Итоговый урок по страноведению в 11 классе The United States of America

The United States of America

Цели урока:

1. Расширение страноведческих и лингвистических знаний учащихся.

2. Совершенствование умений и навыков практического владения английским языком по теме.

Задачи урока:

Воспитательные :укрепление интереса к предмету, воспитание уважительного отношения к зарубежной культуре.

Развивающие: организация учебного процесса как речемыслительного поиска, в котором идет развитие творческой деятельности, памяти, догадки, воображения, способности логически излагать и работать самостоятельно.

Образовательные :систематизация, обобщение и закрепление пройденного материала, тренировка в аудировании, говорении, расширение словарного запаса. Оборудование:

1. Карта США.

2. Ноутбук.

1.Организационный момент. Приветствие учащихся, сообщение темы урока.

2. Прослушивание музыкального отрывка (звучит песня  “America, the Beautiful” в исполнении Фрэнка Синатры, одновременно с этим идет просмотр слайдов)

O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain.

America! America! God shed his grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

Бескрайними прекрасна небесами,

Златыми кукурузными полями,

Величьем пашен и багрянцем гор,

Америка, будь Господом любима

И благостью и братством будь хранима

От синих рек до золотых озер.

(Перевод М. Кауфман)

4.T.:1.The USA occupies a vast territory. 4 landforms are presented in the landscape of the

country. What are they?

- Level lands called plains are found in many parts of the country: Coastal Plains lie along the Atlantic Ocean. Other plains cover an immense area in the interior of the country and are called the Great Plains: these grasslands are sometimes called the “ breadbasket” of the United States, because of the great harvests from the rich farmlands.

- High, flat lands, usually found between mountains, are called plateau.

- There are mountains especially in the west and south-west. The Rocky Mountains extend all the way from Mexico to Alaska. Many people from all over the world like to spend their holidays in these beautiful mountain areas.

- Hills are presented in many parts of the country.

1. Where is the USA situated?

2.The USA occupies a vast territory. 4 landforms are presented in the landscape of the

country. What are they?

- Level lands called plains are found in many parts of the country: Coastal Plains lie along the Atlantic Ocean. Other plains cover an immense area in the interior of the country and are called the Great Plains: these grasslands are sometimes called the “ breadbasket” of the United States, because of the great harvests from the rich farmlands.

- High, flat lands, usually found between mountains, are called plateau.

- There are mountains especially in the west and south-west. The Rocky Mountains extend all the way from Mexico to Alaska. Many people from all over the world like to spend their holidays in these beautiful mountain areas.

- Hills are presented in many parts of the country.

3.Why is the country called “a melting pot” ?

The USA – a melting pot

Диаграмма о национальном составе США 

4.What is the official language?

- English.

5.Name main cities of the country.

- New York, Washington, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc.

6.What is the political structure?

- The USA is a Federal Union of 50 states and the District of Columbia.

7.Who is the head of the country?

- President .

8.What is “The Stars and Stripes”?

- The Stars and Stripes is the flag of the USA; it is also called “Old Glory”. It represents the growth of the nation. It has 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red and 6 white which stand for the original 13 states. In the top left hand corner there are 50 white stars on a blue back-

ground, which represent today`s states of the Union.

9. What is the national anthem of the USA?

- The national anthem of the USA is “The Star – Spangled Banner”. The words are those of a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the Anglo-American war of 1812-1814 and set to the music of the British composer and singer John Stafford Smith.

 
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Поэтический перевод Игоря Коссича, 2000

Смотри, видишь ли ты в солнца первых лучах,
С чем в заката часы мы простились глазами?
О, скажи, он ведь жив, полосатый наш флаг,
Цвета неба и солнца наше звёздное знамя?
И летали ракеты, и снаряды взрывались,
Подтверждая: форт наш ночью не сдался.
Ответь: это правда, флаг ещё реет
Над землёю свободных, родиной смелых?

(Видео «исполнение гимна США»)

4.Конкурс.

Учащимся предлагается ответить на вопросы в течение 3-5 секунд.

