Kazakhstan Is My Motherland

Kazakhstan Is My  Motherland                                      Grade 10
The  aims  and  objectives
1.To revise the earlier  studied  material;
2.To develop the speaking habits;
3.To enlarge the  knowledge and  lexical material.
Procedure  of the lesson:
I. Organizational moment.
II. Checking up the home  task: The ecological association “TABIGAT” III.Brainstorming :
Answer the question: What kind of country is Kazakhstan?( Draw a diagram and complete it)

Kazakhstan: Democratic, Sovereign, Generous, Multinational, Independent , Friendly, Peaceful, Hospitality, Member of many international  organizations, The Leader of the OSCE, The Winner of the EXPO.
    Work in groups, one speaker from each group will come and retell the topic about Kazakhstan’s nature, population, wildlife, plants, climate, and geographical situation.
Geographical situation: KZ is situated on the crossroads of two ancient cultures – Europe and Asia. It borders with Russia to the north , with China to the east, with Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

Population: 16 870000 people.
Area: 2 724 900 square km.
Wildlife: The wildlife  of KZ is very rich. There are 158 species of mammals, 4 species of reptiles, 12 species of  amphibians and 150 species  of fish. They are included into  International  Red Book.
Plants: Blue spruce – true decoration of the Alatau mountains, saxaul can seen everywhere from Almaty to Karaganda.

Climate: is best characterized as continental. Temperatures vary considerably from north to south. The winter is cold and summer is hot, there are not much rainfalls. The climate of Kazakhstan allows for a variety of grains to be grown such as wheat, barley and rice and a wide range of fruits and vegetables.

P1----P2, P2----P3, P1----CL.
Read the text and translate “Kazakhstan is My Motherland”
IV. Vocabulary and pronunciation
V. Fulfillment of exercise 3 at page 85. Comprehension check. (in orally).
VI. Fulfillment of exercise 5 at page 87.
a) 1. Kazakhstan was established…
2. The Altai mountains can be found…
3. … When it was moved…
4….this is expected…
5. … Akmola was renamed Astana…
6. And it is not by accident located
b) 1. …the land of the Kazakhs has always been famous…
2. …its occupants have always met guests
c) 1. …the second largest of  the former soviet republics
2. …Kazakhstan’s largest city…
VII. Conclusion
(Draw a  diagram) What is in common between 2 capitals and what is different? Venn’s  diagram:

VIII. Give kazakh equivalents of  these proverbs.
1.East or West home is best.
?з ?йім , ке? сарайдай боз ?йім.
В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше
2.There is no place like home.
?з ?йім, ?ле? т?сегім
Нет лучше места, чем дом.
IX.Giving home task : Exercise 19 on page 93.
X. Giving marks