of churches. It was built in 1479 and the Russian tsars and emperors were crowned there.
- Don’t mention it. Good-bye!
Предложение: Would you like to see the monument to Alexander Pushkin?
Лена Галкина
- Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans. It controls the Baltic Sea in the west. The Black, Caspian and Azov Seas wash Russia in the south. The Arctic Ocean and seas such as the White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, and East-Siberian Seas are in the north. The Pacific Ocean the Bering, Okhotsk, and Japanese Seas wash Russia in the east.
- Glad to meet you!
- It was mentioned in the chronicles in 1147 for the first time.
- Yes, we have. It’s one of the highest, buildings in Moscow. It is interesting to notice that it was founded in 1755 by the great scientist M. Lomonosov.
- The Spasskaya Tower is one of the symbols of Moscow. It is the tallest part of the Kremlin; it has 67, 3 meters tall. It has the famous clock and its minute hand is 3, 28 meters long. The clock which we can see today was installed in the middle of the 19th century.
- Don’t mention it. Good-bye!
Предложение: Is it the largest department store in Moscow?
Анжелика Носова
- The most important rivers in the European part of Russia are the Don and Volga. The Volga River, which flows in the Caspian Sea, is of great historic, economic, and cultural importance to Russia. In the West Siberia the greatest rivers are the Ob and Yenisei. They flow along the most extensive lowland in the world. The Yenisei flows into the Kara Sea.
Oh, Mary! I haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been all this time?
Yes, of course. And besides our homework is to read about sights of Moscow.
May I come to you with my teacher and my friends?
What was the first monument in Moscow?
It is very interesting. It will be beautiful there. But what is situated on the Spasskaya Tower?
Предложение: The State History Museum was opened in 1883.
Ксения Стажкова
- The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Предложение: Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow in 1147.
Таня Кащеева
- The population of Russia is about 150 million people. 83 per cent of the population is Russians.
Предложение: There are many fantastic buildings in the capital of our country.
Карина Яцкова
- Russia has the riches deposits of mineral resources in the world. It is one of the world’s biggest producers of coal, oil, and natural gas, as well as of iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminum, and tin.
Предложение: I have never been to Red Square.
Наташа Носовец
- Russia is a Presidential Republic. It is headed by the President who is elected for a four-year term. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties, and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister, cabinet members, and key judges.
- Is Moscow a port of five seas?
- Moscow has a metro, hasn’t it?
- I read that this building was built in 1551-1561. What is the name of this building?
- Thank you very much for your story. This wonderful story will help us to get only good marks.
Предложение: This church is not used for services.
Настя Рудинская
- Today the state Russian flag is three colored. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one signifies liberty. It was the first state symbol to replace the former symbols in 1991. The hymn of Russia is created by Alexandrov and Mikhalkov. Now the national coat of arms is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of Russia.
Предложение: The Kremlin is in Red Square.
Игорь Бондаренко
- Russian is the official. But there are many nations live in Russia and that’s why each nation speaks its own language.
- When was it founded?
- Have you seen the State Moscow University?
- Tell us, please, where the Russian tsars and emperors were crowned?
Предложение: The Moscow metro looks like a palace.
Настя Лукьяненко
Предложение: The capital of our country is the most beautiful in the world.