• Give the names of:

1)the highest mountain (Cordillera, 4.418; Appalachian Mountains,2.037);

2)the main rivers (the Mississippi, the Columbia);

3)the largest city (New York);

4)the important ports (San Francisco, Boston);

5)the largest state (Alaska)

• What was the first name of New York? (New Amsterdam)

• How many boroughs does New York consist of? (5: Manhattan, Bronx,

Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond)

• Where do black people mainly live? (in Harlem)

• On what river is the capital of the USA situated? (the Potomac River)

• What state is especially rich in coal? (Illinois)

• Where is the textile industry concentrated? (In the south, in the north-east,

• in Boston)

• Where is Hollywood situated? ( near Los Angeles)

• What is Detroit famous for? (for its automobile industry)

• When & where was the present Constitution proclaimed? (in Philadelphia,1787)

• What are the main political parties in the USA? (the Democratic Party & the Republican party)

• When does the American President take office? (on the 20^th of January following the elections)

• How long is his term? (4 years)

• A famous American author wrote a book about a dog. Who is the author? What is the name of the dog? (J. London; White Fang)

• What is the nickname of the USA government? (Uncle Sam; after Samuel Wilson)

• What are the famous universities in the USA? (Pennsylvania, Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, Yale)

• Give British variant of the American English:

- elevator - lift

- subway - underground

- fall - autumn

- ice-box - refrigerator

- apartment - flat

- test - exam

- candy - sweet

- mail - post

- movies - cinema

5.Выберите правильный ответ

1.Where does the President of the USA live & work?

a) in Congress

b) in the White House

c) in the Pentagon

2.What is the biggest state in the USA?

a)Texas

b) California

c) Alaska

3. How many states are there in the USA?

a) 48

b)52

c) 50

c) 1776

4. Who was the 1^st President of the USA?

a) George Washington

b) Abraham Lincoln

c) Ulysses Grant

5.Why do Americans celebrate the 4^th of July?

a ) the 1^st moon landing

b) Declaration of Independence

c) the end of the American Civil War

6. In which city is Hollywood?

a)New York

b) San Francisco

c) Los Angeles

6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1.США – одно из самых больших государств в мире.

2.Население государства составляет 250 миллионов человек.

3.Глава государства – президент.

4.Нью-Йорк расположен на реке Гудзон.

5.Манхэттен – один из пяти районов Нью-Йорка.

6.Они поехали на Стэйтен-Айленд, чтобы посмотреть на статую Свободы.

7.Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг – самый высокий небоскреб Нью-Йорка.

8.Их дом находится к западу от Пятой авеню

9.На Бродвее много известных театров.

7. Do you know the nicknames of the states?

T: I`m sure you know that each state of the USA has several unofficial names or nicknames. These nicknames serve to describe the nature or geography of a state, its history and the way of life, the traditions of its people.

• Some nicknames are connected with their geographical position..

Kansas is situated in the central part of the USA, that is why its nickname is______ The Central State.

The territory of Alaska is the largest in the USA. So it`s called _____ The Great Land.

Vermont is situated in the Green Mountains, so it`s called _____ The Green Mountain State.

• There are several states whose nicknames are connected with lakes and rivers.

Michigan is in the valley of the Great Lakes and rivers, that`s why it`s called _______

The Lake State.

Utah is on the west side of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake is situated on its territory. That`s why it`s called______ The Salt Lake State.

The water in the rivers of Nebraska is dark, even black. So its nickname is______

The Blackwater State.

• Some nicknames are connected with climatic conditions.

Kansas which is in the centre of the cyclone zone of the USA is called__________

The Sunshine State.

• Some nicknames describe states known for their agriculture.

New Jersey is known as __________ The Garden State.

Minnesota has 2 nicknames - ________ The Bread and Butter State and __________

The Wheat State.

• Many nicknames are connected with the history of the USA.

The 1^st state to ratify the Constitution of the USA was Delaware, that`s why it was nicknamed_________ The First State.

Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote. So it was called_____

The Equality State.

The people of Illinois where Abraham Lincoln began his political activity are very proud of this and they call their state________ The Land of Lincoln.

8.Make up a short story about the USA using the key facts.

Population : over 219.000.000.

Capital City: Washington D.C.

Area: 3.615.122 square miles

Longest river: Mississippi (3.800 km)

Climate: different kinds of climate

Currency: U.S. dollar

Highest point: Mount Mc Kinley (Alaska)

Native people: Indians, Eskimos, Hawaiians

Main language: English

Government: Republic

Chief of State: President

9. The results of the lesson.