Grade 11b January, 20
The theme of the lesson: The Constitution of the United States of America.
The aim of the lesson: to fix the knowledge of pupil’s about the United States of America; to give information about the political system of the country. To develop reading, speaking and writing habits; to enrich pupil’s vocabulary and oral speech.
The result of the lesson: get the new information; to develop the pupil’s thinking, speaking culture; increase the interest to the subject; learn the new words belong the theme.
The type of the lesson: mixed
Connection of the lesson: Geography, History,
Visual aids: materials from net: cards, pictures
The procedure of the lesson:
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Organization moment.
Greeting. – Good morning, pupils! I’m very glad to meet you again!
II. Brainstorming: -Well, students, what was our last lesson about. What was the theme of our lesson? Right you are- the United States of America. And I want you to name English-speaking countries. Student1: -the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain -Thank you. And the next task is to fullfil this cluster. Please write down all what you have known about America.
III. Checking up the home task. Students, last lesson you’ve got some information about America. Now, please answer these questions:
Questions:
1. Where is the USA situated? (The USA is situated in Central North America between Canada and Mexico.)
2. What are the major political parties? (Conservative Party,The New Labour Party,Democratic Party )
3. Who is the US president now? (Barak Obama)
4. How many States are there in the country? (50 states)
5. What is the US population? (322,268,000)
6. Who is the first president of The USA? (George Washington )
7. What is the capital of the USA? (Washington)
8. What is the name of American flag?(Stars and Stripes)
9. What are the largest cities of the USA? (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles )
10. What are the most important rivers in the country? (Missisipi river)
11. What are the famous symbols of the USA do you know?( Statue of Liberty, Bold Eagle)
12. What do stars and stripes on the state flag mean? (50 stars means 50 states, 13 stripes means 13 colonies )
IV.Inserting new lexics T: -Now, students, we shall read the topic “The political system of the USA”. But first look at the blackboard and repeat after me new words from the text: Governor, government, legislative, executive, judicial, citizens, freedom
V. Presentation. T: - What are we going to talk about today? How do you think? Today we learn important facts about the political system of the USA. Are you ready? First of all let’s watch some slides about “The political system of the USA”
The United States is a constitution-based federal republic. Each state has its own state government and state law. This country is made up of 50 states and the independent District of Columbia.
Branches of the Government
VII. Answer the questions: How many branches of government are there in the country ? What are they? What is Congress made up of? How many members are there in the House of Representatives? How many members are there in the Senate? What is the highest Law in the country? Name the political parties of the USA.
VIII. Home task: Ex.7 p.124
