Open lesson plan 'Explore'

Open lesson plan

Grade: 8

Theme: Explore

Type of the lesson: Intellectual marathon

Goal:

-To enrich students vocabulary

Objectives:

-To give practice in answering questions

-To give students speaking practice using new words

Material: Interactive whiteboard, music for mood, balloons(to decorate a classroom), teams’ name, note pages(for jury).

The procedure of the lesson:

I. Organization moment

II. Main part

III.Conclusion

1. Good afternoon, children and our guests! I’m very glad to see you here. Now we are going to start our intellectual marathon. 3 teams will take part in a game of the most quick-witted and the cleverest. It’s time to introduce yourselves. Who is the captains of each team ?

1. Today all of you have a good chance to improve your English during the game. I have invited a competent jury to count the points. The members of our jury are …

Now I’m going to introduce you a rules how to play this game. The game has 6 contests, they are:

1. England

2. USA

3. London

4. Proverbs and sayings.

5. Writers

6. Musicians

Well, I wish you Good luck. Be active, honest and helpful! Remember 4 steps to success:

a) Order.

b) Reserve.

c) Cleanliness.

1. We finished our marathon now our jury will add up the score of the game.

Jury: The score is … to … in smb’s favour. The team “…” is the winner

1^st team

2^ndteam

3^rd team

EXPLORE

Usa

Musicians

England

London

Writers

Proverbs

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What is the official name of this country?

a) Britain

b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain

c) England

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Which is the Great Britain capital?

a) New York City

b) Paris

c) London

d) Moscow

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What is the national flag of the UK?

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Money in the UK is…

a) Dollars

b) Pounds

c) Euro

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What colour is traditional London taxi?

a) yellow

b) black

c) green

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The capital city of the country is _____.

a) Philadelphia

b) Washington DC

c) New York

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____ is the most popular American drink.

a) 7 Up

b) Coca Cola

c) Sprite

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The National Day of the USA is on ____ .

a) March, 17 th

b) June, 21 th

c) July, 4th th

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_____ is the national bird of the USA.

a) The Bald Eagle

b) The Swan

c) The Hawk

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Barack Obama is the __ President of the USA.

a) 22 nd

b) 44 th

c) 54 th

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Who gave London its first name ?

a) the Egyptians

b) the Greeks

c) the Romans

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Which river runs through London?

a) the Thames

b) the Severn

c) the Seine

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Where are the British kings and queens crowned?

a) St. Paul’s Cathedral

b) Westminster Abbey

c) the House of Lords

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Which birds, according to the legend, protect the Tower of London?

a) pigeons

b) ravens

c) swans

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Why was 2012 a special year for London?

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Who is the author of “The Jungle Book” ?

• Rudyard Kipling

• Alan Milne

• Pamela Travers

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Who is the author of “Alice in Wonderland” ?

• Oscar Wilde

• Lewis Carroll

• Robert Stevenson

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Name the most famous British writer

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The author of the poem “My Heart’s In The Highlands” is…

a) Daniel Defoe

b) William Shakespeare

c) Robert Burns

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Who said “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”?

a) Charles Dickens

b) William Shakespeare

c) Samuel Jonson

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Name the most famous group of England.

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Name one of the most famous musicians.

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Name one of the most famous musicians.

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Name one of the most famous musicians.

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Name one of the most famous musicians.