Урок по теме: "Стихийные бедствия".

Открытый урок по теме: "Natural disаsters" в 8 классе по УМК Биболетовой М.З.

Цель урока: развитие языковой компетенции учащихся через обобщение знаний по теме “Is the Earth a dangerous place?”

Задачи:

1. Обобщить лексический и грамматический материал по теме;

2. Практиковать учащихся в аудировании и устной речи;

3. Формировать системное представление учащихся о стихийных бедствиях, выявить наиболее важное и характерное.

4. Развивать языковую догадку.

Оснащение урока:

• учебник “Enjoy English 8” Биболетовой М.З.

• книга для учителя к учебнику “Enjoy English 8” Биболетовой М.З

• магнитофон, задания на аудирование

• презентация (Power Point)

• тексты для чтения.

Ход урока

1.Приветствие,беседа с дежурным, ознакомление с целями урока.

Good morning, children! Glad to see you. Who is on duty today? What date is it today? Who is absent? What is the weather like?

Let's begin our lesson on the topic “Is the Earth a dangerous place? ”. At our lesson we'll discuss natural disasters and their influence on the man and wildlife.

2.Фонетическая зарядка.

Let`s work on the English sounds. Repeat the following words after the speaker. THE WORDS ARE ON THE BLACKBOARD.

3. Речевая разминка.

Thousands of people die each year due to natural disasters. Heavy winds, extreme temperatures and shifting of the earth all bring on situations that can range from merely uncomfortable to life-threatening.

What natural disasters do you know? (volcano, hurricane, earthquake, drought, tornado, flood)

Why are they dangerous? ( They kill hundreds of people and animals ,destroy towns)

Do you know how they start?

Can the disasters be predicted? (Earth scientists are able to forecast hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires)

4.Чтение,письмо.

• Now divide into 3 groups. (Group1 , 2, 3). Read one of the passages about natural disasters and complete the texts with the words. You have 5 minutes and then be ready to exchange information with other groups. Take the cards and fill in the gaps.

Group 1

Hit, hurricane, leave, destroyed, winds, hour

Hurricanes are very strong ______ that come from the sea. Warm wet air rises in a spiral and goes faster and faster - over 160 km an ______. In 1992, “Hurricane Andrew”_____Florida. The people there had to _____their homes and move to other towns and wait. When the______arrived, it killed 15 people and_______thousands and thousands of buildings. More than 50,000 people had nowhere to live.

Group 2

Floods, leave, rained, water, level, waited, January

In _______ 1995 in the Netherlands, it rained and ______ for more than two weeks. The ______in the canals and rivers rose higher and higher and thousands of people had to ______ their homes because of the danger of ______. They went to other towns and ______ until the ______ fell again.

Group 3

Thousands, animals, winds, Africa, rain, desert, area, water

Sometimes in _____ climates, it does not ____ for a long time. This happened between 1968 and 1974 in The Sahel, in West _____. The ____changed direction and the _____ did not receive any rain for six years. Hundreds of ____of people and nearly half of the ______ in the area died because there wasn’t enough water. People had to walk many kilometers to find ______.

Well, it’s high time to check up your task. Who wants to try?

Well done!

5.Проверка домашнего задания.

Now it`s time to go over your home-work.What did I ask you to do for today? ( We were to prepare mini-projects about natural disasters). That was a very good piece of work.(Just some mistakes)

Earhtquakes

Earthquakes can occur below the oceans and create tsunamis which are large waves that can cause signific

ant destruction.

Volcano

Volcanic eruption produce ash that can clog the lungs and lead to a painful death.

Floods

Floods that hit Russia’s Far East as a result of heavy rains have caused at least one billion rubles (over US$32 million) in damages. 

Drought

Drought can happen at any time of the year. In Australia they can last for years. The world`s longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Tornado

 Interesting fact about tornado is that some people survived being in the middle of tornado. Tornadoes are sometimes called Twisters.

6.Презентация

In all disasters, nature and people need help. Who are the people, who help others, when there is a disaster?

Possible answers: emergency workers / doctors / policemen / firemen / water and gas workers.

Now I`m going to show you a presentation. Look at the pictures and be ready to answer my questions.

1. Emergency workers are specially trained people who do their job during and after different disasters.

2. Emergency workers warn people to leave their houses by broadcasting messages on the radio or by warning people in person.

3. Emergency workers pick the people up in boats and take them to evacuation camps.

4. Rubbish on the roads has to be cleared away.

5. Roads that have been damaged need to have signs put up to warn drivers. Some roads may even need to be closed until they are repaired.

6. Bridges are examined to see if they are still safe.

7. Emergency workers repair and restore the electricity, telephone, water and gas services as quickly as possible.

Questions: 1. Who are emergency workers?

2. How do they warn people about disaster?

3.What do they do during and after disasters?

Well done.

7. Домашнее задание.

Please write down your home-work.

• At home think over what people have to do if there are floods (group 1), hurricane (group 2),or earthquakes (group 3)

• Write a poster to give information about what to do. Use your imagination.

8.Подведение итогов.

Well done. We have covered the subject quite thoroughly. In conclusion, I would say that you have got good marks today.Could you share your opinions about the information you have got.Was it important,interesting,boring? That is all for today. Thank you for the lesson.