Разработка урока по теме "English is the language of the world"

Тип урока: обобщающий

Класс: 8

Тема: English is the language of the world

Цель: совершенствовать навыки неподготовленной диалогической речи, совершенствовать навыки монологической речи на основе диалогической речи

Задачи:

Образовательная: 1) развивать навыки диалогической речи, умение запрашивать информацию, реагировать на реплику собеседника, 2) развивать навыки монологической речи на основе диалогической речи.

Развивающие: вовлечь учащихся в творческую деятельность через ролевую игру.

Воспитательные: прививать интерес к изучению английского языка, воспитывать чувства коллективизма.

ИКТ: интерактивная доска, карта мира, компьютерные рисунки, резюме

Ход урока

I.Организационный момент.

II. Введение в тему урока.

Teacher: Dear children try to guess the theme of our lesson! (учитель включает запись двух-трёх предложений на разных языках)

Pupil1: I think the theme of our lesson is “Languages”.

Teacher: What language is the international one?

Pupil2: Of course, English is.

Teacher: You are right. So, what is the theme of our lesson is?

Pupil 3: English is the international language.

Teacher: Look at the blackboard and you can see the theme of the lesson. But what are we going to talk about?

Pupil 4: about English-speaking countries.

Pupil 5: why people study English

Pupil 6: how to study English

Teacher: You are right. Look at the blackboard and you can see the plan of our lesson.

The plan

1. Language. Kinds of language. Language families.

2. English-speaking countries

3. The reasons people study English

4. Why English has become the language of the world

5. The ways of studying language

6. What you should do to master the language

7. Project work

8. Difficulties in studying English

9. I would like to work… Role play

10. Dialogues

11. Homework

III. Фонетическая зарядка.

Teacher: To begin with, we’ll revise the words/

Official language, native language, foreign language, Celtic, German, Norwegian, Swedish, intonation, pronunciation, spelling, a drill, to practice, to memorize, isolation, an idiom, mother tongue, to be familiar with, to interpret, to have private lessons at home, to have a student exchange with a foreign school and receive guests from abroad.

IV. Закрепление лексики.

Translate from Russian into English:

1. Английская интонация ужасная.

English intonation is awful.

1. Практика помогает нам запомнить слова.

Practice helps us to memorize words.

1. Наша школа обменивается студентами с зарубежной школой.

Our school has a student exchange with a foreign school.

1. В английском языке общие вопросы говорят с повышающей интонацией.

In English general questions are spoken with a rising intonation and special questions are spoken with a falling intonation.

1. Его родной язык-русский.

His mother tongue is Russian.

1. Я знакома с культурой Великобритании.

I am familiar with the British culture.

1. Написание слов в английском языке очень трудное.

English spelling is very difficult.

1. Я беру частные уроки

I have got private lessons.

Teacher: Well done! You know the words very well. And now explain the meaning of the following words.

An interpreter is a person who repeats what someone else is saying by translating into another language so that other people can understand it.

A translator is a person whose job is translating from one language into another language, especially in writing.

Vocabulary is a list of words in a lesson or a book, all the words that one person knows/ all the words in a language.

A dictionary is a book that gives words from A to Z and explains what each word means.

A drill is a way of teaching something with the help of repetition or special exercises.

An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning.

Teacher: So you know the meaning of the words very well. Today we’ll speak about the

English language. By the way, what is a language? Do you know?

Pupil 9: Language is word combinations, words, intonation, spelling used by people.

V. Language. Kinds of language. Language families.

Teacher: You are right. But how many large language families do you know?

Pupil 1: Celtic

Pupil 2: Germanic

Pupil 3: Latin

Teacher: Do you know what languages belong to Germanic family?

Pupil 5: Norwegian

Pupil 6: German

Pupil 7: English

Teacher: What kinds of language do you know?

Pupil 8: official, native and foreign languages

Teacher: Yes, you are right. Explain the meaning of the word combinations!

Pupil 9: Foreign language is the language spoken abroad and that can be learnt at school…

Pupil 10: native language is the language you learnt at home with your family when you were

small.

Pupil 11: The official language of your country is the language you have to use in official

documents and the the language that is spoken on the radio and television.

Teacher: Where is English the native language?

Pupil1: In the UK, in the USA…

Teacher: Where is English the official language?

Pupil 2: In India, Singapore …

Teacher: Where is English a foreign language?

Pupil 3: In China, in Russia…

Teacher: What foreign languages do you know?

Pupil 4: English, French, Russian…

Teacher: What foreign languages do people study in our town?

Pupil 5: German, French and English.

VI. English-speaking countries.

Teacher: Can you tell me where English is spoken? Show the countries on the map.

Pupils show the countries: Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Nigeria, Malaysia…

Teacher: So English is spoken and used on all six continents of the world. The English

language surrounds us like a sea.

VII. English has become the language of the world.

Teacher: Why has English become the international language?

Pupils: English is the world’s computer language. Three quarters of the world’s mail are in

English. It is the main language of business, sport, science. It is the language of international

air traffic control. It is the leading language of international tourism. It is the main language of

popular music, advertising, satellite broadcasting.

VIII. The reasons why people study English.

Teacher: Why do people study English?

Pupil 6: to read and speak, to be familiar with social and cultural life in other countries

Pupil 7: to travel abroad, to be able to participate in conversations with people from English-

speaking countries

Pupil 8: to get a good job

Pupil 9: to have something to do in spare time, to be better educated.

Teacher: But why do you study English?

Pupil 10: I want to travel

Pupil 11: I want to use computer programmes in English.

Pupil 11: I want to use English in my future job

Pupil:1: My parents want me to do it.

Pupil 2: I would like to sing English songs.

Pupil 3: I would like to read English books in the original.

IX. The ways of studying English.

Teacher: What are the ways of studying English?

Pupil 4: Watching English films and educational programmes

Pupil 5: Having a pal-friend abroad

Pupil 6: Taking an English course outside school and having private lessons at home

Pupil 7: Reading English books

Pupil 8: Having a student exchange with a foreign school.

X. Difficulties in studying English.

Teacher: It goes without saying that you have got some problems in studying English. What

do you find most difficult about learning English?

Pupil 9: English Grammar

Pupil 10: English intonation

Pupil 11: Listening English texts and understanding them.

XI. What you should do to master your English.

Teacher: How can you master your English?

Pupil 1: Reading books

Pupil 2: Travelling abroad

Pupil 3: Watching films

Pupil 4: Listening to songs and dialogues.

XI. Project work.

Teacher: Represent your project work “The best way of studying English”. It was your

homework and you worked in small groups.

Teacher: Well done! I see that you know the best way of studying English. But there are

a lot of professions dealing with the English language. What are they?

Pupil 5, 6,7,8: an interpreter, a translator, a foreign language teacher, a diplomat, a waiter,

a guide, an air hostess on international airlines, a pilot, a businessman, a chef on ships…

XII. Pole play.

Teacher: Yes, you are right. But you know that people who speak English have better job

opportunities. Look at the blackboard. You see four advertisements published in our local newspaper. You’ll work in groups. You should translate these advertisements into English.

(pupils read their translations). Let’s play! One of you will be the presidents of a foreign firm,

the other pupil will be a good specialist who is looking for a job. The third pupil will be a secretary. Two pupils will fill in the application forms. You’ve got three minutes for preparing.

Teacher: You’ve acted out very well. Let’s draw a conclusion

Homework:

You were active at the lesson. Thank very much.

Your homework is to choose one of the themes written on the blackboard and write an essay.

Topics for essays

1. An educated person should know a foreign language.

2. What a language!

3. English in your life: today and in future.